Exhibitor Product Announcements

19 January 2012: PEM-ATC

Hinds Instruments, Inc. announces the PEM-ATC, a photoelastic modulator with advanced thermal control. This new PEM design offers long term stability and freedom from drift caused by ambient temperature variations. With the ATC option the interior of the PEM optical head is held at a constant 90F or 32C, even when ambient temperatures are fluctuating.

Find out more or contact Hinds Instruments, Inc.

19 January 2012: New Spectroradiometer System Designed For LED Measurement

Burnaby, B.C., January 19, 2012 ~ Photon Control Inc. ("Photon Control") (TSX-V: PHO), a leading developer of innovative measurement technologies, is pleased to announce the release of a New Spectroradiometer System to Photon Control’s Spectroscopy product line.

Photon Control’s Spectroradiometer System was specifically designed for LED Testing & Analysis, boasting high performance and accuracy, in a robust and portable design.

This Spectroradiometer System is not only used for spectrophotometric measurements of emission sources of LEDs, but in addition can also be used for lamps and other illuminants. When the radiometric calibration is applied to the SpecSoft software it calculates and displays the radiometric spectrum and radiant flux. SpecSoft provides an interface for acquiring a reflectance reference and a dark reference.

Photon Control’s Spectroradiometer is a complete measurement system that includes software, USB cable, user manual and an external power adapter.

With 5 different models available, covering wavelengths of 220-1050 nm, this Spectroradiometer System is well suited for a number of applications in OEM & laboratory environments such as: Agriculture lab testing, Quality Control lab testing, and Food processing to name a few.

Photon Control specializes in OEM Manufacturing. They strive to build long-term OEM partnerships, and will work closely with the customer to define specifications, review designs and develop solutions that exceed their expectations. Photon Control’s aim is to always deliver solutions that achieve optimum performance at the lowest overall cost.

Photon Control Inc. will be demonstrating the Spectroradiometer System at Photonics West 2012, January 24-26 in San Francisco at booth #4401 located in the Canadian Pavilion.
For more information about the Spectroradiometer System and Photon Control’s products please visit www.Photon-Control.com or email info@photon-control.com
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About Photon Control Inc.
Photon Control Inc. designs and manufactures a wide range of optical sensors & instruments to measure temperature, pressure, position, and flow. These products are used by original equipment manufacturers (OEM) as well as end-users in the Semiconductor, Oil and Gas, Power, Life Science, and Manufacturing industries. Photon Control’s products provide high accuracy and reliability in extreme conditions and are supported by a team of experts that offer onsite installation, training, and support. Photon Control Inc. also provides engineering services for customized optical measurement systems. Headquartered in an ISO 9001:2008 manufacturing facility in Burnaby, BC, Photon Control Inc. is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, trading under the symbol ‘’PHO”. Additional information about the company can be found at www.photon-control.com/investorrelations.

For Media Inquiries please contact:
Jessica Dunn
Marketing & Media Relations Executive
JDunn@photon-control.com
604-422-8861 Ext 103

News Release 01-12

Find out more or contact Photon Control Inc.

19 January 2012: Triton ICE

Marlow Industries' Triton ICE thermoelectric module series will chill electronics as much as 2°C below current market offerings. Inspired by sub-zero temperatures on Neptune’s moon Triton, the coolers can dramatically improve customer electronic systems in thermal performance, cost, noise, weight, size or efficiency. Managing heat in electronics is a common issue, and systems today require high-reliability solutions to achieve maximum temperature differences for the application. The new Triton ICE modules exceed the industry standard in cooling capacity, rate and efficiency while using the same input power. And, as solid-state heat pumps, they offer superior reliability.

Find out more or contact Marlow Industries, Inc.

19 January 2012: VC Smart Inspect: vision sensor for quality inspection tasks

Ettlingen – VC Smart Inspect, the new vision sensor from Vision Components, is an ultracompact complete machine vision solution for a wide range of industrial applications. Featuring a 700 MHz processor with a computing power of 5,600 MIPS, the high-performance sensor is extremely fast. 32 MB Flash and 128 MB DDRAM are available for program and data storage. The housing, which measures only 140 x 70 x 35 mm, contains an intelligent camera and a high-output High Power LED illumination. The illumination, which is positioned at an angle, ensures that even difficult surfaces can be examined reliably.

