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 November 2012


BUSINESS
Southern Photonics Adds Distributor in Japan Southern Photonics this week announced its partnership with I-Wave Corp. to provide sales and support to customers in Japan.
18 Firms to Vie for $94M at Invest in Photonics Eighteen emerging technology companies from around Europe have been selected to participate in a special funding session at the two-day international business partnering convention Invest in...
LightPath to Supply Digital Camera Maker LightPath Technologies Inc. will supply lenses to an undisclosed digital camera manufacturer under a $1.1 million initial stocking order, the company announced Thursday.
Fichtner to Lead Sales for Jenoptik’s Lasers Unit Jenoptik’s Lasers and Material Processing Div. has named Michael Fichtner the new head of sales for its Lasers business unit.
QBotix Receives $1M DoE Grant for Solar Robots QBotix has received a $1 million development award under a government-funded initiative to develop more solar robots.
Ciena, Algonquin Unveil New Gear in Optophotonics Lab Ciena Corp. has provided advanced optical telecommunications equipment to Algonquin College’s Optophotonics Lab. The equipment, installed earlier this month, will enable students to have practical...
Oclaro Selling Film Business to II-VI Optoelectronic components maker Oclaro Inc. plans to sell its Santa Rosa-based thin-film filter business to II-VI Inc. subsidiary Photop Technologies, the company announced today. Under the $27...
Thorlabs Acquires Maxion Thorlabs has added mid-infrared laser capabilities with the acquisition of Maxion Technologies Inc. from Massachusetts-based contract research provider Physical Sciences Inc. Terms of the deal were...
Bridgelux Promotes Lester to CFO Post LED lighting technologies company Bridgelux Inc. has named corporate finance veteran Timothy Lester chief financial officer.
Polatis Procures $4M to Boost Manufacturing Polatis has secured $4 million of debt financing from Clydesdale Bank of Cambridge (England) to support global growth and product development.
Lumetrics to Develop Handheld Eye Scanner A pen-sized eye scanner could improve access to vision-related health care in the US and around the world, thanks to a grant issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Lumetrics.
CoolLED, Tek5 Systems Launch CoolLED USA UK-based light-source manufacturer CoolLED Ltd. has teamed up with Tek5 Systems LLC to support research and OEM users of CoolLED products in the US and Canada.
Süss MicroOptics Moves to New Production Facility Süss MicroOptics SA has relocated its production facilities to upgrade its cleanroom and accommodate company growth.
WITec Adds Sales Rep in Canada To strengthen its presence in Canada, WITec GmbH has named Spectra Research Corp. as its new sales representative.
AOT to Develop Laser Polarimeter for US Army Advanced Optical Technologies Inc. (AOT) will develop a next-generation laser polarimeter for the US Army under a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract.
CSA Group Acquires Orb Optronix CSA Group has acquired Orb Optronix of Kirkland, Wash., to provide LED and lighting metrology testing and certification services to global lighting manufacturers. Financial terms of the deal were not...
Horiba Europe Opens New R&D Facility Horiba Europe’s new 7500-sq-ft research and technology center at Saclay Technopole is now open.
Gildehaus Named Trumpf Northwest Sales Rep Christopher Gildehaus is the new Northwest direct sales representative for Trumpf Inc., the industrial laser provider announced Monday.
Martinez Named VP Engineering at Mobius Photonics Manuel Martinez, former engineering manager at Mobius Photonics Inc., has been promoted to vice president of engineering.
Picometrix Receives $6M Telecom Commitment Picometrix LLC has secured a $5.9 million commitment for 2013 from an undisclosed telecom network equipment customer.
REO Names Yousse as VP of Sales, Marketing Photonics industry veteran Ed Yousse is REO’s new vice president of sales and marketing, the precision optical solutions company announced Friday.
Photonics Prism Awards Finalists Offer Solutions for Pollution, Manufacturing, Brain Imaging, More Sensors for monitoring environmental toxins and detecting explosives, powerful new lasers for manufacturing, and tools for non-invasive imaging deep inside the brain are among finalists in nine...
Adlyte Expands Operations Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source developer Adlyte Inc. has expanded its semiconductor operations with a new facility that nearly triples the amount of development space available.
Materion Expands Large-Optics Coating Capabilities To better support astronomy and space applications, Materion Barr Precision Optics & Thin Film Coatings, a Materion Corp. business, is about to complete an 18-month enhancement project focused on the...
