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 February 2021


BUSINESS
Emmanuel Lakios Named President and CEO of CVD Equipment Corp. CVD Equipment Corp., a provider of chemical vapor deposition systems and materials, appointed Emmanuel Lakios president and CEO. Lakios previously served as vice president of sales and marketing. Before his time at CVD, Lakios served as president and CEO at Sensor Electric Technology Inc., and prior to that, as president and COO of Imago Scientific Instruments Corp.
NUBURU Creates Advisory Board Blue laser company NUBURU announced the formation of an advisory board, intended to bring expertise to markets including battery and e-mobility, consumer electronics, and defense, and to guide the...
Rovco Shifts Executive Team as CEO Will Lead Spinoff Company Rovco Ltd., a provider of underwater surveying technology including photogrammetry and point cloud imaging, announced a shift in focus within the company’s executive team. Simon Miller will...
EU Sets Sail for Large-Scale Quantum Computing Stemming from the EU’s Quantum Flagship 10-year, $1.18 billion (€1 billion) research and development initiative program launched in 2018, 19 companies and research institutions have joined...
US Congressional Optics and Photonics Caucus Launches The U.S. Congressional Optics and Photonics Caucus held its public launch event Feb. 24, in a virtual format. The bipartisan, bicameral caucus is co-chaired by Joe Morelle of N.Y. and Brian Mast of...
Beckman Foundation to Fund Light Sheet Microscopy The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation will invest $9.6 million in advanced light sheet microscopes and data science across eight institutions selected through a competitive application process. The...
US Congress Launches Optics and Photonics Caucus The Congressional Optics and Photonics Caucus will hold a virtual launch event Feb. 24 at noon EST, rescheduled from its initial launch date in 2020. Co-chairing and speaking at the event will be...
BIOLASE Promotes John Beaver to President, CEO Dental laser company BIOLASE Inc. appointed John Beaver president and CEO, effective Feb. 23. Beaver had been serving as the company’s executive vice president, COO, and CFO. Todd Norbe, who...
OSRAM Acquires Stake in UVC LED Company Bolb OSRAM’s investment in UVC LED company Bolb Inc. has led it to acquire around 20% of the Calif.-based company. Bolb’s UVC LED lighting technology enables water, air, and surfaces...
Jenoptik Appoints Business Development Manager for Midwest Jenoptik appointed Jeff Williams business development manager for the Midwest region of the U.S. Jeff Williams. Courtesy of Jenoptik. Williams is a former police officer with over 20 years’...
Thermo Fisher Acquires Cell-Sorting Tech from Propel Labs Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired cell-sorting assets from Propel Labs, a wholly owned subsidiary of SIDIS Corp., adding to its existing flow-cytometry offerings and capabilities. Under terms of...
Edmund Optics Opens Facility in Tucson Edmund Optics has opened an Assembly and Advanced Design Facility in Tucson, Ariz., its second location in the state. The 21,225-sq-ft facility will support advanced design efforts and high-volume...
Luminar Adds Two to Board of Directors Lidar hardware and software company Luminar appointed Katharine A. Martin and Mary Lou Jepsen to its board of directors. Martin serves as chair of the board at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati....
Tibidabo Scientific Industries Acquires Photek, Names CTO Tibidabo Scientific Industries has acquired Photek Ltd., a manufacturer of image intensifiers, solar blind detectors, photomultipliers, streak tubes, and a range of associated electronics and camera...
LASER Munich Postponed Until April 2022 Messe München GmbH has postponed LASER World of PHOTONICS to April 26-29, 2022. The event had been scheduled for June 20-24 this year. World of Photonics Congress will be held in a digital...
Coherent to Discuss Purchase Bid with II-VI Coherent’s board of directors will engage in discussions with II-VI, in response to II-VI’s unsolicited proposal to acquire Coherent. II-VI issued a purchase offer worth approximately...
Miltec UV Adds to Sales Team UV systems developer Miltec UV added Paul Dounian to its sales team. Dounian, the company reported in a press release, joined the company late in 2020. He spent the previous 18 years at Mettler...
OSA Names Recipients of its 2021 Awards The Optical Society announced 17 recipients of the 2021 OSA awards and medals. The society will recognize a total of 23 awardees throughout the year for their achievements. Among those honored this...
