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Photonics Spectra - September 2005
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Building Better LEDs from the Bottom Up
An LED manufacturing technique that promises to enable the production of brighter and more efficient devices has been demonstrated by investigators from National Cheng Kung University in T’ai-nan and Wu-Feng Institute of Technology in Chia-i, both in Taiwan. They employ a highly conductive nickel layer for the LED foundation and a laser liftoff process to free the devices from a...
Weaker Microcavities Enable Brighter, Whiter Organic LEDs
Consumer display companies have declared white organic LEDs the wave of the future. Combined with a color filter to create red, green or blue and a transistor to switch pixels on and off,...
Hybrid Microscopy Reveals Surface Plasmon Dynamics
By combining the techniques of interferometric time-resolved two-photon emission and photoelectron emission microscopy, scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have generated movies of the dynamic...
Modified Mirror Reaction Metals Apertureless Probes
A research team from the University of Leeds in the UK, Riken research institute in Wako, Japan, and Peking University has demonstrated that a variant of the familiar mirror reaction can deposit...
Imaging with Electrons, Aided by Light
Researchers at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena have developed an instrument with the spatial resolution of an electron microscope and the imaging speed of an optical microscope. They...
Microscopy Images Photocurrent in Nanowire Detector
Using a near-field scanning optical microscope, researchers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., have produced two-dimensional maps of the photocurrent in a metal/semiconductor/metal...
Organic Dye Molecules Form Waveguides
Scientists at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science in Tsukuba have reported the synthesis of single-mode waveguides by the self-assembly of organic dye molecules in solution. Waveguides...
Blue Electroluminescence from a Single Polymer Layer
Interest in organic LEDs is largely due to their potential for cost-effective device fabrication. Research conducted at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge is helping to streamline the...
Microstructured Fiber: Out of the Lab and Put to Use
For almost 40 years, glass fibers have guided and transmitted light, providing optical solutions in many fields of technology. During the past decade, a new variety of optical fiber, microstructured...
Imaging Sphere Enables Rapid Source Intensity Mapping
Many photonic applications require the ability to calculate luminous intensity; that is, light intensity as a function of angle. For example, measuring output as a function of angle helps...
A Clear View of Fused Silica Transmission Gratings
Diffraction gratings have been manufactured for more than 200 years. Their development was driven initially by the requirements of spectroscopy, where they have been applied since Joseph von...
Advances in Lasers on a Chip
Microfluidic technology has miniaturized many instruments used in biotechnology and medicine into devices about the size of a microscope slide. Developers of these devices, commonly called labs on a...
Passive Hyperspectral Imagers See Chemical Clouds
Interest in the detection, identification and quantification of chemicals in the gaseous state from a safe distance has increased in the context of domestic defense applications. One promising method...
Tech Pulse
CW GaN Laser Diodes Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Next-generation DVD technology -- whether it's Blu-ray, as supported by Sony, Sharp and about a dozen other companies, or HD-DVD, supported by Toshiba, NEC and several others -- will require 405-nm...
Digital Velocimetry Exposes Hummingbird Flight
Hummingbirds are fascinating to watch because, unlike other birds, they can hover in one spot for periods of time. The birds have been likened to insects in the way they flap their wings, but...
All-SiO2 Fiber Pressure Sensor Sets Sensitivity Record
By fabricating a miniature Fabry-Perot interferometer on the tip of a single-mode fiber, researchers at the University of Maribor in Slovenia have created a pressure sensor that they believe is two...
Nd:GdVO4 Laser Is Tunable Around 1.08 µm
At National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, Taiwan, researchers have demonstrated what they believe is the first 1.08-µm Nd:GdVO4 laser and have shown that Nd:GdVO4 is superior to other sources...
Pulse Delivered by Hollow Optical Fiber Creates Spark
Research shows that significant improvements in combustion efficiency can result when the igniting spark in an internal combustion engine is in the center of the cylinder rather than along the walls...
Inexpensive Optical Accelerometer Is Simple to Fabricate
The advantage of optical accelerometers over their electrical counterparts is their ability to function in harsh electrical environments. Recently, scientists at Tecnische Universität Braunschweig in...
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Study Cautiously Optimistic on Inertial Confinement Fusion
A Jason committee, working under a charter from the US National Nuclear Security Administration, has surveyed the inertial confinement fusion program at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. In a report published in June, it concludes that all the critical technologies required for successful ignition experiments are likely to be in place by...
