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Photonics.com - June 2013
Business
LPKF Sues Cellphone Maker for Infringement
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG is suing an undisclosed mobile-phone manufacturer for infringing on its patented Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) antenna manufacturing process for cellphones and tablets.
Machine Vision Groups to Cooperate on Market Research
The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) and the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), North America’s machine vision trade group, have agreed to cooperate on market research by providing...
Biolase Laser Awarded for Medical Design Excellence
Biolase Inc.’s EPIC 10 soft tissue diode laser platform was awarded the gold medal for the Dental Instruments, Equipment and Supplies category at the 15th annual Medical Design Excellence Awards...
G-S Plastic Optics Hires Senior Apps Engineer
Val Moshkovskiy was named senior applications engineer at G-S Plastic Optics, a unit of the Germanow-Simon Companies.
REO Names Sales Rep in France
Precision optical solutions manufacturer REO has appointed Patrick Casnedi as its sales representative in France.
NeoPhotonics Ships First Modules from New Factory in China
Photonic integrated circuit manufacturer NeoPhotonics Corp. has announced the first shipment of optical transceiver modules from its new, high-capacity factory in China.
Tessera Technologies Names Acting CFO
John Allen has been named interim chief financial officer of Tessera Technologies Inc., effective immediately. He replaces C. Richard Neely, Jr., whose tenure as executive vice president and CFO...
Snake Creek Lasers Moves to New Office
Snake Creek Lasers LLC has moved its office and manufacturing operations 20 miles west of its previous location.
ProPhotonix Names Acting CFO, New Directors
ProPhotonix Ltd. has appointed Philip Feeley acting chief financial officer and announced two board appointments, the diode-based laser modules and LED systems manufacturer reported Wednesday.
Optics and Photonics Pioneer James Gordon Dies
James P. Gordon, co-inventor of the maser and a seminal contributor to optics and quantum electronics, died June 21. He was 85.
Infinera PIC Named Best Optical Component Beyond 100G
Infinera’s 500 Gb/s photonic integrated circuit (PIC) was recently named Best Optical Component Product Beyond 100G at the 2013 Next Generation Optical Networking Awards in Monaco. The company...
Altatech Delivers CVD System to Fraunhofer
Altatech, a subsidiary of Soitec, has installed its AltaCVD (chemical vapor deposition) system at Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technology EMFT in Munich for use in...
Allied Vision Expands in Canada
Allied Vision Technologies (AVT) has expanded its Burnaby office and is looking to recruit five engineers, the FireWire and GigE machine vision camera maker announced recently.
Luxexcel Teams with Photonics Institute on 3-D Printing
Luxexcel and the Institute of Photonics at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) in Kuopio, Finland, have partnered to develop an improved platform for photonic 3-D printing.
BioZoom Looking for Licensees, Partners
Biozoom is looking for licensees or other kinds of partners for its patented mobile spectroscopy technology, the company said this week. The company’s first commercial product, a handheld...
Emcore to Supply Solar Cells for India’s Space Research
Emcore Corp., a maker of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for fiber optics and solar power, will make and test high-efficiency multijunction solar-cell assemblies for the Indian...
Laser Cutting Market to Hit $3.77B in 2018
The laser cutting market is expected to reach $3.77 billion in 2018, according to a new market research report. The report examines the laser cutting, drilling, marking and engraving market by...
Flir Awarded $42M from Navy for Handheld IR Imagers
Flir Systems has received a $42.7 million contract to provide the US Navy with miniaturized IR systems integrated with laser rangefinders.
Ultratech Ships First Sub-20-nm Ambient Control System
Lithography and laser-processing systems supplier Ultratech Inc. has shipped its first LSA201 ambient control laser spike anneal system to an undisclosed company for the development of FinFET logic...
Fund Makes First Investment in Photonics Tech
A new venture capital fund has made its first round of investments in companies seeking to commercialize technology related to nanophotonics, metamaterials and quantum information processing. Quantum...
TowerJazz Moving into Commercial IR Market
Integrated circuit maker TowerJazz said Wednesday it will move into high-volume, commercial infrared wafer manufacturing and expand its presence in some consumer markets.
Webb Space Telescope’s ‘Backbone’ Completed
Manufacture of the “backbone” of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a backplane support frame (BSF) that is the largest optically stable cryostructure ever built, is completed and ready for...
Zeiss Acquiring Xradia
Optics and optoelectronics manufacturer Zeiss has announced that it will acquire 3-D x-ray microscope provider Xradia Inc. of Pleasanton and will rename it Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy Inc. The...
BAE Delivers Laser Jammers, Receives $68M Contract
BAE Systems has completed initial deliveries of its Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) laser jammer systems ahead of schedule and has received a $68 million contract to provide hardware to the US...
UAB Altechna Acquires Optida
UAB Altechna, a manufacturer and distributor of laser optics, optoelectronics and laser components, has purchased a major share of Vilnius-based optical coating company Optida Co. Ltd. Terms of the...