II-VI Purchase Offer for Coherent Magnifies Differences, Similarities in Three Existing Bids Analysts and those from across the photonics landscape were digesting news of MKS Instruments’ $6 billion bid to acquire Coherent early last week — a move that itself countered a $5.7...
II-VI Joins Lumentum and MKS Instruments in Bidding War for Coherent; II-VI Offers $260 per Share II-VI has made an offer to acquire Coherent in a cash and stock transaction, after MKS offered its bid to acquire the laser pioneer on Monday. Under the terms outlined in a letter to Coherent’s...
CLEO 2021 Moves to Virtual Format The CLEO conference for laser science and photonics applications will be presented in an all-virtual format in 2021. CLEO will run from May 9-14. According to a press release from OSA, the virtual...
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Relocating Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology is moving to a new manufacturing facility in Bristol, England. The company is a provider of advanced wafer-processing solutions for the semiconductor industry....
MKS’ Acquisition of Coherent Would Have Ripple Effect on Ultrafast Laser Sector Coherent’s confirmation Monday that members of its board are actively reviewing an unsolicited purchase offer from MKS Instruments came less than three weeks after Coherent and Lumentum...
Sheaumann Announces Photonics Incubator Sheaumann Laser has announced a new incubator space alongside its recent expansion and relocation. The Incubator @ Sheaumann, as it has been named, will occupy the full 20,000 sq ft on the top floor...
Startup Expects to bring Metalens Technology to Commercial Market in 2022 Metalenz, the Harvard University-originating startup that last week received exclusive license to flat-optics innovations developed in the lab of Federico Capasso, said that the long-awaited metalens...
Edmund Optics Announces 2020 Award Recipients Edmund Optics announced the recipients of its 2020 Educational Award program and the winner of the Norman Edmund Inspiration Award, named for company’s founder. Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners...
MKS Makes Bid to Acquire Coherent Coherent Inc. received an unsolicited acquisition proposal from MKS Instruments Inc. to acquire Coherent in a cash and stock transaction, Coherent said in a press release. Coherent issued the release...
Corning Adds to Board of Directors Corning Inc. appointed Roger Ferguson Jr. to its board of directors, effective April 1. He is president and CEO of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association — College Retirement Equities...
Lawrence Livermore National Lab Names Kim Budil Director Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) new director, Kim Budil, will begin her new role March 2. Budil, replacing Bill Goldstein, will serve as the laboratory’s 13th director....
HORIBA Businesses Invest in R&D Site, Acquire MedTest Holdings HORIBA FRANCE SAS, a developer of Raman spectroscopy systems and technology, inaugurated a new site in Loos, France. The facility replaces the company’s former location in Villeneuve...
Laser-based Process Repairs, Coats Metal Components at High Speeds Fraunhofer ILT (Institute of Laser Technology), in collaboration with three industrial partners from the EVEREST project, developed an EHLA (extreme high-speed laser material deposition) process and...
Donovan Leonard Named Physical Science Director for Microscopy Society of America Donovan Leonard, a researcher in the Deposition Science and Technology group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been elected to a three-year term as the physical sciences director for the...
Metalens Technology Startup Granted License for Flat Optics Innovations Metalenz, a startup founded by applied physicists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, will be bringing metalens technology into commercial development. The...
BPSA Elects Qosina President/CEO to Board The Bio-Process Systems Alliance (BPSA) elected Scott Herskovitz, the president and CEO of Qosina, a supplier of OEM single-use components to the medical and pharmaceutical industries, as an at-large...
EKSMA Optics Opening New Facility EKSMA's new facility, currently under operation. Courtesy of EKSMA. Precision optical components developer and manufacturer EKSMA Optics will move to a new 23,950-sq-ft (7300-sq-m) facility. The...
American Resources Corp. Acquires Rights to Environmentally Critical Purification Tech American Resource Corp. acquired exclusive rights to critical rare-earth element separation and purification technologies from Hasler Ventures LLC and Purdue University, the company announced. The...
PicoQuant Adds to North American Sales Team PicoQuant GmbH, a developer of instrumentation for time-resolved fluorescence and single-photon counting, picosecond pulsed diode lasers, and microscopy and spectroscopy systems, added Michael Holmes...
Peter Van Nooten Joins Intlvac Engineering Team Intlvac Thin Film Corp. has named Peter Van Nooten as a member of its engineering team. He will lead the Fiber Metalization and Coating Department. Intlvac specializes in high-vacuum systems,...
