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Photonics.com - June 2010
Business
Optra to Supply FBI with Laser Event Recorders
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has awarded Optra Inc. a contract to supply laser event recorders (LER) that will be utilized to fight the laser dazzle problem faced by pilots worldwide....
Precision Solutions Names Interfire II Distributor
Precision Solutions announced the appointment of Metrology Concepts LLC as its US distributor for the Interfire II family of infrared interferometers. Based in Rochester, N.Y., Metrology Concepts...
Boeing to Acquire Argon ST
The Boeing Co. announced today that it will acquire Argon ST for $775 million ($34.50 per share) in an all-cash deal. The agreement to acquire Fairfax, Va.-based Argon, a developer of command,...
Lumenera Translates Software into 8 Languages
Lumenera Corp. announced recently that its Infinity Analyze scientific software has been translated into eight languages. The software is now available in Latin Spanish, Castilian Spanish, Italian,...
Chroma Named a Top Small Employer
Chroma Technology was featured among 20 companies in the June issue of Inc. magazine and by Winning Workplaces to honor it as one of the nation’s top small employers. Founded in 1991, the...
Ascent Solar Wins $3.8M DARPA Contract
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that the DARPA has selected their team for an award under the Low-Cost Lightweight Portable...
OFS, Hengtong to Form Joint Venture
OFS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furukawa Electric Co., based in Tokyo, and the Hengtong Optic-Electric Co., of WuJiang City, China, have agreed to form a joint venture company in China to...
Ocean Optics Expands 3-Year Warranty
Miniature spectroscopy company Ocean Optics announced the expansion of its exclusive three-year warranty beyond its spectrometers to include light sources and other accessories. Effective July...
Sick Adds New Distributor
Sick Inc. announced that Process Value Automation (PVA) has become a Sick authorized distributor, and it will offer sales staff and high level technical expertise to Sick's clients. Headquartered in...
Veeco Awarded $800K for Solar Tech
The St. Paul operations of Veeco Instruments Inc. was awarded $800,000 in matching funds by the Minnesota Department of Commerce’s Office of Energy Security (OES) provided by the American...
Toptica Wins ESO Contract for Laser Guide Stars
Toptica Photonics has won a €5.2 million (about $6.4 million) contract from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) to develop four continuous-wave, high-power laser guide stars for the ESO's Very...
SiOnyx Detectors Set Milestone
SiOnyx Inc., in collaboration with the Army Research Office (ARO), has successfully demonstrated pixel-scale detectors with room temperature detectivity (D*) exceeding 1×1014 Jones. This...
Halma Reports Record Earnings, Earmarks $150M for Acquisitions
Safety, health and sensor technology group Halma plc announced record results for the full year ending April 3, with profits up 9 percent to $125 million and revenue rising by 1 percent to $665...
Northrop Grumman Exceeds Fiber Laser Goals
Northrop Grumman Corp., a defense and technology company, has surpassed Phase I goals for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (Darpa) Revolution in Fiber Lasers (RIFL) program that...
Struers to Sell Phenom-World SEMs in Nordic Region
Struers A/S and Phenom-World BV announced today the start of a partnership making Struers the exclusive distributor for the Phenom Desktop scanning electron microscope (SEM) in Denmark, Finland,...
Fiberguide Names Tan as Sales Manager in China, Taiwan
As part of an ongoing effort to grow its sales organization, Fiberguide Industries named Teddy Li Tan as the area sales manager for China and Taiwan. Based at Fiberguide’s Shanghai...
Finisar Appoints Michael Child to Board
Fiber optic subsystems and components provider, Finisar Corp. announced the appointment of Michael C. Child to its board of directors, where he will also serve on the compensation committee. Employed...
PhotoMedex to Begin Laser Treatment of Psoriasis Clinical Trials
Global skin health solutions company PhotoMedex Inc. announced this month that Dr. John Koo will serve as the principal investigator in a clinical study to assess the efficacy of its Xtrac Velocity...
RMI Fined $1M for Illegal Exports
Optical components maker Rocky Mountain Instrument Co. (RMI) of Lafayette, Colo., pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of exporting defense articles without a license, the Department of Justice said....
StockerYale Changes Name to ProPhotonix
StockerYale Inc. announced Wednesday it has changed its name to ProPhotonix Ltd., effective immediately. The company said the name change reflects its "track record for innovations in optics...
General Dynamics UK Acquires Kylmar
General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd., a business unit of US-based General Dynamics, today acquired privately held Kylmar Ltd., a manufacturer of sensor and optical surveillance systems for military...
Next Instruments Launches
Next Instruments Pty Ltd. was announced by its directors to bring together a group of analyzers that have been developed by universities, government research organizations and small high tech...