Government Funding Promotes Optical Sciences
The National Science Foundation recently granted awards to advance several optical sciences projects. Scientists at San Francisco State University, for example, will explore light propagation in...
Forecasts Are Issued for Market for Industrial Vision Systems
The European industrial vision systems market is projected to reach $948.44 million by 2011, with a compound annual growth rate of 9.6 percent, according to a 2005 report from Frost & Sullivan, a...
DRS Technologies Wins Thermal Imaging Contract
DRS Technologies Inc. will produce thermal imaging systems for the US Marine Corps' M1A1 Abrams main battle tank Firepower Enhancement Program under a $12.8 million contract awarded by the Network...
Companies Form Distribution Pact
Laser Components IG Inc. of Hudson, N.H., and Ulm Photonics GmbH in Germany have entered into an exclusive agreement to distribute Ulm's vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers in North America. The...
Radiant Imaging, Nichia Ally for Lighting Design
Radiant Imaging of Duvall, Wash., and Nichia Corp. of Tokyo have partnered to support designers of LED-based lighting systems for applications such as signage, traffic lights, display backlights, and...
Laser Lines Named UK Agent for nLight
High-power semiconductor laser manufacturer nLight Photonics Corp. of Vancouver, Wash., has selected Laser Lines (Industrial and Medical) Ltd. as its exclusive distributor in the UK. A supplier of...
Aegis Spins Off RedShift Systems
In Massachusetts, RedShift Systems Corp. of Waltham has spun off from Aegis Semiconductor Inc. of Woburn to operate as an independent company. RedShift's technology can transform many standard...
Cree and Osram Opto Sign LED Purchase Pact
Cree Inc. of Durham, N.C., has signed a three-year agreement with Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany, under which Osram will purchase Cree's LED chips, including the standard,...
Phasebridge Wins 'Photonic Radio' Program Contract
Phasebridge Inc. of Pasadena, Calif., has received a $350,000 contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to further develop an optical radio-frequency quadrature phase-shift-keyed...
E2v to Supply Image Sensors for Gaia Mission
Under a three-year, $17.2 million contract, e2v technologies plc of Chelmsford, UK, will supply the Paris-based European Space Agency with CCD imaging sensors for the primary scientific instrument on...
Yangtze Optical to Defend Against Patent Lawsuit
Furukawa Electric North America APD Inc. of Plymouth, Mich., and its subsidiary, OFS Fitel LLC of Norcross, Ga., have filed a complaint against Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Co. Ltd. in the US...
GTDS to Represent Telops' Defense Products
GTDS Inc. of Boucherville, Quebec, Canada, has agreed to market Telops' defense products in Japan, Europe and Australia. The Quebec City company's field-portable imaging radiometric spectrometer...
Leister Process Launches Brand Name
Leister Process Technologies of Sarnen, Switzerland, will market the products of its Microsystems Div. under the name Axetris. The new brand joins the company's Novolas laser plastic welding systems...
Newport Expands into Europe
Newport Corp. of Irvine, Calif., has made its Oriel products, including light sources and spectroscopy instruments, available through its direct sales force in Europe. Customers there can now order...
Janos Technology Moves to Expanded Quarters
Janos Technology Inc. has relocated to a 40,000-sq-ft facility in Keene, N.H. Designed to house 95 workers, the plant incorporates an open manufacturing layout and a flexible production line. Along...
New Wave Research and Opto System Join Forces
New Wave Research Inc. of Fremont, Calif., and Opto System Co. Ltd. of Kyotanabe, Japan, have agreed to jointly develop and market advanced LED wafer-scribing systems for the semiconductor...
MVTec Names Daheng as Distributor in China
MVTec Software GmbH of Munich, Germany, has expanded its marketing operations in China with the appointment of China Daheng Group Inc. of Beijing as its local representative. Daheng will sell the...
Schott Opens Unit in Singapore
Schott AG of Mainz, Germany, has opened a facility in Singapore for the encapsulation of electronic components. An addition to the company's electronic packaging business unit, Schott Advanced...
Accent on Applications
Frozen Photodetectors Present Design Challenges
Of the high-energy particles thrown out by cataclysmic astrophysical sources in the universe, such as novas and gamma-ray bursts, only the elusive and weakly interacting neutrinos can be accurately...
