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Photonics.com - September 2011
Business
Jenoptik Wins $10M Patriot Missile Contract
Jenoptik Group announced Thursday that its Defense & Civil Systems Div. has received an order worth more than $10 million to provide electric power supplies for the Patriot air defense missile system. The contract was awarded by the US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) and also includes associated spares packages, special tools and test equipment. Deliveries will be made...
Optics Industry Vet Joins OptoTech Sales Team
As part of its ongoing efforts to expand its operations and support in North America, OptoTech has appointed Charlie Metzger as regional sales manager of precision optics for North America, the...
ProPhotonix Names New Sales Director for Americas
Howard Longin has been appointed director of sales for the Americas at ProPhotonix Ltd., the company announced. Longin brings more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing management...
Synoptics Starts Advanced Technology Group
Synoptics announced it has established the Advanced Technology Group, a new division within the company that will work with life science companies and academic clients to deliver custom imaging...
Optoelectronics Firm Makes Guinness Book of Records
Zweibrueder Optoelectronics recently unveiled the world’s biggest flashlight at “The Lichternacht,” a festival of lights celebration in Solingen, Germany. The 4-m-long (13.1 ft)...
PI Opens Singapore Office
Precision positioning systems manufacturer Physik Instrumente (PI) LP announced its expansion into the Asian market with the opening of a direct office in Singapore. PI Singapore staff. (Image:...
GT Crystal Systems to Supply Large Sapphire Blank for LCGT
GT Crystal Systems announced it has received an order for a large, low absorption optical sapphire blank for the Large-Scale Cryogenic Gravitational Wave Telescope (LCGT) program in Japan. The...
McDaniel Named CEO of SCD.USA LLC
Robert McDaniel was appointed president and CEO of SCD.USA LLC, the company announced. A veteran in the infrared and electro-optic industry for aerospace and defense applications, McDaniel is...
NeoPhotonics Acquiring Laser Array Maker
NeoPhotonics Corp., a maker of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) based modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks, will acquire Santur Corp., a privately held designer and...
ULIS to Supply Infrared Sensors for New Thermal Imaging Cameras
ULIS, a subsidiary of Sofradir, has signed a contract with a California-based maker of video and security systems to supply infrared sensors for a new line of thermal imaging cameras. The...
Excelitas Hires General Counsel
Steven E. Boyce has joined customized optoelectronics provider Excelitas Technologies as vice president, general counsel and secretary, the company announced. In his new role, Boyce will...
eMagin Ships OLED Deposition Machine
eMagin Corp. announced that its new proprietary organic LED (OLED) deposition machine was shipped from the manufacturer, SNU Precision Co. Ltd., and is scheduled to arrive at eMagin’s...
Genius Award Winners Announced
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recently announced 22 new MacArthur fellows for 2011. Included are a condensed matter physicist and a neuropathologist. All fellows are selected for...
VDS Vosskühler Now Integrated into AVT
As of Sept. 1, the former VDS Vosskühler GmbH of Osnabrück, Germany, no longer exists as an independent legal entity and has been incorporated as a branch office of Allied Vision...
MIRTHE to Host Investment Workshop on Medical Apps of Mid-IR Tech
The National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center on Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE) has announced that it will host an Investment Focus Group (IFG)...
BAE Systems to Cut Nearly 3000 Jobs
Defense contractor BAE Systems announced Tuesday it will cut 2942 jobs in an attempt to maintain its competitiveness as customers face huge pressures on how they spend their defense budgets. Of...
PI Acquires Majority Stake in miCos
Piezo and nanopositioning products maker PI (Physik Instrumente) announced today that it has recently acquired a majority share in miCos GmbH of Eschbach, a micropositioning and motion control...
Fujitsu Develops Si Photonics Light Source
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a compact silicon photonics light source that can be used in transceivers for optical interconnects capable of carrying huge volumes of data at high speeds between...
MicroVision Sells Stock to Azimuth to Raise Cash
MicroVision Inc. announced it has secured a committed equity financing facility under which it may sell up to $35 million of its shares of common stock to Azimuth Opportunity Ltd. over a 24-month...
Flir Nets $21M Medevac Order
Flir Systems Inc. announced it has received a $20.9 million delivery order from the US Army for its Star Safire II stabilized multisensor systems, to support the Army’s Medevac program. ...
Palomar, Syneron Settle Patent Suits
Cosmetic laser maker Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. of Burlington has announced the receipt of $31 million plus royalties from aesthetic device company Syneron Medical Ltd. of Yokeam in a...
Kaul to Lead EPMD Program at NSF
Dr. Anupama B. Kaul has joined the National Science Foundation’s Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Div. as its new program director in Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices...
Solyndra Execs Take the Fifth
As expected, top executives from defunct solar company Solyndra invoked their Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution against self-incrimination Friday morning during a hearing of the House...
