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Organic Solar Cell Pioneer Thuc-Quyen Nguyen Receives Humboldt Award Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Barbara, has received the Humboldt Research Award from Germany's Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in recognition of her achievements in science research. Nguyen developed a solution-processable small molecule used in organic solar cells. The Humboldt Research Award is granted to senior scientists whose fundamental...

Hongyu Fan Named Materials Research Society Fellow

Sandia National Laboratories announced that researcher Hongyou Fan has been elected one of fewer than 500 fellows of the Materials Research Society (MRS) for his work in nanotechnology. Fan is the...

Nanotech’s Color-Shift OTF Threads Bolster Banknote Security

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has received Reconnaissance International’s Regional Banknote of the Year Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in the design, technical...

Optelian Selects Jabil as Optical Transport Product Manufacturer ; Optical networking firm Optelian has selected Jabil Circuit Inc. to deliver next-generation products and services for a variety of optical transport applications. Optelian said its FLEX...

Phoenix, Sandia Partner on Photonic ICs Photonics design automation firm Phoenix Software and Sandia National Laboratories are collaborating to develop a photonics process design kit (PDK) for Sandia’s silicon photonics manufacturing...

Leoni Sales Up While Earnings Dip Cable and fiber optics group Leoni AG has reported €4.5 billion (about $5.03 billion) in sales in 2015 for a year-on-year increase of about 10 percent from 2014. Earnings before interest and...

Physik Instrumente Promotes Dave Rego to Eastern-US Sales Director

Motion control and positioning technology firm PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. has promoted Dave Rego to director of sales for the U.S. Eastern Region. Rego holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and a...

University of Bath Installs Eulitha’s Photolithography System

Lithography startup Eulitha AG has installed one of its PhableR 100 photolithography systems at the University of Bath, England. The university purchased the system as part of a comprehensive...

Controp Supplies Colombian Navy with Cameras

Electro-optics and IR technology developer Controp Precision Technologies Ltd. has supplied the Colombian Navy with iSea maritime electro-optical/IR camera payloads. A Controp iSea installation....

Analog Devices Acquires Snap Sensor of Switzerland Semiconductor developer Analog Devices Inc. has acquired Snap Sensor SA, a Swiss company that specialized in vision sensing technologies. The deal is set to advance Analog Devices’ sensing and...

Photonics Industries Expands Presence in South China

Photonics Industries International Inc., a global manufacturer of diode-pumped solid state lasers, has expanded its presence in southern China with a new branch office in Shenzhen. Photonics...

Merck, Polysolar, CPI Partner on Smart Windows Merck KGaA has announced an Innovate U.K. collaboration with Polysolar, a building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) producer, and the Centre for Processing Innovation to enable windows of the future...

Cobolt Ships 10,000th Laser

Laser manufacturer Cobolt AB said it shipped its 10,000th laser in February. That unit, a Samba 532-nm, 300-mW single frequency laser, was delivered to Sam Johnson from the Photonic Nanomaterials...

Xenics, Laser Components Sign N. America Distribution Deal Xenics USA Inc.’s North and Latin American office has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Laser Components USA Inc.’s North American sales, marketing and distribution office...

Jenoptik, Raylase to Collaborate in China

Jenoptik Precision Instrument and Equipment Co. Ltd. and Raylase Laser Technology Co. Ltd. have agreed to collaborate in the field of scanner-based, ultrashort-pulse laser applications in China with...

Jenoptik Group Revenue up 13% in 2015

Jenoptik AG has reported 2015 group revenue of €668.6 million (about $750.5 million), up 13.3 percent from 2014. Group earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)...

Grose Appointed to Board, Named as Consultant for Integra R&D

Optics technology provider Integra R&D has appointed Doug Grose to its Board of Directors and named him a consultant for the product development and commercialization team. In his new role, Grose...

EV Group, Joanneum Collaborate on UV-NIL System

Wafer bonding and lithography supplier EV Group has announced collaboration with international research organization Joanneum Research Materials for the EVG770 automated UV-nanoimprint lithography...

Defsys to Manufacture Controp Products in India

Electro-optical technology developer Controp Precision Technologies Ltd. has signed a cooperation agreement with system integration company Defsys Solutions Pvt. Ltd. of New Delhi, India, for the...

Photonics for Ophthalmology: Digital Conference Final Call for Papers

Abstracts are due March 31 for consideration for Photonics for Ophthalmology, a digital conference. Hosted by Photonics Media on June 9, this digital conference will focus on the use of light-based...

AIA Startup Competition Entries Close April 7 AIA, the world’s largest vision and imaging trade association, has announced the opening of applicants for its Vision Show Startup Competition. Eight semifinalists will have five minutes to...

Ondine JV Brings Photodisinfection to China

Photodisinfection technology firm Ondine Biomedical Inc. has announced a joint venture with Mr. Yanan Zhao to bring two of its nonantibiotic, photodisinfection therapies to health care facilities in...

IRT Nanoelec Integrates Laser, Modulator Directly on Silicon Information and communications R&D consortium Nanoelec Research Technological Institute (IRT), has reported cointegration of a III-V/silicon laser and silicon Mach Zehnder modulator demonstrating...

Biophotonics Researcher Praveen Arany Wins 2016 Furumoto Award

The American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery Inc. (ASLMS) has named tissue regeneration researcher Dr. Praveen Arany as the 2016 recipient of its Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Young...

Photonics PPP General Assembly Cites Crucial Role of Photonics in Digitization

The Photonics Public Private Partnership Annual Meeting 2016 gathered more than 370 photonics experts from industry, research organizations and politics, making it the most well-attended meeting in...

