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Photonics.com - May 2012


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$3.3M NSF Award Creates Research Partnership The National Science Foundation awarded $3.3 million to the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of California, Santa Barbara, to establish a long-term partnership for materials science...
Shareholding in Suss MicroOptics Increases to 100 Percent Süss MicroTec AG has increased its shareholding in Suss MicroOptics SA from 85 percent to 100 percent.
Edinburgh Instruments Appoints Shepherd Chairman Dr. Derek Shepherd was named chairman of Edinburgh Instruments at a pivotal time for the company, as it continues to expand across all of its divisions.
Ingeneric Opens US Office As part of its plan to grow its optical components and systems business, the company has opened a US sales office under the direction of Klaus Kleine.
De Paolis Named VP of Light Brigade Dario De Paolis has been named vice president and general manager of the fiber optic training provider and will be responsible for strategic development and management of its worldwide operations.
Fiber Optics Pioneer Dies Laser pioneer Dr. Elias Snitzer, inventor of the glass laser, the fiber laser and the fiber amplifier, died on May 21 after a sudden illness. He was 87.
Fiber Comm Veteran Named Firecomms CEO As its new CEO, Chia will leverage his industry expertise to drive the strategic expansion of the fiber optic components company.
Optical Surfaces Celebrates 50 Years in Business On April 13, the high-precision optics manufacturer celebrated 50 years in business.
PI USA Acquires miCos GmbH Product Distribution for American Market Effective June 1, the precision motion control equipment company will handle the sales, distribution and servicing of miCos GmbH’s products for the US, Mexico and Canada.
Edmund Appoints Former Schott Exec to Board Gerard Robless, who spent more than 25 years at Schott, was appointed to the optical components company’s board of directors.
Zecotek Granted US Patent Allowance for 3-D Display System The photonics technology company received a Notice of Allowance from the US Patent Office to cover its 3-D/2-D switchable optical imaging system for its glasses-free 3-D autostereoscopic display...
Mobius’ Tailored Pulse Burst Laser Granted Patent The fiber laser company received US Patent No. 8,160,113 for its tailored pulse burst laser system, which can produce user-specific bursts of laser pulses tailored in pulse heights, widths and...
Nanophotonic Solar Research Wins Energy Prize Albert Polman and Harry Atwater received the ENI Renewable and Non-conventional Energy Prize 2012 for their research on high-efficiency solar cells based on nanophotonic design.
Flir Awarded $18M for Navy Imaging Systems The US Navy Expeditionary Combat Command has awarded the sensor system manufacturer a $17.9 million delivery order for its SeaFlir maritime imaging systems, which are expected to be deployed on its...
Consortium Grants $7M to Lower Cost of Large-Scale Solar The Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium, an industry-supported program led by Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, received its first research grants aimed at making...
European Consortium Sponsors Optical Design Training In recognition of the role that good optical design and simulation have on product development, the European consortium Smethods aims to give small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) access to...
B&W Tek Receives 18th Patent The advanced instrumentation company was awarded US Patent No. 8,135,249 for the design of a spectroscopic probe that mounts directly to a standard microscope.
Zephyr Photonics Certified as DoD Supplier The national defense products developer received accreditation as a Category 1A Trusted Source by the Defense Microelectronics Activity, the highest designation awarded by the Department of Defense.
RPO Launches ASE Optics Europe ASE Optics Europe was launched to strengthen the European customer presence of Rochester Precision Optics and its subsidiary ASE Optics.
Texas A&M Hosting Bio-Optics Conference The inaugural BioMedOpTex Symposium will take place May 23-25 at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at the George Bush Presidential Library.
LIA, OSHA Renew Laser Safety Alliance The two organizations renewed their alliance for two more years to reduce and prevent worker exposure to laser beam and nonbeam hazards in industrial, research and medical workplaces.
Genia Photonics Granted Gov’t Loan The fiber-based laser company received $300,000 in financial assistance from the Canadian government to acquire state-of-the-art production equipment and laboratory materials.
Advanced Photonix Receives Contract for THz Measuring System Concurrent Technologies Corp. has awarded a $300,000 contract to Advanced Photonix Inc. to deliver a terahertz system to support the US Air Force’s need for accurate coating removal on aircraft.
Raytheon’s Russell, Horkovich Honored by AIAA Mark E. Russell and James A. Horkovich of Raytheon Co. were honored as 2012 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellows on May 9 during the Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala at the...
