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PINOVA Capital Acquires Sill Optics Munich-based private equity firm PINOVA Capital has acquired all shares in Sill Optics along with Christoph Sieber, managing director. Sieber holds a minority stake in the company with all other shares held by PINOVA Capital.
Paladino to Join Photronics’ Board of Directors Mary Paladino will join Photronics Inc.’s board of directors as an independent director, effective Oct. 1. Paladino is a certified public accountant with over 30 years of accounting and auditing...
Mount Sinai Establishes Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Institute The Mount Sinai Health System has established the Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, which will create biomedical engineering research and training programs for its graduate and medical...
Lamprecht to Become Next President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG Karl Lamprecht will assume the role of president and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG, effective April 1, 2020. He will succeed Michael Kaschke, who has held the office of CEO for 10 years and has served on the...
Photon Etc. Receives Award for Innovation at WMIC Photon etc. received the fifth annual Commercial Innovation of the Year Award at the 2019 World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) for its IR VIVO NIR-II imaging system. The winner was chosen based on...
II-VI Completes Finisar Acquisition II-VI Inc. has completed the acquisition of Finisar Corp., which was first announced Nov. 9, 2018. The transaction was made with a combination of term loans and $1.1 billion of the company’s stock....
NKT Photonics Opens Facility and Office in Boston NKT Photonics will celebrate the grand opening of their Boston office on Oct. 30. The facility, announced earlier in the year, will not only serve as a headquarters for U.S. sales and support, but...
Endowed Chair Created at University of Arizona James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences The John Paul Schaefer Endowed Chair is the fourth endowed chair associated with the Distinguished Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences Fund, created by James C. Wyant, founding dean of the...
NASA to Monitor Ionosphere with Jenoptik Optics' and Navy's MIGHT! NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite (ICON) is scheduled to launch next month for a two-year mission to gather information on weather and other physical processes within the...
Invicro Names Morris VP of Scientific Imaging Research Invicro has appointed Evan Morris vice president of scientific imaging research at their New Haven, Conn., location. Morris serves as a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, biomedical...
Elbit Systems US Subsidiary Completes Acquisition of Harris Night Vision Elbit Systems subsidiary Elbit Systems America has acquired Harris Night Vision for $350 million. The company was previously owned by L3 Harris Technologies. Bezhalel Machlis, president and CEO of...
Nanotronics Announces New Manufacturing Facility in Brooklyn, NY Nanotronics, along with New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, have announced a high-tech manufacturing center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The facility will be located in the historic Building 20, a...
Foresight to Collaborate with Guide Infrared Vision systems company Foresight Autonomous Holdings has announced a collaboration with infrared camera manufacturer Wuhan Guide Infrared. The companies will cooperate in the development of...
II-VI and LITE-ON Partner on Lidar II-VI Inc. has signed a strategic partnership agreement with optoelectronic specialist LITE-ON Technology Corp. The partnership will enable the volume manufacturing and commercialization of packaged...
Modulight Appoints Orsila President, CEO Modulight Inc. has named Seppo Orsila as president and CEO, effective immediately. Petteri Uusimaa will assume the roles of vice president and CTO. Orsila and Uusimaa will continue to lead the...
LBP Purchases Symons Mirror Technology LBP Optics has announced the purchase of Symons Mirror Technology, an optical and mechanical component diamond machining company. The acquisition allows LBP Optics to manufacture complex shapes such...
SCD Awarded More Than $40M in Contracts for MWIR Detectors SemiConductor Devices has been awarded a number of contracts in North America and Europe, totaling more than $40 million, for the supply of MWIR (midwave infrared) high-definition detectors for...
Harvard Bioscience Elects Edrick to Board of Directors Harvard Bioscience, Inc. has elected Alan Edrick to its board of directors, effective Sept. 3. Edrick, 51, serves as executive vice president and CFO of OSI Systems, Inc., a specialist in...
Satisloh Names Lothes CEO Optics manufacturer Satisloh has named Peter Lothes as the company’s president and CEO, effective Sept. 1. Lothes became Satisloh’s worldwide president at the beginning of 2019. Lothes is...
Berliner Glas Takes on Apprentices Berliner Glas welcomed 22 apprentices on Sept. 2, 16 of whom will work in Berlin and six at SwissOptic AG in Heerbrugg, Switzerland. Berliner Glas welcomes new apprentices to its Berlin office....
