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WaveOptics Signs Deal with Google Supplier Goertek WaveOptics has signed a deal with Goertek to mass produce waveguides for augmented reality (AR) glasses. Waveguides are lenses that guide light from a tiny projector to the glass of AR devices, allowing virtual objects to be overlaid on the real world. They are currently used in AR headsets sold by companies such as Microsoft and Magic Leap. Partnering with a large business like Goertek, whose...
Teledyne Image Sensors Power Cameras Aboard NASA’s InSight Mission to Mars Teledyne DALSA is participating in NASA’s InSight Mission to Mars by providing color CCD image sensors for both the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) and the Instrument Context Camera. Teledyne has...
MSU’s Shaw Awarded 2019 G.G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization Joe Shaw, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of Montana State University’s Optical Technology Center, has been named the 2019 recipient of the G.G....
SPI Lasers UK Purchases Rugby UK Site Fiber laser developer SPI Lasers UK Ltd. has purchased an 8.1-acre Rugby-based manufacturing site from its landlord, Kedaho Investments Ltd., in a deal worth £10.3 million ($13.2 million). The...
NJIT Team Wins Augmented World Expo Europe Awards A team of engineers, game designers, artists, and clinicians led by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has won two international awards for its vision therapy program at the 2018 Augmented...
MVTec’s Steger Elected Technical Committee Spokesman for DAGM Carsten Steger, director of research at MVTec Software GmbH, has been elected spokesman of the Technical Committee of the German Association for Pattern Recognition (DAGM). Carsten Steger DAGM...
Legrand, Lumileds Enter Partnership Legrand and Lumileds have announced a partnership agreement to bring a plug-and-play, tunable, white light to market. Under this agreement, Lumileds will provide its Luxeon-based intelligent light...
US University Consortium Receives $10M Grant for Machine Learning Security A team of U.S. computer scientists is receiving a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make machine learning more secure. The grant establishes the Center for Trustworthy...
REDFINCH Consortium Detects Gas with Light, Sound Events such as the Port of Rizhao gas plant explosion in China that killed 173 people and injured hundreds of others in 2015; the explosion at the U.S.’s third largest refinery in Texas City,...
UTA’s Magnusson Awarded $360K NSF Grant for Photonic Lattices Robert Magnusson, the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics and an electrical engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), will use a $360,000...
Tohoku, Advantest Develop In Vivo Skin Imaging Technology An R&D group led by Professor Yoshifumi Saijo of Tohoku University and Noriyuki Masuda of Advantest Europe GmbH has succeeded in developing in vivo skin imaging technology that can simultaneously...
ASML, Imec to Establish a Joint Lab, Accelerate Adoption of EUV Lithography Research and innovation hub imec and lithographic equipment developer ASML have entered the next stage of their extreme UV (EUV) lithography collaboration. Together, they will accelerate the adoption...
Laser Components, Fraunhofer Partner for Lidar Technology Laser Components GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS) have signed a cooperation agreement for lidar technology. Researchers will contribute new sensor...
Berliner Glas Expands Berlin HQ, Adds Staff The Berliner Glas Group completed a €30 million ($34 million) expansion of its production area and associated capacities at its Berlin site. The production area rose to 31,780 sq m, and 87 employees...
Heliatek Installs PV Films on Duisburger Hafen Approximately 185 sq m of Heliatek’s organic photovoltaic films were installed on the warehouse of Duisburger Hafen AG, the operator of the world’s largest inland port. As a subproject within the...
Karlsson to Lead HÜBNER Photonics Håkan Karlsson has been appointed the head of HÜBNER Photonics. Karlsson will lead all of the HÜBNER Group’s laser activities worldwide. In 2001, Karlsson co-foundered Cobolt AB.
UK Consortium Awarded Grant for Miniaturized RGB Laser Source PowerPhotonic Ltd., Fraunhofer UK, Optoscribe Ltd., and Optocap Ltd. have been awarded an Innovate UK grant to develop novel optics for miniaturized RGB laser sources as part of a £900,000 ($1.2...
Stemmer Imaging Acquires Stake in Perception Park Machine vision technology developer Stemmer Imaging AG has acquired a stake in Perception Park GmbH, based in Graz, Austria. Perception Park operates in the field of machine vision, with its...
EMCORE Awarded $4M Contract for Maritime Navigation Mixed-signal optics provider EMCORE Corp. has been awarded a contract valued at more than $4 million to design and manufacture navigational-grade inertial navigation systems for maritime...
Swain Joins Jenoptik’s Silicon Valley Application Center Optical systems developer Jenoptik has appointed Robin Swain senior director of the Silicon Valley Application Center. Swain will lead the company’s applications center in Fremont, Calif., and...
NIMS Restructures Red Phosphor Licensing The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), a Japanese scientific research center, has split the licensing for its comprehensive patent on red phosphor. The patent, which has been licensed...
