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Photonics.com - November 2015
Business
PureLiFi, Lucibel Collaborate to Develop LiFi Luminaire
Two European companies will develop and market the continent's first fully industrialized luminaire based on LiFi — high speed, bidirectional, networked and mobile wireless communications using...
Ophir-Spiricon Partners with US Army for Workforce Training
Ophir-Spiricon LLC is making it a priority to hire veterans by participating in the U.S. Army's Partnership for Youth Success program. "We are excited to welcome Ophir-Spiricon to our team of...
NKT Photonics Supplies Supercontinuum Lasers to Leica Microsystems
Leica Microsystems GmbH has signed a 14-month supply contract with NKT Photonics A/S to deliver its SuperK EXTREME supercontinuum lasers to power the Leica TCS SP8 X confocal microscope for...
Application Note: Airborne Spectrometers Monitor Volcanic Emissions
Flying into the maws of active volcanoes, spectrometers from Ocean Optics will help scientists study the effects of eruptions on climate. As part of the Trail by Fire project, the Flame miniature...
IR Missile-Jamming System Tested on Military Transport Plane
A defensive laser and imaging system from Elbit Systems Ltd. was successfully implemented on an Airbus C295 military transport plane, jamming IR, ground-to-air, heat-seeking man-portable missiles...
Sick, MVTec Increase Collaboration
Sick AG and MVTec Software GmbH are expanding their collaboration by integrating their hardware and software in machine vision systems. In addition to its own algorithms, Sick will use MVTec's Halcon...
Pleora Expands in Europe with Rauscher Distribution, Support Staff
Pleora Technologies Inc. is expanding its service to Europe through a distribution agreement with Rauscher GmbH of Munich and the placement of support staff. Rauscher will distribute Pleora's video...
UK Creates £13M Photonics Manufacturing Hub
More than 40 U.K. companies will take part in a photonics manufacturing research center to be led by the University of Southampton. The Future Photonics Hub will provide national leadership in...
Opsens Revenues Climb Following Regulatory OKs
Preparing to introduce to the global market its fiber optic sensor system for diagnosing and treating clogged arteries, Opsens Inc. ended its fiscal year with a 28 percent rise in revenue. The...
Headwall, Bratney to Collaborate on Food Imaging
Hyperspectral imagers from Headwall Photonics Inc. will be integrated into machine vision systems for food handling from Bratney Companies of Des Moines, Iowa. Bratney's systems help sort and grade...
Jonathan Kincaid Joins Idex Optics
Idex Optics & Photonics has appointed Jonathan Kincaid to its commercial strategic account team, supporting subsidiaries Advanced Thin Films and CVI Laser Optics. Kincaid worked previously in the...
Purdue Assembles Label-Free Imaging Research Team
As part of its strategic growth plan, Purdue University's College of Engineering has appointed a research team to develop label-free spectroscopic sensing techniques. Label-free imaging foregoes...
Strobe LEDs for Ballistics Research Net Metaphase $250K Army Contract
The U.S. Army has awarded Metaphase Technologies Inc. a $250,000 contract to develop and manufacture advanced high-speed LED strobed illumination equipment for ballistics research. The equipment will...
Bell Labs Proposes Multiplexing Scheme for Petabit Communications
A new multiplexing scheme could allow optical networks to transmit data at petabits per second — creating enough capacity to allow two-thirds of the U.S. population to simultaneously stream HD...
Monica Monici Elected President of Gravity Research Group
Monica Monici, scientific director of the scientific research department at ASALaser (ASA SRL), has been elected president of the European Low Gravity Research Association (ELGRA). "We congratulate...
Onefive Moving to Larger Facility
Citing increased demand for its laser modules, Onefive GmbH is moving to a newly acquired facility a few kilometers from its old factory. A cleanroom at the new Regensdorf facility. Courtesy of...
Horiba Promotes Francis Ndi to Product Line Manager
Horiba Scientific has promoted Export Manager Francis Ndi to product line manager for its optical spectroscopy division. "Francis's background in both domestic and international sales provides a...
Hamilton Thorne Names Keith Edwards VP
Keith F. Edwards has been named senior vice president and general manager of Hamilton Thorne Inc. Most recently, Edwards was the president of Biocat Inc. of Horsham, Pa., where he led channel sales...
First Light Imaging Camera Sets World Record
First Light Imaging SAS says one of its IR cameras has achieved a world record by capturing 3,507 full-frame images per second with subelectron readout noise. An e-avalanche photodiode sensor allows...
AMS to Acquire Cmosis for $235M
AMS AG plans to acquire CMOS image sensor developer Cmosis BVBA of Antwerp, Belgium, from the investment firm TA Associates Management LP of Boston, Mass., in an all-cash, €220 million (about...
Application Note: Raman Microscope Probes Semiconductor Defects
Using Raman microscopy to study flaws in the crystal structure of semiconductors could lead to better epitaxial growth processes that would make the materials more energy efficient when used in...
e2v Opens Yokohama Office
Machine vision firm e2v Technologies has expanded its Asian-Pacific network with the opening of an expanded office here. "Japan is a growing market for e2v products, and we recognize the importance...
Quanergy Develops Lidar for Self-Driving Cars
Quanergy Systems Inc. plans to release the first solid-state lidar sensor for self-driving cars in 2016. The sensor contains an integrated circuit that scans in every direction without any moving...
Elbit Launches Consumer Wearables Company Everysight
Elbit Systems Ltd. has spun off the consumer wearable company Everysight, which is expected to produce smart glasses for cyclists next year. A defense technology company, Elbit specializes in...
Macom to Acquire Optical Subassemblies Firm FiBest for $60M
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. (Macom) will acquire Japanese optical subassembly supplier FiBest Ltd. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $60 million. The acquisition will...
Multipix, MVT Win Machine Vision Award
Multipix Imaging Components Ltd. of Petersfield and Machine Vision Technology Ltd. of Royal Leamington Spa recently received the Most Innovative Machine Vision Project award from the Processing and...
Robert Rosenthal Joins Bruker Board
Bruker Corp. has appointed Dr. Robert Rosenthal to its board of directors. Rosenthal is CEO and director of Taconic Biosciences Inc. in Hudson, N.Y., a provider of research models for the...
RetroSense Raises $6M to Develop Optogenetics for Vision Restoration
Clinical-stage biotechnology company RetroSense Therapeutics LLC has secured $6 million in financing from new and existing investors to advance its optogenetics technology for the restoration of...
Trumpf Expands with Chicago Technology Center
Trumpf Inc. will expand its automation and R&D capabilities with a 50,000-square-foot technology center to be built outside Chicago. The Trumpf Technology Center will focus on integrating...