UTC Buying Goodrich Corp. for $18.4B
United Technologies Corp. (UTC) announced Wednesday it will buy Goodrich Corp. for $18.4 billion in cash, or $127.50 per share, to strengthen its position in the aerospace and defense industries.
Heathrow Unveils Laser-Guided Transport Pods
Heathrow Airport now has 21 laser-guided pods to transport passengers and their luggage along a dedicated 3.8-km (2.4 mile) guide way to their destination. (Images: Ultra PRT) The systems...
LBT Adds 3 to Management Team
Concurrent with the closing of its largest financing to date, Light-Based Technologies (LBT) Inc. announced the addition of three executives to its senior management team. Art Aylesworth joins...
DoE SunShot Awards Top $145M for Solar Tech
As part of its SunShot Initiative, the Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded more than $145 million for advanced solar technology projects. The program, whose goal is to reduce cost and increase...
Photonics Industry Commits to $9.5B Investment in Europe
Photonics21 has proposed a €7 billion (about $9.5 billion) public-private partnership (PPP) investment to deliver technology innovation and to cultivate future growth and job creation in Europe....
Webb Space Telescope Funded, for Now
Two months after a House committee recommended defunding the project altogether, the James Webb Space Telescope was saved by a Senate subcommittee, which is allocating $530 million to the...
EPS Promotes International Year of Light
The European Physical Society (EPS) announced the official start of a global project that aims to have the United Nations proclaim 2015 as an International Year of Light. In addition to celebrating...
Labsphere Names New CEO, SVP
Following the move of its president, Kevin Chittim, to sister company Ocean Optics, Labsphere, a Halma company, has named two senior executive appointments. Jack Kelly will replace Chittim as...
General Dynamics Awarded $33M for Photonic Masts
General Dynamics Electric Boat, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has received a $32.9 million contract modification by the US Navy to procure three backup photonic masts for...
Skorpios Technologies Closes $19M Funding Round
Skorpios Technologies has closed a $19 million Series B round of financing, which will be used to expand its infrastructure and to complete the commercialization of its technology, the company...
IRphotonics Lab Adds Thermal Imaging Capabilities
Infrared fibers and systems manufacturer IRphotonics has acquired a high-resolution FLIR (forward-looking infrared) thermal imaging camera to expand the capabilities of its application engineering...
Mahnkopf Joins Avo Photonics
Dr. Sven Mahnkopf was named optical program manager at Avo Photonics, the company announced. In addition to managing teams of Avo engineers and providing frequent status reports to customers,...
Alfalight’s Kanskar Joins nLight
Manoj Kanskar was appointed vice president of advanced technology at nLight Corp., the company reported. Before joining nLight, Kanskar served as vice president of research and development at...
Ugandan Named Marconi Young Scholar
An engineering researcher from the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre was honored at the prestigious Marconi Society Awards in San Diego. Doctoral student Joseph...
AE Photonics Opens Office in Greece
Photovoltaic wholesaler and solar power plant constructor AE Photonics GmbH & Co. KG has announced the opening of an office in Athens, Greece, in late August. A 100 percent subsidiary of AE...
IMRA, Jenoptik Laser Expand Licensing Deal
As IMRA America prepares to face IPG Photonics in court over its six-year fiber laser patent suit, the company announced it has signed a more expansive licensing agreement with Jenoptik Laser for its...
GE to Invest $1B in Molecular Imaging, Diagnostics
GE Healthcare is set to dedicate $1 billion of its total R&D budget over the next five years to expand its advanced cancer diagnostic and molecular imaging capabilities, as well as in the...
Major Patent Overhaul Becomes Law
President Barack Obama today signed the most significant reform of US patent law since 1836 and the first major changes to the system since 1952. On stage with a bipartisan group of legistators,...
Tayebati Named CEO of Teradiode
High-power laser manufacturer TeraDiode has named Parviz Tayebati the company’s CEO and newest board member. TeraDiode holds the exclusive license for high-power direct diode laser technology...
Sony's Wales Facility to Make LED Streetlights for Europe
Sony’s Welsh technology facility has been selected to manufacture energy-efficient LED street lighting systems for the UK and Europe. The Sony UK Technology Centre has been working with...
eMagin Files Plans to Regain NYSE Amex Compliance
Organic LED microdisplay manufacturer eMagin has announced that on Sept. 2, it filed a plan with the NYSE Amex LLC (the “Exchange”) to regain compliance with the Exchange’s...
$13M UMich Center to Advance Nanophotonics
A new $13 million National Science Foundation center based at the University of Michigan will enable the development of high-tech photonic materials that could promote advances in invisibility...
