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March 2019

BUSINESS

SemiNex Launches Laser Engine Production Line

The production process at SemiNex Corporation has gone from a trial to fully functional as they begin manufacturing their laser engines on a newly implemented assembly line at their headquarters in Peabody, Massachusetts.

Rochester Scientists Receive Technology Emmy Awards for Color-Sensing Tech Two Rochester researchers are being recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with Technology Emmy Awards for developing the single-chip color camera widely used to produce...

Manufacturing Method for Green LEDs Delivers Light Output for MicroLED Displays Plessey, developer of microLED technology for the AR and display markets, has introduced a 2D planar gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) process to emit green light without the need for color...

ZEISS, Microsoft Bring Real-Time Data to Production Line

Zeiss has developed a data sharing and spectroscopy measurement solution that uploads to the cloud real time production data and analysis based on Microsoft Azure, resulting in connected factories.

Arizona Optics Industry Continues Growth of Optics Valley The Arizona optics industry continues its upward trend with a $500,000 contract awarded to a business consultancy firm that is a member of the Arizona Technology Council, an organization dedicated to...

II-VI and Finisar Move Closer to Merger II-VI Inc. and Finisar Corp. have moved closer to merging with the approval of each company’s shareholders, advancing the probability of an anticipated midyear closing date. Under the agreement,...

Obert R. Wood II and Akiyoshi Suzuki Named 2019 Frits Zernike Award Winners Obert R. Wood II and Akiyoshi Suzuki have been recognized by SPIE for outstanding accomplishments in microlithographic technology, especially in furthering the development of semiconductor...

The Optical Society Names Winner of Optical Design Innovator Award

The Optical Society has named Kyle Henry Fuerschbach its 2019 recipient of the Kevin P. Thompson Optical Design Innovator Award for his work in utilizing nodal aberration theory to design,...

Sensuron to Distribute Technobis WDM Systems in North America Sensuron is now the North American distributor of Technobis’ WDM (wavelength-division multiplexing) technology, including the Gator, a state-of-the-art fiber Bragg grating (FBG) measurement system....

Fulham Appoints Industry Expert Antony Corrie President and CEO

Commercial specialty lighting and electronics provider Fulham Co. has named Antony Corrie as its new president and CEO and brings with him 25 years of experience in the field of lighting technology.

New CTO Strengthens PicoQuant’s R&D Department As PicoQuant GmbH continues its steady growth, the company has broadened its management structures and installed a new chief of technology officer to strengthen its research and development...

MACOM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Enter Strategic Collaboration MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) have entered into a strategic collaboration to ramp MACOM’s innovative Laser Photonic Integrated Circuit (L-PIC) platform using GF’s...

Lumentum and Cambridge Industries Group Form Partnership Lumentum and Cambridge Industries Group have entered into an agreement on a joint venture that will put both companies in the position to compete commercially in the datacom transceiver market....

Microsoft, Facebook Form Co-Packaged Optics Collaborative Two Silicon Valley giants have joined forces to promote open standards that will spur manufacturing and adoption of co-packaged optics.

Luna Innovations Acquires General Photonics for $20M Luna Innovations Inc. has acquired General Photonics Corp., a Chino, California-based provider of innovative components, modules, and test equipment focused on the generation, measurement, and...

Jobin Yvon Celebrates 200 Years of Optical Innovation A yearlong celebration of “Sharing Light and Passion” is underway for HORIBA Scientific subsidiary Jobin Yvon as it marks its bicentennial in the world of optical innovation.

National Healthcare Photonics Centre Opens in UK

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in the U.K. has officially opened its state-of-the-art facility that will help develop next-generation light-based health care treatments. Based at NETPark in...

SPIE Seeking Applicants for Joe and Agnete Yaver Memorial Scholarship

SPIE is seeking applicants for its Joe and Agnete Yaver Memorial Scholarship, which is intended for those pursuing an advanced degree that provides the business knowledge required to facilitate the...

OSA Names Wolfgang Osten the 2019 Emmett N. Leith Medal Recipient

The Optical Society (OSA) has named Wolfgang Osten, of the University of Stuttgart in Germany, the 2019 Emmett N. Leith Medal recipient for extending the limits of optical metrology by integrating...

SPIE Names 2019 Winners of Barrett Award in Medical Imaging Four renowned scientists have been honored for their accomplishments in the field of medical imaging with an inaugural award that also recognizes its namesake.

Ji-Xin Cheng Receives 2019 Ellis R. Lippincott Award

Ji-Xin Cheng, of Boston University, has been named the 2019 Ellis R. Lippincott Award recipient for outstanding contributions in inventing and developing a broad spectrum of vibrational spectroscopic...

FISBA Names Christian Zellweger CTO and Head of R&D

FISBA AG has installed Christian Zellweger as its new chief technology officer and head of research and development. He replaces Martin Forrer, who is now the company’s senior vice president of...

Scientists Use Laser ‘Tweezers’ to Grab, Study Protein Droplets University at Buffalo physicists are using lasers to study proteins that cluster together to form spherical droplets inside human cells, shedding light on the conditions that drive such droplets to...

Light Conversion Names New CEO

Martynas Barkauskas has been named Light Conversion’s new CEO, succeeding Algirdas Juozapavicius, who has been at the helm of the company since its inception in 1994.

Ciena’s Kim Roberts Receives 2019 John Tyndall Award

Kim Roberts, Ciena Corp.’s vice president of WaveLogic Science, has been awarded one of the top honors in the fiber optics community by the Optical Society of America and the IEEE Photonics Society...