Alphaeon to Acquire Eye-Surgery Laser Developer Lensar for $59M
Seeking to expand its ophthalmology products business Alphaeon Corp. will acquire femtosecond lasers developer Lensar Inc. for up to $59 million by the end of the year. Founded in 2004 and based in...
3D Printing Firm Prodways Acquires Exceltec for Polymer Laser Sintering Materials
Prodways, a subsidiary of Groupe Gorgé, has acquired Exceltec SARL of Lyon, a company specializing in the development and distribution of polymer materials for industrial 3D printing using...
Lightwave Logic Testing Organic Waveguides
Lightwave Logic Inc. is banking on the potential of organic polymers to compete with metallic semiconductors in optoelectronics applications. The company recently began passive testing of ridge...
Application Note: Temperature-Controlled Stages Avoid Heat Damage to Cells
Temperature-controlled stages have been used to fend off heat damage to cells caused by illumination in correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) experiments. A research group at the...
Optical Communications Firm Xtera Announces IPO
Xtera Communications Inc. has announced its initial public offering of 5 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $5 per share. The shares will trade on the NASDAQ Global Market...
Osram Will Invest €3B in LED Chip Plant, R&D Projects
Osram Licht AG plans to invest &euro3 billion (about $3.22 billion) in LED and laser lighting technologies and applications by 2020. “Following a phase of strategic realignment, we are now...
Sir Richard Friend Awarded for Plastic Electronics Contributions
Sir Richard H. Friend is the recipient of the 2015 Von Hippel Award for his pioneering research on polymeric semiconducting materials, which has helped drive advances in LED and solar cell...
Rofin Sees Profitable Year Despite Lower Sales
Citing cost-saving strategies and consolidation efforts, Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. achieved a 64 percent increase in profits in fiscal 2015 despite a modest decline in sales. Net income for the...
Plessey, 8Point3 Partner on Architectural Lighting
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. has partnered with 8Point3 Energy Partners LP to develop high-efficiency architectural lighting products. High-efficiency LED architectural lighting. Courtesy of Paula...
L-3 Wescam to Open Imaging Systems Service Center in UAE
To provide maintenance and repair services in the Middle East, L-3 Wescam has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investment Co. (ADASI) to open an authorized service center in the...
Space Institute Funds Adjustable-Rx Eyeglasses, Light-Therapy Sleep Mask
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute has awarded matching-grant funding to two small medical technology companies developing light-based products for astronauts that also hold promise for...
Skorpios Expands Silicon Photonics Manufacturing Capabilities in New Mexico
Fabless silicon photonic integrated circuit manufacturer Skorpios Technologies Inc. has secured funding to acquire and upgrade a facility to expand its R&D, test and assembly capabilities....
Steady Sales Growth Drives 9.5% Rise in Profits at Hamamatsu
Growth in domestic sales and a favorable exchange rate fueled at 9.5 percent increase in earnings at Hamamatsu Photonics KK in fiscal 2015. For the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, Hamamatsu reported...
Dispelix to Commercialize Virtual Display for Smart Glasses
Dispelix Oy plans to commercialize a display that brings visual information directly into the user's field of vision as an HD image on an eyeglass lens. The technology is based on light-guide optics,...
Solar Cell Efficiency Reaches 19.1% in Collaboration between Hanwha, 1366
Hanwha Q Cells Co. Ltd. and 1366 Technologies Inc. have achieved solar cell efficiency of 19.1 percent under a fabrication partnership that began in March. Hanwha Q Cells' cell architecture, called...
Rudolph Appoints Michael Plisinksi CEO as Paul McLaughlin Retires
Michael P. Plisinski will succeed Paul F. McLaughlin as CEO and a general director of Rudolph Technologies Inc. McLaughlin has served as the company's CEO since 1996. In accordance with the term of...
Te Lintelo Systems Named BeNeLux Distributor by Duma Optronics
Electro-optical and laser instrumentation technology firm Duma Optronics Ltd. has chosen Te Lintelo Systems BV as the exclusive distributor of its products in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg....
In Memoriam: Teddi C. Laurin, Photonics Industry Champion and Publisher
Tom Laurin, president of Laurin Publishing Co. Inc., has announced the passing of his mother and company founder, Teddi C. Laurin, who will be remembered as an indomitable advocate for the photonics...
Cary Davies Named Fluorescence Product Manager at Horiba
Horiba Scientific has named Cary Davies global product line manager for its fluorescence division. Davies has 29 years of experience in the fluorescence spectroscopy field as a salesman, sales...
Faro CEO Jay Freeland to Step Down; Search for Successor Underway
Jay Freeland, president and CEO of 3D measurement firm Faro Technologies Inc., has announced his plans to leave the company. Freeland will remain in his current roles, including as board member,...
IRradiance Wins $150K Grant for MIR Laser Lens Prototype
A Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Air Force Research Laboratory will fund development of a chalcogenide glass lens for use in mid-infrared...
Imperx Names Lee Kimes Director of R&D
Imaging firm Imperx Inc. has named Lee Kimes director of R&D in its engineering department. Kimes will head the company's new R&D facility in Orlando. Kimes has been a part of the military...
Hasselblad, DJI Form Aerial Imaging Partnership
Aerial technology company DJI of Shenzhen, China, has acquired a strategic minority stake in aerial photography product developer Victor Hasselblad AB. DJI (Da-Jiang Innovations Science and...
Winners of 2015 Insight Awards for Scientific Imaging Announced
Andor Technology Ltd. and Bitplane AG, both Oxford Instruments companies, have announced three first-place winners of their 2015 Insight Awards, a scientific imaging competition. The winning entry in...
Application Note: Imaging Hypervelocity Impacts for Aerospace Safety
Study of hypervelocity impacts could aid development of housings that protect airplanes and satellites from flying debris. Researchers at the Thiot Ingenierie Shock Physics Laboratory been studying...
Heliospectra to Fulfill $229K Order for Greenhouse LEDs
Heliospectra AB has received a major order from a European greenhouse grower for its LightBar V101 LED grow light. The purchase order — Heliospectra's largest in Europe — represents the...
GSI Group to Acquire Lincoln Laser for $11M
GSI Group Inc. will acquire the assets of Lincoln Laser Co. of Phoenix for $11 million in cash. A provider of polygon scanners and other optical scanning technology for the medical, food processing,...
Coherent Increases Profits, Acquires 2 Firms in 2015
Capping off a year in which it made two acquisitions geared toward laser materials processing, Coherent Inc. reported a 29 percent increase in profits. Net income for the fiscal year, which ended...
Carinthian Research Center Wins €700K Contract for Laser Rocket Ignition Research
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded to CTR Carinthian Tech Research AG a contract worth about €700,000 (about $760,000). Under the contract, CTR will further develop its HiPoLas laser...
