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November 2010

BUSINESS

GigOptix Opens 2 New Offices in China High performance electronic and electro-optic components supplier GigOptix Inc. announced the opening of two new offices in the Greater China region located in Wuhan and Shenzhen. The new offices, located at Luoyu Road, East Lake Hi-Tech Development Zone in Wuhan and at Shennan Road, Futian District in Shenzhen, will be responsible for sales promotion, customer service and technical support...

Hänsch Named Honorary Chair Professor of UST

Professor Theodor W. Hänsch has been named honorary chair professor at National Chiao Tung University, an internationally ranked research university. Together with National Tsing Hua National...

Nikon Metrology Opens Office Nikon Metrology Inc. recently announced the opening of its new Western regional sales office in Irvine, Calif. The facility will serve as a sales and demonstration center for current and potential...

Murphy Joins IPG Sales Team Industry veteran Shawn Murphy was recently appointed as regional sales manager for the Southeastern US by IPG Photonics Corp., a high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers provider. With more than...

REO Named Top Colorado Photonics Firm for 2010 The Colorado Photonics Industry Association (CPIA) has named Research Electro-Optics (REO) as the 2010 Colorado Photonics Company of the Year. The award was presented to Terry Moshier, chairman, CEO...

Navy Awards Lockheed $15M for Laser Weapons Training Lockheed Martin received a $15.6 million contract to produce paveway II Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTR) for the US Navy. This award is for the first year of a planned three-year...

Zygo EPO Group Receives $5M in Orders Zygo Corp., supplier of optical metrology instruments and high-precision optical systems, announced that its newly formed Extreme Precision Optics (EPO) Group in Richmond, Calif., received initial...

Gooch & Housego Unit Receives IRS Grant Gooch & Housego, formerly ChromoDynamics, announced that its Life Sciences Division was awarded a grant for $244,479 under the qualified therapeutic discovery project program of the Internal...

Kessler to Succeed Kreutzer at Edmund Optics Edmund Optics Inc. announced recently that Dr. Thomas Kessler will advance to the position of executive vice president of global sales, effective Feb. 1, 2011, following the planned retirement of...

Flir Camera Detects Gas Leaks

BP Chemicals is using Flir Advanced Thermal Solutions’ GasFindIR cameras to visualize and document gas leaks, said Flir. In the production of acetic acid, a highly versatile substance, BP...

Jenoptik Expands in Japan Together with its longstanding partner Kantum Electronics Co. Ltd., Jenoptik is expanding its presence in Japan. Jenoptik Laserdiode Japan Co., a joint venture that previously specialized in the sale...

LightPath Adds Staff, Distributors in China LightPath Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of patented optical components and assemblies, announced that it has expanded its direct selling channels in China as part of its strategy to deliver high...

ProPhotonix Subsidiaries Adopt Parent Name ProPhotonix Ltd., formerly StockerYale Inc., has announced that its subsidiaries, StockerYale and Photonic Products, will now trade under the ProPhotonix name and be united under a new corporate...

HELIOS Shows Off Laser Silicon Progress CEA-Leti, coordinator of the European HELIOS project to accelerate commercialization of silicon photonics, has announced that the consortium has demonstrated a laser and a 10-Gb/s silicon modulator...

Jenoptik Expands Deal with RPMC Lasers The Laser and Materials Processing division of Jenoptik has expanded their current distribution agreement with RPMC Lasers Inc. In addition to high-power laser diodes and semiconductor material, RPMC...

MRC Optics Approved for Lockheed Supplier Program MRC Optics, a subsidiary of Photonics Products Group Inc. of Northvale, N.J., announced recently that its facility was approved for Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control preferred...

Seoul Semi, Vertex Jointly Invest in LEDs Seoul Semiconductor Corp., a LED supplier, announced an agreement with Singapore-based Vertex Venture Management to jointly seek and invest in companies with advanced capabilities in the areas of LED...

PerkinElmer Exec Named GSI CEO GSI Group Inc. announced that John Roush has joined the company as its next CEO. Roush joins the GSI following a 12-year career at PerkinElmer Inc., where he was a corporate officer and served...

LED and Laser Diode Patent Holder Dies

A retired Columbia University professor who held the sole patent covering a method of producing LEDs and laser diodes widely used in consumer electronics— and who sued dozens of major...

Optek Optoelectronic Components Made Available Through TTI TT electronics Optek Technology announced its recent franchise agreement partnership with passive, interconnect and discrete components global distributor TTI Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas. The...

IPG Photonics, Lincoln Electric Ink Partnership High-power fiber lasers and amplifier provider IPG Photonics Corp. and Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., an arc welding and cutting products company, announced the formation of a strategic partnership...

LightPath Technologies Expands Lenses, Services in Asia Integrated optical components manufacturer LigthPath Technologies Inc. announced it has increased significantly its strategic laser tool market and optimized its sales to Asia by adding two new...

Former Veeco Exec Joins Optomec Optomec Inc. announced the recent addition of Dr. David Bohling as its vice president of engineering. In his new role, Bohling will lead the company’s effort to further the development of its...

MBF to Distribute for SVI MBF Bioscience and SVI (Scientific Volume Imaging BV) of the Netherlands announced today that MBF Bioscience is now an authorized worldwide distributor of SVI’s Huygens deconvolution software...

Telescope Scientists Share Goddard Award

Three employees of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have received the 2010 Robert H Goddard Award for Science. The award was bestowed upon Matt Greenhouse, Randy Kimble and Alexander Moiseev...

Liverpool Lab Adds Yb Laser Liverpool John Moores University has equipped its Photonics in Engineering (PiE) research laboratory with a next-generation high-power ytterbium fiber laser from JK Lasers in Rugby. The PiE group,...

Precision Photonics Expands Boulder Plant High power optical components and coatings manufacturer Precision Photonics Corp. (PPC) announced the expansion of its Boulder-based manufacturing facility, adding approximately 5000 sq. ft. to its...

Nikon Instruments Begins Direct Support for Biomed Instruments Nikon Instruments Inc. has begun direct sales and technical support for its BioScience microscopes, confocal systems and digital imaging products in New Jersey and Puerto Rico. The areas were...