2 Calif. Tech Firms Announce Moves, $1.6B Investment in Rochester Photonics Avogy, a power electronics startup headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and Photonica Inc., a Beverly Hills-based nanopixel technology firm, have announced plans to relocate headquarters and business...

Coherent to Acquire Rofin for $942M

Coherent Inc., maker of lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial customers, and Rofin Sinar Technologies, developer and manufacturer of high-performance industrial...

Neophotonics Corp. Revenues Increase in 2015 Neophotonics Corp. has reported record revenues in 2015. Revenue in 2015 was $339.4 million, an increase of 10.9 percent from $306.2 million in 2014. GAAP net income for the full year was $3.7...

Iridex Reports Revenue Dip in 2015 Iridex Corp. has reported 2015 full-year operating incoming of $0.3 million, compared to $2.6 million for the full year 2014. The decline in operating income for the year was due primarily to both...

Imec Adds 4000-m² Cleanroom for Integrated Circuit Production

Nanoelectronics research center imec has announced the opening of a 4000-m2 cleanroom within its research facility, bringing its semiconductor research cleanroom space to a total of 12,000 m2. The...

Fiberguide to License Motheye AR Nanostructures from Telaztec

Fiberguide Insutries Inc., a Halma company, said it has been granted an exclusive license from Telaztec of Burlington, Mass., to develop Motheye AR (antireflective) nanostructures for use in fiber...

F.J. Duarte Receives OSA’s Richardson Medal The Optical Society (OSA) has named F. J. Duarte of Interferometric Optics as the 2016 recipient of the David Richardson Medal for his “seminal contributions to the physics and technology of...

Solid-State Lighting Firms Lumisyn, PhosphorTech Receive SBIR Phase-II Funding Two solid-state lighting (SSL) projects were among 78 recipients of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)-Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II grants announced in March by the U.S....

Paul Hartung Joins Seminex Board

Seminex Corp. has added Paul Hartung to its board of directors. Hartung is the former president, CEO and chairman of Cognoptix, where he raised over $32 million in angel and venture capital funding...

Brimrose Opens Biotech Division Acousto-optic technology developer Brimrose Technology Corp. has announced the opening of a new biotechnology division. One focus of the new sector will be the utilization of the bacteriophage virus...

Silvaco to Distribute ADIT Products in California Photomultiplier tube developer ADIT Electron Tubes has named Silvaco Optics its exclusive product sales representative in California. Based in San Jose, Silvaco will be assisting customers across the...

Precision Glass & Optics Components Used for Avotec MRI Device

Glass, optics and coating provider Precision Glass & Optics (PG&O) has announced the customization of two thin-film optical components for Avotec Inc.’s Real Eye Nano high-field...

Jason Reinhardt, Vince Retort Promoted at Lumentum Lumentum Holdings Inc. has promoted Jason Reinhardt to executive vice president of global sales and product line management, with Vince Retort promoted to executive vice president and chief operating...

Universal Display, Osram Collaborate on OLEDs OLED developer Universal Display Corp. has announced a collaboration and evaluation agreement with lighting manufacturer Osram Light AG for the sampling of its PhoLED phosphorescent OLED materials...

Optical Surfaces to Fill Order for Joint European Torus Project

Optical component and system manufacturer Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced an order from the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE), the U.K’s national fusion research laboratory, to...

Integra Optics, TiOptics Join to Form Integra R&D Fiber optics equipment provider Integra Optics has formed a joint venture with TiOptics Inc., of San Diego, a fiber optic technology research and product development company, for the creation of...

Tim Spang, Sean Stetson Join Seegrid

Robotics company Seegrid has announced the addition of two industry veterans to its operations and product teams. Tim Spang has been appointed vice president of operations, and Sean Stetson has been...

Hellma to Acquire Axiom Analytical Assets

The Hellma Group, a manufacturer of optical solutions and components for the process industry, along with research and analytical laboratories, has announced an agreement to acquire the assets of...

eBeam Expands Focus, Education Efforts The eBeam Initiative, a forum dedicated to the education and promotion of new semiconductor manufacturing approaches based on electron beam (eBeam) technologies, will be expanding its efforts to...

Integrated Optics to Sell Ato ID’s SERS Substrates

Disposable surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate manufacturer Ato ID has appointed its parent company Integrated Optics as an exclusive sales channel. Ato ID's Randa S and Mato S SERS...

Virus-Inactivating Drone Wins Raytheon Hack Prize Using a drone and UV light to inactivate viruses, University of Arizona (UA) graduate student Sunglin Wang and his team won the 2016 Hack Arizona’s Raytheon prize for Best Drone Related Hack....

Light Brigade, NeST Introduce India Fiber Optics Training Program

Light Brigade, the fiber optic training subsidiary of infrastructure specialist AFL, headquartered in Tukwila, Wash., is working with the NeST Institute of Fiber Optic Technology PVT Ltd. of Kerala...

Kopin Announces 2015 Revenue Increase Kopin Corp., a developer of wearable computing technologies and systems, has ended 2015 with an increase in revenue. The company reported 2015 revenue of $32.1 million, up from $31.8 million in 2014....

Key Photonics Chosen as LightTrans Distributor Key Photonics Ltd., an optical component and lighting design software supplier, has been appointed as the distributor for LightTrans GmbH in Ireland and the U.K. The company will be distributing and...

Lightwave Logic Demonstrates Single-Mode Laser Light through Polymer Waveguides Photonic device and optical polymer material systems developer Lightwave Logic Inc. has successfully guided laser light through 16 of its passive, single-mode ridge waveguides made entirely out of...

Exalos Develops Crystal Growth Method for Micro-LEDs Semiconductor light source developer Exalos AG has developed new methods of growing crystals for micro-LED production, designed for direct projection displays, including augmented reality (AR) and...