Solid State Supplies to Distribute Luminus LED Technology in UK
Solid State Supplies has reached a franchise distribution agreement for the U.K. with Luminus Devices Inc., a global manufacturer LEDs headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. Luminus develops and markets...
Resonetics Expands Materials Processing Capabilities with Acquisition of Mound Laser
Resonetics LLC has acquired Mound Laser and Photonics Center Inc., a manufacturer of microscale metal components for the medical device and defense industries, for an undisclosed sum. Mound Laser is...
LightPath Appoints John Cardenas Quality Assurance Manager
LightPath Technologies Inc. has chosen John Cardenas as its quality assurance manager. Cardenas has more than 15 years of experience in the fields of international quality assurance management,...
Lumentum Appoints Chris Pfistner VP of Product Line Management
Lumentum Holdings Inc. has appointed Chris Pfistner vice president of product line management for data communications products. In the newly created position, Pfistner will report to Alan Lowe,...
KMLabs Secures $5.5M Investment from Intel, Equity Fund
Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories Inc. (KMLabs), a laser manufacturer developing ultrafast short-wavelength technologies, has received an investment totaling $5.5 million. The investment is led by Intel...
German Partnership to Modify Laser Welding for Shipbuilding
The nonprofit research institute Lazer Zentrum Hannover eV (LZH) will work with industry partners and scientists to solve the challenges of joining steel and aluminum in maritime construction. To...
OLEDWorks Acquires Assets, German Factory from Philips
Light engine and panel manufacturer OLEDWorks LLC has completed its acquisition of key organic LED (OLED) assets and intellectual property from diversified technology company Royal Philips. Terms of...
Diagnostic Photonics Wins Business Plan Competition with Cancer Imaging Technology
Diagnostic Photonics Inc., a startup developing a handheld, high-resolution imaging system for cancer surgery, is the winner of a business plan competition. The competition was sponsored by the...
MPrime Signs Solar Equipment Distribution Agreement with Gintech
MPrime Solar SA, a photovoltaic equipment distribution branch of Martifer Solar, has signed a distribution agreement with Gintech Energy Corp. of Taiwan for its solar modules in France, Portugal and...
ASE Optics Europe to Design Metrology System for Nuclear Fusion Experiment
ASE Optics Europe has secured a subcontract for the design upgrade of metrology equipment to be used in an international nuclear fusion project. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor...
SAS Places Order for InnoLas Solar Cell Processing Machines
Solar cell manufacturer Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. (SAS) has placed an order with InnoLas Solutions GmbH for five ILS-TT high-throughput laser machines for processing passivated emitter rear...
FBGS Partners With FAZ on Medical Fiber Sensors
FBGS Technologies GmbH has partnered with FAZ Technology Ltd. of Dublin, Ireland, a manufacturer of ultrahigh-resolution measurement devices for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. The partnership...
Research & Technology
Process Minimizes Contact Reflectance in Solar Cells
Electrical contacts take up 5 to 10 percent of the surface of conventional solar cells, reflecting sunlight and hampering power generation. A simple chemical reaction can cause those contacts to...
Lensless Camera Thinner than a Dime
Using a gridlike mask instead of a lens, a camera system thinner than a dime could pave the way for imaging systems embedded in flexible, foldable and even disposable media. FlatCam detects a linear...
Application Note: Airborne Spectrometers Monitor Volcanic Emissions
Flying into the maws of active volcanoes, spectrometers from Ocean Optics will help scientists study the effects of eruptions on climate. As part of the Trail by Fire project, the Flame miniature...
Superacid Erases Thin Film Defects, Boosting Luminescence
An organic superacid can smooth out defects in monolayer semiconductors, potentially making them more viable for applications such as transparent LED displays, ultrahigh-efficiency solar cells and...
Theory: Increasing Vibrations Makes SERS More Powerful
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) could become an even more powerful tool for probing single molecules if those molecules can be made to vibrate more, a theoretical model suggests. SERS is...
UK Creates £13M Photonics Manufacturing Hub
More than 40 U.K. companies will take part in a photonics manufacturing research center to be led by the University of Southampton. The Future Photonics Hub will provide national leadership in...
Laser Cools Liquid for First Time
A near-infrared laser has been used to cool water by more than 10 °C in what is believed to be the first instance of laser cooling in a liquid. A team of researchers from the University of...
Purdue Assembles Label-Free Imaging Research Team
As part of its strategic growth plan, Purdue University's College of Engineering has appointed a research team to develop label-free spectroscopic sensing techniques. Label-free imaging foregoes...
Bell Labs Proposes Multiplexing Scheme for Petabit Communications
A new multiplexing scheme could allow optical networks to transmit data at petabits per second — creating enough capacity to allow two-thirds of the U.S. population to simultaneously stream HD...
Calibration Sharpens Superresolution Microscopes
Superresolution microscopes can be made even sharper with arrays of nanoscale apertures that compensate for optical aberrations more effectively than previous techniques. The arrays allow for more...
Viral Method Aids Two-Photon Imaging of Primate Brains
Tailored viruses that make brain cells manufacture fluorophores could make two-photon microscopy techniques viable for studying primate brains. Tested first in marmosets, the technique could for the...
Application Note: Raman Microscope Probes Semiconductor Defects
Using Raman microscopy to study flaws in the crystal structure of semiconductors could lead to better epitaxial growth processes that would make the materials more energy efficient when used in...
Projector Would Keep Up with Moving Surfaces
A proposed projection mapping technique would make light stick to moving objects like paint. Proposed by professors Daisuke Iwai and Kosuke Sato of Osaka University, the technique relies on a camera...
Kirigami Helps Solar Cells Track the Sun
Kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting, could help create flexible solar cells that track the sun to generate more electricity than stationary panels. With help from an art professor,...
IR Thermography May Help Diagnose Joint Inflammation
Noninvasive, low-cost IR thermography may be effective for imaging joint inflammation and also shows promise for assessing ergonomic problems caused by office work. A study at the University of...
UV Light Powers Nanosubmersible Motors
Single-molecule machines that move through fluids with UV light-powered motors could someday carry cargo for medical and other applications. Microscopic machines with motors have been developed over...
Laser Method Would Heat Fusion Materials Faster
Directly targeting ions with lasers could heat certain materials to 1 KeV — equivalent to more than 10 million °F — in 20 fs, or 100 times faster than previously demonstrated. The...
Optofluidic Systems Detect Ebola, Flu Viruses
A chip-scale hybrid device integrates a microfluidic chip for sample preparation and an optofluidic chip for optical detection of Ebola and other viral pathogenic RNA molecules. A small, dedicated...