Lynch Joins Headwall Photonics
Headwall Photonics Inc. is expanding into Europe and has hired Kevin Lynch as European sales manager to support customers and partners in the region.
Visualant Closes $5M Funding Round
Light-based identification and diagnostics solutions provider Visualant Inc. has completed a funding round in excess of $5 million led by Special Situations Technology Funds of New York.
Space Photonics Nabs SBIR Contract
Space Photonics Inc. has partnered with Schott North America Inc. and Harris Corp. to further develop its LaserFire laser communications technology under a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research...
Noble Industries Increases Laser-Cutting Capacity
Metal fabrication company Noble Industries Inc. has added a two-laser Mazak flexible manufacturing system (FMS) to its line of laser-cutting products. The FMS automatically transports, positions and...
Peter Call Joins CoolLED Sales Team
Peter Call has been named field sales manager at LED lighting products manufacturer CoolLED Ltd. Call brings to the position microscopy and imaging experience and will be responsible for customers in...
Brimrose Awarded 2 Army SBIR Awards
Brimrose Corp. has received two US Army contracts to develop chemical detection sensors based on imaging systems and quantum dots, the global photonics and high-technology company announced this week...
Societies Applaud Year of Light Progress
Progress is being made in having 2015 declared the International Year of Light by the United Nations, international optics and photonics leaders report.
Jenoptik Receives €5.5M Order from Rheinmetall
The Jenoptik Defense & Civil Systems division has received a €5.5 million order from Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf, Germany, to supply 62 thermal imaging target acquisition systems and...
Melles Griot Names Director of Global Prod Management
Michael Tenalio has been named director of global product management for the Melles Griot Optical Systems Group, parent company Idex Optics & Photonics announced Tuesday. Tenalio will focus...
Trumpf Expands Facilities in Switzerland
Trumpf Laser Marking Systems AG has opened a 35,500-sq-ft production facility in Switzerland to accommodate the 70 percent increase in orders for marking lasers over the previous year. The $17.8...
Visualant Enters $10M Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize Competition
Chromatic-based identification and diagnostic solutions provider Visualant Inc. has entered into the $10 million Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize, a global competition to revolutionize health care.
Lockheed Updates Laser Range Finders for Apache Helicopters
Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has delivered the first phase of laser range finder upgrades for use on the US Army’s Apache helicopter.
Zecotek Raises $2.4M in Private Placement
Zecotek Photonics Inc. has increased the nonbrokered private placement it announced March 27 by $900,000, bringing its private placement funding to $2.4 million.
Laser Micro Industry Veteran Joins PowerPhotonic
Precision micro-optics manufacturer PowerPhotonic has appointed Jason Alexander head of its North America operations.
Wavien Tech Recycles Light in Projectors
A recycling light technology from Wavien Inc. that recovers unused high-angle light from LEDs could increase their brightness for small-target illumination in digital projection by as much as 180...
Fraunhofer, EV Group to Enable Direct Semicon Wafer Bonding
Multijunction solar cells with conversion efficiencies approaching 50 percent could become cost-effective via a collaboration between the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and...
Couder Steps Down as Oclaro CEO
Laser and optical components provider Oclaro Inc. has announced that Alain Couder, the company’s chair and CEO, has retired and that board members Greg Dougherty and Marissa Peterson have been...
CLEO Presents Cutting-Edge Research on Optics, Lasers
Smartphone-based cancer detection, a telecom-based time cloak and UV-LEDs that slow food rot are just a few of the cutting-edge applications of optics and lasers that will be discussed next week at...
PD-LD Adds 2 to Board
PD-LD Inc., a developer of Volume-Bragg Grating technology for photonic applications, has appointed Uri Abrams and Richard J. Capalbo to its board of directors, bringing the total to six members.
Verisante Reports Successful Q1, Product Launch
Skin cancer detector maker Verisante Technology Inc. has reported $235,000 in revenue for the first quarter 2013, which ended on March 31, attributing its success to the launch of its noninvasive...
Thorlabs Adds Scientific Cameras Through Acquisition
Thorlabs Inc. has expanded its life sciences portfolio with the acquisition of Digital Video Camera Co. (DVC) of Austin, Texas, a manufacturer of digital imaging solutions for scientific and...
Xenon Adds 3 Labs to Printed Electronics Test Network
Pulsed light technology provider Xenon Corp. has announced that three laboratories have joined its Printed Electronics Test Center Network, bringing the total of participating labs to 25 worldwide.
Daylight Solutions Licenses Mid-IR Tech to Corning
Daylight Solutions Inc. has licensed its patented mid-infrared technology to specialty glass and ceramics manufacturer Corning Inc. of Corning, N.Y. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Northrop Grumman Teams with UNM on Adaptive Optics
Northrop Grumman Corp. and the University of New Mexico (UNM) have partnered to sponsor a senior design project aimed at developing algorithms to correct optical distortions at two large telescopes.