Centrotherm Adds Peter Augustin to Management Board Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG has announced changes to its management board. Peter Augustin has been appointed a member of its management board, with Florian von Gropper stepping down as board...

Lockheed Reaches Optical System Milestone for F-35 Fighter Plane Lockheed Martin Corp. said it has delivered its 200th electro-optical targeting system (EOTS) for armed forces’ F-35 Lightning II fighter plane. The company is delivering F-35 EOTS under...

Veeco Revenues Increase in FY2015 Process equipment developer Veeco Instruments Inc. has announced a 2015 revenue increase of 21 percent to $477 million from to 2014’s $393.9 million. “Fourth quarter bookings doubled...

Deep Optics Secures $4M to Develop Multifocal Glasses, VR/AR Applications

Dynamic focal glasses developer Deep Optics said it has closed $4 million in A-round funding. The round includes strategic investor Essilor International SA, a French company that produces ophthalmic...

CyberOptics Announces $1.9M Order CyberOptics Corp., a developer of high-precision sensing solutions, has announced a $1.9 million order for its SQ3000 automated optical inspection system. The company reported that since the start of...

Nexoptic, Spectrum Complete Lens Prototype Study Optics developers Nexoptic Technology Corp. and Spectrum Optic Inc. have announced a lens stack depth-to-aperture ratio of near 1:1 after completing the trade study phase of their proof of concept...

Heptagon Expands, Reaches Shipment and Miniaturization Milestones

Heptagon Micro Optics Pte. Ltd. has announced a shipment milestone of over 2 billion systems, the opening of two new facilities and the development of the world’s smallest wafer sensing module....

Faro Revenues Decline in 2015 Faro Technologies Inc. ended 2015 with a decrease in revenue to $317.5 million, a 7.1 percent decrease from 2014’s total of $341.8 million. The company characterizes its revenue as...

Pharma Test Acquires J&M Analytic, Expands Spectroscopy Capabilities

J&M Analytik AG, a German manufacturer and pioneer of fiber-optic diode-array spectrometer systems for laboratory and process applications, has announced its acquisition by Pharma Test...

Biolase Opens Dental Laser Training Center

Dental laser developer Biolase Inc. has announced the Biolase Learning Center, designed to provide laser training for dental professionals. The Biolase Learning Center is located in Irvine, Calif....

Alexander Everke Named CEO of AMS

Sensor and analog integrated circuit design and manufacturer AMS AG has appointed semiconductor industry veteran Alexander Everke CEO, following his appointment to the management board as CEO...

LGS Completes US Defense Project LGS Innovations LLC, a next-generation communications provider, has completed a two-year laser radar technology (LRT) project in partnership with the Strategic Technology Office of the Defense...

The Role of Machine Vision in the Automotive Industry

In the United States, Japan, South Korea, Germany and other European countries, the automotive industry plays a major role in the manufacturing sector. The industry is characterized by highly...

Research & Technology

Optogenetics Shown Useful in Treatment of Cancer

By using light to control electrical signaling among cells on a frog model, researchers for the first time have demonstrated that it is possible to use optogenetics to prevent tumors from forming and...

Entangled Photons Could Advance Quantum Cryptography

Three photons have been experimentally entangled in a high-dimensional quantum property related to the “twist” of their wavefront structure, a milestone achievement for quantum physics....

University of Bath Installs Eulitha’s Photolithography System

Lithography startup Eulitha AG has installed one of its PhableR 100 photolithography systems at the University of Bath, England. The university purchased the system as part of a comprehensive...

LED Fishing Nets Reduce Sea Turtle Deaths

Using LEDs to illuminate fishing nets has been shown to be a cost-effective means of dramatically reducing the number of sea turtle deaths resulting from entanglement with nets. Researchers from the...

Fish Retinas Inspire Adjustable Contact Lens Design

The elephant nose fish’s uniquely shaped retina has inspired the experimental design for a contact lens that can adjust its focus, a development that could enable autofocus lenses for people...

Artificial Dielectric-Based Lens Enables Efficient Terahertz-Wave Control

Future terahertz-wave devices for communications and imaging could benefit from a lens based on artificial dielectrics. Terahertz radiation (about 100 to 10,000 GHz) is a relatively unexplored slice...

Copper Plasmonics Explored for Nanophotonics Applications

Experimental demonstration of copper components has expanded the list of potential materials suited to nanophotonic devices beyond gold and silver. According to researchers from the Moscow Institute...

Optogenetic Biobots Are Powered by Skeletal Muscles

Optogenetic techniques have enabled noninvasive control of miniature biological robots, or biobots, powered by muscle cells, bringing such bots ones step closer to application in health, sensing and...

White-Light Therapy Improves Depressive Symptoms in Cancer Survivors Light therapy has been found to decrease depressive symptoms and normalize circadian rhythms among cancer survivors. Researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Northwestern University...

6.3-nm Chalcogenide Lens Could Enable Flexible Displays, Miniaturization

A 6.3-nm lens made from 50-nm-thick gold nanobar arrays is being heralded as an ideal candidate for flexible displays and miniature cameras, among other applications. The discovery hinged on the...

Imec Adds 4000-m² Cleanroom for Integrated Circuit Production

Nanoelectronics research center imec has announced the opening of a 4000-m2 cleanroom within its research facility, bringing its semiconductor research cleanroom space to a total of 12,000 m2. The...

Light Reflectance Spectroscopy Aids Prostate Cancer Surgery

Light-reflectance spectroscopy has been using during prostate cancer surgery to differentiate between malignant and benign tissue with 85 percent accuracy. The finding could enable real-time tissue...

