Oct 1, 1999 — The Q82232 optical sensor from Tektronix Inc. is designed to characterize polarization-dependent loss in dense WDM systems and associated wavelength-dependency characteristics in optical devices. The sensor, which has a power range of -94 to +10 dBm, provides wavelengths of 900 to 1650 nm and polarization-dependent loss characteristics of less than or equal to 0.003 dB peak to peak. When it is used with both the company's Q8221 optical power meter and its Q82203 interface plug-in, the sensor...

Sep 1, 1999 — Industrial Fiber Optics has added a high-efficiency GaN green 530-nm LED to its fiber optic component offerings. The IF-E93 LED produces 100 µW from the end of a 10-cm­long, 1000-µm plastic core fiber when driven with 10 mA. Applications...

Sep 1, 1999 — The RS-DAQ instrument controller from C&L Instruments Inc. was designed for use with the multiwavelength dye fluorometer instrument family. The controller supports machine control, pulse counting and analog data acquisition, as well as providing...

Sep 1, 1999 — Verity Instruments Inc. has introduced its SD1024 spectrograph for low-exposed-area endpoint detection, plasma diagnostics and advanced process control applications. It provides continuous monitoring of plasma emissions in the 200- to 800-nm range....

Sep 1, 1999 — General Photonics Corp. has added two scales to its PolaRite polarization controllers to help researchers and engineers who must frequently adjust polarization settings remember where their previous settings were. These scales may be added on as...

Aug 1, 1999 — The R7110U-40 hybrid photodetector from Hamamatsu Corp. features a low hysteresis over a spectral response range of 350 to 720 nm. It measures 18 mm high and 20 mm in diameter, has a 5-mm-diameter active area, requires 8000 VDC and operates between...

Aug 1, 1999 — The 5X0 windowless series of large-area avalanche photodiodes from Advanced Photonix Inc. is designed to provide maximum collection efficiency by allowing the detector to be placed in direct contact with a scintillator or fiber optic bundle. These...

Aug 1, 1999 — The S1024DW deep-well miniature fiber optic spectrometer from Ocean Optics Inc. is for applications that require high signal-to-noise-ratio measurements, such as thin-film analysis, tablet dissolution or enzyme kinetics. The company says it enables...

Aug 1, 1999 — Meller Optics Inc. offers custom-engineered optical domes for protecting detectors and sensors from water, chemicals, debris and corrosive materials. The domes feature viewing angles to 160° and can be manufactured with outside diameters up to 4...

Jul 1, 1999 — McPherson Inc.'s optical fiber environmental test system allows the study of wavelength-dependent propagation effects in optical fibers. The test chamber permits fixturing to measure bend radius losses and transmittance at temperatures from -50 to...

Jul 1, 1999 — Gamma Scientific has unveiled the FM-100 flash measurement photometer system. It can measure the illuminance of flashing light sources such as aircraft anticollision and highway safety strobes, and barricade lighting. Sensitivity of the pulse...

Jul 1, 1999 — Exfo E.O. Engineering Inc. has developed the IQ-1600 power meter for characterization of optical switches, multichannel optical power monitoring, R&D, and qualification and production testing of fiber optic components. This high-speed power...

Jul 1, 1999 — The ORS20 and SD-43 optical-to-electrical converters from Tektronix Inc. are embedded with Picometrix Inc.'s photodetector technology. The converters are suitable for the design and development of high-speed optical networks. They can be used by...

Jul 1, 1999 — On-Trak Photonics Inc. is offering the OT-301DL OEM position-sensing amplifier, a printed circuit board amplifier designed for direct integration into users' instrumentation. Optimized for duo-lateral position-sensing detectors with adjustable bias...

Jul 1, 1999 — The UV-VIS monolithic miniature spectrometer from Carl Zeiss is available from Hellma. This spectral sensor measures 65 x 50 x 40 mm and has a spectral range of 190 to 735 nm. A cross-section converter and diode array are fixed to the module's...

Jun 1, 1999 — The S7033 and S7034 series of CCD area image sensors from Hamamatsu Corp. deliver quantum efficiency greater than 90% and have a built-in thermoelectric cooler. Designed for low-light-level scientific applications, the devices are suitable for...

Jun 1, 1999 — Vision Components has expanded its VC series of industrial smart cameras with the addition of single-board versions of the VC13 and VC11 models. The boards run on 12 VDC and feature a digital signal processor, 2 MB of DRAM, 512 kB of nonvolatile...

Jun 1, 1999 — A low-cost linear charge-coupled device array detector for spectroscopic-based applications has been introduced by Ames Photonics Inc. The Larry 2048L detector is suited for applications requiring detection from 200 to 1100 nm, and it can upgrade...

Jun 1, 1999 — On-Trak Photonics Inc.'s OT-301 versatile position-sensing amplifier is for optical position-sensing applications. It is designed to provide an X-Y position and sum output from duolateral, tetralateral, single-axis, quadrant and bicell...

Jun 1, 1999 — Duma Optronics Ltd. has introduced a stand-alone laser beam positioning system. The compact instrument supports two position-sensing detectors and is suitable for measurement of laser power and centration, long-term quality control testing of...

Jun 1, 1999 — The FieldSpec JR spectroradiometer from Analytical Spectral Devices Inc. uses the same detectors and costs less than the company's FieldSpec FR. The resolution in the 350- to 1000-nm range is the same for both models, while in 1000- to 2500-nm range...

Jun 1, 1999 — Flir Systems Inc.'s FireFlir is a lightweight, hands-free thermal imager designed for firefighting applications. The uncooled microbolometer detector system detects up to 16,000 temperature levels and delivers both monochrome and color images. The...

May 1, 1999 — The NP-2000 erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) optical gain block from Nuphoton Technologies is an efficient fiber pumped with 980-nm semiconductor laser pumps. Wavelength combiners combine the pump laser and the incoming signal into the...

May 1, 1999 — The CF-1000 fiber optic light source from Illumination Technologies Inc. has an internal eight-position color filter wheel and features both DC regulation and internal light feedback compensation for color stability. It accepts 25 (outside diameter)...

May 1, 1999 — Hamamatsu Corp. has introduced a silicon photodiode for near-infrared operation that is suited for spectrophotometry, optical measurement and environmental sensors that measure oxides of nitrogen. The S6204-03 is housed in a 1-in.-diameter package...