Canon Opens Research Lab in Cambridge
Digital imaging solutions provider Canon USA Inc. has opened a research laboratory in Cambridge to develop biomedical optical imaging and medical robotics technologies.
Bruker Licenses 3M Patents for Maldi Imaging
Bruker Corp. has signed a patent license agreement with 3M Co. enabling Bruker to include 3M innovations relating to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (Maldi) mass spectrometry imaging.
Laser Light Engines Enters Metrology Market
Laser Light Engines Inc., a manufacturer of laser-driven illumination engines and color modules for digital projection, has shipped its first laser module outside of the cinema industry to an...
European Groups Appoint Young Ambassador for Photonics Education
As a young girl in the Netherlands, Jana Huisman had a curiosity about the world around her that led her to study physics and that now drives her interest in photonics. Huisman, 18, will use that...
Fujikura Licenses Patents for CMOS-Based Imaging
Fujikura Ltd. and Micro-Imaging Solutions (MIS) will jointly co-market nanosized, disposable CMOS-based endoscopes for minimally invasive medical diagnostics under a licensing agreement the companies...
Elliot Scientific Adds Lasers from Vescent Photonics
Elliot Scientific Ltd. is boosting cold atom science in the UK by offering laser products from Denver-based Vescent Photonics, the company announced Monday. Elliot Scientific said it will now offer...
State of Industry Subject of Photonics North Keynote
The market for photonics in North America and the rest of the world, as well as projections for the rest of 2013 and 2014, will be the subject of a keynote address by the Optical Society’s...
AIA: North American Machine Vision Sales Climb 10% in Q1
Machine vision sales in North America for the first quarter of 2013 grew 10 percent year-over-year, largely driven by a resurgence of application-specific machine vision (ASMV) systems, according to...
Raytheon Books $106M Laser-Guided Bomb Contract
Raytheon Co. has booked a $106 million contract for its laser-guided bombs Paveway II. The commercial sale is from an international customer, the defense contractor said. The contract includes kits...
UK invests in photonics for health care
The UK’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) will invest up to £3.7 million in projects that use innovative photonic technologies in business-led partnerships between academia, industry and...
Research & Technology
First Bonenfant Memorial Scholarship Awarded
Stephanie Laga, a senior at the California Institute of Technology, has been awarded the first Paul A. Bonenfant Memorial Scholarship by the OSA Foundation.
New Optical Fiber Puts a Twist on Data Transmission
The data capacity of single-mode optical fibers, while having increased by four orders of magnitude over the last 30 years, is rapidly reaching the limits imposed by the fiber’s nonlinear effects....
New Photodetector Makes Do with Few Photons
Using a scheme based on quantum mechanics called unambiguous state discrimination (USD), the lowest error rate yet was achieved for a photodetector deciphering a four-fold phase encoding of...
Solar Cells Get Skinny
Atom-thick photovoltaic sheets — 20 to 50 times thinner than the skinniest solar cells made today — are pushing toward the ultimate power conversion possible from a material for solar power, packing...
Telescopic Contact Lens Helps AMD Patients See
A slim, telescopic contact lens that switches between normal and magnified vision using liquid crystal eyeglasses could provide a relatively unobtrusive way to enhance the sight of patients with...
Optics and Photonics Pioneer James Gordon Dies
James P. Gordon, co-inventor of the maser and a seminal contributor to optics and quantum electronics, died June 21. He was 85.
Laser-Guided Codes Advance Single-Pixel THz Imaging
A single-pixel imaging method capable of tuning terahertz radiation using laser-guided codes can produce clear images in a matter of seconds.
Gold Probes Offer Insight into Cancer
Gold nanoprobes paired with FRET microscopy could yield a new generation of biological imaging and sensing techniques capable of studying cancer cells in minute detail, measuring the effectiveness of...
New Research Facilities to Support EU Solar Tech
New facilities were inaugurated yesterday at the European Solar Test Installation in Ispra to enable the reference laboratory to assess new and improved photovoltaic devices, to perform prenormative...
Luxexcel Teams with Photonics Institute on 3-D Printing
Luxexcel and the Institute of Photonics at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) in Kuopio, Finland, have partnered to develop an improved platform for photonic 3-D printing.
Multiview 3-D Photography Simplified
A small checkerboard patterned plastic film inserted beneath the lens of an ordinary camera can transform the device into a light-field camera capable of producing multiperspective images.
SERS, Nanoprobes Seek to Detect Infections Early
Nanoprobes used in conjunction with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) can be used to reveal a specific molecular marker’s optical fingerprint. The work is a proof-of-principle approach...
Tabletop Device Accelerates Electrons to 2 GeV
The acceleration of electrons to a speed of 2 gigaelectron volts (GeV) has been accomplished in a tabletop setup. Until now, achieving that level of x-ray energy has required a multimillion-dollar...