3M Invests in Pixel Qi
3M has invested in Pixel Qi Corp., a developer of next-generation LCD panels with operations in Taiwan and California, through its 3M New Ventures organization. Terms of the transaction were not...
FEI, OHSU to create a ‘Living Lab’
A collaboration between industry and academia has resulted in the creation of a new laboratory that will provide researchers with several state-of-the-art electron microscopes to advance the...
Bruker to Acquire Center for Tribology
Bruker Corp. is set to acquire Center for Tribology Inc. (CETR), a privately held metrology instrumentation maker located in Campbell, Calif. Tribology covers the gamut of the physical effects...
BMW to Replace LED Headlights with Lasers
BMW made headlines last week when it announced that it would incorporate lasers into its headlights for the first time, starting with its new plug-in hybrid, the i8 Concept. The lasers, which are...
Nanostart Increases Stake in Microlight Sensors
Nanostart AG has increased its stake in Microlight Sensors from 19 to 31 percent by investing through its Nanostart Singapore Early Stage Venture Fund, the company has announced. The increased...
Emcore Solar Cells to Power 4 Satellites
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. of Tokyo has awarded Emcore Corp. a contract to manufacture, test and deliver high-efficiency solar cells for its TURKSAT 4A, TURKSAT 4B, Himawari-8 and Himawari-9...
Goodrich to Equip Turkish Missiles with Sensors
Goodrich Corp. has received an order from Roketsan Missiles Industries Inc. of Turkey for its SiIMU02 inertial measurement unit (IMU), the company announced. The IMU, which will be produced at...
QD Vision Ramps Up Production
To support the launch of new products in 2012, QD Vision Inc. announced it has relocated to a high-volume production facility in Lexington. The new complex houses QD Vision’s global...
Mad City Labs Opens Zurich Office
Mad City Labs Inc. has opened a direct sales office in Zurich. The company said it established Mad City Labs GmbH to enhance service and support to its European customers and to strengthen its...
Biolase Receives Eye Treatment Patent
Dental laser manufacturer Biolase Technology Inc. has received US Patent No. 7,997,279, titled “Methods for Treating Eye Conditions,” from the US Patent and Trademark Office, the company...
Newport's Ophir Acquisition to Close in October
Ophir Optronics Ltd. shareholders have approved the electro-optics systems maker's acquisition by Newport Corp. and regulators have approved the $230 million deal, the two companies announced...
Sydor Instruments Completes HQ Move
Streak camera maker Sydor Instruments has finished relocating its headquarters. The new 16,000-sq-ft facility, also in Rochester, will be used for design, production, and testing of its custom...
Photonics Researchers Win Eureka Prizes
Three photonics researchers were among 26 of Australia's top scientists, science educators and communicators to receive Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, considered the 'Oscars' of the Australian...
Applied Energetics Opens Applications Center
Applied Energetics Inc.’s advanced technology Laser Applications Center is now open and available for customer demonstrations, the company has announced. The center contains the newest...
PerkinElmer to Acquire Caliper Life Sciences for $600M
Health and safety company PerkinElmer Inc. said it will acquire Caliper Life Sciences Inc., a Hopkinton, Mass.-based maker of imaging and detection products for life sciences research, diagnostics...
Wolf Appointed CEO at Hamilton Thorne
David Wolf has been appointed chief executive officer at Hamilton Thorne Ltd. Wolf replaces Meg Spencer, who will remain as chairman of the board and will act as chief strategic adviser. ...
Lockheed Receives $100M for Laser-Guided Bombs
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin has received a $100.5 million Air Force contract to produce paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) GBU-12 guidance kits. The award represents the majority share of...
Cloaked Tank Masquerades as Car (or Cow)
A new invisibility “cloak” gives Harry Potter a run for his magic by giving a vehicle—even a moving one—the ability to blend into its surroundings or mimic other objects, such as a cow.
Former Labsphere CEO Takes Helm at Ocean Optics
Optical sensing equipment provider Ocean Optics has named Kevin Chittim as its president. Chittim’s appointment follows the move of former President Robert Randelman to divisional chief...
Elbit Systems to Supply Boeing with Color HMDs
Elbit Systems of America LLC, the US subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., was awarded a contract to supply Boeing Military Aircraft with the CV-22 color helmet-mounted display (HMD) for the Air Force...
Infinera Expands with Russian Headquarters
Digital optical communications systems provider Infinera announced the establishment of its Russian headquarters in Moscow to focus on marketing, sales operations and working with local partners to...
DoE Awards Dow Solar $12.8M
Dow Solar, a business unit of the Dow Chemical Co., was awarded a $12.8 million, 3-year grant from the US Department of Energy’s SunShot initiative to fund a program that will reduce the cost...
