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NDC Infrared Engineering Hires Customer Care VP

NDC Infrared Engineering has hired Terry Patterson as vice president of global customer care for its Sensors, Systems and Metals divisions. Patterson, who most recently served as vice president of...

Headwall Signs Distributor in Italy Headwall Photonics has signed Diessechem srl of Milan and Rome as distributor of its hyperspectral sensors and Raman imagers in Italy. Diessechem will manage Headwall’s products through its...

SPIE Launching Neurophotonics Journal in 2014 SPIE is launching the peer-reviewed journal Neurophotonics under Editor-in-Chief David Boas of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the society said this week. The new journal will focus on novel...

Medical Implants Micromachined with FS Laser Spectra-Physics, Innovative Laser Technologies (ILT) and Palmaz Scientific have demonstrated femtosecond laser micromachining of next-generation implantable medical devices, the companies said...

Camera Module Market to Reach $43B in 2019 Driven primarily by increasing application in smartphones and tablets, the global camera module market will grow nearly 20 percent a year for the next six years to reach $43 billion in 2019,...

Potomac Photonics Adds UV Laser to Manufacturing Unit

Laser micromachining company Potomac Photonics has added another Coherent UV laser to its micromanufacturing unit, the company said this week. The laser will be optimized for laser micromachining...

Photonics Pioneer to Lead UTDallas Engineering

Dr. James Coleman, a leader in the development and application of semiconductor lasers and photonic devices, recently joined the University of Texas at Dallas to lead its electrical engineering...

Centice Names CEO, Adds Bridge Financing

Raman spectroscopy technology provider Centice Corp. has named John Goehrke as CEO and negotiated with current investors to provide up to $1.5 million in bridge financing, the company said this week....

Philips, Infraredx Sign Resale Agreement

Royal Philips said Monday it is expanding its portfolio of advanced live-image guidance products for interventional cardiology procedures by signing a resale agreement with Burlington-based medical...

Disk Laser Research Garners EU Support

Two projects starting next month concerned with developing ultrashort-pulse disk lasers for industrial materials processing applications are receiving €9.14 million (about $12.5 million) in...

Keithley Makes Lambda Photometrics a Full Product Partner Lambda Photometrics Ltd. has been named a "full product" partner for Keithley, the company said recently. Lambda will represent Keithley’s range of instruments and systems, including bench and...

Ollivier Invited to Join EMVA Board

Michel Ollivier has been invited to join the board of the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) as its seventh member, the organization announced recently. The invitation will be voted on by the...

Specim Produces 4000th Spectrograph

The milestone of producing its 4000th spectrograph shows that hyperspectral imaging is moving from science labs into industrial applications, Specim Spectral Imaging Ltd. said recently. "This is a...

Aston, NSU Partner on Photonics Research Center

Aston University in England and Novosibirsk State University (NSU) in Russia are partnering to establish a joint research center, the Aston-NSU International Centre for Photonics in Novosibirsk. Both...

PowerPhotonic Signs Distributor in Israel PowerPhotonic has signed a deal with Lahat Technologies Ltd. to distribute its products in Israel, the precision laser micro-optics maker announced Friday. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in...

UTC Aerospace Awarded Follow-On Laser Warning Contract UTC Aerospace Systems has been awarded two follow-on contracts worth approximately $255 million to supply the US Army with laser warning systems, the company announced this week. Charlotte-based UTC...

Zygo CEO Koliopoulos Steps Down Zygo Corp. President, CEO and board chairman Dr. Chris L. Koliopoulos has left the company — effective immediately — Zygo announced this week. No reason was given for his resignation,...

Newport Divesting Micro Robotics Systems Unit Newport Corp. is selling its Micro Robotics Systems (MRSI) advanced packaging business for $6 million to a private investment group led by the local management team, the lasers and optical components...

Infinera CFO Brennan to Resign Infinera Corp. chief financial officer Ita Brennan will resign, effective Feb. 28, 2014, to pursue another opportunity at a technology start-up, the company said this week. Brennan, who has served as...

Universal Display Named Top N.J. Tech Firm OLED technology developer Universal Display Corp. has been named Master Technology Company of the Year by the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC), the company announced Wednesday. The 2013 NJTC...

Steenberge to Retire as Teledyne CTO Robert W. Steenberge, Teledyne Technologies Inc. vice president and chief technology officer, is retiring at the end of the year after 37 years with the company, the instrumentation and imaging...

Oclaro Promotes Mangan to CFO Optical communications products provider Oclaro Inc. has promoted Pete Mangan, a 30-year technology finance veteran, to chief financial officer, effective Nov. 11. Mangan, currently Oclaro’s...