Woodhouse Joins Shin-Etsu Silicones Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc. has appointed Brian Woodhouse the Southeast regional sales manager for its room-temperature vulcanizing (RTV) group. Woodhouse brings more than 20 years of...
Renner Joins TOPTICA’s Executive Board Thomas Renner, vice president of sales and marketing at Toptica Photonics AG, has joined the company’s executive board, expanding it from two to three members. Next to company founders Wilhelm...
NIH Names Carnegie Mellon’s Zhao Top New Innovator Yongxin (Leon) Zhao, assistant professor of biological sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award. The award is part of...
UMD Team Awarded $1M NSF Grant for Quantum Research The project, which could result in new interfaces between electronic circuits and photonic devices, is part of a $31 million NSF effort aiming to fund transformational quantum research that will...
FDA Approves Zeiss’ ReLEx SMILE Zeiss’ medical technology segment has announced FDA pre-market approval (PMA) for its ReLEx SMILE system, expanding myopia treatment to patients with astigmatism. ReLEx SMILE utilizes the...
Solid State Acquires Pacer Technologies Solid State PLC has announced the acquisition of Pacer Technologies Ltd. and its subsidiaries, Pacer Components Ltd. and Pacer USA LLC. Solid State is an AIM-listed manufacturer of computing, power,...
McIntyre Returns to SemiNex as Biz Development Manager Semiconductor laser developer SemiNex Corp. has announced the return of Ed McIntyre as its business development manager. For the past seven years, McIntyre worked at Princeton Optronics to develop...
Timbercon Aims for Zero Defects Program Fiber optic solutions provider Timbercon Inc. has begun to implement Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) AS9145 standards throughout all projects and...
Luminate NY Announces Cohort II Finalists Empire State Development (ESD) has announced the 10 companies selected to take part in the second cohort of New York state’s Luminate NY accelerator competition. The finalists selected include...
Cosemi Technologies Acquires Optella Cosemi Technologies Inc., a developer of high-speed connectivity solutions, announced the acquisition of Optella Co., a provider of optical connectivity for long-reach optical interconnect...
ARL Develops New Type of Thermal Imaging Camera Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), in collaboration with Polaris Sensor Technologies Inc., have developed a new type of thermal imaging camera that allows soldiers to see hidden...
OSRAM Extends Bank, Kampmann Contracts The OSRAM Supervisory Board has extended the contracts of Ingo Bank, chief financial officer, and Stefan Kampmann, chief technology officer. The assignments were set to expire in 2019. The five-year...
MSH Systems to Distribute Raptor Cameras in Japan Camera manufacturer Raptor Photonics Ltd. has appointed MSH Systems as its camera solutions distributor in Japan. Based in Tokyo, MSH Systems offers a range of services in optical components, lasers,...
Geospace Acquires OptoSeis Geospace Technologies announced that it has acquired from PGS Americas Inc. all intellectual property and related assets of PGS’s OptoSeis fiber optic sensing technology business. Geospace intends to...
Moffitt’s Gillies Receives World Molecular Imaging Society’s Top Award Robert Gillies, chair of the cancer physiology department and vice chair of radiology research at Moffitt Cancer Center, was awarded the 2018 Gold Medal Award by the World Molecular Imaging Society....
EPS’ Quantum Division Announces ‘Science of Light’ Prize The Quantum Electronics and Optics Division (QEOD) of the European Physical Society (EPS) is accepting nominations for its biennial Research into the Science of Light prize until Nov. 22. The prize...
Carnegie Mellon Team Enters DARPA Autonomous Robotics Competition A team from Carnegie Mellon University will compete in the systems track of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA’s) Subterranean Challenge, a multiyear robotics...
Argonne Lab Receives $11M DOE Grant The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will receive more than $11 million in DOE funding over the course of three years as part of a series of research grants for quantum...
UCL, Google Begin Quantum Computing Partnership University College London (UCL) is joining forces with Google to launch a £5.5 million ($7.2 million) Prosperity Partnership, which aims to harness the revolutionary power of quantum computers for...
OSA Awards Highest Distinction to UC Santa Barbara’s Rod Alferness The Optical Society (OSA) has awarded its 2018 Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Prize to Rod Alferness, the Richard A. Auhull professor and dean of the College of Engineering at the University of...
II-VI to Acquire Finisar II-VI Inc., a developer of engineered materials and optoelectronic components, and Finisar Corp., a global technology leader in optical communications, have announced that they have entered into a...
Stevens Institute of Technology Researchers Awarded NSF Quantum Grant In a coordinated national strategy to fund quantum-related research and education, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded two of its eight nationwide RAISE-EQuIP grants to physicists...
Kitt Peak Observatory to House Windows on the Universe Center A $4.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been awarded to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) for the development of a new “Windows on the...