CompoundTek Partners with Silicon Photonics Group to Offer Design Services Singapore-based silicon photonic foundry services provider CompoundTek has partnered with the Silicon Photonics Group at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) to offer...

Coherent Creates Center of Excellence for Industrial Laser Processing Systems Coherent Inc. has relocated its laser marking group and expanded its micromachining and subsystem facility from Gilching, Germany, to nearby Gunding, calling it its Center of Excellence and...

Hengtong Optic-Electric Invests $30M in Rockley Photonics to Extend Joint Venture Rockley Photonics Inc. has received a $30 million investment from and expanded its strategic relationship with Shanghai Hengtong Optic-Electric Co. in a Suzhou-based joint venture with Hengtong...

Kane, Mele Win Frontiers of Knowledge Award Physicists Charles Kane and Eugene Mele are the recipients of the 2019 Frontiers of Knowledge Award, for discovering topological insulators, described as a new class of materials with extraordinary...

Summit to Show That Top Megatrends Depend on Photonics Later this month, one of Europe’s most prominent gatherings of photonics leaders will highlight the importance of light technologies in digitization megatrends such as the Internet of Things (IoT),...

OSA, Google Collaborate for Subsea Optical Fiber Communications School The OSA Foundation (OSAF) and Google have partnered to bring graduate students, engineers, and budding scientists to an international summer school that will focus on subsea optical fiber...

LASER World of PHOTONICS China 2019

Touted as Asia’s largest trade fair for the photonics industry, LASER World of PHOTONICS China 2019 will run March 20-22, 2019, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.

Source Photonics Secures $100M in Funding and Expands Fabs Source Photonics has secured $100 million in funding to support its growing data center and 5G business and to increase the scale of its operations. Planned developments include the creation of a new...

Gooch & Housego Partner on New European Mini Lasercom Transceivers Project The European project ORIONAS (lasercom-on-chip for next-generation, high-speed satellite constellation interconnectivity) has welcomed Gooch & Housego as a partner in the three-year, Horizon 2020...

Optoscribe Expands Cleanroom Facility in Scotland Optoscribe Ltd. has released its third-generation, ultra-high-speed, 3D photonic component manufacturing system and the expansion of its cleanroom within its state-of-the-art facility in Livingston,...

Lumentum Appoints Wajid Ali Executive VP and CFO Lumentum Holdings Inc. has appointed Wajid Ali as executive vice president and chief financial officer, replacing Christopher Coldren, who had been serving as the company’s Interim CFO since June...

Milinazzo to Join Opsens Board of Directors Alan Milinazzo is joining Opsens as the chairman of its Board of Directors and brings with him experience in leading global businesses, as well as his expertise in driving adoption of new...

Lumileds Announces Appointment of Jonathan Rich as Chief Executive Officer Lumileds, a leader in differentiated lighting technology, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Rich as chief executive officer. He succeeds Mark Adams, who will remain in an advisory role to the...

The Optical Society Awards Prize to Eli Yablonovitch The Optical Society (OSA), the leading global professional association in optics and photonics, has announced Eli Yablonovitch as the winner of its 2019 Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Prize, the...

Quanergy and Athena Security Solutions Partner to Provide Enhanced Security Quanergy, a leading supplier of lidar sensors and smart sensing solutions, and Athena Security Solutions, a Hyderabad, India-based source for the protection of critical assets, have joined forces to...

Sheaumann Laser Receives Manufacturing Grant Sheaumann Laser was recently awarded a $2.35 million grant from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) to grow its production capacity. Sheaumann Laser specializes in the design...

RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

Metalens Design Enables Reconfigurable Imaging

A Northwestern University research team has developed an imaging platform based on fully reconfigurable metalenses. The lenses focus light by exciting surface lattice resonances that are tuned by patterned polymer blocks on single-particle sites. The system can image at visible wavelengths and is based on arrays of coupled plasmonic nanoparticles. The lenses are built from an array of cylindrical...

New Imaging Technique Could Help Diagnose, Monitor Retinal Disease

Researchers at the U.S. National Eye Institute (NEI) believe their adaptive optics indocyanine green (AO-ICG) imaging technique could be used to help diagnose and monitor the progression of eye...

Laser-Induced Avalanche Breakdown Detects Radioactive Material Remotely

A new method to identify radioactive material employs an IR laser beam to detect shielded material from a distance. The method, developed by physicists at the University of Maryland, improves upon...

Open-Source Solution Could Lower Cost of Optical Cardiography

An open-source solution for multiparametric optical mapping of the heart’s electrical activity, developed by an international research team, could further understanding of the mechanisms...

Inverse-Designed Metastructures Operate with Light to Perform ‘Photonic Calculus’

A research team at the University of Pennsylvania has demonstrated a metamaterial device that can function as an analog computer. Such processing typically requires complex systems of bulk optical...

Liquid Crystal Metasurfaces Are the Heart of New Lidar Technology

Lumotive, the Bill Gates-funded startup developing lidar systems for autonomous vehicles, has introduced a disruptive beam-steering technology that aims to significantly improve the performance,...

Measuring Quantum Back Action Could Improve Sensitivity of Gravitational-Wave Detectors

Researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) have defined a broadband, off-resonance measurement of quantum radiation pressure noise (QRPN) in the audio band, at frequencies relevant to...

