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 November 2013


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Planner Aims to Inspire Women to Pursue STEM Careers The SPIE Women in Optics 18-month planner aims to inspire a new generation of girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The 2014-2015 planner is available...
Institute of Optics Director Named AAAS Fellow University of Rochester Institute of Optics director Xi-Cheng Zhang has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his contributions to the generation and...
GrayGlass Appoints New President Glass fabricator GrayGlass has named longtime employee William J. O’Bryan Jr. to succeed Christopher A. Viggiano as its president, the company announced last month. O’Bryan, a graduate of...
Ocean Optics Unveils New Science Curriculum Ocean Optics has launched a new version of its Spectroscopy 101 curriculum for high school and college teaching laboratories, the company said recently. Spectroscopy 101, written for use with the...
Flir Awarded $25M Contract From US Ally Flir Systems Inc. has been awarded a contract by a Middle East customer valued at $25 million for gyro-stabilized multispectral sensor systems, the company said recently. The contract is from a US...
Laser-Based Communications Passes Military Tests A monthlong evaluation of a high-speed, laser-based communications system funded by the Office of Naval Research was successfully tested by Exelis and its partner, the company said this week....
ATF Awarded ISO Registration Advanced Thin Films’ (ATF) laser optics manufacturing facilities in Boulder have been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 registration for meeting quality management system requirements of the...
Aerotech Reaches $1B Shipping Milestone Aerotech has surpassed the $1 billion mark in products shipped since the company’s inception in 1970, the motion control and positioning systems maker said recently. “We are strongly...
Monroe Joins Vision Engineering Scott Monroe has joined Vision Engineering Inc. as vice president of sales and marketing, the ergonomic microscope manufacturer announced recently. Monroe, who previously held sales positions in the...
Laser-Doppler Vibrometry Center Opens in Stuttgart A new center of excellence for laser-Doppler vibrometry in biomechanics opened this week at the University of Stuttgart. The research conducted there is expected to be especially beneficial to those...
Zecotek Receives Second Order from Hamamatsu Zecotek Photonics Inc.’s imaging subsidiary has received a $1.5 million order for scintillation crystals from partner Hamamatsu Photonics, the company said Thursday. As with the first, this...
NI, UEdinburgh Partner on ‘LiFi’ National Instruments (NI) is collaborating with the University of Edinburgh to dramatically improve indoor wireless communications capacity using optics. Professor Harald Haas, chair of mobile...
New Management at Leoni Fiber Optics Leoni Fiber Optics GmbH will now be jointly managed by Dr. Michael Gawronski and Andreas Weinert, who has headed the business unit for years, the company said this week. Its management board was also...
Solar Cell Inventor Honored by U of L Swiss chemist Michael Graetzel, noted for his discovery of a dye-sensitized solar cell that is easier and less costly to produce than silicon-based cells, has won the inaugural $50,000 Leigh Ann Conn...
Melles Griot Optical Systems Hires VP Sales Melles Griot has hired Brian Hermes as vice president of sales for its Optical Systems business, the company said Wednesday. Hermes has more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience, most...
Project Aims to Enhance Europe’s Laser Competitiveness A new project aims to bring industry and business together to speed the market launches of a variety of laser applications. The four-year, €15 million LASHARE project will give more than 30...
Gooch & Housego Expands Torquay Facilities Gooch & Housego PLC recently marked the opening of new office and manufacturing facilities at its fiber optic component, photonic packaging and laser module division in Torquay. Attending the...
Infinera Co-founder Receives Engineering Award Dr. David Welch, Infinera co-founder, president and board member, has received the JJ Thomson Medal for Electronics from the Institution of Engineering and Technology in recognition of his pioneering...
Emcore Hires GM for Fiber Optics Unit Emcore Corp., a provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optics and solar power markets, announced Monday the appointment of 20-year fiber optics industry...
Startup Pitch Contest Deadline is Dec. 1 Photonics entrepreneurs have through Dec. 1 to enter the SPIE Startup Challenge, an opportunity to pitch their light-based technology products to a team of business development experts and venture...
Paszkeicz Joins EOI Sales Team Dominic Paszkeicz has joined Electro Optical Industries (EOI) as a senior sales manager, the calibration and test equipment maker has announced. Paszkeicz has held sales positions at Bruker (formerly...
