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Osram and Samsung Settle Suits, May Team on LED Development The LED consumer may be the big winner in a patent suit settlement between Osram AG and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., as the companies will now explore the idea of partnering on future products.
Moore Named Interim CEO of Iridex Medical device industry veteran William M. Moore will serve as interim president and CEO of laser-based medical systems maker Iridex. The appointment, announced this week, takes effect immediately.
Survey Says: O&P Community Mostly Content More than 80 percent of optics and photonics professionals who responded to a new survey said they enjoy their work and find it meaningful. The survey, the largest such international study of the...
New Scale Awarded Linear Motor System Patent The motion system device developer received a US patent for its reduced-voltage miniature piezoelectric motor and drive system, New Scale’s seventh since 2002 for such technology.
Students Win Optical Design Contest The three 2012 winners of an annual optical design competition for students have been named, said electronic design automation company Synopsys Inc.
Mobius Co-Founders Take on New Roles Mark “Red” Byer and Manuel Leonardo, co-founders of Mobius Photonics Inc., were promoted to new positions at the fiber-based laser source company.
Brandywine Photonics Adds Distributor The spectrometer manufacturer has tapped Applied Infrared Sensing to distribute its hyperspectral imagers in Australia and New Zealand.
AOptix Closes $42M Funding Round Privately held AOptix Technologies Inc. has closed a $42 million Series E funding round, bringing total investment in the company to date to $123 million. The proceeds will support product...
Kuper Joins Toptica Jerry W. Kuper has joined Toptica Photonics as senior product manager for North America.
LightPath Receives Optics Industry Award LightPath Technologies Inc. is the recipient of an innovation award from the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, the optics maker announced Tuesday.
Idex Optics & Photonics Hires Sales Manager Clark Tooly has joined Idex’s Optics & Photonics (IOP) organization as global strategic sales manager, effective immediately, the industrial products maker announced this week.
SPIE’s 2013 Officers Announced The director of an optical research center in Japan, a chief scientist for a provider of advanced technology systems to the semiconductor industry, and a senior optical physicist who works on the...
Chandler Joins Ocean Thin Films Dr. Eric Chandler has joined Ocean Thin Films as an electro-optical scientist focused on multispectral imaging and sensing applications.
Groundbreaking Held for Philips’ LED Facility in China A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday by Philips (China) Investment Co. Ltd. for its LED Professional Lighting Solutions manufacturing facility in Chengdu. The event marks a new phase of the...
Jenoptik’s North American Lasers Unit Adds VP Jenoptik’s Lasers & Material Processing Div. has appointed Stephen Hypsh as vice president of its lasers business unit in North America. Hypsh has more than 15 years of experience in the...
Silicon Wafer Demand Increases in Q2 Demand for silicon wafers grew in the second quarter of 2012, according to analysis by SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group, which reports that wafer area shipments increased 20 percent globally from the...
Carl Zeiss Meditec Revenue Climbs Steadily Carl Zeiss Meditec AG saw its revenue climb to €630.8 million over the first nine months of its 2011-12 financial year, a year-over year increase of 13.6 percent.
GSI Group Rebrands as JK Lasers Returning to its roots and reinforcing its long history, the GSI Group Laser Div. has rebranded itself as JK Lasers.
First OSA Director, Jarus Quinn, Dies at 81 Physicist Jarus W. Quinn, who served as the first executive director of OSA from 1969 through 1994, died Aug. 11 at home, shortly before his 82nd birthday.
BAE to Provide Army with Laser Target Locators BAE Systems has received a $23.5 million US Army order for its laser target locator modules (LTLMs), its third order from the Army since 2009.
Raydiance $20M Funding Round Led by Samsung Samsung and other companies have invested $20 million in ultrafast laser solutions company Raydiance Inc. in Raydiance’s latest growth financing round.
AFL Invests in FTTH Growth in Brazil In response to the rapid growth in fiber-to-the-home applications in Brazil, AFL has launched its own office and technology consultant.
Sematech Reduces Defects in EUV Mask Blanks Sematech researchers have succeeded in reducing tool-generated defects from multilayer deposition of mask blanks used for extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, bringing the technology a step closer...
Report Hails Photonics as Hope for US Economy A national photonics initiative would not only advance the economy in the US but also enable growth in applications of optical science and technology, according to a new report from the US National...
