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Photonics.com - January 2018
Business
2018 Prism Awards Winners Shine
The 2018 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation brings out the best of the best. Companies from around the world are among 30 finalists for the awards that recognize the industry’s top innovations and...
Schott Casts First Segments for ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope
The first six hexagonal segments for the main mirror of the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) have been successfully cast by glass manufacturer...
OFS, CommScope to Partner for Optical Fiber
OFS Fitel LLC and CommScope have entered into a new eight-year partnership to help ensure the availability of optical fiber supply to CommScope Inc. for use in its customers’ networks....
UW Launches Augmented Reality Research Center
The University of Washington is launching a new augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) research center funded by Facebook, Google and Huawei to accelerate innovation in the field and educate the...
Henderson Joins Lumileds as Corporate Development SVP
Lighting solutions developer Lumileds has appointed Jeff Henderson as its senior vice president of corporate development. Henderson brings more than 25 years of experience from numerous executive...
Pyreos Secures £1.7M in Funding
Sensor developer Pyreos has secured £1.7 million ($2.4 million) in funding from a syndicate of new investors and existing shareholders. The funds will be used for further commercial expansion,...
Manufacturing Is Changing Dramatically. Who’s Ready to Work?
U.S. manufacturing companies are expected to face a shortage of two million skilled workers by the year 2020. As a result, manufacturers and educators are looking for real, actionable ideas to train...
Siskiyou Products to Be Distributed by Elliot
Laboratory equipment supplier Elliot Scientific Ltd. has been named a distributor for photonic component developer Sisikyou Corp. within the UK and Ireland. Siskyou manufactures highly precise...
Renishaw Microscope Used for Energy Storage Development at U. Liverpool
The inVia confocal Raman microscope from Renishaw PLC is being used by a team at the Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy at the University of Liverpool to develop energy storage devices. The...
UB’s Prasad Named IEEE Fellow
Paras Prasad, executive director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics at the University at Buffalo (UB), has been named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics...
Army Lab, Ludwig Maximilian Develop Environmentally Friendly Red Flare
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, have developed an environment-friendly red-light flare for soldier signaling devices in...
Plessey to Market Monolithic GaN-on-Silicon MicroLED Display
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd., a developer of optoelectronic technology solutions, has announced its commitment to being the first to market with a monolithic microLED-based display based on...
Cork Researchers Enable Robust Image Capture of Unattenuated Bright Targets With Smart Camera
The Coded Access Optical Sensor (CAOS) smart camera has demonstrated enhanced imaging capabilities by imaging bright targets in the visible band. In early 2016, Professor Nabeel Riza and his team...
NASA Begins Work on WFIRST Telescope, a Hubble Cousin
NASA is beginning to design a space telescope that will provide the largest picture of the universe ever seen with the same depth and clarity as the Hubble Space Telescope. Scheduled to launch in the...
MU Researchers Use Depth Cameras for Physical Therapy
A team of University of Missouri (MU) researchers has found that depth camera often associated with video game systems can provide a variety of health care providers with objective information to...
UCF Team Using Microscopy to Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease
Kyu Young Han’s group at the College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL) and Yoon-Seong Kim’s lab at Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Central Florida are using...
NASA’s CATS Lidar Instrument Ends 33-Month Mission
A space-borne lidar instrument that fired more laser pulses than any previous orbiting instrument has ended its operations on the International Space Station, after a successful 33-month mission to...
Langston, Stannard Appointed to Ocean Optics Sales and Marketing Team
Optical sensing solutions provider Ocean Optics Inc. has appointed two new executives to its sales and marketing team. Henry Langston has been promoted to vice president of strategic marketing, and...
ISP Optics Awarded $5M Lens Contract
Optical and IR component manufacturer LightPath Technologies Inc. has announced that its subsidiary ISP Optics Corp. has been awarded a $5 million purchase contract for a variety of IR optical lens...