Toptica Again Named to Rochester’s Top 100 For the third year in a row, laser manufacturer Toptica Photonics Inc. has earned a place on the list of Rochester’s top 100 businesses, as selected by Rochester Business Alliance and KMPG LLCP.
Vision Exec Joins UKIVA Management Committee Julian Parfitt, managing director of Framos Electronics Ltd., has joined the management committee at the UK Industrial Vision Association.
Iridex Licenses Laser Tech to Quantel Laser-based medical systems provider Iridex Corp. has licensed its MicroPulse photocoagulation technology to Quantel Medical for use in clinical ophthalmic lasers.
Jenoptik Supplies High-Power Fiber Lasers to Asia Jenoptik’s Lasers & Material Processing Div. has begun supplying high-power fiber lasers to an undisclosed client in Asia for high-speed metal cutting. Additional lasers will be delivered through the...
Clark Joins AOptix as VP of Operations Scott Clark has been appointed vice president of operations at AOptix Technologies Inc.
Mertin Named President of Photonics21 Dr. Michael Mertin, CEO of Jenoptik AG, is the new president of the European Technology Platform Photonics21, the organization has announced. His election fills the vacancy created by the resignation...
DigitalOptics Cutting Workforce 40% DigitalOptics Corp. (DOC) will close its facilities in Tel Aviv, Israel, and cut its workforce outside Asia by up to 40 percent as it focuses on its microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) camera...
Deal Adds Software to Coherent Laser Cutting Machine The proprietary software of SigmaTek Systems LLC of Cincinnati will be offered by Coherent Inc. for its Meta platform of laser cutting machines under a new agreement the companies announced Monday.
Nanophotonics Firm Raises $18M in IPO Following an initial public offering that raised €14.2 million (about $18 million), a Paris-based nanophotonics company with roots in upstate New York will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange...
Ocean Thin Films Opens Imaging Grant Program Accredited academic institutions or private industry researchers breaking new ground with their use of Ocean Thin Films’ SpectroCam multispectral imaging platform are being encouraged to submit grant...
Sick Inc. Relocates, Expands in Minnesota Sick Inc. has expanded and relocated all of its production and warehousing facilities in Minnesota to the Eagle Creek Industrial Park, the company announced Friday. Its North American headquarters...
RMI Forms Infrared Unit Rocky Mountain Instrument has formed a unit, RMI Infrared LLC, to manufacture and distribute high-grade zinc selenide (ZnSe) material and finished optics, the company said this week.
Broadband Laser Developer Recognized NKT Photonics’ Lasse Leick has been recognized by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation with its 2012 Pasteur Award for the work he did on developing a broadband infrared laser that...
ITC Affirms Tariffs on Solar Panels from China The US will soon impose tariffs on solar panels imported from China, now that the US International Trade Commission has voted unanimously that the US industry was “materially injured” by cheap...
Canada Develops Silicon Photonics ‘Action Plan’ A national action plan is under way to help Canadian companies exploit the commercial potential of silicon photonics — a market that is expected to grow to more than $2 billion by 2015.
Life Technologies Acquires Advanced Microscopy Group Life Technologies Corp. has purchased Advanced Microscopy Group (AMG), a developer of imaging systems for research microscopy, to expand Life Technologies’ cell imaging instrumentation product line....
Zeiss, Philips, Samsung Execs to Speak at Invest in Photonics 2012 Top executives from Carl Zeiss France, Philips Lighting and Samsung Ventures Europe will address several fast-growing photonics markets next month at Invest in Photonics — an event that has helped to...
Program Offers More Advice to Photonics Firms Aston University is again offering free support and guidance to businesses focusing on one of the fastest-growing research and technology areas in the UK — photonics.
High-Growth Markets Focus of Photonics West Panel Reducing energy consumption in homes, businesses and data centers and providing efficient renewable energy sources to high-growth markets for sustainable photonics technologies will be discussed by a...
Coherent Acquires Innolight, Reports Lower Profit Coherent Inc. has acquired Innolight Innovative Laser and Systemtechnik GmbH and Midaz Lasers Ltd., a move it said will provide core technology building blocks for an emerging class of commercial,...
OptiGrate Moves to New Facility Increased demand for its volume Bragg gratings has led optical components maker OptiGrate to move to a new facility with 70 percent more space.
Ascent Solar Selected for Air Force Advanced PV Program Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. will demonstrate a photovoltaic module that performs better at higher temperatures under Phase II of an SBIR Air Force contract, the company announced Monday.