Spectranetics Settles Class Action Suit for $8.5M
Medical laser maker Spectranetics Corp. announced Tuesday that it has settled a pending class-action suit for $8.5 million in cash and has also settled a stockholder derivatives case for payment of...
Lantis Laser, Perio-Imaging to Merge
Lantis Laser Inc. announced it will merge with Perio-Imaging Inc., a private New York-based company that makes an ultrasongographic periodontal probe system. The merger would be an all-stock...
Qioptiq Completes Linos Integration
The companies of the Linos Group announced they will change their name to Qioptiq, effective July 1, 2010.
Cambridge NanoTech Partners with Stanford
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) science and equipment provider, Cambridge NanoTech, announced Tuesday its partnership with Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Systems (CIS), a partnership...
Kopin Nabs $16M Display Modules Order
Kopin Corp., a manufacturer of display systems for mobile consumer and military applications, has announced receipt of a $16 million follow-on production order of display modules for the US...
Universal Display Wins OLED Grant
Universal Display Corp., maker of the UniversalPHOLED technology, announced that it has been awarded a new Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I $99,900 program from the US Department of...
Trioptics Acquires µPhase from Fisba Optik
Optical test equipment maker Trioptics GmbH announced it has acquired the µPhase product line of interferometers from Switzerland-based Fisba Optik AG, along with Fisba's Berlin-based business,...
Laser Energetics Inks Dazer Laser Production Deal
Laser Energetics Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement for its Dazer Laser will be manufactured by General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products of Charlotte, N.C. "This is...
Kachalov Hired as Monocrystal CEO
Monocrystal Inc. announced the appointment of Oleg V. Kachalov to its chief executive officer position. Kachalov will succeed Andrey V. Kravchenko, who was promoted to vice president at...
Dymax Opens New Office in Seoul
Light-curable adhesives maker Dymax Corp. has announced the opening of a new office in Seoul, South Korea, to provide sales and application support to its clients in the region. Dymax Korea...
GST Hires Longtime NASA Scientist
Global Science & Technology Inc. (GST) announced Dr. Jack Bufton as its first Electro-Optical Sensor Systems scientist. Bufton will support NASA scientists and engineers in the development...
Snake Creek Lasers Achieves 2 Milestones
Dr. David C. Brown, president and CTO of Snake Creek Lasers, announced the company has achieved two major milestones in the development of cryogenically-cooled solid-state laser technology: • A...
REO Names VP Manufacturing Ops
High volume precision optical solutions manufacturer Research Electro-Optics Inc. (REO) announced the appointment of Mark Notarfrancesco to the newly created position of vice president of...
Veeco Hosts Webinar on Surface Profilometry
As part of its ongoing series of live webinars on three-dimensional, non-contact surface profilometry, Veeco Instruments Inc. will host a free online seminar titled, “Non-Contact, 3-D Optical...
KVH Nabs $7M Gyroscope Order
KVH Industries Inc. has received a $7.1 million order from a major defense contractor for its DSP-3100 fiber optic gyroscopes. The unnamed contractor will employ the devices in remote weapons...
Spire to Develop Solar Cells for Space
Spire Corp., a solar company that provides capital equipment and turnkey production lines to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Spire...
Sick to Host Free Forum in Cincinnati
SICK announced Thursday that it will offer free seminars designed to help attendees at its forum to reduce costs, increase productivity and enhance safety. The sensors, safety systems, machine...
Grätzel Wins Millennium Grand Prize
The winner of the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize is Professor Michael Grätzel from Switzerland for his third generation, low cost, dye-sensitized solar cells. President of the Republic of...
GE Awarded $4M NIH Grant
Researchers from GE Global Research were awarded a four-year, $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to optimize a nerve labeling agent and imaging system. Cristina Tan...
First Solar to Expand German Plant
First Solar, a sustainable energy solutions company that manufactures photovoltaic modules, announced its intent to expand its German manufacturing plant in Frankfurt, doubling local production...
Zeiss Microscope Wins Design Prize
The Primo Vert microscope, developed by Carl Zeiss with the support of the design agency Art-Kon-Tor, has been honored with one of the world’s most coveted design prizes, the 2010 reddot...
ORA, QED to Integrate Software and Surface Formulations
Optical design software maker Optical Research Associates and QED Technologies, finishing and metrology products provider to the precision optics industry, today announced a cooperative agreement...
Townes Honored for Lifetime Achievement
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) will present its first Lifetime Achievement Award to laser pioneer Dr. Charles Townes at the 29th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and...
AU Optronics Execs Indicted for Price-Fixing
A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against AU Optronics Corp., the largest Taiwanese thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD) producer and seller, its...
