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Altechna Acquires Alpine Research Optics Altechna, a provider of laser optics and optomechanical assemblies, has acquired Alpine Research Optics (ARO), an OEM laser optics company based in Boulder, Colo., that specializes in ultraviolet...
Evident, Partners Advance Live-Cell Imaging Instrumentation Life science imaging systems producer Evident has collaborated with illumination and imaging technology company 89 North and advanced microscopy systems producer CrestOptics to promote confocal...
SENER Leads Probe Construction for ESA’s Comet Interceptor Mission Engineering and technology group SENER will lead the design and manufacture of the space probe and scientific instruments for the Comet Interceptor mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). SENER,...
Wrexham’s EEOC Approved; Infinera Awarded Grant for Semiconductor Production: Week in Brief: 11/24/23 Infinera has been awarded a $14 million California Competes grant by the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. The five-year grant will help to expand and modernize...
Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center Set to Install First Quantum Computers British quantum computer developer ORCA Computing will provide the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) with two PT-1 quantum photonics systems to accelerate its research and...
Immervision Transitions CEO; Lumileds Names CFO: People in the News: 11/22/23 Vision and imaging company Immervision has appointed Michel Van Maercke as CEO, replacing Pascale Nini, who will transition to executive chairwoman. Van Maercke held the same position at Silex in...
Quandela Secures $54M to Support Expansion Photonic quantum computing company Quandela has secured more than €50 million ($54.7 million) from investors, public funding, and banking partners to support the company’s international...
Energetiq Forms Laser-Driven Light Source Business Unit Photonics manufacturer Energetiq has formed a laser-driven light source (LDLS) business unit. Energetiq’s LDLS technology creates extremely small, high-brightness plasma that delivers efficient...
Syntec Optics Inks Contracts Upon Public Listing Debut Syntec Optics has received two major contracts — announced less than one week apart — for objectives for night-vision scopes and for ultraprecision biomedical optics. The awards follow...
SCHNEIDER Partners with Micro-LAM; Laser Light Companies Receive $100M in Debt Financing: Week in Brief: 11/17/23 US Capital Global has entered into a term sheet to provide credit facilities totaling a minimum of $100 million to Laser Light Companies, a global networking platform designer and builder. The...
Center for Photonics in Infection Research to Open in Jena Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding the establishment of the Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI) at the Jena University Hospital. The center...
SiLC Receives $25M to Develop Machine Vision for AI SiLC Technologies Inc. has secured $25 million in funding to expand production to support designs for its Eyeonic vision solutions. The additional funding also supports continued product development,...
Computing Firm Photonic Collaborates with Microsoft Quantum computing firm Photonic Inc. formed a collaboration with Microsoft to develop quantum networking capabilities using photonically linked silicon spin qubits. Photonic detailed the...
CEOs Call for $4.6 billion to Bolster Europe’s PIC Supply Chain Leaders from eight of Europe’s largest integrated photonics companies have presented plans to the European Commission to build a resilient European supply chain for photonic integrated circuits...
Leonardo to Supply Sights for U.S. Army; Imec, SMART Photonics Sign MOU: Week in Brief: 11/10/23 SMART Photonics and imec have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding to underpin their intention to work together in the field of hybrid integration of InP on SiN/SiPh. The collaboration will...
Oxford Metrics Acquires Industrial Vision Systems Ltd. Oxford Metrics has entered into an agreement to acquire machine vision software and systems developer Industrial Vision Systems Ltd. (IVS) in a deal worth £8.1 million ($9.9 million). IVS...
AFRL Opens Laser Lab at Kirtland AFB The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) debuted its semiconductor laser indoor propagation range (SLIPR) at Kirkland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The range, which consists of a 3500-sq-ft...
SÜSS MicroTec Deals SUSS MicroOptics to Focuslight Technologies SÜSS MicroTec SE has agreed to sell its Switzerland-based subsidiary SUSS MicroOptics SA to Focuslight (HK) Investment Management Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Focuslight Technologies Inc. The...
TRUMPF Adds Managing Director; OIF Elects Board and Officers: People in the News: 11/8/23 TRUMPF (TRUMPF Photonics Components) named Thomas Harrer managing director, taking over for Berthold Schmidt, who held the position on an interim basis. Harrer started his career at TRUMPF in 1999 as...
Coherent Looks to Root Recovery in AI, Datacom, and Display Tech Coherent posted its first-quarter financial results for fiscal year 2024, posting $1.05 billion in revenue, representing a decrease of 13% sequentially and 22% year-over-year. The results, Coherent...
nLIGHT HELSI Contract Soars to $171 Million Semiconductor fiber laser technology developer nLIGHT, via nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, was awarded additional options that more than double the previously announced contract to produce a high-energy...
