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Photonics.com - March 2018
Business
Rockley Raises $40M
Rockley Photonics Ltd., a developer of integrated optics for high-density digital systems, has raised $40 million in its most recent funding round. This latest investment will enable Rockley to rapidly expand the design and production of its platform for high-performance optical networking solutions, imaging and sensor photonics and custom photonics for consumer applications. Rockley’s...
LASER-TEC, AAUW Host STEM Camp for Girls
The Southeast Regional Center for Laser and Fiber Optics Education (LASER-TEC), and the Stuart American Association of University Women (AAUW) partnered once again to offer a four-Saturday STEM camp...
Foisy Appointed Director of Operations at Mahr
Metrology equipment manufacturer Mahr Inc. has promoted Don Foisy to director of operations. In his new position, Foisy will be responsible for overseeing the engineering, manufacturing, planning and...
Techcomp Acquires AASolutions
Techcomp Europe Ltd., the parent company of Edinburgh Instruments, has acquired Dubai-based AASolutions FZCo and re-named it Techcomp Middle East FZCo. (TME). This new office enables Edinburgh...
LoFranco Made President, CEO of AIS Technologies Group
Active Industrial Solutions Group has appointed Doug LoFranco as president and CEO. LoFranco will lead the AIS Technologies Group, which comprises Radix Inc. and the Active Industrial...
Rice Team Earns $10M NSF Award for Live Biology Microscopy
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $10 million to a Rice University-led team that aims to create wearable and point-of-care microscopes that use on-chip illumination and sensing to...
VPIphotonics Assists QAMeleon, Optical Data Project Created by EU
QAMeleon, a project of the European Union, aims to scale metro and core networks to 128-Gbaud speed with the help of VPIphotonics GmbH and the development of software-defined-networking-enabled...
Augmented Reality Table Aids Chemical Engineering Experiments
The University of Rochester has implemented an augmented reality (AR) platform for its students to further explore chemical engineering. Using a glass tabletop laden with coffee mugs and popsicle...
Wang Wins Feld Biophotonics Award
The Optical Society (OSA) has awarded Lihong Wang at the California Institute of Technology with the 2018 Michael S. Feld Biophotonics Award for inventing the world's fastest 2D receive-only camera...
SUNY Poly’s R&D Efforts Earn ISO Certification
SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and its advanced semiconductor-based R&D efforts at its Albany NanoTech Complex have received ISO 9001:2015 certification from TÜV SÜD America...
Optoscribe to Provide Interconnect Chips to Major Networking Supplier
Integrated photonics component supplier Optoscribe Ltd. has announced a multi-million-pound procurement agreement to supply transceiver optical interconnect chips, in volume, to a global Tier 1...
CMS, LIGO Collaborate for MARS Conference Presentation
In collaboration with Garrett Cole, co-founder of Crystalline Mirror Solutions (CMS) GmbH, David Reitze, executive director of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and...
Husun to Distribute Optomec 3D Printing Systems
Additive manufacturing systems developer Optomec has signed a partnership agreement with 3D printing equipment provider Husun Technology Group to resell the Optomec LENS Systems for 3D Printed Metals...
Northrop Grumman Wins $95M Biometric Identification Contract from U.S. Homeland Security
Global security provider Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a $95 million contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to...
EPIC, Russian Laser Association Sign Collaborative Agreement
The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) and the Russian Laser Association have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance mutually advantageous activities in the field of photonics....
Laser Simulations Model Impact of Nuclear Explosions on Asteroids
Researchers constructed miniature asteroids and blasted them with a laser to model the impact of a nuclear explosion on an asteroid threatening to collide with Earth. The research team showed that a...
RPI Hosts Health Care Lighting Workshop
The Center for Lighting Enabled Systems and Applications (LESA), at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and the Illumination Engineering Society (IES) sponsored a recent workshop to explore,...
Arecibo Observatory to be Led by UCF Consortium
The Arecibo Observatory, the largest fully operational radio telescope in the world, will soon be under new management. A consortium led by the University of Central Florida (UCF) will start formal...
National Photonics Initiative Mourns the Passing of Rep. Louise Slaughter
The National Photonics Initiative (NPI) is mourning the passing of U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), who was a longtime advocate for photonics research. As a scientist herself, Slaughter fully...
Innsbruck’s Zoller Awarded Ramsey Prize
The 2018 Norman F. Ramsey Prize, sponsored by laser developer Toptica Photonics AG, has been awarded to Peter Zoller at the Universität Innsbruck in Austria for his pioneering theoretical work...
Lehigh Photonics and Nanoelectronics Building HPS-CVD Reactor
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Lehigh University's Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics (CPN) is creating a new high-pressure spatial chemical vapor deposition (HPS-CVD)...