Universal Display Forms Korean Subsidiary Universal Display Corp. has announced that it is establishing a South Korean subsidiary, Universal Display Corp. Korea Inc., to better serve and support the needs of its current and potential...

G-S Plastic Optics Expands Metrology Capability G-S Plastic Optics has announced an upgraded metrology laboratory with the addition of a PerkinElmer Lambda 950 spectrophotometer. The company’s goal is to improve its core competencies of...

STMicroelectronics Appoints New COO STMicroelectronics announced the recent appointment of Didier Lamouche as its new chief operating officer. Lamouche will replace Alain Dutheil, who has held the COO position at ST since 2005. Dutheil...

Deadzone-Free, Naked-Eye 3-D Panel Showcased AU Optronics Corp. announced that it will showcase a deadzone-free naked-eye 3-D notebook panel at FPD International 2010. The company combines lenticular lens 3-D technology with the company...

Telops Awarded MUT Contract Telops announced that it was awarded a $1.8 million contract from the Military University of Technology (MUT) for the initial delivery and further customization of two Hyper-Cams, the company’s...

Raytheon's Optical Sensor Studied for Missile Defense Raytheon Co.'s Airborne Optical Sensor system is now an integral part of the Missile Defense Agency's experimentation with forward-deployed, advanced infrared sensors for missile defense...

Kienberger Wins 2010 ICO Prize

The International Commission for Optics donates this year’s ICO prize to Reinhard Kienberger for his “outstanding scientific contributions to Optics and Photonics.” ...

Investment, Banking Firms Launch Initiative for Photonics Industry Investment banking firm Newbury Piret & Co. Inc. and management consulting firm Ceres Technology Advisors announced they are launching an initiative to serve the photonics industry. The firms...

Cellular and Stellar Images Win Awards

Two visually stunning and scientifically captivating entries have won joint first place in the first Andor Insight Awards Scientific Imaging Competition, Andor Technology plc has announced. The...

FDC, AUO Partner for Flexible AMOLED Development The Flexible Display Center (FDC), a government/industry/academia partnership at Arizona State University, has announced that AU Optronics (AUO) is now an industry partner. The two will collaborate...

OSA Names Newest Honorary Member The Optical Society of America (OSA) board of directors announced recently the election of James P. Gordon as its newest honorary member of the society. Gordon was chosen for his high-impact, seminal...

Keithley Offers Webinar on Measuring Electrical Resistivity Keithley Instruments, which specializes in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, will broadcast a free web-based seminar titled “How to Make Electrical Resistivity Measurements of...

Universal Display, Acuity Nab OLED Contract Universal Display Corp., the company enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED technology and materials, and Acuity Brands Inc., an innovative energy-efficient lighting...

ILSIT Names Committee Members The Institute of LSI Testing (ILSIT) announced recently that DCG Systems and Hamamatsu Photonics have been elected to membership on the ILSIT Organization Committee. Members include technology...

Tessera Appoints Interim EVP of Imaging & Optics Tessera Technologies Inc. announced the recent appointment of John Keating as its interim executive vice president of Imaging & Optics. He will report directly to Henry R. Nothhaft, chairman and...

Fraunhofer, Philips Work to Optimize OLEDs

Organic LEDs (OLEDs) are seen as the basis for a new generation of lamps, but are still very expensive to process. The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT and Philips are working to...

Luminus Devices Awarded 50th Patent for Big Chip LEDs High performance solid-state light source manufacturer Luminus Devices, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded the company its 50th patent. In addition, it has...

JDSU Expands to New Facility in Suzhou, China JDSU announced it has opened a new facility in Suzhou, China, to manufacture high-precision optical coatings for a variety of markets, including 3-D, gesture recognition, theater projection and...

Syndiant Contest Seeks “Cool” Ideas for Pico Projectors Syndiant, a manufacturer of high-resolution microdisplays for pico projectors, is holding a contest to explore creative ideas and uses for pico projectors. Its all-digital VueG8...

Companies Partner for QLED Printable Platform QD Vision Inc. and Solvay have signed an agreement under which they will develop a printable electroluminescent platform for quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that will lead to a new generation of solid state...

Berliner Glas Taps New CTO

Effective Oct. 1, 2010, Volker Schmidt assumed the newly created position of chief technology officer at Berliner Glas KGaA. In his new role, Schmidt will be responsible for all development...

Everlight Names Loburg as Director

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. announced the appointment of Bert Loburg to its newly created position of director, distribution management EMEA. Effective Sept. 23, 2010, Loburg’s new role...

HRL to Make Phaser Cell DARPA has awarded HRL Laboratories LLC a $500,000 contract to develop Phaser, or photonic analog signal-processing engines with reconfigurability. The Phaser program was established to address the...

SMS Workshop Attracts Top Researchers

The 16th International Workshop on Single Molecule Spectroscopy (SMS) and Ultra Sensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences, held Sept. 15 to 17 and sponsored by PicoQuant GmbH, brought together...

First True Thermal Binocular Debuts During the Association of the US Army’s annual meeting in October, Flir Systems Inc. introduced the world’s first true thermal binoculars. The Recon BN6 and Recon BN10 provide an...

Microvision Buys Motorola Pico, Display Patents Microvision Inc. has purchased more than 190 patents from Motorola Inc. to extend its intellectual property portfolio in pico projection and display technology. The portfolio, purchased from...

Nobelists Townes, Chu Thrill ICALEO Audience

A pair of Nobel-winning honorees created a memorable atmosphere at the Laser Institute of America’s 29th annual International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics (ICALEO) in...

ESA Names Supplier of CCDs for Plato

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded e2v a contract to develop a CCD imaging sensor for the organization’s Plato (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) space science mission. The...

Klastech Appoints New CEO Klastech Laser Technologies GmbH, a diode-pumped solid-state laser technology provider, announced the appointment of Christopher J. Madin as its managing director and CEO. Joining the company in...