CellaVision Named Sweden’s Best Optics, Photonics Firm For its contributions to the laboratory medicine industry and successful business development, biophotonics company CellaVision AB received the industry award from PhotonicSweden, the Swedish...

Stephen Harris Named Honorary Member of OSA

Stephen E. Harris, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and applied physics at Stanford University, has been elected as the newest honorary member of The Optical Society. Known for his work...

Avantes Expands Machine Shop Spectrometer maker Avantes has expanded the machine shop at its headquarters to allow for faster prototyping, more special products and easier upgrades, the company said Tuesday. "In spectroscopy,...

CENSIS Appoints Interim CEO

CENSIS, a new innovation center for sensors and imaging systems based at the University of Glasgow, has named Dave Clark interim CEO, effective next month. Clark joins the center from Thales...

Fianium Awarded R&D Projects Worth $2.1M Fianium was recently awarded three research and development projects by the UK government worth approximately £1.35 ($2.1 million) to develop its ultrafast and supercontinuum fiber lasers for...

Acquisition Expands Gooch & Housego’s IR Capabilities Optical components maker Gooch & Housego plc has extended its capabilities in infrared optics and coatings by acquiring Scotland-based precision optical components manufacturer Spanoptic Ltd.,...

Jenoptik Sells 200th Laser System for Airbags

Jenoptik’s Lasers & Material Processing Div. has sold its 200th laser perforating system, the company announced last week. The system will be used to create predetermined breaking points...

MIA Project Makes NASA Pitch

A science instrumentation project called MIA seeks to develop a next-generation in situ geochemical, mineralogical and petrological analysis tool for NASA’s PICASSO program. MIA, or Miniature...

e2v Appoints Blair as Chief Executive

Aerospace and defense company e2v has named Stephen Blair, formerly of Spectris, as its chief executive. He will join the company during the first quarter of 2014, with the exact date yet to be...

Luminit Forms Security Group Holographic diffusers maker Luminit LLC has formed a Security Microstructure group as part of its entry into high-level document security, authentication and identity protection programs, the company...

Thales Consolidates US Defense Businesses Through acquisitions and intracompany mergers, Thales Communications consolidated its US defense and security-related businesses and changed its name to Thales Defense & Security, effective Oct....

Osram Appoints New CEO for the Americas Light manufacturer Osram has appointed Jes Munk Hansen to lead Osram Americas and Osram Sylvania, effective immediately. He succeeds Rick Leaman, who left the company to pursue other interests. In...

Grant Funds Photon Control’s Raman Research Photon Control R&D Ltd., the research and development partner of optical sensors maker Photon Control Inc., has received an Engage grant from the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research...

Flir Closing Facilities, Merging Optics and Lasers Flir Systems will close up to six sites in the US and Europe and consolidate its optics and laser manufacturing businesses under a realignment plan announced Tuesday that is expected to save the...

Thorlabs Adds Imaging Cytometry with Acquisition Photonics products maker Thorlabs’ acquisition of CompuCyte Corp. will add an essential imaging complement to traditional flow cytometry techniques, the company said this week. Founded by Dr....

Oclaro Sells Micro-Optics Business to II-VI Optical communications components maker Oclaro Inc. announced Thursday that II-VI Inc. has exercised a previously announced option to buy its fiber amplifier and micro-optics business for $88.6...

Alan Willner Elected OSA VP

Alan E. Willner of the University of Southern California has been elected as The Optical Society’s (OSA) 2014 vice president. Three directors at large were also chosen at this year’s...

LightPath Secures $2M Line of Credit Optical components maker LightPath Technologies Inc. has secured a $2 million line of credit, half of which it will use to purchase equipment, the company said recently. The remaining $1 million of...

Zygo Team Wins Engineering Award for Metrology The Zygo Automotive Precision Optical Metrology team has won the 2013 Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award from The Optical Society (OSA), the company recently announced. In presenting the...

Laser Companies Nominated for German Science Prize

Scientists from laser makers Trumpf and Coherent are among the three teams nominated for the final round of the 2013 Federal German President’s Award for Innovation in Science and Technology,...

DigitalOptics Gets First Order for Smartphone Imagers DigitalOptics Corp. (DOC) has received the first volume production purchase order for its smartphone imaging system from an OEM in China, the company said Tuesday. DOC’s mems|cam module uses...

Sofradir, Onera Partner on IR Technology A new partnership between IR detector maker Sofradir and an aerospace and defense research organization in France aims to develop disruptive technologies in IR detection. The five-year project...