Optical Fiber ‘Nanospikes’ Effectively Trap, Focus Laser Light

Using laser light to manipulate a glass optical fiber tapered to a sharp point smaller than a speck of dust, in the middle of an optical fiber with a hollow core, has been demonstrated. Optical...

Hybrid Imaging Technique Elucidates Coronary Plaques

Combing optical coherence tomography (OCT) with near-infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) could enable more accurate identification of coronary artery plaques that are most likely to rupture and cause a...

Laser Surgery Opens Blood-Brain Barrier to Chemotherapy

A laser probe has been used to open the brain’s protective cover, enabling delivery of chemotherapy drugs to patients with glioblastoma — the most common and aggressive form of brain...

Material Controls Excitons at Room Temperature

A material that can control excitons &mash; bound pairs of electrons and electron holes — at room temperature could enable optoelectronic devices for commercial applications. Excitons are...

Photoresponsive Supramolecular Networks Self-Assemble on Graphene

Although challenged by the poor ordering of the thin layers on top of the electrodes, organic photovoltaics have shown great promise for large-scale, cost-effective solar power generation. Utilizing...

Industrial Lasers Process Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Laser-based technologies that overcome the challenges of processing composite materials — which offer high strength and light weight — hold promise for the automotive and aviation...

Semiconductor Laser Grown Directly on Silicon Substrate A practical laser grown directly on a silicon substrate could transform communications, healthcare and energy systems. Silicon, the most widely used material for the fabrication of electronic...

FS Laser Pulses Push Limits of Spintronics, Magnonics

The ultimate speed limit of the control of spins in a solid-state magnetic material has been determined. The results pave the way to the unprecedented frequency range of 20 THz for magnetic recording...

Integrated Fabrication Process Demonstrated for Metal-Oxide EUV Photoresist

The first integrated patterning process for next generation high-resolution devices using a nonchemically amplified metal containing photoresist and EUV lithography has been presented by...

Pure-Organic OLEDs Could Enable Lighting, Displays Commercialization Highly efficient, solution-processed fluorescence organic LEDs (OLEDs) have been fabricated using "pure-organic" emitters and could enable mass-production of the devices. Conventional OLEDs use...

Gas/Fiber Hybrid Laser Achieves Stable MIR Emission

A gas/fiber hybrid laser is capable of pulsed and continuous mid-infrared (MIR) emission between 3.1 and 3.2 μm, a spectral range that has long presented a major challenge for laser developers....

Single-Process Liquid Fab Technique Produces Microlens Arrays

A method for patterning large areas with highly irregular structures in a single process aims to simplify the production of microlens arrays for photovoltaic systems and other optical technologies....

Solar Cell Materials Adapted for Nanowire Lasers

Next-generation solar cell material have been adapted into 200-nm nanowire lasers that produce bright, stable laser light, which could enable optoelectronic devices. Standard techniques that produce...

Microfluidics Technique Mass-Produces Platinum Nanoparticles

A technique for producing nanoparticles that relies on microfluidics — a technology that manipulates tiny droplets of fluid in narrow channels — shows promise for transforming expensive,...

acquisitions

Continental AG Acquires Auto Lidar Division of ASC Mobility, transport and processing technology firm Continental AG will acquire the ASCar division — which develops lidar systems for the automotive industry — of Advanced Scientific Concepts LLC (ASC). With the acquisition, Continental plans to mass-produce flash lidars at an affordable price to support the commercial automotive industry. ASC will continue to focus on providing 3D...

Coherent to Acquire Rofin for $942M

Hellma to Acquire Axiom Analytical Assets

The Hellma Group, a manufacturer of optical solutions and components for the process industry, along with research and analytical laboratories, has announced an agreement to acquire the assets of...

Pharma Test Acquires J&M Analytic, Expands Spectroscopy Capabilities

J&M Analytik AG, a German manufacturer and pioneer of fiber-optic diode-array spectrometer systems for laboratory and process applications, has announced its acquisition by Pharma Test...

Products

Motorized Vertical Elevator Stage

VAN NUYS, Calif., March 31, 2016 — The AZ60-A Motorized Vertical Elevator Stage from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. is a low-profile, compact device for applications requiring precise vertical positioning. The 60 × 95-mm drilled and tapped stage has a vertical travel of 4 mm. Six crossed roller guides and a precision ground 8-mm, 250-µm/turn lead ball screw provide smooth, straight vertical motion to <5...

Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.

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Illuminance Spectrophotometer

PEABODY, Mass., March 31, 2016 — The ILT350 illuminance spectrophotometer from International Light Technologies Inc. is a low-cost, handheld lux and color measurement spectrophotometer with NIST-traceable and ISO 17025-accredited...

International Light Technologies

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LED Goniophotometer

MUNICH, March 31, 2016 — Instrument Systems GmbH has announced the LGS 350 goniophotometer for medium-sized LED modules, with an 85 percent increased travel speed of the Y axis to 34 °/s. The permissible top speed...

Instrument Systems GmbH

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Mass Spectrometer System

WARRINGTON, England, March 31, 2016 — Hiden Analytical Ltd. has announced the HPR-40 DSA (dissolved species analyzer) mass spectrometer system for gases and vapors in aqueous media. Interface types include insertion probes for...

Hiden Analytical Ltd.

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Remote Sensing Leaf Clip

LAWRENCE, Mass., March 30, 2016 — Spectral Evolution Inc. offers a remote sensing leaf clip and its ILM-105 light source as a system for scanning vegetation samples in the lab or field when used with the company’s...

Spectral Evolution Inc.

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DFB Laser Diodes SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30, 2016 — Oclaro Inc. has qualified its nonhermetic 25-Gbps, 1.3-μm distributed feedback (DFB) laser diodes for 25- and 100-Gbps optical transceivers used in transmission client interface, high-end spine...