Lumotive and Himax Technology Set Sights on Autonomous Vehicle Market with High-Performance Lidar Lumotive, a startup funded in part by Bill Gates, has announced a collaboration with Himax Technologies Inc. to jointly develop alternative beam steering technology in lidar systems for the...
Research & Technology
Hollow-Core Fiber Technology Shows Low Loss, Longer Transmission The Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton has further advanced hollow-core fiber technology, a potential alternative to traditional optical fibers. At the 2019 European Conference on Optical Communication in Dublin, the researchers showed hollow-core Nested Antiresonant Nodeless Fibre (NANF) with a loss of 0.65 dB/km across the full C and L telecommunication...
Spectroscopy Technique Widens Spectra for Measuring Molecular Structure Researchers at the University of Tokyo have combined two current spectroscopy techniques — infrared (IR) absorption and Raman scattering spectrometry — to create complementary vibrational...
Machine Learning Helps Tune, Characterize Quantum Dots Quickly Using a machine-learning approach, scientists from the Universities of Oxford, Basel, and Lancaster are automating the process of characterizing and tuning individual semiconductor quantum dots (QDs)...
Machine Learning Speeds Metamaterial Design for Thermophotovoltaic Devices A Duke University engineering team has used machine learning to design dielectric metamaterials that absorb and emit specific frequencies of terahertz (THz) radiation. Use of machine learning made it...
Light-Activated Hybrid Bots Drive Muscle Activity Through Nerve Cells Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed soft, microscopic, swimming biohybrid robots powered by skeletal muscle tissue that is stimulated by onboard motor...
High-Performance Organic Photovoltaic Cells Developed for Indoor Use Scientists from Linköping University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the University of Science and Technology Beijing have developed organic solar cells that can convert ambient indoor...
Quantum Foundry to Develop Materials for Quantum-Based Technologies The University of California, Santa Barbara will be the home of the nation’s first Quantum Foundry, a center for developing materials and devices for quantum-information-based technologies....
Using Green Light to Synthesize Organic Compounds A team from Yokohama National University has developed oxygen heterocycles using green light as a photocatalyst. Their sustainable approach to developing these compounds could help organic chemists...
On-Chip Tunable Photonic Delay Line Could Help Miniaturize OCT Devices Scientists at Columbia University have developed an on-chip, tunable photonic delay line to miniaturize imaging technology. Using their on-chip technology to map the back of the eye, the researchers...
Optical Clock Uses Laser Tweezers to Manipulate Atoms JILA physicists have demonstrated a new atomic clock design that uses laser tweezers to trap, control, and isolate atoms. The tweezers are created by an IR laser beam aimed through a microscope. The...
Deep Tissue Project Expected to Boost 3-Photon Microscopy Heriot-Watt University is collaborating with laser specialist Chromacity Ltd. and microscope manufacturer Scientifica on the development of a laser designed for deep tissue analysis. Once completed,...
Sensor Detects Buried Objects from Moving Vehicle A new laser-based sensor, developed by a team at the University of Mississippi, can detect buried objects such as land mines even while the detector is in motion. The new device, called a Laser Multi...
Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy Approach Improves Precision An interferometric, single-molecule localization method for superresolution fluorescence microscopy, developed by scientists at the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, could...
Ultrablack Coating Is 10× Darker Than Other Very Black Materials MIT engineers have developed a material that they say is 10× blacker than anything that has previously been reported. The material is made from vertically aligned carbon nanotubes that the team grew...
Optical Lace Could Give Robots Higher Tactile Capabilities Optical lace — lacings of stretchable optical fibers distributed throughout 3D-printed elastomer frameworks — could be used to create a linked sensory network similar to a biological nervous system...
Compressive Sensing Techniques Speed 2-Photon Microscopy To enhance the imaging speed of two-photon microscopy without compromising resolution, researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong combined compressive imaging techniques with a multifocus...
Researchers Remove Obstruction to Single-Photon Emission in Quantum Dots Quantum dots (QDs) are an efficient interface between matter and light and could potentially form the basis of quantum communications. However, their signal can be obstructed by structures that form...
Device Generates Renewable Electricity from Cold Night Sky An inexpensive thermoelectric device demonstrated the ability to power an LED at night by harnessing the cold of space to generate electricity. Such a device could be used for power generation in...
