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January 2016

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Seth Coe-Sullivan Appointed Luminit VP of Technology

Light technology developer Luminit LLC has appointed Seth Coe-Sullivan as its vice president of technology. Coe-Sullivan will be in charge of transitioning Luminit’s existing holographic...

Integra Optics Opens São Paulo Facility Fiber optics developer Integra Optics Inc. has announced the launch of its first international production facility in São Paulo, Brazil, in response to an expanding customer base and the...

Ultratech Inspection System Selected By Leading Foundry The Superfast 4G+ inspection system from Ultratech Inc. has been selected by a leading foundry for the development of its 3D inspection and process control of its FinFET processes. Patented coherent...

Macom, AOI to Collaborate on 100G Data Transceivers M/A-Com Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., a supplier of high-performance radio frequency, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, and Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (AOI) a...

DOE Announces Solid-State Lighting Awards The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has selected six companies and their respective solid-state lighting technologies projects to receive small business awards. The Small Business...

Dilas, m2K to Merge Dilas Diodenlaser GmbH of Mainz, Germany, and m2K-Laser of Freiburg, Germany, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc., have merged. The company cite m2k-Laser’s product...

Photonics Media Appoints Michael Wheeler and James Schlett to Key Editorial Posts

Photonics Media has appointed a new editorial team for its four business-to-business publications focused on photonic technologies including lasers, optics, imaging, sensors & detectors and more....

Extreme Light Consortium Strategizes Infrastructure Implementation At the annual General Assembly of the Extreme Light Infrastructure Delivery Consortium (ELI-DC) in Brussels, members made significant decisions and outlined the work ahead of it, namely the...

Hyperion Medical Illuminators Certified for Use in US, EU, Canada Nathaniel Group Inc. has said their Hyperion 200L and 200LV medical illuminator products have been certified for use in the U.S., E.U. and Canada. The systems allow access to areas of the anatomy...

Opsens Appoints George Quinoy VP, GM of US Sales & Ops Fiber optic sensing technology firm Opsens Inc. has appointed technology sales veteran George Quinoy vice president and general manager of U.S. commercial sales and operations. He will be responsible...

Exploring the City by the Bay - Photonics West Sneak Preview Edition #1 (Video)

San Francisco, home to SPIE Photonics West – the industry’s largest conference and exposition – is a city of neighborhoods. In this issue of Sneak Preview – Photonics West...

Source Photonics Ships 10,000th Module Data technology company Source Photonics Inc. has announced the shipment of its 10,000th single-mode, 100-G QSFP28 optical transceiver module. The company began production shipments of its 10-km...

Xtera Completes Installation of Submarine Cable System Xtera Communications Inc., a provider of high-capacity optical transport solutions, has completed the marine installation of its second repeatered submarine cable system. Deployed in the Atlantic...

SCI Announces $450K Solar Thin Film Order SCI Engineered Materials Inc., a manufacturer of advanced materials for physical vapor deposition thin film applications, has received a $450,000 order for thin film solar products from a customer in...

Kopin Receives Final Payment from IQE Wearable technology developer Kopin Corp. has received its final $15 million payment from IQE PLC, a UK-based designer and supplier of advanced semiconductor wafers, for its III-V product line of...

John Daane Joins Infinera Board

Optical transmission equipment manufacturer Infinera Corp. has added John P. Daane to its board of directors. Daane previously served as the president and CEO of Altera Corp., a semiconductor...

Optical Sorting Platform Deployed at Washington Fruit and Produce

Post-harvest technology and service provider Compac Sorting Equipment said its customer Washington Fruit & Produce Co. of Yakima, Wash., has successfully deployed Compac’s Spectrim optical...

Application Note: Digital Light Microscopy Reveals Mechanical Properties of Bone

Digital light microscopy has been demonstrated as a faster, easier method for conducting microindentation analysis — a tool often used to investigate the mechanical properties of materials such...

Gerald Farrell Joins Presbia’s Board

Ophthalmic technology firm Presbia PLC has added Gerald Farrell to its board of directors and audit committee. With experience in consumer-oriented health care, the company said Farrell will...

Bob Edmonds Appointed VP of Marketing at Elbit America

Elbit Systems of America LLC, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., has appointed Bob Edmonds vice president of marketing. Edmonds succeeds Steve Roser, who is retiring after seven years with the...

Coordinate Metrology Society Offers Laser Tracker Certification The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) will offer a Level-Two Certification program for laser trackers at their annual conference, July 25-26, in Nashville, Tenn. CMS said it will be the metrology...