Emcore Receives Solar Panel Contract from JPL The compound semiconductor-based components provider received a solar panel manufacturing contract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for its Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, which is...
LightPath Hires Firm to Ramp Up Investor Relations The optical components manufacturer has retained national investor relations firm Hayden IR to develop and implement a strategic investor relations program to raise its visibility and to strengthen...
Kurz Elected Board Chairman at Carl Zeiss Dr. Dieter Kurz was named the new chairman of the Carl Zeiss AG supervisory board, effective immediately.
Laser Operations Names New CEO Laser veteran Dr. Vittorio Fossati-Bellani was appointed chief executive officer of the QPC laser manufacturer, effective immediately.
Evans Joins Artemis Optical Sales Team Chris Evans has been appointed sales manager for defense and aerospace by the thin-film coatings and subassembly solutions manufacturer.
Edmund Named Ernst & Young Finalist Robert Edmund was named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 program in the Greater Philadelphia region.
MicroVision Secures $5M Investment The projection display technology company received a $5 million equity investment from private investors. The deal is expected to close by May 29.
Gigaphoton’s Korean Unit Begins Operations The lithography light source manufacturer’s wholly owned subsidiary, Gigaphoton Korea Inc., began business operations May 1.
Next Lighting Hires Katona as VP of Products The solid-state lighting solutions company appointed Dr. Thomas Katona as its vice president of products.
Edinburgh Instruments, Laser Quantum, Fianium Win Queen’s Award Three photonics companies have received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s most coveted award for business success.
Northrop Grumman Fires Up Firestrike Laser The global security company test-fired the first product in its next-generation Firestrike family of high-energy solid-state lasers, which meet size, weight reduction and ruggedization goals for...
Synopsys Acquires RSoft To further its expansion into the optics market, the electronic design automation company completed the acquisition of privately held RSoft Design Group Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Headwall Photonics’ Hyperspec Selected for Airborne Apps The imaging sensor manufacturer announced that its Hyperspec short-wave infrared sensors were selected for airborne applications after the successful completion of rigorous performance testing at the...
Emcore Sells VCSEL Product Line to Sumitomo Electric The semiconductor components provider sold its vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser-based product lines to Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations USA Inc. for $17 million in cash.
Biolase Responds to Patent Suit CAO Group Inc. has filed a lawsuit in US District Court against the dental laser company, alleging patent infringement involving Biolase’s ezlase diode laser.
Desai Joins Kotura’s Business Development Team Samir Desai was appointed vice president of business development of the silicon photonics company to oversee expansion its strategic relationships and business development activities in the growing...
Lasertel Expands Diode Production Capacity To increase its laser diode manufacturing capacity, the laser diode solutions company has purchased a second high-throughput, multiwafer GEN200 Edge molecular beam epitaxy production system from...
Rusnano Makes Strategic Investment in NeoPhotonics The photonic integrated circuit manufacturer received a $39.8 million investment from sovereign investment firm Rusnano of Moscow in a private placement transaction.
Cooke Corp. Becomes PCO-TECH To better reflect its relationship with PCO AG of Kelheim, Germany, Cooke Corp. announced it has changed its name to PCO-TECH Inc.
Boston Micromachines Awarded Space Imaging Grant After the successful completion of its Phase I project, the adaptive optics company received a $750,000 Phase II NASA SBIR contract to support NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration program.
Dymax Hires Dell’Accio as Equipment Manager Dennis Dell’Accio was appointed product manager for equipment at the coatings and light curing systems company.
Intevac Photonics Awarded $10M Army Contract The Intevac Inc. subsidiary received a $10 million contract from the US Army’s Apache Helicopter Program Office to bring its extreme-low-light digital camera into the initial production phase.
eMagin Receives $3M Follow-On Order The display technology provider announced that it has received a $3.1 million follow-on order for organic LED microdisplays under an existing US Army Remote Viewer Program. Deliveries have already...
Remote Sensing Program Open for Submissions The analytical instrumentation company announced that submissions for the seventh annual Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program are now being accepted. Student researchers from all disciplines in...
Bielitz Joins Dymax as Engineering Manager Laura Bielitz was appointed engineering manager at the coatings and light-curing systems development company. She will be responsible for leading the engineering team in product development and will...
BiOptix Expands into Surface Plasmon Resonance To promote its expansion into the surface plasmon resonance marketplace, the privately held analytical biosensor instrumentation company unveiled its new corporate brand identity and tagline:...
