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Photonics.com - July 2016
Business
Drone-Based Imaging Improves Agricultural Practices
Aerial Agriculture LLC, a startup company launched by Purdue University students, aims to revolutionize the agricultural industry by building drones to capture multispectral images of entire crop fields. "Our technology can pinpoint crop areas that need more attention, which allows farmers to then apply more inputs and address potential crop issues immediately, as opposed to after the fact," said...
Osram Acquires Novità
Lighting manufacturer Osram Licht AG has expanded its specialty lighting business by acquiring NovitàTechnologies, a U.S. manufacturer of automotive LED modules. The company hopes to...
BioTek Begins $4M Expansion in Vermont
Microplate instrumentation developer BioTek Instruments Inc. has begun a $4 million expansion of its facility, adding 22,000 sq ft to support its design and manufacturing needs.
Applied Image Makes Young Workforce Pledge
Photonic solutions developer Applied Image Inc. has signed the Finger Lakes Advanced Manufacturer’s Enterprise (FAME) 5% Pledge, agreeing to hire young employees for its workforce. The 5% Pledge...
Sedi-ATI Acquired by J-F Vinchant Holding
J-F Vinchant Holding Strategy has acquired Sedi-ATI Fibres Optiques. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. The acquisition aims to boost the company’s presence in the optical fiber-based...
Atabak Mokari Appointed Iridex CFO, Development VP
Ophthalmology technology developer Iridex Corp. has appointed Atabak Mokari as its chief financial officer and vice president of corporate development. Mokari brings 18 years of finance and strategy...
Framos to Distribute e2v Sensors
Technology system and component manufacturer e2v has appointed imaging solutions provider Framos as its distributor for high-performance CMOS image sensors across Europe, the Middle East and Africa....
LightPointe Launches Visible Light Company
LightPointe Communications Inc., a manufacturer of long-range outdoor point-to-point wireless bridges using radio frequency and laser technology, has formed a new company focused on visible light...
Wilson Lin Appointed CEO of General Photonics
Optical instrument developer General Photonics Corp. has appointed Wilson Lin CEO. In his new role, Lin will be responsible for driving growth of the company. He will also hold a position on its...
Faro Acquires BuildIT
Three-dimensional measurement and imaging solution developer Faro Technologies Inc. has acquired 3D metrology software developer BuildIT Software & Solutions Ltd. Faro will introduce BuildIT software...
ANA-Detecting Microscope Cleared by FDA
The Image Navigator automated microscope from diagnostic instrumentation developer Immuno Concepts Inc. has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as being safe and effective. The...
Rofin Boosts Fiber Laser Production at Hamburg Factory
Laser developer Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH has expanded fiber laser production capabilities at its Hamburg factory. By adding an additional assembly line to its facility, Rofin says it’s reacting...
Boeing to Demonstrate Ophir Air Data System
Laser radar developer Ophir Corp.’s Optical Air Data System has been selected for demonstration on an Embraer E170 business jet as part of the Boeing ecoDemonstrator program. The ecoDemonstrator...
P&P’s Spectrometer Heads to International Space Station
A spectrometer made by P&P Optica is en route to the International Space Station, launched July 18 aboard the SpaceX-9 spacecraft for use during its mission to deliver several tons of supplies to the...
Lunula Laser Receives FDA Approval to Treat Nail Fungus
The low-level Lunula Laser from Erchonia Corp. has received 510(k) approval from the U.S. FDA. Erchonia said it is the first low-level laser to receive marketing clearance for the treatment of...
Omega Optical Acquires Rugate to Expand Thin Film Capabilities
Omega Optical has announced its acquisition of Rugate Technology Inc., an R&D company focused on the design, process development, and manufacturing of optical thin films. Formed in 1996, Rugate...
Lockheed Martin Validates Airborne Sensor System
Lockheed Martin Co. said its INFIRNO sensor system has completed its first flight aboard a H-60 BLACK HAWK helicopter, validating its ability to detect, identify and track targets from an airborne...
Craig Ciesla Named VP of Engineering by Kaiam
Hybrid photonic integrated circuit (PIC) developer Kaiam Corp. has appointed Craig Ciesla vice president of engineering. Ciesla will lead development and engineering teams at the company’s Newark,...