Covesion Relocating to Larger Site Covesion Ltd., a spinout company from Stratophase Ltd. and the University of Southampton, is relocating to accommodate the ongoing expansion of its team and the need for more laboratory space. The...
US-Based Consortium Purchases Majority Stake in 3D-Micromac AG; Company Makes Changes to Board A consortium of U.S. investors acquired a majority stake in laser micromachining and laser processing developer 3D-Micromac AG, the company reported. Company founder and previous majority shareholder...
TRUMPF Names Industry, Tech and Sales Consultancy Managers TRUMPF named Eliana Fu as its laser division’s industry manager of aerospace and medical, and has named Brett Thompson as TruLaser technology and sales consultancy manager. Fu will report to...
Salvo Technologies Acquires Spectrecology Salvo Technologies, a technology-based holding company, has acquired Spectrecology, a distributor of spectrometers and imaging and sensing products. The acquisition bolsters Salvo Technologies’...
Jean-Noël Maran Appointed CEO at Coractive Jean-Noël Maran is now CEO of Coractive, a provider of specialty optical fibers and fiber lasers. Maran has spent 13 years with the company, serving as director of innovation since 2015. Prior,...
Micro-LAM Joins Precision Advancement Center of Excellence Micro-LAM, a manufacturer of laser-assisted systems for ultraprecision machining, joined three business units in AMETEK’s Ultra-Precision Technology group. The combination forms the Precision...
Cepton Names VP of Finance and Strategy Lidar solutions developer Cepton named Hull Xu vice president of finance and strategy, filling a newly created role. Xu will oversee financial reporting and planning, capital raising, investor...
International Consortium to Develop Photonic Tools for Deep Brain Imaging In the amount of €5.7 million (approximately $7 million), the European Union is funding a 12-partner, eight-country project aimed at developing photonic technologies to access and image deep...
Olympus to Acquire Quest Photonic Devices Olympus Corp. is acquiring Quest Photonic Devices BV, a developer of multispectral imaging solutions serving medical markets. The deal is worth up to approximately $60.7 million (€50 million)....
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Metalens Uses Heat Rather Than Motion to Shift Focus A new metalens design developed by researchers at MIT, which is able to change its focus without tilting or moving forward or backward, may find use in miniature heat scopes for drones, ultracompact thermal cameras for cellphones, and low-profile night-vision goggles, its developers said. The lens technology uses heat to focus in on different objects, operating in the infrared band. In current...
Chirality and Nanotechnology Speed Up Light-Based Drug Screening A team of international collaborators has introduced a drug-screening technique that relies on nanostructure chirality as its fundamental property. (Chirality is a quality that, for a physical...
AI-powered Diagnostic Imaging Tool Estimates Hemoglobin Levels A collaboration between SigTuple Technologies and the Indian Institute of Science demonstrated an AI-powered, imaging-based tool for the estimation of hemoglobin levels. The setup combines a...
ICLED-Powered Sensor Charts Course for Cost-Effective Methane Detection Collaborating researchers from Princeton University and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory demonstrated gas sensor technology capable of detecting very low concentrations of methane gas, at...
Method Draws Near-Perfect Efficiency Out of Spin Hall Effect POSTECH and KAIST researchers developed a method for achieving near-unity efficiency of the spin Hall effect of light (SHEL). The collaborators used an artificially designed metasurface capable of...
Technique Aids in Copper Additive Manufacturing Uppsala University researchers, in collaboration with graphene materials company Graphmatech, demonstrated a method for lowering the reflectivity of copper powder. The work could lead to more densely...
Waveguide Opens New Window to Solar Energy Generation An advancement to smart window technology incorporates luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) into window or windowpane designs. A team from Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering...
Tiny Pressure Sensor Measures Minute Changes Within the Body Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University developed a miniaturized, highly sensitive optical fiber sensor that could be used to measure small pressure changes within the body —...
Amorphous Silicon Optics Enter the Visible Range Junsuk Rho, a professor in POSTECH’s mechanical and chemical engineering departments, has developed a transparent amorphous silicon capable of transmitting visible light. The silicon, with...
UV Imaging Method Peers into Ultrafast Semiconductor Structures Researchers from the University of Jena have developed a method called coherence tomography with extreme ultraviolet light (XCT). The technique, which has applications in materials research and data...