World Economic Forum Names Solar Film Firm Heliatek a Tech Pioneer

Organic flexible solar film producer Heliatek GmbH will present its technology at the World Economic Forum Annual meeting in Davos-Klosters this month. Heliatek’s leadership will interact with...

Ciena Acquires Photonics Assets Worth $32M from Teraxion Network specialist Ciena Corp. said it has entered into an agreement with Teraxion Inc. of Quebec City, from whom it will purchase high-speed indium phosphide and silicon photonics technologies and...

Dragonfly to Distribute Optomec Laser Additive Manufacturing Systems in Italy

Product and service provider Dragonfly SRL of Capua, Italy, will distribute Optomec Inc.'s LENS (laser-engineered net shaping) systems for 3D-printed metals and Aerosol Jet systems for 3D-printed...

Queensland University Labs Integrate DeNovix Spectrophotometers

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has adopted 81 DS-11 UV-VIS spectrophotometers from DeNovix Inc. as an undergraduate teaching tool. "As part of a large-scale refurbishment of our teaching...

Lockheed Completes 2nd Imaging System for Weather Satellite

Lockheed Martin Corp. has delivered a second lightning-monitoring camera to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use on its next-generation weather monitoring satellite. The...

Application Note: NIR Spectroscopy Aids Diagnosis of Neonatal Brain Injury

A near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy system has been used to measure cerebral changes and oxygen utilization in vivo, offering a noninvasive diagnostic technique for neonatal brain injury. Researchers...

Finnish Agency to Fund €3M Joint Effort on Optical Measurement Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, will provide €3 million (about $3.25 million) to fund a joint project on optical measurement, the goal of which is product...

Scott Jackson Appointed VP of Infinera's Undersea Fiber Division

Scott Jackson has been named vice president of Infinera Corp.'s underwater fiber optics division. Jackson has more than 31 years of experience in directing teams from concept to delivery over a range...

Orbotech to Deliver 7 UV Laser Drilling Systems to Japanese Manufacturer Electronics manufacturer Orbotech Ltd. said it has received an order for seven of its Emerald UV laser drilling systems from a Japanese manufacturer or ceramic based electronic components and...

Biolase, IPG Team Up on Dental Lasers Biolase Inc. and IPG Medical, the medical laser division of IPG Photonics Corp. in Alpharetta, Ga., have entered into a development and distribution agreement for dental laser products, accessories...

Alluxa Expands Optics Manufacturing Facility

Alluxa Inc., a provider of hard-coated optical filters, has expanded its manufacturing facility by 50 percent. The location now houses 10 identical plasma deposition machines and a larger area for...

Semtech, MultiPhy Partner on 100G Optical Modules

Semtech Corp. and MultiPhy Ltd. of Ness Ziona, Israel, have entered into a strategic agreement aimed at accelerating introduction of 100-Gb/s single-wavelength optical modules. As part of the...

AIC to Distribute ISVI Cameras in Japan High-speed camera maker ISVI Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Advanced Imaging Components Inc. (AIC) to address the Japanese automated imaging market. "Continued demand for automation...

Envista, Independence LED Partner on Indoor Aquaponics System Independence LED Lighting LLC and Envista Farms LLC have launched an indoor fish and vegetable farming facility that integrates their LED grow lights and aquaponics systems. Aquaponics combines...

FocalSpec Expands Optical Measurement Sales, Support to North America

FocalSpec Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of line confocal imaging (LCI) sensors and optical measurement systems, has launched FocalSpec Inc., a U.S. subsidiary based in Cumming, Ga. The new...

Mauna Kea Appoints Joseph DeVivo Director Joseph M. DeVivo, president and CEO of AngioDynamics Inc., will join the five-member board of directors of Mauna Kea Technologies SA as an independent nonexecutive director. DeVivo has 20 years of...

Gilles Cheriaux Named Senior Scientist at National Energetics

Gilles Cheriaux has been named senior scientist at National Energetics to further the company's development of components and systems for ultraintense lasers. Cheriaux will work with the company's...

Jess Sargent Named Sales Engineer at Physik Instrumente

PI (Physik Instrumente) LP has chosen Jess Sargent as its western region field sales engineer for OEM customers. Sargent has a background in product development, technical leadership and business...

Renewable NRG Systems to Supply New York with Doppler Lidar

Renewable NRG Systems has secured a contract with the state of New York to supply up to 17 Windcube 100S 3D scanning Doppler lidar systems for the Mesonet, an advanced weather network dedicated to...

