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Photonics Spectra - January 2024


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New Ideas Reshape Beam Shaping When Theodore (Ted) Maiman described the laser as a solution seeking a problem, beam shaping was not a big deal. A lens or two were enough to project the beam profile onto a screen. The main challenge was operating the laser itself. Figure 1. A tunable distribution of energy in the core and cladding of a fiber laser enables the creation of various beam shapes in real time. Three such profiles...
As Biosensors Shrink, Their Potential Applications Grow Early in his career, Benjamin Miller was focused on drug discovery and strategies for studying how potential medicines bind to their target proteins. There was only one problem: “All of the...
Photonics Paves a Path to the Emerging New Space Sector New Space, a vibrant and rapidly growing domain that encapsulates private space exploration, satellite deployment, and cutting-edge space technologies, is in the midst of a breathtaking wave of...
Waveguide Designs Bring Extended Reality into Sight Here is something David Goldman, vice president of marketing for Lumus, never expected to come into the field of view of waveguides: Wine growers using augmented reality (AR) glasses to teach...
Welding Disparate Materials Bridges the Gap in Modern Engineering Laser welding finds its place in fields such as electromobility (e-mobility), aerospace, ship and rail transport, construction, the energy sector, semiconductor, consumer electronics, medical device...
Editorial
Photonics undergoes a sea change Given the impact of photonics technology on modern life, it is still surprising how often I need to define the term when explaining what I do for a living. The response that seems to provide the most immediate satisfaction in lay people is to tell them that photonics is the practical application of light. Why this should be is unclear. But photonics does seem more easily expressed by its...
Industry Insight
OIF Defines the Thin Path Between Innovation and Interoperability The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and large language models has made for turbulent times in data networking. The computational demands these technologies are placing on data networks are, by some reports, doubling every three to four months while the computational infrastructure is doubling in power every 18 months. Stakeholders along the entire data center value...
Technology News
Mathematically Enhanced Photonic Chip Simplifies Data Processing Researchers from Politecnico di Milano, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, the University of Glasgow, and Stanford University have created photonic chips that mathematically calculate the optimal...
Imperfections Untether Quantum Sensors from Bulky Optics By adding tiny, periodic bumps to a microresonator, researchers were able to convert near-infrared (NIR) laser light into specific desired wavelengths of visible light with high accuracy and...
Hybrid Photoresist Helps Meet Demand for Smaller Chips To achieve performance gains in microelectronics, semiconductor size continues to shrink, with feature sizes now in the sub-10-nm range. The challenges associated with the extreme downscaling of...
Chip-scale Mode-Locked Laser Charts Course for Integrated Sensing Researchers from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center and the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) have shrunk a mode-locked laser (MLL) to the size of an optical chip with...
Low-Power Optical Tweezers Protect Bioparticles from Damage Optical tweezers trap and manipulate minute particles with light. The technology is used across fields, ranging from manufacturing to biotech, though it requires the use of high-powered lasers to...
Multimodal Solution Points to Broader Adoption of Metamaterials Metamaterials, artificial nanostructures that manipulate light, are costly and technologically challenging to fabricate. The broad, practical use of metamaterials depends on lowering their...
Virtual Superlens Passes Diffraction Limit Without Distortion The diffraction limit enforces physical restrictions on how closely an object can be examined using traditional optical methods. Previous attempts to develop superlenses that image beyond the...
Photonic Crystals Imitate Gravitational Effects on Light A group of researchers has replicated the way that light would behave if it were subject to gravity, supporting a recent scientific theory about pseudogravity. According to the theory, pseudogravity,...
Compact Quasiparticle Light Source Could Rival FELs' Brightness An international team of scientists is rethinking the principles of radiation physics, with the goal of creating super-bright light sources that are compact and relatively convenient to use. Coherent...
Perovskite Cells Sustain Stability at High Temperatures Researchers at City University of Hong Kong have developed perovskite solar cells capable of maintaining stability at high temperatures. According to the researchers, the work paves the way to...
Demonstration Moves On-chip Particle Accelerators One Step Closer Particle accelerators range in size from a few square meters to large research centers. Using lasers to accelerate electrons within a photonic nanostructure constitutes a microscopic alternative with...
Flexible Optogenetic Tool Blocks Pain, Not Movement Engineers at MIT have developed soft and implantable fibers that can deliver light to major nerves through the body. When these nerves are genetically manipulated to respond to light, the fibers can...