MKS Cites Market Downturn as Company Issues Third-Quarter Earnings MKS Instruments posted third-quarter revenue of $932 million, with earnings per share registering at $0.58. Adjusted for nonrecurring costs, earnings per share hit $1.46. According to MKS president...
Mosaic to Work with AIM Photonics; Materion Lands $5M Contract: Week in Brief: 11/3/23 The U.S. Department of Defense awarded microelectronics glass packaging technology developer Mosaic Microsystems a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract that will enable Mosaic to...
NUBURU Appoints CEO Blue laser technology developer NUBURU has appointed current CFO Brian Knaley to the position of CEO. Knaley replaces Mark Zediker, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Knaley has...
Cognex Sales Lag as Recent Acquisition Broadens Customer Base Cognex continues to feel the effects of soft demand for capital equipment, the machine vision industry leader said this week, as the company released financial results for its 2023 third quarter. The...
Teledyne Restructures Executive Team; iPronics Adds Vice President: People in the News: 11/1/2023 Teledyne Technologies Inc.’s board of directors announced the transition of Robert Mehrabian to executive chairman; Edwin Roks to CEO; George Bobb III to president and COO; and Melanie S. Cibik...
Research & Technology
Researchers Triple Carbon Nanotube Yield with Chemical Vapor Deposition Scientists at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) have found a way to increase the yield of single-walled carbon nanotube film production. The materials are promising for solar cells, LEDs, flexible and transparent electronics, smart textiles, medical imaging, toxic gas detectors, filtration systems, and more. By adding hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide to the reaction chamber,...
Micrometric Photovoltaic Cells Aim To Shrink Electronic Devices Researchers have manufactured back-contact micrometric photovoltaic cells, a world-first, according to the multi-institutional collaborators. The work paves the way for a new era of miniaturization...
Algorithm Boosts Live-Cell Imaging's Capabilities Superresolution radial fluctuations (SRRF), a superresolution algorithm, works by observing fluctuations in radial symmetry throughout the frames of an image. SRRF supports live-cell, superresolution...
Laser Technique Accelerates Metamaterial Studies Although they’re made from everyday polymers, ceramics, and metals, metamaterials take on extraordinary properties due to precision microscale construction in intricate architectures. With the...
Fabrication Method Enables Novel Metamaterial Properties In recent decades, researchers have fabricated metamaterials that interact with light in ways that go beyond the physical limits imposed on naturally occurring materials. A metamaterial is composed...
Label-Free Imaging Shows Dynamics of Intracellular Cargo Transport Until now, scientists have relied on fluorescence microscopy techniques to study intracellular cargo transport, a vital process to maintaining essential cellular functions. However, the effects of...
Plasma-infused Pulse Compression Proposes Pathway to Zettawatt Lasers The ability to compress laser pulses to ultrahigh powers could open the way for compact lasers in the order of exawatt and above. Such powerful lasers would enable scientists to push the limits of...
Light-Activated Tool Controls Protein Bonds and Tracks Cell Adhesion Optical tools can be used to activate biological functions, but with current methods the effects are slow to appear, and sustained effects require continuous light activation. As a result, these...
Algorithm Targets Microscope Resolution Scientists have used various approaches to improve spatial resolution in fluorescence microscopy. Deconvolution, in which images are numerically deblurred based on a knowledge of the...
Hybrid Photoresist Helps Meet Demand for Smaller Chips To achieve performance gains in microelectronics, semiconductor size continues to shrink, with feature sizes now in the sub-10-nm range. The challenges associated with the extreme downscaling of...
Low-Power Optical Tweezers Protect Bioparticles from Damage Optical tweezers trap and manipulate minute particles with light. The technology is used across fields, ranging from manufacturing to biotech, though it requires the use of high-powered lasers to...
Multimodal Solution Points to Broader Adoption of Metamaterials Metamaterials, artificial nanostructures that manipulate light, are costly and technologically challenging to fabricate. The broad, practical use of metamaterials depends on lowering their...
Lasers Improve Phototherapy-Drug Delivery Platform Photoimmunotherapy targets cancer cells with microscopic, nano-engineered cancer drugs that are light-activated at the lesion site. Although the technology is increasingly used to treat metastatic...
Virtual Superlens Passes Diffraction Limit Without Distortion The diffraction limit enforces physical restrictions on how closely an object can be examined using traditional optical methods. Previous attempts to develop superlenses that image beyond the...