Graphene Enables Live Cell Imaging at the Nanoscale Researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Technology (DGIST) have introduced a method for analyzing subcellular structures using graphene. The work holds implications for the research of...
Light-Powered Robotic Arm Increases 3D-Printing Manipulability A research team at Northwestern University developed a method that uses light to improve the speed and precision of 3D printing. The method features a light-activated robotic arm paired with a liquid...
Novel Photonic Chip Bridges Digital and Analog Researchers from George Washington University (GWU) and UCLA developed and demonstrated a photonic digital-to-analog converter without leaving the optical domain. The technology has the potential to...
Compact, Scalable Lidar Design Could Have Applications in Robotics, Health Care Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with a team from San Francisco-based nanotechnology company PointCloud Inc., developed a scalable 3D lidar imaging system that the...
Optical Coating Simultaneously Reflects, Transmits Same Wavelength A multi-institutional team led by professor Chunlei Guo from the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics has developed an optical coating capable of simultaneously reflecting and...
Imaging Without Limit, on Demand A team at Columbia University has introduced a way to program a layered crystal in such a way that it is able to open doors to imaging capabilities beyond common limits, on demand. The technique...
Scientists Follow the Dots to Quantum Optical Circuits Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) developed a method that emits uniform single photons from precisely arranged quantum dots. The advancement benefits from an existing method...
3D-Printing Method Enables Microscale Spectrometer Researchers from the University of Stuttgart have developed a microscale spectrometer that can be fabricated through femtosecond direct laser writing. The angle-insensitive 3D-printed miniature...
Image Recovery Method Improves Compressive Sensing, Phase Retrieval Research from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has yielded a method of compressive image recovery that is trained on patches of images, rather than full-size images. The method, called...
Machine Learning-Enabled NIR Hyperspectral Imaging System IDs Hidden Tumors Collaborating researchers from Tokyo University of Science, National Cancer Center Hospital East, and RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics have developed a technology using near-infrared hyperspectral...
Collaborators Use Terahertz Waves to Probe Beyond 5G Communications Partners from Osaka University and Rohm Co. Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of optoelectronics and semiconductor devices, deployed 300-GHz-band terahertz waves, functioning as an information...
Metasurface Tech Allows for More Efficient Optical Storage Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technology that aims to replace Morse code with colored “digital characters,” helping to modernize optical storage media. The...
LIBS, 2D Spectral Imaging Combine to Improve Isotopic Measurements Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have improved laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) measurements of hydrogen isotopes in what they characterized as “industrial...
Light Source Offers Improved Evaluation of Quantum Materials Researchers from the College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies at the National University of Defense Technology developed a vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) laser system for scanning photoemission...
Capasso Group’s Largest Metalens to Date Demonstrates Potential in VR Researchers led by Federico Capasso at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) have developed a 2-mm achromatic metalens capable of focusing RGB colors without...
ACQUISITIONS
OSRAM Acquires Stake in UVC LED Company Bolb OSRAM’s investment in UVC LED company Bolb Inc. has led it to acquire around 20% of the Calif.-based company. Bolb’s UVC LED lighting technology enables water, air, and surfaces...
Tibidabo Scientific Industries Acquires Photek, Names CTO Tibidabo Scientific Industries has acquired Photek Ltd., a manufacturer of image intensifiers, solar blind detectors, photomultipliers, streak tubes, and a range of associated electronics and camera...
II-VI Purchase Offer for Coherent Magnifies Differences, Similarities in Three Existing Bids Analysts and those from across the photonics landscape were digesting news of MKS Instruments’ $6 billion bid to acquire Coherent early last week — a move that itself countered a $5.7...
II-VI Joins Lumentum and MKS Instruments in Bidding War for Coherent; II-VI Offers $260 per Share II-VI has made an offer to acquire Coherent in a cash and stock transaction, after MKS offered its bid to acquire the laser pioneer on Monday. Under the terms outlined in a letter to Coherent’s...
HORIBA Businesses Invest in R&D Site, Acquire MedTest Holdings HORIBA FRANCE SAS, a developer of Raman spectroscopy systems and technology, inaugurated a new site in Loos, France. The facility replaces the company’s former location in Villeneuve...
American Resources Corp. Acquires Rights to Environmentally Critical Purification Tech American Resource Corp. acquired exclusive rights to critical rare-earth element separation and purification technologies from Hasler Ventures LLC and Purdue University, the company announced. The...