2-Level Optogenetic Device Could Broaden Options for Large-Mammal Studies An implantable optrode array, developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde and the University of Utah, is capable of exciting below-surface neurons in large mammal brains both by...
Terahertz Heterodyne Detection with Graphene Could Power Space Telescopes Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have demonstrated a terahertz (THz) detector made from graphene for use in next-generation astronomy detectors. A near zero-electron scenario, called...
NIST Automates and Upgrades Its LED Photometry Lab The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has improved the accuracy and speed of its calibration service for assessing the brightness of LED lamps and other solid-state lighting...
Perfect Soliton Crystals Boost Performance of Microresonators École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) scientists have bypassed light-bending losses that can occur when light pulses exit an optical microresonator, and have uncoupled the pulse repetition...
Mathematical Model Based on Maxwell’s Equations Leads to Discovery of New Lightwave Equations developed by physicist James Clerk Maxwell have helped to reveal how crystals can be manipulated to produce a distinctive form of lightwave. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and...
Single-Nanowire Spectrometer Works Separately from Components Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a microspectrometer based on a single, compositionally engineered nanowire that is independent of the complex optical components or cavities...
Biomaterial from Bacteria Shows Promise for Photonic Applications An international research team showed that a material created using tellurium nanorods, which are produced by naturally occurring bacteria, could be an effective nonlinear optical material that is...
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Provides 1-nm Resolution Tip-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (TERRS) has been demonstrated by a research team at Fritz-Haber Institute. The results suggest that TERRS could offer a new approach for the atomic-scale...
MWIR Laser Enables Study of High-Explosive Detonations Scientists at the University of Arizona and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories used a broadly tunable swept-wavelength external cavity quantum cascade laser (swept-ECQCL) operating in the...
Differential Detection Improves Accuracy in Diffractive Optical Neural Networks Improvements to an optical neural network being designed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) take advantage of the parallelization and scalability of optical-based computational...
Injected Nanoparticles Could Enable Sight Beyond Visible Spectrum No mammalian photoreceptor can effectively detect light that exceeds 700 nm, and mammals are unable to see near-infrared (NIR) light or to project a NIR image to the brain. To enable the detection of...
acquisitions
PINOVA Capital Acquires Sill Optics Munich-based private equity firm PINOVA Capital has acquired all shares in Sill Optics along with Christoph Sieber, managing director. Sieber holds a minority stake in the company with all other...
II-VI Completes Finisar Acquisition II-VI Inc. has completed the acquisition of Finisar Corp., which was first announced Nov. 9, 2018. The transaction was made with a combination of term loans and $1.1 billion of the company’s stock....
Elbit Systems US Subsidiary Completes Acquisition of Harris Night Vision Elbit Systems subsidiary Elbit Systems America has acquired Harris Night Vision for $350 million. The company was previously owned by L3 Harris Technologies. Bezhalel Machlis, president and CEO of...
LBP Purchases Symons Mirror Technology LBP Optics has announced the purchase of Symons Mirror Technology, an optical and mechanical component diamond machining company. The acquisition allows LBP Optics to manufacture complex shapes such...
Products
Fiber Management System HERISAU, Switzerland, Oct. 7, 2019 — The LISA Double Access fiber management system from HUBER+SUHNER AG is a high-density, modular cross-connect solution. With a maximum of 3600 ports per rack, LISA provides a separation of incoming and outgoing optical connectivity, which can be managed with ease and efficiency. The comprehensive, simple-structured fiber optic management system helps mitigate the vulnerability of fiber optic...
HUBER+SUHNER AG, Fiber Optics
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XR Optics Platform SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2019 — The XR optics platform from Infinera Corp. is point-to-multipoint coherent optical subcarrier aggregation technology optimized for hub-and-spoke traffic patterns. Powered by independently...
Infinera Corp.
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Clean Room Rotary System PHILADEPHIA, Oct. 7, 2019 — The XY-ROTARY system from IntelLiDrives Inc. is an integrated clean room system that addresses the needs of scanning microscopy, wafer and printed circuit board inspection, semiconductor...
IntelLiDrives Inc.
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Spectrum Analyzers LUTON, England, Oct. 4, 2019 — Anritsu Corp. has expanded its Spectrum Master MS2760A ultraportable spectrum analyzer series with extended broadband frequency coverage from 9 kHz to 170 GHz and introduced the Spectrum Master...