Rubicon Receives $4.7M to Develop Sapphire Windows Rubicon Technology’s new Large-Area Net-shape Crystal Extraction (LANCE) project will develop large-area, optical-quality sapphire windows for military sensing applications. The three-year...
UTC Completes Goodrich Deal United Technologies Corp.’s acquisition of Goodrich Corp. is complete, strengthening UTC’s position in the commercial aerospace industry.
DARPA Seeks Ultrafast Laser Science Proposals DARPA is looking to fund projects to develop ultrafast laser applications including microwave generation, optical time transfer, laser-driven secondary radiation generation and attosecond science...
ProPhotonix Hires Global Sales Team To take advantage of emerging opportunities in North America and Europe, the laser diode module and LED systems manufacturer hired five people to join its global sales team.
IPG Adds Turkish Operations IPG Photonics Corp. announced today that it has opened a new office in Istanbul to provide local support and services for its fiber lasers in Turkey and nearby countries.
InfiniLED Inks Access Agreement with Tyndall The Tyndall National Institute spinout and ScienceWorks Ventures plc portfolio company has announced an access agreement with Tyndall National Institute allowing its engineers to work within the...
Block Engineering Adds Sales Reps To strengthen its focus on commercial markets, the quantum cascade laser manufacturer has added SKAE Associates of Lexington, Mass., and Pembroke Instruments of San Francisco to its family of sales...
SiOnyx Partners with IQT on Black Silicon To accelerate its integration of black silicon image sensors in imaging systems SiOnyx Inc. entered into a strategic investment and technology development agreement with independent firm In-Q-Tel...
EssentOptics Expands into Asia, Europe The optical monitoring systems and spectrophotometers manufacturer is expanding its international presence into Asia and Europe through distribution agreements with Indeco Inc. of Tokyo and VW-TIM of...
ULIS Invests €20M in New IR Sensor Facility On its tenth year anniversary, the infrared imaging sensor manufacturer announced a €20 million investment in a new state-of-the-art facility to meet increasing market demands for infrared technology.
First Solar to Develop 139-MW Campo Verde Solar Project First Solar Inc. announced it is developing the 139-MW Campo Verde Solar Project, which will generate enough electricity to power approximately 50,000 average California homes and displace 80,000...
Colvin to Step Down as ON Semiconductor CFO ON Semiconductor Corp. and Donald Colvin, its executive vice president and chief financial officer, have mutually agreed to Colvin’s resignation as an officer of the company. He will continue...
Teledyne Announces Executive Retirement, Promotions Teledyne announced that its executive vice president, general counsel and secretary John T. Kuelbs will retire from his position effective Sept. 1. Both Melanie S. Cibik and George C. Bobb III...
Leoni Acquires Richard Losch Inc. To strengthen its position in the field of fiber optics, Leoni Fiber Optics GmbH has announced its acquisition of all the assets of Richard Losch Inc. of Bend, Ore.
Hamilton Thorne Laser Granted European Patent The modular objective assembly in Hamilton Thorne Ltd.’s Lykos and Xyrcos lasers will be granted a patent, according to a notice of intention the company received from the European Patent Office....
Hagan Joins Dynasil Board of Directors Former Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) senior executive Dr. William K. Hagan was elected to fill an open position on Dynasil Corp. of America’s board of directors.
eMagin Wins $2.4M OLED Microdisplay Contract eMagin Corp. has received a $2.4 million US Navy contract for the research and development of a high-brightness 2000 x 2000-pixel OLED microdisplay.
G5 Infrared Opens New Manufacturing Space The optical coatings and components manufacturer has opened a 6000-sq-ft manufacturing and office space in Hudson.
FEI Acquires 3-D Visualization Software Company The imaging and analysis systems company acquired Visualization Sciences Group of Bordeaux, France, for €44.8 million (about $55 million).
Xenics Appoints US Sales Manager Stuart Cohen has been appointed sales manager for Xenics USA Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Leuven, Belgium-based Xenics nv.
Fiber Demand Delivers Record Revenue to IPG in Q2 Strong sales of fiber lasers for materials processing applications were the driving factor behind IPG Photonics Corp.’s $37.7 million profit for the second quarter, a 23 percent increase over...
RIT, Raytheon to Develop Advanced IR Detectors The Rochester Institute of Technology was awarded a $1.2 million National Science Foundation award to develop, fabricate and test a new family of detectors grown on silicon wafer substrates by...