UT Austin’s Li Receives 2018 TAMEST O’Donnell Science Award
Xiaoqin Elaine Li, an associate professor in the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Physics is the recipient of the 2018 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Science from the Academy of...
Vrioni Appointed President of Waldmann
Waldmann Lighting, the U.S.-based North American subsidiary of Herbert Waldmann GmbH & Co. KG, has announced that David Vrioni has joined the company as president. Former president Jan Schaefer...
Samarelli Appointed Senior Engineer at CST Global
CST Global, an independent III-V opto-electronic, semiconductor foundry, has appointed Antonio Samarelli as its senior process integration engineer. Samarelli is actively involved in the development...
II-VI, USF Complete First Phase of Thin-Film Partnership
Materials and optoelectronic component manufacturer II-VI Inc. has completed the first phase of a joint research program with the University of South Florida (USF) to develop a new technology...
Discovery Could Lead to Materials with Brighter, Faster Light Emission
Scientists have discovered why a certain class of nanocrystals — caesium lead halide quantum dots &mdash shines in such bright colors. They have also confirmed that these nanocrystals emit...
Astronomers Team Up to Study Black Hole
Astronomers have used two Australian radio telescopes and several optical telescopes to study complex mechanisms that are fueling jets of material blasting away from a black hole 55 million ×...
NAI Selects Three Duke Faculty for 2017 Fellow Class
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected three faculty members from Duke University's biomedical engineering department to its 2017 class of fellows. Joseph Izatt, the Michael J....
Biolase Receives Accolades for 3 Dental Laser Systems
Dental laser developer Biolase Inc. has received awards for three of its dental laser systems from leading industry organizations. The Waterlase iPlus picked up this year's Dentaltown Townie Choice...
L3 Awarded $150M Night Vision Contract
L3 Technologies Inc. has been awarded a $150 million contract from an international country to provide night vision equipment with next-generation accuracy such as L3’s Binocular Night Vision...
Stellar Nursery Captured By ESO’s OmegaCAM
The OmegaCAM camera on the European South Observatory’s (ESO’s) VLT Survey Telescope has captured a glittering view of the Sharpless 29 stellar nursery. Many astronomical phenomena can be...
Quanergy Opens Dedicated Lidar Production Facility
Solid-state lidar sensor developer Quanergy Systems Inc. has opened a new production factory in Sunnyvale, California. The cutting-edge facility produces Quanergy’s patented S3 solid-state...
UC Davis Signs Licensing Agreement with Local Startup for Chemical Identification Technology
The University of California, Davis, is pleased to announce a licensing agreement with SensIT Ventures Inc. for a breakthrough technology that can be used to identify a broad range of chemicals from...
Specim Develops Mobile Hyperspectral Camera for High-Level Analysis
Specim Spectral Imaging Ltd., a VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Ltd. spin-off, has developed the world's first mobile hyperspectral camera for the fast, high-level analysis of a range of...
Zeiss Acquires Majority Stake in Bosello
The Zeiss Group will acquire a majority stake in Bosello High Technology SRL, a provider of industrial x-ray solutions, to strengthen its research and quality technology segment. For Zeiss,...
US Army Research Lab Working With the Marine Corps on Mission-Specific 3D-Printed Drones
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory are working with the Marine Corps to develop 3D-printed drones as materials science, aviation technology and software development merge to deliver new...
Optical Surfaces Reports CFHT First Solar Light
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has reported first solar light result achievement by the SPIRou spectrograph, which is installed at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) near the summit of Mauna Kea...
ARPA-E Announces $20M in Funding for 15 Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced $20 million in funding for 15 projects that will develop a new class of sensor systems to enable...
Government Report Details Need for US Ultrafast Laser Development
The U.S. is losing ground in a second laser revolution of highly intense, ultrafast lasers that have broad applications in manufacturing, medicine and national security, according to a new report...