Like all intelligent cameras from VC, the VC Smart Inspect executes all image processing routines without an external PC, outperforming conventional vision sensors. The units thereby enable automation in applications where conventional, PC-based image processing systems are too costly or too complicated to implement. They feature an Ethernet interface that enables live video output on a PC and can be optionally equipped with an RS232 interface. Images are recorded by means of a global shutter CMOS sensor whose performance equals that of a CCD sensor, providing clear, high-resolution pictures even in extremely fast applications.

Find out more or contact Vision Components GmbH

19 January 2012: VC µ Check: intelligent vision sensor for semiconductor and electronics production

Ettlingen – Introducing the VC µ Check sensor, Vision Components offers a complete solution for quality control tasks in semiconductor back-end manufacturing and other micro-assembly applications where very small components must be inspected. The system consists of an intelligent camera with a 700 MHz processor and a computing power of 5,600 MIPS combined with a telecentric lens. Various integrated lighting types can be chosen to fit the requirements of individual applications: standard options are telecentric or dark field illumination and dome illumination providing homogeneous diffuse incident light. The telecentric lens allows for the detection of objects without any persepctive distortion, enabling users to greatly improve the measuring accuracy. With a maximum resolution of 5 megapixels, the field of vision can be chosen between 7 x 11 and 30 x 40 mm. All VC µ Check sensors feature a freely programmable 100 MBit Ethernet interface that allows for live video output on a PC. Two digital inputs and four outputs facilitate integration into existing automation environments. Measuring approx. 15.8 x 9.8 x 6.5 cm, the housing is designed for use in seminconductor manufacturing machines. A dovetail profile enables quick and easy integration into existing machines.

Find out more or contact Vision Components GmbH

19 January 2012: SiC optoSiC+ high-speed mirrors and SiC components

optoSiC SiC mirrors are a part of the Mersen Group. The optoSiC product division has a leading-edge know how in optical laser scanner techniques and its components. We utilizes the optimized Silicon Carbide material optoSiC+ for our manufactured standard Generic "one size-fits-all" XY laser galvo scanning mirrors at 10,15,20,30,50,75 and 100mm apertures. Also we are able to manufacture SiC-optical or SiC-components with diameter up to 1.5 meter. All standard mirrors are avaible from stock with a range of high quality reflective coatings. Please visit www.optosic.com to get more informations!

Find out more or contact MERSEN Deutschland, Product Division optoSiC

19 January 2012: SiC optoSiC+ high-speed mirrors and SiC components

optoSiC SiC mirrors are a part of the Mersen Group. The optoSiC product division has a leading-edge know how in optical laser scanner techniques and its components. We utilizes the optimized Silicon Carbide material optoSiC+ for our manufactured standard Generic "one size-fits-all" XY laser galvo scanning mirrors at 10,15,20,30,50,75 and 100mm apertures. Also we are able to manufacture SiC-optical or SiC-components with diameter up to 1.5 meter. All standard mirrors are avaible from stock with a range of high quality reflective coatings. Please visit www.optosic.com to get more informations!

Find out more or contact MERSEN Deutschland, Product Division optoSiC

18 January 2012: TriAngle® 3D - First Autocollimator measuring angles along three axes: PITCH, YAW AND ROLL ANGLES

For the first time an Autocollimator can measure angles along three axes. A proprietary reticle and designed reflector combined with sophisticated software enables the measurement not only of the two classical tilt angles (pitch and yaw) but of the roll angle (rotation around autocollimator axis) as well.

Find out more or contact TRIOPTICS GmbH

17 January 2012: New compact Raman fiber probe

FiberTech Optica (FTO), a manufacturer of custom fiber optic assemblies, is proud to introduce its latest product: a line of compact fiber optic Raman probes! Leveraging our expertise in optics, spectroscopy and manufacturing of precision fiber assemblies, our probes feature an innovative optical configuration designed to enhance both the throughput and the quality of collected Raman signal.

FTO's design features: high collection efficiency (f/2) optics, internal filtering (bandpass filter for the laser and long pass filter for collected signal), about 4 mm working distance, and rugged assembly with no moving parts. The probes are packaged in a steel tube about 4 mm in diameter, with even smaller designs to be available shortly. Our design allows for almost real-time collection of data from solid and liquid samples.