Edmund Optics Names Inspiration Award Winner

For work that will help lower the cost of high-resolution imagery by negating the need to launch such equipment into space, Dr. Craig Mackay of the University of Cambridge has received the 2013...

Exelis Wins $28M Night-Vision Goggles Order Exelis has been awarded a $28 million contract to provide night-vision goggles equipped with GPS viewing, text messaging, video import and export, and other capabilities to an international customer,...

Judges Named for Olympus BioScapes Competition

Four widely respected researchers in the fields of microscopy and imaging have joined the judging panel for the 10th annual BioScapes International Digital Imaging Competition, Olympus announced last...

Photonic Laser Thruster Garners More NASA Funding

Y.K. Bae Corp. has been awarded $500,000 from NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II program to further develop its photon-based space propulsion technology, the company announced...

CVI Laser Optics Exclusive Source for PulseLine Products

Optical systems manufacturer CVI Laser Optics has been named sole distributor of Semrock and Advanced Thin Films’ ultralow-loss PulseLine line of laser optics, specifically designed for femtosecond...

Adept Technology Names Halio CFO Adept Technology Inc., a provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions, has named Seth Halio chief financial officer, effective Oct. 3. Halio, who received a Bachelor of...

Cascade Microtech Acquires ATT Systems Semiconductor test equipment manufacturer Cascade Microtech Inc. has acquired thermal systems provider ATT Advanced Temperature Test Systems GmbH for €8.4 million in cash (about $11 million),...

Flir Awarded $50M Navy Contract Thermal imaging and detection systems maker Flir Systems Inc. has been awarded a $49.9 million Navy contract to supply maritime electro-optical/IR imaging systems to the Navy and Coast Guard. The...

Teledyne Adds Partner for Space Imaging Platform The German Aerospace Center (DLR) will develop an instrument for Teledyne Technologies Inc.’s digital imaging platform for the International Space Station, Teledyne announced Thursday....

Nanosys Quantum Dots Pass Production Milestone

Advanced materials supplier Nanosys said it has passed a major production milestone that represents a "significant step forward" in adopting quantum dot technology for displays. The shipment of more...

Arkansas Photonics Alliance Holds First Conference

Economic development through the growth and strengthening of the state’s 13 photonics companies was the focus of the Arkansas Photonics Industry Alliance’s first statewide conference on...

LightPath Adds Capacity to Meet Demand for Aspheres Optical components maker LightPath Technologies Inc. will build 12 new molding stations for its China operations in response to accelerating market demand for its molded aspheric lenses. The...

Photonics Supporters Carry Message to Congress Dozens of photonics industry representatives from throughout the country visited congressional offices on Capitol Hill in late September as part of the National Photonics Initiative (NPI). The NPI, a...

Biophotonic Solutions Closes $1M Funding Round Biophotonic Solutions Inc. (BSI), a provider of automated laser pulse compression technology, has closed a $1 million Series A funding round led by the Michigan Angel Fund, the company announced this...

IRradiance Glass Gets Boost from Million-Dollar Investor A recent infusion of $1 million from a private investor will allow IRradiance Glass Inc. to expand its manufacturing facility at the University of Central Florida, the company said this week....

REO Names Optics Rep. in China Precision optics manufacturer REO has named HollyWinx Optics as its exclusive sales representative in China. REO produces high-precision thin-film coatings, optics and optomechanical assemblies for...

More Funding Brings Daylight Solutions’ Imager Closer to Market Daylight Solutions Inc. has been awarded additional funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to accelerate the transition of its mid-infrared hyperspectral imaging platform into commercial...

Gigaphoton, Mitsubishi Develop CO₂ Drive Laser Lithography light source manufacturer Gigaphoton Inc. has developed a high-power CO2 drive laser for extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) light sources with Mitsubishi Electric Corp., the company announced...

RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

SPIE Launching Neurophotonics Journal in 2014 SPIE is launching the peer-reviewed journal Neurophotonics under Editor-in-Chief David Boas of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the society said this week. The new journal will focus on novel optical technologies for imaging and manipulation of brain structure and function. The quarterly journal will cover optical technologies and methods driving profound advances in understanding brain...

IR Remote Sensor Combines Detection, Imaging

A new dual-band remote sensor splits the infrared radiation given off by an object into a long-wave portion for detection and into a mid-wave portion for spectral analysis to simultaneously detect...