Concordia’s Photodynamic Therapy Laser Receives Premarket Approval
Concordia International Corp. said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Company's premarket approval application for its Photofrin 630 PDT (photodynamic therapy) Laser.
Biotek Instruments Expands in Canada
Biotek Intruments Inc. plans to expand in Canada with a dedicated sales and support operation in the country. Charles Amirmansour, previously applications and business development manager, has been...
Beam Machines Establishes US Operations
Beam Machines Inc. has established operations in the U.S., and appointed Tim Bell general manager and vice president of business development for the subsidiary. Beam Machines manufactures metal 3D...
Finnish Border Guard Orders Imaging Systems from L-3 Communications
The Wescam division of imaging system developer L-3 Communications Holdings has received an order from the Finnish Border Guard to provide MX-15 electro-optical and IR imaging systems for...
Gooch & Housego Acquire Kent Periscopes, Alfalight
Gooch & Housego PLC has acquired Kent Periscopes Ltd., a supplier of periscopes, vehicle sights and related equipment for land-based armored fighting vehicles, as well as Alfalight Inc., a...
L-3 to Deliver EO/IR Systems to Military Customer
L-3 Communications said its Wescam division has received multiple orders from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for its MXTM-15D electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) designator...
Northrop Grumman Secures $35M Army IR Countermeasure Contract
The U.S. Army has awarded to Northrup Grumman Systems Corp. a $35,372,762 cost-plus-fixed-fee, fixed-price incentive, and firm-fixed-price hybrid contract with options for engineering and...
Singapore’s A*Star Forms Consortia to Advance IC Packaging
Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Institute of Microelectronics (IME) has reported the creation of two consortiums with a number of semiconductor companies to develop...
Elbit Receives Contract for Uruguay ‘Safe District’
Defense technology developer Elbit Systems Ltd. has received a $19 million contract from the Maldonado District Administration in Uruguay for a “safe district” project. The project will span across...
Dilas Supplying Direct to Great Britain, Ireland
Laser diode developer Dilas announced the direct selling of its diode laser components products to markets in Great Britain and Ireland. Stuart Sendall of Photosens Ltd. will be the local contact and...
Ninesigma, Essilor to Enter See Change Challenge
Innovation accelerator Ninesigma Inc. is collaborating with ophthalmic lens developer Essilor International SA for the See Change Challenge, a worldwide initiative that aims to provide better access...
Block MEMS Receives $9.8M Government Contract
IR detection systems developer Block MEMS LLC said it has been awarded a $9.8 million contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) within the Office of the Director of...
Mitsubishi Laser Delivered
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co. Ltd. has completed delivery of its first ABLASER laser micromachining system to a Japanese manufacturer of precision instruments. The manufacturer will be...
3D-Micromac Opens US Headquarters
3D-Micromac AG is expanding its global presence with the opening of its new American headquarters in San Jose, Calif. Serving as both an applications lab and sales and support facility, the office...
Nanoplus Given Green Light for Automotive Alcohol Sensor
The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety in the U.S. has authorized laser developer Nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH to start the second phase of laser development for its touch-based...
3D Printing Focus of Nanoscribe US User Meeting
Nanoscribe GmbH, a 3D printer manufacturer, held its first U.S. user meeting at Harvard University. In collaboration with the university’s Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS), which houses a...
Neurovision Receives Financing for Retinal Imaging Technology
Imaging and diagnostic solutions provider Neurovision Imaging LLC has raised financing for regulatory approval of its retinal imaging technology for the early detection and monitoring of...
Imec Opens Florida Design Center for PICs, Expands Foundry Services
Nanoelectronics research center imec has opened imec Florida, a design center focusing on photonics and high-speed electronics integrated circuit (IC) design. The organization said it has signed a...
4-H Camps Receive STEM Grant
The University of Tennessee Extension, along with programs in Colorado, Kentucky and Missouri, has been awarded a $10,000 sponsorship from internet provider HughesNet LLC to implement a STEM...
FDA Approves Implantable Vision-Correcting Lens
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Revision Optics Inc.’s Raindrop Near Vision Inlay device that corrects near vision for patients with presbyopia, providing an alternative for...
LightPath Wins $200K SBIR Award for Graphene Coating
Optics technology provider LightPath Technologies Inc. has won a $200,000 subaward from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its Small Business Innovation Research project, “Carbide bonded...