Modified Photodiode Enables Multifunctional, High-Performance PICs Thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) shows strong potential as a platform for integrated photonics, due to its robust electro-optic coefficient, large optical nonlinearity, and wide transparency window....
UV-based 3D Printing Accelerates Multipurpose Glass Production Current 3D-printing techniques for fabricating glass involve time-consuming processes that require high temperatures and considerable resources to complete. In a new approach, a research team at the...
Birefringent Metasurface Aims to Transform Waveplate Tech Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have adapted their novel metasurface process, which creates a thin layer on the surface of an optic, to create an all-glass metasurface with...
Microscopy Method Detects Treatment-Resistant Cancer Therapy-induced senescent (TIS) cells are cancer cells that become resistant to therapies and enter a dormant stage. These cells can emerge from dormancy and induce tumor resistance and relapse. To...
Wearable Sensor Could Detect Postpartum Blood Loss Postpartum hemorrhage, the leading and most preventable cause of maternal mortality, can be hard to detect, because physiological compensation mechanisms can mask excessive bleeding. In the early...
Enhanced LCD Resolution Enables More Comfortable, Immersive VR Researchers from Innolux Corp. have developed a 3.1-in. light-field liquid crystal display (LCD) featuring an ultrahigh pixel density to overcome limitations in near-eye display, such as light-field...
Single-Cell Analysis Optofluidics Tool Delivers on Demand An on-demand optical system for exporting target droplets from a static droplet array (SDA) provides a simple way to export specific cells or analytes for analysis without compromising efficiency or...
Multicore Fiber Enables High-Speed Communications Milestone The NTT Corp. and Kitami Institute of Technology (KIT) achieved a milestone in high-speed communications. The two organizations were able to deliver electric power exceeding 1 W to a remote location...
Industry News
Sivers, LioniX, Chilas Partner on Narrow-Linewidth Tunable Lasers Sivers Photonics, a subsidiary of Sivers Semiconductors, has partnered with LioniX International and Chilas BV to develop and supply a narrow-linewidth integrated O-band continuous-wave tunable...
SPIE Names 2024 Startup Challenge Finalists Seven early-stage startup companies have been selected to compete for a top prize of $10,000 at the 14th annual SPIE Startup Challenge at Photonics West on Jan. 30. The SPIE Startup Challenge is a...
ASML to Appoint Christophe Fouquet President and CEO The supervisory board of ASML intends to appoint Christophe Fouquet, currently ASML’s chief business officer and member of the board of management, as the company’s next president and...
Evident, Partners Advance Live-Cell Imaging Instrumentation Life science imaging systems producer Evident has collaborated with illumination and imaging technology company 89 North and advanced microscopy systems producer CrestOptics to promote confocal...
Center for Photonics in Infection Research to Open in Jena Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding the establishment of the Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI) at the Jena University Hospital. The center...
Computing Firm Photonic Collaborates with Microsoft Quantum computing firm Photonic Inc. formed a collaboration with Microsoft to develop quantum networking capabilities using photonically linked silicon spin qubits. Photonic detailed the...
CEOs Call for $4.6 billion to Bolster Europe’s PIC Supply Chain Leaders from eight of Europe’s largest integrated photonics companies have presented plans to the European Commission to build a resilient European supply chain for photonic integrated circuits...
AFRL Opens Laser Lab at Kirtland AFB The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) debuted its semiconductor laser indoor propagation range (SLIPR) at Kirkland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The range, which consists of a 3500-sq-ft...
SÜSS MicroTec Deals SUSS MicroOptics to Focuslight Technologies SÜSS MicroTec SE has agreed to sell its Switzerland-based subsidiary SUSS MicroOptics SA to Focuslight (HK) Investment Management Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Focuslight Technologies Inc. The...
U.S. Navy Funds Mercury’s Photonic Chiplet Development Mercury Systems Inc. entered into an agreement with the U.S. Navy to develop manufacturing capabilities that would allow commercial photonic chiplets to accelerate edge processing in defense...
nLIGHT HELSI Contract Soars to $171 Million Semiconductor fiber laser technology developer nLIGHT, via nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, was awarded additional options that more than double the previously announced contract to produce a high-energy...