M Squared Lasers Secures $6M in Capital The laser manufacturer received £3.85 million of growth capital from Business Growth Fund to fund its research and development program and its commercial growth.
New Light Source More than 70 Percent Complete Construction of the $912 million National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at the US Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory is more than 70 percent complete, the facility...
Aerospace Veteran Helmlinger Joins Labsphere Mark Helmlinger was appointed to the newly created role of remote sensing product marketing manager at the light measurement solutions manufacturing company.
Vixar Funding Round Raises $2.5M The optoelectronic components and subassemblies supplier raised $2.5 million in Series B financing from Phoenix Venture Partners to commercialize its VCSEL products for the industrial, medical and...
Edmund Optics Expands Asia-Pacific Operations To service its growing customer demand in the Asia-Pacific region, the optics manufacturer opened a 77,000-sq-ft facility for global manufacturing, customer support and distribution in the industrial...
RIO Awarded Phase 2 Contract for Space Lidar The laser manufacturer was awarded a Phase 2 SBIR contract from NASA to further develop its single-frequency narrow-linewidth semiconductor laser technology in the 1064-nm spectral region for space...
Boyden Awarded Inaugural International Prize Professor Ed Boyden received the first international £300,000 A. F. Harvey Prize from the Institution of Engineering and Technology for his pioneering research in medical engineering.
Sensors Unlimited Inducted into SBIR Hall of Fame The Goodrich Corp. ISR Systems business unit was inducted into the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Innovation Research Hall of Fame.
Research & Technology
Matter Waves Conjured in Schrödinger’s Hat An amplifier devised to boost light, sound or other waves while hiding them inside an invisible container could lead to the construction of a quantum microscope that captures quantum waves and monitors electronic processes on computer chips.
Short Movies Stored in Atomic Vapor Using lasers and a magnetic field, physicists stored and replayed two letters of the alphabet in a tiny cell of rubidium atoms, the first time two images have been reliably stored in a nonsolid...
Tabletop Laser Precisely Cuts Brain Tissue A new tabletop solid-state laser system that produces 6.45-µm pulses to precisely cut brain tissue was developed as part of an interdisciplinary European Union project involving partners from seven...
GFPs Measure Intracellular Heat A quicker, more precise method that measures internal cell temperatures noninvasively using green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) could help scientists to learn more about cellular processes and to...
Imaging System Produces 3-D Monument Models with UAVs A 3-D imaging system scans 3-D models of historical buildings using data obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle.
Dopant Breaks Graphene Solar Efficiency Record Chemically treated graphene has upped the material’s solar power conversion efficiency from 2.9 percent to a record-breaking 8.6 percent. Researchers at the University of Florida have taken...
Lidar Maps Faults Near Lake Tahoe Faults west of Lake Tahoe, Calif., now pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard assessment and potentially could generate earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.3 to 6.9, according to a...
Efficient and Tunable Entanglement Method Developed To construct a viable quantum network, individual computers will need a way to reliably transmit information to each other. This will require an understanding of how light and matter interact at a...
Light Pollution Transforms Insect Communities Streetlights have substantially transformed the ecology of ground-dwelling insects and other invertebrates, according to a new study out of the University of Exeter.
Microscope Uses Broadband Light to Track Cell Flow A novel optical instrument no bigger than a breadbox can take real-time images of blood coursing through our veins without harsh and short-lived fluorescent dyes.
Carbon Nanotubes Create More Efficient IR Detector Carbon nanotubes seem to be useful for just about every conceivable application. Their newest purpose is to create highly sensitive uncooled photovoltaic infrared detectors that can be used for...
Germ-Killing UV LEDs A relatively simple and inexpensive solution to the problem of ultraviolet light-absorption in LED substrates will enable the development of LED devices that use UV light to kill pathogens such as...
Plasmonics Creates Invisible Photodetector An invisible light-detecting device that can see without being seen was created using plasmonic cloaking and could lead to a new class of devices that controls the flow of light at the nanoscale to...
Ultrafast phase changes observed in graphite Graphite once again has been shown to have ground-breaking potential due to its ability to phase change from a liquid to a warm-dense plasma in just 40 fs. Researchers using the Linac Coherent Light...
Simple, Safe Optochemical Sensor Relies on Light Using only the interaction between nanostructures and light, an optochemical sensor has been developed that is simpler, safer and more reliable than standard electrical sensors. Researchers working...