Research & Technology
Limits of Plasmonic Enhancement Measured Photonic interactions have been measured on the scale of a single atom for the first time. The ability to quantify the unique properties of light gives physicists a "road map" for precisely controlling its scattering in metal-based devices such as biosensors and photonic integrated circuits.
X-ray, Optical Wave Mix Probes Atomic-Scale Light A long-awaited technique for watching how light interacts with matter on the atomic scale was demonstrated by mixing x-ray and optical lightwaves. Vision, photosynthesis and solar cells are a few...
Surface Plasmons Enable Tunable Color Filters Combining a thin, perforated gold film with a liquid crystal layer makes a tunable, efficient color filter, engineers at A*STAR, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore, report....
Physicist Receives Early Career Award A planned research project that could speed up communications technology has earned physicist Matthias Kling an Early Career Research Program Award from the DoE. Kling, an assistant professor of...
Laser Surgery Pioneer Isaac Kaplan Dies Professor Isaac Kaplan, a pioneer in the creation of the first carbon dioxide laser for general surgery and founder of the International Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine, has died. He was 93....
Merging Microscopy Methods Sharpens Brain Imaging Technology that combines the best features of two microscopy methods yields images 100 percent sharper than those acquired through conventional light-sheet-based microscopy (LSM).
Microscope Addresses the Need for Speed A technology used in projectors can create a high-resolution image 100 times faster than conventional microscopy equipment, which can be too slow to clearly document speedy biological processes.
Lasers for Standoff Sensing Improved A new resonator design that controls both wavelength and beam quality enables the purest, brightest, and most powerful beams ever from a single-mode infrared quantum cascade laser. The work improves...
Supersensor Detects Single Virus Samples Exploiting an odd behavior of light boosts a biosensor platform’s sensitivity by nearly 70 times, allowing it to detect a single sample of the smallest known viruses.
3-D Photografting Grows Bio Tissue Photografting, a new form of three-dimensional printing that uses lasers to precisely attach molecules at specific places in a material, could soon make it possible to grow biological tissue or to...
Nanocrystal Films Promising for Photonic Circuits A new process for patterning defect-free nanocrystal films with nanometer precision could advance photonic devices and basic physics research.
Phase-Shifted Flat Lens Creates Perfect Image By moving the phase shifting of light to the surface of a lens instead of creating phase delays as it propagates through a material, Harvard engineers have created an ultrathin, flat lens that could...
Semiconductor Laser Sets Surface-Emission Record A semiconductor laser that emits light over a wavelength range of 100 nm sets a record for a single semiconductor laser and could enable more efficient telecommunications networks and gas sensors.
Mars Rover’s Laser Zaps First Target NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity fired its laser for the first time on Mars this week, hitting a fist-sized rock with 30 pulses, each delivering more than 1 million watts of power. The achievement...
Optical Microscope Exceeds Diffraction Limit An optical microscope that combines electronic excitation and optical detection has broken Abbe’s diffraction limit. The nanoscale imaging method offers insight into how light and complex photonic...
Glasses-Free 3-D on the Horizon Since the early days of cinema, engineers and scientists have tried to create a way to add the illusion of depth to projected images. Even with the latest technology, cumbersome 3-D glasses are...
Guidelines Needed to Advance Diagnostic Accuracy Tiny mechanical microscopes — those that can see inside single living cells — increasingly are being used to diagnose illness in hard-to-reach areas of the body, but specialists say they...
Laser’s Cousin Comes In from the Cold A new solid-state maser capable of operating at room temperature could enable more sensitive medical instruments, improved chemical sensors, and better radio telescopes, among other applications.
Quantum Effects Observed in Optomechanical System The first direct observations of distinctly quantum optical effects — amplification and squeezing — have been recorded in an optomechanical system. The step forward points the way to...
Method ‘Tags and Tracks’ DNA Looping A “tag and track” method using fluorescent molecules not only sheds light on how DNA loops form, but also might be adapted to screen drugs for effectiveness against certain viruses that shuffle...
Technique Expands Range of X-ray Research A new technique takes much of the “guesswork” out of x-ray imaging by combining high-resolution and 3-D viewing, allowing the surface of materials to be viewed nondestructively for the first time....
Nanocoating Keeps Solar Panels Clean A novel nanoparticle coating repels dust, pollen and other particles, and could keep solar panels clean and operating at their peak efficiency longer than conventional panels.
Color-Coded Markers Diagnose Disease Through Eyes New fluorescent probes that change color when they encounter brain disease markers found in the eye could offer a simpler way to identify neurodegenerative disease and distinguish between closely...