In a New Quantum Simulator, Light Behaves Like a Magnet

When following the laws of quantum mechanics, systems made of many interacting particles can display behavior so complex that they cannot be quantitatively described by even the most powerful...

Portable Photonic Crystal Biosensor Detects, Quantifies HIV in Africa Two African researchers have combined their laser expertise to develop a device that could improve the quality of treatment and life expectancy of people living with HIV. Sello Manoto, an African...

Textile-Based Display Module Is Self-Powered, Washable

A Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) research team has developed a textile-based wearable display module technology that is washable and does not require an external power...

Photoacoustic Technique Measures Frequency to Image Structures of Different Scales

A newly developed frequency domain technique for photoacoustic (PA) image formation, developed by a team at Ryerson University and St. Michael’s Hospital, subdivides PA signals into different...

Melanoma Blood Vessel Changes Detected with OCT Imaging An international team of researchers has proven that dynamic optical coherence tomography (D-OCT) imaging of melanoma reveals changes to the blood vessels that correlate with the depth of its...

Quantum Dots Demonstrate High Luminescence Efficiency

A new technique for precisely measuring quantum dot (QD) performance, developed by researchers at Stanford University, showed that groups of QDs reliably emit about 99.6 percent of the light they...

Industrial Laser Proves Effective at Removing Nonstick Coatings

The Manufacturing Processes Engineering research group at the University of Cordoba has validated a new method for the removal of anti-adherent fluoropolymer coatings using a continuous-wave (CW)...

UMass Lowell Doctoral Student Wins Award for Cancer Imaging Device

A University of Massachusetts Lowell Ph.D. candidate in physics has won international recognition for his research work in developing an imaging device that could lead to improved diagnosis and...

Finger-Mounted Optical Probe Improves Breast Cancer Removal

Researchers have developed a wearable probe that enhances the sense of touch by imaging and quantifying the stiffness and elasticity of biological tissue in order to improve the surgical removal of...

Quantum Dots Create Distance Between Electron Spins for Quantum Computing

Scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute have realized the swap of electron spins between distant quantum dots. This is significant for future quantum communications because it will allow the distance...

Nanoscale Patterning of Light Manipulates Macroscale Objects

By creating a distinct nanoscale patterning on the surface of an object, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have designed a way to levitate and propel objects using only...

Supercrystal Exhibits a Stable State Over Time

A supercrystal created by researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Argonne National Laboratory represents a new state of matter with long-term stability. The goal of the research team,...

Photoacoustic Imaging Detects Early Symptoms of Preeclampsia

Photoacoustic imaging could be a viable tool for detecting preeclampsia before it becomes a life-threatening condition for mother and baby, according to a Tulane University study. Preeclampsia...

Microrotors Trap Tiny Objects Without Exposing Them to Light

A team of researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Bristol, and Exeter have developed a technique that optically traps microscopic objects by using hydrodynamic forces to exert...

3D Printer Uses Different Wavelengths to Print with Multimaterials

A new 3D printer, developed by a team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is using different patterns of visible and UV light to provide it with the spatial control necessary to yield...

Optical Vortexes Could Help Meet Network Traffic Demands of Tomorrow

A multiplexer/demultiplexer module based on an optical vortex, built by scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology, could be used to strengthen optical networks so they can meet increasingly heavy...

NIR Imaging System Could ID Hard-to-Detect Cancers Earlier

An optical imaging system developed by MIT researchers could enable physicians to identify tiny tumors deep within the body, leading to earlier detection and treatment of cancer. The researchers call...

Microscopic Robots Powered by Light Could Aid Medical Diagnostics

Using novel nanofabrication techniques, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University have built micro-robots made from silicon and powered by solar cells. One million...

Coral Health Monitored with Robots, Hyperspectral Imaging A fluorescence hyperspectral camera mounted on an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is being developed by scientists at the University of Bristol and Sealife London Aquarium to...

New Approach Facilitates Spectroscopy on Individual Molecules

A new spectroscopic measurement method, developed by scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), determines the spectral properties of individual molecules, providing precise information...

Quantum Dots Are Tuned to Build IR Camera Cheaply, Efficiently

To build an inexpensive IR camera, scientists at the University of Chicago leveraged the wide spectral tunability of colloidal quantum dots (CQDs), tweaking the CQDs to develop a formula to detect...

New Technique Uses Deep Learning to Speed Molecular Imaging

A deep learning approach to image reconstruction, developed by a team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), generates comprehensive molecular images of organs and tumors in living organisms at...

Optical Clocks Contribute to Steering International Atomic Time

Optical clocks, which have seen rapid progress in the last 20 years, have evaluated the “one second” tick of International Atomic Time (TAI). The resulting data was provided to the Bureau...

Light Pulses Transform Mott Insulators

Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have used light pulses to transform Mott insulators into materials that can conduct electricity without energy loss. Through numerical...

New Approach to Measuring Large-Scale Photonic Correlation at Single-Photon Level

A multi-institutional research team has demonstrated a way to map and measure large-scale photonic quantum correlation with single-photon sensitivity. The ability to measure thousands of instances of...

Deep Reinforcement Learning Improves Automatic Routing Performance in OTNs Researchers from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Huawei have retooled an AI technique to make optical transport networks (OTNs) run more efficiently. OTNs could be used to package data in...

New Research Seeks Solution to Deploying QKD Technology Over Fiber Optics The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) is researching potential encryption methods for quantum communication that could be integrated into fiber optic networks....