Salvo Technologies Acquires Spectrecology Salvo Technologies, a technology-based holding company, has acquired Spectrecology, a distributor of spectrometers and imaging and sensing products. The acquisition bolsters Salvo Technologies’...
Olympus to Acquire Quest Photonic Devices Olympus Corp. is acquiring Quest Photonic Devices BV, a developer of multispectral imaging solutions serving medical markets. The deal is worth up to approximately $60.7 million (€50 million)....
PRODUCTS
CMOS Cameras MUENSTER, Germany, Feb. 24, 2021 — XIMEA GmbH has announced new camera models with Sony CMOS Pregius™ sensors. The initial line-up includes camera models based on the IMX540, IMX541, and IMX542 sensors, continuing with...
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LED Line Lights SALEM, N.H., Feb. 24, 2021 — COBRA MultiSpec LED Line Lights from ProPhotonix Ltd. feature a spectral range from 400 to 1000 nm with spatial and spectral uniformity for hyperspectral applications. The line light is an...
ProPhotonix Ltd.
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Pyroelectric LTO Detectors BEDFORD, N.H., Feb. 24, 2021 — The LT3111 series of pyroelectric lithium tantalate (LTO) detectors from Laser Components USA Inc. features a 7-µm-thick chip. The devices are well suited for Fourier-transform infrared...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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UV Design Kit LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23, 2021 — The GB-UV2 UV Design Kit from JK Components Corp. provides a range of components for the design of UVA and germicidal UVC light sources in medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and security applications....
JKL Components Corp.
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Parallel Photoreactor ISLEHAM, England, Feb. 23, 2021 — The DrySyn Illumin8 parallel photoreactor from Asynt is an eight-position device for research chemists. Based on the OCTO reactor, the DrySyn Illumin8 allows users to run up to eight parallel...
Asynt Ltd.
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Industrial Image Sensors PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, Feb. 23, 2021 — The CSG family of high-speed industrial image sensors from ams AG allow factory operators to increase throughput while improving quality, providing for better detection of defects in high-speed...
ams AG
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Al Computing Platform NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Feb. 19, 2021 — The Nuvo-7162GC Edge AI Inference Computing Platform from Neousys Technology Inc. supports the NVIDIA® Quadro® P2200 and Intel® 9th/8th-Gen Core™ processor. Featuring longer...
Neousys Technology Inc.
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Compact Light Microscope OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Feb. 18, 2021 — The Primostar 3 compact light microscope from ZEISS is a robust, upright device for daily classroom uses or lab work for tissue and sample examination in histology, cell biology, food, microbiology...
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Electron- and Ion-Beam Microscopes
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Digital Microscope OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Feb. 18, 2021 — The Visioner 1 digital microscope from ZEISS enables all-in-one focus in real time with a Micro-mirror Array Lens System (MALS™). With its extended depth of field, manufacturing users in...
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Electron- and Ion-Beam Microscopes
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Motion Controller KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb. 18, 2021 — The ECMsm Economical Control Module from Physik Instrumente GmbH & Co. KG is a compact, all-in-one, two- or four-axis motion controller with internal drives. Designed for OEMs with...
Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG
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Non-Browning Zoom Lens CHESHAM, England, Feb. 18, 2021 — The Model 192-001 non-browning zoom lens from Resolve Optics Ltd. is a 6× device offering an extended 24- to 144-mm focal length range for remote monitoring tasks in nuclear reprocessing and...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Single-Photon Source NEWTON, N.J., Feb. 18, 2021 — The SPDC810 single-photon source from Thorlabs Inc. is designed for quantum photonics applications ranging from fundamental photon-matter interaction to device characterization. The design...
Thorlabs Inc.
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Biological Imaging Platform HILLSBORO, Ore., Feb. 17, 2021 — The Endeavor biological imaging platform from Araceli Biosciences delivers high-speed, high-resolution scanning of cell-based assays for drug discovery. The Endeavor combines fast, full-well...
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Sensor Evaluation Board CUMBERNAULD, Scotland, Feb. 17, 2021 — Gas Sensing Solutions Ltd. has announced a Sensor Evaluation Board that allows users to assess the performance of a CO2 sensor in real time. The board evaluates the suitability of application...