Anritsu Ltd.
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Frequency Comb Laser PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 4, 2019 — The Mendocino Frequency Comb Laser from Calmar Laser is designed for optical communications and the growth of internet data traffic. The compact, 1560-nm femtosecond laser module provides a...
Calmar Laser
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Distributed Feedback Laser Sources SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2019 — Non-hermetic 30- to 40-mW distributed feedback (DFB) laser sources from NeoPhotonics Corp. can be used in silicon photonics-based 400-G data center transceivers. Low-loss spot size converter...
Lumentum
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CMOS Imager TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany, Oct. 3, 2019, — The IMX485 Starvis™ CMOS Imager from Sony Semiconductor Solutions is available from FRAMOS GmbH, providing high visibility in low light. This 1/1.2-type CMOS sensor reaches a resolution...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Micropump Laser SAXONBURG, Pa., Oct. 3, 2019 — The 400-mW micropump laser from II-VI Inc. is designed for high-temperature operation. The single-mode, uncooled laser maintains a high output power of 400 mW with 1 W of power consumption in...
Coherent Corp.
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Safety Light Curtain HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 3, 2019 — The F3SG-SR Series Safety Light Curtain from Omron Automation Americas helps manufacturers comply with global safety standards without sacrificing efficiency or throughput. The curtain helps...
Omron Automation
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GaN-on-Si Micro-LED Display PLYMOUTH, England, Oct. 3, 2019 — A 2.5-μm pixel pitch ultra-high-resolution micro-LED display from Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. uses monolithic GaN-on-Silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology. The micro-LED display can be used in...
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd.
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Multifiber Optical Connectivity Components TOKYO, Oct. 2, 2019 — Sumitomo Electric Industries’ AirMT™ multifiber optical connectivity technology from Senko Advanced Components Ltd. aims to solve connectivity problems of existing multifiber push-on...
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
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Metal Laser Welding Solution SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 2, 2019 — The ExactWeld 230 from Coherent Inc. is a turnkey solution for the automated, precision laser welding of metal parts. It includes a 200-W fiber laser, part clamping, up to four axes, an...
Coherent Inc.
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Monochrome CMOS Camera ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2, 2019 — The See3CAM_CU55M from e-con Systems Inc. is a 5-MP, monochrome USB 3.1 high-speed camera with a 1/2.5-in. AR0521 CMOS image sensor. Backed by 2.2- × 2.2-μm pixel BSI technology, the...
e-con Systems Inc.
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Borosilicate Windows BARRINGTON, N.J., Oct. 2, 2019 — TECHSPEC® BOROFLOAT® Borosilicate Windows from Edmund Optics Inc. offer high resistance to thermal shock and high temperature. Designed for use in harsh environments, BOROFLOAT® is...
Edmund Optics
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NIR Calibration Software MILFORD, Mass., Oct. 1, 2019 — UCal 4™ Chemometric and Database Management Software from Unity Scientific Inc. is designed for the development of custom NIR calibrations. The software helps derive maximum value from...
Unity Scientific
Ytterbium-Doped Fibers SAINT-GERMAIN EN LAYE, France, Oct. 1, 2019 — Single- and Dual-Clad Ytterbium (Yb)-Doped Fibers from iXblue are designed for 1-μm-fiber manufacturers. The IXF-YDF-6-125 single-clad Yb fiber features a 6-μm core and a 125-μm...
Exail
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Panel-Mount LED Indicators TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2019 — The PT503B series of panel-mount LED indicators from LEDtronics Inc. are IP66-rated with negligible heat generation. Providing sunlight-visible LED light colors, the indicators save energy and...
LEDtronics Inc.
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OLED Light Strips DRESDEN, Germany, Sept. 30, 2019 — OLED Light Strips from Fraunhofer FEP act like a single luminous surface without interruption. Any number of OLED modules can be connected without creating visible interruptions to the active...
Fraunhofer FEP
Laser Production Optical System JENA, Germany, Sept. 30, 2019 — The JENvelt™ from Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH is a complex optical system that integrates into laser production machines. The compact plug-and-play system caters to various...
Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH
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Automotive System-on-Chip SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2019 — The 1.3-MP OX01F10 System on a Chip (SoC) from OmniVision Technologies Inc. provides automotive designers with high imaging performance across a wide range of challenging lighting conditions. ...