OSA Names Chief Scientist, Journal Editors

The Optical Society (OSA) has chosen a trio of researchers and an entrepreneur to lead three of its scholarly journals and its scientific endeavors. Alexandra Boltasseva, appointed editor-in-chief of...

Meadowlark Promotes Dana Smith to Operations VP

Meadowlark Optics Inc. has promoted Dana Smith to vice president of operations. In the last 10 years, Smith has held multiple positions the company in production control, sales, marketing and...

Neptec Wins $1.7M Design Contract for Space Station Vision System

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded Neptec Design Group Ltd. of Ottowa, Ontario, a $1.7 million contract to design a vision system for inspection and maintenance of the International Space...

Application Note: Vision Software Inspects Hygiene Products, Sorts Candy by Color

EyeVision image-processing software from EVT EyeVision Technology GmbH has been used to inspect hygiene products during the packaging process and to count and sort candy by color. A customer uses...

EndoChoice Secures 3-Year Tech, Service Contracts with Health Care Facility Network EndoChoice Holdings Inc. has been awarded contracts for its Fuse endoscopy system and services, as well as infection-control products, by the health care improvement company Premier Inc. of...

Joel Schuman Named Ophthalmology Chair at NYU Langone New York University's Langone Medical Center has named glaucoma clinician and scientist Dr. Joel S. Schuman chairman of its ophthalmology department. Schuman was a member of the team that developed...

Nathan Stott Named Materials Director at Quantum Materials Quantum Materials Corp. has named Nathan Stott director of materials as the company ramps up production in response to increased adoption of quantum dots (QDs) for displays. "As one of the foremost...

Multispectral Ophthalmology Tech Firm Annidis Replaces President Annidis Corp. has terminated its employment agreement with President Nick Ribaric by mutual agreement. Ribarc remains on the company's board of directors. Michael Crowley, CEO, assumed the role of...

Optical Society to Celebrate Centennial with Talks, Videos, Publications

The Optical Society (OSA) will mark its 100th anniversary this year with public lectures, celebrations and publications emphasizing light-based technologies. Ray Kurzweil, a leading futurist,...

William Miller Promoted to President at Veeco Veeco Instruments Inc. has promoted William J. Miller from executive vice president of process equipment, a position he's held since 2011, to president of the company. As president, Miller will have...

Rick Hoffman Joins MicroCare as Sales Manager

MicroCare Corp., a manufacturer of precision cleaning, coating and lubrication products, has appointed Rick Hoffman eastern regional sales manager. A graduate from Bentley University, Hoffman has...

OmniVision, SMI Partner on Virtual Reality Platform OmniVision Technologies Inc. and SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH (SMI) of Tetlow, Germany, will combine their technologies in a virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) eye-tracking platform....

RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

Flexible Polymer Offers Tunable Transparency An experimental, rubber-like polymer structure has been used to model predictions of material transparency based on thickness and degree of structure. The material and predictive model could enable...

Glass Material Could Protect Electronics from UV Damage in Space

A novel fabrication method has produced glass that protects living cells and organic dyes from UV damage, and could be used to shield electronics in space from the detrimental effects of UV...

UV, NIR Light Enable Targeted Drug Delivery

A nanotherapy that converts near-infrared light to UV light may mitigate side effects caused by drug regimens that can damage healthy cells. Researchers from McGill University and the University of...

Extreme Light Consortium Strategizes Infrastructure Implementation At the annual General Assembly of the Extreme Light Infrastructure Delivery Consortium (ELI-DC) in Brussels, members made significant decisions and outlined the work ahead of it, namely the...

EUV Laser Enables Nanoscale, 3D Imaging of Cells

A mass-spectral imaging system that integrates a EUV laser has enabled the mapping of cellular compositions in 3D, allowing researchers to watch how cells respond to medications at the nanoscale. In...

Photobioelectrochemical Cells Converted for Solar Collection

A fabrication method based on natural photosynthetic reactions could enable the conjugation of photobioelectrochemical cells to photobioelectrocatalytic solar cells. The design of...

NIR-Activated Nanoparticle Therapy Suppresses Tumors

A nanoparticle drug-delivery system that combines photodynamic and molecular therapies has been shown to suppress tumor progress and metastatic outgrowth in animal models. The complementary treatment...