Optica Names 2024 Fellows The board of directors of Optica elected 129 members from 26 countries to the society’s 2024 fellow class. Optica fellows are selected based on several factors, including outstanding...
Atom Computing Scales Quantum Computing Platform Colorado-based startup Atom Computing has created a 1225-site atomic array — which the company said is currently populated with 1180 qubits — in its quantum computing platform. According...
Aquark Demonstrates Cold Atom System on Small Drone University of Southampton spinout Aquark Technologies has demonstrated continuous trapping of cold atoms suitable for sensing while flying on a drone. Cold atom-based quantum technologies support...
Aalyria, HICO Partner to Deploy Laser Communications to Commercial Ships Aalyria Technologies and HICO Investment Group have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining the objectives and framework of a collaboration to deploy up to 200 of Aalyria’s high-speed,...
Lawrence Livermore Taps High-Power Lasers to Advance Muon Imaging Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) National Ignition Facility (NIF) are leading an initiative that will use high-power lasers to accelerate the time needed to capture...
Airbus Helicopter to Further Employ TRUMPF 3D Printer Technology Airbus Helicopters will use 3D printers from TRUMPF to manufacture components for its helicopters, as well as for aircraft from the parent company Airbus, as the aerospace company expands its...
EOS Space Systems, EX-Fusion Team to Combat Space Debris Electro Optic Systems (EOS) Space Systems, a provider of space-based optical surveillance capabilities, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with EX-Fusion, a startup working on laser...
LASER-TEC College Profile
Hillsborough Community College Hillsborough Community College (HCC) offers an electronics engineering technology Associate of Science degree, with a Laser and Photonics Technician Certificate. The coursework of the certificate program applies to the electronics engineering technology Associate of Science degree program. Students find jobs at companies such as Raytheon, Honeywell, Crystal Movers, and Sensor Systems.
Lighter Side
Can you NIR me now? Since the Guinness Book of World Records was first published in 1955, breaking records has become a fascination among certain people. Some World Records might seem frivolous, such as the record for the most couples to simultaneously share a strand of spaghetti (465), or the record for the longest hopscotch game (23,088 ft, 11.3 in.). Though frivolous, these records are no small feat to beat, much...
Products
Miniature Hand-Held Videoscopes The TVGM Series from Titan Tool Supply are miniature, high-definition handheld industrial-grade videoscopes designed to support a variety of non-destructive testing and remote visual inspection tasks. Offered in four models, the series comes in either a 3.9-mm or 6-mm camera and either a 1.5-M or 3-M videoscope probe length. Each TVGM Series videoscope is further equipped with a high sensitivity...
Titan Tool Supply Inc.
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3D Laser Marker The LP-ZV from Panasonic Industry is a 3D short pulse fiber laser marker designed for metal and resin marking applications. The laser marker uses a 1-ns short pulse that minimizes the thermal effect,...
Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH
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Micro Laser Rangefinder Module The LSP-LRS-0310F from LumiSpot Tech is a micro laser rangefinder module made for distance gauging within the realm of photoelectric systems. It combines an integrated laser, transmitting optical...
Lumispot Tech
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Eight-Channel Oscilloscope The R&S MXO 5 from Rohde & Schwarz is an eight-channel oscilloscope with 4.5 million acquisitions per second and 18 million waveforms per second across multiple channels. The oscilloscope...
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
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Additive Manufacturing Scanner The AM MODULE III from RAYLASE is a production-optimized scanning solution for industrial additive manufacturing. The module offers a patented in-focus zoom functionality, with the new dynamic z-axis...
RAYLASE GmbH
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PICs Polishing Platform The GEO™ system from KrellTech is designed for polishing PIC optical components. Its work holder fixtures provide adjustable mounting mechanisms to accommodate varying chip dimensions, while...
KrellTech
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3D Scanner for Large Parts MAX Series 3D scanners from Creaform are hand-held industrial scanners designed for large parts. They cover an area of 1 sq m and feature multiple scanning modes that range from the fastest scanning...
Creaform Inc.
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AMR Embedded Computer The P1201 from Cincoze is an embedded computer for autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The computer uses an Intel® Atom® x6425E quad-core processor that supports up to 32 GB of 3200 MHz DDR4...
Cincoze Ltd.