Sener Names Sierra U.S. CEO
Sener, a private engineering and technology group, has appointed Mercedes Sierra as its CEO in the U.S. Sierra takes the place of Angel Ares as he leaves to the lead the development of the...
Photomedics, Forsyth Institute Develop Intraoral Light Device to Kill Pathogenic Bacteria
Oral health technology developer Photomedics Inc., based out of the Forsyth Institute, an oral health research center, has developed and designed a functional, proprietary intraoral light device with...
24/7 Solar Reactor Passes Test
International solar thermal energy researchers have successfully tested CONTISOL, a solar reactor that runs on air and is able to run day or night because it uses concentrated solar power (CSP) and...
Osram to Light the Eurovision Song Contest
Lighting solutions provider Osram Licht AG is the official lighting partner for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Lisbon, Portugal. For the fourth year in a row, Osram will support the May...
Aledia Closes Financing Round
Aledia SA, a developer and manufacturer of next-generation 3D LEDs, has closed its Series C financing round with Intel Capital as a new investor. In addition to Intel Capital, the majority of...
Oak Ridge Technologies Honored with Excellence in Technology Transfer Awards
Technologies developed at the Department of Energy's (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have earned 2018 Excellence in Technology Transfer Awards from the Federal Laboratory...
High-Capacity Signal Transmission Could Boost Aptitude of Fibers in Use Capacity
Researchers report the real-time, bidirectional transmission of 78 interleaved, 400 gigabit per second (Gb/s) channels with a 31.2 terabit per second (Tb/s) fiber capacity. The C-band signals were...
Giznick Appointed President of MidOpt
Optical filter developer Midwest Optical Systems Inc. (MidOpt) has appointed Mike Giznick, former vice-president, as its president. "This is an exciting time for MidOpt, and I am proud to be taking...
Kinetic River Completes NIH SBIR Project on Cell Analysis
Custom flow cytometry instrumentation developer Kinetic River Corp. has completed a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The...
Excelfore Appoints Kreifeldt to Lead eSync Alliance
Intelligent transportation provider Excelfore has appointed Rick Kreifeldt as executive director of the eSync Alliance. The eSync Alliance is an industry initiative for driving multi-company...
Cymer Ships ArF Light Source for Lithography
Light source developer Cymer LLC has announced the first shipment of the newly qualified XLR 800ix light source for argon fluoride (ArF) immersion lithography systems. Several leading semiconductor...
CyArk, FarBridge, Oculus Partner to Re-Create Monmuments Through Virtual Reality
CyArk, a non-profit digital recorder and archiver of cultural heritage and virtual reality software developer FarBridge Inc., have partnered with virtual reality device developer Oculus VR LLC to...
G&H Obtains Aerospace Manufacturing Standard
Gooch and Housego PLC’s Ilminster facility has undergone a successful transition assessment to the AS9100:2016 standard performed by British Standards Institution and equivalent to AS9100 Rev...
Kitt Peak Telescope to Study Dark Energy
The Kitt Peak National Observatory’s (KPNO’s) telescope, called the Mayall, has been reinvented for a mission to understands the physics of dark energy, an unknown form of energy that is...
Research & Technology
Optically Rewritable LCD Could Enable Flexible Displays
Engineers have manufactured a flexible, optically rewritable LCD (ORWLCD) that is about as thin as a piece of paper. The ORWLCD would allow information to be uploaded onto a flexible paperlike display, where it could be updated quickly. As with conventional LCDs, the ORWLCD is structured like a sandwich, with a liquid crystal filling between two plates. However, unlike conventional LCDs, where...
MIR Spectroscopy Could Be Used to Detect Airborne Toxicants
Scientists have discovered a way to detect trace amounts of chemicals in the air by using an IR laser to identify the unique frequency individual molecules. The technique is sensitive enough to...
Atomically Thin Light-Emitting Device Could Advance 'Invisible' Displays
Engineers have built a bright-light emitting device that is millimeters wide and fully transparent when turned off. The light emitting material in the device is a monolayer semiconductor that is just...
New Lens Provides Nanometer-Scale Resolution
A multilayer pair of materials, tungsten carbide and silicon carbide, was used to prepare high-efficiency, high-numerical aperture (NA) multilayer Laue lenses (MLLs). In a series of studies,...
Semi Material Used for Secure Quantum Communications
Use of single photons as carriers for quantum bits could enable reliable security during quantum data transmission. Researchers have found that an existing material could be used to build a system...
Imaging System Navigates Fog Better Than Human Vision
In what could be a boon for autonomous vehicle technology, a system has been developed that can produce images of objects enveloped in fog too thick for human vision to penetrate. Under actual fog...