Optical Feed System Achieves 60-W Power Over 300 M

An optical feed system using double-clad fibers has been demonstrated to supply 60-W power over a 300-m optical fiber system. The setup could enable future small-cell mobile communications. Delivered...

Defects Could Boost Silicon Solar Cell Performance The efficiency of silicon solar cells could be improved by specific defects that boost carrier collection out of the cell or improve passivation of the absorber layer. Scientists at the Energy...

Graphene Enables Nanoelectromechanical Systems Integration

Combining nanoelectromechanical (NEMS) systems with on-chip optics holds promise as a method to actively control light at the nanoscale, and now a hybrid system has overcome the challenges of...

Standard Heatsinks Efficiently Cool Plasmonic Components

A cooling system using high-performance thermal interfaces has been used to mitigate the heat generated in optoelectronic chips. Self-heating of active plasmonics, which limits achievable optical...

Photoactivated QDs Kill Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’

A technique for treating bacterial infections has successfully used light-activated quantum dots (QDs) to kill multiple multidrug-resistant strains. The approach is adaptive to constantly evolving...

Hole-Transport Material Advances Perovskite PV Systems

A solar panel material has achieved 20.2 percent power-conversion efficiency while reducing the costs of photovoltaic systems. A 3D illustration of fluorine-dithiophene molecules on a surface of...

Nanoengraving Technique Uses Chemical Etching to Achieve 100-nm Resolution

A femtosecond laser deposition mechanism has achieved patterns on glass with 100-nm resolution. The method could allow quick and inexpensive production of nanoscale sensors and chips. Institute of...

Star Measurement Technique Could Advance Materials Manufacturing

A method for studying the influence of gravity on the propagation of light has enabled laboratory study of surface curvature, a material property that could be leveraged to improve manufacturing of...

Lasering Leaves Improves Treatment of Citrus Greening

A treatment involving laser marking has improved the success of antibiotics in treating a disease that has been ravaging Florida’s citrus crops for a decade. Huanlongbing, also known as citrus...

Bubble-Pen Lithography Deftly Handles Nanoparticles Bubble-pen lithography — which relies on microbubbles to inscribe, or write, nanoparticles onto a surface — has been demonstrated to efficiently handle nanoparticles used in micro- and...

Red LED Optimization Reveals Oxygen’s Role in Optoelectronics

Investigation of oxygen’s contradictory role in optoelectronics has led to a method to fine-tune the performance of europium (Eu) -doped gallium nitride (GaN) devices, which could provide the...

Stretchable Thin Film Produces Circularly Polarized Light

A novel fabrication method has achieved a device-friendly nanocomposite thin film that produces circularly polarized light. The simple and cost-effective technology could aid disease monitoring and...

Application Note: NIR Spectroscopy Aids Diagnosis of Neonatal Brain Injury

A near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy system has been used to measure cerebral changes and oxygen utilization in vivo, offering a noninvasive diagnostic technique for neonatal brain injury. Researchers...

Fish-Inspired Fractals Guide Optical Coating Design

Fish scales could serve as a model for better broadband reflectors and custom multispectral filters. "We are proposing a model that uses fractal geometry to describe the layering in the biological...

Copper Complex's Quantum Properties Increase OLED Efficiency

A thermally activated fluorescent copper complex has been used to manufacture inexpensive, highly efficient organic LEDs (OLEDs). Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the University...

Luminescent Proteins Enable White LEDs without Inorganic Materials

Packaging luminescent proteins in the form of rubber, a white-producing LED eliminates the need for expensive inorganic materials. Researchers from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg created the...

Eric Betzig Group Takes $25K Prize for Light-Sheet Microscopy Advance

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has awarded its $25,000 Newcomb Cleveland Prize to Nobel laureate Eric Betzig and colleagues for advancing light-sheet microscopy for...

Metasurface Polarimeter Meets Telecom, Nanotechnology Demands

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 11, 2016 — A novel architecture for in-line polarimeters enables monolithic, on-chip integration of polarization sensors for applications as varied as drug design and...

Incandescent Bulb Redesign Recycles Waste Radiation

A redesigned incandescent light bulb recycles heat radiation to emit visible light with an efficiency comparable to that of some fluorescent and LED bulbs. The ubiquitous incandescent light bulb is a...

OSA Names Chief Scientist, Journal Editors

The Optical Society (OSA) has chosen a trio of researchers and an entrepreneur to lead three of its scholarly journals and its scientific endeavors. Alexandra Boltasseva, appointed editor-in-chief of...