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Begins STEM Center Construction
Construction has begun on a 52,500-ft2 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education Center at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott, Ariz., campus, set for completion...
Almae Acquires III-V Facilities, Technology
Semiconductor IP provider Almae Technologies SAS is taking over the facilities of spin-off company III-V Lab to use its epitaxy reactors and electronic nanolithography equipment for the production of...
Jenoptik Expands Traffic Safety System in Canada
Jenoptik AG has reported that its Traffic Solutions Division received the order to continue and to expand the operation of digital camera systems for red-light monitoring in Canada. A new contract...
EOS Imaging Signs Agreement with German Hospital Network
Orthopedic medical imaging firm EOS Imaging said it has signed a corporate agreement with Schön Kliniken Hospital Network of Germany, which acquired two EOS platforms earlier this year. Financial...
Rudolph to Fulfill $11M Wafer-Level Packaging System Order
Defect inspection, lithography, metrology, and process control software developer Rudolph Technologies Inc. said it has received a multisystem order for its fan-out wafer level packaging (FOWLP)...
LightWave Logic Develops Polymer Photonics
Electro-optical technology provider Lightwave Logic Inc. is developing a polymer photonics technology platform to meet scaling metrics dictated by large data centers, telecommunications system...
Versalume to Develop Corning Light-Diffusing Fiber
Corning Inc. has invested in optical fiber developer Versalume LLC to create smart, integrated products and solutions based on Corning’s Fibrance Light-Diffusing Fiber. Versalume will lead all...
Photon Control Announces Transfer with Resignations, Appointments
Optical sensor developer Photon Control Inc. has announced multiple resignations and appointments after the discovery by its board of directors of a $4.5 million transfer to Photon Control R&D Ltd.,...
New Scale Mini Fiber Positioners Enter Full Production
Micropositioning stage developer New Scale Technologies Inc. has moved its miniature Cobra fiber positioners into full production, manufacturing 200 units per month for the Subaru Telescope Prime...
High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography Images Brain Cortical Perfusion
The High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography (HD-DOT) system from Cephalogics LLC has been used to measure and monitor very small focal changes in cortical perfusion resulting from visual stimulation...
Research & Technology
Display Technology Eliminates Need for 3D Glasses
A novel design for 3D display in a cinema setting makes 3D viewable at high resolution and without the need for special eyewear. The prototype design, dubbed Cinema 3D, allows viewers to experience...
Drone-Based Imaging Improves Agricultural Practices
Aerial Agriculture LLC, a startup company launched by Purdue University students, aims to revolutionize the agricultural industry by building drones to capture multispectral images of entire crop...
Terahertz QCL Demonstrates Record Power in CW Mode
The output power of a terahertz quantum cascade laser (QCL) has been effectively doubled, producing record output power of up to 230 mW in CW mode, compared to the previous record was 138 mW. A...
Spectroscopic 3D Survey Maps 1.2M Galaxies
The largest-ever 3D map of distant galaxies has been constructed with measurements made by the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) program of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-III,...
Carbon-Nanotube Optics Designed for Space Telescopes
A lightweight telescope that uses a carbon-nanotube mirror is being designed to fit easily inside a CubeSat, a NASA nanosatellite measuring four inches on one side.
Window to the Brain Could Enable Laser Surgery
Use of a novel material, nanocrystalline yttria-stabilized zirconia (nc-YSZ), to make cranial implants may allow the safe and efficacious use of laser-based therapies to treat brain disorders and...
Field Study Compares Portable Microscopes for Parasite Diagnosis
Handheld, mobile phone-based microscopes could be used in developing countries after minimal training of community laboratory technicians to diagnose intestinal parasites quickly and accurately.
Very Large Telescope Reveals Low-Mass Bodies in Orion Nebula
The HAWK-I IR instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) has been used to produce the deepest and most comprehensive view of the Orion Nebula to date. The...
Lens Design Enables Expanded View of Neuronal Activity
A novel lens for a two-photon imaging system is able to capture images of the brain that are almost 10 times larger than those captured through a conventional two-photon microscope.
Elastic Peak Electron Spectroscopy Theorized for Surface Analysis
A theoretical model describing the sampling depth of elastic peak electron spectroscopy for calculating the parameters of electron scattering in the surface layers of samples may enable more reliable...