Research Team Discovers How to Create and Control Structural Color

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have shown how a clear surface covered in transparent droplets and lit with a single...

Miami University Using LumiGrow LEDs to Study Agricultural Development Genetics

Assistant Professor Rob Baker at the Miami University Department of Biology is using LumiGrow LEDs to produce multiple sub-species of Brassica rapa seeds after dismal seed production affected his...

Visible-Telecom Entangled Photon Pairs Could Support Quantum Communication

A photon pair source that can bridge the visible and telecom bands could be useful for transporting quantum communications over optical fibers. However, the optical components that store and process...

ACQUISITIONS

Luna Innovations Acquires General Photonics for $20M Luna Innovations Inc. has acquired General Photonics Corp., a Chino, California-based provider of innovative components, modules, and test equipment focused on the generation, measurement, and control of polarized light critical in fiber optic-based applications. The purchase price was $20 million, which includes a potential $1 million earnout payment. General Photonics’ polarization measurement...

PRODUCTS

Vertical Displacement Microscope

BUFFALO, N.Y., April 8, 2019 — The ZDM-3 vertical displacement microscope from Titan Tool Supply Inc. measures minute variations in height. The Z-axis electronic depth measuring microscope features a built-in LED coaxial illuminator to allow the user to focus on the top or bottom of the part being inspected. The illuminator includes a green filter and is adjustable to control light, color, and intensity. The ZDM-3 is...

Titan Tool Supply Inc.

Nonbrowning Zoom Lens

CHESHAM, England, April 8, 2019 — The Model 357 nonbrowning zoom lens from Resolve Optics Ltd. produces clear, sharp images free of the strong yellow tint that has traditionally been a limiting issue when using radiation resistant...

Resolve Optics Ltd.

Optical Reader

MUNICH, April 8, 2019 — The Simantic MV550 optical reader from Siemens AG optimizes production processes and supply chains, allowing for a fast reading process and increased reliability under difficult conditions. The...

Siemens AG, Process Industries and Drives

Textile Cutting Laser System

LÜNEBURG, Germany, April 5, 2019 — The L-1200 laser system from eurolaser GmbH provides laser cutting and labeling of technical textiles. Direct labeling eases the assignment of individual textile blanks for downstream...

Probe Sensor

AKRON, Ohio, April 5, 2019 — The Sentrius RS1xx External Series Probe from Laird Connectivity allows customers to mount the sensor outside of a device and measure the temperature inside via the cabled sensor. Designed for...

Laird Connectivity

12G-SDI Connectors

IRVINE, Calif., April 5, 2019 — The V7C0000-series 12G-SDI connector line from L-com Inc. is designed to address professional broadcast video applications. The line consists of models with both BNC and ultra-tiny BNC...

Miniature Piezo Tube Transducers

AUBURN, Mass., April 5, 2019 — Miniature piezo tube transducers from Physik Instrumente LP are designed for medical device manufacturing. The miniature endoscopes provide laser-based, high-resolution video to enable...

PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics

Compact Entry-Level Scan Head

BAVARIA, Germany, April 4, 2019 — The basiCube 14 from SCANLAB GmbH is an entry-level scan head in a compact class. A 14-mm aperture helps with high-precision marking using small spots, making it ideal in electronics labeling...

Soil and Mineral Contact Probe

LAWRENCE, Mass., April 4, 2019 — The standard contact probe from Spectral Evolution is designed for mineral identification and soil analysis. The lightweight and comfortable probe measures surface reflectance from 350 to 2500...

Spectral Evolution Inc.

Four-Channel Sampling Oscilloscope

ALLEN, Texas, April 4, 2019 — A four-channel sampling oscilloscope option has been announced for Anritsu Co.’s BERTWave MP2110A test solution. The single-instrument solution integrates an oscilloscope and 100G BERT....

Textile Cutting Conveyor System

LÜNEBURG, Germany, April 4, 2019 — The 3XL-3200 textile cutting conveyor system from eurolaser GmbH enables full automation of the entire process. The 3.21- × 3.20-mm working surface and its conveyor system deliver a...

Gardasoft FP200 Series

CAMBRIDGE, England, April 3, 2019 — The FP200 series of lighting controllers from Gardasoft Vision Ltd. is suitable for a range of machine vision applications. The controllers combine capabilities for high-frequency, high-power...

Gardasoft Vision Ltd.

Fiber-Coupled Visible Lasers

SAXONBURG, Pa., April 3, 2019 — Fiber-coupled visible lasers from II-VI Inc.’s QOMO series of devices are designed for biomedical instruments. Fiber-coupled lasers greatly simplify the integration, manufacturing...

LED Strip Light

ST. FRANCIS, Wis., April 3, 2019 — 700 LEDs/m tape light from Luxx Light Technology Inc. emits minimal heat while generating a crisp, clear, linear lighting effect. Available in single colors and color temperatures ranging from...

LUXX Light Technology (USA) Inc.

Beam Expander WALTHAM, Mass., April 3, 2019 — The motorized LINOS Beam Expander 1x-4x from Qioptiq features wavelength ranges of 515 to 540 nm or 1030 to 1080 nm. The sophisticated, motorized variable beam expander allows an adaption of...

Digital Classroom Microscopy System JENA, Germany, April 2, 2019 — The Labscope Teacher from ZEISS allows educational lecturers to be in charge of all connected microscopes in their digital classroom while they move freely around the classroom. The system...

Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Microscopy

Motion Analysis System

PITSTONE, England, April 2, 2019 — The Lightweight Optical Motion Analysis (LOMA) system from Specialised Imaging Ltd. accommodates large, multiple-camera payloads, enabling high-precision optical tracking of fast moving aircraft,...

Specialised Imaging Ltd.

Single-Cable CoaXPress Cameras

AHRENSBURG, Germany, April 2, 2019 — The boost series of cameras from Basler AG features a CoaxPress 2.0 interface and CMOS sensor technology for high data rates. The camera delivers high resolutions and high frame rates with a...

UV LED Calorimeter Wavelength Ranges

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 2, 2019 — Digital Light Lab is adding UV-B and UV-C LED wavelengths ranging from 265 to 330 nm to its PhotoDSC accessory series. The PhotoDSC is a LED-based photo accessory system for the sample and...

Digital Light Lab

Laser Windows

KENLEY, England, April 1, 2019 — High-power laser windows up to 600 mm in diameter from Optical Surfaces Ltd. feature a typical wavefront error of λ/10 and a surface finish of 40/20 to 10/5. The devices come in a range...

Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Medium-Format Machine Vision Camera

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 1, 2019 — The iXM-MV medium-format machine vision camera from Phase One Industrial is available in resolutions of 150- and 100-MP, in both RGB and achromatic models. Leveraging technology innovations...

Fiber Refractive Index Profiler BEAVERTON, Ore., April 1, 2019 — The S14 Fiber Refractive Index Profiler from Photon Kinetics is a tool for developers and manufacturers of optical fiber. The device assesses waveguide structure and determines fiber geometric...

Photon Kinetics Inc.

Medical CMOS Cameras

AHRENSBURG, Germany, March 29, 2019 — The Basler MED ace cameras from Basler AG are designed for medicine and the life sciences. With CMOS sensor technology, the cameras produce higher image quality and lower costs compared to...

Lens Series

LEICESTER, England, March 29, 2019 — The Anamorphic/i Full Frame Plus range of lenses from Cooke Optics Ltd. has been designed to meet the growing appetite for large format production, while offering the popular anamorphic...

Cooke Optics Ltd.

Optical and Digital Test Solutions

SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 29, 2019 — Keysight Technologies Inc. has announced a suite of optical and digital test solutions. Systems include test solutions for high-speed Ethernet and 400G/PAM4 in the data center, coherent testing...

Integrated Tunable Laser Assembly SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2019 — The Nano Ultra-Compact External Cavity Integrated Tunable Laser Assembly (ITLA) from NeoPhotonics Corp. maintains an ultranarrow linewidth, low frequency phase noise, and low power consumption in a...

Camera Flash LED

BARCELONA, Spain, March 28, 2019 — The LUXEON Flash 9X camera flash LED with Spectral Pure Technology from Lumileds BV produces photos with high color quality. Noted for its 1.4- × 1.4-mm chip scale package, the robust LED...

Materials Laboratory Software

JENA, Germany, March 28, 2019 — The ZEISS ZEN core is a software suite designed for microscopy imaging, automated analyses, and multimodal workflows. With the new release, materials researchers are now even more efficient....

Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Electron- and Ion-Beam Microscopes

High-Power Diode Lasers

MÜLHEIM-KÄRLICH, Germany, March 28, 2019 — LDMblue high-power diode lasers from Laserline GmbH feature continuous-wave output power of up to 1 kW at a 450-nm wavelength. The LDMblue lasers allow for a controlled heat conduction welding...

Retrofit LED

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 28, 2019 — The LUXEON 2835E 9-V LED from Lumileds BV is optimized for the typical 100-mA drive current of retrofit lamps and downlights. Lamp designers will achieve a 5 percent boost in efficacy over the...

3D Compact Sensors

BAD OLDESLOE, Germany, March 27, 2019 — The MCS Series of modular 3D compact sensors from Automation Technology GmbH combine high-end 3D technology and laser electronics in a compact IP67 housing for use in even in the harshest industrial...

AT - Automation Technology GmbH

Galvanometer

PITTSBURGH, March 27, 2019 — The AGV-SPO Single-Pivot-Point Galvanometer from Aerotech Inc. enables a larger field-of-view and reduced spot distortion for critical laser micromachining applications. A unique optical design...

Standard Reflective Mirrors

SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 27, 2019 — Electro Optical Components Inc. has announced LBP Optics’ standard reflective mirrors for high-power CO2 lasers. The wide range of standard replacement mirrors can meet or exceed OEM...

Electro Optical Components Inc.

Industry 4.0 Services

AHRENSBURG, Germany, March 26, 2019 — Industry 4.0 services from Basler AG are designed for use in standard image processing components and embedded vision. The portfolio ranges from reliable and high-performance cameras, lenses,...

Ultrastable Laser

MARTINSRIED, Germany, March 26, 2019 — The ORS-Cubic Ultrastable Laser from Menlo Systems GmbH is a compact device based on the rigidly mounted 5-cm cubic cavity developed in cooperation with the National Physical Laboratory with low...

Menlo Systems GmbH

Explosive Detection Raman Platform

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 26, 2019 — The Pendar X10 Raman platform from Pendar Technologies LLC allows for the rapid identification of hazardous chemicals in homemade explosives laboratories or during explosive ordnance disposal (EOD)...