QCL Features Higher Power, Wider Tuning Range

Combining a tunable laser with an on-chip amplifier has enabled a versatile and powerful tool for spectroscopy and other applications. A team from Northwestern University demonstrated a single-mode...

Efficiency Record Set for Tandem Solar Cells

A dual-junction semiconductor solar cell has overcome a theoretical limit to take a world record for efficiency — 29.8 percent. The device consists of a GaInP top cell developed at the National...

Fluorescent Probe IDs Cancerous Tissue in Clinical Trial

An imaging probe that fluoresces in the presence of a cancer-related enzyme has been used safely in humans. Beyond increasing a surgeon's ability to locate and remove all of a tumor on the first...

Optogenetic Method Investigated for Neuron Repair

An optogenetics method has been used to stimulate the repair of a single neuronal circuit in zebrafish larvae. The method could have future therapeutic applications as a treatment for neuropathies in...

Superconductor Ups Single-Photon Detection Accuracy

Improving on earlier technology, a single-photon detector made of superconducting nanowires offers reduced temporal jitter with less demanding cooling requirements. This greater precision at a higher...

OCT Detects, Assesses Bacterial Buildup on Medical Devices

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been used to detect bacterial buildup on medical devices in an effort to reduce infections in hospitals. The research was led by Andrew Heidari from the...

Fiber Optic Sensor Monitors Early Stage Embryos

A fiber optic sensor holds promise for noninvasively monitoring early stage embryos during the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process. The sensor concurrently measures hydrogen peroxide and pH in...

ACQUISITIONS

Ciena Acquires Photonics Assets Worth $32M from Teraxion Network specialist Ciena Corp. said it has entered into an agreement with Teraxion Inc. of Quebec City, from whom it will purchase high-speed indium phosphide and silicon photonics technologies and underlying intellectual property, in a cash deal worth about $32 million. The technologies are key enablers of Ciena’s WaveLogic coherent optical chipsets. To date, Ciena said it has shipped over...

PRODUCTS

Femtosecond Laser

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 29, 2016 — Spectra Physics Inc. has announced the femtoTrain 1040-5 femtosecond laser, a compact, fixed wavelength device that delivers high energies and peak powers. The laser offers <220-fs pulse widths, >0.5-mJ pulse energies and >2-MW peak powers, allowing for use in medical and bioimaging applications including optogenetics for photoactivation and microsurgery. The platform...

MKS Spectra-Physics

Photodiodes

CAMARILLO, Calif., Jan. 29, 2016 — Opto Diode Corp. has announced the NXIR series of photodiodes, designed for back-facet laser-monitoring applications that require improved performance in the NIR spectrum from 700 to 1100 nm. ...

Opto Diode Corporation

Laser Debris Shields

KENLEY, England, Jan. 29, 2016 — Laser debris shields from Optical Surfaces Ltd. help prevent damage to focusing optics in laser beam delivery systems, offering a cost-effective solution to the extension of surface life for...

Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Copper-Coated Optical Fiber Bundle

BERLIN, Jan. 29, 2016 — Electro Optical Components Inc. has announced a high-power, copper-coated optical fiber bundle for high-power laser delivery from Art Photonics GmbH. The system uses copper-coated fibers and is...

art photonics GmbH

Confocal Microscope

JENA, Germany, Jan. 28, 2016 — The Smartproof 5 widefield confocal microscope from Carl Zeiss AG is designed for industrial applications in quality assurance and quality control departments, production environments and R&D...

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

ToF Sensors

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 28, 2016 — Heptagon has added ultrasmall form-factor SHILAH and TRINITY time-of-flight (ToF) sensors to its 3DRanger series. Each sensor can be dynamically configured for a single point or a range of...

Heptagon USA Inc.

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Jan. 28, 2015 — Critical Link LLC has announced the MityCCD-H11501 CCD camera equipped with the Hamamatsu S11501-1007s, a back-thinned, area-scan CCD image sensor with enhanced near-infrared sensitivity. The...

Critical Link LLC

Laser Power Detector

ZURICH, Jan. 28, 2016 — Greenteg AG has announced the gRAY B0.5-SC laser power detector for OEM applications. The device measures up to 500 mW on a surface of 2 × 2 mm2, and is available as a bare die component...

Fiber Couplers

GRANTS PASS, Ore., Jan. 27, 2016 — Siskiyou Corp. has announced single-mode fiber couplers to incorporate optics for focusing laser light into a fiber-couple connectorized single-mode fiber optic. Ultrahigh resolution,...