THz Plasmonic Crystal is Tunable

Normally the light passing through the atomic structure of a photonic crystal is of a fixed frequency, but light passing through a crystal containing plasma can be tuned by adjusting the voltage...

THz QCL Hits Light Output Milestone

Using special symmetrical laser structures, a group in Vienna says it has created a terahertz quantum cascade laser (QCL) with four times higher light output than other such existing devices,...

Aston, NSU Partner on Photonics Research Center

Aston University in England and Novosibirsk State University (NSU) in Russia are partnering to establish a joint research center, the Aston-NSU International Centre for Photonics in Novosibirsk. Both...

NASA Sets Laser Communications Record

NASA’s Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) transmitted data more than 239,000 miles between the moon and Earth using a pulsed laser beam. The download rate of 622 megabits per second...

Nanoscale Engineering Advances QD-LEDs

New research aims to improve quantum dot LEDs (QD-LEDs) by using a new generation of the nanosized, engineered semiconductor particles specifically tailored to have reduced wasteful charge-carrier...

Universal Display Named Top N.J. Tech Firm OLED technology developer Universal Display Corp. has been named Master Technology Company of the Year by the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC), the company announced Wednesday. The 2013 NJTC...

Replacing Mammography with Light and Ultrasound

A new device called a photoacoustic mammoscope combines infrared light and ultrasound to create 3-D maps of the breast. Its creators hope that it could someday replace the x-rays used in traditional...

Light-Activated Implants Signal Specific Deep Tissue

A number of novel therapies under development rely on inducing specific cells to do specific things, but getting the right message to the right group of cells — and at the right time —...

Coating Provides ‘IR Camouflage’

Military camouflage has taken a step forward with the discovery of a coating that, when heated past a certain temperature, looks colder to thermal cameras. A team of applied physicists at Harvard...

Mixing Nanoparticles to Make Multifunctional Materials

A general approach for combining different types of nanoparticles opens opportunities for mixing and matching such particles with different optical, magnetic or chemical properties to form new,...

Quantum Optics Research Garners APS Award

A recent physics graduate from the Rochester Institute of Technology has received an award from the American Physical Society (APS) for his quantum optics research. Hao Shi, a native of China, is a...

Raman Scattering Sped Up for Microscopy

Improvements to Raman spectroscopy using laser frequency combs allow multiple signals from different parts of a molecule — or even different molecules — to be monitored simultaneously...

207-nm UV Light May Reduce Surgical Infections

A narrow spectrum of ultraviolet light can destroy drug-resistant bacteria but is safe for human exposure, a new study says, and may be a way to reduce the serious and stubborn problem of surgical...

Material Gives Visible Light an Infinite Wavelength

A new metamaterial made from stacks of silver and silicon nitride nanolayers gives visible light a nearly infinite wavelength, an international team reports. The material could be used to make novel...

Room-Temp. Nanodiamond Acts as Optical Switch

A single nanodiamond operating at room temperature can be used as an ultrafast optical switch, a key component for future light-based information processing and computing. Faster and more powerful...

UCF Partnership Focuses on Biophotonics A research partnership between UCF’s College of Medicine and CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, is helping scientists use light to learn how cells move during normal development and in...

Water Stream Detects Pollution Better

A microfluidic sensor with a novel design uses unconfined streams of water as a simple, cheap way to test for dangerous chemicals and bacteria in liquid. The pollutant detector, developed in Italy...

Novel Lasers Garner NSF Grant

Work to increase the speed and capacity of silicon chips using novel lasers has received an additional $353,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. University of Texas Arlington electrical...

‘Photons On Demand’ Enable Compact Optical Chips

Multiple imperfect photon sources can be combined on a single silicon chip to produce a much higher-quality source, say researchers in Australia. Such “photons on demand” will help create...

Spinning-disk Microscope Peers into the Heart of a Cell

A new microscopy technique with unprecedented focusing ability will allow structures deep within cells, including viruses and bacteria, to be investigated for the first time.

Ultrafast Spectroscopy Reveals New Uses for Flawed Gems

Ultrafast laser pulses have provided the first detailed observation of how energy travels through flawed diamonds. These flaws, known as nitrogen-vacancy centers, have interesting optical and...

‘God Particle’ Theorists Share Physics Nobel

Peter Higgs and François Englert will share the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for their independent theoretical discoveries nearly 50 years ago of the Higgs boson, the so-called “God...

Laser-Based Lighting Produces Cool White Light

A new laser-based lighting method produces highly efficient cool white light, offering an alternative to LEDs, which can be prone to droop and heating issues. Investigators at the University of...