Smart LEDs Deliver Communication and Illumination
Consumer-grade LED light bulbs can be enhanced with basic light-receiving electronics to enable the sensing of incoming signals from other light-emitting devices. The enhanced light bulbs are...
DNA Origami Enables Glowing Photonic Crystal Cavities
A microscopic, glowing image of Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” has been fabricated in a demonstration of directed self-assembly of DNA origami onto lithographically patterned binding sites....
Blue Light Influences Cognition Even After Exposure Ends
Scientists have shown that a single exposure to blue wavelength light for a period of approximately one-half hour leads to measurable changes in brain activity in the prefrontal cortex when people...
Ninesigma, Essilor to Enter See Change Challenge
Innovation accelerator Ninesigma Inc. is collaborating with ophthalmic lens developer Essilor International SA for the See Change Challenge, a worldwide initiative that aims to provide better access...
LED Exposure Impacts Milk Quality More Than Any Other Factor
A study to evaluate the effects of LED light on the perceived quality of milk shows that exposure to LEDs for even a few hours degrades the perceived quality of milk even more than the microbial...
Satellite Mission Tests Quantum Light Source
A technology that carries a quantum light source into space may be able to preserve the quantum properties of light as it travels through an optical link from space to Earth. It could provide the...
Mirror-Enhanced Microscopy Captures Cell Behaviors
A novel technique for growing cells on miniature mirrors and imaging them using super-resolution microscopy may provide a way to view cell structures at a micron scale. The technique uses light waves...
High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography Images Brain Cortical Perfusion
The High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography (HD-DOT) system from Cephalogics LLC has been used to measure and monitor very small focal changes in cortical perfusion resulting from visual stimulation...
acquisitions
Osram Acquires Novità
Lighting manufacturer Osram Licht AG has expanded its specialty lighting business by acquiring NovitàTechnologies, a U.S. manufacturer of automotive LED modules. The company hopes to complement its LED offerings with tail lights and forward auxiliary lighting such as fog and daytime running lights. Financial details of the transaction were not divulged. Osram Licht develops and...
Sedi-ATI Acquired by J-F Vinchant Holding
J-F Vinchant Holding Strategy has acquired Sedi-ATI Fibres Optiques. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. The acquisition aims to boost the company’s presence in the optical fiber-based...
Faro Acquires BuildIT
Three-dimensional measurement and imaging solution developer Faro Technologies Inc. has acquired 3D metrology software developer BuildIT Software & Solutions Ltd. Faro will introduce BuildIT software...
Omega Optical Acquires Rugate to Expand Thin Film Capabilities
Omega Optical has announced its acquisition of Rugate Technology Inc., an R&D company focused on the design, process development, and manufacturing of optical thin films. Formed in 1996, Rugate...
Gooch & Housego Acquire Kent Periscopes, Alfalight
Gooch & Housego PLC has acquired Kent Periscopes Ltd., a supplier of periscopes, vehicle sights and related equipment for land-based armored fighting vehicles, as well as Alfalight Inc., a...
Products
Surgery Guidance Platform
CAESAREA, Israel, July 27, 2016 — Mazor Robotics Ltd. has announced the Mazor X transformative guidance platform for spine surgeries. The Mazor X was designed to enhance predictability and patient benefit through the combination of analytical tools, multiple-source data, precision guidance, optical tracking, intra-op verification and connectivity technologies. A suite of software-based sophisticated tools designed to...
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Chirped Mirrors
IRVINE, Calif., July 29, 2016 — Newport Corp. has announced a matched pair of 1-in.-diameter ultrafast FemtoOptics chirped mirrors, designed for convenient dispersion compensation of 10 fs and shorter laser pulses. The high...
MKS/Newport
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Microscopy Simplification System
TOKYO, July 29, 2016 — Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. has announced the MirrorCLEM system for simplifying correlative light and electron microscopy. The system supports quick and accurate correlative light electron...
Hitachi High-Tech Corp.
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Elemental Spectrometers
CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 28, 2016 — Spectro Scientific Inc. has announced the SpectrOil 100 series of elemental spectrometers, providing quick, laboratory-precise measurement elemental concentrations in a variety of fluid types. ...
Spectro Scientific
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Integrating Sphere Source
Orlando, FL - July 28, 2016 — Announcing the OL 455-6KSA Elongated Integrating Sphere Source. The device features an elongated sphere design to reduce the nonuniformity by a factor of 10×. An aperture drive design...