Goodrich Acquires Crompton Technology
Goodrich Corp. has acquired UK-based Crompton Technology Group Ltd. (CTG), a maker of advanced carbon fiber composite products for the aerospace, defense, advanced vehicle and clean energy markets....
IMRA Facility LEED Certified
IMRA America Inc. announced Tuesday that it was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification established by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified...
Lightworks Optics Begins 2nd Year of NIH Grant
Precision optical subassemblies and systems provider LightWorks Optics Inc., announced it received approval for the second year of funding fro a Small Business Innovation Research Grant (SBIR)...
Gentec Buys Spectrum Detector
Canada-based laser beam measurement products maker Gentec Electro-Optics Inc. said it has strengthened its US presence by acquiring laser and terahertz measurement manufacturer Spectrum Detector Inc....
Sargent Joins SiOnyx Board
Black silicon maker SiOnyx Inc. announced the addition of Jeannine Sargent, former CEO of Oerlikon Solar, to its board of directors to help guide advancement of black silicon in solar and imaging...
OSA to Launch New Journal
The Optical Society (OSA) announced it will launch a new journal devoted to optical materials, called Optical Materials Express (OME). OME will launch in spring 2011 with bi-monthly issues, joining...
Yangzhou Zhongke Orders Aixtron Systems
Aixtron AG announced a new order for two CRIUS 31x2-inch configuration deposition systems from Yangzhou Zhongke Semiconductor Lighting Center Co. Ltd., headquartered in China. The company...
Carl Zeiss Buys Imaging Associates
Carl Zeiss Ltd. announced an agreement to acquire Imaging Associates (IMAS) Ltd. as part of its continuing investment into customer support and service delivery. Distributing Zeiss’...
Chroma Tapped to Work on World’s Brightest Photon Source
Test and measurement instruments manufacturer Chroma ATE Inc. announced that it acquired a multimillion dollar contract with the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) to build...
DEK Solar Wins EM Asia Award
The fifth EM Asia Innovation Awards recently honored DEK Solar for its PV3000 photovoltaic metallization solution. Presented to the DEK team at a ceremony in Shanghai, the industry accolade saw...
Zebra Imaging Nabs Phase II Contract
Zebra Imaging Inc., a provider of 3-D holographic display and visualization technologies, has announced that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the US Air...
Edmund Releases Lab Supplier Catalog
Edmund Optics Inc. announced the release of its latest catalog containing more than 21,000 products ranging from optical and mechanical components to complete laser, testing and imaging systems. ...
WiTec Opens Singapore Headquarters
To further expand into the Asia-Pacific market, WiTec GmbH has opened a new office in Singapore. The new operation will accelerate the company’s growth and reflects its philosophy to better...
Schmitt and Lambda Form Partnership
Laser-based surface measurement metrology equipment supplier, Schmitt Industries Inc. announced Lambda Research Corp. as its newest worldwide representative for its SMS line of laser light scatter...
Ceramic Supply Company Formed
Laser Processing International, a F.J.A. Industries Inc. venue, has recently been renamed Ceramic Supply International Inc. (CSI2). The company was created to support the large sheet ceramics needed...
Photonics in Spain: Open for business
“Several industrial sectors related to photonics are growing in Spain, especially those related to energy efficiency and health,” said Silvia Carrasco, knowledge and technology transfer...
Research & Technology
Precision Solutions Names Interfire II Distributor
Precision Solutions announced the appointment of Metrology Concepts LLC as its US distributor for the Interfire II family of infrared interferometers. Based in Rochester, N.Y., Metrology Concepts specializes in surface and wavefront measurement solutions for the laser, ophthalmic, precision optics and scientific markets. The interferometer is suitable for use in production, quality control and...
Laser Strips, Hollows Out Atoms
The world’s brightest x-ray source has been used to strip neon atoms of all their electrons, and also to create "hollow" atoms, which are devoid of only their innermost electrons. The first...
THz Photonic Integrated Circuit Formed
By integrating a terahertz quantum-cascade laser and diode mixer into a monolithic solid-state transceiver, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories successfully formed a terahertz (THz) photonic...
VIRUS-W Views the Sky with 250+ Eyes
At the end of May, the VIRUS-W spectrograph of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and the University Observatory Munich was completed and made ready for installation at the...
Solid-State Quantum Memory for Light
Using a technique pioneered to stop and control light from a laser by manipulating electrons in a crystal cooled to -270 degrees Celcius, a team from the Australian National University (ANU) say they...
Fly Cells Follow Laser Light
Scientists at Johns Hopkins report using a laser beam to activate a protein that makes a cluster of fruit fly cells act like a school of fish turning in social unison, following the lead of the one...