Fiber Optic Links May Show Height Differences Between Optical Clocks

A new approach uses optical atomic clocks to precisely measure height differences between locations thousands of kilometers apart, a development that could have implications for quantum mechanics,...

Seeing Cells Through Silicon

A new type of near-infrared microscopy can image cells through a silicon wafer, providing more information about diseased or infected cells flowing through microfluidic devices. “This has the...

Tabletop OPA Generates 10 TW

A new optical parametric amplifier that’s extremely efficient and small enough to fit on a desktop generates light pulses of more than 10 terawatts, physicists in Poland report. The compact...

Better Optical Modulators Boost Silicon Photonics

Improvements to two optical modulators are seen as a major step toward a major goal in silicon photonics: enabling microprocessors to use light instead of electrical signals to communicate with...

Tiny Camera Takes a Wide View

A new imager achieves the optical performance of a traditional wide-angle or fish-eye lens — and in high resolution — but in a device less than one-tenth the volume. Such a system could...

Ti:Sapphire Laser Drives Accelerator on Chip

An advance that uses commercial lasers and low-cost, mass-production techniques could set the stage for a new generation of "tabletop" particle accelerators that are less expensive for use in science...

ACQUISITIONS

Acquisition Expands Gooch & Housego’s IR Capabilities Optical components maker Gooch & Housego plc has extended its capabilities in infrared optics and coatings by acquiring Scotland-based precision optical components manufacturer Spanoptic Ltd.,...

Cascade Microtech Acquires ATT Systems Semiconductor test equipment manufacturer Cascade Microtech Inc. has acquired thermal systems provider ATT Advanced Temperature Test Systems GmbH for €8.4 million in cash (about $11 million),...

PRODUCTS

Aspheric Lenses EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 31, 2013 — Ross Optical Industries Inc. has launched a line of precision aspheric lenses, or aspheres, in its redesigned online optics catalog to supplement its specialty optics catalog. The lenses range...

Ross Optical Industries

X6580sc Thermal Imaging Camera

MEER, Belgium, Oct. 31, 2013 — The X6580sc thermal imaging camera from Flir Systems Inc. provides ultrafast frame-rate acquisition for scientific and research applications involving dynamic thermal events. The device...

Model 810 Frame Grabber

TIGARD, Ore., Oct. 30, 2013 — The Model 810 frame grabber from Sensoray Co. Inc. simultaneously captures four channels of analog NTSC/PAL video and four channels of stereo audio for applications in broadcast-grade video/audio...

Sensoray Co. Inc.

LA Series Planar Diffraction Gratings

KYOTO, Japan, Oct. 30, 2013 — The LA series planar diffraction gratings by Shimadzu Corp. are designed for laser systems and are suitable for analytical instruments for research in the life sciences, chemistry and environmental...

IDRaman Reader

DUNEDIN, Fla., Oct. 30, 2013 — Ocean Optics Inc.’s IDRaman reader is a fully integrated Raman system with raster orbital scanning (ROS) technology, a sampling technique that enables more efficient Raman signal collection...

Radiation-Hard Sensor Head

MUNICH, Oct. 29, 2013 — The FPS3010 interferometric replacement sensor from attocube systems AG is available with M12 radiation-hard sensor heads for operation in radioactive environments at radiation doses of up to 10 MGy....

attocube systems AG

Zyla 4.2 Scientific CMOS Camera

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Oct. 29, 2013 — Andor Technology plc has launched the Zyla 4.2 scientific CMOS camera for research and OEM applications such as ion signaling microscopy, superresolution microscopy and light-sheet microscopy, and...

Andor Technology

Push the Boundaries of Understanding

At Hamamatsu, we provide cameras that help biologists capture the little things in life - at the micro- and nanoscales (super-resolution microscopy). We are proud to work with biophysicists and...

Hamamatsu Corporation

Custom Microscope Objectives

Navitar and Special Optics offer custom microscope objectives with working distances from 0.3 mm to 30 mm - tailored to function at wavelengths from 390-750 nm to 700-1400 nm and modified for your...

Thermopile Detectors

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 28, 2013 — Hamamatsu Corp.’s thermopile detectors offer high sensitivity to mid-infrared wavelengths, making them suitable for gas analysis and temperature distribution measurements. The T11262-01...

Hamamatsu Corporation

Concerto HeCd Replacement Laser

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 28, 2013 — Power Technology Inc. has developed the Concerto, a 442-nm solid-state HeCd replacement laser that delivers up to 150 mW of actively stabilized single-frequency light with a spectral bandwidth <5...

Power Technology Inc.