Interferometry Advances Black Hole Observations A new technique that combines the light of three powerful infrared telescopes allows astronomers to see objects in that wavelength 130 million light-years away without having to build singularly...
Primate Study Deems QDs Nontoxic — at Least for Short Term Cadmium-selenide quantum dots are nontoxic to primates over a one-year period, a new study found. The dots could hold great promise as tools for treating and detecting diseases such as cancer through...
3-D Laser Scanner Keeps Trains Safe An infrared 3-D laser scanner that mounts on trains or cars can detects obstacles and unsafe conditions on the track or road. A team led by Heinrich Höfler and Harald Wölfelschneider of...
Laser Beams Transmitted Via Satellite By bouncing a high-power laser beam off an orbiting satellite, observatories in Austria and Switzerland transmitted the beam to each other. Its creators hope to apply the method to space debris...
New Metamaterial Creates Practical, Tunable Devices A novel metamaterial can easily be integrated into semiconductor electronics, which could advance sensors, solar collectors, quantum computing and optical cloaks, and could lead to devices that make...
MIRI Ready to be Shipped to NASA The first instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope was completed by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and handed over to NASA.
CMOS Sensor Allows Robots to ID Objects in 3-D A new CMOS sensor implemented in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) gives the aircraft autonomy, improving collision detection as well as enabling 3-D modeling of disaster areas and surveillance...
3-D Holography Peers Under Mummy’s Shroud Great details of an ancient mummy, including jewelry adorning its inner shroud, have been revealed in color using 3-D holograms. The University of Edinburgh’s Clinical Research Imaging Center...
Technique Boosts THz Production A new technique for producing more efficient terahertz radiation could lead the way to more powerful sensing and imaging technologies that can see through opaque materials. The terahertz band...
Laser Pulse Reveals Quantum Phase in Electrons Events that appear to happen instantaneously now can be resolved to a resolution of 10 attoseconds, enabling scientists to look at phenomena that happens on the order of attoseconds (10-18 s),...
New Solar Material Seeks to Replace Silicon Silicon solar cells could be replaced by flexible, lightweight and inexpensive dyes, if scientists in Finland achieve their goal. Jongyun Moon and colleagues at the University of Turku have...
SOFIA Completes GREAT Science Flight The German Receiver for Astronomy at Terahertz Frequencies (GREAT) experiment onboard the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has completed its first observations, and scientists...
Nanoparticles Coaxed into Self-Assembly A simple and inexpensive technique directs the self-assembly of nanoparticles into device-ready materials and has applications in fields including computer memory storage, energy storage and...
Artificial Leaf Could Bring Electricity to Developing World The first practical artificial leaf, composed of silicon, nickel and cobalt, can convert sunlight into chemical fuel, a milestone in the drive for sustainable energy that mimics the process of...
Silicon Implant Aims to Restore Sight A new type of retinal prosthesis, which uses technology similar to that found in solar cells, could hold the key to those who suffer from degenerative eye diseases like macular degeneration and...
Sugar Cube-Sized Spectrometer Inspects Foodstuffs An inexpensive spectrometer no bigger than a sugar cube could soon help shoppers decide whether the quality of fruits, meats and cheese is suitable for purchase.
Atomic 'Billiards Game' Illuminated by Laser An international collaboration has observed the occurrence of nonsequential double ionization in argon atoms. In successfully confining the ionization to a single recollision and excitation event,...
Light Used to Switch on Gene Expression A new method that uses light-activated molecules to turn gene expression on and off provides greater precision for studying gene function and could lead to targeted therapies for diseases like cancer.
Quantum Dots Shine Brighter with Acid Vanderbilt University chemists boosted the fluorescence efficiency of white-light quantum dots to 45 percent, a more than tenfold increase.
Microbubble Imaging Wins Nanoengineering Prize A new “blinking microbubble” technique that images deeper inside the body for improved breast cancer diagnostics has won the grand prize at the University of California, San Diego’s Jacob School of...
Imaging Technique Pinpoints Position of Pancreatic Tumors A noninvasive way to identify the exact position of very small insulinomas — life-threatening pancreatic tumors — will allow surgeons to successfully remove growths as small as 1 cm in diameter.
Robot Reveals Inner Workings of Brain Cells A robotic arm guided by a cell-detecting computer algorithm analyzes and records information from neurons present in the living mouse brain with better accuracy and speed than a human experimenter....