Glowing Molecules Turn On, Off to Visualize Cell Activity Using UV light to switch fluorescent molecules on and off in aqueous environments could help scientists develop better fluorescent probes for biomedical research.
Future Light Component Produced in Printing Press A new roll-to-roll compatible process can produce organic light-emitting electrochemical cells under ambient conditions, which could lead to large-area light-emitting devices used in informative...
Metamaterial Moves Photons in Single Direction A new metamaterial can channel photons in one direction, and could point the way to more efficient and faster computer chips that use light to move data.
Scalable Sapphire Seen as Superior to Silica for Fiber Optics Transforming scalable sapphire into a fiber that can withstand greater light intensity provides an easily accessible, low-cost solution for fiber optics using common materials.
First Full-Color Image at 100,000 dpi A method of printing metal-laced, nanometer-sized structures has created full-color images at 100,000 dots per inch, revolutionizing the way images are printed. The technology could be further...
NASA Teams to Advance Small Spacecraft Technologies Teams have been named to advance radio communications, formation flying and docking systems for NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology Program.
Report Hails Photonics as Hope for US Economy A national photonics initiative would not only advance the economy in the US but also enable growth in applications of optical science and technology, according to a new report from the US National...
LHC Experiments Shed Light on Primordial Universe The primordial particles of matter that existed just after the big bang are now being re-created in the Large Hadron Collider to advance understanding of the kind of matter that existed in the first...
DARPA Seeks Ultrafast Laser Science Proposals DARPA is looking to fund projects to develop ultrafast laser applications including microwave generation, optical time transfer, laser-driven secondary radiation generation and attosecond science...
Surprising Quantum Source Yields Info Advantage Quantum entanglement may not always be necessary to run quantum computers, new research suggests. Moreover, technologies discovered over the past few years can gain a quantum advantage without...
X-Ray Beam Refined to Scalpel Precision A thin sliver of diamond has transformed the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) into a precise tool for studying and manipulating matter at the atomic level - and may enable experiments that have...
Sound Waves Focused Like A Camera Lens A metamaterial capable for the first time of manipulating a variety of acoustic waves with one simple device was designed and computationally tested. The device holds promise for applications across...
System Simultaneously Uses Loss, Gain Light absorption (loss), usually seen as a disadvantage in optical metamaterials, has been shown to have useful applications.
For New Applications, Give Photonic Fiber a Twist Simple longitudinal twists that convert photonic crystal fibers into filters were measured and theorized upon; the results suggest new applications in optical communications and will enable the...
Process Could Make IR Lenses up to 70 Percent Cheaper A new fabrication process that lowers the cost of infrared lenses for thermal cameras by 70 percent could make such devices more attractive for integration into cars as driver warning systems.
Robotic Hand Gets Thumbs Up The first human-sized, five-fingered robotic hand also has a brain: it has the cognitive power to learn to grasp and manipulate a range of delicate and oddly shaped objects just as humans do.
X-ray Imaging Shines Light on Gold Nanocrystals A new x-ray diffraction technique has revealed the three-dimensional shape of gold nanocrystals and is likely to shine a light on the structure of other nanoscale materials.
Toward an ‘Unbreakable’ Message Exchange Single particles of light were produced and implemented into a quantum key distribution link, paving the way for unbreakable communication networks.
LZH to Push fs Pulse Energies into µJ Range The first 2-µm femtosecond laser source with pulse energies in the µJ range is under development and could lead to new fields of application in medical technology, micromaterial processing and...
Chemical Sensor Seeks Out Land Mines, IEDs A new chemical sensing system that unearths land mines and other buried explosives by signaling their presence to the naked eye without advanced scientific instrumentation may be the first of its...
Making Microscale Wrinkles A new method of creating microscale wrinkled surfaces with precise sizes and patterns can be compared to the way raisin skins dry, becoming stiff and wrinkly as the pulp inside dries out.
Electricity-Generating Transparent Solar Cells Developed A newly developed transparent polymer solar cell capable of generating electricity could bring us a step closer to a future in which windows in buildings and homes generate electricity from the sun...
A Novel Approach to Negative Refraction An “extraordinarily strong” negative refractive index as large as -700 - more than 100 times larger than most previously reported - was achieved in metamaterials using a new technique developed by...