Hamamatsu to Distribute Energetiq Laser Light Sources Hamamatsu Photonics has been named a global distributor for Energetiq Technology Inc.’s laser-driven light sources. Hamamatsu Photonics acquired Energetiq in October 2017. The company says this...
NSF Awards Grant to Gemini Observatory The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Gemini Observatory a multi-million-dollar award to enhance its role in the era of multimessenger astronomy and future facilities such as the...
DOE Announces Quantum Information Grants The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $218 million in funding for 85 research awards in the field of quantum information science (QIS). The awards were made in conjunction with the White...
CST Global and University of Glasgow Collaborate Chip and component developer CST Global Ltd. has commissioned its second metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor in collaboration with the University of Glasgow (UG). While the...
Berkeley Lab to Build Quantum Computing Testbed The U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will receive $30 million over five years to build and operate an Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT). Researchers will use the testbed...
Schunk Group Acquires Stake in OptoTech The Schunk Group is investing in the optical machinery manufacturer OptoTech and taking over 51 percent of the company shares. OptoTech manufactures and markets machinery, services, measurement...
Syntec Optics Launches Fabless Integrated Photonics Manufacturing Advanced optics manufacturer Syntec Optics has expanded its capabilities to include manufacturing of components for integrated photonics circuits (PIC) and packaging capabilities to satisfy the needs...
IPG Photonics Acquires Genesis IPG Photonics Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Genesis Systems Group, a developer of robotic welding and automation solutions. The transaction has...
Fully Flexible, Foldable Smartphone Is Now a Reality California-based startup company Royole Corp., a manufacturer of next-generation human-machine interface technologies and products, has launched the world’s first commercially available foldable...
New Laser Network Gives Scientists Access to High-Intensity, Ultrafast Lasers Nine institutions across the country have joined a new U.S.-wide national research network called LaserNetUS. The collaboration includes the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National...
AIM Photonics Attracts Interest from Industry, Government, Academia The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) announced the successful conclusion of its Fall 2018 members meeting that gave its partners an opportunity to discuss...
European Space Imaging Awarded EMSA Contract European Space Imaging has been awarded its third major contract for the provision of very-high-resolution optical satellite data to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). EMSA includes optical...
Northrop Grumman Army Defense System Ready for Deployment The Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) defense system, developed by Northrop Grumman Corp. and the U.S. Army, has undergone testing and achieved Milestone C, indicating its readiness for combat...
Libercci Joins MicroCare Cleaning tool developer MicroCare Corp. has appointed Vince Libercci as regional sales manager for the eastern U.S. Libercci comes to MicroCare with more than 30 years of experience in account...
Excelfore Receives HELLA, Molex Funding Intelligent transportation connectivity provider Excelfore Corp. has received investments from investment company Molex Ventures LLC and automotive lighting developer HELLA. This is the first time...
Research & Technology
High-Performance Computers Could Advance Application of 3D Holography Researchers at Chiba University are developing a computer that can project high-quality 3D electroholography as a video — a project that they began about 25 years ago. The team, led by professor Tomoyoshi Ito, has been working to increase the speed of the holographic projections by developing new high-performance hardware. The original computation system for electroholography, named HOlographic...
Photonic Sensors Withstand Large Doses of Radiation Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have identified a class of silicon photonic sensors that could be effective in high-radiation environments because of their...
Leibniz Institute Observes Neuronal Structures with Holography Using a multimode optical fiber as thin as a human hair, scientists at the Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology have observed at high resolution the neuronal structures inside deep brain areas of...
Wireless-to-Optical Receiver Could Speed Data Transmission Over 'last mile' While light waves sent through optical fibers support fast data transmission, the “last mile,” from the fiber optic cable to the internet socket in your home, can be the most challenging and...
Researchers Demonstrate Efficiency of Radical-Based OLEDs Radicals — semiconducting molecules with unpaired electrons — can be used to fabricate highly efficient OLEDs, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and Jilin University. Using a...
New Laser Architecture Taps Coherent Light to Probe and Control Matter A new laser architecture called the Universal Light Modulator, developed by researchers affiliated with the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, uses coherent light to...
REDFINCH Consortium Detects Gas with Light, Sound Events such as the Port of Rizhao gas plant explosion in China that killed 173 people and injured hundreds of others in 2015; the explosion at the U.S.’s third largest refinery in Texas City,...
Photocatalyst Used to Create a Safe, Sustainable Building Block for New Drugs While searching for ways to use visible light to drive chemical reactions, a University of Michigan team found that by using photocatalysis, they could create a safe, inexpensive alternative to...
Researchers Customize Broadband Light Sources Using a Photonic Chip and AI Researchers from Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) and the University of Sussex have collaborated to create an optical device that uses AI to control the properties of light....
International University Team Demonstrates New Design for Random Lasers A team of researchers from Tampere University of Technology in Finland, University Roma Tre in Italy, the University of Southampton in the U.K., and Case Western Reserve University in the U.S. has...