Navy Explores Mobile Solar Power A new mobile solar power prototype that reduces expeditionary energy supply needs could help the US Marine Corps to increase the effectiveness of forward-deployed forces and to decrease vulnerability.
Four-Wave Mixing Generates Superluminal Pulses A novel four-wave mixing technique that restructures parts of light pulses to travel faster than the speed of light could improve the timing of communications signals and help examine the propagation...
All-Optical Switch Uses a Single Quantum Dot An all-optical switch created using a quantum dot placed inside a resonant cavity can switch a beam of light from one direction to another in 120 ps with very little power.
Gamma Ray Refraction Could Launch Nuclear Photonics For the first time, gamma rays were bent like ordinary light in an experiment that overturns decades of theoretical predictions and opens the door to a new field of research called nuclear photonics.
IR Fourier Analysis Reveals Individual Cell Mechanisms To understand how living cells work, it is important to understand the chemistry inside the cell. One such process is protein phosphorylation, which controls cell proliferation, differentiation,...
Attosecond Lighthouses Illuminate Electron Exchange A new method to study the motion of electrons in matter using isolated, precisely timed and incredibly fast pulses of light could help to confirm theories of electron motion and yield insights into...
New LED Design Drops the Droop A new manufacturing design that changes the orientation of the crystal structure in semiconductor films has yielded blue and green LEDs with high efficiency and extremely low droop.
Nanophotonic Detector Targets Nuclear Terrorism A new technique for detecting radiation will increase the effectiveness of nuclear surveillance, allowing security officials to easily find and prevent the smuggling of radioactive materials.
Femtolaser Reveals Cell’s Inner Life A new technique allows the mechanisms of a cell’s mitotic spindle to be observed and measured, which may lead to a better understanding of cancers and birth defects arising from cell cycle...
Taking Supercomputing Out of the Lab Producing finely tuned particles of light for high-speed computing is a complex and time-consuming process, but now a novel solution could make the fabrication of these photons faster and easier.
New Light Source More than 70 Percent Complete Construction of the $912 million National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at the US Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory is more than 70 percent complete, the facility...
A New Wrinkle in Solar Panel Power New flexible, low-cost solar cells, inspired by the microscopic folds found on the surface of a leaf, offer a 47 percent increase in electricity generation.
Nanostructure Creation Takes Bottom Up Approach A bottom-up approach to the self-assembly of microscopic particles into larger crystalline structures – by altering the concentrations of tiny particles and their magnetic fields – could produce the...
First Heralded Single Photon Generated from Silicon For the first time, a heralded single photon was generated from a silicon chip.
Random Lasers Fight Noise, Improve Imaging A new random laser illumination source for medical imaging equipment could improve the clarity and processing time of images, advancing the fields of microscopy and endoscopy.
Nanomaterial Yields Many Laser Colors Nanocrystals that can produce red, green and blue laser light from a single material could open the door to digital displays and other devices that employ a variety of laser colors all at once.
Products
GA640C-15A SWIR Camera CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 31, 2012 — The GA640C-15A from Sensors Unlimited Inc., part of Goodrich Corp., is a compact short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) camera. With a volume of <1 cubic inch, it weighs 26 g without its lens and...
Sensors Unlimited Inc.
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PX 100 CAP Piezoelectric Nanopositioning Stage JENA, Germany, May 31, 2012 — Piezosystem jena has redesigned its PX 100 CAP piezoelectric nanopositioning stage. The travel range has been extended to 100 μm of motion in closed-loop mode without compromising the...
piezosystem jena GmbH
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TechSpec Raman Edge Filters BARRINGTON, N.J., May 30, 2012 — Edmund Optics has launched its newly designed TechSpec Raman edge filters for integration into Raman spectroscopy, confocal microscopy and life sciences instrumentation. They provide single...
Edmund Optics
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Multispectral Camera SAN JOSE, Calif., May 30, 2012 — JAI Inc. has released the AD-130GE, a two-CCD multispectral camera offering high resolution and good light sensitivity. It incorporates a dichroic prism to provide simultaneous capture of both color...
JAI Inc.
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Monolithic Focusing Optics DORTMUND, Germany, May 30, 2012 — Single-emitter diode lasers with spectral widths from 420 to 470 nm that output up to 2 W are becoming popular in lithography, in structuring of flat panel displays and in measuring technology such...