Vanadate Laser

FARMINGTON, Conn., Jan. 27, 2016 — Trumpf Inc. has announced the TruMark 1110 diode-pumped vanadate laser, part of the TruMark Station 3000 compact marking station, designed for customers with small or medium batch sizes looking to...

OPC Vision Software

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Jan. 27, 2016 — The EyeSens systems from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH are now offered with open platform communication (OPC) support. The OPC standard allows EyeSens sensors and EyeVision software to...

EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH

SWIR Cameras

VERRIÈRES LE BUISSON, France, Jan. 27, 2016 — New Imaging Technologies (NIT) has announced WiDy SWIR cameras, wide dynamic range InGaAs devices in 320 × 256 or 640 × 512 pixels. The analog WiDy SWIR cameras are available in...

New Imaging Technologies (NIT)

SWIR Camera

LEUVEN, Belgium, Jan. 26, 2016 — Xenics NV has announced the Bobcat-320, a small, high-performance SWIR camera. The Bobcat-320 targets cost-sensitive volume markets such as laser beam analysis applications, the sorting and...

Digital Imaging Camera NEWBURY, England, Jan. 26, 2016 — Alrad Instruments Ltd. has announced the Dhyana 400D digital imaging camera, equipped with a scientific CMOS sensor, providing 70 percent quantum efficiency at 550 nm. The 1.2-in. sensor format...

Alrad Instruments Ltd.

Colored Light Emitter KEMP, Texas, Jan. 26, 2016 — The LEDLB-4C colored LED light emitter from Larson Electronics LLC produces a 90 × 70-ft light beam with 720 lm of bright light with an optional red, blue, amber, green or white color output....

Larson Electronics LLC

Silicon Sensor

QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 26, 2016 — Gentec Electro-Optics Inc. has announced the Pronto-Si silicon sensor for measuring low powers. When combined with the integrated slide-in OD1 attenuator, the total power range of the Pronto-Si...

Gentec Electro-Optics Inc.

Laser Tube Cutter

MONROVIA, Calif., Jan. 25, 2016 — Amada Miyachi America Inc. has announced the Sigma laser tube cutter designed for use with microsecond fiber and femtosecond disk lasers. The cutting system provides high edge quality for both...

AMADA WELD TECH Inc.

Beam Shaper Optics

DALGETY BAY, Scotland, Jan. 25, 2016 — PowerPhotonic Ltd. offers beam shaper optics, used to shape and manipulate single- and multimode laser beams. The optics provide circular, square, rectilinear, hexagonal and line shapes,...

PowerPhotonic Ltd.

Filter Range

CUMBRIA, England, Jan. 25, 2016 — The Oxley Group's range of high-specification filter options are designed for defense and industrial commercial markets. The standard range of coated filters are produced on 1-mm-thick...

Fiber Optic Test & Measurement

MORGES, Switzerland, Jan. 25, 2016 — Omnisens SA offers the Vision and Vision Dual fiber optic test and measurement devices, providing accurate distributed strain and temperature measurements for quality control, qualification testing...

Spectroscopy Lasers

STOLNA, Sweden, Jan. 22, 2016 — The 08-01 series of ultracompact narrow linewidth lasers from Cobolt AB is designed for high-resolution Raman spectroscopy and other analytical applications. A robust single longitudinal mode...

FieldSpec Dual Software System BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 22, 2016 — ASD Inc., a Panalytical company, offers the FieldSpec Dual collection software system. The commercially available full-range (350- to 2500-nm) field solution enables collection of high-quality...

High-Speed Cameras

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 22, 2016 — A free firmware update to Fastec Imaging Corp.’s 5-Series high-speed cameras, TS5 and IL5, enables full-HD data rates of 1920 × 1080 at >630 fps. The increased rates are achieved...

Fastec Imaging Corp.

Smart Camera

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Jan. 22, 2016 — The EyeCheck 9000 smart camera from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH is available as a complete system with integrated EyeVision image processing software or as an OEM version. The OEM solution...

EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH

Raman Spectrometer

FARUM, Denmark, Jan. 21, 2016 — The EAGLE Raman-S spectrometer platform by Ibsen Photonics A/S is available for OEM supply to manufacturers of analytical instruments, including for industrial process control applications. The...

Ibsen Photonics A/S

Nonbrowning Lenses

CHESHAM, England, Jan. 19, 2016 — Resolve Optics Ltd. has expanded its range of fixed-focus nonbrowning lenses for close-up inspection tasks in high radiation environments. Designed to provide performance on 2/3-in. cameras, the 6-mm...