Holograms Enabled by $10 Optical Chip
An optical chip built by an MIT graduate student at a cost of $10 could be a “game changer” for holography, enhancing the resolution of conventional 2-D displays and enabling color holographic videos...
Atom-Light Entanglement Created On-Demand
A state-insensitive optical trap could prove promising for the development of quantum networking, researchers in Georgia have found.
Probes Light Up Synaptic Structures that Store Memories
Microscopic probes that light up synapses in living neurons could give scientists insight into how these structures change when new memories are formed.
Microphone Listens with Light
Listening to a conference call can leave you on the edge of your seat craning to hear what the person on the other end of the call is trying to say. But, a new sensor developed in Norway could change...
Breakthrough Enables Development of Photosensitive Drugs
A chemical nanoengineering breakthrough favoring the development of light-regulated therapeutic molecules could lead to personalized medicine that limits treatment time of a given region and reduces...
QD Method Combines Best of Optical, Electron Microscopy
A fast, versatile and high-resolution technique that combines the best of optical and scanning electron microscopy could provide surface and subsurface viewing of features as small as 10 nm in size.
3-D Maps of Blood Vessels in Brain Reveal Surprises
Blood vessels within a sensory area of a mouse’s brain loop and connect in unexpected ways, a new 3-D map has revealed. The findings could help scientists better explore what the cerebral cortex...
Erupting ‘Nanovolcanoes’ For Drug Delivery
“Nanovolcanoes” carved out of a synthetic polymer with UV light can store and release precise amounts of materials, a feat suitable for drug-delivery technologies, its creators say.
Bloch Receives 2013 Körber European Science Prize
Experimental physicist Dr. Immanuel Bloch has received the 2013 Körber European Science Prize, presented by the Körber Foundation for his groundbreaking research in the field of quantum simulation...
New Material Improves Camera Sensitivity
A new material with five times the light sensitivity of current silicon-based sensor technology could yield cameras sensitive enough to capture photos using only starlight.
Global Quantum Network Based on Optical Fibers
A technique for increasing the time that quantum information is stored in glass fiber-coupled atoms could yield a global optical fiber-based quantum communication network, researchers in Austria have...
Lasers Proposed to Expand Photon Thrust
Adapting high-power thin-disk laser technology could significantly expand applications for photon thrust in spacecraft propulsion, enabling improved maneuverability and extended mission lifetimes.
Optical ‘Antenna-in-a-Box’ Catches Single Molecules
An optical “antenna-in-a-box” capable of detecting and sensing individual molecules at high concentrations could provide a better understanding of biological and biochemical reactions to detect early...
Laser-Driven Neutrons Could Thwart Nuclear Smugglers
A single short-pulse laser-driven neutron source could make searching for nuclear materials smuggled in shipping containers much easier, an international experiment has demonstrated.
Alfano Awarded Laser Science Prize
Robert Alfano, distinguished professor of science and engineering at The City College of New York, has been awarded the 2013 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science by the American Physical Society...
Device Bridges Optomechanics, Microfluidics
Whispering galleries — circular spaces beneath a dome that capture and amplify sound as quiet as a whisper — have inspired numerous scientific discoveries over the past several years. Now the...
Metamaterial Flexible Sheets Could Transform Optics
A new metamaterial design that aims to replace bulky optical devices could improve IR thermal cameras, energy harvesting, and security screening and radar systems.
CLEO Presents Cutting-Edge Research on Optics, Lasers
Smartphone-based cancer detection, a telecom-based time cloak and UV-LEDs that slow food rot are just a few of the cutting-edge applications of optics and lasers that will be discussed next week at...
Xenon Adds 3 Labs to Printed Electronics Test Network
Pulsed light technology provider Xenon Corp. has announced that three laboratories have joined its Printed Electronics Test Center Network, bringing the total of participating labs to 25 worldwide.
Firefighter Robot Paints 3-D Thermal Imaging Picture for Rescuers
An image processing technique that allows small Segway-like robotic vehicles to create 3-D thermal images of burning buildings in real time could help firefighters better assess structures and plan...
’Temporal Cloaking’ for Communications
An alternative “temporal cloaking” method that uses standard optical communications components has improved the time available for secure data transmission to nearly 46 percent, allowing digital data...
Light-Controlled Gel Could Benefit Soft Robots
Inspired by the way plants grow toward light sources, bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, created a hydrogel that flexes in response to near-IR laser light. The achievement could...
Printing Innovations Improve Organic Electronics
A printing technique that focuses on the physics of the process rather than the chemical makeup of the semiconductor provides a tenfold improvement in organic electronics. The findings could yield...
Same-Energy Electrons Pulsed from Laser Accelerator
Electron pulses — all with nearly the same tunable energy — have been produced from a laser accelerator. The accomplishment makes electrons, which travel at a velocity close to the speed...