Synthesized Nanoresonators Harness Power of IR for Optics and Electronics When combined with electronics, infrared (IR) light can enable small, fast devices for sensing, imaging, and signaling at the molecular level. To fully harness the advantages of IR light, the...
acquisitions
Altechna Acquires Alpine Research Optics Altechna, a provider of laser optics and optomechanical assemblies, has acquired Alpine Research Optics (ARO), an OEM laser optics company based in Boulder, Colo., that specializes in ultraviolet laser optics and optical coatings. The acquisition, Altechna said, will bolster the positions of both companies in the global laser technology market while focusing on medical and semiconductor...
Leonardo to Supply Sights for U.S. Army; Imec, SMART Photonics Sign MOU: Week in Brief: 11/10/23 SMART Photonics and imec have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding to underpin their intention to work together in the field of hybrid integration of InP on SiN/SiPh. The collaboration will...
Mosaic to Work with AIM Photonics; Materion Lands $5M Contract: Week in Brief: 11/3/23 The U.S. Department of Defense awarded microelectronics glass packaging technology developer Mosaic Microsystems a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract that will enable Mosaic to...
Products
Fiber-Coupled LED MANCHESTER, N.H., Nov. 30, 2023 — The Model X3312 from LumeDEL LLC is a fiber-coupled LED that can be used for applications in spectroscopy as a replacement for halogen lamps. The source uses a phosphor-coated UV-LED to emit a broad spectrum of between 330 - 1100 nm that can be blocked by a VIS-NIR long pass filter if the UV peak is not needed or is deemed intrusive. The Model X3312 can be operated through a Windows-based GUI or...
LumeDEL LLC
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UV-Sensitive Mini-Spectrometer HAMAMATSU CITY, Japan, Nov. 30, 2023 — The C16767MA from Hamamatsu Photonics is a UV-sensitive model of its mini-spectrometer micro series. The spectrometer separates UV light within the range of 190 to 440 nm into multiple wavelengths...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Silicon Nitride Light Source KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 30, 2023 — The Silicon Nitride (SN) light source from Kyocera Corporation was developed for use in high-performance Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers. Using Kyocera’s SN heater and glow plug...
Kyocera Corp.
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Laser Active Elements PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 29, 2023 — The Er:YAG line from Meller Optics are laser active elements for medical, surgical, dermatological, cosmetic, and dental applications. The elements operate at 2940 nm and come in semi-finished and...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Industrial Smart Camera STONEHAM, Mass., Nov. 29, 2023 — The IDS NXT malibu from IDS Imaging Development Systems Inc. is a smart industrial camera that uses AI technology from Ambarella. Ambarella’s contribution is the addition of its CVflow AI...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Scan-Field Calibrator WEßLING, Germany, Nov. 29, 2023 — The SFC from RAYLASE is a scan-field calibrator made for additive manufacturing machines that measures the entirety of the scan field automatically and creates optimized correction files for the...
RAYLASE GmbH
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Light Weight Laser Rangefinder SUZHOU, China, Nov. 24, 2023 — The LMS-RF-NC-6010-NI-01-MO from LumiSpot Tech is a light weight rangefinder that offers a recognition distance of up to 6 km in daylight and 1 km in low-light conditions. With a ranging error of...
Lumispot Tech
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3D Microprinting Software GRENOBLE, France, Nov. 24, 2023 — Luminis from Microlight3D is a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software specifically built for the microFAB-3D. Aiding in the ability to 3D print objects to 100× smaller than a strand of...
Microlight3D
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4K Digital Microscope HORSENS, Denmark, Nov. 24, 2023 — The TAGARNO T50 from TAGARNO is a 4K digital microscope that uses Sony ISS’s FCB-ER9500 camera. The collaboration allows for a digital microscope that can capture live images at 60 fps. The...
TAGARNO
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Color Measurement Cameras MUNICH, Nov. 23, 2023 — The LumiTop X20 and X30 from Instrument Systems GmbH are imaging colorimeters for display production testing, homogeneity measurements, and error detection under special luminance conditions. While...
Instrument Systems GmbH
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Wide-Angle Thermal Lens GOLETA, Calif., Nov. 23, 2023 — The 80° wide angle thermal lens offering from Teledyne FLIR is designed to enable the visualization of assets in a large target area, supporting continuous condition monitoring and early...
Teledyne FLIR
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Handheld Laser Rangefinder SUZHOU, China, Nov. 23, 2023 — The LMS-RF-NC-6025-NI-01 from LumiSpot Tech is an uncooled handheld rangefinder that uses infrared technology for target acquisition and images in both infrared and a color TV mode. The device's...