Nanoantenna Made of DNA Captures, Emits Light A bio-inspired light nanoantenna has been created using two gold nanoparticles, short DNA strands and a tiny fluorescent molecule that can capture and emit light. The discovery paves the way toward...
Petawatt Laser Achieves Record Power The Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) laser system has generated a record petawatt of power in a pulse just 40 fs long at a pulse rate of 1 Hz — one pulse every second.
Controlled Beam of Single Photons Produced Quantum computing is expected to surpass conventional computing in terms of speed and performance of complex computations. However, the development of quantum devices for real-world applications has...
Products
Piranha4 8k Color CMOS Line-Scan Camera WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 31, 2012 — Suitable for high-throughput machine vision inspection applications, Teledyne Dalsa Inc.’s Piranha4 8k color CMOS line-scan camera delivers 8k resolution and has a 7 × 7-µm pixel size. The Piranha4 series combines advancements in proprietary CMOS image sensor technology with a good signal-to-noise ratio for high-speed inspection. The color version is suitable for automatic...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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X1064Q Pulsed Infrared Laser VILANOVA i la GELTRÚ, Spain, Aug. 31, 2012 — Monocrom is presenting a compact pulsed infrared laser. The X1064Q diode-pumped solid-state laser has an internal passive Q-switch to deliver pulses shorter than 2 ns, with energy of 40 µJ and...
Monocrom
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Thin-Film Analysis Systems DUNEDIN, Fla., Aug. 30, 2012 — Ocean Optics’ NanoCalc systems use spectroscopic reflectometry to determine optical thin-film thicknesses for consumer, semiconductor, medical and industrial applications. Customer-designed and...
Ocean Optics
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PV Precision CREWE, England, Aug. 30, 2012 — PV Precision, an optical coating system manufactured by Power Vision Ltd., coats small batches of substrates with fast cycle times. The standard substrate carrier has six positions for mounting...
Power Vision Ltd.
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EasyMark Desktop Laser Marker STARNBER, Germany, Aug. 30, 2012 — Rofin-Baasel Lasertech’s EasyMark modular and compact laser marking system can easily be integrated into production lines. It features the latest diode-pumped or fiber laser technology and...
Rofin-Baasel Lasertech
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MTi MEMS Motion Trackers ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, Aug. 30, 2012 &$8212; Xsens has launched an MTi product for industrial applications including antenna/camera stabilization and unmanned system control. This fourth-generation product line of microelectromechanical systems...
Xsens Technologies BV
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CO2 Laser Beam Delivery Optics PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 29, 2012 — A line of CO2 laser beam delivery optics for use with high- and low-power lasers is available from Laser Research Optics. The CO2 beam-steering optics include beam combiners, beamsplitters,...
Laser Research Optics
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Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 28, 2012 — Bruker Corp. has released the PeakForce Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) mode for its line of atomic force microscopes (AFMs). It uses frequency-modulation detection to provide...
Bruker Nano Surfaces
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Laser Line Polarizers BARRINGTON, N.J., Aug. 28, 2012 — TechSpec high-energy laser line polarizers efficiently polarize high-power lasers with greater than 98% transmission of p-polarized light. They combine high laser damage thresholds (2 J/cm2, 10...
Edmund Optics
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iBox Explorer2 Imaging Microscope CAMBRIDGE, England, Aug. 28, 2012 — The iBox Explorer2 imaging microscope manufactured by UVP LLC now features expanded capabilities for detection of fluorescent markers in small animals. With magnification from whole mouse to...
Analytik Ltd.
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Digital IR Video Thermometer STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 27, 2012 — Omega Engineering Inc.’s OS-VIR50 digital infrared video thermometer features dual lasers, which indicate the ideal measuring distance where the two laser points converge to a 25.4-mm target...
OMEGA Engineering Inc.
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FlyCapture2 2.3 Software RICHMOND, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 27, 2012 — Point Grey Research Inc. has released the FlyCapture2 2.3 image acquisition and camera control library. It improves and expands USB 3.0 support, and provides greater flexibility in development...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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LSC 1650 Laser Controller BOZEMAN, Mont., Aug. 26, 2012 — The LSC 1650 from Quantum Composers lets the user take control of his laser system from the palm of his hand. Traditionally, researchers have spent time creating from scratch bulky custom controllers...
Quantum Composers Inc.