Toptica Provides Lasers for Telescope's Adaptive Optics System
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has signed an agreement with Toptica Photonics AG for the production of lasers to be used in the observatory’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) adaptive...
UT Austin’s Milliron Awarded O’Donnell Award
Delia J. Milliron at The University of Texas at Austin is the recipient of the 2018 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Engineering from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas...
Keck Observatory to Update Adaptive Optics on Keck II Telescope
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding to the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii for a significant enhancement of the performance of the adaptive optics (AO) system on the...
Tufts' Jiang Awarded Air Force’s Early Career Award for Bio-Imaging
Xiaocheng Jiang, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering at Tufts University, has been awarded an early-career award from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific...
Gayer Appointed CEO of Gelest
Materials supplier Gelest Inc. has appointed Ken Gayer as its CEO. Gayer brings more than 20 years of global chemical industry leadership experience to his new role at Gelest. Most recently, Gayer...
Sabonnadiere Named CEO of Leti
Leti, a technology research institute of CEA Tech, has named Emmanuel Sabonnadiere as its CEO, succeeding Marie Noelle Semeria. Sabonnadiere, who has more than 25 years of executive leadership...
Rigaku Raman Analyzer Detects $36M of Cocaine in Confiscation
The Progeny ResQ handheld Raman analyzer from Rigaku Analytical Devices was used during a recent seizure of illegal drugs being transported to Antwerp, Belgium. Nearly 750 kg of cocaine was...
Southampton's ORC to Lead £6.1M Fiber Optic Program
The University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Center (ORC) is set to lead a £6.1 million ($7.3 million) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)-funded...
BRICS Researchers to Develop 3D Infrastructure Software
Using laser scanner survey technology and photography, researchers from Russia, China and India aim to develop software for creating informative 3D-models of urban infrastructure objects. Scientists...
CU-Boulder CubeSat Uncovers Source of Electrons in Earth’s Inner Radiation Belt
A 60-year-old mystery about the source of energetic, potentially damaging particles in Earth's radiation belts has been solved using data from a shoebox-sized CubeSat satellite built and operated by...
USF’s Killinger, Keck Made NAI Fellows
University of South Florida Physics professor emeritus Dennis Killinger and USF Institute for Advanced Discovery & Innovation professor Donald Keck have been named by the National Academy of...
Hach Buys Kipp & Zonen
Solar irradiation systems developer Kipp & Zonen Holding BV has been sold to Hach, a group of companies active in the measurement of water quality and quantity, hydrology, meteorology, air...
ALABO Photovoltaics Project Closes
The Europe-based ALABO project has completed its mission to develop organic electronic building elements on flexible substrates with monolithically integrated barrier foils as substrate. "We were...
SPIE Gives Readers Full Access to Two Journals
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced that two of its journals, the Journal of Biomedical Optics and Neurophotonics, will become fully open access journals starting...
Blackbird, TU Munich Collaborate for OCT in Auto Manufacturing
Remote laser welding system manufacturer Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH is participating in a research project with the Technical University of Munich’s Institute for Machine Tools and...
Elbit Awarded $46M NATO Contract
Defense technology company Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a follow-on $46 million contract to supply its J-Music Direct Infrared Countermeasures self-protection systems to the North Atlantic...
Glass Firm Announces US Inventory Capacity
Glass substrate and fabrication service provider S.I. Howard Glass Co. Inc. has announced a 20,000-sq-ft glass inventory capacity at the company’s U.S. facility. The company features brands...
George Mason, Adobe Collaborate on Imaging Research
The department of computer science at George Mason University is working with Adobe Systems Inc. on preliminary research for imaging and video streaming. "Truly for us it has been an excellent...
Comtec to Distribute Anritsu Products
Test and measurement solutions provider Anritsu Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Comtec Cable Accessories Ltd., a provider of components, equipment and services for the...