Octopus Invests in Michelson Diagnostics

Octopus Investments Ltd. announced an investment of £1.7 million into Michelson Diagnostics Ltd., a medical equipment and scanner provider, whose laser scanning technology can image skin and...

LightPath Adds Managers at Shanghai Facility Optical components and assemblies manufacturer LightPath Technologies Inc. announced Tuesday it has hired two managers for its Shanghai, China-based business, LightPath Optical Instrumentation Co.

MIT Cancer Research Center Selects JEOL Microscope Electron optical equipment and instrumentation provider JEOL USA Inc. announced that the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Research at MIT has selected its JEM-2100F transmission electron...

Fujitsu Cuts Optical Switch Power Consumption in Half

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced its new optical waveguide switch consumes only half the power of a traditional switch through the use of fine-patterned silicon germanium instead of traditional...

PI Releases Catalog

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a manufacturer of piezo ceramic actuators and precision motion-control equipment for semiconductor, biomedical and nanotechnology applications, has released a new...

PMA Reports 125% Q3 Growth for Pico Projectors Pacific Media Associates (PMA), a global market information firm, has reported that the worldwide market for pico and pocket projectors grew 125 percent in third-quarter 2010 compared with the same...

EOS Completes Tucson Facility Upgrade Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (EOS), developer of products that incorporate advanced electro-optic technologies for the aerospace market, has completed the upgrade of its Tucson, Ariz....

Spectranetics Appoints 2 Directors Spectranetics Corp. announced the recent appointment of Maria Sainz and Daniel A. Pelak to its board of directors. The appointments bring the board to nine members. Sainz currently resides as...

LightPath to Supply IR Camera Maker Optical products manufacturer LightPath Technologies Inc. announced that it signed a supply agreement with an unnamed manufacturer of commercial and industrial vision systems, including infrared...

NIST Backs Revamped System of Units

Taking the first steps of what could be a major historical advance in the science of measurement, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is participating in a worldwide effort to...

Sandia Awarded $2.6M in DoE Grants Sandia National Laboratories announced that four of its researchers have received three-year grants totaling $2.6 million from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science to pursue...

SPIE Optical Metrology 2011: Call for Papers New research in optical measurement technologies enabling applications in industry, research modeling, inspection of nanostructures and artwork, and related topics will be presented at SPIE Optical...

2010 Prism Award Finalists Named

The finalists have been named for the 2010 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation, an international competition sponsored by Photonics Media and SPIE to recognize photonics products that break...

Ophir Launches New Social Media Program Ophir Laser Measurement Group has launched a new social media program focused on laser measurement. The centerpiece of the program is the Laser Measurement Group blog which features tips and...

Tessera Opens Office in Seoul Confirming its commitment to the Korean market, Tessera Technologies Inc. announced it has opened a new office in Seoul to support its regional activities with OEMS and industry partners in the...

Lumileds Exec Named Lunera CEO Next-generation LED lighting manufacturer Lunera Lighting Inc. announced that former Hewlett Packard and Lumileds executive, Karen Owyeung, has joined the company as its new CEO. Owyeung will...

UDC Advances Tech for Wet Deposition Universal Display Corp. announced significant advances in the performance of its UniversalP2OLED solution-processible, phosphorescent OLED material systems for use with solution-based manufacturing...

Raydiance Wins $1.7M Ultrafast Laser Contracts Raydiance Inc. announced today that it has been awarded three competitive government contracts totaling $1.75 million to develop technologies with the express goal of delivering high-power fiber...

Coherent Reports $37M Profit for 2010, Acquires Hypertronics As part of a plan to increase its business in Asia, laser maker Coherent will acquire Malaysia-based Hypertronics in an all-cash transaction, the company announced in its quarterly financial...

NanoIntegris, Unidym Pen Carbon Nanotube Agreement Unidym, a majority owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research, announced that it signed an agreement with NanoIntegris Inc., an Illinois-based supplier of carbon nanotubes to distribute HiPco carbon...

Dilas Reorganizes French Distribution Dilas, a high-power, high-brightness semiconductor laser components manufacturer, announced the recent reorganization of its distribution channel in France. Made effective Oct. 1, 2010, all...

Carl Zeiss, Synopsys Collaborate on Photomask Manufacturing Carl Zeiss SMS GmbH and Synopsys Inc. announced a collaboration to support the Zeiss tool family for in-die metrology solutions for the 32-nm technology node and below. Under the terms of the...

Alwitra Completes Largest Solyndra Installation in Germany

Solyndra Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large commercial rooftops, announced that Alwitra GmbH has completed a 1.02 MW PV system together with their highly...

Zoughi Receives Keithley Award The IEEE has named Dr. Reza Zoughi as the recipient of the 2011 Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and Measurement. Zoughi is being recognized for his contributions to microwave and...

OSA Names 2011 VP The Optical Society of America (OSA) announced recently that its members have elected Donna T. Strickland as its 2011 vice president. In addition, three directors at large were also chosen at this...

Laser Industry Worth $1B to Scottish Economy The high value of the laser industry to Scotland's economy has been revealed in a major new report by Scottish Minister for Enterprise, Energy & Tourism, Jim Mather. The study, 50 Years of...

Gorilla Glass Sales Going Bananas at Corning

A bright spot in Corning’s weak third quarter sales report was news that its Specialty Materials unit is still going strong — up 77 percent year over year — thanks largely to robust sales of...

Hooshmand Named Infinera Board Chairman Digital optical networking systems company, Infinera, has appointed Kambiz Hooshmand as chairman of its board of directors and the company’s co-founder David Welch to serve on the board. ...

Physical Optics Corp. Celebrates 25 Years

Physical Optics Corp. (POC), dealing in small system integration for military, aerospace, homeland security and avionics markets, announces their 25th year in business serving advanced technology...

Oerlikon Solar Nabs 40MW Fab Order in China

Oerlikon Solar, maker of thin film silicon photovoltaic production equipment, announced it received a 40 MW Fab 1200 order from Hunan Gongchuang Photovoltaic Science & Technology Co. Ltd. Based...