Landmark Ireland research investment includes photonics
The largest-ever state/industry co-funded scientific research investment in Ireland – €300 million – includes millions to establish a large-scale research center devoted to advancing...
Flex-grid prevents network traffic jams
A flexible-grid system that controls connections in optical networks can also redirect traffic to other networks, avoiding gridlock. Similar to how services like Google Maps use algorithms to...
Products
OV8865 Image Sensor
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 30, 2013 — The OV8865 8-megapixel CameraChip sensor from OmniVision Technologies Inc. features an improved 1.4-µm OmniBSI-2 pixel suitable for mobile device cameras, smartphones and tablets. ...
OMNIVISION
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Raman Analyzer Software
TUCSON, Ariz., June 28, 2013 — Rigaku Raman Technologies has released software enhancements for its Xantus-2 dual-wavelength portable Raman analyzer. The Xantus-2 version 3.0.0.0 software includes a redesigned account...
Rigaku Analytical Devices Inc.
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Multichannel Spectrometer
APELDOORN, Netherlands, June 28, 2013 — Avantes BV’s multichannel spectrometer combines multiple spectrometers in one housing for applications where high resolution with a broad range is needed in combination with a synchronized...
Avantes BV
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M42 Screw Mount
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, June 27, 2013 — Thirteen ZF industrial lenses from Carl Zeiss are now available with M42 screw mounts (Z-M42-I) for industrial image processing without diaphragm function. The screw mounts offer advantages...
Carl Zeiss AG, Camera Lenses
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Safety Eyewear
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, June 27, 2013 — Iridian Spectral Technologies Ltd.’s LaseReflect LRG10 glasses mitigate the effects of laser pointers, which can cause dangerous distractions or even temporary blindness for airline pilots,...
Iridian Spectral Technologies
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MWIR Variable Retarder
FREDERICK, Colo., June 27, 2013 — Meadowlark Optics Inc.’s liquid crystal technology for polarization control now extends into the midwave infrared (MWIR), enabling its standard line of polarization controllers to be used for...
Meadowlark Optics Inc.
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976-nm Fiber-Coupled, Single Emitter Module
MAINZ, Germany, June 26, 2013 — Suitable for medical applications, Dilas’ fiber-coupled, single emitter module emits 10-W CW power at 976 nm from a single 200-µm broad-area emitter. The multimode diode laser is...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
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Metrology System
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 26, 2013 — Coherix Inc. has enhanced its ShaPix metrology family with the addition of the 1500 series. Geared toward a broader range of industries and a more diverse set of users, it uses multiwavelength...
Coherix Inc.
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Faulhaber 0816 SR Series DC Motors
CLEARWATER, Fla., June 26, 2013 — Micromo’s Faulhaber high-power 0816 SR Series DC coreless micromotors deliver continuous torque up to 0.7 mNm and a stall torque of 1.2 mNm. They are 8 mm in diameter and weigh 4.5 g, making...
FAULHABER MICROMO
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USB 3.0 Camera
RICHMOND, British Columbia, Canada, June 26, 2013 — Point Grey Research Inc. has added the GS3-U3-60S6 model to its Grasshopper3 camera family. Featuring CCD sensors with a USB 3.0 interface, it is suitable for applications including flat panel...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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Laser Welding Workstation
RIVERSIDE, R.I., June 25, 2013 — LaserStar Technologies has released the 7800 series open laser welding workstation for a variety of common spot and seam welding applications, including general welding of large parts, plastic...
LaserStar Technologies Corp.
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Hardware Autofocus/Cleanroom Kit
JENA, Germany, June 25, 2013 — Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH’s hardware autofocus and cleanroom kit was designed for its Axio Imager Vario microscope system to enable faster, more precise in-process inspection. An...
Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH
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Broadband Laser Alignment Station
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 25, 2013 — Opto-Alignment Technology Inc.’s latest-generation Laser Alignment Station enables the alignment and inspection of lenses used in the UV, visible, mid-wave or long-wave IR without the need to...
Opto-Alignment Technology Inc.
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PSC-CMS-3M IR Thermometer
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., June 25, 2013 — Process Sensors’ new PSC-CMS-3M IR thermometer features a sensing head 14 mm in diameter and 28 mm in length to facilitate temperature measurement in tightly confined areas often found in...
Process Sensors Corp., IR Temperature Div.
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UR Series LED Upgrade Kit
DURHAM, N.C., June 24, 2013 — The UR Series LED 102-lm/W upgrade kit from Cree Inc. saves more than 50 percent in energy and lasts twice as long as standard 32-W fluorescent lamps, the company says. The easy-to-install...
Wolfspeed Inc.
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LED Aerospace Light Source
SOLIHULL, England, June 24, 2013 — Arden Photonics Ltd. has released the Aerospace light source (ALS) for insertion loss testing of passive fiber optic components in aerospace applications. With 85/85% launch condition, the...
Arden Photonics Ltd.