Powerful Microscope Installed at UTSA
The world’s most powerful microscope is now up and running at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) with the support of a $1.2 million gift from the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C....
Cells Studied in 3-D
Showing movies in 3-D has produced a box-office bonanza in recent months. Could viewing cell behavior in three dimensions lead to important advances in cancer research? A new study led by Johns...
LCD TV Waste May Prevent Infections
The fastest growing waste in the EU could soon be helping to combat hospital infections, according to scientists at the University of York in England. The latest developments from the York Green...
Minicircuit-Making Process Developed
Organic semiconductors are very promising candidates as starting materials for the manufacture of cheap, large area and flexible electronic components such as transistors, diodes and sensors on a...
Quantum Gas in a Free Fall
Against all conventional wisdom, a team of researchers say that by dropping a sensitive measuring device they can actually make the instrument even more sensitive than before. The team, headed by...
Electron Superposition Controlled in Silicon
The remarkable ability of an electron to exist in two places at once has been controlled in the most common electronic material — silicon — for the first time. The research from the...
Organic Laser Breakthrough
Researchers at the University of Michigan have achieved a long sought-after optics phenomenon that could lead to more efficient and flexible lasers for telecommunications and quantum computing...
Plastic Solar Cells Gain Longevity
A team of researchers from the University of Alberta and the National Institute for Nanotechnology has extended the operating life of an unsealed plastic solar cell, from mere hours to eight months....
New Method Manipulates Particles
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a potential new tool for medical diagnostics, for testing food and water for contamination and for crime scene forensics. The novel technique uses a...
New Microscope Built in Scotland
A new microscope that obtains crucial highly detailed images of cells, tissue and drugs has been built at the Center for Biophotonics of the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences...
Method Bends Beams of Light
Contrary to what we learned in science class, that light beams travel in straight lines, researchers have discovered light can indeed be bent. The researchers from Tel Aviv University call...
Fluorescing Dyes for Counterfeit-Proofing
A brand new process that uses fluorescent dyes is claiming to render products forgery-proof. When it comes to security features, the more complicated it is to imitate, the more secure the system....
Iowa State 3-D Tech Goes Hollywood
William Lohry took a seat before a projector-camera combination and offered his best smile. And there, on a nearby computer monitor, was a perfect, but colorless, 3-D image of every line, contour and...
Nanocircuit Created on Graphene
Scientists have made a breakthrough toward creating nanocircuitry on graphene, which is widely regarded as the most promising candidate to replace silicon as the building block of transistors. The...
Pollution-Controlling Gold Nanoparticles
Using silver chloride nanowires decorated with gold nanoparticles, a scientist at the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Argonne National Laboratory has created visible-light catalysis that may...
UV Light Fills in RNA Gaps
For scientists attempting to understand how the building blocks of RNA originated on Earth, guanine, the G in the four-letter code of life, has proven to be a particular challenge. While the other...
360º Image-Stitching Technology
Traditional surveillance cameras can be of great assistance to law enforcement officers for a range of scenarios, but there are shortfalls. For starters, once they zoom in on a specific point of...
Microstructures Make LED Light Diffuse
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) have developed a new machine that produces a fiber optic film that evenly distributes light from an LED two-dimensionally. ...
Terahertz Sensors Improve Optics
Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded Professors Mark L. Brongersma of Stanford University and Stefan A. Maier of Imperial College London are investigating new applications for terahertz...
Ultraprecise Optical Systems for Space
For space research as well as climate observation and weather forecasting satellites need increasingly powerful optical measurement and recording devices. They often consist of several aspherically...
Zeiss Microscope Wins Design Prize
The Primo Vert microscope, developed by Carl Zeiss with the support of the design agency Art-Kon-Tor, has been honored with one of the world’s most coveted design prizes, the 2010 reddot...
Le Mans Race Car Uses Flexible OLEDs
In this year’s 24 hours Le Mans race (June 12-13), the ORECA01 car from French racing team Oreca will be using rear view mirrors with an integrated thin film encapsulated flexible organic...
A Foldable iPad?
Tiny copper nanowires are small enough to be transparent, making them ideal for thin-film solar cells, flat-screen TVs and computers, and flexible displays. "Imagine a foldable iPad," said...
Laser Device Produces Dark Pulses
Researchers have demonstrated a new type of pulsed laser that excels at not producing light. The new device generates sustained streams of "dark pulses" – repeated dips in light intensity...
4cc Pico Projector Engine Unveiled
Syndiant, maker of high resolution microdisplays for pico projectors, Foryou Multimedia Electronics Co. Ltd., and Hong Kong’s Astri R&D Labs have produced an LED pico projector that is less...