OMNIVISION
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Test and Measurement Software CERRITOS, Calif., Sept. 27, 2019 — The ScanExpress™ 9.4 Boundary-Scan software from Corelis Inc. is a boundary-scan test and measurement software with improved features over its predecessors. ScanExpress Runner now...
Corelis Inc.
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Multi-Angle Spectroradiometer SAN DIEGO, Sept. 27, 2019 — The GS-1164 multi-angle spectroradiometer from Gamma Scientific Inc. rapidly and accurately measures color and luminance at four simultaneous viewing angles. The platform’s design...
Gamma Scientific
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Material Analysis Scanner LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27, 2019 — The NeoSpectra Scanner from Si-Ware Systems is an in-field material analysis scanner for the agriculture and food industries. With spectral sensor technology, the scanner features a wide...
Si-Ware Systems Inc.
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Eye Disease Detection Software NIJMEGEN, Netherlands, Sept. 27, 2019 — RetCAD eye disease detection software from Thirona uses artificial intelligence to analyze retina scans to detect abnormalities. RetCAD uses a fundus camera to scan the retina. Such a scan can...
Thirona
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LED and Electronic Cooling Material AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 26, 2019 — The SDP Gap Filler Series of LED cooling materials from Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc. are ideal for cooling automotive electronics, power converters, LED lighting modules, communications...
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America
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DRI Detectors BERLIN, Sept. 26, 2019 — The optimized Differential Refractive Index (DRI) Detectors from Testa Analytical Solutions enhance the performance of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gel permeation chromatography...
Testa Analytical Solutions eK
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IR Proximity Sensing Module PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, Sept. 26, 2019 — The 1-mm3 TMD2635 IR Proximity Sensing Module from ams AG enables audio manufacturers of True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbud products to develop smaller, lighter industrial design earbuds. The IR...
ams OSRAM
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Fiber Connector Adapter CAMARILLO, Calif., Sept. 25, 2019 — Adapters for testing duplex LC, 16f MTP, and CS connectors have been announced by OptoTest Corp. Insertion and return loss are tested across all fibers of the connectors without the need for...
Santec California Corp.
Ion Beam Etch System ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 25, 2019 — The Quasar Ion Beam Etch System from Plasma-Therm LLC is designed for advanced ion beam etch (IBE) with enhanced capability. The Quasar IBE system incorporates a unique feature of planetary...
Plasma-Therm
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Digital Microscopes WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 24, 2019 — The VHX-7000 Series of digital microscopes from Keyence Corp. features a 4K CMOS image sensor and a new optical system, combining a large depth of field with high resolution. A wide range of...
Keyence Corp. of America
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Fiber End Face Coatings BEDFORD, N.H., Sept. 24, 2019 — Fiber End Face Coatings from Laser Components USA can now serve process fibers with large bending radii or large core diameters of up to 1000 µm. An improved ion source has improved the...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Laser Power Sensor ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 24, 2019 — The Ophir L2000W-PF-120 Laser Power/Energy Sensor from MKS Instruments Inc. is a water-cooled sensor for measuring large pulsed lasers. The thermal sensor measures powers from 1 to 2000 W and...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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Packaging Inspection Suite WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 23, 2019 — The PackFlow packaging inspection suite from BitFlow Inc. improves packaging industry inspection of materials printed on high-speed web presses. The PackFlow bundle features line-scan cameras,...
BitFlow Inc.
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Thermal Camera MEER, Belgium, Sept. 23, 2019 — The T860 thermal camera from FLIR Systems Inc. streamlines industrial inspections. Featuring onboard Inspection Route software, the camera is ideal for inspecting critical assets including...
Teledyne FLIR
Dust Sensor WILMINGTON, Mass., Sept. 23, 2019 — The Telaire SM-UART-04L PM2.5 dust sensor from Heilind Electronics Inc., an authorized distributor for Amphenol Advanced Sensors, provides fast and accurate measurement of fine particle dust in...
Heilind Electronics Inc.
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Transceivers, Splitters, and Cables SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2019 — 400G DR4 500-m transceivers, 400G DAC splitters, and 100G SFP-DD DAC cables for server/storage interconnects from Mellanox Technologies Ltd. are interconnect solutions for data center servers and...
Mellanox Technologies Inc.