Visualant Adds Partner to Speed Commercialization Visualant Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with Intellectual Ventures (IV) to advance, through product applications and intellectual property development, the commercialization of its ChromaID...
Labsphere a Finalist for ‘Product of the Year’ Light-measurement software maker Labsphere recently was named a finalist for the New Hampshire High Technology Council’s 2013 Product of the Year award, with its Integral software receiving...
Aussies Aim to Transform Manufacturing with Photonics The University of Adelaide will work with local manufacturers to help them take advantage of emerging laser, sensor and other light-based technologies to transform their businesses under a two-year,...
II-VI Marks VCSEL Shipping Milestone The 200 millionth vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) since 2008 has been shipped by its Zurich-based laser enterprise subsidiary, II-VI Inc. announced Wednesday. It also said the unit...
Lockheed Martin Cutting 4000 Jobs In response to continued government budget cuts, defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced Thursday that it will close and consolidate several of its US facilities and reduce its workforce by...
Excelitas Technologies Acquires Lumen Dynamics Optoelectronics maker Excelitas Technologies said it is strengthening its UV and LED capabilities by acquiring privately held Lumen Dynamics, the company announced Tuesday. Founded in 1984 and based...
Hyland Optical Buys Ealing Catalog Hyland Optical Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of optical and optomechanical assemblies for research, industrial and life science applications, has acquired the assets of Ealing Catalog...
In Memoriam: Leo Beiser, Expert in Laser Scanning Laser scanning expert Leo Beiser, an active member of SPIE since the early 1970s and a former member of its board of governors, died in July. He was an adjunct professor at the Institute of Imaging...
Picometrix Secures 100G Contract Picometrix has signed a contract worth between $4.6 million and $6 million to supply an OEM telecom systems customer with high-speed optical receivers, parent company Advanced Photonix announced...
Dynasil Divests XRF Product Line Dynasil Corporation of America has sold its x-ray fluorescence (XRF) lead paint detector product line to Protec Instrument Corp., the US subsidiary of its longtime France-based distributor Protec SA,...
Michigan Photonics Group Now at 25 Members Michigan’s new photonics industry group, Mi-Light, achieved a milestone in October with the addition of its 25th member company or organization, the group announced recently. Aerotech is the...
Licensing Deal Signed on Laser Cladding Technology South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a licensing agreement with a US-based partner on a laser cladding technology developed at CSIR. CSIR signed the...
Photonics Industries Expands To meet increasing demand in the industrial and scientific markets for its diode-pumped solid-state laser products, Photonics Industries International Inc. has purchased another building less than...
Jenoptik Laser Scanner to Monitor Traffic in Germany A Jenoptik laser scanner that monitors traffic has been approved for use in Germany by the Traffic Solutions Div. of the country’s Physical Technical Institute. Certification of its TraffiStar...
Iridex Promotes Buckley Iridex Corp. has promoted sales and marketing executive Timothy D. Buckley to vice president of marketing and North American sales, the laser-based medical systems maker said on Thursday. Buckley,...
Imaging Startup Closes Seed Funding Round Quantitative imaging startup Phi Optics Inc. has closed its seed funding round with $250,000 from venture capital groups, the company said Wednesday. Phi Optics develops imaging solutions for life...
Wasatch Photonics Hires Product Management Director Nishant Mohan, Ph.D., has joined Wasatch Photonics Inc. as director of product management and marketing to develop and commercialize the next generation of the company’s optical coherence...
Rebellion Photonics Named ’WSJ Startup of the Year’ Hyperspectral imaging camera maker Rebellion Photonics has won the Wall Street Journal’s "Startup of the Year" inaugural competition, the newspaper announced this week.
Heptagon Expands Offices, Leadership Team Heptagon, a supplier of micro-optics systems for smart devices, has increased operations, process and production engineering capacity at its headquarters in Singapore and has hired a chief technology...
LightPath Board Member Silverman Dies LightPath Technologies Inc. board member Gary Silverman has died, the optical products maker announced Tuesday. Silverman, who died Nov. 1, was a board member for more than 12 years. He was 74....
Imaging Tech Wins Photonics for Health Grant Early-stage medical device company Lightpoint Medical and Sagentia Technology & Product Development have received a £125,000 ($200,000) grant from the Photonics for Health Competition to...