Laser Scanning Keeps Old Military Equipment in Service
Military hardware is aging fast. In some cases, it's older than the soldiers who use it. Spare parts are required to keep this equipment running, but many of the companies that supplied them have...
Presstime Bulletin
Laser Micromachining Yields Optical Vibration Sensor
At Keio University in Yokohama, Japan, and at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., a team of researchers has fabricated an optical vibration sensor by writing a waveguide in glass using femtosecond pulses from a Ti:sapphire laser. The compact sensor, which is resistant to electromagnetic interference, promises an alternative to electric devices for detecting displacements, acceleration and...
Pyrite-Type Silica Produced at High Pressures
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Yokosuka and Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute in Sayo have reported the...
Mid-IR LEDs Suggest Scene-Generation Applications
Scientists at the US Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, working with Maxion Technology of Hyattsville, both in Maryland, have reported wall-plug efficiencies of up to 2.8 percent from 3.8-µm...
Lighter Side
UV Alert, Gotta Fly
Without ultraviolet light, a monarch butterfly will get disoriented. This was a major finding in a study of how the insects navigate during their 3000-mile migration. Because each creature’s trek is a once-in-a-lifetime trip, there are no guides who teach younger members of the species the route. A group that was led by Dr. Steven Reppert of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in...
Leading Lights
For anyone who has ever dreamed of playing lead guitar, a new tool lightens the effort of practicing. Optek Music in Windham, N.H., is purveying the Fretlight guitar, whose polymer neck board is...
Blink and Go Blank
Scientists at University College London have used photonic techniques to study what happens when humans blink. They wanted to know why shutting the eyelids hardly registers in visual perception. Even...
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LASER METER WITH PC INTERFACE
The FieldMaxII laser meter from Coherent Inc. provides a PC host interface, analog output and expanded pyroelectric sensor capabilities. Available in either power- or energy-only, or in power and...
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COMPLEX LASER MODELING
Zemax Development Corp.'s optical system design program supports the definition of high-order and multimode laser beams in its physical optics propagation mode. A tool for modeling laser beams, the...
Zemax, Optical Product Design Software
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NANOPOSITIONING STAGES
Discovery Technology International LLLP has released the NTS NanoDirect series software-controlled piezoelectric linear translation stages. They feature a resolution of 0.4 nm, a travel range of 10...
Discovery Technology International
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BISTABLE SHUTTER
The Uniblitz BDS25, a 25-mm-aperture shutter introduced by Vincent Associates, incorporates two microminiaturized electromagnetic actuator systems. It features bistable movement, which enables the...
Vincent Associates
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MULTILAYER ACTUATORS
Morgan Electro Ceramics has introduced piezoelectric multilayer actuators for mirror positioning. Providing precise, controllable and repeatable displacement in the micron and submicron range, the...
Morgan Technical Ceramics (See CeramTec)
LED BULBS
MR-16 high-intensity LED bulbs have been announced by CAO Group Inc. LuxemBulbs consume between 0.8 and 4 W, offer a 50,000-h operating life, come in 12 VDC/VAC and perform well in systems that...
CAO Group Inc.
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FIREWIRE REPEATER
Unibrain Inc.'s GOF (glass optical fiber) Repeater800 for FireWire users extends the 800-Mb/s transmission of the 1394b bus to up to 550 m over fiber optic cable. Each unit has two...
Unibrain Inc.
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LASER SOLDERING
The V4000 laser bar soldering system released by Telops Inc. delivers repeatable thermal solder bonds as specified by the manufacturing process. Fine-tuned heating profiles and adjustable attachment...
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INSPECTION SENSOR
Inspector 5111, a high-resolution, compact sensor system, is offered by Philips Applied Technologies for product-inspection applications. The preprogrammed digital camera can capture 1280 ×...
Philips Research
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PHOSPHORESCENT OLEDS
Universal Display Corp. has unveiled its Pholed phosphorescent organic LED (OLED) materials that enable OLEDs to attain up to four times greater efficiencies. Using the principle of...
Universal Display Corp.
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REMOTE-HEAD CAMERA
Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.'s Digital Solutions Div. announces the IK-M44A remote-head color camera system. It comes with a choice of three camera heads: a 1/3-in. or 1/2-in. CCD or a...
CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices
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MULTISPECTRAL DETECTORS
Uncooled multispectral photodetectors from Vigo System SA target applications involving both pulsed CO2 and Nd:YAG lasers. Based on 3-D heterostructures of HgCdTe, the detectors have a spectral range...
VIGO Photonics
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TUNABLE LASER
The HSL-2000 is a high-speed scanning laser designed for use in optical sensing and in real-time optical imaging applications such as optical coherence tomography (OCT). Developed by Santec Corp....
Santec USA Corp.
PATTERN ANALYSIS
The iTEM Diffraction extension software released by Soft Imaging System Corp. enables automatic indexing, evaluation, measurement and analysis of diffraction patterns. It is fully integrated with...
Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions Corp.
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DATA ACQUISITION
PicoQuant GmbH offers version 2.0 of its software for the NanoHarp 250 data acquisition board. The PCI-slot card has applications in multichannel scaling and photon counting for optical time domain...
PicoQuant GmbH
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OPTICAL DISPLAY MATERIALS
Sartomer Co. Inc. has introduced raw materials for optical display coatings and adhesives. Its monomers, oligomers, photoinitiators and specialty resins are suitable for use in high-tech, UV/EB-cure...
Sartomer Americas
DEEP-UV LASER
Toptica Photonics AG has released a deep-UV laser system that uses a two-stage approach to frequency-quadruple the output of IR laser diodes. Offered as an alternative to gas and dye lasers, the...
Toptica Photonics AG
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VCSEL ARRAY
A 1550-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) array that produces >30 mW has been developed by Vertilas GmbH. Based on a low-resistive buried-tunnel-junction design that reduces heat...
Vertilas GmbH
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IMAGE DITHERING
Piezo-driven X-Y dithering stages from PI (Physik Instrumente) LP feature subnanometer resolution and 2.2-kHz resonant frequency, making them suitable for image-interlacing applications in which the...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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VARIABLE ATTENUATOR
The 10APH79T-1CVAF variable attenuator/beamsplitter manufactured by Standa Ltd. for femtosecond laser pulses comprises two Brewster-type polarizing optical components placed in an optomechanical...
STANDA UAB
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CAMERA BOARD
The 20D389 monochrome digital/analog output camera board manufactured by Videology Imaging Solutions Inc. features upgraded software with frame integration, increasing its vertical resolution to up...
Videology Industrial-Grade Cameras
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COLOR SENSING
Based on the TrueColor Sensor, a three-range color photodiode developed by Mazet GmbH, the PCS-II from Silicann Technologies GmbH has a spectral sensitivity that models that of the human eye....
Silicann Systems GmbH
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DIODE LASERS
The TEC-320 Tiger series external-cavity diode lasers in Littman/Metcalf configuration, introduced by Sacher Lasertechnik Group, comprise collimating optics, a diffraction grating and a tuning prism....
Sacher Lasertechnik GmbH
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IEEE-1394 CABLES
Nortech Systems Inc.'s Intercon 1 division has released its InfiniFlex Industrial-Rugged IEEE-1394 cables that surpass 10 million flex cycles in harsh conditions. Because they are designed to...
Nortech Systems Inc.
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DISPLAY MEASUREMENT
Optronic Laboratories Inc. has released the OL 770-MDPS motorized display positioning system for use in the spectral measurement of displays. The 30 × 22 × 24-in. system is constructed of black...
Optronic Laboratories LLC
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LINE-SCAN LENS
Kowa Co. Ltd. has introduced the LM50CLS and the LM28CLS 3-CCD color line-scan lenses. Focal lengths are 50 and 28 mm, respectively, iris range for both is 2.8 to 16, and minimum focus distance is...
Kowa American Corp.
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PROGRESSIVE-SCAN CAMERA
Imperx Inc. has added the IPX-4M15-L progressive-scan camera to its Lynx line. The device delivers a maximum rate of 118 fps with area of interest, and up to 2-megapixel resolution at 315 fps....
Imperx Inc.
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OPTICAL REPEATER
Newnex Technology Corp. has introduced the FireNEX800 1394b MMF glass fiber optical repeater that extends 1394b signals up to 1000 m at a data rate of up to 800 Mb/s. The repeater has two IEEE-1394b...
Newnex Technology Corp.
CMOS CAMERA
Launched by PixeLink, the PL-A742 is a 1280 × 1024-resolution color CMOS camera with 8- or 10-bit depth, a FireWire interface and a global shutter. It operates at 27 fps at full resolution and has a...