Oclaro Inc., Advanced Photonics Solutions

Spectral Light Meter

NEWBURYPORT, Mass., March 30, 2016 — The MSC15 spectral light meter from Gigahertz-Optik Inc. is designed for conventional and LED light-source qualification. The meter measures scotopic and photopic (S and P) illuminance, S/P...

Gigahertz-Optik Inc.

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Nanoprint Lithography System

ST. FLORIAN, Austria, March 30, 2016 — EV Group (EVG) has introduced the EVG7200 LA SmartNIL system for display manufacturing and other applications that require large-area substrates. The system is specifically designed for...

EV Group (EVG)

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LED Beam Control

PLYMOUTH, England, March 29, 2016 — Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. has released the Stellar LED beam control module, designed to enable lightweight, low-profile, less-bulky lighting systems. The GaN-on-silicon LED device combines...

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd.

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Digital Image Sensor PHOENIX, March 29, 2016 — ON Semiconductor has announced the AR1337 CMOS digital image sensor with a 1/3.2-in format and back-side illumination targeted for consumer electronics products. The AR1337 incorporates...

onsemi

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Double-Clad Fiber

NORCROSS, Ga., March 29, 2016 — OFS Fitel LLC, a Furukawa company, has announced TrueLase 10/130 active and passive large-mode-area double-clad optical fibers. These ytterbium-doped gain and matching passive fibers enable...

OFS

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Integrated Color Sensor

JENA, Germany, March 29, 2016 — Mazet GmbH has introduced the MTCS-CDCAF color sensor as part of the JENCOLOR product line. The fully integrated sensor chip features a True Color filter function, integrated signal...

MAZeT GmbH

Optical Automated Inspection System LAS VEGAS, March 28, 2016 — Marantz Electronics Ltd., or Mek, has announced the SpiderEye, a static, automated optical inspection system for moving objects. The system features eight high-frame-rate color cameras that...

MEK Americas LLC

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InGaAs Sensor

VERRIÈRES-LE-BUISSON, France, March 28, 2016 — The NSC1401 from New Imaging Technologies is a QVGA InGaAs imaging sensor. The NSC1401 uses a new generation of readout integrated circuit with 320 × 256 pixels at 25-μm pitch, coupled...

New Imaging Technologies (NIT)

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Noncontact Measurement System ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 28, 2016 — Lumetrics Inc. offers the OptiGauge LT noncontact thickness measurement system, which no longer requires a dedicated controller and can be operated with a customer’s own PC or laptop. The...

Lumetrics

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CMOS Image Sensor PHOENIX, March 28, 2016 — ON Semiconductor has announced the AR0135 global shutter CMOS image sensor, a 1/3-in, 1.2-MP imaging device to address the requirements of automotive imaging, high-speed barcode scanning, virtual...

onsemi

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UV-C LEDs GREEN ISLAND, N.Y., March 25, 2016 — Crystal IS has augmented its Optan SMD (surface mount device) product line for instrumentation with the addition of higher light output and wavelength specific bins to meet increased demand for UVC...

Crystal IS Inc.

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Optical Transport Network Processor ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 25, 2016 — Microsemi Corp. has announced the DIGI-G4 optical transport network (OTN) processor. The device enables the transition to 400-G switching solutions available in mass production. Users can...

Microsemi Corp.

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LWIR Continuous Zoom Lens

JERUSALEM, March 25, 2016 — Ophir Optics has announced the SupIR 40- to 300-mm, f/1.5, continuous zoom lens. The uncooled, motorized LWIR (longwave-infrared) device features a 17-μm detector for the detection of...

Ophir Optronics Solutions Ltd., Ophir Optics

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Hole Software Feature

CHAMPLIN, Minn., March 25, 2016 — Prima Power Laserdyne LLC has announced the ShapeSoft software feature to simplify the creation of programs for producing cone, oblique cone, fan, racetrack and a variety of shaped holes in a wide...

Prima Power Laserdyne LLC

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Pulse Energy Control

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 24, 2016 — Spectra-Physics has announced E-Track dynamic pulse energy control for its Explorer One series of ultra-compact UV and green, actively Q-switched, diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers. ...

MKS/Spectra-Physics

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Mirrorless Camera Systems

RONKONKOMA, N.Y., March 24, 2016 — Sigma Corp. of America has announced the high-performance, compact Sigma sd Quattro and Sigma sd Quattro H mirrorless camera systems with Foveon Quattro sensors. The Sigma sd Quattro features...

Sigma Corp. of America

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Direct Metal Laser Sintering System

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 24, 2016 — EOS GmbH has introduced the M 100 system for direct metal laser sintering with applications including the production of dental crowns and bridges. The system corresponds to the EOS M 290 metal...

Electro Optical Systems Nordic AB

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Satellite Window Material

SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 24, 2016 — Deposition Sciences Inc. offers Sunshade material, a thermally insulating, broadband electromagnetic window for satellite systems. The electromagnetic thin-film solution is manufactured with...

Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI)

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Android 3D Imaging System TEL AVIV, Israel, March 23, 2016 — Vayyar Imaging Ltd. has announced the Walabot 3D imaging system for consumers. Available for Android devices, Walabot’s sensor technology is able to look through walls to detect...

F-Mount Lenses

BAD KREUZNACH, Germany, March 23, 2016 — Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH (Schenider Kreuznach) has expanded its range of xenon-emerald F-mount lenses to include 60- and 80-mm focal widths. The lenses are designed for large sensors...

Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH, Industrial Solutions

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Portable Laser Scanner

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., March 23, 2016 — Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has announced the Leica Absolute Scanner LAS-20-8, a portable laser scanner for large-volume inspection applications such as automotive sheet metal, aerospace mold...