Gas Sensing Solutions (GSS)
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Linear Voice Coil Motor VAN NUYS, Calif., Feb. 17, 2021 — The LVCM-010-013-01 linear voice coil motor from Moticont features a diameter of 0.375 in. and a mid-stroke length of 0.81 in. The direct-current miniature device features a high force-to-size...
Moticont
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kW Beam Shapers BERLIN, Feb. 12, 2021 — Focal-πShaper_1070_Q_HP beam shapers from AdlOptica GmbH are designed for kW lasers. Intended to control intensity distribution of a focused spot, the shapers are optimized for operation...
AdlOptica GmbH
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Automotive Image Sensor SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021 — The OX03F10 automotive image sensor from OmniVision Technologies Inc. features 3-MP resolution and cybersecurity features for autonomous advanced driver assistance systems. The OX03F10 provides...
OmniVision Technologies Inc.
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IR LED Package MEER, Netherlands, Feb. 12, 2021 — The SMBB850DS-1200 IR LED package from Ushio Europe BV is a 850-nm device that provides single-chip output power with a 19-W narrow angle. Effective for long-distance irradiation, the system...
Ushio Europe B.V.
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Board-Level Camera PISA, Italy, Feb. 11, 2021 — The ARIA board-level camera from Alkeria srl is now available in a full housing format. Made entirely of anodized aluminum and machined from solid, the back cover is coupled to the front lens...
Alkeria srl
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Mechatronic Calotte Loader VILLACH, Austria, Feb. 11, 2021 — The mWL.cs mechatronic calotte loader from mechatronic systemtechnik GmbH is an automated, standalone system for transferring wafers between cassettes and calottes. The mWL.cs provides...
mechatronic systemtechnik GmbH
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Surveillance Image Sensor SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2021 — The OS02H10 image sensor from OmniVision Technologies Inc. is a 2.9-μm, 1080p device that adds NIR and ultra-low-light performance to mainstream surveillance cameras. The OS02H10 can enable...
OmniVision Technologies Inc.
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Waveguide Tester SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10, 2021 — The NED-LMD Waveguide Tester from Gamma Scientific Inc. is a near-eye display measurement system that mimics human visual perception to accurately characterize next-generation optical waveguide-based...
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Area Scan Camera COPENHAGEN, Feb. 10, 2021 — The FS-1600T-10GE-NNM 3-CMOS area scan camera from JAI A/S provides simultaneous imaging of one monochrome and two NIR light bands. Part of the Fusion series of cameras, the system features...
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Photostimulation Module UCKFIELD, England, Feb. 10, 2021 — The HoloStim-3D holographic photostimulation module from Scientifica Ltd. provides turnkey, integrated Spatial Light Modulation (SLM). By shaping laser beams to generate defined light patterns...
Scientifica Ltd.
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MWIR Camera HERRSCHING, Germany, Feb. 10, 2021 — The SPARK M150 MWIR camera from Telops Scientific has been announced by SphereOptics GmbH for general-purpose thermography applications. The scientific, entry-level device provides a broad...
SphereOptics GmbH
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CoaXPress 2.0 Cameras AHRENSBURG, Germany, Feb. 9, 2021 — Basler AG has announced six new models in its boost camera series with CoaXPress 2.0 with sensors from ON Semiconductor's XGS series. The cameras offer 20-, 32-, and 45-MP resolutions,...
Basler AG
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TO-Cans BILLERICA, Mass., Feb. 9, 2021 — The T-Series TO-Can packages from Sheaumann Laser Inc. provide high-power, continuous-wave, single- and multimode options on industry standard submounts. Packages are hermetically sealed with...
Sheaumann Laser Inc.
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Deep UV Diode Laser Module JORVAS, Finland, Feb. 9, 2021 — The Model 261 deep UV diode laser module from UVC Photonics Corp. provides >10 mW of light at 261 nm. The laser package features a footprint of 20 × 20 × 80 mm, enabling easy...
UVC Photonics
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LED Control Units SUDBURY, Mass., Feb 8, 2021 — The DELOLUX pilot S series of control units for LED spot lamps models has been announced by DELO Industrial Adhesives LLC. The DELOLUX pilot S4i and S4T allow the use of more powerful lamp...
DELO Industrial Adhesives
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Measurement and Survey Lidar LONGMONT, Colo., Feb 8, 2021 — The SLn nuclear measurement and survey lidar from 3D at Depth Inc. enables rapid, accurate, underwater nondestructive survey campaigns to help utility operators improve the safety, reliability, and...