Research & Technology
Ordering Discovery Could Help Overcome Limitations to InGaN Material Systems
An international research group has discovered the core mechanism that limits the indium (In) content in indium gallium nitride (InGaN) thin films, a key material for making blue LEDs. In an effort to push the indium content to the limit, scientists grew single atomic layers of indium nitride (InN) on gallium nitride (GaN). The researchers used atomic resolution transmission electron microscope...
Microchip Shows Promise for Ultrasmall Smart Vision Systems and IoT Apps
Scientists have developed a microchip that can capture visual details from video frames at extremely low power consumption. According to the research team, the video feature extractor uses 20 times...
Phototherapy Treats Metastatic Disease Using Light-Sensitive Drugs
A new study could expand the use of phototherapy for treating metastatic disease. Researchers have demonstrated the treatment of disseminated cancer by delivering photoactivatable drugs within...
Silicon Nanoblock Arrays Create Vivid Colors With Subwavelength Resolution
Researchers have demonstrated precise color control using monocrystalline silicon. Their work exploits the resonance of silicon materials to enable high reflectance and purity of color. A research...
Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Rectennas Get an Efficiency Boost
The research team that announced the first optical rectenna in 2015 reports that it has improved multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) rectennas by creating and optimizing new diode structures that allow...
'Quantum Cocktail' Provides Insight Into Magnetic Storage
To speed up the writing and readout of magnetic information from storage devices, researchers are exploring the use of ultrashort laser pulses that can switch magnetic domains in solid-state...
Method Analyzes Encrypted FPV Data to Detect Unauthorized Drone Filming
Researchers have demonstrated a method for detecting whether a drone camera is illicitly recording a targeted subject or private home. Previous studies have shown methods for detecting whether a...
Bright Light Therapy Improves Sleep in Cancer Patients
Researchers investigated the effect of systematic light exposure on sleep in a mixed group of fatigued cancer survivors following primary cancer treatment. Results of the randomized controlled trial...
Light-Splitting Greenhouse Film Could Improve Photosynthetic Efficiency
University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) engineers have received a $2.45 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a scalable, cost-effective greenhouse material that...
Nonplanar Design Could Increase Display Flexibility, Resolution and Imaging Speed
A newly developed transistor architecture could boost the performance of display circuitry, leading to flexible ultrahigh definition displays. The new, nonplanar design uses vertical semiconductor...
All-Si Laser Could Advance Integrated Photonics
An optically pumped all-Si distributed feedback laser has been demonstrated using active layers of high-density Si nanocrystals. The new laser provides high optical gains, overcoming the low...
Lithography, DNA Used to Build Structures That Could Lead to New Metamaterials
Researchers have developed a technique for creating optical structures that could lead to new classes of optical materials and devices. Their technique combines a traditional fabrication method,...
Microscopic 3D Printing Could Build Structures Inside the Body
Researchers have used ultrathin optical fibers to create microscopic structures via laser-based 3D printing. The microstructures, which were created on a microscope slide, exhibited a 1.0-micron...
Discovery Could Lead to Materials with Brighter, Faster Light Emission
Scientists have discovered why a certain class of nanocrystals — caesium lead halide quantum dots &mdash shines in such bright colors. They have also confirmed that these nanocrystals emit...
Fiber OLEDs Developed For Wearable Displays
Researchers have fabricated highly efficient OLEDs on an ultra-thin fiber for use in wearable displays. The weavable OLEDs, which are based on a simple, low-temperature solution process, achieved...
Biomicroscopic System Could Yield More Effective Cancer Treatment
A converged biomicroscope based on high frequency ultrasound and optical spectroscopy could overcome the challenges of existing imaging systems for tumor analysis and provide physicians with the...
Engineered Quantum Dots Could Help Lower Solar Power Cost
A window architecture that uses two different layers of low-cost colloidal quantum dots, tuned to absorb different parts of the solar spectrum, could be used to build double-pane solar windows that...