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Co-Fired Piezo Bimorph Actuators AUBURN, Mass., Aug. 24, 2012 — PI (Physik Instrumente L.P.) is offering a line of co-fired multilayer piezo bimorph actuators that achieve a mechanical amplification effect via different layers expanding at different rates. They...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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High-Energy Pulser BEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 23, 2012 — Diversified Technologies Inc. has introduced a 19-in. rack-mountable, fast, low-impedance, high-energy pulser suited for a variety of atmospheric plasma applications. The all-solid-state unit...
Diversified Technologies Inc.
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Fiber Lab Flex RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 23, 2012 — A modular fiber optic simulator that can be user-configured for physical network simulation and equipment certification is being introduced by M2 Optics Inc. The Fiber Lab Flex optical fiber...
M2 Optics Inc.
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Achromatic Quartz-MgF2 Wave Plates IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 23, 2012 — Newport Corp. has introduced large-diameter achromatic zero-order quartz-MgF2 Wave Plates. The large-aperture optics consist of two birefringent crystals — crystalline quartz and magnesium...
MKS/Newport
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Inspection System for Thin Glass Fabrics CAESAREA, Israel, Aug. 22, 2012 — Elbit Vision Systems Ltd. has unveiled a system for thin, lightweight glass fabric inspection during the production process. The glass fabric industry, which supplies the key component for...
Uster Technologies Ltd.
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Stabilized Imaging Payloads for Unmanned Systems HOOD RIVER, Ore., Aug. 22, 2012 — Hood Technology has announced the Alticam 11 EO/IR1, a camera turret payload for small tactical unmanned aerial vehicles. The four-axis stabilized payload for long-range imaging also is suitable for...
Alticam Vision Inc.
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BBS1200 Blackbody Calibration Source MILFORD, Mass., Aug. 22, 2012 — Process Sensors Corp. has added the two-piece model BBS1200 compact blackbody calibration source to its line of precision blackbody radiation sources for verification and calibration of noncontact...
Process Sensors Corp., IR Temperature Div.
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Laser-Line Cleanup Filters BARRINGTON, N.J., Aug. 21, 2012 — Edmund Optics has announced TechSpec OD 6 laser-line cleanup filters for use with common gas and solid-state lasers. They provide the high transmission and deep rejection necessary to isolate narrow...
Edmund Optics
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Single-Longitudinal-Mode Lasers SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 21, 2012 — Two new Verdi G lasers from Coherent Inc. offer single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) output. The Verdi G SLM series lasers deliver a linewidth of <5 MHz, which corresponds to a coherence length of tens...
Coherent Inc.
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Particle Counting and Analysis App ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 21, 2012 — Media Cybernetics has released a particle counting and analysis app for its Image-Pro Premier software that provides automatic particle detection, particle sizing and measurement functionality for...
Media Cybernetics Inc.
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Ultravariable Optical Attenuator MONTEREY PARK, Calif., Aug 20, 2012 — Expanding the applications for silicon photonics, Kotura Inc. has announced an ultravariable optical attenuator (VOA) in a pluggable small form package (SFP). It integrates an optical power monitor...
Kotura Inc.
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Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer SPARTANBURG, S.C., Aug. 20, 2012 — AFL has announced enhancements to its NOYES OFL280 FlexTester optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) that improve overall performance and fiber event analysis, save optical power meter results for...
AFL
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Silicon Drift Detector/Sample Viewport MAHWAH, N.J., Aug. 20, 2012 — Edax Inc. has introduced detector and sample viewport options for its Orbis micro-XRF (x-ray fluorescence) elemental analyzer system. The thermoelectrically cooled 50-mm2 silicon drift detector (SDD)...
EDAX Inc., Corporate Headquarters
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AD-132GE Two-CCD Camera SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 20, 2012 — JAI Inc. has released the AD-132GE, a two-CCD camera that produces high-dynamic-range color images by combining different exposures from its dual sensors in real time. Full frame resolution is 1.3...
JAI Inc.
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Snapshot SWIR Cameras CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 19, 2012 — UTC Aerospace Systems has introduced its next-generation Sensors Unlimited short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) digital video cameras. The high-resolution InGaAs mil-rugged cameras feature a 30-Hz...
Sensors Unlimited Inc.
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id800-TDC Eight-Channel Time-to-Digital Converter GENEVA, Aug. 17, 2012 — A time-to-digital converter (TDC) has been launched by ID Quantique SA. The id800-TDC is an eight-channel TDC that is used to transfer the time tags of registered events to a PC with picosecond...