JAI Opens Shanghai Office JAI Group has opened a new office in Shanghai to support the rapidly expanding Chinese machine vision market, it announced Thursday.
Flir Nabs $88M Army Sensor Contract Flir Systems Inc. will produce domestic response capability (DRC) kits under a US Army contract valued at up to $88.3 million, the sensor system manufacturer announced Wednesday.
Corbyn, Mahajan Promoted at Labsphere Two longtime employees with more than 20 years of combined experience at Labsphere Inc. have been promoted to new positions, the test and measurement company announced Thursday.
Avo Photonics to Make Spaceborne Satellite Laser Beacons Avo Photonics has been selected to develop and provide ongoing packaging services for a semiconductor laser illumination source for use on The Aerospace Corp.’s CubeSat miniaturized spaceborne...
Semrock Reveals Facility Expansion At a ribbon-cutting ceremony last month, Semrock Inc., a unit of Idex Corp.’s Optics & Photonics (IOP) platform, opened a high-volume manufacturing facility capable of producing tens of thousands of...
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
18 Firms to Vie for $94M at Invest in Photonics Eighteen emerging technology companies from around Europe have been selected to participate in a special funding session at the two-day international business partnering convention Invest in...
Photon Funnel Captures Wider Spectrum of Sun’s Rays A solar “funnel” that exploits materials under elastic strain could capture a wider spectrum of solar energy, providing a new way of harnessing photons for electricity.
Implantable Silk Micromirrors Enhance Imaging Silk-based implantable optics that significantly enhance tissue imaging can simultaneously enable photothermal therapy, monitor drug delivery and administer drugs.
Camera Images Aurora Hyperspectrally The first-ever hyperspectral pictures of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, revealed a previously unknown atmospheric phenomenon.
X-ray Laser Helps Fight Sleeping Sickness A weak spot in the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness, a disease that kills an estimated 30,000 people each year, has been mapped using an x-ray laser, pinpointing a promising new target...
Award Named for South Korea’s Optics Trailblazer A new award established by The Optical Society (OSA) and The Optical Society of Korea (OSK) in honor of San Soo Lee, considered the "Father of Optics" in South Korea, will recognize individuals who...
Metamaterials Manipulate Light on a Microchip Controlling light on a microchip is no easy feat, but new theoretical designs for miniaturized optical devices made of metamaterials may provide a solution.
Raman Researchers Set a Trap to Cool Ions Captured ions can be cooled, rather than heated, through contact with cold atoms, and these ion traps can store them in a stable condition for longer periods than previously demonstrated. The results...
Material Absorbs Nearly 100% of IR Light An ultrathin, tunable device developed at Harvard absorbs 99.75% of infrared light on demand and, when activated, looks like a black blob to IR cameras. The near-perfect absorber could expand the...
Tiny Probes Dramatically Boost Raman Signals Novel gold nanoparticles can goose the signal from Raman reporters, or molecules whose jiggling atoms respond to a probe laser by scattering light at characteristic wavelengths. The discovery could...
‘Hyper’ Ramsey Excitation Confirmed Shining laser light onto atoms and molecules is the best way to obtain precise information about their inner structure, but light above a certain intensity can fundamentally change their energy...
Stuart Freedman, Renowned Nuclear Physicist, Dies Stuart Freedman, an investigator of fundamental physical laws and a nuclear physicist with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley, died unexpectedly Nov. 9...
Laser Turns Scotch Tape into ‘Smart’ Claw Sticky tape is indispensable this time of year for wrapping gifts, but it soon could be essential year-round for a very different purpose: collecting water samples for environmental testing. A simple...
Antenna on a Chip Zips Through 3-D ‘Free Space’ A new micron-scale spatial light modulator (SLM) works in 3-D “free space” and runs orders of magnitude faster than those used in sensing and imaging devices, and it holds great potential for...
Photonic Nanocrystals Convert Sunlight to Solar Steam Light-capturing nanoparticles so efficient at turning sunlight into heat have been shown to produce solar steam from nearly frozen water. Inventors of the new technology expect its first uses to be...
App Turns Laser Tweezers into Xbox ‘HoloHands’ Gaming enthusiasts, gather round. There’s a new app in town, and it lets you control optical tweezers from the palm of your hand.
Single-Cell Imaging Clarifies How Cells Tell Time A new imaging approach offers the first real-time visual evidence of how cells know when to enter the next phase of their development.