Tisse Joins ULIS as Chief Technical Officer Infrared image sensor maker ULIS has hired computational cameras and imaging systems entrepreneur Dr. Christel-Loic Tisse as chief technical officer, the company said Wednesday. Tisse brings 13 years...
Inrad Optics Hires Suro as Operations VP Optical materials grower and fabricator Inrad Optics has appointed optics and photonics industry veteran Jose Suro as vice president of operations at its Northvale facility, the company said...
Newport Inks $14M Deal for Optomechanical Subsystems Newport Corp. has signed a $14 million deal to collaborate with an OEM customer to develop optomechanical subsystems for a next-generation semiconductor equipment application, the company said...
Schmidt Joins Edmund Optics’ European Sales Team Optical components provider Edmund Optics (EO) has added former Schott executive Volker Schmidt to Edmund Optics Europe, its European sales team, the company said Monday. Schmidt will represent EO to...
Pyreos Secures $4M for Global Expansion Infrared sensor maker Pyreos Ltd. is planning an international expansion now that it has secured $4 million through a funding round. The investment was led by Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH,...
Sofradir to Expand with Move to New HQ The need to enlarge its facilities and increase production has spurred infrared detector maker Sofradir to begin moving its headquarters to a high-tech valley near Paris, the company said today. As a...
Advanced Thin Films Hires VP Operations Coatings maker Advanced Thin Films has hired Tu Du as vice president of operations, the company announced recently. Du has more than 20 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing and...
ILX Donates Laser Diode Instruments to UCSB ILX Lightwave donated $12,000 worth of laser diode instrumentation to the Weld research group at the University of California at Santa Barbara last month. Laser diode instrumentation is used to...
IDS Appoints UK Sales Director IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has named machine vision market veteran Steve Hearn as its new UK sales director, the industrial camera maker said this week. Hearn has more than 30 years of...
Newport Honored for Optics, Photonics Support Newport Corp. was recently given an award from SPIE in recognition of the photonics company’s financial support of students, early-career entrepreneurs and female professionals in optics and...
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Give Thanks to the Turkey for Lasik When most people think about what to do with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving dinner, what often come to mind are turkey sandwiches, turkey pie, or, if you want to get fancy, turkey tetrazzini. But for a team at IBM, leftover turkey was the key ingredient that inspired one of today’s most life-changing vision correction tools — laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, or lasik....
Schreck Awarded €2M ERC Grant Florian Schreck, an experimental physicist at the University of Innsbruck’s Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, has received a grant from the European Research Council (ERC)...
Feeling the Ultrasensitive Force with a Levitating Nanoparticle Optically levitating nanoparticles in high-vacuum conditions have led to the measurement of the highest quality factors (Q-factors) in nano- and micromechanical oscillators. Oscillators with high...
Compact Laser Generates Research-Quality X-rays A novel method generates research-quality x-rays using a "tabletop" laser, making such light sources more practical for advanced research. High-quality x-rays — needed for applications ranging...
IR Technique Sees Through Graphene Stacks An IR technique identifies and characterizes individual graphene layers in a large stack, providing information on the electronic properties of each layer. Such information opens the possibility of...
Lunar Exploration to Begin NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) has entered its planned orbit around the moon’s equator and is ready to begin collecting science data about our only natural...
Project Aims to Enhance Europe’s Laser Competitiveness A new project aims to bring industry and business together to speed the market launches of a variety of laser applications. The four-year, €15 million LASHARE project will give more than 30...
Nanorods Synthesized for Large-Scale Manufacturing A new technique that produces nanoscale gold rods in large quantities while also controlling their optical properties and dimensions could facilitate their high-volume manufacture for applications in...
Qubit Survives for 39 Minutes A quantum state, normally a very fragile condition, has been demonstrated to survive at room temperature for an unprecedented 39 minutes. This achievement overcomes a key barrier to building...
Nanoantennas Form Ultrathin Holograms for Sensing An ultrathin hologram — only 1/23rd the width of the light wavelength used to create it — could make possible light-based devices and optical switches small enough to be integrated into...
Photon Detected, But Not Absorbed It’s possible to detect something as fragile as a single photon without destroying it, new research suggests. Single-photon sources have important applications in quantum networking,...