Ultrathin Materials Combo in QD Enables Tunable Quantum Systems
A new type of quantum dot (QD) has been developed that allows for more accurate and more widely tunable energy levels of confined electrons. The advance in QD technology combines graphene (a...
Point-of-Care Device Could Improve Thyroid Cancer Screening
A team of international researchers developed a point-of-care device that could enable consistent and cost-effective screening for thyroid nodules. This novel device builds on the current ultrasound...
Photonic Hook Could Enable Optical Manipulation of Nanoparticles
A curved photonic nanojet, called a photonic hook, was created using an asymmetric cuboid, formed by appending a triangular prism to one side of a cube. Using numerical methods, scientists showed...
Plasmon Findings Could Pave-Way for Carbon-Based NIR Optoelectronic Devices
Researchers’ observation of gate-controlled quantum plasmons in aligned carbon nanotubes could pave the way for the development of carbon-based NIR optoelectronic devices and enable researchers...
Laser Simulations Model Impact of Nuclear Explosions on Asteroids
Researchers constructed miniature asteroids and blasted them with a laser to model the impact of a nuclear explosion on an asteroid threatening to collide with Earth. The research team showed that a...
Ultrashort Laser Pulses Make Greenhouse Gas Reactive
A highly reactive form of carbon dioxide (CO2, created using ultrashort laser pulses, could help reduce dependence on nonrenewable energy sources. Scientists from the University of Bonn used a...
Neutron Interferometer Uses Silicon Lenses to Probe Materials
Scientists have demonstrated that a three phase-grating moiré neutron interferometer in a neutron beam could be a robust candidate for large area interferometry applications and for the...
Laser-Heated Nanowires Produce Microscale Fusion
A dense fusion environment was created by irradiating arrays of nanowires using joule-level pulses from a compact, ultrafast laser. The irradiation of ordered nanowire arrays with femtosecond pulses...
Holographic Waveguide HUD Touts Larger Eye Box for Enhanced Display
Researchers demonstrated a functional prototype head-up display (HUD) that uses optical holographic elements to achieve an eye box substantially larger than what is available without the holographic...
Optical Tool Uses Fluorescence to Detect Metabolic Changes
An optical tool that can read metabolism at subcellular resolution could be used to identify specific metabolic signatures that could be indicative of disease. The method detects functional and...
High-Capacity Signal Transmission Could Boost Aptitude of Fibers in Use Capacity
Researchers report the real-time, bidirectional transmission of 78 interleaved, 400 gigabit per second (Gb/s) channels with a 31.2 terabit per second (Tb/s) fiber capacity. The C-band signals were...
Ultrafast Measurement Technique Demonstrates Beginning of Laser Pulses
Researchers have demonstrated how laser pulses emerge from noise, then collapse and oscillate before stabilizing. The discovery was made possible by real-time measurement of the laser’s...
Polarization State Is Characterized on Attosecond Scale
Researchers have characterized the exact polarization state of light on the attosecond timescale. This discovery could facilitate the use of short, rotating pulses of light to learn more about the...
Superresolution Imaging System Generates Segmented Fossil Images
Using an industrial grinder and superresolution camera, geoscientists have created 3D digital images of rock samples that can be viewed from multiple angles. Algorithms allow the computer to segment...
Lens-on-MEMS Technology Could Lead to More Compact Optical Devices
In a collaboration between Argonne National Laboratory and Harvard University, researchers built a metasurface-based lens on top of a MEMS platform, creating a “lens-on-MEMS” device that...
Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells Become Efficient and Bright
Researchers from Umeå University, Linköping University, and Swedish company LunaLEC AB have developed light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) that emit strong light at high efficiency....
Spectroscopy, Microscopy Allow Precise Imaging of Optical Frequencies
An imaging technique combines spectroscopy with high-resolution microscopy to produce rapid, precise measurements of quantum behavior in an atomic clock. Physicists believe the technique could...
Microscope Provides Precise 3D Imaging of Thick Mammalian Cells
A new microscope produces 3D nanoscale images of mammalian cells in their entirety. Because the axial positions of the single emitters are encoded in the shape of each single-molecule image rather...
Chip-Scale Dual-Comb Spectroscopy Could Be Used in the Field
A research team has put two frequency comb generators on a single millimeter-sized chip, miniaturizing the dual comb and thus making it portable enough to perform sensing and spectroscopy in field...
3D-Printed Hyperspectral Imagers Designed for UAVs
Researchers used 3D printing and low-cost parts to create an inexpensive hyperspectral imager that is light enough to use onboard drones. The visible-wavelength hyperspectral imager (HSI) weighs less...
Attosecond Pulses From Extreme UV Light Source Break Into Atomic Interior
To observe the ultrafast electron motion in the inner shells of atoms with short light pulses, the pulses must not only be ultrashort, but very bright, and the photons that are delivered must have...