We invite you to stop by our booth (BIOS #8905 and Photonics West #4507) to learn more about the FTO Raman probe and discuss your particular requirements.

For more information about FTO and its products, please visit http://www.fibertech-optica.com

Established in 2000 in Kitchener, Canada, FiberTech Optica has been developing and supplying specialty fiber optic solutions for laboratory and industrial applications in the life sciences, industrial spectroscopy and laser power delivery markets.


Jeff Dupuis
VP Sales & Marketing
FiberTech Optica
330 Gage Avenue, Suite 1
Kitchener, ON N2M 5C6
Canada
Tel. : 1.519.745.2763
Email : jeffdup @fto.ca

Find out more or contact FiberTech Optica Inc.

17 January 2012: Mini SmartCamera Developer's Kit with Autofocus

New SmartCamera Developer’s Kit with precision autofocus features smallest, highest-performance imaging module

D3 Engineering teams with New Scale Technologies and Sunex for precision motion of high-quality optics in latest SmartCamera kit, designed for OEM developers of medical, biometric, machine vision and other compact imaging systems

Victor, NY – January 17, 2012 – D3 Engineering, New Scale Technologies and Sunex have teamed up to create a new OEM SmartCamera Developer’s Kit with precision autofocus in a compact size for high-performance imaging applications. The kit allows system design engineers to quickly develop and integrate high-performance camera systems into their next-generation products for medical, biometric authentication, surveillance, machine vision and other applications where small size and high image resolution are needed.

"Our customers are increasingly aware that autofocus is the key to maximum image resolution with faster, smaller systems," said Kevin Kearney, director of business development at D3 Engineering. "This versatile, full-featured SmartCamera Developer’s Kit brings everything together so that system designers can quickly create and integrate a working autofocus smart camera into their system, and get to market faster with leading-edge performance advantages."

D3 Engineering (www.d3engineering.com), a Texas Instruments Platinum Developer, created the system by integrating TI's DaVinci(tm) DSP with the innovative M3-F focus module from New Scale Technologies (www.newscaletech.com). The M3-F module uses patented closed-loop piezoelectric smart actuator technology to deliver the highest-precision lens motion available in a small form factor - approximately 1" cubed. It is powerful enough to move lenses up to 5 grams, allowing use of advanced glass and polymer materials for maximum transmission and clarity.

Users can customize their kits by choosing from a wide range of standard and custom lenses from Sunex (www.sunex.com), an industry leader in high-performance OEM optics. Sunex offers lenses with patented aspheric optical technology, proprietary high-index optical materials and integral optical filters.

Kits can also be customized with the user’s choice of image sensor from Aptina, OmniVision and others, with resolution up to 14MP.

D3 Engineering's SmartCam electronics incorporate a Texas Instruments DaVinci(tm) DM6437 DSP, 256 MB DDR2 on-board memory, HDMI and NTSC video output, and 10/100 Ethernet. Daughtercard connections allow access to all processor peripherals and GPIO for easy prototyping and evaluation. For production, D3 Engineering configures the electronics to meet specific OEM requirements for functionality and even smaller form factors.

Details and specifications are at http://www.newscaletech.com/D3smartcamera.html.

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About D3 Engineering
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D3 Engineering (www.D3Engineering.com) provides intelligent imaging, sensor and control solutions for the industrial, biomedical and security/surveillance markets. We reduce the risk of new product development, providing hardware, software and packaging design services. By leveraging our DesignCore(tm) OEM reference designs, we significantly reduce your time-to-market. Our Imaging and Sensors group is expert in applying the Texas Instruments DaVinci(tm) and OMAP(tm) architectures to develop optimized real time systems for machine vision, analytical instrumentation and surveillance. Our Digital Power and Motion group develops DSP-based digital power, motion control and energy management solutions, including the design of high power electronics. We have particular expertise in leveraging the TI C2000-series microcontrollers, including on-chip control peripherals, CLA subsystem, capture modules and PWM waveform synchronization. D3 Engineering is a Texas Instruments “Platinum” Development partner.