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Global Shutter Sensor SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2019 — The backside-illuminated, global shutter OG01A image sensor from OmniVision Technologies Inc. features a 2.2-μm pixel size and combines PureCel Plus-S pixel technology with Nyxel NIR technology to...
OMNIVISION
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Laser Spectrum Analyzer MEYLAN, France, Sept. 20, 2019 — The ZOOM UHR ultrahigh-resolution laser spectrum analyzer from RESOLUTION Spectra Systems SAS features up to 1.6 GHz spectral resolution. With a wavelength range of 950 to 1080 nm, an optical...
Resolution Spectra Systems
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CMOS Image Sensor GRENOBLE, France, Sept. 20, 2019 — The Flash CMOS image sensor series from Teledyne e2v Ltd. is tailored for 3D laser profiling and displacement applications, as well as high-speed, high-resolution inspection tasks. Designed to...
Teledyne e2v - UK
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3D Transparent LCD Displays ROCHESTER, England, Sept. 19, 2019 — 3D transparent LCD displays from Crystal Display Systems Ltd. use a high-brightness display component at the rear of the transparent, eliminating the potential for backlighting in design and project...
Crystal Display Systems Ltd.
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IP67-Rated GigE Cameras BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 19, 2019 — IP67-rated GigE cameras from Imperx Inc. are designed for use across all industries and offered in a lightweight and compact 42 × 48-mm size. The IP67-rated cameras are ideal for any...
Imperx Inc.
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Fiber Optic Inspection Probe RENTON, Wash., Sept. 19, 2019 — The DI-2000 Autofocus Fiber Optic Inspection Probe from Lightel Technologies Inc. provides ergonomic ease-of-use and versatile inspection of the endfaces for fiber optic male and female, single, and...
Lightel Technologies Inc.
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OCT System JENA, Germany, Sept. 19, 2019 — The CIRRUS 6000 100-kHz ultra-fast OCT system from Carl Zeiss Meditec AG is designed to increase the efficiency of eye care practices. The system provides wider and deeper OCT/OCTA scans with...
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
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Optical Trigger PITSTONE, England, Sept. 18, 2019 — The OT-3 Optical Trigger from Specialised Imaging Ltd. is both a flash detector to trigger cameras or tracker systems and a projectile movement detector when measuring velocity. The OT-3...
Specialised Imaging Ltd.
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Focusing Objectives NEWTON, N.J., Sept. 18, 2019 — The LMUL-10X-UVB, LMUL-20X-UVB, and LMUL-50X-UVB Focusing Objectives from Thorlabs Inc. are high-power UV devices designed for use with UV excimer lasers and other UV sources. The objectives...
Thorlabs Inc.
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CoaXPress-NVIDIA Imaging WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 17, 2019 — A high-speed CoaXPress-NVIDIA embedded imaging system from BitFlow Inc. is a small form factor solution that can reside in compact devices or larger mechanical or electrical systems. The...
BitFlow Inc.
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GigE Vision Camera TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany, Sept. 17, 2019 — The D435e GigE vision camera from FRAMOS GmbH is an industrial 3D device for rugged environments, enabling real-time positioning, orientation, and tracking of robots, automated guided vehicles, and...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Cooled Thermal Camera PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Sept. 17, 2019 — The microCORE 250HD cooled thermal camera from RP Optical Lab Ltd. features a resolution designed for various defense and homeland security applications. The lightweight camera has a 16×...
RP Optical Lab Ltd.
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Cross Hairs Generator KARLSRUHE, Germany, Sept. 13, 2019 — The EVT Cross Hairs Generator (CHG) from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH is an independent system for displaying cross lines. A monitor can be connected to the CHG as a standalone device, or the...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Tunnel Diode Detectors LEWISVILLE, Texas, Sept. 13, 2019 — A line of coaxial-packaged tunnel diode detectors from Fairview Microwave Inc. are ideal for proof-of-concept and prototype applications for military and commercial radar, aerospace and defense,...
Fairview Microwave
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Hexapod ARVADA, Colo., Sept. 12, 2019 — The Hybrid Hexapod from ALIO Industries offers five- and six-axis motion performance. Being orders of magnitude more precise than traditional hexapods, the Hybrid Hexapod is 100× stiffer,...