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Test Solutions
BEAVERTON, Ore., March 30, 2018 — 400-G PAM4 test solutions from Tektronix Inc. enable a seamless transition from design to manufacturing. The move to PAM4 modulation presents validation and debug challenges that a real-time oscilloscope-based solution is uniquely equipped to solve. Advanced equalization and digital clock recovery, effective error rate analysis, and offline analysis are available for its DPO70000SX...
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High-Power Pulsed Laser Modules
EDISON, N.J., March 30, 2018 — The SCW 1430 series of high-power pulsed laser modules from OSI Laser Diode Inc. is designed for optical test equipment applications. The devices are specially designed for use in an optical...
OSI Laser Diode Inc.
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Image Optimization and Stacked Regions of Interest
AHRENSBURG, Germany, March 30, 2018 — Basler AG is expanding the image processing options of its ace camera series with PGI image optimization for monochrome cameras and stacked regions of interest (ROI) for multiple selections. ...
Basler AG
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Thermal Cameras
FAIRPORT, N.Y., March 29, 2018 — The Fotric 220 series of thermal cameras from Saelig Co. Inc. are cost-effective IR imaging devices that combine IR technology with smartphone capabilities. The cameras can record up to 1000...
Saelig Co. Inc.
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Intelligent Laminate
KAPOLEI, Hawaii, March 29, 2018 — The SecuriLam off-the-shelf, intelligent laminate from TruTag Technologies Inc. is used for supply chain security and traceability purposes. SecuriLam laminate comes with TruTag microscopic...
TruTag Technologies Inc.
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Field Spectroradiometer
LAWRENCE, Mass., March 29, 2018 — The PSR-2500 field spectroradiometer from Spectral Evolution Inc. is designed to meet research needs and budgets. The device includes an anodized aluminum unibody chassis with integrated...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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Fixed-Mount Barcode Reader
SYRACUSE, N.Y., March 29, 2018 — The FM-5E from Jadak is a fixed-mount barcode reader in an affordable, compact design. Backwards compatible with the FM-5, the FM-5E offers customers a flexible alternative for a wide variety...
JADAK
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Photonic Integrated Circuits
VALENCIA, Spain, March 28, 2018 — The H2020 European initiative’s PIX4life project now offers photonic integrated circuits for biophotonic and life sciences applications. The PIX4life pilot line gathers the complete value...
VLC Photonics SL
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Fizeau Interferometer
KENLEY, England, March 28, 2018 — A 600-mm Fizeau interferometer from Optical Surfaces Ltd. enables the offering of quality flats testing in a single aperture up to 600 mm in diameter. Housed in an ultrastable testing...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Industrial Vertical Stage
ANDOVER, Mass., March 28, 2018 — The Newport IDL280-Z20 vertical stage available from MKS Instruments Inc. is designed for industrial applications that require high load capacities. Based on a modular wedge design, the...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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CFP-DCO Transceiver
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 28, 2018 — The CFP-DCO module from NeoPhotonics Corp., part of the ClearLight Coherent Module platform, uses advanced commercial 16-nm digital signal processors and is capable of single-wavelength 100-Gbps...
Lumentum
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Brushless Direct Current Motor
FELDKIRCHEN, Germany, March 27, 2018 — The DBL36 brushless direct current (BLDC) motor from Nanotec Electronic GmbH & Co. KG is designed for large quantities. The DBL36 is available in three lengths with a rated power of 7.5 W...
Nanotec Electronic GmbH & Co. KG
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Silicon Carbide Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 27, 2018 — The 40 mOhm MSC040SMA120B next-generation 1200-V silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) from Microsemi Corp. is a SiC solution designed for power...
Microsemi Corp.
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Chip-on-Board LEDs
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 27, 2018 — The LUXEON CoB Core Range of chip-on-board LEDs from Lumileds features 5 percent greater efficacy than the nearest competitors. Efficacy exceeds 130 lm/W in 90 CRI and >170 lm/W in 70 CRI,...
Lumileds
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Laser Profilers
BURNABY, British Columbia, March 27, 2018 — The Gocator 2430 and 2440 laser profilers from LMI Technologies Inc. extend the Gocator 2400 series to cover rubber and tire applications, and scanning medium-size objects, such as electronics...
LMI Technologies Inc.
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Laser Processing Head
NOVI, Mich., March 26, 2018 — The FiberCUT HR processing head from Laser Mechanisms Inc. delivers high performance for flatbed systems up to 15 kW. Featuring automatic, programmable focus with 25 mm of travel, FiberCUT HR...
Laser Mechanisms Inc.
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RGB LED Evaluation Kit
MUNICH, March 26, 2018 — The ISELED Alliance has launched a new evaluation kit for ISELED, a digital smart RGB LED solution for automotive ambient lighting. The evaluation kit allows developers to quickly build and...