Lumispot Tech
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3D Laser Marker OTTOBRUNN, Germany, Nov. 22, 2023 — The LP-ZV from Panasonic Industry is a 3D short pulse fiber laser marker designed for metal and resin marking applications. The laser marker uses a 1-ns short pulse that minimizes the thermal effect,...
Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH
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Micro Laser Rangefinder Module SUZHOU, China, Nov. 22, 2023 — The LSP-LRS-0310F from LumiSpot Tech is a micro laser rangefinder module made for distance gauging within the realm of photoelectric systems. It combines an integrated laser, transmitting optical...
Lumispot Tech
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Laser 3D Printing Software PUCHHEIM, Germany, Nov. 22, 2023 — SCANmotionControl software from SCANLAB GmbH is an end-to-end software chain designed for use in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. The software enables the user to synchronize the scan...
SCANLAB GmbH
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Eight-Channel Oscilloscope MUNICH, Nov. 21, 2023 — The R&S MXO 5 from Rohde & Schwarz is an eight-channel oscilloscope with 4.5 million acquisitions per second and 18 million waveforms per second across multiple channels. The oscilloscope...
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
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Multi-Axis Alignment System AUBURN, Mass., Nov. 21, 2023 — The F-143 from PI is a multi-axis alignment system for silicon photonics automation. With an XYZ configuration, each of the system’s axis provides a travel range of 25 mm with a maximum travel...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Additive Manufacturing Scanner WEßLING, Germany, Nov. 21, 2023 — The AM MODULE III from RAYLASE is a production-optimized scanning solution for industrial additive manufacturing. The module offers a patented in-focus zoom functionality, with the new dynamic z-axis...
RAYLASE GmbH
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PICs Polishing Platform NEPTUNE CITY, N.J., Nov. 20, 2023 — The GEO™ system from KrellTech is designed for polishing PIC optical components. Its work holder fixtures provide adjustable mounting mechanisms to accommodate varying chip dimensions, while...
KrellTech
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3D Scanner for Large Parts LÉVIS, Québec, Nov. 20, 2023 — MAX Series 3D scanners from Creaform are hand-held industrial scanners designed for large parts. They cover an area of 1 sq m and feature multiple scanning modes that range from the fastest scanning...
Creaform Inc.
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AMR Embedded Computer NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Nov. 20, 2023 — The P1201 from Cincoze is an embedded computer for autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The computer uses an Intel® Atom® x6425E quad-core processor that supports up to 32 GB of 3200 MHz DDR4...
Cincoze Ltd.
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Mirror Mounts SURREY, U.K., Nov. 16, 2023 — The OS series of large-diameter mirror mounts from Optical Surfaces Ltd. provides a secure platform for larger, high-precision flat, off-axis, and spherical mirrors. The mounts are made from black...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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SWIR Inspection Cameras HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 16, 2023 — The SWIR camera series from Omron Automation uses short wave infrared to capture images and data exceeding the capabilities of traditional cameras. The cameras feature Sony Pregius IMX990 and IMX991...
Omron Automation
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Optical Transceiver Module LAKE FOREST, Calif., Nov. 15, 2023 — The 400G QSFP-DD ZR/ZR+ from Approved Networks is a transceiver module for communications networks in data centers and broadband. With a 400 Gbps data rate, the module’s max distance...
Approved Networks
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Small Photorelay KAWASAKI, Japan, Nov. 15, 2023 — The TLP3475W from Toshiba is a photorelay in a small WSON4 package that reduces insertion loss and suppresses power attenuation in high-frequency signals. The photorelay is suitable for the pin...
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp.
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Compact Laser Workstation SELMSDORF, Germany, Nov. 14, 2023 — The M1000 from FOBA Laser Marking & Engraving is a compact laser workstation with an integrated 3W UV / 5W UV / 10W green laser. Designed for laser marking small parts, medium sized components,...
ALLTEC Angewandte Laserlicht Technologie GmbH, FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving
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Video Analytics Computer TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 14, 2023 — Neousys Technology has launched the NRU-220S series of NVIDIA® fanless computers for intelligent video analytics, surveillance, or inspection applications at roadside, vehicle, food production...
Neousys Technology Inc.
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Laser Scanning Microscopes WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 13, 2023 — Evident’s FLUOVIEW™ FV4000 confocal laser scanning microscope and FV4000MPE multiphoton laser scanning microscope, feature advancements in imaging technology that empower researchers to...