Perovskite-Based LEDs Achieve New Efficiency Record A new efficiency record has been set for perovskite-based LEDs, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. The researchers showed that by forming a composite layer of the perovskites...
High-Efficiency Tractor Beam Traps Atoms, Could Be Used for Quantum Experiments University of Adelaide researchers have created a highly efficient waveguide trap for atoms that could be used for experiments in quantum memory. The trap, or tractor beam, is made of IR light that...
Quantum Dots Replace Dyes to Stabilize Cell Imaging A new molecular probe, based on the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique, uses quantum dots (QDs) instead of fluorescent dyes to illuminate molecules and diseased cells. Developed by a...
SQUARE Team Studies Light-Activated Materials for Multifunctional Qubits One approach to quantum technology is based on materials whose quantum properties can be accessed and controlled optically. In an initiative called the Scalable Rare Earth Ion Quantum Computing Nodes...
Scientists Demonstrate Topologically Protected Biphoton States An optical circuit based on the principles of topology could provide protection for propagation of the biphoton states that will be needed for quantum computing, in order to inhibit scattering or...
Texas Petawatt Laser to Be Used in LaserNetUS Collaborative Network The University of Texas at Austin will be a key player in LaserNetUS, a new national network of institutions operating high-intensity, ultrafast lasers. UT Austin houses one of the most powerful...
Photodetector Mimics Directional Hearing in Small Animals Researchers from Stanford University have drawn from nature — specifically, the ear structure of the gecko — to devise a subwavelength photodetection pixel that can measure both the...
OCTA Could Help Detect Early-Stage Alzheimer's Researchers at Duke University used optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), a noninvasive imaging technique, to show that the small blood vessels in the retina at the back of the eye are...
Fully Flexible, Foldable Smartphone Is Now a Reality California-based startup company Royole Corp., a manufacturer of next-generation human-machine interface technologies and products, has launched the world’s first commercially available foldable...
New Laser Network Gives Scientists Access to High-Intensity, Ultrafast Lasers Nine institutions across the country have joined a new U.S.-wide national research network called LaserNetUS. The collaboration includes the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National...
Eye Tracker Could Improve AR Displays A battery-free eye tracker developed at Dartmouth College uses NIR lights and photodiodes, instead of cameras, to make the system energy efficient and less bulky. The wearable eye tracker tracks both...
acquisitions
Stemmer Imaging Acquires Stake in Perception Park Machine vision technology developer Stemmer Imaging AG has acquired a stake in Perception Park GmbH, based in Graz, Austria. Perception Park operates in the field of machine vision, with its...
Cosemi Technologies Acquires Optella Cosemi Technologies Inc., a developer of high-speed connectivity solutions, announced the acquisition of Optella Co., a provider of optical connectivity for long-reach optical interconnect...
Geospace Acquires OptoSeis Geospace Technologies announced that it has acquired from PGS Americas Inc. all intellectual property and related assets of PGS’s OptoSeis fiber optic sensing technology business. Geospace intends to...
II-VI to Acquire Finisar II-VI Inc., a developer of engineered materials and optoelectronic components, and Finisar Corp., a global technology leader in optical communications, have announced that they have entered into a...
Schunk Group Acquires Stake in OptoTech The Schunk Group is investing in the optical machinery manufacturer OptoTech and taking over 51 percent of the company shares. OptoTech manufactures and markets machinery, services, measurement...
IPG Photonics Acquires Genesis IPG Photonics Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Genesis Systems Group, a developer of robotic welding and automation solutions. The transaction has...
Products
Motion Controller System GRANTS PASS, Ore., Nov. 30, 2018 — The MC2010 motion controller system from Siskiyou Corp. is a versatile and economical motion controller than enables both manual and programmable operation of up to 10 linear and/or rotary actuators...
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Traction Drives NORTH BABYLON, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2018 — The MAR-17-2-2.1 and MAR-23-2-2.1 Traction Drives from Rolling Motion Industries are two-way, gearless traction drives with only six moving parts. The devices use an engineered traction fluid...
Rolling Motion Industries
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3D Time of Flight Camera RICHMOND, British Columbia, Nov. 30, 2018 — The Helios 3D Time of Flight (ToF) camera from LUCID Vision Labs Inc. features Sony’s DepthSense technology. The Helios camera features four 850-nm VCSEL laser diodes and integrates...
LUCID Vision Labs Inc.
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High-Speed Video Cameras ROCHFORD, England, Nov. 30, 2018 — The i-SPEED 510 and i-SPEED 513 high-speed cameras from iX Cameras are two new additions to the i-SPEED 5 series of devices. These compact, high-performance cameras feature an environmentally...
iX Cameras Ltd
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CMOS Image Sensor CHELMSFORD, England, Nov. 29, 2018 — The Emerald 2M CMOS image sensor from Teledyne e2v is designed for cost-sensitive applications that require full-HD-resolution images of objects in motion without distortion. The sensor is...