Zygo Receives $6M in Orders
Zygo Corp. announced it has received orders for metrology systems valued at more than $6 million from two Chinese optical research and manufacturing organizations. The orders were for large-aperture...
Thermo Fisher Acquires Intrinsic Bioprobes
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced the acquisition of Intrinsic Bioprobes Inc. to enhance its work flow for biomarker research and diagnostics. Intrinsic Bioprobes’ portfolio, including...
Asylum Appoints Barbattini for AFM Support in France
Rafaël Barbattini was appointed by Asylum Research and its European distributor, Atomic Force F&E GmbH, to provide applications and product support for Asylum’s MFP-3D and Cypher...
Finisar Reports Q1 Results
Finisar Corp., a supplier of subsystems and components for fiber optic communications, has announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2012, which ended July 31, 2011. Revenues were...
Opel Solar Becomes Opel Technologies
High concentration photovoltaic solar panel manufacturer Opel Solar International Inc. recently filed Articles of Amendments under the Business Corporation Act to change its name to Opel Technologies...
Indian River State College Wins NSF Grant for Photonics Education
Indian River State College (IRSC) was awarded a $70,000 National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Grant to plan a Southeast Regional Center for Optics and Photonics Education and...
Solyndra Files for Chapter 11
Solyndra LLC, a manufacturer of rooftop solar panels, has suspended manufacturing operations and intends to file a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. Approximately 1100...
UA College of Optical Sciences Names New Dean
Optoelectronics expert Thomas L. Koch has been chosen to replace James C. Wyant as dean of the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. Koch, director of the Center for Optical...
Research & Technology
Plasmonics Harnessed to Intensify Light
A new type of light source, which makes use of the power of plasmonics, has been developed by physicists at Stanford University. The ultracompact, nanoscale device could find applications in data communications and could also be used to improve fundamental science, said the researchers. The team took an electric-field-induced second-harmonic light generation (EFISH) device and miniaturized...
Giving Light 'Amnesia' Boosts Solar Cells
Solar concentrators that rely on mirrors and lenses typically require expensive tracking systems. But another type of cell, a luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) proposed by Argonne National...
Trapped, Cooled Ions Are Usable as Sensors
Using a simple laser-cooling technique, researchers at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and Leibniz University of Hanover have brought a single magnesium ion to a standstill, presaging a...
ULIS to Supply Infrared Sensors for New Thermal Imaging Cameras
ULIS, a subsidiary of Sofradir, has signed a contract with a California-based maker of video and security systems to supply infrared sensors for a new line of thermal imaging cameras. The...
Plasmonic Nanotweezers Keep Cool
A new instrument dubbed a plasmonic nanotweezer creates strong forces more efficiently than traditional optical tweezers and eliminates a problem that caused earlier setups to overheat. It may make...
4-Camera System Aims for Glasses-Free 3-D
A newly developed four-camera assistance system that reduces the calibration time from days to minutes makes it possible to watch 3-D TV without glasses. For glasses-free 3-D TV,...
Can Neutrinos Travel Faster Than Light?
The news from researchers with the international OPERA experiment that they found neutinos can travel faster than the speed of light was greeted with both admiration and skepticism at a press...
Optimal Algorithm Developed for Determining Focus Error
University of Texas researchers have discovered how to extract and use information in an individual image to determine how far objects are from the focus distance, a feat accomplished previously only...
Subwavelength Antenna Separates Colors of Light
A nanoantenna smaller than the wavelength of light has been built that can direct red and blue colors in opposite directions. The finding could lead to optical nanosensors that can detect very low...
Brain Imaging Reveals the Movies in Our Minds
A unique blend of brain imaging and computer simulation demonstrated at the University of California has shown the potential for literally recording and displaying one’s thoughts and dreams. ...
Ferroelectrics Could Boost Solar Cell Voltages
Some ferroelectric materials can develop extremely high voltages when exposed to light, which could improve solar cells, but scientists haven’t been able to figure out how the process works....
Human Heart Cells Paced with Light
The first human heart cells that can be paced with light were created at Stanford University, providing new insight into the vital organ’s function.
Flexible, Implantable LED Detects Cancer
A biocompatible, flexible gallium nitride (GaN) LED that can detect prostate cancer has been developed by professor Keon Jae Lee and his research team at KAIST (formerly the Korea Advanced Institute...
Lasers Illuminate Cancer During Surgery
A new imaging technique is helping to locate even small groups of cancer cells that surgeons might otherwise overlook during surgery. The technique uses laser light to find cancer cells based on...
Structure of Smallest Crystals Made Visible
A new way of making structures visible at the nanoscale level makes it possible to determine with precision the arrangement of atoms and molecules in materials ranging from cement to pharmaceuticals....
QDs Improve Next-Gen Solar Cells by 6%
A promising technique for improving solar conversion efficiency has been developed using tightly packed quantum dots assembled on the surface of solar cells. Researchers from the University of...