Beam Makes Bone Implant Biodegrade
A new process that uses a razor-thin laser beam to melt a porous, degradable bone replacement implant has been developed by scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT. This new...
‘Nanocoax’ Solves Solar Cell Dilemma
Boston College researchers have developed a nanoscale solar cell inspired by the coaxial cable that offers greater efficiency than any previously designed nanotech thin film. The...
Sensor Speeds Tumor Detection
As an alternative to invasive and time-consuming biopsies, scientists have fitted a microscopic image sensor in an endoscope for in vivo cancer diagnosis. The fiber transmits the laser light to the...
Carl Zeiss Buys Imaging Associates
Carl Zeiss Ltd. announced an agreement to acquire Imaging Associates (IMAS) Ltd. as part of its continuing investment into customer support and service delivery. Distributing Zeiss’...
Chroma Tapped to Work on World’s Brightest Photon Source
Test and measurement instruments manufacturer Chroma ATE Inc. announced that it acquired a multimillion dollar contract with the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) to build...
Getting to the ‘Core’ of Nanoparticles
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a mysterious nanoparticle that could have potential uses both as a the basis of better data storage systems...
Nature’s ’Light Switch’ Decoded
Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, have deciphered the structure of a molecular...
Tiny Glass Slivers Conduct Current
Tiny glass slivers made by a laser have been found to conduct electrical currents nondestructively. In the macroscale world, materials called conductors effectively transmit electricity and...
Plasmonic Amplifier Demonstrated
In an important breakthrough in the field of plasmonics, researchers led by Kristjan Leosson and Malte Gather of the University of Iceland have demonstrated net optical amplification in a plasmonic...
Chiral Gold Nanocluster Demystified
After ten years, the mystery of the structural, electronic and optical properties of a chiral gold nanocluster, has finally been resolved. Researchers at the Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience...
NIRCam Set for NASA Tests
A test unit for the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument that will fly aboard the James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and has been placed in a clean...
Photonics in Spain: Open for business
“Several industrial sectors related to photonics are growing in Spain, especially those related to energy efficiency and health,” said Silvia Carrasco, knowledge and technology transfer...
acquisitions
Boeing to Acquire Argon ST
The Boeing Co. announced today that it will acquire Argon ST for $775 million ($34.50 per share) in an all-cash deal. The agreement to acquire Fairfax, Va.-based Argon, a developer of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) and combat systems, will advance Boeing’s growth strategy and expand its capabilities to address the C4ISR,...
Halma Reports Record Earnings, Earmarks $150M for Acquisitions
Safety, health and sensor technology group Halma plc announced record results for the full year ending April 3, with profits up 9 percent to $125 million and revenue rising by 1 percent to $665...
General Dynamics UK Acquires Kylmar
General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd., a business unit of US-based General Dynamics, today acquired privately held Kylmar Ltd., a manufacturer of sensor and optical surveillance systems for military...
Goodrich Acquires Crompton Technology
Goodrich Corp. has acquired UK-based Crompton Technology Group Ltd. (CTG), a maker of advanced carbon fiber composite products for the aerospace, defense, advanced vehicle and clean energy markets....
Gentec Buys Spectrum Detector
Canada-based laser beam measurement products maker Gentec Electro-Optics Inc. said it has strengthened its US presence by acquiring laser and terahertz measurement manufacturer Spectrum Detector Inc....
Products
F-206.S Alignment System
AUBURN, Mass., June 30, 2010 — The F-206.S six-axis hexapod alignment system from PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. is a precision positioning system that provides 6-D motion with 33-nm resolution and an extensive alignment software package for optics and photonics components. It includes an advanced parallel kinematics controller/driver that features vectorized motion and arbitrary pivot point capability. The...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Picosecond MOPA Lasers
LASALLE, Quebec, June 30, 2010 — A family of fiber-based master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) lasers has been introduced by Genia Photonics. They deliver short, high-frequency pulses in the picosecond regime and offer quick and...
Genia Photonics
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USB/GPIB Interface Adapter
CLEVELAND, June 29, 2010 — Keithley Instruments Inc. has unveiled the Model KUSB-488B USB-to-GPIB interface adapter that complements the company's precision measurement instruments and that is priced to help test engineers and...
Keithley Instruments Inc.
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MicroLine 1000 S Laser
GARBSEN, Germany, June 29, 2010 — LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has introduced an economical cutting laser for use in industrial printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing. The MicroLine 1000 S is used for depaneling and UV laser...
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
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Sinteron 2000 Photonic Curing
WILMINGTON, Mass., June 29, 2010 — Xenon Corp. has launched the Sinteron 2000 system for sintering, or annealing, conductive nanoparticles on heat-sensitive materials at low cost. Performing pulsed-light photonic curing, the system...