Mechanical Oscillator ‘Interprets’ Optical Signals In quantum computing, getting different quantum systems, or nodes, to talk to each other is a significant challenge because each system communicates with photons of distinct wavelengths, or colors....
A 3-D Light Switch for the Brain A new tool that delivers precise points of light to living brain tissue in three dimensions could one day help treat Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy; it could even aid in the understanding of...
Photonics Prism Awards Finalists Offer Solutions for Pollution, Manufacturing, Brain Imaging, More Sensors for monitoring environmental toxins and detecting explosives, powerful new lasers for manufacturing, and tools for non-invasive imaging deep inside the brain are among finalists in nine...
Photoswitch Affects Nerve Cells in Eye, Brain Light-sensitive molecules that stimulate a neural response in the cells of the retina and brain could be the first step toward overcoming degenerative eye diseases or quieting epileptic seizures.
Controlling Caustics Choreographs Light A new algorithm based on a well-known natural optical phenomenon called the caustic effect makes it possible to “paint” images using light and a curved surface. The technique holds potential for...
Theorists Propose Using Heat to Power QCLs What if you could use the heat generated in a quantum cascade laser — something that normally causes the lasing to turn off — to power the device instead?
Polymer Lens Nearly Identical to Human Eye Lens A multilayered polymer gradient refractive index (GRIN) lens inspired by the human eye could one day provide a more natural alternative to implantable eye lenses and consumer vision products.
X-ray Laser Supercharges Atoms Using a single flash from the world’s most powerful x-ray laser, researchers at SLAC have stripped a record number of electrons from xenon atoms, creating a “supercharged,” strongly positive state at...
CERN Detector to Measure Supershort Light Pulses Conventional measurement techniques soon will be too slow to measure phenomena taking place on timescales faster than an attosecond. To measure such light pulses, scientists have proposed a method to...
Supercheap Hydrogen Recipe: Sunlight + Water + Rust Water and rust have been used to produce hydrogen from sunlight supereconomically, a team from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) reports.
Enhanced Cloaking Device Eliminates Reflections A new technology refines the original invisibility cloak by eliminating the reflections at the edges of the device that result in lost waves — one of the key issues preventing complete invisibility....
Nanocrystals Improve Hydrogen Production Adding nanocrystals can make the light-driven production of hydrogen more robust and cost-effective, a team at the University of Rochester discovered.
Canada Develops Silicon Photonics ‘Action Plan’ A national action plan is under way to help Canadian companies exploit the commercial potential of silicon photonics — a market that is expected to grow to more than $2 billion by 2015.
Quantum ‘Kiss’ Changes Color of Space Just as a little boy blushes when a girl ever so slightly brushes his cheek with her lips, so, too, does the minute gap between nanosize gold spheres flush red as electrons jump from one side to the...
Project Aims to Up Broadband Capacity 2000 Percent Broadband technology has gained increasing speed over recent years, and now it could become 2000 times faster — and for the same price!
Sensor Reads Single Photons Ultrafast In imaging, every single photon counts, and now, thanks to an ultrasensitive sensor, those individual photons can be read within a few picoseconds, yielding high-quality images even in extremely...
Unscrambling Scattered Light to Retrieve Sharp Images A noninvasive method that unscrambles scattered light to retrieve sharp images of objects hidden behind an opaque screen could have important applications in biological tissue imaging.
Matsuura Named OSA Senior Science Adviser Anne Matsuura, former chief executive of the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) in Belgium, has been named senior science adviser at The Optical Society (OSA), the organization...
Physics Billboard 'Enlightens' Travelers A vital but little-known physics equation that has led to much of the technological development of the modern world is piquing the curiosity of travelers as they make their way through West London.
Virus-Sized Laser Defies Diffraction Limit The bow tie is a popular shape for pasta and maybe soon it will be for lasers, too. Single-laser devices the size of virus particles operate at room temperature and defy the diffraction limit, thanks...
Photons Observed as Particles, Waves Simultaneously It is well-known that photons can act like waves or particles, depending on how they are measured experimentally. But they have never been seen exhibiting both behaviors at the same time —...
Laser-Light Testing Helps Detect Spreading Cancer A tissue-penetrating, laser-light-enhanced microscope accurately analyzes distinctive patterns of ultrathin collagen fibers in breast tumor tissue samples, which could help detect cancer’s spread.
Fluorescence Microscopy Given New Power A new method that studies the critical process of cell transport dynamics at multiple spatial and temporal scales has revealed properties of diffusive and directed motion transport in living cells.