Pendar Technologies LLC

Onboard Optical Engine SAXONBURG, Pa., March 26, 2019 — The Samtec 56-Gbps PAM4/channel FireFly onboard optical engine from II-VI Inc. features an embedded high-speed, vertical-cavity, surface-emitting laser within the system’s architecture. ...

Microplate Spectrophotometer

WINOOSKI, Vt., March 25, 2019 — The Epoch 2 Microplate Spectrophotometer from BioTek Instruments Inc. features multiple conveniences for performing absorbance measurements. The Epoch 2 includes monochromator-based individual...

BioTek Instruments Inc.

AMESBURY, Mass., March 25, 2019 — The hand-held X1-1 radiometer with RW-3704-4 detector from Gigahertz-Optik Inc. is an LED device that measures irradiance from 0.001 µW/cm² to 10 W/cm² at 850 nm. The...

Gigahertz-Optik Inc.

Inertial Measurement Unit MIDDLETOWN, R.I., March 25, 2019 — The Photonic Gyro Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) from KVH Industries Inc. provides cost and performance advantages for the emerging driverless car market. The photonic chip technology is...

KVH Industries Inc.

UV LED Product Database

PITTSBURGH, March 25, 2019 — The UV LED Product Database from Kopp Glass enables users to easily evaluate and select the optimal UV LED for specific applications. The comprehensive resource contains over 700 UV LEDs from...

Kopp Glass Inc.

Metal-Coated Substrates

OXON, England, March 22, 2019 — Metal-coated substrates for characterizing self-assembled monolayers have been announced by AMS Biotechnology (AMSBIO). Gold, silver, and platinum surfaces offer a clean, near atomically flat...

AMS Biotechnology Ltd.

Mini USB 3.0 Camera

GREENVILLE, R.I., March 22, 2019 — The mini 24C1.2XU3 USB 3.0 Camera from Videology Imaging Solutions Inc. complies with standard size boards and is built around a 1/6-in. color industrial grade progressive scan CMOS sensor. The...

Videology Industrial-Grade Cameras

CAMARILLO, Calif., March 22, 2019 — The OD-265-001 UV LED from Opto Diode Corp. is a narrow spectral output device designed for robust, long-lifetime use. The device features a total power output of 0.53 to 0.68 mW, with peak...

Opto Diode Corporation

USB Active Optical Cables

IRVINE, Calif., March 21, 2019 — USB Active Optical Cables from Cosemi Technologies Inc. are redesigned to support full 10-G bidirectional data for USB 3.1 Gen 2 and backward compatibility to USB 2.0. Reaching any length up to...

Cosemi Technologies Inc.

Camera Inspection System

PUCHHEIM, Germany, March 21, 2019 — The Ricoh SC-10 camera inspection system from Stemmer Imaging AG is a human assistance system that improves manual assembly in manufacturing environments. The camera is designed to both provide...

Stemmer Imaging AG

SWIR Industrial Camera

CHÂTENAY-MALABRY, France, March 21, 2019 — The Goldeye G/CL-033 TECless SWIR industrial camera from Sofradir SAS uses the Snake SW Tecless detector for its uncooled, small footprint. The device produces VGA resolution in a compact...

Narrow Linewidth Lasers

SOLNA, Sweden, March 20, 2019 — 633- and 785-nm wavelength models have been added to the 08-01 Series of narrow linewidth lasers from Cobolt AB for the high-resolution Raman market. The Cobolt 08-NLD 633 nm is a...

Laser Safety Mirror and Crosshair

BEDFORD, N.H., March 20, 2019 — The LSAM2 Laser Safety Alignment Mirror and VLAC2 Visual Laser Alignment Crosshair from BOLD Laser Automation Inc. use fluorescent glass technology to align laser optical systems. The LSAM2 and...

Bold Laser Automation Inc.

Imaging and Visual Measurement System

CAMBRIDGE, England, March 20, 2019 — The VideometerLab 4 from Analytik Ltd. is a multispectral imaging and automated visual measurement system designed for fast and accurate determination of surface color, texture, shape, size, and...

Time-to-Digital Converter PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, March 20, 2019 — The AS6500 high-resolution time-to-digital converter (TDC) from ams AG features CMOS inputs and a compact packaging for use in space- and cost-constrained applications. The device can measure...

Laser-Based Swept Light Source

LYNGBY, Denmark, March 20, 2019 — OCTLIGHT APS has developed a laser-based swept light source technology that provides full 3D optical coherence tomography images of the eye. The device produces a full 3D image of every retina...

MWIR Camera Cores

WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 20, 2019 — FLIR Systems Inc. has announced three Neutrino midwave-IR (MWIR) camera cores, expanding its cooled camera core family for commercial, industrial, and defense OEM and system integrators. The...

Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.

Aluminum XY Stage

VAN NUYS, Calif., March 20, 2019 — The AU200-100x100 aluminum XY stage from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. (OES) is a low-profile stage measuring 80 mm high with a compact footprint of 348 × 348 mm. The linear travel of...

Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.

Polarization Machine Vision Camera OTTAWA, Ontario, March 20, 2019 — The PL-D755MU-POL polarization machine vision camera from Pixelink is built around the Sony IMX250MZR Pregius global shutter CMOS sensor. The 5.1-MP camera takes advantage of on-chip polarizing...

Touch Flicker Spectrometer

FAIRPORT, N.Y., March 20, 2019 — The GL Spectis 1.0 Touch Flicker Spectrometer from Saelig Co. Inc. can measure the parameter of light flicker and the range of standard photometric and colorimetric values. The Spectis 1.0...