Webb Space Telescope Funded, for Now
Two months after a House committee recommended defunding the project altogether, the James Webb Space Telescope was saved by a Senate subcommittee, which is allocating $530 million to the...
Lasers Facilitate Neuron Regeneration
Intricate scaffolds, with features 1000 times smaller than a millimeter, have been created using an ultrafast titanium sapphire laser. These scaffolds can effectively harness the growth of neuronal...
Ultrasensitive Laser Detects IEDs
A new ultrasensitive laser that detects the vibrational frequencies of unique molecules in improvised explosive devices (IED), or roadside bombs, can spot the devices from a distance of 40 feet or...
New Technique Boosts Speed of THz Imaging
A new twist on terahertz imaging promises to speed inspections by a factor of 25. As a result, this technology has potential applications in airport security, narcotics investigations and electronic...
Parabolic Mirrors Power Solar Lasers
By borrowing from modern telescope design, researchers in Uzbekistan said they can boost the efficiency of solar-pumped lasers to 35 percent. Such lasers today typically only achieve 1 to 2 percent...
Hybrid Imager Spots Elusive Cancer
A combination of three previously unrelated imaging tools promises to lead the way to diagnoses of early-stage ovarian cancer in high-risk women through minimally invasive surgery. The new technique...
UV Laser Zaps Multiple Tissue Areas Simultaneously
A single UV laser pulse is being used to zap away biological tissue at multiple points at the same time. This technique could advance the study of developmental biology. Time-lapse microscopy...
Major Patent Overhaul Becomes Law
President Barack Obama today signed the most significant reform of US patent law since 1836 and the first major changes to the system since 1952. On stage with a bipartisan group of legistators,...
Lifetime of Excited Atoms Measured
The lifetime of an excited magnesium atom has been successfully determined to be half an hour — the longest ever measured in a laboratory. These results will impact the development of...
Light Synthesizer Divides Visible Wavelengths
In an essential step forward in light technology and ultrafast photonics, a team at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) and Ludwig Maximilians University controlled the field of white...
FEI, OHSU to create a ‘Living Lab’
A collaboration between industry and academia has resulted in the creation of a new laboratory that will provide researchers with several state-of-the-art electron microscopes to advance the...
Mass-Producible Microscope Fits on a Mouse's Head
A newly developed self-contained miniature fluorescence microscope small and robust enough to be carried on the head of a mouse could be used as a portable field instrument or arranged in arrays of...
‘Squeezed Laser’ Boosts Interferometer Accuracy
Gravitational waves, though yet to be observed, were first predicted by Einstein in his theory of relativity. Observing these massive astronomical events, which generate tiny fluctuations and cause...
Silicon Photonics Milestone Reached
Members of the Helios project in Europe have demonstrated for the first time a 40-Gb/s optical modulator in silicon with a record extinction ratio of 10 dB, accomplishing a key project goal needed to...
Fluorescing Felines Fight AIDS
In new biomedical research aimed at benefiting both human and feline health, cats have been genetically engineered with rhesus monkey proteins that resist feline immunodeficiency virus, which is...
Fat-Melting Laser Could Erase Acne
A new laser designed to melt fat without burning surrounding tissue shows promise for acne treatment. The laser’s 1708-nm infrared beam takes advantage of a unique wavelength that fat absorbs more...
Cloaked Tank Masquerades as Car (or Cow)
A new invisibility “cloak” gives Harry Potter a run for his magic by giving a vehicle—even a moving one—the ability to blend into its surroundings or mimic other objects, such as a cow.
Light Screens for Heart Disease in Newborns
A screening technique helps identify congenital heart disease in newborn babies by using various wavelengths of light to measure blood oxygen levels. Levels that are too low are a warning sign and...
Air Force Funds Study of Plasma-Wall Interactions
The US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has awarded the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Alabama a $2.5 million grant for a five-year plasma-wall research program...
Designer Light Creates Fun-House Mirror Effect
While studying the behavior of light on flat surfaces patterned with metallic nanostructures, researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) discovered a bizarre...
Universal Digital Quantum Simulation Realized
Using a digital approach instead of the previous analog approach, physicists have successfully achieved universal quantum simulation in a system of trapped ions that can, in principle, simulate any...
acquisitions
NeoPhotonics Acquiring Laser Array Maker
NeoPhotonics Corp., a maker of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) based modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks, will acquire Santur Corp., a privately held designer and...
PI Acquires Majority Stake in miCos
Piezo and nanopositioning products maker PI (Physik Instrumente) announced today that it has recently acquired a majority share in miCos GmbH of Eschbach, a micropositioning and motion control...