E40 and T420 R&D Thermal Imaging Kits

MEER, Belgium, Oct. 25, 2013 — Flir Systems has added the E40 and T420 packages to its range of entry-level R&D-grade thermal imaging kits for academic teaching and industrial research labs. The kits include a thermal imaging...

IR Wire-Grid Polarizers

BARRINGTON, N.J., Oct. 25, 2013 — New high-contrast IR wire-grid polarizers from Edmund Optics are suitable for broadband IR applications requiring high transmission and contrast, including spectroscopy, thermal imaging and...

Edmund Optics Inc.

12-W PCB Depaneling Laser Source

TUALATIN, Ore., Oct. 24, 2013 — LPKF Laser & Electronics has produced a higher-power laser source for its MicroLine family of UV laser circuit board depaneling systems. The new 12-W power source is suitable for thicker...

LPKF Laser & Electronics

FastCam Mini UX100 Camera

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24, 2013 — Photron Inc.’s Fastcam Mini UX100 high-speed camera offers three onboard memory options up to 16 GB for applications including the life sciences, biomechanics, off-board automotive imaging,...

Photron USA Inc.

IQ7 Laser Speckle Reducer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 24, 2013 — The IQ7 laser speckle reducer from Power Technology Inc. reduces local interference and unwanted intensity patterns to improve laser imaging quality in machine vision applications such as beam...

Power Technology Inc.

TGF-UC180J Gastrovideoscope

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Oct. 23, 2013 — Olympus Medical Systems Group of Olympus America has launched the TGF-UC180J, a curvilinear videoscope based on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for treating gastrointestinal diseases. Whereas in...

Evident Scientific

Picomotor Optical Mirror Mounts

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2013 — New Focus, a Newport Corp. brand, has introduced a series of large-aperture Picomotor-driven kinematic optical mirror mounts. A piezoactuated screw, the Picomotor provides remote high-precision...

Newport - New Focus

OBIS Galaxy Fiber Optic Beam Combiner

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 23, 2013 — The OBIS Galaxy fiber optic beam combiner from Coherent Inc. combines the outputs of up to eight separate lasers into a single-mode fiber for bioinstrumentation applications including flow cytometry...

new pco.edge 4.2 sCMOS camera

From the pioneers in sCMOS image sensor technology. The new pco.edge 4.2 offers >70% quantum efficiency and 0.9 electron read noise. Discover the new possibilities at low light with this perfect...

illumia®plus Light-Measurement System

NORTH SUTTON, N.H., Oct. 22, 2013 — Labsphere, a Halma company, has introduced the illumia®plus series LED- and light-measurement systems for lighting manufacturers. The device is equipped with proprietary mobile Integral...

FMC Option for iXA Camera

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 22, 2013 — Phase One Industrial has released a forward motion compensation (FMC) option that enables the iXA aerial camera system to fly more days under less than optimal light conditions. The new...

Suprema SN100 Optical Mounts

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2013 — Newport Corp.’s enhanced Suprema SN100 1-in. optical mounts provide higher-resolution, 127-thread-per-in. ultrafine adjustment screws and are offered in both knobbed and tamper-resistant...

LaserU Settings Calculator

PHOENIX, Oct. 21, 2013 — The LaserU Settings Calculator by LaserBits Inc. helps users determine the correct settings needed to engrave a job. After the name of the laser manufacturer, the wattage and the substrate are...

Laser Damage Threshold Optical Coatings

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2013 — Deposition Sciences Inc.’s new line of laser damage threshold (LDT) optical coatings features LDT levels up to 25 MW/cm2 for use with diode, diode-pumped solid-state and gas lasers. The...

Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI)

New USB3 ICX674 Microscopy Cameras

Demo Lumenera’s high-performance microscopy cameras including: ICX674 sensor-based USB3 cameras offering high speed and high sensitivity; INFINITYHD with direct connectivity to monitor,...

Teledyne Lumenera

Commander UV Raman Triple Spectrometer

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Oct. 20, 2013 — McPherson’s Commander triple spectrometer now operates over a wider wavelength range. Featuring multiple ports for experiments such as UV Raman and photoluminescence, it is suitable for...

Silicon Photomultipliers

WALTHAM, Mass, Oct. 18, 2013 — Excelitas Technologies has added two new models to its line of silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) for low-light level detection. The C30742-11-050 and C30742-66-050 are suitable for positron emission...

Excelitas Technologies Corp.