Distant Atoms Cooperate by Sharing Light Atoms can work collectively, rather than independently, to share light, an international team has found. The discovery has important implications for applications in advanced quantum devices....
Geodesy Applications Pursued for Atom Optics An atom interferometer under development to measure gravitational ripples in space-time with picometer-level sensitivity could also advance geodesy, the science of measuring the Earth’s size,...
Multispectral Camera Detects Tumors During Surgery A multispectral camera that simultaneously displays several fluorescent dyes and the reflectance image in real time could help surgeons ensure that they don’t leave behind tiny pieces of...
Microwaves Wirelessly Converted to Direct Current A new device designed using manmade, inexpensive materials operates as a power harvester with efficiency similar to solar panels but can wirelessly convert microwave signals into direct current...
A Smarter Way to Use Sunlight: Array Pushes Solar Deep into Buildings A pair of University of Cincinnati researchers want you to see the light — even if you’re in an unlit, interior, windowless room. The new technology, called SmartLight, involves a narrow...
Laser Mapping of Greenland’s Summer Ice Melt Begins For the first time, NASA is laser-mapping changes to the Greenland Ice Sheet produced by a single season of summer melt. The data gathered will provide a more comprehensive view of season changes and...
Fiber Optic Switch Controlled by a Single Atom Fiber optic switches play a vital role in optical communication networks, enabling optical signals to be rerouted to different fiber output ports. Making these switches small enough to manipulate...
Superconducting Detector Measures Single Photons A new superconducting detector array that can measure the energy of individual photons is seen as a likely successor to CCDs and other semiconductor-based detectors for the visible and near-infrared...
Method to Change Skin-Color Perception is Patented An approach based on quantum and optical principles for changing the perception of skin tone has garnered a patent for physicists at The City College of New York. The method, devised by a team led by...
THz Lens a New Tool for Biology A new terahertz lens made of plastic and metal has 10 times the resolution of any current metamaterial lens, making it a powerful tool for biological imaging, its creators say. The metamaterial lens...
Can Lasers Cure Alzheimer’s Disease? The malfunctioning protein structures that cause diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s can be found using just laser light, a team in Sweden and Poland has discovered. Researchers...
Newport Honored for Optics, Photonics Support Newport Corp. was recently given an award from SPIE in recognition of the photonics company’s financial support of students, early-career entrepreneurs and female professionals in optics and...
Uses Broaden for Wonky Nanotubes A light emitter based on boron nitride nanotubes emits light across much of the electromagnetic spectrum, and can easily be incorporated into current microelectronics technology and used to develop...
Phosphors Optimized for Better, Brighter LEDs New guidelines for optimizing phosphors — a key component in white LEDs — could lead to brighter and more efficiently produced solid-state lighting. Researchers at the University of...
ACQUISITIONS
Excelitas Technologies Acquires Lumen Dynamics Optoelectronics maker Excelitas Technologies said it is strengthening its UV and LED capabilities by acquiring privately held Lumen Dynamics, the company announced Tuesday. Founded in 1984 and based in Ontario, Canada, Lumen provides lamp- and LED-based UV curing and fluorescence illumination systems under the OmniCure and X-Cite brands. The combined companies will deliver an expanded range of...
PRODUCTS
Vektrex SpikeSafe400 DC Current Source SAN DIEGO, Nov. 30, 2013 — Vektrex, a supplier of cutting-edge instrumentation and systems to the solid-state lighting industry, has released the SpikeSafe400 DC current source, the latest addition to the SpikeSafe product line. Leveraging the foundation of technology from the industry-standard SpikeSafe 200, the SpikeSafe400 DC increases the voltage capability of the product line up to 400 V and allows current...
Vektrex Electronic Systems Inc.
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Stream 1.9 Materials Science Imaging Software HAMBURG, Germany, Nov. 29, 2013 — Stream 1.9 is the latest version of Olympus’ materials science imaging software for industrial microscopy applications. It has new dedicated functions that include automatic-measurement and...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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GL SPECTIS 5.0 Touch Spectrophotometer FAIRPORT, N.Y., Nov. 28, 2013 — Saelig Co. Inc. has introduced GL Optic’s GL SPECTIS 5.0 Touch, a portable spectrophotometer that obtains light-measurement data ranging from the NIR to the UV with laboratory accuracy. ...
Saelig Co. Inc.