Evident
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UV-C Germicidal Radiometer Kit AMESBURY, Mass., Nov. 13, 2023 — The UV-C germicidal radiometer kit from Gigahertz-Optik features the X1-UV-3725 radiometer, UV-3725-4 254 nm UV-C detector, UV-37xx-Z01 80° field of view adapter, and K-UV3725-S irradiance...
Gigahertz-Optik Inc.
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Portable Wideband Laser ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, Nov. 10, 2023 — The SLP-1000 from SuperLight Photonics is a portable wideband laser. Based on Patterned Alternating Dispersion™, it has a coherent and stable spectral output of 400 nm at -3 dB and 1500 nm at...
SuperLight Photonics BV
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Arc Flash Safety Testing Tools EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Nov. 10, 2023 — The series of thermal imaging and wireless testing tools from Fluke include the PQ400, CV400 ClirVu, TiS75+, 376 FC, and 3000FC for arc flash safety. The PQ400 is an electrical measurement window...
Fluke Netherlands BV
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Fiber Coupled Antennas MARTINSRIED, Germany, Nov. 10, 2023 — The TERA15-HP-TX from Menlo Systems are high-power fiber-coupled broadband terahertz (THz) antennas that generate more than 300 µW on average The antennas produce more than 6 THz bandwidth and...
Menlo Systems GmbH
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Pluggable Patch Panel SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2023 — The HiWire P3 from Credo is a pluggable patch panel made for service providers and hyperscalers. The panel allows the ability for users to decouple pluggable optics from core switching and routing...
Credo Semiconductor Inc.
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Liquid Flow Meter ONSALA, Sweden, Nov. 7, 2023 — The Micro Flow Meter from Biotech Fluidics is designed to continuously monitor ultralow fluidic flows in real time. Made to operate over the 100 nl to 80 µL/minute flow range with a resolution...
Biotech Fluidics AB
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Co-Packaged Optics Switch SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov 6, 2023 — The 51.2T co-packaged optics (CPO) network switch system from Micas Networks in collaboration with Broadcom Inc. was made for adoption in AI/machine learning cloud infrastructures. The switch uses a...
Micas Networks Inc.
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Yaw and Pitch Stages VAN NUYS, Calif., Nov. 6, 2023 — The YP10-60 and YP15-60 from Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc. are among eight recently released yaw-and-pitch stages that integrate goniometers as the lower stage (yaw axis) and a rotary stage as...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Mini Projector LEDs PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, Nov. 6, 2023 — The OSTAR® Projection Power LE xx P1MS/AS LEDs from ams OSRAM are made for use in mini projectors and are based on 0.33-in. digital light processing imagers. Available in blue, amber, deep blue,...
ams OSRAM
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Fiber Cleaning Tool NEPTUNE CITY, N.J., Nov. 2, 2023 — The Gator™ Fiber Cleaner from KrellTech is a cleaning tool for prepping fibers prior to fusion splicing procedures, connector termination, bare fiber polishing, and inspection tasks. The...
KrellTech
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Microspectrophotometer SAN DIMAS, Calif., Nov. 2, 2023 — The FLEX PRO™ from CRAIC Technologies is a microspectrophotometer that combines UV-Visible-NIR microspectroscopy and imaging. It offers features that allow for flexible and precise measurements...
CRAIC Technologies
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6-MP SWIR Sensors DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 1, 2023 — The Acuros®6 and the Acuros®4 CQD® from SWIR Vision Systems are SWIR image sensors for defense, scientific, automotive, and industrial vision markets. The sensors use 6.3 megapixel and...
SWIR Vision Systems
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Electro-Optic Modulator BEIJING, Nov. 1, 2023 — The ROF10G Mach-Zehnder modulator from Beijing Rofea Optoelectronics is a LiNbO3 intensity modulator for high-speed optical communication, laser sensing, and radio over fiber (RoF) systems. The R-AM...
Beijing Rofea Optoelectronics Co. Ltd.
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Motion Control Platform V2.6 PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1, 2023 — The Automation1 Version 2.6 from Aerotech Inc. is a motion control platform with a Machine Setup and Configure workspace. The update adds additional MachineApps customization options and changes to...
Aerotech Inc.
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Interlocked Control System BOURNEMOUTH, U.K., Nov. 1, 2023 — The Lasermet ICS-7 ALF from Lasermet is a compact version of the ICS-7 OEM interlocked control system. The ICS-7 ALF was made to add safety to handheld laser welders, used to mitigate risks, add to...
Lasermet Ltd.
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