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

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LVDS Camera

EXTON, Pa., March 23, 2016 — Basler Inc. now offers its dart board-level cameras with BCON interface based on the low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) standard. Designed for embedded applications based on LVDS, such...

Basler AG

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Digital Piezo Controller

AUBURN, Mass., March 22, 2106 — PI (Physik Instrumente) LP offers the E-727 multichannel digital piezo controller, with higher performance and a lower price than its predecessor model. The 20-bit DAC & ADC converters keep...

PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics

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Fiber-Coupled Laser

EDISON, N.J., March 22, 2016 ‐ OSI Laser Diode Inc., an OSI Systems Co., has announced the TCW TriBiner-series fiber-coupled laser, the TCW RGBM-105R. The triple-wavelength device is an RGB laser diode module designed to...

OSI Laser Diode Inc.

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Upright Microscope

HAMBURG, Germany, March 22, 2016 — The modular BX3M upright microscope series from Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG includes advanced illumination modes for in-depth and efficient analysis. The BX3M is designed to enhance...

Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG

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Nondestructive Testing System

KARMIEL, Israel, March 21, 2016 — Opgal Optronic Industries Ltd. has announced the NDTherm nondestructive testing system based on thermal imaging. Using active thermography and unique algorithms, NDTherm enables fast,...

Opgal Optronic Industries Ltd.

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Copper CO₂ Laser Nozzles

PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 21, 2016 — Copper CO2 laser nozzles from Laser Research Optics are designed to optimize cutting accuracy in Mitsubishi and Trumpf lasers. The devices feature 10-μm orifice accuracy to direct the laser...

Laser Research Optics

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Industrial Lighting

KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 21, 2016 — EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH has announced BrainLight industrial lighting. The BrainLight series is an intelligent industrial light, controlled through the EyeVision software. The LEDs can be...

EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH

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Fingerprint Sensor

TOKYO, March 21, 2016 — Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. has announced a cover glass for an in-glass fingerprint recognition sensor installed on a smartphone. This improved security is required by smartphone-based payment...

AGC

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OLED Fingerprint Imager PALM BEACH, Fla., March 18, 2016 — Sonavation Inc. has announced fingerprint imaging through smartphone organic LED displays. The technology will allow smart device manufacturers to increase the usable size of their displays by...

Sonavation Inc.

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UV Sterilization System

WILMINGTON, Mass., March 18, 2016 — Xenon Corp. has announced the Z-1000 pulsed light sterilization system, providing a low-temperature, nontoxic, nonchemical, mercury-free method of decontaminating surfaces up to 12 in. wide in...

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Frame Grabber

ANGLEUR, Belgium, March 18, 2016 — Euresys SA has announced the Coaxlink Quad G3 DF frame grabber with 4 CXP-6 inputs and 4 CXP-6 data forwarding outputs. The device is able to distribute the image processing load among several...

Euresys SA

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Protective Laser Windows BERLIN, March 18, 2016 — AdlOptica Optical Systems GmbH has announced aThermoXX protective windows for high-power laser applications such as welding or selective laser melting. Minimizing thermally induced focus shift...

AdlOptica GmbH

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Ultrahigh-Speed Video Camera

DUISBURG, Germany, March 17, 2016 — Shimadzu Europa GmbH has announced the HPV-X2 ultrahigh-speed video camera, enabling applications in the aerospace, explosion visualization, cavitation, electrical discharge and advanced medical...

Shimadzu Europa GmbH

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Visible Laser Light Sources GOLETA, Calif., March 17, 2016 — Visible laser light sources from SoraaLaser feature unique performance properties such as collimated output and waveguide delivery, providing advantages over LED, OLED and legacy sources in specialty...

Kyocera SLD Laser (KSLD)

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DPSS Lasers

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 17, 2016 — Spectra-Physics has announced the Talon 355-30 and 532-40 high-power UV and green Q-switched, diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers. Talon 355-30 delivers >30 W at 355 nm and a 100-kHz...

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Radiometer

NORTH LOGAN, Utah, March 17, 2016 — Ophir Photonics has announced the RM9-PD radiometer, a sensor for the power measurement of low-level continuous wave (CW) or quasi-CW sources. The RM9-PD integrates a photodiode sensor and an...

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Optical Fiber Recoating System STOCKHOLM, March 15, 2016 — Nyfors Teknologi AB has announced the Autocoater 2 XL, an optical fiber recoating system for bare fiber lengths up to 100 mm. Silicone mold technology provides the longer recoat length while...

NYFORS Teknologi AB

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NSOM Microscope

MADISON, Wis., March 16, 2016 — Mad City Labs Inc. has announced the MCL-NSOM model near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM). The aperture NSOM is built on MCL’s RM21 inverted optical microscope, enabling conversion of...

Mad City Labs Inc.

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Carbon/Sulfur Analyzers

EDISON, N.J., March 16, 2016 — Horiba Scientific, a division of Horiba Instruments Inc., offers the EMIA-Pro and EMIA-Expert carbon/sulfur analyzers with nondispersive infrared measurement capabilities. Measurement, display...

HORIBA

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Undesired Order Blocker

REHOVOT, Israel, March 16, 2016 — The UDOB (undesired order blocker) from Holo/Or Ltd. enables maintenance of high-power laser yield without damaging surrounding areas. The optomechanical module blocks up to 99 percent of undesired...

Holo/Or Ltd.

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Current Converters

STOUGHTON, Mass., March 15, 2016 — The MHI100DI5.7 series of high-isolation, 1-W direct current converters from MicroPower Direct LLC is designed to provide high isolation, noise immunity, compact size, long-term reliability and low...