Pixelink
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THERMAL IMAGING
Optotherm Inc. has unveiled the R&D thermal imaging system, which has applications in product development, materials analysis, medical research and nondestructive testing. The cost-effective...
Optotherm Inc.
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355-nm LASERS
Photonics Industries International Inc. has released the DS40 diode-pumped solid-state Q-switched lasers that produce up to 25 W of UV radiation at 355 nm at 50 kHz. The lasers provide a range of...
Photonics Industries International Inc.
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PHOTOSENSITIVE EPOXY
A photosensitive epoxy for use in optical waveguides has been developed by Nitto Denko Corp. The material is highly transparent in the near-IR so that optical circuits can be created by patterning...
Nitto Inc.
SPECTROMETERS
P&P Optica Inc. has launched a line of multichannel spectrometers that use volume phase holographic transmission diffraction gratings and refractive optics to provide low-noise, high-resolution...
P&P Optica Inc.
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MODULATOR MOUNT
The Model 102 modulator/mount lab jack from ConOptics Inc. has a height adjustment range of 2.6 in. The lowest center line is 4.15 in., and the highest is 6.75 in. The mount is available with an...
Conoptics Inc.
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CCD CAMERAS
The Foculus camera series produced by New Electronic Technology (NET) Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH has been extended by the FO134B/C model, which supports 60 fps at VGA resolution of 659 × 494 pixels,...
NET New Electronic Technology GmbH
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FIBER LASERS
IPG Photonics Corp. is offering picosecond fiber lasers that operate at ~1070 nm and deliver microjoule-level energy pulses for micromachining, drilling, medical imaging and scientific applications....
IPG Photonics Corporation
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BEAM SHAPER
The piShaper converts a Gaussian laser beam into a collimated flattop beam over a large working distance and with nearly 100% efficiency. Molecular Technology (MolTech) GmbH says that the beam can be...
MolTech GmbH
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Nd:YAG LASERS
Laser Support Services announces the LF114 and LF117 pulsed Nd:YAG lasers. Manufactured by Solar TII, the devices offer specifications equivalent to those of competing technology, but at a lower...
Laser Support Services
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DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA
Ladybug 2 from Point Grey Research is a next-generation spherical video camera that operates at a maximum frame rate of 30 fps. The camera head unit consists of six 1024 × 768-pixel color CCDs, five...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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DIODE LASERS
For welding, cladding and brazing applications, Laserline GmbH has released a line of diode lasers that produce up to 10,000 W of output and that offer lifetimes of more than 20,000 h. The improved...
Laserline GmbH
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VIDEO RECORDER CARD
The DVR Express CLFC from IO Industries is a single PCI card that provides real-time video recording to hard disk for high-speed cameras. The Fibre Channel storage interface comprises five...
IO Industries Inc.
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DIODE LASER
Omicron Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH, in cooperation with Memorytech, has developed a diode laser for the production of DVDs in high-definition format. The process involves the production of DVD...
Omicron-Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH
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SAMPLE PREPARATION
The SM-09010 cross-section polisher from JEOL USA Inc. prepares smooth, thin specimens of materials for examination under scanning electron microscopes. It is suitable for the preparation of samples...
JEOL USA Inc.
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INDUSTRIAL IMAGING
Stemmer Imaging GmbH integrates industrial PCs with image-processing components and software to create custom systems for specific applications. Composed of high-quality standard components, the PCs...
Stemmer Imaging AG
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MINI SPECTROMETERS
Newport Corp. offers the Oriel IS-190 and -380 miniature spectrometers. The devices incorporate photodiode arrays for broader spectral responses and higher sensitivity in the UV than instruments that...
MKS/Newport
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PULSE GENERATOR
The 9800 pulse generator introduced by Quantum Composers Inc. generates and synchronizes multiple pulses for biophotonic and spectroscopic R&D and test laboratory environments. Outputs are...
Quantum Composers Inc.
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COLOR DETECTION
Optek Technology's color sensor assembly enables automated color detection for applications such as pill sorting, ink and paper inspection, and color-match sensing. The sensor assembly incorporates a...
Optek Technology, Industrial Sensing & Control
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TELECENTRIC LENSES
The Vicotar T151 and T201 telecentric lenses produced by Vision & Control GmbH are suitable for use with up to 1-in.-format image sensors for industrial production inspection applications at...