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Mirror Mounts The OS series of large-diameter mirror mounts from Optical Surfaces Ltd. provides a secure platform for larger, high-precision flat, off-axis, and spherical mirrors. The mounts are made from black...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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SWIR Inspection Cameras The SWIR camera series from Omron Automation uses short wave infrared to capture images and data exceeding the capabilities of traditional cameras. The cameras feature Sony Pregius IMX990 and IMX991...
Omron Automation
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Optical Transceiver Module The 400G QSFP-DD ZR/ZR+ from Approved Networks is a transceiver module for communications networks in data centers and broadband. With a 400 Gbps data rate, the module’s max distance...
Approved Networks
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Compact Laser Workstation The M1000 from FOBA Laser Marking & Engraving is a compact laser workstation with an integrated 3W UV / 5W UV / 10W green laser. Designed for laser marking small parts, medium sized components,...
ALLTEC Angewandte Laserlicht Technologie GmbH, FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving
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Video Analytics Computer Neousys Technology has launched the NRU-220S series of NVIDIA® fanless computers for intelligent video analytics, surveillance, or inspection applications at roadside, vehicle, food production...
Neousys Technology Inc.
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Laser Scanning Microscopes Evident’s FLUOVIEW™ FV4000 confocal laser scanning microscope and FV4000MPE multiphoton laser scanning microscope, feature advancements in imaging technology that empower researchers to...
Evident
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UV-C Germicidal Radiometer Kit The UV-C germicidal radiometer kit from Gigahertz-Optik features the X1-UV-3725 radiometer, UV-3725-4 254 nm UV-C detector, UV-37xx-Z01 80° field of view adapter, and K-UV3725-S irradiance...
Gigahertz-Optik Inc.
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Portable Wideband Laser The SLP-1000 from SuperLight Photonics is a portable wideband laser. Based on Patterned Alternating Dispersion™, it has a coherent and stable spectral output of 400 nm at -3 dB and 1500 nm at...
SuperLight Photonics BV
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Arc Flash Safety Testing Tools The series of thermal imaging and wireless testing tools from Fluke include the PQ400, CV400 ClirVu, TiS75+, 376 FC, and 3000FC for arc flash safety. The PQ400 is an electrical measurement window...
Fluke Netherlands BV
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Fiber Coupled Antennas The TERA15-HP-TX from Menlo Systems are high-power fiber-coupled broadband terahertz (THz) antennas that generate more than 300 µW on average The antennas produce more than 6 THz bandwidth and...
Menlo Systems GmbH
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Liquid Flow Meter The Micro Flow Meter from Biotech Fluidics is designed to continuously monitor ultralow fluidic flows in real time. Made to operate over the 100 nl to 80 µL/minute flow range with a resolution...
Biotech Fluidics AB
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Co-Packaged Optics Switch The 51.2T co-packaged optics (CPO) network switch system from Micas Networks in collaboration with Broadcom Inc. was made for adoption in AI/machine learning cloud infrastructures. The switch uses a...
Micas Networks Inc.
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Yaw and Pitch Stages The YP10-60 and YP15-60 from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. are among eight recently released yaw-and-pitch stages that integrate goniometers as the lower stage (yaw axis) and a rotary stage as...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Mini Projector LEDs The OSTAR® Projection Power LE xx P1MS/AS LEDs from ams OSRAM are made for use in mini projectors and are based on 0.33-in. digital light processing imagers. Available in blue, amber, deep blue,...
ams OSRAM
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Microspectrophotometer The FLEX PRO™ from CRAIC Technologies is a microspectrophotometer that combines UV-Visible-NIR microspectroscopy and imaging. It offers features that allow for flexible and precise measurements...
CRAIC Technologies
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6-MP SWIR Sensors The Acuros®6 and the Acuros®4 CQD® from SWIR Vision Systems are SWIR image sensors for defense, scientific, automotive, and industrial vision markets. The sensors use 6.3 megapixel and...
SWIR Vision Systems
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Electro-Optic Modulator The ROF10G Mach-Zehnder modulator from Beijing Rofea Optoelectronics is a LiNbO3 intensity modulator for high-speed optical communication, laser sensing, and radio over fiber (RoF) systems. The R-AM...
Beijing Rofea Optoelectronics Co. Ltd.
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Hidden-Strobe LED Illumination The JWL150-DO Lightgistics Series light from Smart Vision Lights comes with hidden strobe technology, which allows for a strobe light without the distraction and disorientation associated with LED...