Teledyne e2v - UK
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Direct Diode Laser Engine SAXONBURG, Pa., Nov. 29, 2018 — The DirectProcess 900 direct diode laser engine from II-VI Inc. features active rectangular beam shaping for micromaterials processing. The DirectProcess 900 FlexShape, with its top hat beam...
Coherent Corp.
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Voice Coil Positioning Stage SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Nov. 29, 2018 — The VCS13-108-LB-01-MCF voice coil positioning stage from H2W Technologies Inc. uses an NCC13-30-108-1SH voice coil motor to generate a continuous/peak force of 10.8/32.4 lbs with a total stroke...
H2W Technologies Inc.
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Advanced Flow Cytometry System FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 29, 2018 — The Northern Lights series of advanced flow cytometry systems from Cytek Biosciences Inc. provides three lasers and more than 24 colors at a price point typically attached to systems with far fewer...
Cytek Biosciences Inc.
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THz Time-Domain Spectrometer ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 28, 2018 — The Newport Terahertz Time-Domain Spectrometer (THz-TDS) from MKS Instruments Inc. is designed for the scientific research market. The THz-TDS is designed to work with amplified, femtosecond...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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Midpower LED SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2018 — The LUXEON 2835 HE LED from Lumileds BV achieves efficacy of >200 lm/W, while providing high color consistency. The LED is optimized to deliver high efficacy and two-step MacAdam ellipse...
Lumileds
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Industrial Cameras OBERSULM, Germany, Nov. 28, 2018 — The IDS NXT rio and rome product families from IDS Development Systems GmbH are vision app-based industrial camera platforms with additional sensors and communication interfaces. The rio and...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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USB 3.0 Cameras AHRENSBURG, Germany, Nov. 28, 2018 — Four new ace U USB 3.0 camera models from Basler AG feature resolutions of VGA and 1.6 MP. The cameras are equipped with the IMX287 and IMX273 sensors from Sony’s Pregius series and...
Basler AG
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Particle Measurement Software BERLIN, Nov. 27, 2018 — The updated Particle Solutions software suite from Testa Analytical Solutions eK integrates characterization of the DLS, SLS, Phase Analysis Light Scattering (PALS), Micro-Rheology, and Size...
Testa Analytical Solutions eK
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Linear Actuator VAN NUYS, Calif., Nov. 27, 2018 — The SDLM-051-095-01-05 compact linear actuator from Moticont is directly connected to the shaft for the greatest possible bandwidth and accuracy. The integral, linear optical quadrature device...
Moticont
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Remote Processing Laser Head SAXONBURG, Pa., Nov. 27, 2018 — The HIGHmotion 2D from II-VI Inc. is an advanced remote processing head for battery laser welding. With a power rating of 6 kW, the device achieves high-quality aluminum-on-aluminum welds that...
Coherent Corp.
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SWIR Lens CHESHAM, England, Nov. 27, 2018 — The Model 363 16-mm diameter shortwave-IR (SWIR) lens from Resolve Optics Inc. is designed for inspection and material sorting applications. The design of the Model 363 utilizes carefully...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Defect Detection Vision System HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 26, 2018 — The FH-Series Vision System from Omron Automation Americas is a unique lighting solution to improve defect detection. Its Multi-Direction Multi-Color (MDMC) Light technology can automatically...
Omron Automation
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Optical Diamond Turning IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 26, 2018 — An expansion of NiPro Optics Inc.’s Optical Diamond-Turning Center provides users with advanced diamond-turned optics for industrial applications. NiPro provides complex geometries to nm...
NiPro Optics Inc.
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Frame Grabber Development Kit MONTREAL, Nov. 26, 2018 — Matrox Imaging has announced the Matrox FDK, a development kit for the Matrox Rapixo CXP Pro family of frame grabbers. The Matrox FDK helps developers harness the full power and flexibility of...
Matrox Imaging
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Polarization Vision Cameras RICHMOND, British Columbia, Nov. 26, 2018 — LUCID Vision Labs Inc. has added 3.2- and 5-MP polarization models to its series of Triton GigE Vision cameras. The 3.2-MP Triton camera features the 1/1.8-in. Sony IMX265 global shutter CMOS...
LUCID Vision Labs Inc.
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Board-Level Camera NAVACCHIO, Italy, Nov. 21, 2018 — The ARIA board-level camera from Alkeria SRL is a light, compact device available with a wide variety of sensors. Weighing 5 g, the camera features on-board image processing, flexibility for...
Alkeria srl
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MWIR Camera MEER, Belgium, Nov. 21, 2018 — The A6750sc MWIR camera from FLIR Systems Inc. is suitable for recording fast thermal events due to its short exposure times and high frame rates. With its cooled indium antimonide camera,...