LIMO GmbH
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Ultrahigh-Speed Camera NASHUA, N.H., May 29, 2012 — Alacron Inc. and affiliate company FastVision LLC’s new FC300 ultrahigh-speed camera is built around Panavision Imaging LLC’s quiet, high-speed Dynamax CMOS sensor. It also incorporates a...
Alacron Inc.
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514- and 552-nm Smart Lasers SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29, 2012 — Coherent Inc. has added 514- and 552-nm wavelengths to its OBIS family of plug-and-play smart laser modules. The OBIS 514 LS and 552 LS are now available with output powers of 20 mW and feature...
Coherent Inc.
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6-Megapixel Cameras RICHMOND, British Columbia, Canada, May 29, 2012 — Point Grey Research Inc. has announced the addition of 6-megapixel models to its Grasshopper Express IEEE 1394b (FireWire-b) digital camera series. The new Grasshopper Express GX-FW-60S6 uses the...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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Interferometer ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 28, 2012 — QED Technologies International Inc. has released its QED Interferometer for Stitching (QIS) system. Until now, the company’s metrology systems have used a general-purpose interferometer....
QED Technologies International
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ACPL Digital Optocouplers SAN JOSE, Calif., May 25, 2012 — The ACPL-M21L/021L/024L/W21L/K24L optocoupler family has been announced by Avago Technologies. The 5-MBd digital optocouplers consume <10 mW per channel, handle isolation voltages of up to 5 kV...
Broadcom Inc.
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Multizone Filters OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, May 24, 2012 — Iridian Spectral Technologies Ltd. is offering multizone filters on a single substrate. The company’s newly enhanced capabilities enable it to provide robust multifilter assemblies and...
Iridian Spectral Technologies
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Sapphire Windows for Aircraft PROVIDENCE, R.I., May 24, 2012 — Custom-fabricated sapphire windows for installation on the outboard of aircraft to protect sensors from water, wind and high-speed particulates are being offered by Meller Optics Inc. The...
Meller Optics Inc.
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SR-Series Optical Support Rods IRVINE, Calif., May 24, 2012 — Newport Corp. has announced the SR-Series magnetic-base optical support rods for mounting components to an optical table. The 1.5-in.-diameter stainless steel rods are stable and rigid, making...
MKS/Newport
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High-Mass BiPolar Maldi-Tof Detector STURBRIDGE, Mass., May 23, 2012 — Photonis USA has announced a high-mass bipolar matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (Maldi-Tof) detector that the company says improves the detection efficiency of high-mass...
Photonis Technologies
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Motorized Microscope X-Y Stage AUBURN, Mass., May 23, 2012 — PI (Physik Instrumente L.P.) says that its M-687 motorized X-Y stage for inverted microscopes is more compact and stable than traditional computer-controllable stages because of the miniature ceramic...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Q-Switched DPSS Laser O’FALLON, Mo., May 23, 2012 — The Starlase AO40 UV is the newest addition to the Starlase series from Powerlase Photonics and is available from RPMC Lasers. The high-power Q-switched diode-pumped solid-state laser was developed...
RPMC Lasers Inc.
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Z-Scanning Add-On PALAISEAU, France, May 22, 2012 — PhaseView’s ZeeScan is an electro-optics module adding fast Z-stack and remote focus capabilities to any transmitted or reflected light microscope. ZeeScan fits between the user camera...
PhaseView
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Yellow HeNe Laser BOULDER, Colo., May 22, 2012 — REO Inc. has released a 594-nm (yellow) HeNe laser suitable for bioinstrumentation and fluorescence excitation applications. It features a circular beam profile and beam quality with M2...
Research Electro-Optics Inc. (REO)
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Picomotor Mount SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 21, 2012 — New Focus, a Newport Corp. brand, has introduced the Clear Edge Picomotor Mount 8821. The new mirror mount, featuring a clear edge for greater beam access, has two picomotor actuators for added...
Newport - New Focus
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CCD-Based Fluorescence Spectrometer BARRINGTON, N.J., May 21, 2012 — Edmund Optics has launched a CCD-based spectrometer for fluorescence applications. It features high sensitivity and low dark noise. The thermoelectrically cooled 2048-pixel linear CCD array...
Edmund Optics
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CCS Series Rotary Stages PITTSBURGH, May 21, 2012 — The CCS series rotary stages from Aerotech Inc. feature integrated pneumatic collet chucks; a clear aperture for product feedthrough; mounting features on the housing that support customer-supplied...
Aerotech Inc.