Inova Semiconductors GmbH
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RGB LED Driver and Controller
NUREMBERG, Germany, March 26, 2018 — The INLC100Q16 standalone smart RGB LED driver and controller from Inova Semiconductor GmbH is an in-car LED system that reduces costs, simplifies control and enables dynamically changing light. ...
Inova Semiconductors GmbH
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Gold Alloy Solder Preforms
CLINTON, N.Y., March 26, 2018 — Precision gold alloy (AuSn) solder preforms from Indium Corp. are designed specially to meet the challenges facing radio frequency and power semiconductor devices as they continue to get smaller with...
Indium Corp.
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Optical Filters
PITTSBURGH, March 23, 2018 — Mini-ETOF ultralow-profile, wideband-tunable optical filters from II-VI Inc. are designed for next-generation pluggable coherent optics. The ultralow-profile etalon-based tunable optical...
Coherent Corp.
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Video Lenses
BARRINGTON, N.J., March 23, 2018 — The TECHSPEC Rugged Blue Series M12 µ-Video Lenses from Edmund Optics Inc. are versatile lenses that feature high-resolution designs optimized for machine vision working distances. M12...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Machine Vision Camera
NAVACCHIO, Italy, March 23, 2018 — The CELERA One machine vision camera from Alkeria srl provides a USB3 interface, small dimensions and a rugged design. The camera is designed for automated optical inspection, high-performance...
Alkeria srl
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Frame Grabber Software
IVER, England, March 23, 2018 — ActiveCapture is a front-end software for FireBird frame grabbers from Active Silicon Ltd. The software provides optimized image acquisition, analysis and display by allowing the user to access...
Active Silicon Ltd.
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Protective Windows
IRVINGTON, N.Y., March 22, 2018 — Germanium diamond-like carbon-coated windows from ISP Optics protect and isolate a system from outside agents. The windows are typically used in harsh environments. By placing a germanium...
ISP Optics Corporation
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Laser Diodes
Bedford, N.H., March 22, 2018 — The ADL-83Y51TL laser diode from Laser Components is a high-performance, low-cost solution for any application that requires powerful NIR laser diodes with a longitudinal single-mode beam profile,...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Focusing System
LAKE MARY, Fla., March 22, 2018 — The 3D Dynamic Focusing System from Laser Photonics LLC provides an upgrade to its industrial-grade CO2 and fiber laser OEM kits. The system has all the components of the laser in a compact...
Laser Photonics Corp.
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Mineral Identification Software
LAWRENCE, Mass., March 22, 2018 — EZ-ID mineral identification software from Spectral Evolution Inc. is now available with spectral scalars that can enhance the geologist’s understanding of crystallinity changes, alteration...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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Ultrafast Oscillators
ANDOVER, Mass., March 22, 2018 — MKS Instruments Inc. announces the introduction of its Spectra-Physics Element 2, a family of high-performance ultrafast oscillators, and the 60-W pumped Spirit-NOPA-VISIR, a high-energy ultrafast IR...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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Laser Engraving System
LAKE MARY, Fla., March 21, 2018 — Laser Photonics LLC has announced the latest Handheld MarkStarPro model. The device features a smaller, more lightweight design with all cables enclosed, along with the versatility, high...
Laser Photonics Corp.
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High-Speed CMOS Camera
WAYNE, N.J., March 21, 2018 — The Phantom v2640 ultrahigh-speed camera from Vision Research Inc. features a proprietary 4-MP CMOS image sensor that delivers high image quality at up to 26 Gpx/s, while reaching 6600 fps at full...
Vision Research Inc., Phantom Digital High-Speed Cameras
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High-Vacuum Flanges
COURCOURONNES, France, March 21, 2018 — Sedi-ATI Fibres Optiques offers DN40 KF high-vacuum and CF ultrahigh-vacuum flanges, with up to four optical feedthroughs. They are available in standard FC, SMA or FC/APC versions. Mixed...
SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques
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Photodiodes, High-Power Sources
HAWTHORNE, Calif., March 20, 2018 — OSI Optoelectronics Inc. has announced photodiodes and high-power light sources for military and aerospace applications. OSI designs and manufactures a wide variety of optoelectronic products...
OSI Optoelectronics Inc.
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Optical Component Suite
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2018 — A suite of 64-GBaud optical components for coherent systems operating at 600 G and 1.2 T have been announced by NeoPhotonics Corp. The suite consists of three critical optical components: a...
Lumentum
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Curved Sensor Technology
GRENOBLE, France, March 20, 2018 — The Pixcurve curved sensor technology from CEA-Leti curves components such as CMOS imagers and charged-couple device imagers for mobile phones, cameras, telescopes, medical-imaging tools and...