Fiber Coupler for Quartz Fibers

HUDSON, N.H., Oct. 17, 2013 — New fiber couplers from Laser Components USA Inc. facilitate the coupling of light from free-beam lasers into a quartz fiber. Using a mounting flange, the coupler is directly attached to the...

Laser Components USA Inc.

GEVA 3000 Vision System

WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 17, 2013 — Teledyne Dalsa, a Teledyne Technologies company, has added the GEVA 3000 to its line of vision systems for applications on the factory floor. The 0º to 45º fanless design reduces...

Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components

High-Energy Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters

BARRINGTON, N.J., Oct. 17, 2013 — Edmund Optics’ high-energy UV fused silica polarizing cube beamsplitters offer an extinction ratio >3000:1, providing an alternative to Brewster windows. Their typical damage threshold...

Edmund Optics Inc.

EoSens CoaXPress Cameras

UNTERSCHLEISSHEIM, Germany, Oct. 16, 2013 — Mikrotron GmbH’s EoSens CoaXPress 3CXP, 4CXP, and 25CXP digital high-speed cameras enable new applications in quality assurance and process optimization, including laser triangulation, 3-D...

ColdAb Series 4 Thin-Film Deposition System

II, Finland, Oct. 16, 2013 — The ColdAb Series 4 thin-film deposition system from Picodeon Ltd. Oy is designed for pulsed laser deposition (PLD) of oxides, metals and several composites in volume manufacturing. The system...

Picodeon Ltd. Oy

508 Perfect Vision Spectrophotometer

HARPENDEN, England, Oct. 16, 2013 — The new 508 Perfect Vision by Craic Technologies, offered by Elliot Scientific, adds UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometry and imaging to legacy microscopes for numerous nondestructive laboratory and...

Elliot Scientific Ltd.

PEABODY, Mass., Oct. 15, 2013 — International Light Technologies has released a line of more than 30 single- and multichip-array UV LEDs for applications in air, surface and water sterilization; pesticide detection; plant growth;...

International Light Technologies, Gilway & International Light Divs.

EZ-ID Software

LAWRENCE, Mass., Oct. 15, 2013 — Running on an oreXpress portable spectrometer, Spectral Evolution’s EZ-ID software enables users to compare target scans with the US Geological Survey (USGS) spectral library or commercially...

Spectral Evolution Inc.

157 Series Optical Thickness Gauge

VICTOR, N.Y., Oct. 15, 2013 — Bristol Instruments has introduced the 157 Series optical thickness gauge for manufacturers whose development and production processes require precise thickness information about materials such as...

Bristol Instruments Inc.

DFS2X Incremental Encoders

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14, 2013 — The DFS2X line of programmable incremental encoders from Sick Inc. are suitable for packaging, printing, roll-diameter sensing and general manufacturing applications requiring precise positional...

Karbon-CXP2 Two-Link Frame Grabber

WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 12, 2013 — BitFlow Inc. has introduced the Karbon-CXP2 two-link frame grabber for one two-link camera or up to two single-link cameras in smaller vision systems. The device offers video acquisition speeds...

IQ6 Laser Diode

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 11, 2013 — The IQ6 laser diode module from Power Technology Inc. is suitable for OEM applications requiring narrow spectral widths and long coherence lengths. The device offers wavelengths from 390 to...

Power Technology Inc.

Krystal Glass-Bottom Microplates

WREXHAM, Wales, Oct. 10, 2013 — Porvair Sciences has introduced next-generation ultraflat Krystal glass-bottom microplates for imaging cell growth. They are manufactured using a proprietary process that produces optimal light...

Porvair Sciences Ltd.

UVG20C 20-mm² Photodiode

NEWBURY PARK, Calif., Oct. 10, 2013 — Opto Diode, a member of the ITW Photonics Group, has released the UVG20C, a 20-mm2 photodiode with a circular active area for electron detection. The absence of a surface dead region results in...

Opto Diode Corporation

TruLaser Cell 3000

FARMINGTON, Conn., Oct. 10, 2013 — The TruLaser Cell 3000 five-axis laser machine from Trumpf Inc. cuts and welds 2-D or 3-D components, including nonferrous metals, for high-volume production applications in job shops, automotive...

UI-3370CP-NIR Camera

OBERSULM, Germany, Oct. 9, 2013 — The UI-3370CP-NIR camera from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH features the near-IR version of Cmosis NV’s 4.2-MP sensor and is suitable for machine vision, biometry and diagnostics,...

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

Focal-pShaper 9_532q

BERLIN, Oct. 9, 2013 — AdlOptica GmbH’s refractive Focal-πShaper 9_532q, optimized for 532-nm lasers, transforms a round Gaussian laser beam into a square focused spot with almost 100% efficiency for...