Optically Imaging the Fourth Dimension
A visual representation of the fourth dimension has been observed in two independent experiments. The theoretical groundwork for these experiments was laid by researchers at ETH Zürich. In both...
Technique Could Offer Gentler Approach to Making Hybrid Photovoltaic Materials
DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 5, 2018 — A thin-film deposition method for creating hybrid thin-film materials using pulsed laser evaporation, applied to the fabrication of perovskite solar cells, could...
Iridescent Spiders Provide Inspiration for Optics Design
Could the courtship habits of a tiny spider provide the basis for a novel design for miniature optics? An international research team studied the unique iridescent signal produced by miniature...
53-Qubit Quantum Simulator Observes Quantum Magnetism in Action
Two independent teams of scientists have used more than 50 interacting atomic quantum bits (qubits) to mimic magnetic quantum matter, setting what they believe to be a new record for quantum...
Laser Welding Technique Expands Industrial Use of AHS-Grade Steel Alloys
A technique for high-temperature laser welding has been developed for use with advanced high-strength (AHS) steel alloys. High-strength steels exhibit improved formability and collision resilience...
George Mason, Adobe Collaborate on Imaging Research
The department of computer science at George Mason University is working with Adobe Systems Inc. on preliminary research for imaging and video streaming. "Truly for us it has been an excellent...
Products
Super-Polishing Capabilities
EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 31, 2018 — Ross Optical Industries Inc. has announced a super-polishing capability for windows, mirrors and other flat optics. The technology can achieve extremely smooth surfaces on optics from 5 to 300 mm in diameter and materials such as fused silica, silicon, Zerodur and visible materials. A surface quality of 10−5 and a surface roughness of 0.1 nm are attainable.
Ross Optical Industries
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Fiber Laser Cutting System
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 31, 2018 — The Titan Fxi from Laser Photonics is a fully integrated, industrial-grade fiber laser cutting system targeted for metal processing. The Titan FXi delivers fiber laser cutting technology,...
Laser Photonics Corp.
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Achromatic Doublet Lenses
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., Jan. 30, 2018 — Knight Optical LLC has announced a range of stock Achromatic Doublet Lenses for use within wind lidar. Achromatic doublets correct for chromatic aberrations that exist in singlet lenses when...
Knight Optical
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3D-Printing Materials
SEATTLE, Jan. 30, 2018 — The Proofgrade line of materials from Glowforge are sourced, encoded and lab-tested for 3D printing. The materials are specially formulated for the Glowforge 3D laser printer and work well with...
Glowforge Inc.
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Laser Cutting System
LÜNEBURG, Germany, Jan. 29, 2018 — The 3XL-3200 laser cutting system from Eurolaser GmbH is a 3.2-m device for large-format textile cutting. The precise roll feeding and the tension-free transport via the specially developed...
eurolaser GmbH
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LED Light Source Module
BERLIN, Jan. 29, 2018 — The RGB LED light source module from the Berliner Glas Group provides a high degree of light with small light guides. Up to 40 lm can be emitted from one fiber with a diameter of 0.7 mm. By...
Berliner Glas GmbH
Laser Selective Soldering Systems
STRAMBINO, Italy, Jan. 26, 2018 — The Firefly Next > series of laser selective soldering systems from Seica SPA is capable of soldering both the top and bottom of the printed circuit board. Under its new housing made of...
Seica SpA
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Acceleration Sensor
REUTLINGEN, Germany, Jan. 26, 2018 — The BMA400 ultralow-power acceleration sensor from Bosch Sensortec GmbH is designed for wearables and Internet of Things applications. The BMA400 draws 10× less current than existing...
Bosch Sensortec GmbH
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Embedded 3D Sensors
YEHUD, Israel, Jan. 25, 2018 — Vayyar Inc. has announced embedded 3D sensors for smart homes. This technology combines multiple capabilities into a single sensor that covers an entire apartment in all light conditions while...