CEA-Leti
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Microlens Array
AACHEN, Germany, March 20, 2018 — Ingeneric GmbH has announced microlens arrays with up to 500 individual lenses and dimensions of up to 50 × 50 mm, which are used for beam shaping and light homogenization, among other...
INGENERIC GmbH
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Remote Spectral Detector
TUERKENFELD, Germany, March 19, 2018 — The CSS-45 remote spectral detector from Gigahertz-Optik incorporates a powerful microprocessor that performs data acquisition and all necessary lighting calculations. Both USB 2.0 and RS 485...
Gigahertz-Optik GmbH
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Gap Filler Material
AKRON, Ohio, March 19, 2018 — Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc. has announced the CLG series of single-component, precured Gap Filler products. The materials are ideal for a broad base of general electronics cooling...
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America
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Miniature Laser Sensors
FRAUENFELD, Switzerland, March 19, 2018 — O300 miniature laser sensors from the Baumer Group feature an IO-Link for the reliable detection of very small objects and gaps. With their IO-Link integration, O300 laser sensors are Industry...
Baumer Electric AG
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High-Quality MIPI Camera
AHRENSBURG, Germany, March 19, 2018 — Basler AG has added models with a BCON for MIPI interface to their dart camera module series. The devices combine the established MIPI CSI-2 interface from the embedded arena with the high...
Basler AG
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CMOS Digital Image Sensor
OTTAWA, Ontario, March 16, 2018 — The R0430 CMOS digital image sensor from Framos Technologies Inc. combines classic 2D video imaging and 3D image recognition on a single sensor. The AR0430 CMOS sensor, with a small 1/3.1-in....
FRAMOS GmbH
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Nanopositioning Controller
AUBURN, Mass., March 16, 2018 — The E-709.1CC885 piezo control module from Physik Instrumente LP is part of the E-709 family of low-cost digital piezo nanopositioning controllers as a plug-in module for the C-885 PIMotionMaster. ...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Flux-Grown Crystals
ROSH HA’AYIN, Israel, March 16, 2018 — SKTP flux-grown Potassium Titanyle Phosphate (KTP) crystals from Raicol Crystals Ltd. are high gray track resistance flux grown KTP crystals that can function at high average power densities,...
Raicol Crystals Ltd.
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Microscopy Optical Tweezer System
BISSENDORF, Germany, March 16, 2018 — PicoQuant GmbH and Ionavation GmbH has combined time-resolved microscopy and optical tweezers to create PicoTweezers. Both instruments retain their individual functionalities but can also be...
PicoQuant GmbH
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Portable Hand-held Laser
ORLANDO, Fla., March 15, 2018 — The MarkStarPro portable hand-held laser from Laser Photonics LLC is designed for a wide range of engraving and marking applications in the field or around the shop. The MarkStar fiber laser...
Laser Photonics Corp.
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AC/DC Power Supply Units
GUNN, England, March 15, 2018 — The 30WLC550 series of AC/DC power supply units from Ideal Power Ltd. are designed for 3D print applications. The 30WLC550 series is suitable for machines operating from 12 to 58 V DC and up to...
Ideal Power Ltd.
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Measurement Software
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., March 15, 2018 — PC-DMIS 2018 R1 measurement software from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence AB allows users to easily convert AutoFeatures to points or quickly use the measured hits for new constructions and...
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
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Antishock and Vibration Lenses
OTTAWA, Ontario, March 15, 2018 — The HF-12M and HF-5M series of Fujinon "anti-shock & vibration" lenses from Framos Technologies Inc. are designed for robotics and industrial applications. The Fujinon design has been...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Sapphire Polishing Slurry
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England, March 14, 2018 — En-Sapp polishing slurry from Engis UK Ltd. is designed for C-plane sapphire. The material features an ultimate crystal size of 0.3 to 0.5 μm and can produce high-quality surfaces to 0.2 nm...
Engis UK Ltd.
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Conductive Potting Compound
WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 14, 2018 — The EC-1015 thermally conductive potting compound from EpoxySet Inc. is a low-viscosity system ideal for potting, encapsulating and casting applications where performance at continuous operating...
EpoxySet Inc.
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Imaging Software
KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 14, 2018 — Version 3.7. EyeVision software from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH offers new thermal imaging commands for thermos and hyperspectral analysis, realizing active and passive thermal imaging. The...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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3D Wearable Glasses
OTTAWA, Ontario, March 14, 2018 — Framos Technologies Inc. has developed wearable glasses with real-time 3D technology to support visually impaired people. The device creates a new way of sensing by translating visual...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Pulsed Laser Diode
Bedford, N.H., March 13, 2018 — The QuickSwitch is a hybrid 905-nm, high-power Pulsed Laser Diode (PLD) from Laser Components Canada, Inc. The diode generates a short pulse width of 2.5 ns, typical at a pulse frequency of up...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Quality Management Software
HORSHAM, Pa., March 13, 2018 — The Administrative Quality Management System from Aegis Software Corp. is designed as a complement to its existing FactoryLogix platform. The solution extends to enterprise-wide administrative...