Saelig Co. Inc.

Touchscreen Controllers

CHANDLER, Ariz., March 19, 2019 — A family of maXTouch single-chip touchscreen controllers from Microchip Technology Inc. addresses the challenges of modern automotive capacitive touch system design with screens up to 20 in. in size....

Microchip Technology Inc.

Femtosecond Fiber Laser HAMBURG, Germany, March 19, 2019 — The SOPRANO laser from Cycle GmbH is a fiber laser solution with up to three color outputs for deep tissue imaging in neuroscience. The system can be used as the optimal engine for three-photon...

Pulsed Laser Diodes

EDISON, N.J., March 18, 2019 — The CVN 63-90ECL 905-nm pulsed lasers from OSI Laser Diode Inc. feature enhanced far-field beam patterns and an integrated macro lens in a 9-mm package. Its beam pattern features equivalent...

OSI Laser Diode Inc.

Digital Lighting Control System

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., March 18, 2019 — The Poco Digital Lighting Control System from Lumitec delivers powerful, low-cost onboard lighting control through a compatible microfarad or connected smart device and a simple, easy-to-install...

Dual Bandpass Filters

SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 18, 2019 — Individual dual bandpass filters from Deposition Science Inc. (DSI) deliver a combination of optical performance and environmental stability for demanding military, security, and imaging applications...

Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI)

Micro-Via Drilling System

PORTLAND, Ore., March 18, 2019 — The Geode laser-based micro-via drilling system from Electro Scientific Industries Inc. is designed for high-density interconnects on rigid printed circuit boards. The system combines a...

ESI - Electro Scientific Industries

2D Vision System

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., March 19, 2019 — The APODIUS Vision System 2D from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is a standalone solution for advanced carbon-fiber part inspection. Designed for fast results within both...

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Displacement Sensors

MIDDLETOWN, Conn., March 15, 2019 — Extreme environment high-precision displacement sensors and systems from Kaman Precision Products feature an all-welded and hermetic construction for rocket and turbine engine validation testing. ...

Kaman Precision Products, Measuring Systems

Fast-Axis Collimator Lenses

DORTMUND, Germany, March 15, 2019 — Fast-axis collimator (FAC) lenses from LIMO GmbH are designed for all types of diode-pumped laser sources. The devices feature acylindrical surfaces and are manufactured from high-grade glass....

Microplates

WREXHAM, Wales, March 15, 2019 — The Krystal 2000 microplate range from Porvair Sciences Ltd. obtains luminescence and fluorescence assay readings with high accuracy, repeatability, and sensitivity. Designed to the standard...

Porvair Sciences Ltd.

OCT Imaging Systems NEWTON, N.J., March 15, 2019 — Thorlabs Inc. has expanded its Telesto OCT line to include two complete imaging systems that offer polarization-sensitive detection. The TEL210PSC2 and TEL220PSC2 are polarization-sensitive...

IR Thermal Imaging Cameras PUCHHEIM, Germany, March 19, 2019 — Automation Technology GmbH’s IRSX series of IR thermal imaging cameras from Stemmer Imaging AG facilitates the use of thermal imaging in Industry 4.0 applications. Completely...

Stemmer Imaging AG

Camera System LÜNEBURG, Germany, March 19, 2019 — The DTEC-PRO camera system from LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen reduces the calibration time for the CAD-PRO laser from minutes to seconds. With a combination of ring flash and an IR camera, the...

LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen

Terahertz Imager

KASSEL, Germany, March 14, 2019 — The T-SENSE terahertz imager from HÜBNER Photonics is a security solution for postal inspection. The imager uses high-frequency technology to quickly and simply detect concealed objects...

HUBNER Photonics GmbH

UV-NIR Neutral Density Filters

ACTON, Mass., March 14, 2019 — Princeton Instruments Inc. has announced the ND series of UV-NIR neutral density filters from Acton Optics & Coatings. Through a patented UV coating process, broadband performance is...

Teledyne Acton Optics

Low-Viscosity Epoxy

WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 14, 2019 — For use in optoelectronic applications, the EB-177 low-viscosity epoxy from EpoxySet Inc. is capable of performing in high temperatures. The EB-177 is rated for continuous use at 250 °C and...

Green Laser

LONDON, March 13, 2019 — Unilase Ltd.’s High Rep Rate Green Laser features an average output power of 25 W and a pulse repetition rate of 500 kHz. The Unilase UL532HRR DPSS green laser supports a number of...

LED Controller

TORRINGTON, Conn., March 13, 2019 — The BlueWave MX-Series Multichannel Controller from Dymax Corp. is an LED controller that allows manufacturers to power up to four emitter workstations at once or in any combination to provide flood...

Dymax, Headquarters

Strain Sensors

FRAUENFELD, Switzerland, March 13, 2019 — The Baumer Group is extending its DST55R range of strain sensors with long-term seal, offering a cost-effective solution for measuring in tough outdoor conditions. The sensors feature category...

Baumer Electric AG

Ductless Hoods

INDEPENDENCE, Mo., March 13, 2019 — CleanAire II Ductless Hoods from HEMCO Corp. are designed to meet DH I requirements as defined by SEFA 9. The hoods feature a built-in carbon filtration system to adsorb nontoxic fumes and...

Serializer/Deserializer Devices

MUNICH, March 12, 2019 — As part of the APIX3 generation of multichannel serializer/deserializer devices, two transmitters and a receiver have been announced by Inova Semiconductors GmbH. Developed for high-resolution...