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Compact-506 Optical Scanner ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 27, 2013 — The Compact-506 galvanometer-based optical scanner from ScannerMax is suitable for use in compact medical devices and laser image projection. Its strong rotor construction and 6-mm bearings...
ScannerMAX
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Skyscan 1272 Micro-CT System ALLENTOWN, Pa., Nov. 27, 2013 — Micro Photonics Inc. is offering the SkyScan 1272, a benchtop x-ray micro-CT (computed tomography) system from Bruker MicroCT that can nondestructively visualize more than 200-MP virtual slices...
Micro Photonics Inc.
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FLex Fiber Optic Polisher MORGANVILLE, N.J., Nov. 26, 2013 — KrellTech has released the FLex fiber optic polishing system for R&D laboratory applications including the processing of waveguides, planar lightwave circuits, optical chips and fiber arrays. ...
KrellTech
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Xineos-1515 CMOS X-Ray Detector WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 26, 2013 — Teledyne Dalsa Inc. has added the Xineos-1515 CMOS x-ray detector to its flat detector series for clinical fixed and mobile applications such as C-arms, fluoroscopy and 3-D orthopedic imaging...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Verdi G20 Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 26, 2013 — Coherent Inc.’s high-power Verdi G20 laser can simultaneously pump a Ti:sapphire oscillator and a high-repetition regenerative amplifier, or two Ti:sapphire oscillators with sufficient power to...
Coherent Inc.
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13-MP Color Camera CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 25, 2013 — The Imaging Source has introduced a 13-MP autofocus color camera based on Sony’s Exmor CMOS technology. The autofocus and onboard image enhancement algorithms ensure image quality and...
The Imaging Source LLC
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Corona II Line-Scan Illuminator KONSTANZ , Germany, Nov. 25, 2013 — The Corona II line-scan illuminator from Chromasens provides up to 2,500,000 lux for web inspection applications such as color printing, textiles, glass tape and aluminum. It has an IP54-rated...
Chromasens GmbH
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Integrated Vision Camera System AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 25, 2013 — The Integrated Vision smart camera system from ABB Robotics uses 2-D vision guidance to track products, improve supply chain management, improve quality, and troubleshoot challenging lines and...
ABB Robotics
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TechSpec Bandpass Filters BARRINGTON, N.J., Nov. 22, 2013 — New TechSpec hard-coated OD4 25-nm bandpass filters from Edmund Optics are suitable for life science instrumentation and single-photon microscopy applications. The filters offer high...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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SXUVPS4C Quadrant Photodiode NEWBURY PARK, Calif., Nov. 21, 2013 — Opto Diode Corp.’s SXUVPS4C quadrant photodiode offers a 5 mm2 active area in each quadrant for two-axes-positional-centering laser applications in the 13.5- to 200-nm-wavelength range. ...
Opto Diode Corporation
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CDS Security Software NATICK, Mass., Nov. 21, 2013 — Cognex Corp.’s version 1.0 Cognex Directory Server (CDS) security software centralizes authorization and authentication controls for users of the company’s In-Sight vision systems. ...
Cognex Corp.
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L-1600 Laser Machine LÜNEBURG, Germany, Nov. 20, 2013 — Eurolaser has added six laser machines and a new machine size to its product line, enabling mechanical tools to be used parallel to the laser for greater flexibility in the cutting and engraving of...
eurolaser GmbH
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Spark-1300 OCT System WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 20, 2013 — Wasatch Photonics Inc. has announced the Spark-1300 OCT system for material inspection and medical diagnostics, including cardiovascular and dermatological research. The spectral-domain system...
Wasatch Photonics Inc.
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PDT Research Illumination Kit TAMPERE, Finland, Nov. 20, 2013 — Modulight Inc. is offering a photodynamic therapy (PDT) illumination kit for R&D applications. PDT is a type of treatment for cancer, bacterial infections and inflammation that is based on...
Modulight Inc.
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8758 Multiaxis Hand-Control Pad IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2013 — New Focus, a Newport Corp. brand, has introduced the 8758, a multiaxis hand-control pad for its Picomotor actuators. Designed for plug-and-play operation, it is suitable for quick tests or for...
Newport - New Focus
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U100-S Ultima Mirror Mount IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 19, 2013 — Newport Corp. has released the U100-S Ultima, a clear-quadrant mirror mount for optomechanical applications. The device features thick front and rear plates for improved stability and rigidity....