Vayyar Imaging Ltd.
3D Line Confocal Scanner
CUMMING, Ga., Jan. 25, 2018 — The UULA 3D Line Confocal Scanner from FocalSpec Inc. is based on line confocal imaging technology that enables high-speed 3D imaging of surfaces that are difficult or impossible to measure with...
LMI Technologies Inc., FocalSpec
Flying Probers
STRAMBINO, Italy, Jan. 24, 2018 — The Pilot V8 next > series of flying probers from Seica spa provides up to 20 mobile test resources for an electronic board. Applications include automatic optical inspection, barcode...
Seica SpA
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Internet Protocol Camera Solution
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2018 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. and Vatics Inc. have announced the OS05A20 sensor and M5S system-on-chip, a high-performance, NIR internet protocol camera solution for 5-MP indoor and outdoor...
OMNIVISION
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Compact CW Laser
BERLIN, Jan. 24, 2018 — The continuous wave FQCW266-C DUV laser from Crystal Laser Systems GmbH emits 10-mW output power at a wavelength of 266 nm. Compared to the other FQCW266 series models, the size of the new...
CryLaS GmbH
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Automated Optical Interface
STRAMBINO, Italy, Jan. 23, 2018 — The DRAGONFLY next > series of automated optical interface systems from Seica SPA provide optical inspection capabilities for through-hole technology components of electronic boards, as well...
Seica SpA
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Servo Motor Kit
VAUGHAN, Ontario, Jan. 23, 2018 — The EC 45 Flat Frameless Brushless Servo Motor Kit from Maxon Motors has been announced by Electromate Inc. The kit consists of only a rotor and stator with no bearings or motor shaft. With an...
Electromate Inc.
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Thermal Energy Harvester
SAXONBURG, Pa., Jan. 23, 2018 — The EverGen PowerStrap Generator from II-VI Inc. is designed to harvest wasted heat as reusable energy in the oil and gas industry. The generator converts thermal energy into electrical energy...
Coherent Corp.
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Wide Incidence Angle Mirror
SAXONBURG, Pa., Jan. 22, 2018 — The wide incidence angle mirror from II-VI Inc. is designed for lidar applications. The mirrors enable reflected laser beams within lidar systems to maintain optical powers with a very high...
Coherent Corp.
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Thermal Vision Automotive Development Kit
WILSONVILLE, Ore., Jan. 22, 2018 — The high-resolution Thermal Vision Automotive Development Kit from Flir Systems Inc. features the high-performance Boson thermal camera for automakers, tier-one automotive parts suppliers and...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Professional LEDs
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taipei, Jan. 19, 2018 — The 5630X series of LEDs from Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. features a luminous efficiency up to 228 lm/W that meets the high-luminance requirements of professional commercial and industrial...
Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.
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Robotic Perception System
PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 19, 2018 — The AE100 robotic perception system from AEye Inc. is designed for autonomous vehicle, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and mobility markets. The AE100 is a solid-state, cost-optimized...
AEye Inc.
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Illumination Sources
GOLETA, Calif., Jan. 18, 2018 — LaserLight illumination sources from SLD Laser deliver >10× the luminance of LEDs for use in automotive lighting performance, safety and styling. LaserLight sources provide safe,...
Kyocera SLD Laser (KSLD)
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Fuel Analyzer
BROKEN ARROW, Okla., Jan. 18, 2018 — The MINISCAN IR Vision high-speed, compact mid-Fourier transform IR spectroscopy (FTIR) fuel analyzer from Grabner Instruments Messtechnik GmbH and Ametek Inc. is designed for comprehensive,...
Grabner Instruments Messtechnik GmbH
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Scan Camera
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 17, 2018 — The Apex AP-3200T-USB scan camera from JAI AS is a three-CMOS prism-based industrial RGB area scan camera providing high color fidelity and spatial precision. The camera is built around three...