Smart Vision Lights
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Compact Single-Frequency Lasers The 445-nm and 447-nm TopMode lasers from TOPTICA Photonics AG are single-frequency diode lasers made for high-resolution Raman spectroscopy, microlithography, multi-wavelength digital holography,...
Toptica Photonics AG
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Wavefront Measurement Software PhaseStudio from Phasics is a wavefront measurement software for metrology. With optimized algorithms, the software runs at above average speeds and uses a suite of automated tools to minimize manual...
Phasics SA
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Aerosol Particle Counter The NanoAir 10 from Particle Measuring Systems is a 10-nm condensation, laser system-based particle counter that can be used in traditional cleanrooms. It enables detection of yield impacting...
Particle Measuring Systems
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InGaAs Area Image Sensor The G16564-0808T from Hamamatsu Photonics is a near-infrared area image sensor made from indium (In), gallium (Ga), and arsenic (As). It allows the user to select the signal read-out wavelength,...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Event-Based Vision Sensor The GenX320 from Prophesee SA is an event-based vision sensor built for integration into ultralow-power edge AI vision devices. Available in a 3 × 4-mm die size, the 320 × 320 6.3 μm...
Prophesee SA
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Modular Microlens Array The MiraLuz from Focuslight is a modular microlens array for automotive headlights. With a freeform shape and modularity, each array block of any shape can be attached together to form a larger piece...
Focuslight Switzerland SA
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Microfluidic System The MassFluidix® High Concentration microfluidic system from Refeyn extends mass photometry to high-concentration samples. The system enables accurate measurement of low-affinity biomolecular...
Refeyn Ltd.
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Data Reduction Software The Morpheus™ software from Arizona Optical Metrology enables computer-generated hologram (CGH) test uncertainty analysis and data reduction for measurement maps for use in deterministic...
AOM - Arizona Optical Metrology
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65-MP Color Camera The hr65CXGE from SVS-Vistek is a 65-megapixel color camera that uses a 10 GigE interface that enables connectivity via standard Ethernet cables up to 100 meters. Being Ethernet based, the camera...
SVS-Vistek GmbH
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Micro-Thermal Camera Module The Lepton UW from Teledyne FLIR is a micro-thermal camera module with an ultrawide 160-degree field of view. The camera features 120 × 120 thermal resolution, a scene dynamic range of up to...
Teledyne FLIR
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Motorized XYZ Deck The HZ106 from Prior Scientific is a motorized XYZ deck created for researchers studying a range of samples from whole animal invivo studies to slides and petri dishes. Combining a dual 50 mm travel...
Prior Scientific Inc.
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F-Theta Objective Lens The JENar™ Silverline™ 340-355-332-S from Jenoptik is an F-Theta objective lens for laser material processing that is specially designed to meet the requirements of solar cell production....
Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH
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Spectral FastFLIM Module The Parallel 16-PMT Spectral FastFLIM from ISS is a time-resolved spectral detector with parallel 16-channel digital frequency domain FLIM (FastFLIM) readouts for fast spectral FLIM data acquisition....
ISS Inc.
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Active Cladding Alignment Splicer The 45S from Fujikura is a fusion splicer that delivers a 30% reduction in operational cycle time. It allows two 250-μm fibers to be loaded in at the same time and can heat a 60-mm sleeve in 17...
Fujikura Europe Ltd.
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Depth and RGB Camera The Femto Mega I from Orbbec is a programmable mutlimode depth and RGB camera. Industrial graded to IP65, the Femto Mega I features real-time streaming of processed images over ethernet connections....
Orbbec 3D
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Positioning and Inspection Sensors The smart 2D profile sensors of the OX series from Baumer are made for positioning and inspection tasks in assembly and handling. With the ability to set parameters of the device through a web...
Baumer Ltd.
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3D RGB Camera The Ensenso C from IDS Imaging Development Systems is a stereo vision camera that captures 3D point clouds and 2D color images to create more realistic looking 3D images. With a baseline of 240 mm,...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Direct-Drive Rotation Stages The V-622, V-623, and V-625 from PI are high-performance rotary stages equipped with frictionless electromagnetic torque motors and precision ball bearings. The V-62x family comes with table...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Compact Photorelay The TLP3476S photorelay in the S-VSON4T package from Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp. offers a high-speed turn-on time, helping to shorten test time for semiconductor testers. The...
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp.
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