Vision & Control GmbH
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DIODE-PUMPED LASERS
EdgeWave GmbH has introduced the PP series diode-pumped Innoslab lasers for use in materials processing applications. The air-cooled instruments are compact, making them easy to integrate into...
EdgeWave GmbH, Innovative Laser Solutions
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WAVELENGTH METER
Bristol Instruments Inc. has introduced model 521, a laser wavelength meter that uses Michelson interferometer-based technology to measure the absolute wavelength of most continuous-wave lasers with...
Bristol Instruments Inc.
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STENCIL LASER
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has released the LPKF MicroCut stencil laser for applications that involve the stencil paste printing of wafers. The laser incorporates a beam-deflection system that...
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
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TEST INSTRUMENT
The TIMS-1100 produced by Jova Solutions, Inc. is a CMOS image sensor test instrument that communicates with and tests a variety of digital image sensors, cameras on a chip and digital cameras. It...
Jova Solutions Inc.
BROADBAND POLARIZER
A flat foillike polarizer that operates in both the visible and the near-infrared has been developed by Codixx AG. The colorPol VisIR, based on prolated nanoparticles in soda-lime glass, covers the...
CODIXX AG
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OPTICAL FIBER
Silica/silica deep-UV-enhanced optical fiber with a numerical aperture of 0.22 ±0.02 has been unveiled by Polymicro Technologies LLC. Its operating temperature is 65 to 300 °C. The...
Molex - Polymicro
RAMAN SPECTROMETER
Avantes BV has added a thermoelectrically cooled Raman spectrometer to its AvaSpec line. AvaRaman-TEC achieves 8-cm−1 resolution over a wavelength range from 100 to 2300 cm−1. The CCD...
Avantes BV
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INDUSTRIAL MICROSCOPES
Nikon Instruments Inc. expands its Eclipse LV series with the introduction of the Eclipse LV150, LV150A (with automated nosepiece) and LV100D (episcopic/diascopic illumination) microscopes. Their...
Nikon Instruments Inc.
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DIODE LASERS
NLight Corp. has expanded its line of visible, high-brightness, single-emitter, multimode diode lasers. Available in C-mount or high-heat-load packages, the devices are offered at 635 nm with output...
nLIGHT Inc.
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LASER CUTTING HEAD
The LH1575 FastLaser, Hypertherm Inc.'s second CO2 laser cutting head based on flow-accelerated screen technology, offers expanded cut capacity and cut quality with a minimum 10% to 20% increase in...
Hypertherm Inc.
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GLASS LENSES
Precision-molded micro half-ball lenses from crown (nd = 1.5230), borosilicate (nd = 1.4719) and high-refractive-index (nd = 1.6200) glass materials are available from Docter Optics Inc. in 4-, 5-...
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OPTICAL FIBERS
Fiberguide Industries Inc. has introduced its latest Eduraguide line of large-core multimode optical fibers. Included are a plastic hard clad silica (PHCS) coated fiber with a numerical aperture of...
Molex, Fiberguide
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ROTARY ENCODERS
Micronor Inc. has announced its MR312 and MR314 ZapFree fiber optic rotary encoders for harsh and hazardous environments. The MR312 is a completely passive system. The MR314, which has a hollow shaft...
Micronor Sensors Inc.
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LASER KIT
Alphalas GmbH has released a diode-pumped solid-state laser kit with five modes of operation. Intended as an educational aid in the fundamentals of laser theory and practice, the kit also can be used...
ALPHALAS GmbH
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ARRAY PLATES
For chemical and photoreactive analysis, biohazard and industrial sensing, precision filtration, and biological and genetic testing applications, Incom has announced microcapillary array plates that...
Incom Inc.
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OEM LASER
The Compass 115M, manufactured by Coherent Inc., is a low-power, continuous-wave, 532-nm miniature green laser that is optimized for OEM applications in bioinstrumentation, graphic arts and...
Coherent Inc.
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LASERS, OPTICAL FLATS
Artifex Engineering has introduced the LDM series diode laser modules at visible wavelengths with TEM00 beam quality for precision industrial metrology applications. The MVLS series incoherent light...
Artifex Engineering
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INVERTED MICROSCOPES
Leica Microsystems Inc. has introduced its DMI line of inverted microscopes for live-cell research. The family includes automated as well as coded systems, and a manual stand is available to reduce...
Leica Microsystems Inc.
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