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Optical Modulation Analysis AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 21, 2012 — Southern Photonics has announced the introduction of a new product to its Coherent Solutions range. The IQScope-30G is an economical option for optical modulation analysis. With 30 GHz of bandwidth,...
Quantifi Photonics Ltd.
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Femtosource rainbow CEP4 VIENNA, May 18, 2012 — The rainbow CEP4 is Femtolasers Produktions GmbH’s latest generation of carrier-envelope phase (CEP) stabilization-technique laser. Via a direct feed-forward approach, the CEP drift is...
Spectra-Physics Vienna
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Miniscan IRXpert Analyzer BROKEN ARROW, Okla., and VIENNA, May 17, 2012 — The Miniscan IRXpert analyzer manufactured by Grabner Instruments Messtechnik GmbH of Vienna, a subsidiary of Ametek Inc., is available from Ametek Petrolab Co. A portable multifuel analyzer for...
Petrolab Co.
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ERO 6000 Angle Encoder SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 17, 2012 — With a flat design, no integral bearing and a very small scanning head, Heidenhain Corp.’s ERO 6000 angle encoder is suitable for use in many metrology systems, in compact rotary tables and in...
Heidenhain Corp.
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Millennia Core Green CW DPSS Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16, 2012 — Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corp. brand, has unveiled a green continuous-wave diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) laser. The Millennia Core delivers 25 W of 532-nm power, with good beam quality and...
MKS/Spectra-Physics
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SPL BKxx-40WFT Laser Bars SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 15, 2012 — Osram Opto Semiconductors’ SPL BKxx-40WFT laser bars offer efficiency of up to 65% at 200-W continuous-wave optical output power and can simplify the design of laser systems and reduce their...
Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc.
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Infrared Objectives WEST HENRIETTA, N.Y., May 15, 2012 — Rochester Precision Optics has announced the debut of its FireEye line of infrared standard products. Designed for the newest compact infrared focal planes offered by Flir and other...
Rochester Precision Optics (RPO)
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Purged UV Spectrometer CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 14, 2012 — McPherson has launched its latest VUVAS scientific-grade spectrophotometer. The instrument provides stable measurements over time and is easy to maintain. With a long lamp life at short...
McPHERSON
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Imaging Computer DORVAL, Quebec, Canada, May 14, 2012 — Matrox Imaging has announced the Matrox 4Sight GP, the fifth generation of its 4Sight family of industrial computers for machine vision and medical imaging applications. Powered by an embedded...
Matrox Imaging
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OD-110W High-Power IR Emitters NEWBURY PARK, Calif., May 14, 2012 — Opto Diode Corp. has introduced the OD-110W, the second product in the superhigh-power series of gallium aluminum arsenide infrared emitters. Featuring a very uniform optical beam, the device is...
Opto Diode Corporation
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Mobile Web-Based LED Selector SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 14, 2012 — Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc. has built a web-based smartphone app for designers of exterior automotive lighting. The Automotive Signal LED Selector is available for the iPhone, Android and...
Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc.
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Calibration System BOZEMAN, Mont., May 13, 2012 — For the LRS-9550 high-power laser diode life-test and burn-in system for single emitters, ILX Lightwave, a Newport Corp. brand, has unveiled the LRS-9580 calibration system. A complete,...
Newport - ILX Lightwave, Photonics
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Tailored Bar Architecture MAINZ, Germany, May 11, 2012 — Dilas has developed a modular diode laser concept combining high power, high brightness, wavelength stabilization and low weight. Through the optimization of semiconductor chip structures and...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
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Signal Analyzer SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 10, 2012 — Agilent Technologies Inc.’s EXA millimeter-wave signal analyzer covers frequencies up to 44 GHz. With external mixing, it can cover up to 325 GHz. The analyzer is expandable, accommodates...
Agilent Technologies Inc., Chemical Analysis
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Light Measurement Systems NORTH SUTTON, N.H., May 10, 2012 — Labsphere Inc. has introduced the illumia and illumia pro series LED and light-measurement systems. They measure the characteristics of LEDs, arrays, and solid-state and traditional lighting...
Labsphere Inc.
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TCSPC Module BESANÇON, France, May 9, 2012 — Aurea Technology is launching the SPD_AT, its new near-infrared time-correlated single-photon-counting (TCSPC) module. The ultralow-noise and high-quantum-efficiency 900- to 1700-nm device...