ID Quantique
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Beam Profiler NORTH LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 16, 2012 — Photon, a Newport Corp. brand, has introduced the NanoScan v2, the latest version of its scanning-slit beam profiler. The NIST-calibrated laser beam profiler uses moving slits to measure beam sizes...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Turnkey Two-Color Metis MQ Sensors MILFORD, Mass., Aug. 16, 2012 — Process Sensors Corp. has improved its noncontact infrared temperature sensors. The Metis MQ11/MQ22 two-color pyrometer series has been enhanced with more versatile temperature ranges and...
Process Sensors Corp., IR Temperature Div.
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XPS Optimized G-Code Conversion Software IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2012 — Newport Corp. has introduced XPS-GCODE conversion software, a simple and intuitive interface that works with the company’s XPS universal motion controller. It can read, convert and edit...
MKS/Newport
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Blazed Concave Grating IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2012 — Spectrum Scientific Inc. has expanded its concave gratings product line. A new blaze wavelength of 250 nm for the 1200 g/mm concave grating has been manufactured. Designed for use in analytical...
Spectrum Scientific Inc. (SSI)
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Laser Diode Modules MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Aug. 14, 2012 — Akela Laser Corp. has released laser diode modules based on its long-wavelength laser diodes from 1030 to 1950 nm. The entry-level modules are designed for 200- and 400-μm, 0.22-numerical aperture...
AKELA Laser Corporation
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Negative GDD Mirrors BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 14, 2012 — REO has introduced negative group delay dispersion (GDD) mirrors for use with industrial ultrafast lasers having output in the visible or near-infrared. The mirrors deliver GDD values as high...
Research Electro-Optics Inc. (REO)
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Multisensor Cameras MANNHEIM, Germany, Aug. 14, 2012 — With the Sony ICX455 sensor used in the VRmS-14, VRmagic GmbH opens up new applications for its multisensor cameras. Providing 1.25-megapixel resolution, the ?-in. sensor is suitable for complex...
VRmagic Imaging GmbH
SpecBright LED Illumination Products SALEM, N.H., Aug. 13, 2012 — ProPhotonix Ltd. has announced an expansion of its LED product line. The company has extended its LED offerings to include products using enhanced optical configurations and new IR and UV...
ProPhotonix Ltd.
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Very Small GigE Cameras BREMEN, Germany, Aug. 13, 2012 — The Imaging Source Europe GmbH has launched a series of very small GigE cameras. Their footprint is 29 × 29 mm and is compatible with many analog cameras. The new series simplifies the...
The Imaging Source GmbH
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Titan ETEM G2 HILLSBORO, Ore., Aug. 13, 2012 — FEI has released the Titan ETEM G2, an environmental transmission electron microscope (ETEM) that enables time-resolved in situ studies of processes and materials exposed to reactive gases and...
FEI, North America NanoPort
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Verios High-Resolution SEM HILLSBORO, Ore., Aug. 12, 2012 — FEI has launched the Verios extreme-high-resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM), which provides the subnanometer resolution and enhanced contrast needed for precise measurements on...
FEI, North America NanoPort
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eXcelon3 EMCCD Technology TRENTON, N.J., Aug. 10, 2012 — Princeton Instruments has introduced the next generation of its eXcelon technology for electron-multiplying (EM) CCDs. The eXcelon3 technology provides high sensitivity and improved fringe...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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FD-3SWIR InGaAs Multispectral Camera ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2012 — FluxData Inc.’s common-aperture multispectral short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) camera, the FD-3SWIR, offers three InGaAs sensors fitted with customer-specified optical filters to simultaneously...
FluxData Inc.
SCN400 2.2 Fluorescence Digital Pathology Scanner WETZLAR, Germany, Aug. 9, 2012 — Leica Microsystems has released the SCN400 2.2 fluorescence digital pathology scanner featuring batch processing in both bright-field and multichannel fluorescence. With up to five fluorescence...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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MetaPULSE FP Metrology System FLANDERS, N.J., Aug. 8, 2012 — Rudolph Technologies Inc.’s MetaPULSE FP thin-film metrology system is used by manufacturers of flat panel displays for handheld mobile devices, such as tablets, electronic book e-readers and...
Rudolph Technologies Inc.
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CLH Series Machine Vision Lenses LOMBARD, Ill., Aug. 8, 2012 — FSI Technologies Inc. has introduced the CLH Series industrial machine vision lenses, which are robust enough for tough industrial environments. The lenses are supplied in a variety of focal...
FSI Technologies Inc.