Teledyne FLIR
Facial Recognition Lighting Platform SAN DIEGO, Calif., Nov. 21, 2018 — The SpectralLED RS-7-940 platform from Gamma Scientific Inc. is a test and characterization light source designed for facial recognition applications. The system incorporates 16 discrete LED...
Gamma Scientific
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Laser Cutting Head SAXONBURG, Pa., Nov. 21, 2018 — The BIMO-FSC laser cutting head from II-VI Inc. is a 12-kW device with extended materials processing capabilities. The BIMO-FSC features an entirely redesigned zoom optics system capable of...
Coherent Corp.
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Illuminated Boroscope IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2018 — The SV-1000 illuminated boroscope from Toshiba America Information Systems is a small, water-resistant chip-on-tip inspection camera that measures 1.6 mm in diameter. The camera features an...
CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices
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4K Camera Solutions KADOMA, Japan, Nov. 20, 2018 — 4K camera solutions from Panasonic Corp. include the GP-UH532 4K Ultra HD Micro Camera and the 4K POVCAM Recording System. The GP-UH532 4K Ultra HD Micro Camera has the smallest 1/3-in. camera...
Panasonic Corp.
High-Precision Rotary Stage VAN NUYS, Calif., Nov. 20, 2018 — The AY110-100-SC low-profile, compact motorized rotary stage from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. is a high-precision device that features a pattern of threaded mounting holes in the rotary table...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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3D Optical Profiling Instruments MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., Nov. 20, 2018 — ZeGage 3D optical profiling instruments from Zygo Corp. provide precise and rapid noncontact measurement of surface topography for enhanced quality and process control. The ZeGage Pro and...
Zygo Corporation
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Square-Cased Laser Module BEDFORD, N.H., Nov. 19, 2018 — Laser Components USA Inc. has announced the FLEXPOINT line laser module in a square casing. This latest addition to the FLEXPOINT MV series was designed for quick and easy installation during...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Distance Sensors OWEN, Germany, Nov. 19, 2018 — The ODS 110/HT 110 and HRT 25B L distance sensors from Leuze electronic GmbH + Co. KG provides an array of different designs with extra-large operating ranges and several switching points. Due...
Leuze electronic GmbH & Co. KG
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UV Enhancement LATHAM, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2018 — The Series 4 UV-enhancement process for PIN photodiodes announced by Marktech Optoelectronics Inc. allows for the optimization of Marktech PIN photodiodes for accurate, effective measurements in both...
Marktech Optoelectronics Inc.
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Automotive Laser Marking QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 16, 2018 — Shot-blast-resistant laser marking for the automotive industry has been announced by Laserax. The technique makes it possible to identify parts right out of the die and allow for tracking codes...
Laserax
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Fusion Core GRONINGEN, Netherlands, Nov. 16, 2018 — The Cherub fusion core from Innovative Technical Solutions BV is designed around a fusion engine, which allows for extreme low latency. Due to its modular design, this core can be integrated in...
Innovative Technical Solutions BV
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Rugged Camera Module ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2018 — The DesignCore D3RCM-OV10640-953 Rugged Camera Module from D3 Engineering is a miniature FPD-Link III camera for transportation and industrial vision systems. The device is ideal for mirror...
D3
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Polarization Cameras FRAUNFELD, Switzerland, Nov. 16, 2018 — The CMOS-based CX series of polarization cameras with GigE and USB 3.0 from Baumer uses the polarization properties of light, opening up a new range of industrial image processing applications. ...
Baumer Electric AG
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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Hand-Held Analyzer DUSSELDORF, Germany, Nov. 15, 2018 — The Rigaku KT-100S laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy hand-held analyzer from Rigaku Analytical Devices is designed for metal alloy analysis in harsh environments. The analyzer provides...
Rigaku Analytical Devices Inc.
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Microtiter Plate MARTINSRIED, Germany, Nov. 15, 2018 — The µ-Plate 384 Well Clear from ibidi GmbH Is a novel microtiter plate that combines automated cell cultivation with high-resolution microscopy. The flat, thin polymer coverslip bottom...
ibidi GmbH
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Flexible Printed Circuit Board PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15, 2018 — The CapStone flexible printed circuit board (PCB) laser processing system from Electro Scientific Industries Inc. offers 2× throughput improvement over its predecessor for processing blind and...
ESI - Electro Scientific Industries
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Product Design Simulation Software BURLINGTON, Mass., Nov. 15, 2018 — COMSOL Multiphysics 5.4 simulation software from COMSOL AB includes the Multiphysics and Compiler features, giving specialists the freedom to distribute their simulation applications through...
COMSOL Inc.
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Optical Parametric Oscillator System CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 14, 2018 — The PhocusESSENTIAL laser system from Opotek LLC is a mobile, tunable, optical parametric oscillator (OPO) system with a small footprint. Based on patented ring-cavity OPO technology, the...