JAI A/S
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Ammonia Electrochemical Sensors
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2018 — Long-lasting ammonia (NH3) electrochemical sensors from SemeaTech Inc. have been announced by Electro Optical Components Inc. Ideal for monitoring toxic NH3 refrigerant gas leaks, the ammonia...
Electro Optical Components Inc.
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MEMS-Based Scanning Lidar Solution
KFAR SABA, Israel, Jan. 16, 2018 — The InnovizPro from Innoviz Technologies Ltd. is a standalone, solid-state, microelectromechanical-based scanning lidar solution. The device delivers on all of the automotive industry’s...
Innoviz Technologies Ltd.
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Fixed-Mount Machine Vision Camera
NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y., Jan. 16, 2018 — The VIBE Fixed Mount Machine Vision Camera from Jadak is a full-color imager that reads matrix code at a distance of <1 in. Its small footprint and close read range make it ideal for OEMs...
JADAK
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Capacitive Sensor Head
NEUHAUSEN AUF DEN FILDERN, Germany, Jan. 16, 2018 — Balluff GmbH has announced a flexible, self-adhesive capacitive sensor head for noncontact, continuous level detection on nonconductive vessel or pipe outer walls made of glass, plastic or ceramic....
Balluff GmbH
Phase-Locked Oscillators
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 15, 2018 — Phase-locked oscillators from Pasternack Enterprises Inc. deliver accurate and stable output frequencies with low phase noise and high performance, making them ideal for use in radar and other...
Pasternack Inc.
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Digital Multimeter
HIRSCHAU, Germany, Jan. 15, 2018 — The Voltcraft VC175 digital multimeter from Conrad Electronic SE is a robust unit with automatic scaling. The device’s voltage measurement range of up to 600 V enables professional tasks...
Conrad Electronic SE
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Data Transformation Platform
CONCORD, Ontario, Jan. 12, 2018 — The docAlpha 5.0 digital transformation platform from Artsyl Technologies Inc. is integrated with Laserfiche’s enterprise content management system to provide a powerful, intelligent capture...
Artsyl Technologies Inc.
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Optical Gas Imaging Camera
MEER, Belgium, Jan. 12, 2018 — The FLIR GF346 optical gas imaging camera from Flir Systems Inc. is able to detect the leaks of carbon monoxide and other gases. The FLIR GF346 traces leaks to their source by visualizing an...
Teledyne FLIR
High-Temperature Epoxy
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Jan. 11, 2018 — The EB-119M high-temperature epoxy from EpoxySet Inc. is designed for sealing and bonding in optics, electronics and engineering applications where a fast cure is required. The EB-119M is a...
EpoxySet Inc.
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Silicone Immersion Objectives
BARRINGTON, N.J., Jan. 10, 2017 — Olympus Super Apochromatic Objectives from Edmund Optics Inc. are silicone immersion objectives for use in a wide variety of digital imaging applications. Olympus Super Apochromatic Objectives...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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UAV Imager
NEWTON, Mass., Jan. 10, 2018 — The FireflEYE S185 imager from Bodkin Design & Engineering LLC is designed for unmanned aerial vehicles for precision agriculture. Snapshot hyperspectral technology allows spectral and...
Bodkin Design & Engineering LLC
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Multicamera Software
OTTAWA, Ontario, Jan. 9, 2018 — The Pixelink Capture software application from Pixelink is a real-time, interactive, multicamera software compatible with Pixelink’s PL-B and PL-D line of cameras for a multicamera user...
Pixelink
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Positioning Stages
AUBURN, Mass., Jan. 9, 2018 — The V-551 family of ultraprecision positioning stages from Physik Instrumente LP are available with 0.2-nm resolution linear encoders, ideal for high-end alignment, scanning and automation...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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IQ Laser Diode Modules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 8, 2018 — Power Technology Inc. has announced instrument-quality, IQ laser diode modules for high-end OEM applications that emit between 2000 and 3000 nm. The six additions to the IQ product family are...