DNA Origami Nanolenses to Visualize Single Molecules Overlapping plasmonic fields, created by positioning two gold nanoparticles on DNA origami, form a nanolens that acts as a nanoantenna capable of enhancing the fluorescent emission of a single...
Self-Assembling Particles Could Advance Optics Microparticles engineered to self-assemble spontaneously, much as atoms form into molecules, could lead to enhanced optical displays and speedier computer chips, investigators say.
A Magnetic Field for Photons A photonic crystal device that tames the flow of free-moving photons with synthetic magnetism could enable scientists to precisely steer light in any direction.
3-D Stress Map Reveals Embryonic Heart Defects Stresses induced in an embryonic heart by blood flow have been visualized for the first time in 3-D using an optical coherence tomography (OCT) method. The technique could provide new insight into...
ACQUISITIONS
Oclaro Selling Film Business to II-VI Optoelectronic components maker Oclaro Inc. plans to sell its Santa Rosa-based thin-film filter business to II-VI Inc. subsidiary Photop Technologies, the company announced today. Under the $27 million cash deal, Oclaro also will sell its interleaver product line to Photop Koncent Inc., another II-VI subsidiary.
DigitalOptics Cutting Workforce 40% DigitalOptics Corp. (DOC) will close its facilities in Tel Aviv, Israel, and cut its workforce outside Asia by up to 40 percent as it focuses on its microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) camera...
Coherent Acquires Innolight, Reports Lower Profit Coherent Inc. has acquired Innolight Innovative Laser and Systemtechnik GmbH and Midaz Lasers Ltd., a move it said will provide core technology building blocks for an emerging class of commercial,...
PRODUCTS
Rev2 Automated Micro-Polisher Krell’s next generation of Rev Polishers features automated z-axis movement. This “micro-feed” function gradually advances components to the polishing surface at a controlled rate. Connector air-polishing for fiber denub and epoxy removal, traditionally performed manually, is now integrated in Rev.
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Trig 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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Raman Analyzer SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2012 — The Agility from BaySpec Inc. is a transportable Raman analyzer that offers a dual-band option. It employs a volume phase grating as the spectral dispersion element, customizable to any wavelength...
BaySpec Inc.
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FR-X Microfocus Rotating Anode X-Ray Generator THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Nov. 29, 2012 — Rigaku Corp. has introduced the FR-X, a rotating anode x-ray source used in structural biology and materials science that produces the highest usable x-ray flux available to the laboratory...
Rigaku Americas Corp.
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Embedded OTDR Capability for PON Transceivers SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 29, 2012 — NeoPhotonics Corp. has announced an optical line terminal transceiver with an embedded optical time domain reflectometer for gigabit passive optical networks (PONs) in a small form-factor pluggable...
Lumentum
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Nextrema Glass Ceramics MAINZ, Germany, Nov. 28, 2012 — Schott AG is offering glass ceramics under the brand name Nextrema. The high-tech material opens new applications for engineers and designers in fields where plastics, glass and metal are not suited....
SCHOTT AG, Lighting and Imaging
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Pumping Tee CHELMSFORD, Mass., Nov. 28, 2012 — The McPherson Model DP100 is a high-vacuum pumping tee with a removable conductance-limiting aperture. The tendency of pressure to equalize in vacuum systems can interfere with experiments or...
McPHERSON
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Cee 1300CSX Thermal Slide Debonder ROLLA, Mo., Nov. 27, 2012 — Brewer Science is introducing a thermal slide debonder that enables high-temperature slide-off of thinned compound semiconductor substrates in a research-and-development or low-volume-production...
Brewer Science Inc.
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Image-Pro Premier Analysis Software ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 27, 2012 — Media Cybernetics has announced that Image-Pro Premier image processing and analysis software now supports Surveyor Workspace mosaic format (.sws) image files acquired with Objective Imaging...
Media Cybernetics Inc.
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Vision Measuring Machine AURORA, Ill., Nov. 27, 2012 — Mitutoyo America Corp. has released the Quick Vision WLI vision measuring machine. Besides an optical vision head, it incorporates a white-light interferometer (WLI) head. Together they enable...
Mitutoyo America Corp.
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Four-Channel Frame Grabber TIGARD, Ore., Nov. 26, 2012 — Sensoray has introduced the Model 911 PCI/104-Express four-channel frame grabber with audio capture. It simultaneously captures four channels of analog video and four of stereo audio. It captures raw...