3D at Depth
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Picosecond Pulsed Laser Diode Driver LONGWOOD, Fla., Feb. 8, 2021 — The Model 767 Picosecond Pulsed Laser Diode Driver from Analog Modules Inc. is ideal for applications that require pulse widths of <1 ns. Unlike gain-switched drivers, proprietary technology...
Analog Modules Inc.
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Manual Rotary Stage GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 5, 2021 — The R60B-L rotary stage from MPositioning Co. Ltd. is designed for manual and motorized positioning solutions. Combining easy-to-use manual rotation with high-precision μm adjustment, the...
MPositioning Co.
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VCSEL Flood Illuminators PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, Feb. 5, 2021 — The TARA2000-AUT series of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) Flood Illuminators from ams AG are designed for optical in-cabin sensing systems based on 2D NIR imaging or 3D time-of-flight...
ams AG
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Source Rock Photometer SAN DIMAS, Calif., Feb. 5, 2021 — The GeoImage photometer from CRAIC Technologies Inc. provides fast and accurate energy grading of coal, kerogen, and petroleum source rock. The system optically measures the amount of light...
CRAIC Technologies
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EBSD Cameras MAHWAH, N.J., Feb. 4, 2021 — The Velocity™ Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) camera series from EDAX Inc. now includes the Pro, Plus, and Super models, collecting up to 2,000, 3,000, and 4,500 indexed points/s...
EDAX Inc., Materials Analysis Div.
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High-Speed CMOS Cameras ROCHFORD, England, Feb. 4, 2021 — iX Cameras has announced three new models of its i-SPEED 7 high-speed camera. The 717, 721, and 727 models feature a custom Advanced Sensor Technology (AST) CMOS 3.2-MP sensor to provide high...
iX Cameras Ltd.
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Monochromator ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 4, 2021 — The Oriel® CS260B high-performance 1/4-m configured monochromator from MKS Instruments Inc. is designed for research applications and production environments. The optical design of the...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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Automotive Integrated Circuit SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2021 — The OAX8000 artificial intelligence-enabled, automotive application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) from OmniVision Technologies Inc. is optimized for entry-level, standalone driver monitoring...
OmniVision Technologies Inc.
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Air-Cooled Solid-State Lasers RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Feb. 3, 2021 — Air-cooled DX lasers from Photonics Industries are compact diode pumped solid-state lasers that minimize the difference between the ambient temperature and the laser head. The lasers maximize...
Photonics Industries International Inc.
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Compact Spectrometers IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2021 — The SP series of spectrometers from Spectrolight Inc. are compact, high-performance devices for applications that require a high signal-to-noise ratio and/or dynamic range. Advantages include...
SPECTROLIGHT Inc.
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Display View Angle Color Testers SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2, 2021 — The Vector line of display view angle color testers from Gamma Scientific integrate multiple spectroradiometers into a compact module to provide reliable display measurement from multiple angles...
Gamma Scientific
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Single-rail Positioning Stage SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2021 — The SRS-006-06-050-01-EX single-rail positioning stage from H2W Technologies Inc. is designed for high-speed closed-loop positioning applications that require both short and long travel distances. ...
H2W Technologies Inc.
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Spectrometers SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2021 — The OS04C10 2-µm pixel, 4-MP resolution image sensor from OmniVision Technologies Inc. is designed for Internet of Things and home security cameras. The sensor can enable an...
OmniVision Technologies Inc.
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Fixed Focal Length Lenses CARY, N.C., Feb. 1, 2021 — The ViSWIR series of fixed focal length lenses from Computar Optics is designed for IMX990/IMX991 SWIR imaging sensors. Ultra-low dispersion glass and low partial dispersion glass minimizes...
Computar Optics Group
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SWIR Line Scan Camera KONSTANZ, Germany, Feb. 1, 2021 — The allPIXA SWIR line scan camera from Chromasens GmbH is capable of picking out defects in the 950- to 1700-nm spectral range. Featuring an uncooled 1K InGaAs sensor in a compact, rugged IP40...
Chromasens GmbH
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Ultracompact Laser Power Meter ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 1, 2021 — The Ophir Ariel self-contained, ultra-compact laser power meter from MKS Instruments Inc. measures high-power industrial lasers of up to 8 KW. Designed for OEM and end-user applications in...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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