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Lockheed Martin-owned company Lockheed Martin Aculight Corp. has secured a $220.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop, integrate, manufacture, test, and deliver high-energy laser systems...

Lockheed Martin achieved first light from the Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System (DEIMOS), verifying the beam quality of its 50-kW laser architecture developed as...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) debuted its semiconductor laser indoor propagation range (SLIPR) at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The range, which consists of a 3500-sq-ft...

During the 2023 Embedded Vision Summit, Edge AI and Vision Alliance announced the 2023 winners of the Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year Awards. The awards celebrate the innovation and...

The AXUVPS7 quad electron detector from Opto Diode Corp. can detect electron energy levels ranging from 100 eV to 50 KeV. Part of the AXUV family of sensors, it has a circular active area of...

Physik Instrumente’s air-bearing-based F-142 alignment engine is designed to be maintenance-free, wear-free, and particle generation-free, making it suitable for clean room applications. The...

Version 4.1 of the SLIDEVIEW™ VS200 microscopy software from Olympus Corp. and Evident Scientific adds an optical sectioning device for high-contrast, blur-free imaging. The SILA optical...

The HP100A-50KW-GD from Gentec-EO is a laser power detector designed for high-power laser and laser system manufacturers, factories that cut thick metal parts with high-power lasers, and military...

Flat optics generally perform three main functions: They transmit light (windows), reflect light (mirrors), and fold light (prisms). While most optical manufacturers make spherical and flat optics, a...

Technological advances have resulted in new, higher-quality sensors that enable machine vision cameras to deliver greater features and functionality at a lower cost than ever before. These factors...

Materials processing with lasers is actually a broad term for a diverse range of applications. The major categories of these uses, and the lasers that service them, are summarized Table 1. At one...

Given the pace at which technology advances, there always seems to be a learning curve. With the abundance of consumer electronics available, there typically is no right or wrong way to use these...

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This document outlines how Seiwa Optical's fully automated inspection equipment can increase the threshold, reduce chip loss, and decrease production costs of wafer manufacturing.

Space can be a harsh environment for optical coatings. Optimax has successfully provided antireflection (AR) coatings for a wide range of space applications. This paper outlines the results of...

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In recent years, growth in multispectral and hyperspectral imaging has enabled new applications for vision system designers and expanded the range of imaging applications that can be addressed....

Current advances in sensor technology have extended imaging capabilities of machine vision systems beyond the visible (VIS) and NIR spectrum, into the SWIR spectrum between 1000nm and 1750nm. Line...

Embedded devices are significantly changing machine vision system design with their power and size advantages and edge processing capabilities well-suited to a wide range of traditional and emerging...

The warehouse and logistics environment is fast-paced and although the value of the shipped goods is high, margins are thin and people are in a hurry. Factory-based machine vision is the most...

A passive optical network (PON) is a telecommunications network architecture that uses optical fibers and passive optical components to provide high-speed broadband services to end-users. In a PON...

Colored glass filters are optical components made from glass that has been uniformly tinted with specific colorants or dyes. These filters are designed to selectively transmit certain wavelengths of...

A fiber-coupled LED (light-emitting diode) refers to an LED device that is optically coupled to an optical fiber for the purpose of efficient light transmission. In this configuration, the LED serves...

Free-space optics (FSO), also known as optical wireless communication or optical wireless networking, refers to the transmission of data using modulated beams of light through free space (air or a...

Universe Kogaku designs and manufactures precision assembled optics including CCD and CMOS lenses, CCTV and Diode Laser Lenses, High Resolution Lenses, UV Lenses, Mounts, Filters and Accessories.

Take a moment to learn about our products and capabilities. We look forward to hearing from you! PFG Precision Optics is a US manufacturer of high precision optical components (UV thru mid-IR) with...

Short promotional piece on Headwall's hyperspectral industrial inspection systems that let you see beyond the visible. We can let you quickly inspect and grade products such as food, textiles,...

Most of the world’s major heart stent manufacturers use Aerotech products – if you know someone with a heart stent, it’s likely we helped to create it. We’ve been part of the stent manufacturing...

Optical tweezers refer to a scientific instrument that uses the pressure of laser light to trap and manipulate microscopic objects, such as particles or biological cells, in three dimensions. This...

Sapphire crystals refer to a transparent, single-crystal form of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) known as corundum. It is one of the hardest known materials, second only to diamond on the Mohs scale of...

Novanta is a trusted technology partner to medical and industrial OEMs, with deep proprietary expertise in photonics, vision, and precision motion technologies. We engineer mission-critical core...