Inova Semiconductors GmbH

Outdoor Laser System

LENGWIL, Switzerland, March 12, 2019 — The PL-5500RGB professional laser system from Laserworld AG is dedicated to outdoor use for logo, text, and architecture projections. The system is built into a rainproof enclosure with a...

Tunable LED Flat Panel Lights

TORRANCE, Calif., March 12, 2019 — The CT series of tunable LED flat panel lights from LEDtronics Inc. are multimode devices with selectable wattage and white color temperature. Available in 1×4-, 2×2-, and...

LEDtronics Inc.

sCMOS Cameras

KELHEIM, Germany, March 12, 2019 — The pco.dicam C1 and pco.dicam C4 sCMOS cameras from PCO AG feature image intensifiers that are suitable for applications with extreme low-light conditions. The cameras can reach over 100 fps...

Agricultural LEDs

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 11, 2019 — The LUXEON SunPlus 2835 LED line from Lumileds BV provides the color options and high photosynthetic photon flux needed to maximize plant growth rate and crop yield of a variety of plants and...

Interface Board

IVER, England, March 11, 2019 — The Harrier interface board from Active Silicon Ltd. is available in 75- and 50-Ω variations, offering long-reach, real-time HD digital and analog video transmission for the Tamron MP1010M-VC...

Active Silicon Ltd.

Embedded Controller ROCHESTER, England, March 11, 2019 — The T36X0 embedded controller from Crystal Display Systems is built for the industrial automation and machine vision market. The fully equipped controller features a suite of I/O designed with...

Crystal Display Systems Ltd.

Pulsed Laser Diode

BEDFORD, N.H., March 8, 2019 — The 905D1S3J09UA pulsed laser diode from Laser Components USA Inc. is qualified to the AEC-Q101 standard, meeting the high-quality standards of the automotive industry. The highly reliable...

Laser Components USA Inc.

AI-Ready Industrial Cameras

OBERSULM, Germany, March 8, 2019 — The NXT Rio and Rome industrial cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH are artificial intelligence-ready, featuring a vision application that transforms them from robust industrial cameras...

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

Microdisplay

TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany, March 8, 2019 — Framos GmbH has announced the Sony ECX339A OLED Microdisplay, featuring high UXGA resolution, a small pixel pitch of 6.3 µm, and high-speed frame rates up to 240 fps. The ECX339A is a...

Laser Textile Cutting System

LÜNEBURG, Germany, March 8, 2019 — The Conveyor cutting system from eurolaser GmbH is designed for large-format textile processing where clean-cut edges are required. By processing the textiles with the laser tool, the cutting...

SPM Image Analysis Software

HØRSHOLM, Denmark, March 8, 2019 — The MountainsSPIP 8 SPM image analysis software from Image Metrology SA and Digital Surf gives users access to a powerful set of tools for visualizing, analyzing, and reporting their data. It...

Electro-Optical Testing Software GOLETA, Calif., March 6, 2019 — INFRATEST electro-optical testing software from Electro Optical Industries LLC allows for the testing of visible, NIR, and IR cameras; intensified charge-coupled devices; goggles; and laser...

Laser Module

BEDFORD, N.H., March 6, 2019 — The FLEXPOINT ILM12IP laser module from Laser Components USA Inc. is designed for use outdoors and in harsh industrial environments. The system’s housing complies with protection class...

Laser Components USA Inc.

IR Endoscope CHESHAM, England, March 6, 2019 — The IR endoscope from Resolve Optics Ltd. enables the safe monitoring of glass vitrification within a radioactive waste processing plant through a thermal camera. Processing plants require a...

Resolve Optics Ltd.

Gas Detection Camera

MEER, Belgium, March 6, 2019 — The FLIR GF77 Gas Find IR uncooled thermal camera from FLIR Systems Inc. is designed to detect methane. The hand-held camera offers inspection professionals the features they need to find...

Microscope Spectroscopy Systems

PISCATAWAY, N.J., March 5, 2019 — Standard Microscope Spectroscopy (SMS) Systems from HORIBA Scientific enable any standard microscope to be fitted with a spectrometer and a detector, thereby offering the ability to perform...

HORIBA Scientific

Laser Material Processing Lens

WALTHAM, Mass., March 5, 2019 — The F-Theta-Ronar 160-mm lens from Qioptiq features a focal length of 160 mm at 515 to 540 nm and 163 mm at 1030 to 1080 nm. The lens offers the shortest focal length of all the Qioptiq...

Hyperspectral Camera TAMPERE, Finland, March 5, 2019 — With an imaging rate of 149 spectral fps, the Senop HSC-2 hyperspectral camera from Senop Oy is based on Fabry-Pérot interferometer technology. The HSC-2 takes up to 100 freely...

Eight-Channel Pyroelectric Detectors

DRESDEN, Germany, March 5, 2019 — The LRM-278 eight-channel pyroelectric detector from InfraTec GmbH is situated in a TO8 housing with a diameter of 15.2 mm. The detector’s central window is built directly in the cap, and...

InfraTec GmbH, Infrarotsensorik und Messtechnik

Optical Frequency Comb

MARTINSRIED, Germany, March 5, 2019 — The FC1500-250-ULN Ultra Low Noise Optical Frequency Comb from Menlo Systems GmbH provides laser stabilization at the sub-Hz level. The device combines versatility and ease-of-use with low...

Menlo Systems GmbH

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