Application Note: Temperature-Controlled Stages Avoid Heat Damage to Cells
Temperature-controlled stages have been used to fend off heat damage to cells caused by illumination in correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) experiments. A research group at the...
Osram Will Invest €3B in LED Chip Plant, R&D Projects
Osram Licht AG plans to invest &euro3 billion (about $3.22 billion) in LED and laser lighting technologies and applications by 2020. “Following a phase of strategic realignment, we are now...
Nanotweezers Increase Velocity of Particle Transport
Nanotweezers that exploit plasmonics, heat and an electrical field flow overcome previous limitations caused by weak convection properties. The nanotweezer system uses a nanoantenna to concentrate...
Sir Richard Friend Awarded for Plastic Electronics Contributions
Sir Richard H. Friend is the recipient of the 2015 Von Hippel Award for his pioneering research on polymeric semiconducting materials, which has helped drive advances in LED and solar cell...
'Golden Window' Eyed for Deeper Tissue Imaging
Longer wavelengths in the near-infrared range may offer a "golden window" for noninvasive but deep imaging of brain and breast tissue, City College of New York researchers have proposed. Current one-...
Plasmonic Absorbers Capture Specific Wavelengths
An experimental fabrication technique has created perfect absorbers for small bands of the electromagnetic spectrum from visible light through the near-infrared. The technique could allow advanced...
'Invisible' Graphene Layer Protects Nanowires from Radiation Damage
Wrapping silver nanowires in a one-atom-thick layer of graphene protects the structures from radiation damage that has historically prevented their use on a commercial scale. "The damage occurs in...
Optogenetics Pioneers Ed Boyden, Karl Deisseroth, Gero Miesenböck Garner International Research Prizes
Three optogenetics researchers have been recognized with international awards for their pioneering work on controlling cells with light. Ed Boyden, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and...
Plastic Fluorescence Microscope Brings Diagnostic Care to Rural Poor
A miniature plastic digital fluorescence microscope that can quantify white blood cell levels in patients aims to improve disease detection in rural parts of the world. The inexpensive point-of-care...
NASA Exploring Freeform Optics for Compact Space Telescopes
Freeform optics technology allows telescope mirrors to take almost any shape, potentially improving image quality over a larger field of view. Prompted by advances in computer-controlled fabrication...
Laser-Machined Microresonators Offer Efficient SHG
Femtosecond laser micromachining and other processes can create smaller optical resonators out of lithium niobate (LN), potentially allowing their integration into chip-scale sensors....
Algorithm Adds 3rd Dimension to Standard Video
By exploiting the graphics-rendering software that powers sports video games, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) have...
Lotus Leaf-Based Metamaterial Capable of Near-Total Light Absorption
An experimental biometamaterial fabricated using a lotus leaf as a template is capable of almost total absorption of light across the entire visible spectrum. Researchers from the Tokyo and Shibaura...
Changing Frequency Speeds Phosphor Light Emission
A technique for controlling light from phosphors at very high speeds could overcome the materials' slow optical performance, potentially enabling their use in optical communications. Phosphors are...
Carinthian Research Center Wins €700K Contract for Laser Rocket Ignition Research
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded to CTR Carinthian Tech Research AG a contract worth about €700,000 (about $760,000). Under the contract, CTR will further develop its HiPoLas laser...
Record-Setting Phototransistor is Flexible and Sensitive
Inspired by mammals' eyes, a record-setting phototransistor could improve the performance of myriad products — from digital cameras, night-vision goggles and smoke detectors to surveillance...
German Partnership to Modify Laser Welding for Shipbuilding
The nonprofit research institute Lazer Zentrum Hannover eV (LZH) will work with industry partners and scientists to solve the challenges of joining steel and aluminum in maritime construction. To...
Efficient Spectroscopic Imaging Demonstrated In Vivo
Although optical spectroscopy is routinely used study molecules in cell samples, it is currently not practical to perform in vivo. Now, a converted Raman spectroscopy system has been used to reveal...
Optogenetics Probes Create Their Own Light
A novel class of proteins that create their own light could improve the versatility, scalability and practicality of optogenetics. Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of...
Study: NIR Light Effective in Treating Traumatic Brain Injury
A longitudinal study has revealed near-infrared light to be an effective treatment for traumatic brain injury, a condition which brings over 2.5 million individuals to the emergency room each year....
acquisitions
Macom to Acquire Optical Subassemblies Firm FiBest for $60M
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. (Macom) will acquire Japanese optical subassembly supplier FiBest Ltd. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $60 million. The acquisition will expand Macom's 100-, 200- and 400-Gb/s optical networking capabilities, as well as its serviceable addressable market in data centers. "The quality of the optical subassembly is a major factor in...
Alphaeon to Acquire Eye-Surgery Laser Developer Lensar for $59M
Seeking to expand its ophthalmology products business Alphaeon Corp. will acquire femtosecond lasers developer Lensar Inc. for up to $59 million by the end of the year. Founded in 2004 and based in...
3D Printing Firm Prodways Acquires Exceltec for Polymer Laser Sintering Materials
Prodways, a subsidiary of Groupe Gorgé, has acquired Exceltec SARL of Lyon, a company specializing in the development and distribution of polymer materials for industrial 3D printing using...
GSI Group to Acquire Lincoln Laser for $11M
GSI Group Inc. will acquire the assets of Lincoln Laser Co. of Phoenix for $11 million in cash. A provider of polygon scanners and other optical scanning technology for the medical, food processing,...
Coherent Increases Profits, Acquires 2 Firms in 2015
Capping off a year in which it made two acquisitions geared toward laser materials processing, Coherent Inc. reported a 29 percent increase in profits. Net income for the fiscal year, which ended...
Products
VCSELs
MERCERVILLE, N.J., Nov. 30, 2015 — Princeton Optronics Inc. has announced the high-volume mass production of single emitters and small arrays for optical proximity sensors. Because of their small form factor, high directionality and electrical-optical conversion efficiency, the vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) can replace IR LEDs in any active optical sensor. Single emitters can reach output powers from...
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Beamsplitter Cubes
LONGMONT, Colo., Nov. 30, 2015 — Adhesive-free, precision beamsplitter cubes from Perkins Precision Developments LLC are available for high-power laser applications in the visible and near-infrared ranges. The adhesive-free...
Perkins Precision Developments LLC
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Goniometer Stages
VAN NUYS, Calif., Nov. 30, 2015 — Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. offers precision motorized goniometer stages. The 160 × 160-mm stages feature 15° of rotation at speeds up to 10°/s, a 400:1 worm gear ratio and a...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Microscopy Slide
MARTINSRIED, Germany, Nov. 30, 2015 — The μ-Slide CorrSight Live slide from Ibidi GmbH allows correlation of the molecular specificity of light microscopy with the high structural resolution of electron microscopy. Live-cell...
ibidi GmbH
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Laser Scanner
LAKE MARY, Fla., Nov. 30, 2015 — Faro Technologies Inc. has announced the FOCUS3D X 30 Laser Scanner with a range up to 30 m. The device enables measurements of interiors such as small architectural facades, complex...