Power Technology Inc.
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Liquid Chiller System
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 8, 2018 — The LCS-600 liquid chiller system from Aspen Systems Inc. is an ultra-compact, high-efficiency turnkey system. The lightweight LCS chiller features a fluid reservoir, circulation pump and...
Aspen Systems Inc.
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Powerful Femtosecond Fiber Lasers
The FemtoFiber ultra is a cost-effective, turnkey laser that provides femtosecond pulses at central wavelengths of 780, 1050 or 1560 nm with up to 5 W output power. It is a powerful laser source for...
TOPTICA Photonics Inc.
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Tunable Light Sources
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 5, 2018 — The RS7 SpectralLED family of tunable light sources from Gamma Scientific Inc. incorporates up to 34 discrete wavelengths for synthesis of commercially available light sources or based on imported...
Gamma Scientific
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Laser Detectors
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 5, 2018 — Coherent Inc. has extended is series of large-area, high-speed PowerMax-Pro laser detectors to enable power measurement of continuous-wave laser beams of 3- and 5-kW peak power with modulated laser...
Coherent Inc.
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Chemiluminescence Imaging Systems
FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 4, 2017 — The GeneGnome XRQ chemiluminescence imaging system from Syngene is a dedicated chemiluminescence imaging system designed to rapidly and accurately image chemiluminescent Western blots. The blue...
Syngene USA
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Microscopy Imaging Solution
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Jan. 4, 2018 — The Imaris version 9.1 from Bitplane AG is a correlative microscopy solution that offers the ability to simultaneously visualize multiple 2D, 3D or 4D images with differing spatial or temporal...
Bitplane AG
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CMOS Camera
WATERLOO, Ontario, Jan. 3, 2018 — The Falcon4 86M CMOS camera from Teledyne Dalsa is available in monochrome or color. The Falcon4 cameras are powered by the company’s 86-MP global shutter CMOS image sensor, which outputs...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Laser Control Software
LENGWIL, Switzerland, Jan. 3, 2018 — The Showeditor V6 laser control software from Laserworld AG has been released with updated features. The Live Window became easier to use for beginners, as it automatically loads the default...
Laserworld AG
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Laser Surface Cleaning Machine
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 3, 2018 — The CleanTech Handheld NCX laser surface cleaning machine from Laser Photonics is a complete, industrial-grade, high-precision portable laser cleaning and surface conditioning system featuring...
Laser Photonics Corp.
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NIR Spectroradiometer
LAWRENCE, Mass., Jan. 2, 2018 — The SR-6500 NIR spectroradiometer from Spectral Evolution Inc. features ultrahigh resolution and new high sensitivity levels with very stable performance with three thermoelectrically cooled...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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Micro-Optics Module
AACHEN, Germany, Jan. 2, 2018 — The C-SMD micro-optics module from Ingeneric GmbH is designed for the collimation of single-mode diode bars to help exploit the improved brightness and open up new fields of application for laser...
INGENERIC GmbH
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LTE Category M Turnkey Measurement Solution
LUTON, England, Jan. 2, 2018 — An LTE Category M software release for the Universal Wireless Test Set MT8870A has been released by Anritsu Corp. to support RF tests of LTE Category M devices. The release includes MX887065A...
Anritsu Ltd.
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Industrial Camera
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Jan. 2, 2018 — The Q-12A180/CXP next generation QUARTZ 12 Megapixel Quad CoaXPress camera from Adimec Advanced Image Systems BV is a 12-MP CMOS global shutter camera that delivers images of 4096 × 3072 pixels...
Adimec Advanced Image Systems BV
3D Software
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Jan. 1, 2018 — EyeVision 3D software from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH now supports Intel RealSense D-400. The 3D command set of the EyeVision 3D software allows the capture of 3D images and process point...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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