Newport's Ophir Acquisition to Close in October
Ophir Optronics Ltd. shareholders have approved the electro-optics systems maker's acquisition by Newport Corp. and regulators have approved the $230 million deal, the two companies announced...
PerkinElmer to Acquire Caliper Life Sciences for $600M
Health and safety company PerkinElmer Inc. said it will acquire Caliper Life Sciences Inc., a Hopkinton, Mass.-based maker of imaging and detection products for life sciences research, diagnostics...
Products
Vacuum UV Imaging Spectrometers
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Sept. 30, 2011 — Vacuum spectrometers are now available from McPherson Inc. for vacuum ultraviolet applications involving transient or fast plasma physics, astrophysics, materials science (luminescence, Raman) and...
McPHERSON
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XTM MO Thin-Film Resistors
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2011 — OnChip Devices has launched silicon-based thin-film components with a resistance range of 5 to 150 MΩ. The XTM resistor family is produced using proprietary processes and exhibits good stablity...
OnChip Devices Inc.
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AL1500-W CO2 RF-Excited Laser
AUBURN, Mass., Sept. 29, 2011 — The AL1500-W CO2 radio-frequency-excited laser from Alkras is available in wavelengths of 10.6 and 9.3 μm and delivers wall-plug efficiency of up to 14%. The device weighs <30 kg,...
Alkras LLC
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Model NS3 NanoSpectralyzer
HOUSTON, Sept. 29, 2011 — Applied NanoFluorescence LLC has introduced model NS3 NanoSpectralyzer for multimode spectrometry of nanomaterials. The compact turnkey instrument sensitively captures fluorescence spectra from 400...
Applied NanoFluorescence LLC
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DLEM SR Laser Rangefinder
JENA, Germany, Sept. 28, 2011 — Jenoptik AG’s Defense & Civil Systems Div. is launching the DLEM SR, a 1550-nm laser rangefinder that covers a measuring range of more than 1500 m with an accuracy of better than 1 m. ...
Jenoptik Defense & Civil Systems
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StarLab 2.20 Software
LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 27, 2011 — Ophir Photonics Group has announced the StarLab 2.20, laser measurement software that converts a PC into a multichannel laser power/energy station. The new version includes support for the BeamTrack...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Lw560/Lw565 14-bit Cameras
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 27, 2011 — Lumenera Corp. has introduced its 5-megapixel USB 2.0 camera series for industrial and scientific imaging applications. Including the Sony Super HAD ICX655 CCD sensor, the Lw560 and Lw565 feature...
Teledyne Lumenera
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Compact Z10-HDCF HD Zoom Lens
CHESHAM, England, Sept. 27, 2011 — Resolve Optics Ltd. has announced its new adaptable Z10-HDCF compact high-definition (HD) zoom lens. Providing users with HD resolution throughout its range of operation, the motorized...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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USB-TC Heating Device
DUNEDIN, Fla., Sept. 26, 2011 — To maintain thermal stability of spectrometers operating in variable environments, Ocean Optics Inc. has released the USB-TC small-footprint heating device. Compatible with its USB2000+ and USB4000...
Ocean Optics - Part of Ocean Insight
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DSH Industrial UV/Green Lasers
BOHEMIA, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2011 — Photonics Industries International Inc. has extended its Nd:YVO4-based DSH series intracavity harmonic laser offerings to include a 50-W green and a 30-W UV diode-pumped solid-state model. The...
Photonics Industries International Inc.
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Laser Crystal Coatings
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 26, 2011 — REO supplies thin-film coating services for a wide range of customer-furnished laser gain and nonlinear crystals, including doped YVO4, YAG, YLF, phosphate glass and YSGG; Ti:sapphire; KTP; LBO; BBO;...
Research Electro-Optics Inc. (REO)
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Proteus Infrared AR Coatings
PLYMOUTH, England, Sept. 22, 2011 — Artemis Optical Ltd. has launched its Proteus high-durability infrared antireflection (AR) coatings. The coatings deliver high transmission over a specified waveband that increases the...
G&H Artemis
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ANT130-XY Nanopositioners
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21, 2011 — A series of two-axis linear motor nanopositioner stages from Aerotech provide 1-nm resolution with up to 160 × 160-mm travel. The ANT130-XY stages allow travel in two dimensions with a...
Aerotech Inc.
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DSD Uni
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Sept. 21, 2011 — Andor Technology plc has launched the DSD Uni, which adds a confocal unit to almost any fluorescence microscope, upright or inverted, irrespective of manufacturer. A key part of its design is a...