RMI Settles ITAR Case for $1M, Exits Bankruptcy Optical components maker Rocky Mountain Instrument Co. will pay the federal government $1 million to settle civil charges related to the illegal export of sensitive military information for the...

Elbit to Supply Laser Systems in Israel, North America

International defense electronics company Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it received various contracts to supply a number of types of laser systems to customers in Israel and North America. To be...

Computer Modules QZEO Div. Now ImageOps Computer Modules Inc. announced recently that it has changed the name of its imaging division from QZEO to ImageOps. “Our new name better reflects the division’s recent strong focus on...

EU Project Opens Doors for Optical Chips

In October, Eindhoven saw the kick-off of the international R&D project Paradigm (Photonic Advanced Research and Development for Integrated Generic Manufacturing). Led by Eindhoven University of...

NanoMarkets Sees 2015 OLED Lighting Sales at $1.4B Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets has reported that the market for materials used in OLED lighting will generate almost $1.4 billion in 2015. The report, “OLED Lighting Materials Market Trends...

QP Semiconductor Joins e2v Aerospace Unit Acquired by e2v in 2008 and now part of e2v aerospace and defense inc., QP Semiconductor was established recently by e2v as part of the group’s expansion of resources and capabilities that...

Jenoptik and MikroScan Partner High technology optics and digital imaging products provider Jenoptik, through its digital imaging division, has partnered with MikroScan Technologies of Vista, Calif., to design and manufacture...

Rebellion Photonics Wins Award for Chemical Imaging Rice University start-up, Rebellion Photonics, is this year’s grand prize recipient of the $50,000 Goradia Innovation Prize, an annual award given to a startup located in the Gulf Coast region...

Equity Firm Buys Source Photonics Source Photonics Inc. has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by technology-focused private equity fund Francisco Partners of San Francisco, the optical communication products maker announced...

IPG Reports Record Revenue, Sells Stake in Russian Unit Fiber laser maker IPG Photonics Corp. reported Monday that revenue surged for the third quarter of 2010 to nearly $80 million, up 74 percent year-over-year and 19 percent from the second quarter,...

RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

Lasers Used to ’Hear’ Ripples in Space

A new system of lasers is being tested that would “hear” gravitational waves, or ripples in space and time, while flying aboard the proposed space mission called Laser Interferometer...

SETI’s UV LEDs Complete Space Qualification Sensor Electronic Technology Inc. (SETI), together with Stanford University and National Security Technologies of Livermore, Calif., has demonstrated extreme environmental robustness and radiation...

Microscope Aids Study of Single Molecules

By combining atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) technologies, a researcher at Iowa State University has developed new approach toward single-molecule...

Flir Camera Detects Gas Leaks

BP Chemicals is using Flir Advanced Thermal Solutions’ GasFindIR cameras to visualize and document gas leaks, said Flir. In the production of acetic acid, a highly versatile substance, BP...

Simultaneous Cooling, Concentrating of Light Creates Superphoton

By devising a way to cool and control light at the same time, a "gas" of photons was made to form the ultracold, high-density quantum state known as a Bose-Einstein condensate. Such photon-filled...

Kotura Develops Ultrafast Si Photonics Switch Kotura Inc., a manufacturer of Silicon Photonics products, announced that it has demonstrated an ultrafast, submilliwatt, broadband 2 x 2 optical switch. With switching speeds of 6 ns and power...

Future Bright for Nanopillar Light Collectors

Sunlight represents the cleanest, greenest and far and away the most abundant of all energy sources, and yet its potential remains woefully underutilized. High costs have been a major deterrent to...

Laser Imaging System Screens Nanotubes

Researchers have demonstrated a new imaging tool for rapidly screening structures called single-wall carbon nanotubes, possibly hastening their use in creating a faster and more energy-efficient...

MRI Possibly Useful for Testing Jets

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a medical imaging technology used to image organs and soft tissues, also may hold the key to improving the efficiency of jet engines, according to Lt. Col. Michael...

Telescope Scientists Share Goddard Award

Three employees of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have received the 2010 Robert H Goddard Award for Science. The award was bestowed upon Matt Greenhouse, Randy Kimble and Alexander Moiseev...

Direct Green Laser Pico Projector Prototypes Achieved Microvision Inc., a supplier of ultraminiature projection display technology, has successfully integrated "direct green" laser samples from two leading manufacturers into pico projector benchtop...

Mitsubishi Red Laser Diode Offers 1W Output Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has introduced the ML501P73, a 638-nm red laser diode with an output power of 1 W for use in pico projectors and other portable display systems that require a...

Ultrashort X-rays Rival Synchrotron Beams

Ultrashort x-ray beams produced at the University of Michigan could one day serve as more sensitive medical diagnostic tools, working like strobe lights to allow researchers to observe chemical...

‘Space-time’ Cloak Could Hide History

Theoretical physicists have taken the idea of creating an invisibility cloak and broadened it to include the object’s movement. Such a "space-time cloak" could be used to hide events, they...

Solid-state Sensor Combines Optics, Electronics

University of Pittsburgh researchers have created a nanoscale light sensor that can be combined with near-atomic-size electronic circuitry to produce hybrid optic and electronic devices with new...

Lung Cancer Detection Gets Cheeky

Using pioneering biophotonics technology, researchers at Northwestern University and NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) have developed a method to detect early signs of lung cancer by...

Cellular and Stellar Images Win Awards

Two visually stunning and scientifically captivating entries have won joint first place in the first Andor Insight Awards Scientific Imaging Competition, Andor Technology plc has announced. The...

Fraunhofer, Philips Work to Optimize OLEDs

Organic LEDs (OLEDs) are seen as the basis for a new generation of lamps, but are still very expensive to process. The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT and Philips are working to...

Light Technology Combats Hospital Infections

A pioneering lighting system that can kill hospital superbugs — including MRSA and C.diff — has been developed at the University of Strathclyde. The technology decontaminates the air and...

ESA Names Supplier of CCDs for Plato

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded e2v a contract to develop a CCD imaging sensor for the organization’s Plato (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) space science mission. The...