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About New Scale Technologies
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New Scale Technologies (www.newscaletech.com) designs and manufactures miniature motion systems for precise movement of optics in imaging applications. Our simple and elegant products deliver best-in-class performance in consumer imaging, biometric authentication, surveillance, medical and machine vision markets. With more than a decade of motion systems innovation, we integrate piezoelectric micro motors, miniature drive control electronics and precise mechanical systems. Our customers benefit from complete solutions for rapid commercialization of their next generation products.

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About Sunex
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Sunex (www.sunex.com) specializes in digital imaging lenses, optical components and customized optical solutions from design to manufacturing. We have developed innovative designs that optimize the performance of CMOS-based imaging systems. We have built a high quality manufacturing organization in Sunex China (ISO9001:2000 and TS16949:2002 certified) enabling us to provide products with the highest level of quality, at the lowest possible cost and delivered on-time. We take pride in providing professional, in-depth technical support that you expect from a trusted partner. For miniature lenses (including miniature fisheye lenses) and OEM optics, visit www.optics-online.com.

Find out more or contact New Scale Technologies, Inc.

16 January 2012: Femtolite HX-150 Femtosecond Fiber Laser

The Femtolite HX-150 is a Raman-shifted, Erbium-doped femtosecond fiber laser with high average power at both the fundamental (1620nm) and second harmonic (810nm). The laser can be set to emit a maximum of >200mW at 1620nm, a maximum of >150mW at 810nm, or a continuous range of combinations of these two wavelengths. The pulse durations are <150fs at 810nm and <100fs at 1620nm, and the two signals are automatically synchronized.

The HX-150 is built on the well-established Femtolite series of femtosecond fiber lasers, and demonstrates IMRA’s industrial quality control and reliability. Target applications include Terahertz wave generation and detection, multiphoton fluorescence microscopy, and second harmonic imaging.

Find out more or contact IMRA America, Inc.

16 January 2012: B&W Tek to Introduce Micro Lensed Fiber-Optic Raman Probe at SPIE’s BiOS & Photonics West Exhibits

B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems, is proud to introduce the BAC200, the first fiber optic Raman probe capable of delivering the performance of a larger Raman probe in an extremely small diameter of less than 4mm with enhanced optical collection power.

The BAC200’s design enables both immersion and direct contact measurements, allowing for measurements and applications previously not possible with standard Raman probes. The fused silica tip is housed in a stainless steel needle tube, allowing for a scratch resistant, easy to clean probe. Unlike other commercially available lensed fiber optic probes, the optical elements in the BAC200 are permanently fixed in alignment, with no possibility of movement due to impact or vibrations.

“The small size, flexibility, and durability of the BAC200 micro Raman probe make it ideal for analysis in small sample size biological and biomedical applications,” says Travis Thompson, Raman Product Specialist at B&W Tek. “This marks a leap forward for scientists performing molecular level spectroscopic analysis by allowing them to perform in vivo analyses of specimens without creating apertures any larger than 4mm.”

B&W Tek will be performing a live demonstration of the new BAC200 micro Raman probe at the BiOS and Photonics West exhibits in San Francisco at booth numbers 8401 and 401 respectively.

For more information on the BAC200 micro lensed fiber-optic Raman probe and other B&W Tek Raman probes and accessories, visit:
http://www.bwtek.com/product/raman/accessories_raman.html

About B&W Tek, Inc.

B&W Tek, Inc. is an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy, laser instrumentation and portable/lab grade Raman systems. We provide custom product design, development, and manufacturing for biomedical, physical, chemical, and research communities. Our commitment to innovating solutions makes B&W Tek, Inc. a leader in Raman spectrometer sales worldwide.

Travis Thompson
B&W Tek, Inc.
19 Shea Way
Newark, DE 19713 USA
+1-302-368-7824
www.bwtek.com
sales@bwtek.com

Find out more or contact B&W Tek, Inc.

16 January 2012: Epi-Light Ltd HB LED solutions and products

Epi-Light Ltd introduces its high brightness (HB) LED modules to the US market at Photonics West 2012. Epi-Light design, integrate and manufacture high brightness (HB) LED modules for OEM clients as well as offering a full suite of standard products for Life Sciences, Machine Vision and UV Curing.