Sensoray Co. Inc.
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2-kW Ultrahigh-Brightness Direct Diode Laser LITTLETON, Mass., Nov. 26, 2012 — TeraDiode has introduced the 2-kW TeraBlade-2000, an ultrahigh-brightness direct diode laser for cutting steel and other metals in industrial applications. When used with wavelength beam...
TeraDiode Inc.
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RIO-47142 Pocket PLC with Two Ethernet Ports ROCKLIN, Calif., Nov. 26, 2012 — Galil Motion Control has announced the latest product in its RIO Pocket PLC series. The RIO-47142 includes an internal switch with two Ethernet ports for daisy-chaining multiple RIO units, enabling...
Galil Motion Control Inc.
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USB 3.0 Cameras OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 26, 2012 — Lumenera Corp. has launched its USB 3.0 CMOSIS sensor-based camera series. The Lt425 and Lt225 were created for speed using USB 3.0 technology to ensure image delivery at up to 170 fps at...
Teledyne Lumenera
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Zoom Pinhole Lenses EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 25, 2012 — Marshall Electronics’ Optical Systems Div. has released two 323-mm zoom pinhole lenses to monitor hot environments from a greater distance to protect cameras from heat-related damage. The...
Marshall Electronics Inc., Optical Systems
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IR Spectroscopy Cameras TRENTON, N.J., Nov. 23, 2012 — Princeton Instruments has launched the PyLoN-IR, controllerless, cryogenically cooled CCD cameras for spectroscopy. The linear InGaAs photodiode array cameras are designed for quantitative...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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DP26 Stand-Alone Microscope Camera CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 23, 2012 — Available for the first time as a stand-alone unit, Olympus America Inc.’s DP26 high-resolution microscope camera streamlines image capture and saves workspace, without the need for a PC...
Evident Scientific
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Dual-CCD Microscope Camera CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 22, 2012 — Olympus America Inc. offers a dual-sensor scientific-grade microscope camera that combines digital color technology with the high sensitivity of monochrome imaging, switching quickly and easily...
Evident Scientific
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Imaging Sensors for Machine Vision LOMBARD, Ill., Nov. 22, 2012 — FSI Technologies Inc. has added a 3-D imaging sensor to its machine vision product line. The GS 3-D imaging sensors support a new range of robot control and inspection applications. The...
FSI Technologies Inc.
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Vision System WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 21, 2012 — Teledyne Dalsa Inc. has launched a compact vision system for multicamera applications, final inspection of large assemblies and industrial inspection tasks. The six high-bandwidth Gigabit...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Semiconductor Failure Analysis HILLSBORO, Ore., Nov. 21, 2012 — For semiconductor failure analysis, FEI has released its Helios NanoLab 450 F1 DualBeam, a system that provides manufacturers with faster, better images of their device architectures. A scanning...
FEI Life Sciences (acquired by Thermo Fisher)
Laser Shutters ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 21, 2012 — CVI Melles Griot has introduced SafeClose laser shutters, based on rotor drive actuation technology modified to close on “power down.” The proprietary rotor drive actuator provides...
CVI Laser Optics
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Fiber-Coupled Diode Laser System MAINZ, Germany, Nov. 20, 2012 — Dilas has announced its next-generation fiber-coupled diode laser system developed for volume production in industrial applications. The Dilas SF1000/400 delivers up to 1-kW output from a 400-μm...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
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C-Mount Focus-Tunable Lenses BARRINGTON, N.J., Nov. 20, 2012 — C-mount focus-tunable lenses from Edmund Optics can be continuously focused from 80 to 200 mm and are suited for a variety of imaging applications. The combination of electrically focused...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Krypton Light Source DUNEDIN, Fla., Nov. 20, 2012 — The ecoVis, a compact, low-voltage light source from Ocean Optics, has a built-in cuvette holder for basic measurements in teaching labs and other research environments. Its rugged solid alloy...
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Light Grids TWINSBURG, Ohio, Nov. 19, 2012 — Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced its LGS Series light grids featuring a slim IP67 enclosure housing with the control unit integrated into the receiver module, uncomplicated plug-and-play mounting, and...
Pepperl+Fuchs Inc.
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AvaSoft 8.0 Spectroscopy Software APELDOORN, Netherlands, Nov. 19, 2012 — Avantes BV has released its AvaSoft 8.0 spectroscopy software featuring multimonitor displays and multiple simultaneous measurements. Besides multiple concurrent measurements and multimonitor...