Aston, Partners Poised to Propel Photonics

Aston University is strengthening its photonics research with two new international partnerships set to advance laser telecommunications and nanotechnologies. Alex Rozhin and Sergei Turitysn from...

Light Flow Controlled with All-optical Transistor

By discovering how to couple light and vibrations, scientists have built a device in which a beam of light traveling through an optical microresonator could be controlled by a second, stronger light...

Herschel Highlights Cosmic Zoom Lenses

Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory have discovered a new way of finding cosmic zoom lenses, which allow astronomers to peer at galaxies in the distant...

Light Signatures Used to Track Black Hole Collisions

Through the use of visible light and existing telescopes, a detailed blueprint has been created to guide astrophysicists pursuing supermassive black holes on a collision course.

Entangled Light Beams Store Quantum Info

Quantum information has been stored using two entangled light beams, researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Cophenhagen report. Quantum memory or information storage is a...

Fujitsu Cuts Optical Switch Power Consumption in Half

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced its new optical waveguide switch consumes only half the power of a traditional switch through the use of fine-patterned silicon germanium instead of traditional...

Lasers Simulate Black Hole Radiation

A team of Italian scientists has fired a laser beam into a chunk of glass to create what they believe is an optical analogue of the Hawking radiation that many physicists expect is emitted by black...

Graphene Gets a Teflon Makeover

University of Manchester scientists have created a new material which could replace or compete with Teflon in thousands of everyday applications, including new types of LED devices. Professor Andre...

Plasma Acts as a Fast Optical Switch

Just like an electrical switch allows the flow of electricity into electrical circuits, relativistic transparency in plasma can act like a fast optical switch allowing the flow of light through...

2010 Prism Award Finalists Named

The finalists have been named for the 2010 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation, an international competition sponsored by Photonics Media and SPIE to recognize photonics products that break...

Gold Nanoparticles Advance Bioluminescence Gold nanoparticles can induce luminescence in leaves, which could lead to more environmentally sound LEDs, researchers in Taiwan report.

Flexible Smart Material Cloaks Objects

Using tiny atoms that can interact with light, researchers at the University of St. Andrews have developed a flexible new ‘smart’ material that could theoretically appear invisible to the...

Transparent Material Harvests Light

Scientists at Brookhaven and Los Alamos national laboratories have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating electric charge over a relatively large area. ...

Pig Secrets Revealed Through Spectroscopy

Which are the best pieces of pork, what their texture is, how moist they are — the secrets pigs keep from even the most skilled butchers — are about to be revealed, thanks to a...

Light on Silicon Better Than Copper?

By integrating microscopically small lasers with thin film-light guides on silicon, Duke University electrical engineers have demonstrated how optical signals could replace copper in a host of...

Diagnostic Nanoparticle Tools Target Cancer Using two grants from the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnerships (CNPP) program totaling $4.7 million, researchers are targeting head, neck and pancreatic...

Holographic Display Adds Movement

Holographic imaging technology that can depict a scene in another location and updates every two seconds has been demonstrated for the first time. The technology, known as three-dimensional...

Yariv Awarded National Medal of Science

An innovator in the field of optoelectronics, Amnon Yariv has been named one of 10 recipients of the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the US government on scientists. He is...

Procedure Produces Sharper AFM Probes

Scientists from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena were successful in improving a fabrication process for atomic force microscopy (AFM) probe tips. Stephanie Hoeppener is working with an atomic...

Laser Controls Quantum State in Diamond Laser light has successfully been combined with trapped electrons to detect and control the electrons' fragile quantum state without erasing it. This is an important step toward using quantum physics...

Jet Engine Tech Used in LED Bulb Prototype

Novel cooling technologies used to improve the power and efficiency of jet engines has been used to reduce the heat transfer rate and the number of chips in an LED bulb. A 1500-lumen LED bulb was...

Nanosight Used to Study DNA

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is using the NanoSight LM10-HS, a nanoparticle tracking analysis technique, to study self-assembled polymer/DNA...

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PRODUCTS

LED Flash for Smart Phones

NORTHVILLE, Mich., Nov. 30, 2010 — Researchers from Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc. have developed an LED chip that makes it possible to offer smaller pocket projectors, vehicle headlights and cell phone camera flashes. The new UX:3 chip is 50% brighter than the previous package. With an optimized lens, the light is much better distributed. The chip is used in the Oslux LED, which is therefore more efficient at high currents...

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IR Narrow Bandpass Filters

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 30, 2010 — Deposition Sciences Inc. has introduced infrared narrow bandpass filters for industrial, medical and biological sciences instrumentation. The filters offer high spectral performance with...

Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI)

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FemtoSource Fusion

WIEN, Austria, Nov. 30, 2010 — The FemtoSource fusion family manufactured by Femtolasers Produktions GmbH is a range of Ti:sapphire oscillators generating pulse durations from <9 to <20 fs. Average powers range from...

Spectra-Physics Vienna

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M3-F Focus Modules

M3-F is a high-resolution focus module for use in miniature board-mounted camera applications. Ideal for biometric, industrial/medical inspection and surveillance systems. The M3-F closed-loop...

New Scale Technologies Inc.

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Variable Angle Bare Fiber Polisher

Trig polishes bare fibers at user selectable angles with high repeatability. Video monitoring provides accurate control of the shaping process, while an in-line vision system permits inspection of...

KrellTech

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Widely Tunable Mid-IR Laser

The new Firefly-IR brings a unique blend of capabilities to remote sensing and molecular spectroscopy, including: high peak power, average power and brightness; extremely broad tuning range...

M Squared

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Argus Scanning X-ray Detectors

WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 29, 2010 — Dalsa Corp. has announced its Argus platform of CCD/time delay integration (TDI)-based x-ray image scanners developed for use in the medical and dental fields. Argus modules include...

Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components

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LED Vega Series

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 29, 2010 — GlacialLight, a subdivision of GlacialTech Inc., has released the environmentally friendly LED Vega series, a direct replacement for halogen AR111 lamps. With a proprietary specially designed LED...