Optronic Laboratories LLC
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Blue Laser 3D Scanner
KARLSRUHE, Germany, July 28, 2016 — EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH has announced the EyeScan AT 3D line of scanners with blue laser technology. The blue laser has a shorter wavelength than a red laser. As a result, a blue laser...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Digital Piezo Controller Interface
JENA, Germany, July 27, 2016 — Piezosystem Jena GmbH has announced the CAN-Bus interface for its digital piezo controllers. The interface allows reaction times of <1 ms. The CAN-Bus interface is available for the 30DV50...
piezosystem jena GmbH
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2D Material Growth Process
ABINGTON, England, July 27, 2016 — Oxford Instruments plc has announced MoS2 growth process using the Nanofab nanoscale growth system. Single-layer MoS2 is a direct band gap semiconductor with wide ranging applications in...
Oxford Instruments PLC, Magnetic Resonance, NanoScience
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Hyperspectral Camera
HERRSCHING, Germany, July 27, 2016 — SphereOptics GmbH distributes the HySpex Mjolnir-1024 hyperspectral camera from Norsk Elektro Optikk AS. The device is a complete solution for the production of high quality georeferenced data...
SphereOptics GmbH
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Proximity and Light Sensors
PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, July 27, 2016 — AMS AG has announced the TMD2620 proximity sensor and the TMD2725 combined proximity and ambient light sensor, enabling android smartphone manufacturers to reduce the sensor aperture in the...
ams OSRAM
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Injection Molding Material
AKRON, Ohio, July 26, 2016 — Shin Etsu Silicones of America has announced the KE-2062 series of 70-Shore A, optically clear, silicone liquid injection molding (LIMS) materials. The KE-2062-70 LIMS material was utilized to...
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America
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Detection Software
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 25, 2016 — Sentient Vision Systems has announced Kestrel 4.0 land and maritime automated object detection software. Processing requirements are improved, providing reductions of 50 percent measured in...
Sentient Vision Systems
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Vacuum-Compatible Beam Expanders
KENLEY, England, July 26, 2016 — Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced vacuum-compatible beam expanders for high-power laser applications. The expanders are aspheric mirror-based devices offering either beam expansion or...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Diode Laser Driver
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2016 — Highland Technology Inc. has announced the D200 diode laser driver, a compact precision device. A direct current-coupled trigger signal produces fact, 2-ns transitions. Up to 4 amps of...
Highland Technology Inc.
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MSI Camera
LARGO, Fla., July 25, 2016 — Pixelteq has announced the SpectroCam VIS-SWIR 640 multispectral imaging camera for tissue and biologic material analysis. The device features an InGaAs sensor for increased sensitivity,...
Pixelteq
VR Application
JENA, Germany, July 25, 2016 — Arivis AG has announced the InViewR high-end virtual reality application for microscopy systems. Through a collaboration with Zeiss, the device enables virtual reality fly-throughs of 3D...
Carl Zeiss Microscopy Software Center Rostock GmbH
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Barcode Readers
LYON, France, July 25, 2016 — Varioptic has announced the MicroHAWK ID-30 and ID-40 autofocus barcode readers for advanced machine vision. The systems include a fully-integrated imaging engine and three industrial-rated...
Corning Varioptic Lenses
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Blue/Green Filters
PALATINE, Ill., July 25, 2016 — Midwest Optical Systems Inc. has announced the Bi450 Blue Interference and Bi520 Light Green Interference Bandpass Filters. The Bi450 Blue Interference Bandpass Filters are recommended for use...
Midwest Optical Systems Inc. (MidOpt)
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NIR Longpass Filter
PALATINE, Ill., July 22, 2016 — Midwest Optical Systems Inc. has announced the LP900 Near-IR Longpass Filter for use with 915 laser diodes. The LP900 filters sharply block light below 900 nm while allowing longer wavelengths...
Midwest Optical Systems Inc. (MidOpt)
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Video/Imaging Platform
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 22, 2016 — Microsemi Corp. has announced a new imaging and video platform for the development of low-power and reliable video processing applications. The platform is comprised of a field-programmable...
Microsemi Corp.