MKS/Newport
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I-3033/I-3078 Stage Inserts EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 19, 2013 — Applied Scientific Instrumentation’s I-3033 and I-3078 stage inserts fit the standard 110 × 160-mm openings found in most automated X-Y stages. The I-3033 offers an autoclavable...
Applied Scientific Instrumentation Inc.
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Lensed Lasers PEABODY, Mass., Nov. 18, 2013 — SemiNex Corp. has released lensed high-power IR lasers on B- and C-mounts and TO-cans for medical, scientific and industrial programs. Attaching a fast-axis lens directly to the submount...
SemiNex Corporation
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SL45 HeNe Laser Power Supply LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 18, 2013 — The SL45 dual-input voltage power supply from Power Technology Inc. generates a small amount of heat and offers improved conversion efficiencies for use with HeNe lasers. The current-regulated,...
Power Technology Inc.
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M2000-B/P, M3000-B/P Laser Marking Workstations SELMSDORF, Germany, Nov. 18, 2013 — FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving is offering two new laser marking workstation models, the M2000-B/P and M3000-B/P, for processing geometrically complex parts for the automotive, metal, tool and...
ALLTEC Angewandte Laserlicht Technologie GmbH, FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving
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Elyra P.1 3-D Superresolution Microscopy JENA, Germany, Nov. 15, 2013 — Zeiss has added the Elyra P.1 module to its 3-D microscopy portfolio. The system enables superresolution photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM) for endogenously expressed photoswitchable...
Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH
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TechSpec OD 6 Multinotch Filters BARRINGTON, N.J., Nov. 15, 2013 — Edmund Optics’ new TechSpec OD 6 multinotch filters for Nd:YAG lasers provide high transmission and deep rejection to isolate narrow spectral widths for a variety of applications. The...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Sapphire Optics PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 14, 2013 — Meller Optics Inc. is offering sapphire in any configuration and grade, ranging from raw material to finished optics, for industrial applications. The sapphire is available in all material...
Meller Optics Inc.
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SA-30 Head-Mounted Display SAN CARLOS, Calif., Nov. 14, 2013 — SA Photonics has announced the SA-30, a head-mounted display (HMD) that delivers 20/19 Snellen resolution (0.94 arcmin per pixel). The WUXGA (wide ultraextended graphics array) OLED...
Vision Products LLC
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A1 MP+, A1R MP+ Multiphoton Confocal Imaging MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2013 — Nikon Inc. has added three upgrades to its multiphoton confocal microscopy systems, A1 MP+ and A1R MP+, to enable deep-tissue two-photon fluorescence imaging at longer wavelengths. The company...
Nikon Instruments Inc.
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BlueDrive Photothermal Excitation SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 13, 2013 — Asylum Research has announced blueDrive photothermal excitation, an option available for its Cypher atomic force microscopes (AFMs). The process uses a blue laser to photothermally excite the AFM...
Oxford Instruments Asylum Research
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Dual-Inverted Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 12, 2013 — Applied Scientific Instrumentation (ASI) Inc.’s dual-inverted selective plane illumination microscope generates 3-D volumes with isotropic resolution (330 nm) in all directions. Axial...
Applied Scientific Instrumentation Inc.
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Spectrum Analysis Tools QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 12, 2013 — EXFO Inc. has introduced the FTB-5230S optical spectrum analyzer and the FTB-5230S-OCA optical channel analyzer for use in coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM), dense wavelength division...
EXFO Inc.
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nanoIR2 IR Spectroscopy Platform SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2013 — The nanoIR2 atomic force microscope (AFM) based spectroscopy platform from Anasys Instruments is suitable for measurements on a variety of sample types, including semiconductor devices, thin films,...
Anasys Instruments Corp.
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5-MP Spark Cameras SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2013 — JAI Inc. has added the Spark SP-5000M-PMCL and Spark SP-5000C-PMCL 5-MP cameras to its Spark industrial series. Featuring a Mini Camera Link interface that can be configured to support various...
JAI Inc.
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Holospec Multitrack Imaging Spectrograph BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Nov. 11, 2013 — The Holospec multitrack imaging spectrograph by Andor Technology is suitable for various applications including weak nanostructure photoluminescence; micro-Raman mapping, including tip-enhanced Raman...
