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Photonics Spectra Monthly – Optimal Conditions, Great Viewing (11/9/2016)

Photonics Spectra Monthly – Optimal Conditions, Great Viewing
Monthly newsletter from the editors of Photonics Spectra, with features, popular topics, new products, and what's coming in the next issue.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
 
         
Monthly newsletter from the editors of Photonics Spectra, with features, popular topics, new products, and what's coming in the next issue.

 
From the Editor's Desk
 
 
Optimal Conditions, Great Viewing
MIKE WHEELER, MANAGING EDITOR

Nestled in the Andes mountain range in the Atacama Desert in Chile sits the Las Campanas Observatory. At an elevation of almost 8,000 feet, the remote location is prized for its dark skies, excellent weather and superior visibility. Soon it will be home to the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) now under construction.

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In Vitro Diagnostics, Immunology Spurring Advances in Flow Cytometry
In Vitro Diagnostics, Immunology Spurring Advances in Flow Cytometry
Cells are the building blocks of organisms. From yeast and bacteria to elephants and whales, cells are the fundamental units of both biological structure and function. They have long been the subject of intense study: to better understand how they work, to help develop safer and more effective drug compounds, and to serve as diagnostic proxies of disease.
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Optical Materials of Tomorrow
Optical Materials of Tomorrow
From silicon photonics and quantum dots to metamaterials and carbon nanotubes, innovative materials promise a faster, brighter and more integrated future. While some materials have already enjoyed a measure of commercial success, for others, the future promises anything from niche applications right up to market disruption and displacement of existing technologies.
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In Case You Missed It
 
 
Maximum Exposure: Ray-Tracing Software Optimizes Reflector Design
Maximum Exposure: Ray-Tracing Software Optimizes Reflector Design
The concentrated solar market is often overshadowed by photovoltaic (PV) panels, yet the market segment is expected to grow by nearly 20 percent annually through 2020. Concentrated solar power — or CSP — has unique performance advantages over PV panels, especially when tied to the electrical grid.
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Printing Shape-Changing 3D Structures With Light
A high-resolution 3D printing process that uses light from a projector to print patterns on shape-memory polymers (SMPs) was used to fabricate structures that can morph back to their original shape quickly.
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Optical Vortex Discovery Could Lead to Microscopy, Fiber Optics Advances
3D ring-shaped light structures, generated by high-intensity lasers, have been identified and could lead to new opportunities for the use of lasers in microscopy and telecommunications.
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Featured Products
 
 
OFS - TrueMode<sup>™</sup> Fiber Laser Cavities TrueMode Fiber Laser Cavities

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The LAZERMaster LZM-110M, LZM-110P, LZM-110M+ and LZM-110P+ splicing and glass processing systems from AFL use a CO2 laser heat source to perform splicing, tapering, lensing or other glass shaping operations with glass diameters up to 2.3 mm.

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Kimmon Koha USA Inc. - High Specification CW Polarized Fiber Laser for Research Applications High Specification CW Polarized Fiber Laser for Research Applications

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Introducing Kimmon Koha’s model KKFL-20 fiber laser. With its single mode operation and a polarization ratio of >250:1 it is a perfect pumping source for SHG / THG.

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Alluxa - Expanded Alluxa Filter Catalog Expanded Alluxa Filter Catalog

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FLIR Systems Inc. - FLIR High Speed Cameras – The Need for Speed FLIR High Speed Cameras – The Need for Speed

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The FLIR X6900sc is an extraordinarily fast, highly sensitive MWIR camera designed with advanced triggering, on-camera RAM/SSD recording, and a four-position motorized filter wheel.

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Zurich Instruments AG - Precision Impedance Analyzer and LCR Meter Precision Impedance Analyzer and LCR Meter

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With the launch of the 5 MHz MFIA, Zurich Instruments is introducing a new type of impedance analyzer and precision LCR meter. The instrument is based on Zurich Instruments’ proven lock-in amplifier technology.

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PCO-TECH Inc. - Unprecedented Luminescence Lifetime Imaging Camera: the pco.flim Unprecedented Luminescence Lifetime Imaging Camera: the pco.flim

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PCO introduces a new kind of camera system. The pco.flim is the first luminescence lifetime imaging camera. The camera has a revolutionary image sensor and makes use of fluorescence lifetime imaging in the frequency domain, making it suitable for numerous applications in the field of biomedical research.

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Gooch & Housego Orlando - Integrated Sphere Source Integrated Sphere Source

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Gooch & Housego has announced the OL 455-6KSA Elongated Integrating Sphere Source. The device features an elongated sphere design to reduce the nonuniformity by a factor of 10×.

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Features
Lasers for Medical Applications; Optical Coatings; Test & Measurement; Light Sources; Terahertz Imaging

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