GlacialLight

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AOTF Hyperspectral Imager, AO Components

Brimrose Corporation of America is a manufacturer of very fast, solid state Hyperspectral AOTF Imagers in the VIS, SWIR and LWIR bands. Other products include high quality free space and fiber...

Brimrose Corp. of America

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IR Detectors - PbS - PbSe - InGaAs

NEP is offering standard and custom Infrared Detectors. Room temperature and TE cooled assemblies are available, as well as narrow and wide band IR filters and windows. NEP also provides linear...

New England Photoconductor

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GLV18 Photoelectric Sensors

TWINSBURG, Ohio, Nov. 24, 2010 — The GLV18 series photoelectric sensors with clear object detection available from Pepperl+Fuchs use reflectors to detect transparent objects up to 2.5 m away, or opaque objects up to 5 m away. They...

Pepperl+Fuchs Inc.

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AvaSpec SensLine Spectrometers

EERBEEK, Netherlands, Nov. 24, 2010 — Avantes BV has launched a new line of high-sensitivity spectrometers, the AvaSpec SensLine. The high-performance spectrometers are designed for use in demanding applications. Features include high...

Avantes BV

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PPS Series Laser Diode Drivers

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24, 2010 — Portable Power Systems Inc. has introduced the PPS series high-power touch screen laser diode drivers. They are user friendly and offer a large, vibrant 5.7-in. 262,000 color thin-film transistor LCD...

Portable Power Systems Inc.

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High Pulse Energy/High Rep Rate ps Laser

Photonics Industries RG-H Series high pulse energy (HPE)/high rep rate ps laser achieves more than 45W at 1064nm, 25W at 532nm, and 15W at 355nm, all at rep rates up to1MHz with <25ps nominal...

Photonics Industries International Inc.

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Phantom v341 Camera

WAYNE, N.J., Nov. 23, 2010 — Vision Research has unveiled the Phantom v341, a high-speed digital camera tailored to military, scientific, research and range applications. Its light sensitivity is rated at 4000 ISO...

Vision Research Inc., Phantom Digital High-Speed Cameras

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QuantumBrite LED Backlight

PALATINE, Ill., Nov. 23, 2010 — Lumex has launched the QuantumBrite flexible LED backlight technology. Completely customizable in any shape, size and color, the backlights are up to 88% thinner and can cost up to 80% less than...

Lumex

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Piezo Motor Linear Stage

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 23, 2010 — Newport Corp. has introduced the newest member of its Conex integrated stage and controller product series. The compact Conex-AGP controller is preconfigured with an Agilis AG-LS25-27P linear stage...

MKS/Newport

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CPU Copper High Power Submounts

Stellar's high power submounts for laser diodes offer planarized copper metallization on AIN or BeO capable of high thermal and electrical performance unmatched by other standard metallization...

Stellar Industries Corp.

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Deposition Materials from Lesker

Our Materials Division offers a wide range of deposition materials for all optical applications including IR, AR, TCO and reflective. Configurations include sputtering targets and pellets. Many...

Kurt J. Lesker Co.

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Ti:S Amplifiers - Enhanced Performance

Legend Elite Duo-HP Ti:S ultrafast amplifiers now offer enhanced performance with a range of available pulse widths from 25 fsec to the picosecond regime. Average powers to >15W are achieved...

Coherent Inc.

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EMCCD Cameras for Spectroscopy

ProEM 1600 cameras are the most advanced spectroscopy EMCCD cameras on the market. The 1600x200 and 1600x400 format sensors, featuring PI's exclusive eXcelon™ technology, provide the lowest...

Teledyne Princeton Instruments

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Image-Pro Insight - Image Analysis Made Easy

Image-Pro Insight software offers a wide range of tools for capturing and analyzing images. Designed for quick startup and ease-of-use, Insight offers intuitive tools that make it easy to capture and...

Media Cybernetics Inc.

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Application-Specific Optics & Coatings

Acton Optics & Coatings provides customized optics and coatings engineered to your unique application, including semiconductor, aerospace, laser and analytical instrumentation. Products include...

Teledyne Acton Optics

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Optical Polishing Machine

Scepter™ is PC controlled for Telcordia compliant polishing of optical connectors, Mil-spec termini and bare fiber. Various polishing procedures are easily programmed for all component types...

KrellTech

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N-SIM Microscopes

MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 22, 2010 — Nikon Instruments Inc.’s N-SIM super-resolution microscope is now available for purchase and delivery. In December 2009, the company signed an agreement with the University of California, San...

Nikon Instruments Inc.

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Quantaurus-QY

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 22, 2010 — Hamamatsu Corp.’s Quantaurus-QY is a compact, integrated solution for quickly and easily measuring the quantum yield and other properties of photoluminescent materials. It measures fluorescent...

Hamamatsu Corporation

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Yi LED Lighting Series

TUCHENG, Taipei, Nov. 22, 2010 — Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. has introduced the multichip Yi LED lighting series devices that offer high power, high luminosity and 5-W power consumption in a compact ceramic package. The Yi...

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.

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TracePro Interactive Optimizer

TracePro's new interactive optimizer is specifically designed for non-sequential design of LED and illumination systems. The optimizer features a sketch utility for quick design entry, interactive...

Lambda Research Corporation

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Infrared Power TOPLED

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2010 — The Stack Power TOPLED SFH4250S from Osram Opto Semiconductors emits almost double the infrared light compared to the standard SFH4250 component. The new IR LED achieves a typical radiant intensity...

Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH

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G-4 LED

PACOIMA, Calif., Nov. 18, 2010 — JKL Components Corp. presents a G-4 LED drop-in replacement solution for most G-4 fixtures that traditionally use 12-V halogen lamps with a bi-pin base. Offering a lifespan of 20,000 h, the Z-G4-WW...

JKL Components Corp.

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Mirrors for Ultrafast Lasers

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 18, 2010 — REO has introduced a series of broadband mirrors that support operation in Ti:sapphire ultrafast lasers. They offer high reflectivity of >99.7% from 650 to 1100 nm, as well as minimal group...