FARO Technologies
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Femtosecond Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 30, 2015 — The Rapid FX femtosecond laser from Coherent Inc. is designed for precision micromachining of metal, glass, sapphire, ceramic and other dielectric materials. The solid-state laser delivers...
Coherent Inc.
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Well Plate Imaging Tools
HAMBURG, Germany, Nov. 25, 2015 — Two new tools for use with Olympus' IX3 inverted microscopes enable reliable live cell imaging with well plates. The IX3-ZDC2 module offers focal drift compensation technology, enabling...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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Illumination System
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Nov. 25, 2015 — The LBRQ imaging illumination system from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH is now controllable with the company's BrainLight controller. LBRQ consists of four LED bars arranged in a square that...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Hard-Tissue Dental Laser
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 25, 2015 — AMD Lasers now offers hard-tissue lasers that are FDA-cleared to perform cavity preparations and bone surgery, as well as other soft-tissue dental procedures. The company offers full-day,...
AMD Lasers
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USB 3.0 Vision Camera
MUNSTER, Germany, Nov. 24, 2015 — Ximea GmbH has upgraded its xiQ camera line with the Python 1300 sensor from On Semiconductor Corp. The upgrade provides frame rates of 210 fps at 1.3 MP and 800 fps at VGA resolution. The...
XIMEA GmbH
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Microscope Controller
CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. 24, 2015 — The OptiScan III from Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. is an entry-level controller for the OptiScan line of motorized microscope stages and focusing devices. Compatible with a range of...
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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Image Testing Software
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Nov. 24, 2015 — Imatest 4.2 software from Imatest LLC supports analysis of images captured using Optikos Corp.'s Meridian production camera test system. The Optikos test system employs multiple target...
Optikos Corporation
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Machine Vision Software
MUNICH, Nov. 24, 2015 — MVTec Software GmbH has announced the Merlic 2, an all-in-one solution for building machine vision applications without programming. The Merlic Engine interface enables users to creative...
MVTec Software GmbH
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Industrial Area Scan Cameras
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 24, 2015 — The Spark SP-12000-CXP4 color and Spark SP-12000M-CXP4 monochrome industrial area-scan cameras from JAI AS are both based on the Cmosis 12-MP CMOS sensor. The devices deliver frame rates of 189...
JAI A/S
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Greenhouse LEDs
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 23, 2015 — The PowerHarvest W from Illumitex is an LED fixture that casts a wide-distribution light beam. Designed for greenhouses and controlled-environment agriculture, the fixtures are energy efficient...
Illumitex Inc.
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Multimode Optical Transceiver
ENDICOTT, N.Y., Nov. 23, 2015 — Amphenol Cables on Demand Corp. has announced a 10-Gb SFP+ multimode optical transceiver module. The module's advanced integrated circuitry automatically converts the SFP+ port's default...
Amphenol Cables on Demand
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CCD Camera Board
GREENVILLE, R.I., Nov. 20, 2015 — Videology Imaging Solutions Inc. has announced the 2XK17X CCD-based camera board with 960 horizontal pixels. The device is designed for application design-ins that require sensitivity and low...
Videology Industrial-Grade Cameras
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UV Viewing Cabinet
WESTBURY, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2015 — Spectronics Corp. has announced the Spectroline CX-20 high-intensity UV viewing cabinet. The device combines separate 8-W longwave- and shortwave-ultraviolet light sources with uniquely...
Spectronics Corp., Spectroline
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Digital Deflection Unit
WESSLING, Germany, Nov. 20, 2015 — Raylase AG has announced the new AXIALSCAN-50HP DIGITAL deflection unit, offering large-field processing in X, Y and Z dimensions, and enabling laser-materials processing. With feedback...
RAYLASE GmbH
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Self-Aligning Lens Mounts
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2015 — Newport Corp. has expanded its A-Line series of self-aligning lens mounts with adjustable and insertable versions to help create complex optical setups. A series of fixed insertable lens mounts...
MKS/Newport
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Wavelength Test Station
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Nov 20, 2015 — The STS spectral test station from McPherson Inc. is designed for wavelength testing and calibration from the longwave-infrared to 200 nm and less. Discrete, high-purity wavelength bands are...
McPHERSON
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Surge Protector
ELGIN, Ill., Nov. 19, 2015 — The FSP3-480-20kA surge protector from Thomas Research Products protects LED luminaires on 480-V circuits from surges up to 20,000 A. Inline fusing shuts down the luminaire when the...
Hubbell Lighting Components
Inspection Probe
MORGAN HILL, Calif., Nov. 19, 2015 — Anritsu Co. now offers optical fiber connector assessment capabilities with its Microwave Site Master S820E and S331 cable and antenna analyzers. The video inspection probe (VIP) addresses the...
Anritsu Co., M3US
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Hexapod
NIMES, France, Nov. 19, 2015 — Symétrie has announced the ZONDA hexapod for applications such as space optics that require precision positioning, heavy loads and long travel ranges. Designed to position payloads up to...
Symetrie
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100× Schwarzschild Objective
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 19, 2015 — A 100× Schwarzschild objective from Pike Technologies Inc. is customizable for broadband microimaging. The reflective objective achieves a numerical aperture of 0.8. It has a longer...
PIKE Technologies Inc.
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LED Flood Light
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 19, 2015 — GlacialLight, a division of GlacialTech Inc., has added the GL-FL55 to its flood light series. The LED outputs up to 6300 lumens using 55 W to provide up to 115 lumens per watt, and operates from...
GlacialLight
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Muxponder
MARIETTA, Ga., Nov. 19, 2015 — The MPX-9102 from Optelian is a multiservice muxponder targeted for network-edge, customer-premises and data center deployments. The 1-rack-unit platform supports up to 10 multiprotocol 10-Gb/s...
Optelian
Portable LED Tower
KEMP, Texas, Nov. 19, 2015 — A miniature, portable LED tower from Larson Electronics LLC is designed for use in general close-work areas and other applications. The TPM-LED-L1X4-25CC-1227 contains one LED head that...
Larson Electronics LLC
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CCD Image Sensor
PHOENIX, Nov. 19, 2015 — On Semiconductor offers a 16.2-MP full-frame CCD image sensor for astrophotography and scientific imaging. The KAF-16200 features 6-μm pixels with a transparent gate electrode that provides...
onsemi
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Calibration Modules
MORGAN HILL, Calif., Nov. 19, 2015 — Anritsu Corp. offers two options for its MN4765B series of optoelectronic calibration modules for the characterization of optoelectronic devices such as modulators, photoreceivers and integrated...