The Exci-Light (epiEXCI series) and Projector Light (epiPROJECT series), among other products on display at Photonics West, combines HB LED technology with innovative optics to produce an extremely compact and sensitive biofluorescence illuminator. Unlike other LED technologies, the Exci-Light exhibits high brightness and a very narrow spectral output in a large uniform beam. The combination of these features make epiEXCI ideal for fluorescence imaging applications requiring speed and extreme sensitivity. The Exci-Light’s unique modular design makes it especially suitable for applications such as gel documentation, micro-titre plate analysis, micro-array analysis and in-vivo diagnostics.

Epi-Lights standard epiEXCI product has been designed to operate very effectively for a wide variety of fluorescence probes. These include, SYBR Green, SYBR Gold, SYBR Safe, Alexa Fluor 488, Cy2, GFPs, SYPRO Ruby and SYPRO Orange. Other emission wavelengths are readily available.

Epi-Light's LED based products deliver significant advantages over traditional arc and incandescent lamps such as Xenon, and Mercury based lamps. These advantages include: narrow spectral range, precise control of emitted light, lower power consumption, compact form factor and long lifetime, typically over 50,000 hours.

For further information, please contact Niall Bolster (e-mail: niall.bolster@epi-light.com) or visit us in booth # 5623 in the North Hall of the Moscone Center.

Find out more or contact Epi-Light Ltd, www.epi-light.com

Find out more or contact Epi-Light Ltd.

16 January 2012: New generation optical fiber recoaters for flexible applications

Nyfors Teknologi AB introduces a new generation of optical fiber recoaters at the SPIE Photonics West 2012 conference. Three different models – the manual MiniCoater and ReCoater, and the fully automatic AutoCoater – can be selected with different types of recoating moulds – rigid moulds in a fixed mounting or quickly interchangeable soft silicone moulds. Both the ReCoater and the AutoCoater may be selected with optional linear proof testing or rotary tensile testing capability.

Silicone moulds can be rapidly changed with no realignment required. With different sizes and custom moulds available, the operator can choose whether to do recoatings (a) to a diameter that matches the original fiber diameter (uniform diameter), (b) to a diameter slightly smaller than the original fiber coating (undersize), or (c) with a diameter larger than the original fiber coating such that the recoat overlaps the primary fiber coating at each end (overcoating). For standardized industrial production, the AutoCoater is also available with a long-lasting rigid mould. The rigid mould is very durable and designed to produce consistent, high quality recoatings over a long period of time – making it the ideal choice for economic high volume fiber processing.

Short curing times of about 3 seconds are achieved through the highly efficient UV LED light source. In automatic recoating, the typical cycle time is about 15 seconds from initial fiber positioning through the concluding linear proof test – faster than any competing recoating system on the market.

Recoating compounds can be rapidly changed and the system is compatible with low index resins used in fiber laser manufacturing.

Features:

• Consistent, high quality recoating
• Automatic and manual recoaters for flexible applications
• Short cycle times
• Handles most fiber dimensions, with custom moulds available
• High and low index recoating
• Uniform diameter, overcoating and undersize recoating capability
• Easy mould replacement
• Linear or rotary strength testing

A presentation of the new NYFORS recoating platform and other new products, such as an improved interferometer for end-face inspection of cleaved, polished or lensed optical fibers, will be held during the conference:

Date: Thursday 26 January 2012
Time: 02.30 PM
Location: South Hall

For further information, please contact Johan Gribbe (e-mail: johan.gribbe@nyfors.com) or visit us in booth # 801 in the South Hall of the Moscone center.

Find out more or contact Nyfors Teknologi AB

14 January 2012: Optical fiber end-face interferometer with three-dimensional surface topography reconstruction

Nyfors Teknologi AB introduces an improved interferometer, the CleaveMeter 3D, that simplifies and increases the precision in end-face inspection of cleaved, polished or lensed optical fibers with cladding diameters from 125 to 1200 µm. In addition to producing sharp fringe patterns, it allows the operator to view three-dimensional and easy-to-interprete images of the cleaved fiber end.

Software alogorithms with compensation for fiber holder error allows for high-precision measurements with in-picture presentation of the cleave angle. This enables operator independence and easy process verification in production environments.

Surface topography is reconstructed from the fringe pattern and presented graphically as a three-dimensional image of the fiber end. By rotating the image and adjusting the scale and contrast, the surface quality and cleave angle at different points can be analyzed in close detail, allowing for a more comprehensive understanding and interpretation of the data.