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Laser Markers ITASCA, Ill., Nov. 19, 2012 — Keyence has introduced the MD-F5100 series 50-W three-axis fiber laser markers. The compact and fanless architecture and IP64 rating (head unit) enable use in demanding manufacturing environments....
Keyence Corp. of America
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Single InGaAs Array Spectrometer LAWRENCE, Mass., Nov. 19, 2012 — A line of lab spectrometers, the LF-Series from Spectral Evolution, offers a range of NIR spectrometer capabilities for general spectroscopy, water and moisture analysis, process monitoring,...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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Microchip Lasers O’FALLON, Mo., Nov. 18, 2012 — RPMC Lasers Inc. is offering the 1-mJ IR and 350-μJ 532-nm microchip lasers from Concepts Research Corp. The lasers have repetition rates up to 30 Hz with pulse widths <1 ns and good beam...
RPMC Lasers Inc.
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R2Couplers SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2012 — Three new isolation optocouplers have been added to Avago Technologies’ R2Coupler line. The automotive optocouplers provide safe isolation for electric and hybrid/electric vehicle applications...
Broadcom Inc.
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3-D HD Video System DUBLIN, Calif., Nov. 15, 2012 — Trenion 3D HD from Carl Zeiss Meditec AG is a modular extension of the company’s OPMI Pentero and OPMI Pentero 900 surgical microscopes. It enables high-definition three-dimensional...
Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc.
405- and 445-nm Line Lasers OLCHING, Germany, Nov. 15, 2012 — Wavelengths between 400 and 450 nm are becoming more popular for machine vision applications. Blue line lasers provide a strong contrast, particularly when measuring red objects. They are used to...
Laser Components GmbH
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MACH-3A CNC CMM AURORA, Ill., Nov. 15, 2012 — Mitutoyo America Corp. has announced its MACH-3A CNC coordinate measuring machine (CMM) for in-line applications. Instead of the basic “go/no go” judgments common to in-line gaging, the...
Mitutoyo America Corp.
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VS120 Virtual Slide Microscope System CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 14, 2012 — Olympus America Inc. offers researchers doing whole-slide imaging the option of using dark-field illumination to image specimens on its VS120 virtual slide microscope system. The robust imaging...
Evident Scientific
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Camera Software DORVAL, Quebec, Canada, Nov. 14, 2012 — Matrox Imaging has announced Matrox Design Assistant 3.0, the latest release of its flowchart-based integrated development environment for the Matrox Iris GT smart cameras. The Iris GT and...
Matrox Imaging
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Fast Axial OEM Sensor NORTH LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 14, 2012 — Ophir Photonics Group has announced a fast axial OEM sensor based on a thermopile design that provides fast response times and high power levels. Response times are up to 20 times that of traditional...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Process Vacuum Monitor WARRINGTON, England, Nov. 13, 2012 — Hiden Analytical Ltd.’s HALO 201 MBE (molecular beam epitaxy) in-process vacuum monitor is designed for thin-film preparation and etching. Mounting on a standard DN-40-CF Conflat-type...
Hiden Analytical Ltd.
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ALG.FC31.1008 Certified Laser-Safe Gloves ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 13, 2012 — LaserVision is offering the ALG.FC31.1008 certified laser protection glove. Because of the increasing application of high-power hand-guided laser systems, this kind of working protection has become...
laservision USA
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5-Megapixel CameraChip Sensor SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 12, 2012 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. has announced the OV5656, a 5-megapixel CameraChip sensor for the growing smartphone, tablet and digital video camera markets. It uses the proprietary 1.75-μm OmniBSI+...
OmniVision Technologies Inc.
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Electronically Variable Optical Diffusers BARRINGTON, N.J., Nov. 12, 2012 — Edmund Optics has released fully tunable electronically variable optical diffusers. They use a liquid crystal film to vary the degree of optical diffusivity from near-Lambertian to clear. The...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Olympus Stream 1.8 HAMBURG, Germany, Nov. 12, 2012 — Olympus Europa Holding GmbH has launched the latest version of its Olympus Stream materials science microscopy imaging software. Olympus Stream 1.8 offers automation of a multiple-stage location...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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Industrial Camera OBERSULM, Germany, Nov. 9, 2012 — IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has introduced the 1.3-megapixel GigE uEye LE industrial camera with GigE Vision imaging. It is supplied in a small, board-level format measuring 45 × 45...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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UV LED Light Panel KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 8, 2012 — Digital Light Lab has introduced a large-scale panel UV LED illumination system. Measuring 12 × 12 in., the AccuCure Panel products are intended for large-area UV-curing applications. The...