Anritsu Co., M3US
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Linear Stages
STAUFEN, Germany, Nov. 18, 2015 — Owis GmbH has updated its LIMES series of linear stages with the LIMES 84N and 84N-IMS models. The motorized positioners are compact and feature almost complete motor encapsulation so the...
OWIS GmbH
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Swept-Source OCT Biometer
JENA, Germany, Nov. 18, 2015 — Carl Zeiss Meditec AG has announced the IOLMaster 700 optical biometer, offering optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging across the entire length of the eye for cataract diagnostics. The...
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
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Ophthalmology Cameras
JENA, Germany, Nov. 18, 2015 — Carl Zeiss Meditec AG has announced the Visucam 225 and 524 cameras, both of which feature a high-resolution optical chain to deliver enhanced retinal details for more effective detection and...
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
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Cordless Display
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015 — NDS Surgical Imaging LLC, a division of GSI Group Inc., has announced the ZeroWire MOBILE integrated cordless display for use in endoscopic surgery. A wireless transmitter-receiver is built...
NDS Surgical Imaging LLC
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LWIR Camera
MEER, Belgium, Nov. 18, 2015 — Flir Systems Inc. has announced the T1030sc HD longwave-infrared camera, delivering high thermal sensitivity, clarity and high-speed streaming. Coupling a sensitive detector with OSXTM...
Teledyne FLIR
TIR Lens
HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, Nov. 18, 2015 — Meant for high-brightness LEDs, the next-generation total internal reflection (TIR) lens from the Escatec Group is a 20th of the size of current TIR lenses. Mounted directly onto a bare LED and...
ESCATEC Switzerland AG
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Endoscopy System
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, England, Nov. 17, 2015 — The VISERA 4K UHD endoscopy system from Olympus Medical improves the visibility of edges and fine details of delicate tissue, such as blood and lymphatic vessels and nerves. It delivers images...
Olympus Medical
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Photometer
SYWELL, England, Nov. 17, 2015 — Pro-Lite Technology Ltd. offers the CL-70F illuminance photometer from Konica Minolta. The portable, touch-screen lux meter features a rotating sensor head and is built around a compact...
Pro-Lite Technology Ltd.
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Optical Mount
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015 — The MFM-050-HR compact flexure optical mount from Newport Corp. offers greater adjustment sensitivity and stability than its predecessor while retaining a compact size. The mount is designed for...
MKS/Newport
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IR Camera
CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2015 — The C2 IR camera from Flir Systems Inc. captures heat patterns in real time. The camera produces thermal image JPEGs with 4800 pixels and detects thermal measurements from 14 to 302 °F. ...
Newark element14
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Laser Modules
OLCHING, Germany, Nov. 17, 2015 — Laser modules smaller than a pin from Laser Components GmbH produce produce bright but low-power light in three configurations. The LC-LMD-525-120-01-A modules operate at 3 to 6 V, emitting at...
Laser Components Germany GmbH
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Ophthalmic Microscope
WETZLAR, Germany, Nov. 17, 2015 — Leica Microsystems GmbH has announced the Proveo 8 ophthalmic microscope platform for cataract and vitreoretinal surgeries. An increased depth of field with high resolution provides surgeons...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Laser Drivers
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015 — GigOptix Inc. offers single- and quad-channel limiting 28-Gb/s direct modulated laser driver chipsets for data center and cloud computing applications. The single-channel HXT42100 and...
GigPeak Inc. (Acquired by IDT)
Objective Positioner
JENA, Germany, Nov. 16, 2015 — Piezosystem Jena GmbH has extended its MIPOS objective positioner series with two new products, MIPOS 140 and MIPOS 250 SG. The MIPOS 140 keeps a constant optical axis, with the optical...
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Universal Filter Wheel
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2015 — The USFW-100 motor-driven universal filter wheel from Oriel Instruments (part of Newport Corp.) features high rotation speeds for fast scans. The filter wheel is compatible with all Oriel...
MKS/Newport
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Filter Stock Program
BRATTLEBORO, Vt., Nov. 16, 2015 — Omega Optical Inc. now offers a stock program for its RapidBand filters. More than 400 RapidBand combinations are available and can be shipped within three business days. The filters are...
Omega Optical LLC
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Full-Spectrum Sensors
ITASCA, Ill., Nov. 16, 2015 — Keyence Corp. of America has announced the LR-W series of full-spectrum sensors designed to detect changes in appearance. The LR-W is capable of analyzing the full visible light spectrum and...
Keyence Corp. of America
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IR Polarization Rotator
VERONA, N.J., Nov. 16, 2015 — Innovation Photonics LLC has announced the RF-4 IR polarization rotator. The device is manually adjusted to rotate the plane of polarization continuously for any wavelength from the visible to...
Innovation Photonics
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Multiphoton Microscope
MIDDLETON, Wis., Nov. 16, 2015 — The Ultima Investigator multiphoton microscope from Bruker Corp. uses four close-coupled detectors to maximize collection efficiency. When combined with the company's next-generation...
Bruker Nano Surfaces
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Frame Grabbers
WOBURN, Mass., Nov. 16, 2015 — Axion-CL frame grabbers for BitFlow Inc. are compatible with every high-speed, high-performance Camera Link camera. The frame grabbers can acquire from up to two 80-bit/85 MHz cameras...
BitFlow Inc.
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Global Shutter Cameras
AHRENSBURG, Germany, Nov. 16, 2015 — Basler AG has expanded its dart and pulse camera series to include e2v Technologies plc's EV76C570 camera sensor with a pixel size of 4.5 × 4.5 μm. The devices can achieve a resolution...
Basler AG
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Dispersion Materials
BALTIMORE, Nov. 13, 2015 — Pixelligent Technologies LLC has announced a new family of PixClear optical dispersion materials for displays and printed electronics. Available in a low-boiling ethel acetate solvent system,...
Pixelligent Technologies
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Motion Positioners
HATFIELD, Pa., Nov. 13, 2015 — Isotech Inc. has announced the NanoMover, MicnoMover and MicnoMover Mini for precision positioning adjustment in motion applications. The devices have the capability to load 3 kg and travel...
Isotech Inc.
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Bin Picker
CINCINNATI, Nov. 13, 2015 — Using 3D vision technology, the Mini-Picker from Blue Ocean Robotics LLC is a bin picking system for use with small industrial parts. The system is available with the UR5 collaborative robot...