Andor Technology
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MPA Info+ Multiphoton-Absorber Database NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 8, 2013 — The MPA Info+ by Simphotek is a searchable database of multiphoton absorbers for applications such as biomedical imaging, lithography, 3-D optical storage, stimulated emission depletion microscopy,...
Simphotek Inc.
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PixelSensor Multispectral Photodiode Array LARGO, Fla., Nov. 8, 2013 — The PixelSensor multispectral photodiode array from PixelTeq offers eight wavelength-selective photodiodes on a 9-mm2 sensor for multispectral applications including portable color monitors and...
Pixelteq
Valumax Optical Mirrors DARMSTADT, Germany, Nov. 7, 2013 — Newport Spectra-Physics GmbH’s Valumax series mirrors cover the UV, visible and IR with a wavelength range from 250 nm to 20 µm. Six metallic and broadband dielectric coatings are...
Newport Spectra-Physics GmbH, Photonics Solutions Div.
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CO2 Laser Optics PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 7, 2013 — Laser Research Optics is offering a line of direct field-replacement CO2 optics for lasers used in cutting high-temperature gaskets requiring clean edges. The components are compatible with various...
Laser Research Optics
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Diamond E-250 CO2 Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 7, 2013 — The Diamond E-250 CO2 laser from Coherent Inc. is suitable for a variety of materials processing applications, including converting, cutting, drilling, scribing, engraving and marking. The...
Coherent Inc.
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IK-HR3H HD Video Camera IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2013 — Toshiba Imaging has released the IK-HR3H, the second in its series of HD remote-head cameras. The one-chip CMOS, 2.1-MP video camera provides color accuracy and advanced noise reduction...
CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices
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TCS SP8 STED 3X STED Platform MANNHEIM, Germany, Nov. 6, 2013 — Leica Microsystems has released the TCS SP8 STED 3X superresolution stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy platform for life sciences research applications. The system achieves...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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DPL Yellow, Green DPSS Lasers SOLNA, Sweden, Nov. 6, 2013 — Cobolt AB has added the ultracompact DPL 532- and 561-nm wavelength laser models to its 06-01 diode-pumped solid-state series. They are suitable for integration into Raman spectroscopy equipment and...
Cobolt AB
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Tecnai Femto Ultrafast Electron Microscope HILLSBORO, Ore., Nov. 5, 2013 — The Tecnai Femto ultrafast electron microscope from FEI Co. captures ultrafast events and processes measured in femtoseconds, including the absorption of light energy and its transformation into...
FEI Life Sciences (acquired by Thermo Fisher)
New Focal Lengths for TechSpec Compact Instrumentation BARRINGTON, N.J., Nov. 5, 2013 — Edmund Optics Inc. has added f/11 and f/16 lenses with 16-, 25- and 35-mm focal lengths to its Techspec compact instrumentation imaging line. The lenses feature low lens-to-lens variation and a...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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IQ1C75(505-80)G35 Laser Diode LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 4, 2013 — The IQ1C75(505-80)G35 laser diode module from Power Technology Inc. is suitable for high-end OEM applications requiring output power stability and wavelength stability. The 505-nm instrument...
Power Technology Inc.
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IK-HD3H Remote-Head Video Camera IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2013 — The IK-HD3H from Toshiba Imaging is the first in a series of two ultrasmall, three-chip CMOS remote-head, high-definition video cameras for applications including surgical microscopy, endoscopy,...
CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices
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V.0020-uv UV Laser Marker SELMSDORF, Germany, Nov. 3, 2013 — The V.0020-uv UV laser marker from FOBA achieves high-contrast marks on various plastics and highly sensitive materials and substrates, such as aircraft cables, translucent or colored tubes, medical...
ALLTEC Angewandte Laserlicht Technologie GmbH, FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving
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LBP2 Series Laser Beam Profilers IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2013 — Newport Corp. has announced the LBP2 series laser beam profilers for ISO-approved laser beam analysis and laser performance monitoring. The profilers are available with a visible, 190- to...
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RFID Laser Cutting Sensor FARMINGTON, Conn., Nov. 1, 2013 — Trumpf Inc. has enhanced its LensLine sensor system for 2-D laser cutting machines by combining it with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) lens for condition monitoring. The RFID lens is now a...
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