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X-Lite Miniature Thermal Sensor
YOKNEAM, Israel, June 24, 2013 — Senso Optics’ new X-Lite miniature thermal sensor is a compact, lightweight thermal imaging camera core for night-vision applications. The device is 30 × 34 × 41 mm (with IO...
Senso-Optics Ltd.
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9.2-Megapixel Sensor
NORWICH, England, June 21, 2013 — Artemis CCD Ltd. has launched the FS92 9.2-megapixel sensor for its FS series cooled CCD camera line for low-light applications, including fluorescence and chemiluminescence imaging, and optical...
Artemis CCD Ltd. (See Atik Cameras)
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Microscope Cameras
HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, and WETZLAR, Germany, June 21, 2013 — Leica Microsystems’ two new microscope cameras are equipped with sensors for live imaging up to 30 fps and a USB 3.0 interface for fast data transfer. The Leica Application Suite (LAS) and the...
Leica Microsystems AG, Microscopy Div.
Semiconductor Metrology
JENA, Germany, June 20, 2013 — The MeRiT HR II photomask repair tool from Carl Zeiss SMS GmbH offers automation and flexibility in the repair of transparent and opaque defects. The redesigned semiconductor metrology system...
Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH
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PM160 Power Meter
NEWTON, N.J., June 20, 2013 — Thorlabs has released the PM160, an all-in-one wireless power meter with a built-in sensor. The instrument has an OLED screen for local operation as well as Bluetooth wireless technology and a...
Thorlabs Inc.
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TH-21 Series Thermistor Probes
STAMFORD, Conn., June 20, 2013 — Omega Engineering Inc.’s TH-21 series thermistor probes with M12 connections can be used in applications previously out of reach of epoxy-coated thermistor sensors. Constructed with a...
Omega Engineering Inc.
TechSpec C-Mount Achromatic Pairs
BARRINGTON, N.J., June 19, 2013 — Edmund Optics’ TechSpec C-Mount Achromatic Pairs relay lenses feature an integrated iris that allows users to adjust the numerical aperture and depth of focus. The lenses are designed for a...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Incubation System
HAMBURG, Germany, June 19, 2013 — Olympus Europa Holding’s cellVivo incubation system delivers environmental control of advanced live-cell imaging in a “one size fits all” concept. Adapters for various IX73 and IX83...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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Z-Axis Elevator Stage
JENA, Germany, June 19, 2013 — Made for adapting onto the top of standard X-Y microscopy stages, the PZ 300 AP Z-axis elevator stage from piezosystem jena has two parallel working piezo drives that allow the centrically located...
piezosystem jena GmbH
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CO2 Laser Lenses
PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 19, 2013 — Laser Research Optics, a division of Meller Optics Inc., is offering CO2 lenses and turning mirrors for engraving and marking lasers that are optimized for 10.6 µm. The lenses feature...
Laser Research Optics
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Vibralevel DSM
BOSTON, June 18, 2013 — The Vibralevel DSM from Kinetic Systems Inc. is a dual-stiffness isolation mount that provides a combination of damping and vibration isolation for moving loads. The mount eliminates platform...
Kinetic Systems Inc.
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µBeam Analyzer
NESHER, Israel, June 18, 2013 — The µBeam microscopic beam analyzer from Duma Optronics Ltd. is now offered for high-power applications up to a few kilowatts. The software-driven system provides real-time measurement...
Duma Optronics Ltd.
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VR-3000 Series 3-D Measuring Macroscope
ITASCA, Ill., June 18, 2013 — Keyence Corp.’s new VR-3000 series one-shot 3-D measuring macroscope combines the advanced optical design of its digital microscopes with the high-speed measurement and 3-D technology of its...
Keyence Corp. of America
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PR-25CU Copper Tip RTD Sensor
STAMFORD, Conn., June 18, 2013 — Omega Engineering Inc.’s PR-25CU RTD sensor incorporates a copper tip for improved heat transfer between the sensing element and the process conditions, enabling reduced response times and...
Omega Engineering Inc.
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IK-WB81A IP Video Camera
IRVINE, Calif., June 17, 2013 — Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video Products Group, a business unit of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., has introduced the IK-WB81A IP high-definition bullet camera for outdoor video...
CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices
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Bidirectional Optocoupler
BÖBLINGEN, Germany, June 17, 2013 — Avago Technologies has released the ACSL-7210, a dual-channel bidirectional digital optocoupler with a data rate from DC to 25 megabaud (MBd). The device is optimized for bidirectional...
Broadcom Inc.
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Flare Pulsed Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 17, 2013 — Coherent Inc.’s new Flare series of compact pulsed lasers provides an alternative to older gas lasers and first-generation solid-state lasers for life sciences and instrumentation applications....
Coherent Inc.
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A3500sc/A6500sc Thermal Imaging Cameras
MEER, Belgium, June 17, 2013 — Flir Systems has released the A3500sc and A6500sc thermal imaging camera series for industrial R&D applications including tire and brake testing, on and through glass measurements, welding and...