Aegis Industrial Software Corp.
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Automated Microscope
WINOOSKI, Vt., March 13 , 2018 — The LionHeart LX Automated Microscope from BioTek Instruments Inc. is an affordable and compact automated microscope offering contrast brightfield, color brightfield and fluorescence imaging with up...
BioTek Instruments Inc.
UV Right-Angle Prisms
BARRINGTON, N.J., March 13, 2018 — TECHSPEC λ/20 Ultraviolet Fused Silica Right Angle Prisms from Edmund Optics Inc. are tailored for precision laser applications. The versatile prisms feature precision specifications to...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Glass Polishing Slurry
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England, March 13, 2018 — En-Cer glass polishing slurry from Engis UK Ltd. is a versatile product that can be used on both pitch and pad polishers. The material features a 0.80- to 1-μm soft particle size, offering...
Engis UK Ltd.
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Compact Automatic Power Control Laser Diodes
Bedford, N.H., March 13, 2018 — The A4 series of compact automatic power control (APC) laser diodes from Laser Components USA Inc. offers additional protection for whenever an eye-safe radiation beam is required. As soon as...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Fluorescence Microscopy Light Source
ANDOVER, England, March 12, 2018 — The pE-4000 from CoolLED Ltd. is a fluorescence microscopy light source with updated LED technology. With sustainable green technology, the light source features a maximum power consumption of...
CoolLED Ltd.
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Diffractive Multifocal Lenses
REHOVOT, Israel, March 12, 2018 — Diffractive multifocal lenses from Holo/Or Ltd. are designed for glass cutting applications. The lenses are integrated with a focusing objective. Unlike refractive solutions, this diffractive...
Holo/Or Ltd.
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Spectrometer
LARGO, Fla., March 12, 2018 — The Ocean HDX spectrometer from Ocean Optics uses a novel optical bench design and high-performance components to provide high throughput, low stray light and excellent thermal stability for...
Ocean Optics - Part of Ocean Insight
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Framing Cameras
TEMECULA, Calif., March 12, 2018 — Specialised Imaging Inc. has announced a new state-of-the-art processor for its SIM family of ultrafast framing cameras. The new processor will allow new remote operation capabilities and...
Specialised Imaging Inc.
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Zoom Camera
GREENVILLE, R.I., March 9, 2018 — The 24P2.0XW-EXSDI camera from Videology Imaging Solutions Inc. uses its graphical user interface to send VISCA commands over RS-485 to control camera functions. The camera points to a subject...
Videology Industrial-Grade Cameras
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SWIR Endoscopic Viewing Systems
CHESHAM, England, March 9, 2018 — SWIR endoscopic viewing systems from Resolve Optics Ltd. enable the in-operation inspection of gas turbine blades. To enable inspection during gas turbine operation requires that the SWIR...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Drug Formulation Camera
Scarborough, ME, Feb. 8, 2018 — The FlowCam Nano from Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc. enables biopharmaceutical scientists to assess the colloidal stability of drug formulations to determine their resistance to aggregation over...
Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc.
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Snapshot Micropolarizer Camera
TUCSON, Ariz., March 9, 2018 — The PolarCam shapshot micropolarizer camera from 4D Technology Corp. simultaneously captures four polarization states in each video frame, enabling a range of image-enhancement techniques and...
4D Technology Corporation
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Photoluminescence Microspectroscopy
SAN DIMAS, Calif., March 8, 2018 — Craic Technologies Inc. now offers photoluminescence microspectroscopy solutions. Users of Craic Technologies' 20/30 PV and Apollo II microspectrophotometers now have the ability to acquire...
CRAIC Technologies
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Portable Laser Power Meter
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 3, 2018 — MKS Instruments Inc. has announced the Ophir Centauri compact, portable laser power meter for precise measurements of laser performance over time. The Centauri features a large, full-color,...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Wide-Aperture Zoom Lens
RONKONKOMA, N.Y., March 8, 2018 — Sigma Corp. has announced the 14- to 24-mm F2.8 DG HSM Art wide-aperture zoom lens. Designed for 50-MP+ cameras, the 14- to 24-mm F2.8 DG HSM Art achieves high sharpness with three F...
Sigma Corp. of America
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High-Resolution 3D Scanner
MANNHEIM, Germany, March 8, 2018 — The LineScan3D high-resolution 3D scanner from VRmagic Imaging GmbH features a field of view with a width of 74 mm and a height of 76 mm at a subpixel resolution around 1.5 μm. This version...