OPOTEK LLC
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Metals Processing Laser LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 14, 2018 — The ClearCut laser from Power Technology Inc. is designed for the cutting, welding, and fabricating of copper, silver, and gold. Depending on the material, the ClearCut is up to 20×...
Power Technology Inc.
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High-Resolution Cameras MUENSTER, Germany, Nov. 14, 2018 — 16-MP high-resolution cameras from XIMEA GmbH feature speeds of more than 300 fps. The exceptionally fast PCIe interface allows the xiB-64 camera family to stream data at speeds as high as 64...
XIMEA GmbH
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Optomechanical Product Design KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 14, 2018 — The LensMechanix application from Zemax is designed for Creo Parametric, enabling engineers to streamline optomechanical product design. LensMechanix for Creo Parametric allows mechanical...
Zemax
Bed-of-Nails Testers STRAMBINO, Italy, Nov. 13, 2018 — The Compact Slim Next> series of small, modular, bed-of-nails testers from Seica spa are suitable for deployment as a series of equivalent systems, loaded either manually or via a COBOT solution....
Seica SpA
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3D/4D Stage EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 13, 2018 — The compact 3D/4D stage from Applied Scientific Instrumentation Inc. (ASI) is a precise motorized motion control system designed to move samples around fixed optics. The stage incorporates...
Applied Scientific Instrumentation Inc.
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Process Design Kit ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2018 — The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) and Analog Photonics (AP) have announced the AP SUNY Process Design Kit v2.5a (APSUNY_PDKv2.5a). Combined with...
Analog Photonics LLC
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Multifocal Beam-Shaping Optics BERLIN, Germany, Nov. 13, 2018 — QuattroXX multifocal beam-shaping optics from AdlOptica GmbH are designed for multi-kW lasers. The quattroXX’s main function is laser beam shaping by splitting laser energy and focusing...
AdlOptica GmbH
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Fluorescence Imaging Technology EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 12, 2018 — NIR/ICG Fluorescence Imaging technology from KARL STORZ Endoscopy America Inc. is an FDA-cleared ICG technology for endoscopic neurosurgery in a 4-mm format. The NIR/ICG Imaging System assists...
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc.
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Fiber Communication Solution SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2018 — The C+L communications solution from Infinera Corp. incorporates C-band and L-band variants of Infinera’s ICE-based transponders and FlexILS line system components, along with end-to-end...
Infinera Corp.
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EUV Flat Mirrors BARRINGTON, N.J., Nov. 12, 2018 — Extreme UV (EUV) Flat Mirrors from Edmund Optics Inc. are precision polished, multilayer devices designed for maximum achievable reflectance at the design wavelength and angle of incidence. The...
Edmund Optics
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Optical Thickness Gauge VICTOR, N.Y., Nov. 12, 2018 — The 137LS Optical Thickness Gauge from Bristol Instruments Inc. is a noncontact thickness gauge with the capability to measure the thickness of materials up to 28 mm. The measurements provided...
Bristol Instruments Inc.
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Quantum Analyzer ZURICH, Nov. 9, 2018 — The UHFQA Quantum Analyzer from Zurich Instruments AG is designed for multiqubit readout in ambitious quantum computing projects. The UHFQA measures the state of 10 qubits simultaneously with...
Zurich Instruments AG
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CMOS Image Sensor CHELMSFORD, England, Nov. 9, 2018 — The Emerald 8M9 CMOS image sensor from Teledyne e2v Ltd. is dedicated to machine vision and intelligent traffic system applications. Emerald 8M9 features a small, 2.8-µm, low-noise global...
Teledyne e2v - UK
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SWIR Camera COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 9, 2018 — The QI-SWIR-HD10 high-performance shortwave-IR (SWIR) camera from Quantum Imaging Inc. features ideal laser see-spot performance, reliability under all battlefield conditions, and low SWaP, making it...
Quantum Imaging Inc.
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Optical Breadboard IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 8, 2018 — The Hybrid Board from Spectrolight Inc. is a lightweight optical breadboard with a surface flatness comparable to a conventional breadboard. A steel sheet material with a ferromagnetic...
SPECTROLIGHT Inc.
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Low-SWaP MWIR Sensor HAIFA, Israel, Nov. 8, 2018 — The Sparrow-Blackbird 460 from SemiConductor Devices (SCD) is a low-SWaP MWIR sensor with a 10-µm pitch video graphics focal plane array. The Sparrow is based on SCD’s 640 ×...
SemiConductor Devices (SCD)
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Lighting Controllers CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. 8, 2018 — Gardasoft’s RTCC series of lighting controllers is designed for high-speed computational imaging. A CC320 timing controller, positional encoder from a moving platform, camera, and RC120...
Gardasoft Vision Ltd.