High-precision optics guarantees sharp and clear pictures with very little aberration. The optical system is based on a high-end camera with true megapixel resolution and very high sensitivity, yielding excellent image quality at high frame rates and high magnification.

Advantages:

• Three-dimensional surface topography reconstruction
• Sharp fringe patterns
• Flat and angled cleaves
• Operator independent measurements for fast operation in production environments
• Software compensation of fiber holder error for increased precision
• Accept fibers with cladding diameters from 125 to 1200 µm
• Accepts fiber holders of major splicer manufacturers

For furthure information, please contact Erik Böttcher (e-mail: erik.bottcher@nyfors.com) or visit us in booth # 801 in the South Hall of the Moscone Center.

Find out more or contact Nyfors Teknologi AB

13 January 2012: redENERGY® GREEN pulsed laser

SPI’s new redENERGY® GREEN laser source is for micro-machining and specialist marking applications. The redENERGY® GREEN laser provides 200µJ pulses at 532nm and is designed for system integrators and OEM’s to offer a solution to customers in such fields as photovoltaics, semi-conductor, electronics, manufacturing, polymer and ceramic marking.

Find out more or contact SPI Lasers

13 January 2012: 500-1kW OEM fiber lasers

SPI’s high power OEM fiber laser systems offer integrators the capability to manufacture equipment for cutting and welding applications in the industrial MACRO sector with scalable output powers. They allow the integrator the ability to differentiate their product by customizing the optical and electronic control interface performance and functionality for the specific application. Design features within the SPI OEM laser include thermal management, high output power stability, and power and temperature monitoring with an optical resonator based on SPI’s well established proprietary GTWave™ technology. The lasers are available with power levels up to 1kW with single mode output. The integrator can aggregate the power using commercially available solutions. The increase in average power capability is reflected in the addition of a 500W laser to SPI’s established R4 family of CW and modulated lasers.

Find out more or contact SPI Lasers

12 January 2012: Time resolved NIR single photon counter, SPD_AT from AUREA Technology

AUREA Technology is launching the SPD_AT, its high-performance NIR time-resolved single photon counting module for Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) applications.

The SPD_AT is an ultra-low-noise, high quantum efficiency and low timing jitter near infrared single photon counter with 50 ps timing correlation feature. The SPD_AT includes a Geiger-mode InGaAs avalanche photodiode and thermoelectric coolers that ensure high detection efficiency up to 25 per cent, a very low dark count rate <5.10-6 per ns gate, and a low timing jitter <180ps.

The SPD_AT is the first complete and very compact 'all-in-one' TCSPC single photon counter. It comes with its easy-to-use and ergonomic GUI compatible with LabView and C++. A dual version, the SDP_AT_M2, with two photon detectors is also available.The SPD_AT time-resolved single photon counter family is suitable for use in fluorescence lifetime, photoluminescence, spectroscopy and time correlated single photon counting applications.

More information is available at www.aureatechnology.com. Come and see our specialists at booth 2211F!

Find out more or contact AUREA Technology

12 January 2012: VI Systems launches single mode VCSEL module for up to 30 Gbit/s

VI Systems will present a fiber coupled single mode 850 nm VCSELs (vertical surface emitting lasers) for data rates of up to 30 Gbit/s during the Photonics West exhibition in San Francisco, CA from 24-26, 2012. The new generation of semiconductor laser is introduced as the world fastest single mode laser at 850 nm wavelength with very low power consumption.


BERLIN, Germany, Jan 12, 2012 --- VI Systems GmbH (VIS), a leader in optical engines and components introduces the V30-850M-S high-frequency VCSEL (vertical surface emitting laser) module for datacom applications. The device features up to 0.8 mW optical output power at about 6 mW power consumption. The operating voltage is less than 3V. Single mode VCSELs allow to extend the reach over fiber by eliminating the impact of chromatic dispersion of glass fiber at 850 nm wavelength which is particularly important for ultrahigh transmission bit rates for next generation datacom applications.

Optical data transmission of up to 30 GBit/s has been realized with high speed photo detectors and transimpendance amplifiers from VI Systems. The V30-850M-S module is available with a Nufern 780-HP high-performance select cut-off single-mode fiber. The optical connector is specified as FC/PC.
Target applications are next generation optical interconnect applications including future standard such as Infiniband EDR (26 GBit/s) and Ethernet 40/100G applications.