Research Electro-Optics Inc. (REO)

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OEM Laser Systems

TAMPERE, Finland, Nov. 17, 2010 — Modulight Inc. has launched a set of single-emitter-based OEM laser systems for medical and industrial applications. The sub-systems produce up to 1.5 W of optical power and cover most of the...

Modulight Inc.

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8-Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 17, 2010 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. has announced the OV8820, a raw CMOS image sensor that performs 8-megapixel image capture. It delivers 1080-pixel/30-fps and 720-pixel/60-fps high-definition video that...

OmniVision Technologies Inc.

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Precision Machined Sapphire

Precision machined sapphire optical pieces as well as parts from other technical ceramics useful for fixturing or as a carrier. Insaco engineers are available to discuss your intended application and...

Insaco Inc.

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IR-Enhanced CCD Image Sensors

WELWYN GARDEN CITY, England, Nov. 16, 2010 — Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd. has introduced the S11510 series full frame transfer CCD (FFT-CCD) image sensors with ultrahigh sensitivity in the near-IR region. Using proprietary technology in laser...

Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd.

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Interrogation Monitors

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 16, 2010 — Ibsen Photonics has announced the release of the I-MON 850 interrogation monitors for real-time spectrum monitoring of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors in the 850-nm wavelength range. High...

Ibsen Photonics A/S

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TechSpec Cylinder Lenses

BARRINGTON, N.J., Nov. 16, 2010 — Suitable for UV beam shaping and for use in harsh environments with large temperature variations, Edmund Optics’ TechSpec UV fused silica PCX cylinder lenses provide good UV transmission with a...

Edmund Optics Inc.

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Zero Pullback with AuSn Plating

Remtec manufactures metallized ceramic substrates with PCTF® (Plated Copper on Thick Film) for thermal management applications. Featured products include high performance laser diode submounts...

Remtec Inc.

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Transforming Light

• Laser Dyes • Fluorescent Dyes • Selective Wavelength Filter Dyes • Infrared Dyes

Exciton Dye Technologies (See Luxottica / Exciton)

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Lion 300 RF Ion Source

CARY, N.C., Nov. 15, 2010 — Leybold Optics USA Inc. has launched a high-power radio-frequency (RF) ion source specifically designed for its large SYRUSpro box coaters. The Lion 300 produces good film quality with very low...

Buhler Inc., Business Area Leybold Optics

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HCS A Screening Automation

WETZLAR, Germany, Nov. 15, 2010 — Leica Microsystems has extended its automated high-content screening (HCS) solution to cover applications on confocal and wide-field fluorescence microscopy systems for primary and secondary...

Leica Microsystems GmbH

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Nanospec Laser Protection

ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 15, 2010 — Nanospec laser protection from Laservision is a family of high-quality reflective coatings that offer the highest levels of protection and visible transmission for all laser applications. The...

laservision USA

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Polymer Laser Safety Filters

MAINZ, Germany, Nov. 12, 2010 — Sperian Protection Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG has launched two polymer laser safety filters providing protection levels which were previously only possible with glass technology. The company has...

Sperian Protection Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

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8-in. Helios Sputtering System

CARY, N.C., Nov. 12, 2010 — Leybold Optics USA Inc. has extended the product range for its Helios sputtering tool for optical coatings. After launching the standard 4-in. model, it is now manufacturing Helios sputtering tools...

Buhler Inc., Business Area Leybold Optics

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OVM4x Series Color LEDs

CARROLLTON, Texas, Nov. 12, 2010 — TT electronics Optek Technology has developed high-reliability visible color LEDs for use in military and harsh-environment industrial applications. The high-sensitivity OVM4x series LEDs...

Optek Technology, Industrial Sensing & Control

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Fogale Lenscan Systems

The Fogale Lenscan systems allow direct measurement of the position and the center thickness of all optical elements of a closed optical assembly along the optical axis to 1-micron measurement...

Mildex Inc.

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CMOS Board Level Camera

WELWYN GARDEN CITY, England, Nov. 11, 2010 — Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd. has introduced the C11440-50B, a 2.8-megapixel camera for OEM scientific and industrial applications. It has the FL-280 scientific CMOS sensor and is designed to deliver...

Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd.

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FPS-1 Photodiode Detector

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 11, 2010 — Ophir-Spiricon’s Laser Measurement Group has announced the FPS-1 fast photodetector. Designed to measure the temporal pulse shape of lasers or other light sources, it is a high-speed photodiode...

MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement

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High Performance Laser Shutters

TRUST your demanding processes to nmLaser high damage threshold, high irradiance laser shutters. Durable and field proven for 24/7 active, continuous operation. The world leader in laser shutter...

NM Laser Products Inc.

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CMO Stereo Zoom Microscopes

WOKING, England, Nov. 10, 2010 — Vision Engineering Ltd. has added two Common Main Objective (CMO) stereo zoom microscopes, the SX80 and SX100, to its range of optical inspection solutions. Providing up to 256×...

Vision Engineering Ltd.

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Calibrated 3-D Area Sensor

MANNHEIM, Germany, Nov. 10, 2010 — For industrial image processing applications, VRmagic is offering a 3-D area sensor based on digital stripe light projection that supplies ready-calculated 3-D data records. The AreaScan3D...

VRmagic Imaging GmbH

Precision Polymer Optics

G-S PLASTIC OPTICS manufactures optics for imaging, scanning, detection, and illumination applications. GSPO provides diamond-turned and injection molded prototypes, production injection molding,...

GS Plastic Optics

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Chemotaxis Research

ROYSTON, England, Nov. 9, 2010 — TTP LabTech Ltd. has announced a high-throughput solution for speeding up chemotaxis research using the Acumen eX3 microplate cytometer and the iuvo chemotaxis assay plate from BellBrook Labs. Using...

TTP LabTech Ltd.

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LiteStar 4D Software

TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 8, 2010 — OxyTech Srl and Lambda Research Corp. have announced the release of LiteStar 4D, a software program for interior and exterior lighting design. It has been completely redesigned from the ground up...