XENON Corp.
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Get it Right With LightWorks Optics
LightWorks Optics serves the specialized optical needs of the medical technology, aerospace, defense and commercial industries — providing advanced solutions for precision assemblies, systems...
II-VI Aerospace & Defense
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Mirrorball Microplate Cytometer
ROYSTON, England, June 28, 2010 — TTP LabTech Ltd. has introduced its Mirrorball high-sensitivity laser scanning microplate cytometer for antibody discovery and fluorescence cellular screening applications. It offers...
TTP LabTech Ltd.
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PRO280LM Direct-Drive Stages
ALDERMASTON, England, June 28, 2010 — The PRO280LM direct-drive stages from Aerotech Ltd. are available in widths of 165, 225 and 280 mm for high-accuracy heavy-load submicron positioning in harsh industrial environments. The...
Aerotech Ltd.
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eDrive Laser Diode Drivers
ST. CHARLES, Mo., June 25, 2010 — The eDrive Series from Cutting Edge Optronics, a division of Northrop Grumman Space Technology, are the next generation of diode laser drivers and controllers, offering full laser diode control with...
Cutting Edge Optronics
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WaferSense Auto Gapping System
WILSONVILLE, Ore., June 25, 2010 — CyberOptics Semiconductor Inc.’s WaferSense Auto Gapping System, the AGS300, is available in 300- and 200-mm form factors. It measures gaps that are critical to the outcome of semiconductor...
CyberOptics Corp.
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Sapphire and Spinel Optics
PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 25, 2010 — For military guidance and imaging systems, Meller Optics Inc. offers custom fabricated sapphire and polycrystalline spinel optics for use as viewports and front surface protection in weapons guidance...
Meller Optics Inc.
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LightDisc LED Light Engine
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 24, 2010 — OptoElectronix Inc. has announced its LED-based plug-and-play ULE5000 LightDisc light engine that enables luminaire manufacturers to accelerate adoption of low-power solid-state lighting for...
OptoElectronix Inc.
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Color TFT-LCD Modules
RATINGEN, Germany, June 24, 2010 — Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV is introducing its new 17.5- and 14.1-in.-wide XGA color TFT (thin-film transistor)-LCD modules for industrial use. The AA175TD01 and AA141TC01 are equipped with white...
Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV, Semiconductor European Business Group
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RTHM-100 Series
PHILADELPHIA, June 24, 2010 — The RTHM-100 compact rotary stages manufactured by IntelLiDrives Inc. are designed to rotate optical components and small tooling in the confined spaces of the manufacturing processes for fiber optic...
IntelLiDrives Inc.
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4D Microgage Receiver
PEABODY, Mass., June 23, 2010 — Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing a new four-axis microgage receiver that provides useful information for evaluating and correcting machinery alignment problems. The 4D Microgage Receiver...
Pinpoint Laser Systems
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Ballistic Range Camera
TRING, England, June 23, 2010 — The SIR3 ballistic range camera from Specialised Imaging Ltd. is a new generation ultrahigh-speed camera designed to withstand the harsh environment of the proofing ground and to provide high...
Specialised Imaging Inc.
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Laser Beam Shutter
BOURNEMOUTH, England, June 22, 2010 — The LS-20 laser safety shutter is the latest addition to the family of products from Lasermet Ltd. It enhances the company’s range of integrated laser safety systems that are designed to...
Lasermet Ltd.
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MI3 IR Temperature Sensors
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 22, 2010 — Raytek has introduced the MI3 Series of infrared temperature measurement sensors. They perform noncontact temperature monitoring for OEM applications and manufacturing processes. The sensors...
Fluke Process Instruments
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Reflective Switch
CARROLLTON, Texas, June 22, 2010 — TT electronics Optek Technology has enhanced its long-distance reflective switch with adjustable sensitivity and simplified mounting to enable design engineers to meet a number of noncontact...
Optek Technology, Industrial Sensing & Control
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Submillimeter Optical Lenses
WESTFIELD, Mass., June 21, 2010 — For use in analytical and medical instrumentation applications, Bern Optics Inc. has announced the availability of submillimeter optical lenses as small as 0.20 mm. These precision lenses can be...
Bern Optics Inc.
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Driver Boards for LCDs
ENDICOTT, N.Y., June 21, 2010 — Endicott Research Group is offering two new LED driver boards that provide compact, economical solutions to OEM panel designers looking to get the maximum performance out of their displays. The...
Endicott Research Group Inc.