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Positioner
AUBURN, Mass., July 22, 2016 — Physik Instrumente LP has announced the PIHera XY positioners with travel to 1800 μm and <1-nm resolution. The flexure-guided piezo positioning stages have vibration-less motion,...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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EUV Exposure Tool
VELDHOVEN, Netherlands, July 21, 2016 — ASML has announced the TWINSCAN NXE:3350B extreme UV (EUV) Exposure Tool. More than 1200 wafers per day (wpd) are exposed on the NXE:3350B at a customer site, with peak performance of 1488 wpd....
ASML
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Microscope Accessories
FULBOURN, England, July 21, 2016 — Prior Scientific Ltd. has announced a range of high-performance stages, focus motors and automation software for the Nikon Eclipse Ts2R research microscope. For applications requiring highly...
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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Panel Platforms
MILPITAS, Calif., July 21, 2016 — Wave2Wave Solution Corp. has announced the integration of MXC connectors into its EVO and EXO panel platforms, extending optical backplane technology into structured cabling with expanded and...
Fiber Smart Networks Inc.
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Application-Specific Consulting Services
BERLIN, July 20, 2016 — II-VI Inc. now offers application-specific consulting services in the laboratories of its subsidiary Highyag Lasertechnologie GmbH for industrial laser applications. Collaboratively with its...
II-VI HIGHYAG
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TERS Probes
EDISON, N.J., July 20, 2016 — Horiba Scientific has announced Silver OMNI TERS Probes to maximize nanoRaman tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS). The TERS probes enable all modes of operation such as top, side and bottom...
HORIBA
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UV Source
BEDFORD, Mass., July 20, 2016 — Diversified Technologies Inc. has announced the DTI Coreless Transformer UV Light Source System, a high-intensity method of producing UV light that outperforms linear-lamp-type UV disinfection units....
Diversified Technologies Inc.
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Molecular Spectrometer
SAN DIEGO, July 20, 2016 — Daylight Solutions Inc. has announced the ChemDetect Rapid-Scan Molecular Sensor Platform, configurable for OEM or private label applications. The ChemDetect is a fully integrated molecular...
DRS Daylight Solutions Inc.
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Inspection System
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2016 — Nanotronics offers the nSpec 2.0, a comprehensive inspection system for fabrication plants and laboratories. The system features advanced machine learning and image processing algorithms that analyze...
Nanotronics
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Optical Encoders
CLEARWATER, Fla., July 19, 2016 — Micromo now distributes IER3 and IERS3 optical encoders from Faulhaber. The encoders are an optoreflective system on a single chip; since the LED, the photodetectors, analysis unit and interpolation...
FAULHABER MICROMO
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Roughness Measuring Unit
PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 19, 2016 — Mahr Federal Inc. offers the MarSurf PS 10 roughness measuring unit for mobile use. Using a 4.3-in touchscreen display, the next-generation device measures 31 roughness parameters, offers a...
Mahr Inc.
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Piezo Stage
MUNICH, July 19, 2016 — Attocube Systems AG offers the ECSz5050 piezo stage for vertical positioning. Its drive system offers an orientation independent force of 8 N over a travel range of 8 mm, without adding to the small...
attocube systems AG
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Vision Measurement Probe
NEW MILLS, England, July 18, 2016 — Renishaw plc has announced the RVP vision measurement probe for use with the REVO 5-axis measurement system on coordinate measuring machines (CMM). The probe increases the multi-sensor...
Renishaw PLC, Spatial Measurement
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Chip LED
KYOTO, Japan, July 18, 2016 — Rohm Co. Ltd. has added seven colors to its PICOLED series of low-profile, ultracompact chip LEDs optimized for wearable technology, portable devices and drones, allowing for greater color expression...
Rohm Co. Ltd.
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Imperfection Detection Technology
WILMINGTON, Mass., July 18, 2016 — Rudolph Technologies Inc. has announced its patented Clearfind imperfection detection technology for advanced packaging inspection, which can identify organic defects that are difficult or impossible...
Onto Innovation
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Parametric Amplifier
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 18, 2016 — Coherent Inc. has announced the Opera-F optical parametric amplifier, delivering wide tuning, high conversion efficiency and sub-100 fs pulse duration when pumped by the Monaco high-performance...
Coherent Inc.
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Package Inspection System
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15, 2016 — TeraView Ltd. has announced the EOTPR 5000 integrated circuit package inspection system. The fully automated system utilizes TeraView’s proprietary EOTPR terahertz technology to detect...
TeraView Ltd.
