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Optical Choppers
An optical chopper is a mechanical or electrical-electromagnetic device for passing and then interrupting a beam of light for a known brief interval. Examples include tuning forks, rotating shutters and the more sophisticated Kerr cells.
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Boston Electronics Corp. - Brookline, MA
Supplies quantum cascade tunable IR lasers (3.3 to 17+ microns); UV/IR detectors; choppers, shutters, lock-in amplifiers; single-photon counting electronics and systems for single molecule detection, fluorescence lifetime imaging/spectroscopy, diffuse optical tomography and laser radar. Also photon...
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Conoptics, Inc. - Danbury, CT
Manufacturer of E-O modulators and modulation systems for pulse selection, regen switching, disk mastering and data recording. Products include E-O phase modulators, beam deflectors, associated drivers, laser noise-reduction systems and optical isolators.
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IntraAction Corp. - Bellwood, IL
Manufacturer of acousto-optic single-beam and multibeam modulators, frequency shifters, beam deflectors, mode lockers, Q-switches, tunable filters, fiber-coupled devices, and all associated OEM or laboratory drive electronics. Wavelength ranges include UV through FIR. Electronics design...
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Photofabrication Engineering, Inc. (PEI) - Milford, MA
Stanford Research Systems, Inc. - Sunnyvale, CA
Terahertz Technologies, Inc. - Oriskany, NY
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optical chopper
A mechanical or electrical-electromagnetic device for passing and then interrupting a beam of light for a known brief interval. Examples include tuning forks, rotating shutters and the more sophisticated Kerr cells.
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