Broadband Light Sources

NEWTON, N.J., Oct. 9, 2013 — Thorlabs has extended its broadband sources into the IR spectral range with the addition of the SLS201 and SLS202, two fiber-coupled tungsten light sources for chemical, medical and biological...

ROS-Glo H₂O₂ Assay MADISON, Wis., Oct. 8, 2013 — Promega Corp. has launched the ROS-Glo H2O2, a nonhorseradish peroxidase (HRP)-dependent, plate-based bioluminescent assay designed to detect reactive oxygen species (ROS). It measures the...

MPS-SV Vertical Translation Stages

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 8, 2013 — The MPS-SV series vertical translation stages from Aerotech Inc. offer 0.05-µm minimum incremental motion and are engineered for applications ranging from laboratory research to production...

Chiller/Heater Technology

CARY, Ill., Oct. 7, 2013 — Durex Industries has announced its patent-pending extreme ceramic chiller/heater for semiconductor equipment and analytical instrumentation applications. The aluminum nitride...

Durex Industries

IDRaman micro Microscope

DUNEDIN, Fla., Oct. 7, 2013 — Ocean Optics’ IDRaman micro, a compact microscope that takes Raman measurements, is designed for research, quality control and quality assurance applications requiring improved focus and high...

EVO Series SEMs

JENA, Germany, Oct. 7, 2013 — Carl Zeiss Group’s next-generation EVO series scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) deliver work-flow automation, beam-deceleration technology and high-definition imaging for materials and life...

Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH

DMC-30016 Pocket Motion Controller

GREENVILLE, Del., Oct. 6, 2013 — Galil Motion Control has added the DMC-30016 to its Pocket Motion controller series. The device combines a single-axis motion controller with a 1.4-A-per-phase stepper drive in a compact unit. ...

Galil Motion Control Inc.

CAC-400/CAC-400-A Optical Fiber Cleavers MORGANVILLE, N.J., Oct. 5, 2013 — Vytran has introduced two compact, automated, large-diameter optical fiber cleaver systems that enable high-volume production of fiber lasers, fiber-based medical and sensing devices, and other fiber...

Sapphire Waveplates

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 4, 2013 — Meller Optics Inc. has introduced low-order sapphire waveplates for changing the polarization state of high-power IR and visible lasers from linear to circular, and vice versa. The waveplates...

Meller Optics Inc.

8743-CL Picomotor Controller/Driver IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2013 — New Focus, a Newport Corp. brand, has released the 8743-CL, a two-channel integrated closed-loop picomotor controller and driver. The single-box device can be manually controlled with the...

Newport - New Focus

Bi-O-Vision Transilluminators

WESTBURY, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2013 — The Spectroline Bi-O-Vision series transilluminators from Spectronics Corp. produce both 312-nm UV and white light to view fluorescent gels or visible blots for life science applications. The...

Spectronics Corp., Spectroline

Fiber-Coupled, Multibar Diode Laser

MAINZ, Germany, Oct. 3, 2013 — Dilas has introduced its fiber-coupled, multibar diode laser module for applications such as cladding, brazing, hardening and heat-conduction welding. With its fiber interface, it can be combined...

DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH

IQ Fume Extraction System

POOLE, England, Oct. 2, 2013 — BOFA International Ltd. has released the iQ, an intelligent operating fume extraction system that monitors the status of a prefilter and combined main filter. Preblockage warnings provide...

BOFA International Ltd.

PhotoFluor LM-75 Microscopy Light Source BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 2, 2013 — 89 North Inc. has released the PhotoFluor LM-75, a direct-mounted metal-halide light source for fluorescence microscopy. The device features high intensity at the specimen plane and a...

MagniStar Bi-Telecentric Lenses

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2013 — The MagniStar line of C-mount bi-telecentric lenses from Navitar Inc. is suited for industrial measurement and inspection applications requiring improved precision and depth of field. The first...

WTCP5V5A Temperature Controller

BOZEMAN, Mont., Oct. 1, 2013 — The WTCP5V5A thermoelectric temperature controller from Wavelength Electronics combines pulse-width-modulated control with improved temperature stability for portable, airborne and other...

Wavelength Electronics Inc.

Board-Level uEye LE Camera

OBERSULM, Germany, Oct. 1, 2013 — The IDS Gigabit Ethernet board-level uEye LE industrial camera series is now available with a high-resolution 5-megapixel CMOS sensor from Aptina for microscopy, industrial inspection and machine...

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

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