Resolve Optics Ltd.

Optical Alignment System

AUBURN, Mass., Jan. 18, 2016 — The FMPA (Fast Multichannel Photonics Alignment) Engine from PI (Physik Instrumente) LP is designed for silicon photonics (SiP) production. The alignment system is based on a specialized...

PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics

Smart Glasses WEST HENRIETTA, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2016 — Vuzix Corp. has announced a range of augmented and virtual reality devices. VidWear B3000 waveguide sunglasses integrate video with wavelength optics and a Cobra display engine to enable full...

Brightness Enhancement Films

READING, Pa., Jan. 16, 2016 — American Polarizers Inc. offers Vikuiti brightness enhancement film from 3M Co., promoting power savings and thermal management in electronic displays. A single sheet increases the brightness...

American Polarizers Inc.

UV Lasers JENA, Germany, Jan. 15, 2016 — Lasos Lasertechnik GmbH has announced the DLK series of UV lasers, emitting at 320 nm. The devices produce output power up to 20 mW. Intelligent optical design and power control provide...

LASOS Lasertechnik GmbH

VCSEL Arrays

PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 15, 2015 — With high temperature capability and wavelength stability, two high-brightness, high-power 808-nm VCSEL arrays from Princeton Optronics Inc. are designed for pumping Nd:YAG lasers. One product...

Princeton Optronics Inc.

CCD Image Sensor

PHOENIX, Jan. 15, 2016 — On Semiconductor Inc. has announced the KAI-47051 image sensor, a high-resolution interline transfer CCD. The 47-MP sensor increases the available resolution for applications such as...

Machine Vision Software

OBERSULM, Germany, Jan. 15, 2016 — IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH offers its Adaptive Vision machine vision software for U.K. distribution. Compatible with all industrial cameras from IDS, the package provides production...

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

Motion Platform

APEX, N.C., Jan. 15, 2016 — The customizable CXY-BS series 150-mm XY motion platform from Griffin Motion LLC delivers high precision, accuracy and repeatability for applications including microscopy, inspection, wafer...

Griffin Motion LLC

Industrial Cameras BURNABY, British Columbia, Canada, Jan. 14, 2016 — CMOS cameras from Mightex Systems now work with USB3 extension cables from Icron Technologies Corp. Icron's 15-m Spectra 3001-15 active copper extension cables and 100-m Spectra 3022...

Mightex Systems

Polarization Controller

OLCHING, Germany, Jan. 14, 2016 — The PSY-201 PolaFlex deterministic polarization controller from General Photonics Corp. adjusts the polarization of light in 9/125-μm single-mode fibers in a targeted manner for use in optical...

General Photonics Corp.

Frame Grabber

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Jan. 14, 2016 — The PIXCI EB1miniH Camera Link frame grabber from Epix Inc. uses a half-size peripheral component interconnect express mini slot, designed for mounting in an embedded computer chassis. Flexible...

Laser Scanning Optics

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 13, 2016 — Precision Laser Scanning LLC distributes Geomatec Co. Ltd.’s laser scanning optics, including f-Theta lenses and beam expanders. The lenses are diffraction-limited across the scan field...

Precision Laser Scanning LLC

Fume Extraction System

LÖBAU, Germany, Jan. 13, 2016 — Umwelt-Lufttechnik AG (ULT) has announced the LAS 260.HD 19 W3, a new extraction system for laser and welding fumes. The portable device meets certification requirements according to DIN EN...

Autofocus Module

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2016 — Heptagon has announced OLIVIA 3DRanger, an intelligent optical module featuring an integrated microprocessor, adaptive algorithms, advanced optics, time-of-flight sensor and light source. The...

Heptagon USA Inc.

Automotive Lidar Sensor SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2016 — Quanergy Systems Inc. has announced the S3 solid-state lidar sensor for autonomous vehicles. The S3 creates a real-time, long-range 3D view of the environment, recognizing objects while mounted...

Quanergy Systems Inc.

Fiber Optic Cable OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 12, 2016 — Panasonic Corp. has announced a single cable and connector that enables transmission of uncompressed, full-spectrum 8K video signals. The cable uses plastic optical fiber technology and a...

Panasonic Corp.

WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 11, 2016 — LumiBright 3300B UV LEDs from Innovations in Optics Inc. offer illumination for digital light processing (DLP) applications such as 3D printing, maskless lithography, prepress digital imaging,...