Teledyne FLIR
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Ti:Sapphire-Pumped OPO
BARCELONA, Spain, June 17, 2013 — Radiantis has launched the Oria IR, a Ti:sapphire-pumped optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for nonlinear microscopy and spectroscopy. Fully automated, it provides wavelength coverage with high...
Radiantis
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Plano-Concave Axicons
BARRINGTON, N.J., June 14, 2013 — Edmund Optics has released Plano-Concave (PCV) Axicons, specialized conical prisms featuring one concave conical surface and one plano surface, which are suitable for measurement and alignment,...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Lambdafire Microspectroscopy Software
SAN DIMAS, Calif., June 13, 2013 — Craic Technologies has released the Lambdafire microspectroscopy and imaging software package for collecting, analyzing and processing microspectra and images from proprietary microspectrophotometers...
CRAIC Technologies
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Multipurpose Microscope
ITASCA, Ill., June 13, 2013 — Keyence Corp. has released the VHX-700F all-in-one microscope for advanced imaging, recording and measurement. It incorporates observation, measurement and image recording capabilities into a...
Keyence Corp. of America
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UV Laser Micromachining
OXFORD, Mass., June 12, 2013 — The IX-255 UV laser micromachining system from IPG Photonics Corp. is a configurable multifunctional system with a beam energy density up to 25 J/cm2 for applications such as drilling and cutting...
IPG Photonics Corporation
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M1 Mirror Mount, BPH Series Optical Post Holders
IRVINE, Calif., June 12, 2013 — Newport Corp. has introduced the M1 mirror mount for general beam-steering applications, and the BPH series multifunction slotted-base post holders for stable mounting to optical tables. The M1...
MKS/Newport
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Xenon Source
DUNEDIN, Fla., June 12, 2013 — The HPX-2000-HP-DUV xenon light source from Ocean Optics is a 75-W short-arc lamp for UV-VIS absorbance spectroscopy and other applications where a high-intensity lamp is required. It provides...
Ocean Optics - Part of Ocean Insight
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Voltage-Controlled Oscillators
SOMERSET, England, June 11, 2013 — IQD Frequency Products’ IVCO-100 series voltage-controlled oscillators are suited for applications including test and measurement, satellite communications, telecommunications and digital...
IQD Frequency Products Ltd.
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Vibration-Isolating Table
IRVINE, Calif., June 11, 2013 — Newport Corp. has expanded its line of Integrity VCS vibration isolating optical tables with 40 3-ft-wide standard models with 6- or 8-ft standard-length options. The compact systems are suitable for...
MKS/Newport
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Scan Heads
PUCHHEIM, Germany, June 11, 2013 — Scanlab AG has enhanced its line of galvanometer scan heads with the III series, offering improved electronics and providing reference-setting accuracy and speed for systems with analog detectors. ...
SCANLAB GmbH
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Industrial Camera Series
NATICK, Mass., June 10, 2013 — Cognex Corp.’s new Cognex Industrial Camera (CIC) series of GigE Vision digital industrial cameras is designed for integration with VisionPro and CVL vision software. The 29 x 29-mm, monochrome...
Cognex Corp.
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Talisker HE Series Lasers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 10, 2013 — Coherent Inc. has expanded its family of industrial ultrafast lasers with the Talisker HE series, suitable for high-throughput, precision materials processing for the automotive, biomedical, 3-D...
Coherent Inc.
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Helios NanoLab 1200AT Analysis System
HILLSBORO, Ore., June 10, 2013 — FEI’s new Helios NanoLab 1200AT full-wafer DualBeam analysis system includes an optional automated front-opening universal pod loader, which allows location of the system inside the...
FEI Life Sciences (acquired by Thermo Fisher)
Autofocus Lens
LYON, France, June 10, 2013 — Varioptic, a business unit of Parrot, has expanded its Caspian family of autofocus lens modules with the addition of the M12-316-7.5. With a 7.5-mm focal length, it is suitable for high-speed...
Corning Varioptic Lenses
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LH-8150 Pulsed UV Linear Lamp
WILMINGTON, Mass., June 9, 2013 — Xenon Corp. has announced the LH-8150, a 60-in. pulsed UV linear lamp system for industrial applications, including large-area UV curing and sintering in roll-to-roll or web-based processes for the...
XENON Corporation
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TechSpec Low-Scatter Off-Axis Parabolic Mirrors
BARRINGTON, N.J., June 7, 2013 — The TechSpec off-axis parabolic mirrors from Edmund Optics are designed for low scatter in the visible spectrum and are suitable for beam expansion, optical testing systems, and focusing or...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Laser Diode Modules
HENHAM, England, June 6, 2013 — The Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. has introduced a line of tiny laser diode modules designed for OEMs, end users and systems integrators. The modules combine an Opnext (Oclaro) laser diode with...