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New Board-Level CMOS Camera for OEMs
Visit booth #1313 to see Hamamatsu's latest cameras including the C11440-50B board-level camera. It features a 2.8-megapixel CMOS image sensor, 45 fps, low noise, wide dynamic range, and IEEE1394b...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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NSC0905 Megapixel Magic Sensor
EVRY, France, June 18, 2010 — The NSC0905 megapixel 1-in. Magic CMOS sensor from New Imaging Technologies is designed for high-performance intensified night vision applications. With a 10.6-µm pixel pitch and 1280 ×...
New Imaging Technologies (NIT)
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UV Handheld Lamps
WESTBURY, N.Y., June 18, 2010 — Laboratory technicians find the Spectroline portable E-Series UV lamps from Spectronics Corp. convenient for performing inexpensive gradient sampling. These small, lightweight lamps can easily be...
Spectronics Corp., Spectroline
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True Scientific CMOS Camera
pco.edge scientific CMOS camera simultaneously delivers low noise 1.4 electrons, high resolution 5.5 megapixel, high speed 100 fps and high dynamic range 22,000:1 - all in one image.
PCO-TECH Inc.
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Plastic Hybrid Aspheric Lenses
BARRINGTON, N.J., June 16, 2010 — Edmund Optics has introduced the TechSpec plastic hybrid aspheric lenses. The color-corrected molded aspheric-diffractive lenses are designed to eliminate chromatic aberrations caused by broadband...
Edmund Optics
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Finger Lakes Smart Cameras
FAIRPORT, N.Y., June 16, 2010 — Imaging Solutions Group of New York Inc. has announced its Finger Lakes smart camera family that supports both GigE Vision and Camera Link interfaces. The line has a number of models that...
Imaging Solutions Group
Thermal Imaging Lenses
ORLANDO, Fla., June 15, 2010 — LightPath Technologies has introduced f/1.0 athermalized long wavelength infrared lens assemblies with a 10.65-mm focal length. Developed for uncooled infrared sensors using 8- to 12-µm...
LightPath Technologies Inc.
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ROCK OEM Spectrometer Series
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 14, 2010 — Ibsen Photonics has announced the ROCK series of industrial grade, robust OEM spectrometers for the visible, short-wavelength near-infrared (SW-NIR) and near-infrared wavelength ranges. The...
Ibsen Photonics A/S
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1.2-Megapixel uEye Cameras
OBERSULM, Germany, June 14, 2010 — IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has announced that a selection of its 1.2-megapixel uEye cameras will be using the ICX-445 CCD sensor from Sony. The ?-in. sensor with 1280 × 960-pixel...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Sensor Finder Application
LOGAN, Utah, June 14, 2010 — Ophir-Spiricon LLC has introduced Sensor Finder, an online application for laser power/energy meters. It helps users find the best laser power/energy sensor guaranteed to work with their lasers. The...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Tunable Filter Module
RICHMOND, Calif., June 11, 2010 — DiCon Fiberoptics has announced a new tunable optical filter module for the GP750, a fiber optic test system that is able to automate fiber optic switches, fiber optical variable attenuators and,...
DiCon Fiberoptics Inc.
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CrBlack Black Chromium Coating
BALZERS, Liechtenstein, June 11, 2010 — For applications in medical device lens systems, Optics Balzers has introduced the RoHS-compliant CrBlack chromium coating, a solution for reducing light scattering. The company has used the black...
Materion Balzers Optics
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U-20 DPSS Laser Marking System
LAFAYETTE, Colo., June 11, 2010 — RMI Laser LLC has introduced the U-20, a 20-W diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) Q-switched laser marking system for high-volume throughput. It is suitable for use with large batches when the...
RMI Laser LLC
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New Scientific Cameras
See Hamamatsu's family of scientific cameras at Neuroscience 2010. Our major cameras include the new ORCA-Flash2.8 scientific CMOS camera, the versatile ORCA-R2 cooled CCD camera, the ORCA-D2...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Cube FP Laser Line Expanded
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 10, 2010 — Coherent Inc. has increased its range of Cube FP fiber-pigtailed diode laser products with the addition of several new wavelengths and output power levels. With these additions, the lasers are now...
Coherent Inc.
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M60 Stereomicroscope
HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, June 10, 2010 — Leica Microsystems has expanded its Leica M series stereomicroscopes with the M60 model. Designed according to the modular CMO (Common Main Objective) principle, it features high optical quality, an...
Leica Microsystems AG, Microscopy Div.
20/20 Film
SAN DIMAS, Calif., June 9, 2010 — Craic Technologies Inc. has announced the 20/20 Film microspectrophotometer that is designed to measure the thickness of thin films of submicron sampling areas rapidly and nondestructively. ...