Andor Technology
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Fiber-Coupled Multibar Modules
MAINZ, Germany, Sept. 21, 2011 — Dilas now offers higher-power fiber-coupled multibar laser modules operating at 1940 nm. The high-brightness, high-power modules feature a compact footprint and deliver 30-W output through a...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
Noyes DFS1 Digital FiberScope
CHESSINGTON, England, Sept. 20, 2011 — Fujikura Europe Ltd. has launched the Noyes DFS1 Digital FiberScope, an ergonomically designed, handheld fiber optic connector video inspection unit that eliminates the danger of eye damage from...
Fujikura Europe Ltd.
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H11451 Photomultiplier Tubes
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Sept. 20, 2011 — Hamamatsu Corp. has released the H11451 series linear array photomultiplier tube (PMT) modules. The detectors offer high cathode sensitivity, high gain and high-speed response, with fast rise...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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High-Speed Pulsed Laser Driver
BOZEMAN, Mont., Sept. 20, 2011 — For laser diodes and quantum cascade lasers, ILX Lightwave Corp. has added the LDP-3830 precision pulsed current source to its portfolio of pulsed laser diode current sources. The driver is...
Newport - ILX Lightwave, Photonics
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DFC365 FX Fluorescence Camera
WETZLAR, Germany, Sept. 19, 2011 — For live-cell imaging applications, Leica Microsystems has unveiled the DFC365 FX digital microscope camera. To successfully document live cells and rapidly fading fluorescence specimens, the...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Eclipse Ci Series Microscopes
MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2011 — Nikon Instruments Inc. has released the Eclipse Ci series upright microscope systems for clinical applications. The ergonomic microscopes can adjust to multiple users, reducing fatigue, increasing...
Nikon Instruments Inc.
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WSKM Incubation System
ROCKLAND, Mass., Sept. 19, 2011 — The WSKM incubation system from Prior Scientific Inc. provides a compact, long-term stable environment for live-cell imaging. Specifically designed to work in conjunction with the...
Prior Scientific Inc.
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SpectroBlue Spectrometer
KLEVE, Germany, Sept. 16, 2011 — Spectro Analytical Instruments GmbH, a member of the Ametek Materials Analysis Div., has introduced the SpectroBlue inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer, a compact mid-range...
SPECTRO Analytical Instruments
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Comet L3D Blue Light Scanner
NEUBEUERN, Germany, Sept. 16, 2011 — Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH presents its Comet L3D blue light 3-D scanning system for high-precision 3-D digitizing. It combines blue light technology with high accuracy, quick acquisition and...
Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH
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Enhanced Spyder3 Cameras
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 16, 2011 — Teledyne Dalsa, a Teledyne Technologies company, has announced new optimized performance and improved functionality for its Spyder3 Camera Link and Gigabit-Ethernet Vision-compliant dual line-scan...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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HighLight D-Series Lasers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 15, 2011 — The HighLight D-Series, a line of diode laser systems from Coherent Inc., delivers high power and an increased range of “smart” output beam shapes. The HighLight 8000D, with output power...
Coherent Inc.
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UV Transmission Gratings
BARRINGTON, N.J., Sept. 15, 2011 — Ultraviolet transmission gratings manufactured from a UV-grade fused silica substrate have been announced by Edmund Optics. UV transmission gratings are relatively polarization-insensitive and fairly...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Salsa Camera
VENICE, Calif., Sept. 14, 2011 — Bossa Nova Technologies LLC has released a full Stokes polarization imaging camera. Salsa performs live measurement of the full Stokes vector, including the fourth parameter S3, related to circular...
Bossa Nova Vision
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CO2 Laser Lenses
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 14, 2011 — A full line of CO2 lenses that feature a broad selection of focal lengths and low-absorption coatings for 100-W and up engraving and marking lasers is available from Laser Research Optics, a division...
Laser Research Optics
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A50-A DPSS Laser Amplifier
LONDON, Sept. 14, 2011 — Microchip lasers with subnanosecond pulse duration at 50 kHz and 200-mW output power have been amplified to >15 W using the Midaz Lasers Ltd. Model A50-A diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) air-cooled...
Midaz Lasers Ltd.
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Enhanced Sol Spectrometers
NEWARK, Del., Sept. 13, 2011 — B&W Tek Inc. has introduced its enhanced series of thermoelectrically cooled fiber-coupled InGaAs array spectrometers. The Sol series spectrometers offer an extended spectral range and high...
B&W Tek LLC
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PowerMod Pulse Modulator
BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 13, 2011 — An all-solid-state high-power pulse modulator for research and small production applications that can be readily configured to user requirements is available from Diversified Technologies Inc. ...
Diversified Technologies Inc.
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FuseConnect MPO Connectors
DUNCAN, S.C., Sept. 12, 2011 — AFL’s FuseConnect MPO fusion-spliced, field-terminated connectors feature just six components. With a factory prepolished ferrule, their field-termination process eliminates polishing,...