The Optoelectronics Co. Ltd.
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DOP-201 meter
CHINO, Calif., June 6, 2013 — Using a patented maximum and minimum search technique, the DOP-201 meter from General Photonics measures and displays the degree of polarization (DOP) of a light source in real time with high...
General Photonics Corp.
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10HVA-20HVA Series Amplifiers
RONKONKOMA, N.Y., June 6, 2013 — UltraVolt Inc.’s new 10HVA-20HVA series of high-voltage amplifiers expands upon the company’s HVA series, capable of operating in DC, reversible and amplifier modes. The amplifiers...
UltraVolt Inc.
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Liquid Lens Evaluation
LYON, France, June 6, 2013 — Varioptic, a business unit of Parrot, has released an evaluation kit that enables camera designers to quickly develop liquid lens camera prototypes. It combines a proprietary Caspian optical...
Corning Varioptic Lenses
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f-POM Piezo Objective Mover
EUGENE, Ore., June 5, 2013 — The f-POM piezo objective mover from Applied Scientific Instrumentation provides high-speed, large-load, long-travel operation over 150, 300 or 500 µm. The standard controller offers...
Applied Scientific Instrumentation Inc.
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ACPL-P/W345, ACPL-P/W346 Gate Drive Optocouplers
SAN JOSE, Calif., and SINGAPORE, June 5, 2013 — Avago Technologies’ ACPL-P/W345 and ACPL-P/W346 high-speed gate drive optocouplers support SiC MOSFET for next-generation energy-efficient motor control and power conversion applications. ...
Broadcom Inc.
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ProSound F75 Ultrasound Processor
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., June 5, 2013 — Olympus’ ProSound F75 ultrasound processor powers the company’s ultrasound endoscopes for diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract diseases and assessment of various types of cancer. The...
Evident
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epc600 3-D TOF Camera Chip
SARGANS, Switzerland, June 5, 2013 — The epc600 3-D TOF (time of flight) fully integrated camera chip from Espros Photonics Corp. is suitable for applications such as light control sensing, distance monitoring, proximity detection,...
Espros Photonics AG
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ISG LightWise™ IQ Smart Camera Family
LightWise IQ GigE/CoaXpress Area Cameras ISG LightWise IQ smart cameras offer exceptional performance with both GigE Vision and CoaXpress standard interfaces. These intelligent cameras feature a...
Imaging Solutions Group
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Vision System
NATICK, Mass., June 4, 2013 — Cognex Corp.’s Advantage 100 vision system enables OEMs to use the company’s vision and code-reading technology in space-constrained applications including the printing, kiosk and medical...
Cognex Corp.
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UV, 1342-nm Lasers
KRAILLING, GERMANY, June 4, 2013 — InnoLas Laser GmbH has expanded its Nanio line of UV lasers with the Nanio 355-6-V-80, a 355-nm laser delivering 6 W of power for micromachining applications including glass cutting, sapphire...
InnoLas Laser GmbH (See InnoLas Photonics)
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ZnSe CO2 Laser Lenses
PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 4, 2013 — Laser Research Optics, a division of Meller Optics Inc., designed its line of zinc selenide CO2 focusing lenses for use with steel-cutting lasers. The lenses are optimized for 10.6 μm and...
Laser Research Optics
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cellSens 1.8 Software
HAMBURG, Germany, June 4, 2013 — Olympus’ new cellSens 1.8 software offers imaging, processing, analyzing and reporting capabilities for applications in the life sciences. New functions include a customizable user interface,...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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Picosecond Laser in MSA Package
Nuphoton’s picosecond MSA packaged fiber laser is the most compact package (90 x 70 x 15 mm) ultrafast fiber laser in the market. This laser provides 3-6 ps pulse width at 1064 nm and 10-100...
Nuphoton Technologies
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Zephir 2.5 MCT Camera
MONTREAL, June 3, 2013 — The Zephir 2.5 MCT (mercury-cadmium-telluride) camera from Photon etc., first developed for high-speed industrial imaging applications, is now available in a C-mount version and a version that...
Photon etc.
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Diode Lasers
RODGAU, Germany, June 3, 2013 — Omicron Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH has introduced the LuxX+ diode laser series, which extends the functionality of its predecessor, the LuxX. The device is suitable for microlithographic and...
Omicron-Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH
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LEXT OLS4100 3D Laser Scanning Microscope
HAMBURG, Germany, June 3, 2013 — Olympus Europa’s new LEXT OLS4100 3-D laser scanning microscope analyzes a wide range of sample sizes and features a wide-field area map display of the sample under low magnification, making it...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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BTS256-E LED-Luxmeter Light Meter
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., June 1, 2013 — Gigahertz-Optik Inc.’s new BTS256-E LED-Luxmeter light meter characterizes illuminance, color and spectral data in solid-state and other types of light sources. The meter features a...
Gigahertz-Optik Inc.
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