Blue Ocean Robotics LLC
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Fiber Coupler
OLCHING, Germany, Nov. 13, 2015 — Laser Components GmbH has announced the ConnectFiber fiber coupler for single-mode, polarization-maintaining and multimode fibers. Using a mounting flange, the fiber coupler can be connected to...
Laser Components Germany GmbH
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Global Shutter CMOS Camera
WEYBRIDGE, England, Nov. 13, 2015 — Sony Corp. has announced a series of global shutter CMOS cameras for factory automation and nonmanufacturing markets. The XCG-CG240/C and XCG-CG510/C models feature multipixel averaging...
Sony Europe Ltd., Image Sensing Solutions
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Focus-Tunable Lens
DIETIKON, Switzerland, Nov. 12, 2015 — Optotune Switzerland AG offers its largest electric focus-tunable lens, the EL-16-40-TC, for machine vision and other applications. The lens features a 16-mm clear aperture — 60 percent...
Optotune AG
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Tunable Edge Filters
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 11, 2015 — Semrock Inc. has announced the VersaChrome Edge tunable long- and short-pass filters for fluorescence microscopy, hyperspectral imaging, spectroscopy applications and filter prototyping. The...
IDEX Health & Science - Semrock Optical Filters
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Chip-on-Board LED
FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 11, 2015 — Flip Chip Opto Inc. has announced the Apollo 1200 chip-on-board (COB) LED module. Based on 3-Pad LED flip chip and Pillar MCPCB (metal core printed circuit board) technologies, both junction...
Flip Chip Opto Inc.
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UHF Boxcar Averager
ZURICH, Nov. 11, 2015 — Zurich Instruments AG offers the UHF Boxcar, a boxcar averager and periodic waveform analyzer for the extraction of weak periodic signals from noisy backgrounds in pump-probe experiments with pulsed...
Zurich Instruments AG
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Linear Stepper Stage
AUBURN, Mass., Nov. 11, 2015 — The L-511 linear stage series from PI (Physik Instrumente) LP offers incremental motions as small as 0.02 μm. Available with 2-, 4- or 6-in. travel ranges, the stages accommodate loads up to...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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16-MP Image Sensor
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2015 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. has announced the OV16860, a 16-MP PureCel Plus-S image sensor for high-end smartphones and action cameras. The sensor offers low-light performance and fast readout...
OMNIVISION
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Compound Microscopes
BOTHELL, Wash., Nov. 10, 2015 — The LMC-1000 series of compound microscopes from Laxco Inc. features stereoscopic functionality for the everyday classroom environment. The all-in-one system can image dishes, materials and...
Laxco Inc.
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Vapor Deposition System
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2015 — The Vertex physical vapor deposition system from Intevac Inc. is optimized to apply a protective, thin film coating over glass for display devices. The system's architecture implements a...
Intevac Inc., Thin Film Equipment
Ultrafast Fiber Lasers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2016 — The Fidelity 10 and Fidelity 18 ultrafast fiber lasers from Coherent Inc. offer 10 and 18 W of output power, respectively, with high average power and short pulse widths that enable high-intensity...
Coherent Inc.
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Cable Jacket Material
NUREMBERG, Germany, Nov. 10, 2015 — Optical fiber provider Leoni offers X-linked jacket material to simplify the cabling of major projects. LE.X.CO is compatible with almost any cable type. It is designed to comply with...
Leoni Fiber Optics GmbH, Wire & Cable Solutions
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Medical Frame Grabbers
TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany, Nov. 10, 2015 — PICOLO HD video capture cards from Euresys SA of Belgium bring real-time 1080p video to single-camera applications. The frame grabbers acquire color video signals at various resolutions up to...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Coherent Optical Receiver
CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y., Nov. 9, 2015 — Teledyne LeCroy has announced the IQS series of coherent optical receivers, enabling the creation of flexible, modular systems. The 70-GHz IQS70 receiver pairs with the LabMaster 10-65Zi-A...
Teledyne LeCroy
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Transparent Video Display
BEAVERTON, Ore., Nov. 9, 2015 — Planar Systems Inc. has announced the LookThru organic LED display, achieving transparent displays for video. Eliminating the need for a backlight or enclosure, the self-emitting technology...
Planar Systems Inc.
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Spectroscopy Software
BERLIN, Nov. 9, 2015 — PicoQuant GmbH has announced the latest version of its EasyTau system software for the FluoTime 300 fluorescence lifetime spectrometer. The software integrates the Solea or SoleaR...
PicoQuant GmbH
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Laser Measurement Software
ARLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 9, 2015 — Optics for Hire offers open-source laser profile measurement software. The software can be used with static images of laser and LED spots and video streams. It defines 1/e2 and...
Optics for Hire
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Image Sensors
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 9, 2015 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. has announced the OV5675 and OV5695 5-MP image sensors. Designed for front-facing camera applications in smartphones and tablets, the sensors offer high image and...
OMNIVISION
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Spectrophotometers
DARMSTADT, Germany, Nov. 9, 2015 — The Spectroquant Prove line of spectrophotometers from Merck KGaA analyzes waste water, drinking water, beverages and process water. Spectroquant Prove 100 performs visible-wavelength...
Merck KGaA
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Diamond Optics
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 9, 2015 — Element Six has announced the Diamond PureOptics line of diamond optics. Replacing thin films with a diamond-structured surface designed to reduce reflection losses, the optics shift reliance...
Element Six Technologies
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Surveillance and Vision Lenses
BAD KREUZNACH, Germany, Nov. 6, 2015 — Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH offers Schneider-Kreuznach xenon-topaz lenses for traffic monitoring, surveillance systems and robot and machine vision. The lenses are fitted with a C-mount...
Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH, Industrial Solutions
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Integrating Sphere Photometers
CRANFIELD, England, Nov. 6, 2015 — Pro Lite Technology Ltd. is distributing Labsphere's LFC series of integrating sphere photometers. The spheres are an entry-level technology for lighting product manufacturers and any...
Pro-Lite Technology Ltd.
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Laser Diode Dummy Load
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6, 2015 — Portable Power Systems Inc. has announced the Dual Cool Laser Diode Dummy Load to simulate a laser diode, bar or array. The device tests the laser diode driver before being connected to the...
Portable Power Systems Inc.
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Sensor Evaluation Kit
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 6, 2015 — Pleora Technologies Inc. offers the Cmosis CSI2100 sensor evaluation kit to help manufacturers assess image sensor performance to speed the design of advanced medical and scientific imaging systems....
Pleora Technologies Inc.
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Industrial Fiber Lasers
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 6, 2015 — Industrial fiber lasers in the alta prime series from nLight Corp. are available with output powers from 500 W to 1 kW for advanced industrial metal cutting and welding applications. Featuring...
nLIGHT Inc.