AFL
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Tracker 2 3-D Video Tracker
TRING, England, Sept. 12, 2011 — Specialised Imaging Ltd. has announced a new version of its Trajectory Tracker video tracking system to precisely correlate high-speed video data with 3-D visualization and measurement information....
Specialised Imaging Inc.
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Stradus Laser Platform/µManager
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2011 — Vortran Laser Technology Inc. has completed verification of its Stradus laser functionality with µManager, open source confocal software that controls confocal microscope systems. The...
Vortran Laser Technology
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PulseLink USB Controller
BERLIN, Sept. 12, 2011 — Angewandte Physik & Electronik GmbH — APE’s PulseCheck autocorrelator is now available with the PulseLink USB controller that offers complete control of the PulseCheck head via a PC....
APE Angewandte Physik & Elektronik GmbH
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SFH 7773 Digital Sensor
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2011 — The “three in one” SFH 7773 digital sensor from Osram Opto Semiconductors combines an infrared LED emitter with proximity and ambient light sensors in one compact unit. Combined emitter...
Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc.
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AEAT-9000 Absolute Encoder
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2011 — Avago Technologies has unveiled a high-resolution absolute optical encoder for high-performance servo and motor feedback applications. The AEAT-9000 ultraprecision absolute encoder provides high...
Broadcom Inc.
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IMS-LM-SA Linear Motor Stages
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2011 — Newport Corp. has announced its stand-alone IMS-LM-SA series long-travel linear motor stages. Based on a stiff body design, the self-supporting stages are available in 800-, 1000- and 1200-mm travel....
MKS/Newport
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Calypso CG-MALS System
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 8, 2011 — Wyatt Technology Corp. has released the Calypso, a composition-gradient multiangle light-scattering (CG-MALS) system that achieves accurate measurements of biomolecular interactions. It can...
Wyatt Technology Corp.
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SimpleView Software
SPARTANBURG, S.C., Sept. 7, 2011 — AFL has launched its SimpleView software for optical fiber and connector inspection. Fiber end-face contamination is a key cause of network performance issues and outages, resulting in costly...
AFL
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Laser Speckle Reducers
BARRINGTON, N.J., Sept. 7, 2011 — Edmund Optics has introduced laser speckle reducers suitable for a variety of beam homogenization, 3-D scanning, metrology, microscopy and interferometry applications. The devices remove local...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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C11697MA Mini Spectrometer
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Sept. 6, 2011 — Hamamatsu Corp. has introduced the C11697MA, a miniature spectrometer for LED testing. With its fast measurement time, it is suitable for use on production lines. Readout time is ~2 ms, and...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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B6620 Machine Vision Cameras
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 6, 2011 — From high-speed automated inspection of printed circuit boards to rapid 3-D mapping of disaster areas, Imperx Inc. supports a wide range of high-resolution video-capture applications with two...
Imperx Inc.
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Grasshopper Express GX-FW Series Cameras
RICHMOND, British Columbia, Sept. 6, 2011 — Point Grey Research Inc. has launched the Grasshopper Express GX-FW series IEEE 1394b (FireWire-b) digital cameras. The series is housed in the same compact housing as the original Grasshopper...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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Elixir Forensic Microscope
SAN DIMAS, Calif., Sept. 2, 2011 — Craic Technologies Inc.’s Elixir microscope performs accurate and rapid analysis of trace evidence and offers multiple analytical techniques in a single instrument. Forensic scientists...
CRAIC Technologies
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Mid-Wave Infrared Polarizers
BARRINGTON, N.J., Sept. 2, 2011 — Edmund Optics has introduced a line of mid-wavelength infrared polarizers featuring high contrast ratios and transmittances. They are designed for a variety of applications operating in the 1.5- to...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Explosion-Proof LED
KEMP, Texas, Sept. 2, 2011 — Larson Electronics’ Magnalight has announced the release of an explosion-proof LED light fixture with UL certification and a Class 1 Division 1 and 2 and Class 2 Division 1 and 2 rating. ...
Larson Electronics LLC
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Accu-Cal 150 Radiometer
TORRINGTON, Conn., Sept. 1, 2011 — Dymax Corp. has released the Accu-Cal 150, a simple-to-operate radiometer offering repeatable, NIST-traceable measurement of UV light for validating and monitoring a light-curing process. The...
Dymax, Headquarters
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Toroidal Mirrors
KENLEY, England, Sept. 1, 2011 — Optical Surfaces Ltd. is offering planoconvex and planoconcave toroidal mirrors for pinpoint focusing in spectroscopic and imaging applications. These mirrors have two different radii whose...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Genie TS Cameras
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 1, 2011 — For industrial machine vision, traffic/transportation and medical/scientific applications, Teledyne Dalsa Inc., a Teledyne Technologies company, has introduced the Genie TS series cameras. They...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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