CRAIC Technologies
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CLPFL Series Low-Pass Filters
FORT MYERS, Fla., June 9, 2010 — Crystek Corp. has introduced the CLPFL line of RoHS-compliant low-pass filters. Encased in a rugged SMA housing, this filter line is designed for test equipment and general laboratory use. Five...
Crystek Corp
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Troffer Downlight
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio, June 9, 2010 — Global Lighting Technologies Inc. has combined its edge-lit LED lightguide technology with its mass production capabilities to create a new troffer downlight that is slim, light, efficient and cost...
Global Lighting Technologies
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PicoScope 9211A Oscilloscope
PITTSFORD, N.Y, June 8, 2010 — Saelig Co. Inc. has introduced the PicoScope 9211A, an economical instrument specifically designed for time-domain reflectometry applications, providing a low-cost method of analyzing the real-world...
Saelig Co. Inc.
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Crystal Clarity Safety Filters
SMITHFIELD, R.I., June 8, 2010 — Sperian Protection has extended its line of Crystal Clarity laser safety filters that provide high visual acuity. The dielectrically coated filters provide protection over a 30° angle of...
Honeywell Safety Products USA Inc.
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Miniature Sapphire/Ruby Balls
PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 7, 2010 — Miniature precision sapphire and ruby balls for use in medical and chemical pumps as check and metering valves, as ball and roller bearings, and as endoscope lenses and stylus tips are available from...
Meller Optics Inc.
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TechSpec MWIR Lenses
BARRINGTON, N.J., June 7, 2010 — Edmund Optics Inc. has introduced its new TechSpec mid-wave IR achromatic lenses that deliver near-diffraction-limited performance over their entire spectral range. They are suitable components for...
Edmund Optics
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ZnSe Cylindrical Lenses
PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 4, 2010 — A line of ZnSe cylindrical lenses that are used to focus or expand CO2 laser beams for applications such as optical metrology, laser scanning, spectroscopy and laser diode systems is available from...
Laser Research Optics
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White Top-Emitting OLEDs
DRESDEN, Germany, June 4, 2010 — Novaled GmbH has introduced white top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with a lifetime exceeding 50,000 h and a power efficiency of 30 lm/W at an initial luminance of 1000 cd/m2. ...
Novaled AG
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RLG28 Retroreflective Sensors
TWINSBURG, Ohio, June 4, 2010 — Pepperl+Fuchs’ RLG28 retroreflective area sensors feature six light beams that generate a constant 60-mm detection field to consistently detect objects as small as 12 mm in diameter over the...
Pepperl+Fuchs Inc.
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Distribution Cable
NEW HOLLAND, Pa., June 3, 2010 — Berk-Tek, a Nexans company, has announced the availability of a high-density distribution fiber optic cable, designated ACP (Aramid Connect Plenum), for trunk applications. It was developed to...
Nexans Inc.
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Servo Positioning Stage
DEER PARK, N.Y., June 3, 2010 — The upgraded version of the T-Max 5 low-profile direct-drive rotary servo positioning stage manufactured by Nutec Components Inc. increases load capacity and improves positioning performance and...
Nutec Components Inc.
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Sole Laser Light Engines
RODGAU, Germany, June 3, 2010 — Omicron Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH has created a new laser series for applications in biotechnology. The Sole laser light engines combine up to six emission wavelengths and couple them into...
Omicron-Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH
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Real-Time Fiber Monitor
RALEIGH, N.C., June 2, 2010 — M2 Optics Inc. is offering customers the ability to monitor optical fibers in real time, without interrupting network activity. With a growing focus on sending data via optical networks, the fiber...
M2 Optics Inc.
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OTDR Multifield Tester
AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands, June 2, 2010 — The latest instrument to be added to the Yokogawa Europe BV family of multifield testers is the AQ1200 OTDR (optical time-domain reflectometer). Designed to aid the installation, commissioning...
Yokogawa Europe BV
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Gold-/Aluminum-Coated Fibers
STIRLING, N.J., June 1, 2010 — Delivering reliable operation in extreme conditions, the metal jacket series of gold- and aluminum-coated optical fibers from Fiberguide Industries Inc. have proved effective in a number of...
Molex, Fiberguide
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Alumiline Slim LED Strips
PACOIMA, Calif., June 1, 2010 — JKL Components Corp. has announced the Alumiline Slim series of rigid LED light bars. The Alumiline Slim ZLF-multi series is offered in multiple LED spacing and in a range of whites from warm to cool...
JKL Components Corp.
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SM3320 SolarMagic Chipset
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 1, 2010 — National Semiconductor Corp. has introduced to the solar industry the in-panel SolarMagic chip set, marking the advent of a new category of solar systems: “smart panels.” In-panel...
National Semiconductor
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