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Laser Driver
BERLIN, Nov. 6, 2015 — Lumics GmbH has announced a proprietary OEM driver board, optimized for the LuOcean Mini series of laser modules. The driver board uses cooling by free convection only and offers full digital...
Lumics GmbH
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USB3 Cables
OBERSULM, Germany, Nov. 6, 2015 — IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH offers USB3 cables up to 50 m in length for real-time machine vision. Available in prefabricated lengths of 10, 20, 30 and 50 m, the fiber optic cables have...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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High-Voltage Amplifier
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6, 2015 — The WMA-100 high-voltage amplifier from Falco Systems BV may be used with electro-optical modulators, piezo drivers, microelectromechanical (MEMS) actuators and other devices. The amplifier offers...
Falco Systems
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IR Surgical Microscope
JENA, Germany, Nov. 5, 2015 — The OPMI PENTERO 800 surgical microscope from Carl Zeiss Meditec AG now features INFRARED 800 fluorescence technology. The enhancements are tailored to the requirements of breast...
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
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Picosecond Laser
RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2015 — Photonics Industries International Inc. has increased the power of its RGH series industrial picosecond lasers to 70 W. The 70-W RGH-1064-70 emits <15 ps pulses at 1064 nm and offers...
Photonics Industries International Inc.
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Imaging Colorimeter
MUNICH, Nov. 5, 2015 — The LumiCol 1900 imaging colorimeter from Instrument Systems GmbH is optimized for luminance and color measurement of flat panel displays in production lines. The device combines Konica...
Instrument Systems GmbH
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Piezo Steering Mirrors
AUBURN, Mass., Nov. 4, 2015 — PI (Physik Instrumente) LP has announced the S-331 fast tip/tilt platform, a line of piezo steering mirrors with millisecond response and settling times. With high dynamic linearity, the...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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C-Mount Camera Systems
GOLETA, Calif., Nov. 4, 2015 — Optronics Inc. has announced the OcularCinema progressive scan, C-mount camera systems for clinical, research and industrial imaging applications. The OcularCinema 4K CMOS ultrahigh-definition...
Optronics
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High-Precision Spherical Mirrors
KENLEY, England, Nov. 4, 2015 — Optical Surfaces Ltd. offers precision spherical mirrors for use in Schlieren imaging, wind tunnels, observatory spectrographs, bubble chambers and hyperboloid testing. Achievable surface...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Data Center Chipsets
LOWELL, Mass., Nov. 4, 2015 — Macom Technology Solutions Inc. has announced a complete chipset for coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) and PSM4 applications in data centers. The chipset includes electronic and...
MACOM Technology Solutions
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Scanning-Slit Beam Profiler
NORTH LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 4, 2015 — Ophir Photonics, part of Newport Corp., has announced the NanoScan 2s, a high-power, scanning-slit beam profiler. The NIST-calibrated profiler instantly measures beam position and size with...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Dental Laser
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2015 — Biolase Inc. has announced the WaterLase iPlus 2.0 dental laser for management of peri-implantitis, or inflammation around dental implants. Radial Firing Perio Tips emit a corona of laser...
BIOLASE Inc.
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AOI Systems
TILBURG, Netherlands, Nov. 3, 2015 — Mek Europe BV has unveiled three automated optical inspection (AOI) systems for assessment of printed circuit boards. ISO-Spector (pictured) can handle components and solder joints up to 30 mm...
MEK Europe BV
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UV-Heat Curing System
HACKENSACK, N.J., Nov. 3, 2015 — Formulated for demanding medical applications, UV15DC80Med adhesive from Master Bond Inc. is a dual UV-heat curing system that allows rapid fixturing. The adhesive has a moderate viscosity of...
Master Bond Inc.
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Crosstalk Analyzer
CHINO, Calif., Nov. 3, 2015 — General Photonics Corp. offers an upgraded PXA-1000 distributed polarization crosstalk analyzer. The device characterizes polarization-maintaining fiber coils, such as those used in fiber optic...
General Photonics Corp.
Optical Inspection System
FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 3, 2015 — Optical inspection systems from Saki America Inc. feature a newly designed gantry and come in three configurations and sizes, with a dual-lane model and a 3D scanning head with side camera option. ...
Saki America Inc.
Acylinder Lenses
OAK RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 2, 2015 — Esco Optics Inc. offers aspheric cylindrical (or acylinder) lenses in various materials with cylinder lengths upwards of 200 mm. These products are offered as a new line of custom optics, and...
Esco Optics
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LED Filters
MUSKEGON, Mich., Nov. 2, 2015 — Smart Vision Lights has announced a line of bandpass, colorpass and polarizer filters designed for LEDs. The series includes bandpass filters for blue, cyan, green, amber, red and deep-red...
Smart Vision Lights
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Ti:Sapphire Laser
BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 2, 2015 — Radiantis Light SL has announced the Blaze laser, combining a pump laser and a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO) into a single housing. The off-the-shelf product incorporates both...
Radiantis
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Fiber Laser Optics
ANOKA, Minn., Nov. 2, 2015 — Mate Laser Technologies has announced 1-μm optics for high-power fiber lasers. The products include lenses, protective windows and nozzles for OEM laser systems. The optics feature...
Mate Precision Technologies
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Pulsed Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 2, 2015 — The Flare NX series from Coherent Inc. is a range of compact, short-pulse, solid-state lasers that enable analytical measurements, laser microdissection, and laser-induced fluorescence with high...
Coherent Inc.
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Surveillance Sensor
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 2, 2015 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. has announced the OV10823 CameraChip sensor for security and surveillance applications. The 1/2.6-in. sensor uses 1.4-μm OmniBSI-2 pixel architecture to deliver...
OMNIVISION
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Security Sensor
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 2, 2015 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. has announced the OV2718 CameraChip sensor for security cameras. The 1/3-in. sensor uses OmniBSI-2 pixel architecture to deliver low-light performance, high dynamic...
OMNIVISION
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Fiber Optic Cables
OLCHING, Germany, Nov. 2, 2015 — Laser Components GmbH offers single-mode and polarization-maintaining fiber optic cables. The cables are equipped with FC/PC or FC/APC connectors, and can be produced for standard...
Laser Components Germany GmbH
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Fiber Arrays
KITCHENER, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 2, 2015 — Fiber arrays from Fibertech Optica Inc. offer increased coupling efficiency for applications requiring precise tolerances in tightly packed or grid configurations. Tighter tolerances on fiber...
FiberTech Optica Inc.
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Current Amplifiers
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 2, 2015 — Femto Messtechnik GmbH's DDPCA-300 and LCA-2-10T ultralow-noise current amplifiers are designed for sensitive current and charge measurements for use with optical components. The DDPCA-300 has...
Electro Optical Components Inc.
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