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Optical Isolation Amplifiers for Voltage Sensing BÖBLINGEN, Germany, Aug. 8, 2012 — Avago Technologies GmbH has announced the availability of a line of optically isolated voltage sensors. The optical isolation amplifiers are based on sigma-delta modulation that is optimized for...
Broadcom Inc.
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Handheld TS3 100 High-Speed Camera SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7, 2012 — Fastec Imaging has released the TS3 100 handheld high-speed digital video camera. The portable battery-operated camera combines high power, high speed, high resolution and good light sensitivity. ...
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ZnSe Windows PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 7, 2012 — Zinc selenide (ZnSe) windows that offer a wide transmission range and can be provided blank, polish-finished or dual-band antireflection-coated for spectrometers and detectors are being introduced by...
Laser Research Optics
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Vitara-S Turnkey Seed Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 6, 2012 — The Vitara-S from Coherent Inc. is a hands-free, integrated, turnkey ultrafast oscillator designed to seed Ti:sapphire amplifiers. It uses the same state-of-the-art technology as other Vitara...
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Atomic Force Microscope PHOENIX, Aug. 6, 2012 — Bruker Corp. has announced the Dimension FastScan Bio atomic force microscope (AFM), which enables high-resolution microscopy research in biological dynamics. Design innovations have resulted in a...
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SIR3 Camera TRING, England, Aug. 6, 2012 — The SIR3 camera from Specialised Imaging Ltd. is compact, lightweight and robust. It captures 11-megapixel-resolution images and simultaneously acquires two separate full-resolution images,...
Specialised Imaging Ltd.
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PLD10000 and PLD12500 Laser Drivers BOZEMAN, Mont., Aug. 6, 2012 — Wavelength Electronics Inc. has redesigned the PLD10000 with a new compact heat sink and fan shroud, and improved internal heat dissipation ability. This technology also has been leveraged into a...
Wavelength Electronics Inc.
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Fiber-Coupled Module at 793 nm TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 3, 2012 — Dilas’ conduction-cooled fiber-coupled diode laser module based on diode laser bars delivers 32 W from a 105-μm fiber core at a wavelength of 793 nm, with a numerical aperture of <0.22....
DILAS Diode Laser Inc.
170-TPI Adjustment Screws IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2012 — Newport Corp. has introduced high-precision adjustment screws with a 170-thread-per-in. (TPI) thread pitch, providing a 43% improvement in sensitivity over standard 100-TPI adjustment screws. ...
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Ultra-Absorbing Black Coating KIRYAT Gat, Israel, Aug. 2, 2012 — Acktar Advanced Coatings has announced completion of preparations for industrial-scale production of foils coated with its Metal Velvet ultra-absorbing black coating for use from the extreme-UV...
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Model 610 Visible-NIR Light Source CHELMSFORD, Mass., Aug. 2, 2012 — McPherson has introduced the high-power Model 610 650-W quartz tungsten-halogen light source with coil filament and integral reflective focusing. It delivers visible and near-infrared continuum...
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L100 and L200 Linear Stages JENA, Germany, Aug. 2, 2012 — The new L100 and L200 linear stages manufactured by piezosystem jena GmbH are based on voice coil technology. With a maximum speed of 200 mm/s, the stages are suited for high-acceleration and...
piezosystem jena GmbH
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ImageMaster® HR IR The only vertical and camera-based MTF test station covering the complete spectral range from VIS to IR. The newest addition to the ImageMaster® Series, this instrument is specifically designed...
TRIOPTICS GmbH
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Automatic Fiber Alignment Systems PI is the leader in Hexapod 6-axis alignment systems. These systems provide a virtual pivot point and come with a highly specialized controller and powerful software to allow faster and more precise...
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Precision Polymer Optics G-S PLASTIC OPTICS manufactures optics for imaging, scanning, detection, and illumination applications. GSPO provides diamond-turned and injection molded prototypes, production injection molding,...
G&H | GS Optics
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Zemax 12 Software REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 1, 2012 — Radiant Zemax LLC’s Zemax 12 Release 2 software for optical and illumination design is available now through the company’s website. The software simplifies how users create optical...
Zemax
CORE-S Modules MADRID, Aug. 1, 2012 — New Infrared Technologies complements the Matrix 1024 and the Luxell series with the new CORE-S module for uncooled mid-wavelength infrared imaging and linear arrays for scanning systems, mainly...
New Infrared Technologies (NIT)
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