MicroPower Direct LLC

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Microassembly Platform

GILBERT, Ariz., March 15, 2016 — Finetech USA’s FINEPLACER femto 2 die-bonding platform is designed for advanced packaging and bonding in automated precision manufacturing, with a focus on high yield. With a placement...

FINETECH

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Surface Mount Semiconductor Laser

WALTHAM, Mass., March 15, 2016 — Excelitas Technologies Corp. has announced the surface-mount, 905-nm, pulsed semiconductor laser (SMD Laser), offering the capabilities of automated pick-and-place high-volume assembly. The SMD...

Excelitas Technologies Corp.

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Thermal-Imaging Smartphone

READING, England, March 15, 2016 — Caterpillar Inc. (Cat) has announced the Cat S60, a waterproof smartphone with an integrated thermal camera. The phone uses Flir’s Lepton Thermal Microcamera Modules to detect heat loss,...

Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.

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Troffer LEDs

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 14, 2016 — The LUXEON 3535L HE Plus LED light source from Lumileds is designed for architectural troffers and high- and low-bay fixtures. The mid-power part offers efficiencies approaching 200 lm/W at the LED...

Lumileds

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Beam Position Detectors

ZURICH, March 14, 2016 — Greenteg AG has announced the gRAY series of laser beam position detectors for the simultaneous position detection and power measurement of laser beams. The detectors are sensitive to...

greenTEG AG

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Machine Vision Lenses

NEWBURY, England, March 14, 2016 — Alrad Imaging distributes Kowa American Corp.’s HC-V series 4-MP lenses. The lenses allow measurements without pixel deviation, even in high vibration and shock environments and when the lenses...

Alrad Instruments Ltd.

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Fiber Cable

NORCROSS, Ga., March 14, 2016 — OFS Fitel LLC has announced the MiDia 2GX cable, increasing fiber density and enhancing performance for metro networks. The microcable enables tight, low-loss bends without risking fiber...

OFS

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Pockels Cells

WALTHAM, Mass., March 11, 2016 — Excelitas Technologies Corp. has announced Qioptiq’s Linos Double BBO High-Repetition Pockels Cells (DBBPC HR), specifically designed for fast Q-switching as required in regenerative amplifiers...

Qioptiq

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LED Emitter

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 11, 2016 — LED Engin Inc. has announced the LZ4-04MDPB emitter, a 4-die, high-current, RGBW flat lens LED device for stage, entertainment and architectural lighting. Each individually addressable green,...

LED Engin Inc.

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Wide-Angle Adapter

CHESHAM, England, March 11, 2016 — Resolve Optics Ltd. offers the model 387 0.7X wide-angle adapter for optimized use with the Fujinon TF4XA-1 4-mm HD lens for 3-CCD cameras. The adapter mounts onto the TF4XA-1 via the 30.5-mm...

Resolve Optics Ltd.

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Femtosecond Laser Process

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 10, 2016 — Spectra-Physics has announced the ClearSurface femtosecond laser process for surface functionalization, allowing the patterning of high-resolution shapes, each with individually tailored surface...

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Fiber-Coupled Laser Modules

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 10, 2016 — Power Technology Inc. has announced the Fiber PM line of temperature-resistant, stable-beam, fiber-coupled laser modules. The devices offer remote delivery of beams in environments unsuitable...

Power Technology Inc.

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Interferometric Displacement Sensors

MUNICH, March 10, 2016 — Attocube Systems AG has announced the IDS and FPS interferometric displacement sensors, offering 1-pm resolution and 10-MHz bandwidth, with new sensor heads. The D12/F2.8 heads are designed for...

attocube systems AG

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ILX Lightwave LDC-3726

Newport Corporation introduces the new LDC-3726 Laser Diode Controller from ILX Lightwave. Unmatched quality expected from an ILX controller, with updated controls and connectivity. •...

Newport - ILX Lightwave, Photonics

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InGaAs Photodiodes

Fermionics Opto-Technology manufactures InGaAs photodiodes for optical communications, test instrumentation, sensing, and medical applications. Photosensitive diameters range from 30 µm to 5...

Fermionics Opto-Technology

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Optical Spectrum Analyzer

AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, March 9, 2016 — The AQ6376 optical spectrum analyzer from Yokogawa Europe BV is designed for operation in the shortwave- and midwave-infrared (SWIR and MWIR) ranges, measuring signals with wavelengths up to 3.4...

Yokogawa Europe BV

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MOCVD System

PLAINVIEW, N.Y., March 9, 2016 — Veeco Instruments Inc. has announced the TurboDisc K475i arsenic phosphide, metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system for the production of red, orange and yellow LEDs, as well as...

Veeco Instruments Inc.

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Field-Portable Spectroradiometer

LAWRENCE, Mass., March 9, 2016 — The RS-3500 field-portable spectroradiometer from Spectral Evolution Inc. delivers fast, nondestructive data collection in the field for remote sensing applications. The 7-lb, sealed device...

Spectral Evolution Inc.

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Tunable Laser

IRVINE, Calif., March 9, 2016 — The TLB-6740 laser from New Focus features a tuning range from 2350 to 2450 nm, and is capable of both fine and coarse mode-hop-free tuning. It operates in single mode and provides >4 mW of...

Newport - New Focus

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Micro-SWIR Cameras

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 8, 2016 — UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., distributes the Micro-SWIR 640CSX camera from Sensors Unlimited Inc. with compact size and low power. Suited for integration into...

UTC Aerospace Systems

Industrial Cameras

WATERLOO, Canada, March 8, 2016 — Teledyne Dalsa Inc. has announced additions to its Genie Nano series of GigE Vision cameras. The color, monochrome and NIR models feature ON Semiconductor’s 2- and 5-MP Python image sensors. ...

Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components

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Optical Interconnect Chipsets

CAMARILLO, Calif., March 8, 2016 — Semtech Corp. has announced the GN1090 and GN1190 chipsets for quad-channel short-reach optical interconnects operating from 1 to 14.5 Gbps. The GN1090 is a quad-channel transimpedance...

Semtech Corp.

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High-Speed Line Scanner

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2016 — TeraSense Group Inc. offers the High-Speed Line Scanner, with a speed of 5000 fps and ease of integration into the industrial process. The scanner consists a terahertz imaging linear sensor...

Terasense Group Inc.

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Laser Power Measurement App

SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2016 — Ophir Photonics Group has announced the StarViewer laser power measurement app for Android smartphones and tablets. Used with virtually any Ophir thermopile, photodiode or pyroelectric PE-C...

MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement

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Data Processing Unit

FITCHBURG, Mass., March 7, 2016 — Headwall Photonics Inc. has announced the Hypercore data processing unit, serving as the central connection point for remote sensing instruments such as multiple hyperspectral sensors, lidar, thermal...

Headwall Photonics Inc.

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Dual-Band Photoreceiver SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 7, 2016 — Finisar Corp. has announced the LPRV2300 dual-band photoreceiver for test and measurement instrumentation. Designed to offer direct current coupled response, the device provides a highly linear...

II-VI Finisar

Large-Format Beamsplitters

ISERLOHN, Germany, March 4, 2016 — Präzisions Glas & Optik GmbH has announced the DST series of beamsplitters at large formats up to 810 × 630 mm. Characteristics include low-loss dielectric layers, rear-side...

Prazisions Glas & Optik GmbH

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Large Aluminum Mirrors ISERLOHN, Germany, March 4, 2016 — Präzisions Glas & Optik GmbH has announced the SEA-VIS series of aluminum front surface mirrors at sizes up to 1250 × 800 mm. The mirrors feature a dielectric overcoating that...

Prazisions Glas & Optik GmbH

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Liquid-Lens Camera OTTAWA, Canada, March 4, 2016 — PixeLink has announced the PL-D755 USB3 camera with an autofocus liquid lens that incorporates Sony’s Pregius IMX250 sensor. The camera uses the Varioptic Caspian electronically...

Pixelink

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Beam Propagation Software

NORTH LOGAN, Utah, March 4, 2016 — Ophir Photonics has announced its M2 beam propagation software for the Pyrocam series of pyroelectric, laser beam profiling cameras. Designed for measuring laser quality, the software...

MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement

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Active Isolation Workstations

IRVINE, Calif., March 3, 2016 — Newport Corp. has announced the Guardian series of active isolation workstations for super high-resolution microscopy, metrology and other low-frequency isolation applications. Two active...

MKS/Newport

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Image Sensor

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 3, 2016 — OmniVision Technologies Inc. has announced the OV2744 PureCel image sensor, enabling advanced biometric capabilities such as facial recognition for front-facing cameras in notebooks, tablets and...

OMNIVISION

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MWIR Camera

MADRID, March 3, 2016 — The TACHYON 1024 microCAMERA from New Infrared Technologies Ltd. is a miniaturized, uncooled, midwave-infrared (MWIR) camera designed for integration in production processes. Priced for...

New Infrared Technologies (NIT)

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Tunable Light Source

SAN DIEGO, March 3, 2016 — Gamma Scientific has announced the SpectralLED tunable light source for camera and image sensor calibration. The device combines 30 discrete LEDs, each with a different center wavelength,...

Gamma Scientific

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Sapphire and Ruby Balls

PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 2, 2016 — Meller Optics Inc. has announced Sapphire and Ruby Balls for short focal length lenses for microair vehicles or fly-sized insect drones used in military surveillance. The devices feature 9 Moh...

Meller Optics Inc.

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Thermal Camera

MEER, Belgium, March 2, 2016 — Flir Systems Inc. has announced the X6900sc 640 × 512-p resolution thermal camera for high-speed science applications. The thermal imager is designed to record 1000 fps at full resolution...

Teledyne FLIR

Fiber Optic Light Source

WALTHAM, Mass., March 2, 2016 — The XLMii fiber optic light source from Excelitas Technologies Corp. is a compact, white light, LED light source for OEM medical applications. The device features pre-designed configurable...

Excelitas Technologies Corp.

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Optical Profiler

SAN DIEGO, March 2, 2016 — Filmetrics Inc. has announced the Profilm3D low-cost optical profiler, increasing the accessibility of profilometry equipment. The device uses vertical scanning interferometry and...

Filmetrics, KLA Instruments

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Laser Micromachining Platform

SHANGHAI, March 1, 2016 — Electro Scientific Industries Inc. has announced the Garnet adaptable laser micromachining platform for high-volume cutting, marking, drilling and engraving applications. The 300 × 300-mm...

ESI China Shanghai

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Alignment System

HARPENDEN, England, March 1, 2016 — Elliot Scientific Ltd. has announced the DALi 3 automated photonic device alignment system. A typical DALi 3 system consists of a 3-channel E1100 piezo controller, the E2300 USB-equipped DALi 3...

Elliot Scientific Ltd.

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Laser Wavelength Meters

VICTOR, N.Y., March 1, 2016 — Bristol Instruments Inc. has announced the 871 Series of laser wavelength meters, measuring the absolute wavelength of pulsed and CW lasers. A measurement rate of 1 kHz enables the wavelength...

Bristol Instruments Inc.

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Zurich Instruments AG - Challenge Us 10/24 HP

Bristol Instruments, Inc. - 872 Series LWM 10/24 MR