Digital Light Lab
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High-Power Red Laser Array MERCERVILLE, N.J., Nov. 8, 2012 — Princeton Optronics is offering 15-W red laser devices and arrays at 650 nm for medical and illumination applications. The arrays have an efficiency of >20%, a spectral width of ~1 nm and a...
Princeton Optronics Inc.
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A/D Boards BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 8, 2012 — Ultraview Corp. has announced a 16-bit four-channel PCIe 250-megasample per second analog-to-digital (A/D) board for applications where repetitive signals on multiple time-aligned channels must be...
Ultraview Corp.
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Raman Microspectrometer SAN DIMAS, Calif., Nov. 7, 2012 — Craic Technologies Inc. has added more laser wavelengths to its Apollo Raman microspectrometer. Designed to be added to many types of light microscopes, the Apollo enables scientists to measure the...
CRAIC Technologies
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Illumination/Optical Analysis Software LITTLETON, Mass., Nov. 7, 2012 — TracePro 7.3 is the latest release of Lambda Research Corp.’s illumination and optical analysis software. It features a fully automated interactive solar analysis utility and the addition of...
Lambda Research Corporation
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SEM Image Sharpness Measurement VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, Nov. 7, 2012 — Quartz Imaging Corp. has launched its SEM (scanning electron microscope) sharpness measurement tool. Based on ISO standards, this new feature included in Quartz PCI version 9 software works with a...
Quartz Imaging Corp.
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Electromagnet Power Supply WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 6, 2012 — Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. has introduced Model 648, a robust, fault-tolerant 10-kW supply optimized for powering 7- or 10-in. research electromagnets. It is suitable for electromagnet...
Lake Shore Cryotronics
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Laser Scanner and Tracker NEUBEUERN, Germany, Nov. 6, 2012 — Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH has launched the handheld modular laser scanner T-SCAN CS and the optical tracker T-TRACK CS. Large objects can be efficiently and accurately digitized. Together with...
Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH
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Progressive-Scan Cameras IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012 — Toshiba Imaging Systems Div. has launched the IK-TF series progressive-scan cameras for color area-scan machine vision applications. The IK-TF5P2 features VGA, 659 × 494-pixel output at 59.94...
CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices
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Single-Mode High-Power SWIR Lasers PEABODY, Mass., Nov. 5, 2012 — In response to customer requests, SemiNex Corp. is offering high-power single-mode lasers in wavelengths throughout the short-wavelength infrared region, including 1310, 1550 and 1625 nm. Output...
SemiNex Corporation
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Benchtop EDXRF AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5, 2012 — Applied Rigaku Technologies Inc. has introduced a high-resolution benchtop energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) elemental analyzer, the Rigaku NEX QC+. The compact device delivers rapid...
Applied Rigaku Technologies Inc.
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Minerva Microspectrometer Software SAN DIMAS, Calif., Nov. 5, 2012 — Craic Technologies Inc.’s Minerva microspectrometer control and spectral analysis software is compatible with the Windows 8 operating system, which has enhanced stability and advanced memory...
CRAIC Technologies
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High-Definition Video Camera MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Nov. 5, 2012 — Dage-MTI has introduced the HD-210U, a high-definition (HD) video camera for microscopy, scientific and industrial applications. The single-chip CMOS camera delivers true HD resolution (1920...
Dage-MTI of Michigan City Inc.
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Laser Cutting FARMINGTON, Conn., Nov. 2, 2012 — Trumpf Inc. has introduced CoolLine, a new option for its Trumpf 2-D laser cutting machines that uses a water mist to cool material as it is cut. It is integrated into the cutting process via a...
TRUMPF Inc.
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Slow-Scan USB Model VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, Nov. 1, 2012 — For scanning electron microscope (SEM) digital image acquisition, Quartz Imaging Corp. has introduced its Quartz PCI slow-scan USB model. The compact external device plugs into a USB port on a PC and...
Quartz Imaging Corp.
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Industrial Cameras STADTRODA, Germany, Nov. 1, 2012 — The Mako camera being introduced by Allied Vision Technologies GmbH has a Gigabit Ethernet and a USB3 interface. The small industrial camera also features Power over Ethernet. The company is...
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
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