AUREA Technology
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Instrumentation Imaging Lenses BARRINGTON, N.J. May 9, 2012 — Edmund Optics has introduced its TechSpec compact instrumentation imaging lenses. The lenses provide high-quality images with low lens-to-lens variation and feature a broadband antireflection...
Edmund Optics
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X-Y-Z Nanopositioning Stage AUBURN, Mass., May 9, 2012 — For use with a 3-D laser lithography system made by Nanoscribe GmbH, PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. has released an X-Y-Z nanopositioning stage. The lithography system produces complex 3-D...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Imaging Spectrograph TRENTON, N.J., May 9, 2012 — An imaging spectrograph from Princeton Instruments, the IsoPlane SCT-320, features a new optical design that eliminates the primary aberrations present in traditional imaging spectrographs. It...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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29-Megapixel Camera BOCA RATON, Fla., May 8, 2012 — Imperx Inc. has introduced its four-tap Bobcat camera series. Led by the 29-megapixel ICL-B6640 Bobcat, the cameras meet demanding imaging requirements, operate over a temperature range of −40...
Imperx Inc.
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Pulsed Laser Diodes EDISON, N.J., May 8, 2012 — The CVN Series high-power monolithic pulsed laser diodes have been launched by OSI Laser Diode Inc. Featuring reliable and efficient performance, they deliver stable operation in extreme...
OSI Laser Diode Inc.
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ERS2010 Earthquake Restraint System IRVINE, Calif., May 7, 2012 — Newport Corp. has unveiled the Model ERS2010 earthquake restraint system, which restricts the motion of pneumatically isolated optical tabletops during seismic activity. It is certified and in...
MKS/Newport
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Fiber-Coupled LED Light Engines WOBURN, Mass., May 7, 2012 — Innovations in Optics Inc. has unveiled its LumiBright FC fiber-coupled LED light engines. The solid-state light sources replace lasers and arc lamps in fiber optic applications in industrial, life...
Innovations in Optics Inc.
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Integrated Laser-OPO SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 7, 2012 — Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corp. brand, has launched the alphaScan, a compact, integrated optical parametric oscillator (OPO) and pump laser that outputs high energies in the near-infrared for...
MKS/Spectra-Physics
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FTIR Spectrometer MADISON, Wis., May 7, 2012 — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has introduced the Nicolet iS50, a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) research-grade spectrometer with one-touch operation. It features purpose-built accessories and...
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Control Center for Vision Systems NATICK, Mass., May 3, 2012 — Cognex Corp. has released the Cognex Explorer control center, which displays a graphical view of all Cognex vision systems, ID readers and visualization systems connected to the network. It...
Cognex Corp.
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Single-Wavelength Laser Diode DUBLIN, May 3, 2012 — Eblana Photonics Ltd. has introduced a single-wavelength 2000-nm laser diode module based on the proprietary Discrete Mode laser technology platform. The optically isolated laser module uses a...
Eblana Photonics Ltd.
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Laser Tracker Measurement NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., May 3, 2012 — Hexagon Metrology has released the Version 1.1 firmware update with enhancements for the Leica AT401 Absolute Tracker. The AT401 now features full-speed digital readout for dynamic laser tracker...
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
Single-Pulse LED Measurement System NEWBURYPORT, Mass., May 2, 2012 — Slight differences in LED characteristics can occur during mass production. Sorting the LEDs into bin classes based on luminous flux and color properties provides a means of cataloging them. The LED...
Gigahertz-Optik Inc.
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Digital Microscope ITASCA, Ill., May 2, 2012 — Keyence Corp. of America has released its latest microscope system, the VHX-2000. The VHX series digital microscopes were designed to alleviate the shortcomings of traditional, optical light...
Keyence Corp.
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Miniature Spectrometer NEWARK, Del., May 1, 2012 — B&W Tek Inc.’s Exemplar miniature spectrometer includes an embedded processor to allow for effortless onboard data processing, including averaging, smoothing and automatic dark subtraction....
B&W Tek LLC
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TechSpec Optical Cage System BARRINGTON, N.J., May 1, 2012 — For prototyping optical systems, Edmund Optics has introduced its TechSpec optical cage system. Offering a high-precision alternative to complex optical alignment systems, the versatile optical bench...
Edmund Optics
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Adjustable Laser Pointer DUNEDIN, Fla., May 1, 2012 — Ocean Optics has added an accessory option for its Jaz modular sensing system, enhancing performance in standoff light-measurement applications. The Jaz adjustable laser pointer (ALP) is a tool for...
Ocean Optics
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