Lambda Research Corporation

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Laser Safety Eyewear

CHELMSFORD, England, Nov. 8, 2010 — Now available from Laser Components UK Ltd. is an all-in-one solution in protective eyewear. The XC frame is suitable for military applications because it is approximately eight times stronger than...

Laser Components (UK) Ltd.

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DIT-5200 Measuring System

MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Nov. 8, 2010 — Kaman Precision Products | Measuring presents the DIT-5200 differential impedance transducer position measurement system that makes precision measurements to subnanometer resolution. The noncontact...

Kaman Precision Products, Measuring Systems

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DWDM Wavelength Meters

Measure wavelength of CW or modulated DWDM lasers to an accuracy as high as +/- 0.3 pm and a confidence level of three-sigma. Or, analyze DWDM signals by simultaneously measuring wavelength, power...

Bristol Instruments Inc.

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Bore Alignment Kit

PEABODY, Mass., Nov. 5, 2010 — Pinpoint Laser Systems Inc. has launched a bore alignment kit. The precision Microgage spindle and lathe alignment measuring kit for industrial applications is suited for aligning extrusion presses,...

Pinpoint Laser Systems

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Medical Laser

DORTMUND, Germany, Nov. 5, 2010 — LIMO has released a medical laser with two parallel wavelengths for quick and uncomplicated surgical treatment. The compact 1470-nm diode laser has been supplemented by an additional parallel...

LIMO GmbH

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Epifluorescence Optics Modules

LIVERMORE, Calif., Nov. 5, 2010 — LabSmith Inc. has released the EPI epifluorescence optics modules for its SVM340 synchronous video microscope. They are designed for applications that require higher wavelength discrimination and/or...

LabSmith Inc.

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MT9090A Network Master µOTDR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 4, 2010 — For installation and maintenance of today’s optical networks, Anritsu Co. has introduced the MT9090A Network Master micro optical time domain reflectometer (µOTDR). It provides the high...

Anritsu Co.

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Custom Lenses for SWIR Cameras

CHESHAM, England, Nov. 4, 2010 — Resolve Optics Ltd., responding to increased demand for custom short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) lenses from manufacturers of SWIR cameras and imaging systems, has developed SWIR lenses for OEM...

Resolve Optics Ltd.

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420 BlueNotes Software

CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. 4, 2010 — Sherwood Scientific’s Model 420 and Model 425 dual-channel flame photometers now are supplied with free 420 BlueNotes software. This product launch enables the instruments to perform sample...

Sherwood Scientific Ltd.

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MetaBEAM Laser Machining Center

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2010 — Expanding upon its family of compact, flexible Laser Machining Centers, Coherent Inc. has launched the MetaBEAM, designed to process metals and capable of addressing non-metal processing. The...

Coherent Inc.

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PV Measurement Tool

STRATFORD, Conn., Nov. 3, 2010 — Oriel, a Newport Corp. brand, announced the release of a uniformity measurement tool for measuring the uniformity of irradiance at the sample plane of solar simulators. The new PV tool is...

Newport - Oriel Instruments

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Optical Mirrors

WESTFIELD, Mass., Nov. 3, 2010 — Sub-millimeter optical mirrors as small as 0.2 mm in diameter are now available from Bern Optics Inc. They can be custom engineered, ground and polished in a variety of standard or custom shapes to...

Bern Optics Inc.

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VersaChrome™ Tunable Bandpass Filters

Semrock now offers six VersaChrome tunable bandpass filters. These filters offer wavelength tunability over a very wide range of wavelengths by adjusting the angle of incidence, with essentially no...

IDEX Health & Science - Semrock Optical Filters

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TECHSPEC^® Plastic Hybrid Aspheric Lenses

EO's Plastic Hybrid Aspheres, featuring diffraction-limited designs, are molded aspheric-diffractive lenses designed to eliminate chromatic aberrations. Ideal for imaging and ophthalmic applications...

Edmund Optics Inc.

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Precision Plastic Optics for Tomorrow's Technologies

Syntec Optics is the largest independent custom manufacturer of plastic optics in the US providing precision optics for the Medical, Defense and Biometric Industries. We specialize in glass to...

Syntec Optics

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Pulsed QCL Current Source

The LDP-3832 Pulsed Quantum Cascade Laser Current Source is specifically designed for controlling quantum cascade lasers in sensitive spectroscopic applications. The LDP-3832 provides pulse current...

Newport - ILX Lightwave, Photonics

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Your Mechanical Partner to the Optical World

Wordingham Technologies is Your Mechanical Partner to the Optical World providing precision machined components that are critical to function and aesthetics. We can help reduce total costs and lead...

Wordingham Technologies (see Syntec Optics)

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FPM-8220 Fiber Optic Power Meter

The FPM-8220 Fiber Optic Power Meter combines accurate, repeatable power measurements with low polarization dependence in a simple easy to use instrument for R&D or manufacturing testing of fiber...

Newport - ILX Lightwave, Photonics

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Rio Grande Laser

LUTTERWORTH, England, Nov. 2, 2010 — The Rio Grande high-power, single-frequency laser module is now available from AMS Technologies. It combines Rio’s high-performance external cavity laser (ECL) with a high-performance low-noise...

AMS Technologies AG

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OV10630 Image Sensor

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 2, 2010 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. has released an advanced automotive image sensor for wide field of view, multi-camera, and automotive machine vision applications. The OV10630 system-on-a-chip...

OmniVision Technologies Inc.

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High-Performance Cooled IR Cameras

Sofradir-EC has introduced a range of high-performance infrared detectors, engines and cameras that cover the SW, MW and LW infrared spectral band. A variety of features are available, including...

Lynred USA

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Let the Celebration Begin!

It was 50 years ago that Spectra-Physics became the first commercial laser company - the pioneer and catalyst for the laser industry. Find out more about our year of celebration and special...

MKS/Newport

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VCSEL Pump Chips and Sub-Modules

Increased reliability, high temperature operation and increased mode quality are made possible with these VCSEL-based pump chips and sub-modules. Side and end pump sub-modules offering up to 900 W...

Princeton Optronics Inc.

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