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Laser Power Sensor ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 7, 2018 — MKS Instruments Inc. has announced the L50(150)A-LP2-35, the newest addition to the Ophir line of LP2 laser power/energy sensors with high damage threshold. The L50(150)A-LP2-35 is a compact,...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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Sensor Accelerator VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 7, 2018 — The GoMax Smart Vision Accelerator from LMI Technologies Inc. is a cost-effective hardware solution that allows users to accelerate any Gocator 3D smart sensor in order to meet inline production...
LMI Technologies Inc.
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MEMS Acceleration Sensor REUTLINGEN, Germany, Nov. 7, 2018 — The BMA400 ultra-low-power micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) acceleration sensor from Bosch Sensortec GmbH is designed for Internet of Things and wearable applications. With low current...
Bosch Sensortec GmbH
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XY Linear Translation Stage AUBURN, Mass., Nov. 7, 2018 — The V-738 XY linear translation stage from Physik Instrumente LP is a computer-controllable, two-axis, high-precision positioning system with a clear aperture. The V-738 XY translation stage is...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Filter Web Portal NORTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 6, 2018 — HORIBA Scientific has launched HORIBA Filters, an e-commerce-enabled web portal with a powerful Filter Creator tool. The Filter Creator allows users to specify a filter type and its desired...
HORIBA UK Ltd.
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CMOS Area Image Sensors BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 6, 2018 — The S13101 and S13102 CMOS area image sensors from Hamamatsu Corp. are the active-pixel sensor (APS) type and offer high sensitivity in the NIR region up to 1100 nm. The devices are suitable...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Dark Mirror Coatings SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 6, 2018 — The latest dark mirror coatings from Deposition Sciences Inc. improve signal-to-noise ratio and contrast in demanding optical systems such as performance imaging, displays, and hyperspectral sensors....
Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI)
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Snapshot Sensor VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 6, 2018 — The Gocator 3504 Smart 3D Snapshot Sensor from LMI Technologies Inc. features 6-µm XY resolution. With +/−0.5-µm measurement repeatability, the device provides robust inline...
LMI Technologies Inc.
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3D Flight Visualization PITSTONE, England, Nov. 5, 2018 — The SI Tracker2 system from Specialised Imaging Ltd. correlates high-speed video data with 3D visualization and measurement information. Using a pair of SI Tracker2 systems with flight...
Specialised Imaging Ltd.
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Beam Collimators KENLEY, England, Nov. 5, 2018 — Beam collimators for modulation transfer function (MTF) optical testing have been announced by Optical Surfaces Ltd. MTF is a trusted technique for objectively evaluating the image-forming...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Industrial Laser Systems MÜLHEIM-KÄRLICH, Germany, Nov. 5, 2018 — Laserline GmbH has announced laser systems for industrial material processing such as joining, cladding, and hardening. The LDF 11000-60 features 11-kW output power and 60-mm mrad beam quality,...
Laserline GmbH
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Laser Line Profilers VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 5, 2018 — Gocator 2500 Series Smart 3D Laser Line Profilers from LMI Technologies Inc. are designed for high-performance small parts inspection. The high-speed sensors generate precise 3D scans down to...
LMI Technologies Inc.
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Laser Modules MÜLHEIM-KÄRLICH, Germany, Nov. 2, 2018 — LDM laser modules from Laserline GmbH are designed for 19-in. integration. The LDM 500-60blue works with a wavelength of 450 nm. Its absorption is 7 to 20× higher than that of IR lasers,...
Laserline GmbH
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CMOS Linear Image Sensor BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 2, 2018 — The S13774 CMOS linear image sensor from Hamamatsu Corp. is designed for high-speed industrial imaging such as machine vision and inspection. With a column-parallel readout system, the sensor...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Anti-Shock and Vibration Optics KLEVE, Germany, Nov. 2, 2018 — Fujinon Anti-Shock and Vibration Technology has been announced by FUJIFILM Optical Devices Europe GmbH. The new lens design is based on an elastic and patent-pending fixation of the internal...
Fujifilm Optical Devices Europe GmbH
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Six-Axis Small Parts Robot SHANGHAI, Nov. 1, 2018 — The IRB 1100 lightweight, six-axis robot from ABB is focused on small parts assembly. The IRB 1100 was designed to meet the unique challenges of semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and electronics...
ABB
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Embedded Vision Camera SULZ, Austria, Nov. 1, 2018 — The UC-310 compact software-programmable camera from Entner Electronics KG is a zoom-block device for embedded vision applications. The UC-310 camera uses a rolling shutter STARVIS sensor to...
Entner Electronics KG
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Surface Detection Software KARLSRUHE, Germany, Nov. 1, 2018 — EyeVision software from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH now features the Deep Learning Surface Inspector for the easy detection of surface flaws, damages, and impurities. The self-learning...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Retinal Disease Imaging Platform JENA, Germany, Nov. 1, 2018 — The Integrated Diagnostic Imaging (IDI) platform from ZEISS is a digital solution designed to detect, diagnose, and treat retinal disease. The system integrates and transforms data from...
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH

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