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UV Crosslinker
WESTBURY, N.Y., July 15, 2016 — Spectronics Corp. has announced the Spectroline Spectrolinker XL-1000 UV crosslinker with a smart microprocessor controller and true UV-monitoring circuitry, allowing users to obtain error-free...
Spectronics Corp., Spectroline
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Image Sensor
PHOENIX, July 15, 2016 — ON Semiconductor has announced the 8-MP KAI-08052 image sensor, providing twice the sensitivity in near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths as the company’s standard Interline Transfer CCD pixel design....
onsemi
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CMOS Cameras
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 14, 2016 — JAI AS has announced the GO-5100-PGE 5-MP camera, available in monochrome and Bayer color models and built around the Sony Pregius IMX250 CMOS sensor, as well as the GO-5101-PGE, delivering the same...
JAI A/S
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Software Development Kit
OTTAWA, Ontario, July 14, 2016 — Lumenera Corp. has announced the Linux SDK 2.1, a new software development kit designed for embedded platforms using Linux Advanced RISC Machine-based processors. Combining powerful features...
Teledyne Lumenera
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Thermal Imaging Camera
WILSONVILLE, Ore., July 14, 2016 — Flir Systems Inc. has announced the T1030sc thermal imaging camera, featuring a set of hardware, software and optical innovations tailored for its sensitive 1024 × 768 HD-IR detector. ...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Airborne Optical System
WILSONVILLE, Ore., July 13, 2016 — Flir Systems Inc. has announced the Star SAFIRE 380-HLDc high-definition, compact, airborne electro-optical/IR targeting system. The system combines sensor technology with precision laser...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Automated Metrology System
ST. FLORIAN, Austria, July 13, 2016 — EV Group has announced the EVG 50 automated metrology system, designed to support stringent manufacturing requirements for advanced packaging, MEMS and photonics applications. The EVG 50...
EV Group (EVG)
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Laser Distance Sensor
FRAUENFELD, Switzerland, July 13, 2016 — Baumer Holding AG has announced the multispot MESAX 70 laser distance sensor for repeatable measurement results without conversion or external software. Up to 600 measured values of an object...
Baumer Electric AG
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Fluorometer
HOUSTON, July 13, 2016 — Applied NanoFluorescence LLC offers the NS MiniTracer fluorometer for the rapid trace detection of single-walled carbon nanotubes. The fluorometer is optimized for sensitive quantification of...
Applied NanoFluorescence LLC
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Thin-Film Coating
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 12, 2016 — Intevac Inc. has announced the optical Diamond-Like Carbon (oDLC) thin-film coating for applications in the mobile electronics market. The optically-transparent and mechanically hard protective...
Intevac Inc., Thin Film Equipment
DOE Tuner
REHOVOT, Israel, July 12, 2016 — Holo/Or Ltd. has announced a diffractive optical element (DOE) Tuner to make small adjustments to the output characteristics of a DOE. Placing the DOE Tuner between the DOE and the focusing...
Holo/Or Ltd.
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Driver Assistance Development Kit
ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 12, 2016 — D3 Engineering has announced the DesignCore Development Kit for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Based on D3’s DesignCore Rugged Vision Platform Reference Design, the kit allows...
D3
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Mirror Housing
GRENOBLE, France, July 12, 2016 — Alpao SAS has announced a new deformable mirror housing for mirrors with less than 100 actuators. Housing depth has been decreased from 80 to 18.6 mm. The engineering team optimized the system...
ALPAO SAS
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High-Speed Focuser
NUTFIELD, N.H., July 11, 2016 — Nutfield Technology Inc. has announced the BLINK High-Speed Focuser with patent-pending, ultra-stiff air bearing design results in a friction-free bearing. The device offers servo bandwidths in...
FARO Technologies Inc., Photonics
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3D Scanning Inspection System
MINNEAPOLIS, July 11, 2016 — CyberOptics Corp. has announced the CyberGage360 high-precision, automated 3D scanning inspection system. The device facilitates in-line, near-line process inspection, and incoming and outgoing...
CyberOptics Corp.
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Refractive Beam Shaper
BERLIN, July 11, 2016 — AdlOptica GmbH has announced the Focal- πShaper 9_HP refractive beam shaper for operation with modern, high-power picosecond and femtosecond lasers. The beam shaper is adapted to high-pulse...
