Aug 1, 2007 — Labsphere Inc. has unveiled the Starter and Choice packages for LED and light source characterization. They incorporate spectrometers, intensity heads, a spectral irradiance receiver, a calibration lamp standard, an LED spatial analyzer and the LightX software platform. The packages perform accurate calibration and fast measurement for research, development and production applications. The CDS 1100 and CDS 2100 CCD array spectrometers offer a choice of spectral ranges in the UV/VIS/NIR. The...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 2, 2007 -- Osram Opto Semiconductors announced it is developing a low current, high-power green 1 mm2 chip featuring the latest in thin-GaN (gallium nitride) technology. With unprecedented brightness values of more than 180 lm achieved in the laboratory, the...

Jul 1, 2007 — For the consumer electronics market, Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH has launched Ostar Projection, a module consisting of six LED chips. The 1-mm2 chips use thin films to deliver surface emissions in red (617 nm), green (517 nm) and blue (655 nm). A...

BARRINGTON, N.J., June 28, 2007 -- Edmund Optics (EO) has released TechSpec light pipe homogenizing rods for OEM illumination which use total internal reflection to turn a nonuniform light source into uniform illumination and deliver it to the target site. The rods are suitable for...

SCHLIEREN, Switzerland, June 1, 2007 -- Exalos has released 1520-nm superluminescent LEDs (SLEDs) for fiber-optic sensor, telecommunication and instrumentation applications. SLEDs are semiconductor light sources that combine the spatial coherence of a laser diode with the temporal...

Jun 1, 2007 — The ES7-1350 offered by Titan Tool Supply Inc. is a fiber optic borescope with a flexible cable that maintains a fixed position until readjusted. Measuring 1350 mm long, it can reach deep into walls, drains, vents and engine blocks through 7.5-mm...

Jun 1, 2007 — MH&W International Corp. has introduced Keratherm 86/77 to provide electrically conductive bonding sites on a flexible and thermally conductive material that can be attached to nonlinear heat-spreading structures for mounting LEDs and other hot...

Jun 1, 2007 — A 5-mm InGaN domed fluorescent pink discrete LED from Ledtronics Inc. has an optical-grade epoxy and produces 80-mcd illumination with a 180° viewing angle at 20 mA that is visible even in direct sunlight. Sturdy leads provide reliability in...

Jun 1, 2007 — TT electronics’ Optek Technology and IRC Advanced Film divisions have developed an LED design kit based on IRC’s Anotherm, a thermally conductive aluminum alloy substrate. Visible LEDs and other components are mountable directly on the substrate,...

Jun 1, 2007 — Philips Lumileds Lighting Co. has unveiled its Luxeon Rebel power LEDs that operate between 350 and 1000 mA. Warm-, neutral- and cool-white color temperatures and standard InGaN and AlInGaP colors are available. The cool-white model exceeds 70 lm/W...

RONKONKOMA, N.Y., May 21, 2007 -- Apollo Display Technologies said it has developed a method to make LED-backlit TFT LCDs compatible with night-vision imaging systems which furnishes VGA-and XGA-resolution TFT LCDs (thin-film transistor liquid crystal displays) backlit by LED rails...

TORRANCE, Calif., May 17, 2007 -- LEDtronics Inc. has introduced a discrete 5-mm (T1½) standard dome aqua-green LED, the LD200-0AG-15D. The 525-nm aqua-green LED, with a water-clear lens and a 15-degree viewing angle, uses an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) diode with optical-grade...

RODGAU, Germany, May 7, 2007 -- The team at laser systems developer Omicron Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH has created a new series of high-power LED modules (LEDMOD). The various models of the product are characterized by three special features: In fiber-coupled implementation...

May 1, 2007 — The OL 700-4pi integrating sphere from Optronic Laboratories Inc. is designed for total and partial luminous flux measurements of LEDs and on-site calibration. An internal reflectance/auxiliary lamp calibrates the sphere and compensates for changes...

CARROLLTON, Texas, April 23, 2007 -- Providing design engineers with an extended range of isolators for applications that require 6 kVDC electrical isolation, sensor maker Optek Technology has expanded its line of optically coupled isolators. Designated the OPI7000 series, the...

Apr 9, 2007 — As LEDs become brighter and more energy efficient, they are being used in more general lighting applications. Many of these applications require a homogenized light without glare or hot spots. Luminit light shaping diffusers (LSDs) can provide these...

Apr 9, 2007 — Fusion Optix's expertise in optical films, LED lighting, and system assembly enables design and prototype of high-performance LED BLUs for LCDs. Our product encompasses LED displays of all sizes ranging from small hand-helds to large size LCD...

Apr 1, 2007 — The Smart Force drivers for high-brightness LEDs are available from Endicott Research Group Inc. as a driver board or as a complete kit that includes the board and rails. The boards use a DC/DC boost to provide voltage to a constant-current driver...

Apr 1, 2007 — The precisExcite light source from CoolLed Ltd. is suitable for fluorescence time-course experiments. Using three colored, collimated LED sources in a common package, the device delivers separate controllable wavelength peaks of 400, 470 and 525 nm....

Apr 1, 2007 — The Dynasty series integrated power LEDs from the CAO Group Inc. provide 50 to 100 lm/W and feature replaceable bulbs, 100% waterproof operation, integrated optics and a continuous 360° viewing angle. The hermetically sealed and RoHS-compliant...

Apr 1, 2007 — Hamamatsu Corp. has released the Lightningcure LC-L1, a monochromatic LED spot light source for UV curing applications. The device provides a spot-focused wavelength of 365 ±5 nm, which delivers up to 2000 mW/cm2 with only a small rise in...

Apr 1, 2007 — Newport Corp. has introduced the 1918-C handheld optical power and energy meter. Suitable for testing laser, LED, laser diode and broadband light sources, the compact and sturdy device measures power from 1 nW to 6 kW and energy from 250 μJ to...

Apr 1, 2007 — Optronic Laboratories Inc.’s OL 771 is a photodiode array-based spectroradiometer system that measures LEDs and LED clusters and chips. A rugged and portable enclosure houses the control electronics, the internal spectrograph and the detector. The...

SCHÖFFENGRUND, Germany, March 23, 2007 -- Moulded Optics GmbH has recently introduced multipage brochures describing its "new" standard line of precision-molded micro half-ball lenses, its standard line of aspheric lenses and its line of optical components. The half-ball lenses are...

TORRANCE, Calif., March 13, 2007 -- LED maker LEDtronics announces the B3127 series single-contact 9-mm bayonet-based 7-LED cluster lamps for direct replacement of incandescent bulbs #6MB, 44, 47, 755 (5/6 V), 24 MB (24 V) 313, 757, 1819, 1829 (28 V) and 120 MB, NE51H (120 VAC). These...