Innovations in Optics Inc.

Automotive Sensors

QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 11, 2016 — LeddarTech Inc. offers optical sensors for advanced driver assistance systems. Available to OEMs and subsystem manufacturers for integration into mainstream automotive products, the optical...

LeddarTech Inc.

Automotive HUD SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2016 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. has collaborated with the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) to develop a head-up display (HUD) for next-generation automobiles. ...

OmniVision Technologies Inc.

IP Camera SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2016 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. and Grain Media Inc. have announced the GM8136S system-on-chip Internet protocol (IP) camera for security applications. The camera delivers high-resolution video...

OmniVision Technologies Inc.

Underwater LEDs DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 8, 2016 — Lumitec LLC offers full-color RGB SeaBlazeX Spectrum LEDs for use underwater. The LEDs have widely selectable output color options and a surface mount. User-selectable modes are featured with a...

Smart Eyewear

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 8, 2016 — Kopin Corp. has announced Solos ultralightweight smart eyewear, aerodynamically designed for optimal performance, comfort and style while cycling. The device allows cyclists to easily access...

Vehicle Head-Up Display MALDEN, Mass., Jan. 8, 2016 — SenseDriver Technologies has announced the SenseHUD aftermarket head-up display, a connected car platform that mounts to the dashboard of any car. SenseHUD leverages the power of a smartphone...

SenseDriver Technologies

Augmented Reality Interfaces AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 8, 2016 — Quantum Interface has announced augmented reality user interface solutions combining eye-tracking and motion control. The Quantum Automotive Head Up Display (QiHUD) reduces distracted driving...

Quantum Interface

DALLAS, Jan. 7, 2016 — Texas Instruments Inc. offers a 0.67-in. 4K ultrahigh-definition (UHD) digital light processing (DLP) chip for home theater, business and education projection displays. The chip features...

Texas Instruments Inc., DLP Products

AR Optics Development Kit REHOVOT, Israel, Jan. 7, 2016 — The DK-50 augmented reality (AR) development kit from Lumus combines advanced optics and InfinityAR markerless tracking technology. The kit is enabled by the Lumus Optical Engine, which...

UHD Microdisplays WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 7, 2016 — The Vista VR series of ultrahigh-definition microdisplays from Kopin Corp. allows OEMs to integrate virtual reality (VR) views into consumer products. Vista VR 720p displays are designed for...

3D AOI Systems

TOKYO, Jan. 7, 2016 — Saki Corp. has added the BF-3Di-Z and BF-3Di-D models to its line of 3D automated optical inspection systems. The systems provide measurements of printed circuit board components with a height...

Wireless Lighting Control Modules

ELGIN, Ill., Jan. 6, 2016 — Thomas Research Products has announced the TCM series of wireless lighting control modules for OEMs. Designed for use with LED luminaires powered by the company's LED drivers, the devices...

Hubbell Lighting Components

Optical Encoder

BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 6, 2016 — Celera Motion offers the Veratus optical encoder series from MicroE, designed for ease of installation and robust performance in a range of advanced industrial, medical, microelectronics and...

Celera Motion, Precision Motion

Thermal Cameras WILSONVILLE, Ore., Jan. 6, 2016 — Flir Systems Inc. has announced the Scout TK thermal vision monocular and the TG130 spot thermal camera, both featuring a low-cost Lepton microcamera core for affordable thermal imaging. The...

Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.

Diamond ATR Probe TUSTIN, Calif., Jan. 6, 2016 — Axiom Analytical Inc. has announced the 23-mm DMD-373 diamond attenuated total reflectance (ATR) probe, suitable for a range of laboratory and online process analysis applications. The...

Hellma Axiom Inc.

Smart Glasses Display

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 5, 2016 — Kopin Corp. Inc. has announced the Pupil smart glasses display module, projecting a high-resolution, high-brightness image comparable to a smartphone display in a 2-mm package. The display...

Programmable LED Light Source

FAIRPORT, N.Y., Jan. 5, 2016 — The GL OptiLight LED 127 CLC programmable light source from GL Optic is used to calibrate front and back cellphone and digital camera sensors. Internal LEDs are controlled through an automated,...

Online Filter Calculator ISERLOHN, Germany, Jan. 5, 2016 — Präzisions Glas & Optik GmbH offers a free online calculation tool for Schott optical color glass filters. The application simulates transmission curves for all available Schott color...

Prazisions Glas & Optik GmbH

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