VRmagic Imaging GmbH
Sample Cassettes
EDINBURGH, Scotland, March 7, 2018 — Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. has upgraded its FS5 Sample Cassettes range. The cassettes see improvements that provide users ease of access and time-saving features that make operation more...
Edinburgh Instruments Ltd.
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Trilinear Color Line Scan Camera
COPENHAGEN, March 7, 2018 — The SW-4000TL-PMCL Sweep Series high-speed trilinear color line scan camera from JAI AS features a custom CMOS trilinear imager with 4K resolution and a maximum full line rate of 66 kHz for 24-bit...
JAI A/S
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Polarization Camera
TAULATIN, Ore., May 7, 2018 — The 5-MP Phoenix polarization camera from Lucid Vision Labs Inc. features Sony’s IMX250MZR CMOS polarized sensor. The 5-MP global shutter sensor with a pixel size of 3.45 μm and frame...
LUCID Vision Labs Inc.
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Handheld Digital Inspection System
SPARTANBURG, S.C., March 6, 2018 — The FOCIS Duel inspection system from AFL is a field-ready, handheld digital inspection microscope offering optimal LC connector analysis performance to reduce fiber handling operating costs. ...
AFL
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Fiber-Coupled QCLs
PALAISEAU, France, March 6, 2018 — MirSense SA has announced fiber-coupled quantum cascade lasers for easy laser integration. The fiber-coupled distributed feedback and Fabry-Perot laser product line covers the full MIR range...
mirSense
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Passive Q-Switch Nd:YAG Laser
ALTAMIRA, Mexico, March 6, 2018 — Sepradel Corp. has announced the LAS0070S2016-01, a passive Q-switch Nd:YAG laser. The device is designed for researchers performing laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy experiments. Its small...
Sepradel Corp.
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Pulse Generator
BOZEMAN, Mont., March 5, 2018 — The 9420 Series Digital Delay Pulse Generator from Quantum Composers Inc. provides multichannel, high-precision system timing for small laboratories. The generator features a timing resolution...
Quantum Composers Inc.
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Universal Motion Controller and Driver
ANDOVER, Mass., March 5, 2018 — MKS Instruments Inc. has announced the release of the Newport XPS-D Universal Motion Controller and Driver, a high-performance, eight-axis motion controller. Equipped with a XPS-DRV11 universal...
MKS/Newport
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Voice Coil Actuator
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., March 5, 2018 — The NCC08-75-3000-3X voice coil actuator from H2W Technologies is a noncommutated, direct-current linear device capable of generating a continuous force of 300 lbs and a peak force of 900 lbs at a...
H2W Technologies Inc.
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Spectroscopy Imaging Extension
GRAEFELFING, Germany, March 2, 2018 — Toptica Photonics AG has announced the Terahertz Imaging Extension for its time-domain spectroscopy platform TeraFlash. Owing to the 0.1- to 5-THz spectral bandwidth of the TeraFlash,...
Toptica Photonics AG
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Hyperspectral Imaging Camera
LEUVEN, Belgium, March 2, 2018 — The SNAPSCAN hyperspectral imaging camera from Imec combines a high signal-to-noise ratio and high spatial and spectral resolutions with the user-friendliness of a snapshot hyperspectral imaging...
Imec
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Optical Mounts
GRANTS PASS, Ore., March 2, 2018 — Siskiyou Corp. has expanded its IXF series of monolithic flexure optical mounts to include larger models that can accommodate optics with 3- and 4-in. diameters. The mounts utilize a unique...
Siskiyou Corp.
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Multiline Laser
SOLNA, Sweden, March 2, 2018 — The Cobolt Skyra multiline laser from Cobolt AB features up to four wavelengths permanently aligned in a single compact package and requires no external electronics. The Cobolt Skyra aims to...
Cobolt AB
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CMOS HD Video Camera
IRVINE, Calif., March 1, 2018 — Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.’s Imaging Systems Division has announced the JCS-HR5U, an ultracompact CMOS HD video camera designed for clinical microscopy and scientific imaging. ...
CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices
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Systems-On-Chip Interconnect Solutions
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 1, 2018 — The Telluride MxL935XX series of 400-Gbps pulse-amplitude-modulation (PAM4) digital signal processing (DSP) systems-on-chip (SoC) solutions from MaxLinear Inc. are designed for the high-speed optical...
MaxLinear Inc.
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Femtosecond Fiber Lasers
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 1, 2018 — The Carmel X-series of femtosecond fiber lasers from Calmar Laser Inc. provide high power, ultrashort pulses, and high stability in a compact package for OEM, scientific and industrial applications....
Calmar Laser
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