AdlOptica GmbH
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Fluorescence Spectrometer
LIVINGSTON, Scotland, July 11, 2016 — Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. has announced an upgraded FLS980 Fluorescence Spectrometer with the capability to measure over a large temperature range of <3 to 300 K without the need for cryogenic...
Edinburgh Instruments Ltd.
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Frame Grabber
IVER, England, July 8, 2016 — Active Silicon Ltd. has announced the FireBird Camera Link Deca Low Profile Frame Grabber. The board is available in full- or half-height. The low-profile design allows the board to be used in...
Active Silicon Ltd.
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Microscope Stage
CAMBRIDGE, England, July 8, 2016 — Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. has announced the H105 ProScan Microscope Stage for precision mapping of large specimens including semiconductor wafers, photo masks, printed circuit board and other...
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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DIP System
EDISON, N.J., July 8, 2016 — Horiba Scientific has announced a differential interferometry profiling (DIP) system for depth profiling in glow discharge optical emission spectrometry (GD-OES). GD-OES is a technique for...
HORIBA
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Industrial Lenses
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, July 8, 2016 — Carl Zeiss AG has announced three new industrial lenses for large image sensors. The Interlock 2.8/21, 2/50 and 2/100 smacro lenses have high image quality and precise manual focus with...
Carl Zeiss AG, Camera Lenses
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Universal Control Card
WESSLING, Germany, July 7, 2016 — The SP-ICE-3 universal control card (UCC) from Raylase simplifies and accelerates the development of laser systems. The UCC controls 2- and 3-axis deflection units, as well as all standard laser...
RAYLASE GmbH
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PS Pulsed Lasers
BERLIN, July 7, 2016 — Picoquant has added two modules to its VisUV ps pulsed laser platform, VisUV-1064 and VisUV-532-HP. VisUV-1064 emits ps pulsed laser light at 1064 nm with an average optical power >1 W. The...
PicoQuant GmbH
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Pulmonary Endoscope
HAMBURG, Germany, July 7, 2016 — Pentax Medical has launched the DEFINA HD pulmonary endoscopy system in European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) markets. The system combines an HD processor with i-scan imaging technology and two...
Pentax Europe GmbH
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IRED
REGENSBURG, Germany, July 7, 2016 — The Oslon Black SFH 4715A infrared emitting diode (IRED) from Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH is a 850 nm emitter that delivers an optical output of 770 mW at 1 A. Higher outputs can be achieved by...
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
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Energy Detector
QUEBEC CITY, July 6, 2016 — Gentec Electro-Optics Inc.’s next generation of all-in-one INTEGRA Detectors features a redesigned format that enables optical-table mounting, and a choice of USB, external trigger or RS-232...
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc.
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Thermoelectric Modules
LONDON, July 6, 2016 — UltraTEC thermoelectric modules (TEM) from Laird PLC offers high heat pump density and precise temperature control to within ±0.01 °C under steady-state condition. The TEMs have a heat...
Laird PLC
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Power Meter
QUEBEC CITY, July 5, 2016 — The LTK-1 benchtop power meter from Exfo Inc. combines the FTB-1750 power meter module with the new LTB-1 platform. The optical power meter delivers high-performance power measurements. An 85-dB...
EXFO Inc.
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OTDR Modules
AMERSFOOT, Netherlands, July 5, 2016 — Yokogawa has added three OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer) modules for its AQ7280 series of OTDRs, expanding the range’s applications. The AQ728E measures at 1625 nm over live...
Yokogawa Europe BV
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Camera-to-Light Cable
MUSKEGON, Mich., July 1, 2016 — Smart Vision Lights offers the CTL Grey camera-to-light cable for cameras made by Sick and other OEMs. The cable provides a directly wired connection between a single light and SICK Inspector series...
Smart Vision Lights
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Three-Axis Machines
FRONHAUSEN, Germany, July 1, 2016 — Schneider GmbH & Co. KG has announced the UPC 300 and UPC 700 three-axis machines for the machining of freeform surfaces. An optional long stroke fast tool feature increases productivity by...
Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
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Optical Encoders
HARLEYSVILLE, Pa., June 29, 2016 — Pittman Motors has announced the E21 family of 21-mm optical incremental encoders for volume OEM precision-motor control applications. The E21 features a 40 percent lower profile than its...
Pittman Motors
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