ALIO Industries LLC
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Fiber Transceivers OSLO, Norway, Sept. 12, 2019 — 32-G Fiber Channel Transceivers from Smartoptics AS are supported for embedded use in fiber-channel-capable switches. The simplicity of the embedded solution enables a compact building...
Smartoptics
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Infrared Laser Slider IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2019 — The Infrared Slider from Spectrolight Inc. is a bolt-on accessory for the Light Aligner beam alignment tool. A screw can be tightened to fix the location of the IR slider based on the required...
SPECTROLIGHT Inc.
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PCB Repair Microscope FAIRPORT, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2019 — The QianLi LC-IRP01 Thermal/Visible Microscope from Saelig Co. Inc. is a diagnostic tool for printed circuit board (PCB) repair. The microscope displays heat images to help identify damaged or...
Saelig Co. Inc.
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Infrared Defense System ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Sept. 11, 2019 — The Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system from Northrop Grumman Corp. is designed to protect aircraft from current and emerging IR threats. CIRCM is a lightweight countermeasure system...
Northrop Grumman, Land and Avionics C4ISR Div.
XYR Alignment Stages VAN NUYS, Calif., Sept. 11, 2019 — XYR Alignment Stages from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. offer high precision and repeatability for industrial, medical, semiconductor, research, and laboratory applications. The XYR-01-01...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Static Ceramic Converters MAINZ, Germany, Sept. 11, 2019 — Static ceramic converters from Schott AG accelerate compact laser light applications without moving parts. For laser-pumped phosphor light sources, the phosphor ceramic converter components...
SCHOTT AG
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3D Profile Inspector KARLSRUHE, Germany, Sept. 9, 2019 — The Smart Sense Saturn 3D Profile Inspector from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH allows the single-button training of any profile. The system features a GigE Power Over Ethernet (PoE) interface,...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Spectral Light Meter TURKENFELD, Germany, Sept. 9, 2019 — The MSC15 Spectral Light Meter from Gigahertz-Optik GmbH measures LED-based light sources by illuminance, spectrum, color, CRI, PAR, and human-centric metrics. Internal memory for local storage...
Gigahertz-Optik GmbH
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Hybrid Agricultural LED EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2019 — The TopLight Hybrid smart fixture from LumiGrow Inc. is an LED grow light featuring a hybrid enriched white spectrum for agricultural uses. The light fixture combines high-pressure sodium and...
Lumigrow
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Laser Lens ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., Sept. 6, 2019 — The E²L Extreme Environment Lens from BEA Lasers is a laser lens designed for use with the MIL Series of devices. The E²L Extreme Environment Lens incorporates a quartz glass lens...
BEA Lasers
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Optical Inspection System NECKARTENZLINGEN, Germany, Sept. 5, 2019 — The portable optical inspection system from Math & Tech Engineering GmbH uses an integrated USB uEye 3.0 camera from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH to automatically detect and evaluate...
Math & Tech Engineering GmbH
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Camera Evaluation Kits AHRENSBURG, Germany, Sept. 5, 2019 — The CoaXPress 2.0 (CXP-12) evaluation kits from Basler AG consist of a Basler boost camera, a CXP-12 interface card, and a CXP-12 accessory starter kit. The camera features a Sony IMX253 sensor...
Basler AG
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UV Imaging Camera PISCATAWAY, N.J., Sept. 3, 2019 — The SceneScope RUVIS 29MP Full Spectrum Imaging Camera from SPEX Forensics, division of Horiba Instruments Inc., is a reflective UV imaging system. The short-wave device captures 29 MP in a...
HORIBA
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SWIR Imaging Camera MEER, Belgium, Sept. 3, 2019 — The A6260 SWIR imaging camera from FLIR Systems Inc. is a research-grade device with fully customizable features. The A6260 offers improved sensitivity and linearity across the full dynamic...
Teledyne FLIR
Black Multimode Fiber Optic Cables LYNNWOOD, Wash., Sept. 3, 2019 — 62.5/125 Black Multimode Fiber Optic Cables from ConnectZone LLC are used for short-distance data transmissions. The Multimode Fiber Optic Cables use light impulse technology that is...
ConnectZone
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Process Design Kit SINGAPORE, Sept. 3, 2019 — CompoundTek Pte Ltd.’s silicon photonics Process Design Kit (PDK) is now compatible with Luceda Photonics’ IPKISS platform. Providing a reliable and scalable design flow, the PDKs...
CompoundTEK Pte.
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