Product samples are available now.

VI Systems GmbH will attend the Photonics West exhibition 2012 in booth #4131.

About VI Systems
VI Systems GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, is a fabless developer and manufacturer of optical engines and optoelectronic components for communication, industrial, and consumer applications. More information on VI Systems can be found on the Internet at: www.v-i-systems.com

Press Contact:
George Schaefer
VI Systems GmbH
Hardenbergstrasse 7
10623 Berlin, Germany
phone: +49 30 30 831 43 41
fax: +49 30 30 831 43 59
email: George.Schaefer@v-i-systems.com

Find out more or contact VI Systems GmbH

12 January 2012: NAFsecure - BRAND PROTECTION AND PROTECTIVE TAPE COMBINED

Nanocomp Oy Ltd, a Finnish high-tech company focusing on micro- and nanophotonics, is introducing a unique foil solution for protecting your products. Our solution brings a new idea for the market, solution that is extremely hard, if not impossible, to violate. Nanocomp’s security foils are suitable for any size product, and because our foil is also
optically high quality, it can be used various ways, for example as a window protecting tape. With several different diffractive optical elements incorporated into same part, it is very difficult to replicate the part by a third party. Each of these elements can work in a different ways creating multisolution protection in a single part!

EXAMPLES
• A logo or other unique marking revealed in a certain viewing angle with colors that cannot
be made by a holograms.
• Pattern generator that produces required shape or logo
• Micrometer scale text in a place that only authorities / other relevant persons know

SPECIFICATIONS
Flexible width: from 5 mm to 250 mm
Thinness: less than 0.500 mm
Distance from light source: customizable
Opening angle: 90/60/45/30° (customizable)
Color of the foil: customizable

DELIVERY FORMATS
Delivery formats are thin foil roll, thin foil sheets or integrated parts. Roll width can be from 5 mm to 300 mm. Sheet format is available through in-house cutting processes and integrated parts according to the agreement.
Material options are PMMA, PET and PC (all standard sizes from 0.100 mm to 0.500 mm).

Find out more or contact Nanocomp Oy Ltd.

12 January 2012: NAFfuser - NANOCOMP SOLID STATE LIGHTING FOIL

HIDE THOSE BRIGHT SPOTS!

Nanocomp Oy Ltd, a Finnish high-tech company focusing on micro- and nanophotonics, is now introducing a unique foil solution for solid state lighting. This new invention simultaneously hides bright spots
caused by LED and collimates light - without accurate assembly. LED positioning in relation to the foil position lengthwise, does not play any significance. NAffuser also hides LED spots when not illuminated
and it comes in various materials as well in colours too! Nanocomp’s generic lens foil solution is thin, flexible, easily integrated, and it appears visually attractive. The foil can be integrated as such or it can be laminated on any surface, including glass. Traditionally, light control has required conventional, injection-molded lenses which
measure too thick for LED arrays and demand accurate assembly.

SPECIFICATIONS
Width and thickness: Usually 38 mm wide and less than 0.500 mm thick
Distance from the light source: Customizable (optimal 5 mm)
Variants: NAffuser 30, NAffuser 50, NAffuser 60

DELIVERY FORMAT AND MATERIALS
Delivery formats are roll, sheet or integrated parts. Roll width can be from 5mm upwards. Sheet format is available through cutting processes and integrated parts according to the agreement. Material options are PMMA, PET and PC (all standard thickness sizes from 0.100 mm to 0.500 mm) on a customer specified colour.

Find out more or contact Nanocomp Oy Ltd.

12 January 2012: NAFlens- NANOCOMP LED FLASH LENS

When illumination is made by LEDs, a powerful collimation lens is required. Traditionally
these flash Fresnel lenses are manufactured by injection molding which is vulnerable to tool
wear, inadequate feature size of circular Fresnel structures and poor replication accuracy.
Nanocomp offers truly impressive solution for camera flash lenses, NAFLENS. NAFLENS has
clear performance improvement compared to traditional lens solutions.

ADVANTAGES
• High efficiency compared to traditional IM-flash lenses
• LED chip less visible to end customer
• Uniform and comfortable surface to end customer
• Individual, line and matrix layout
• Flexible and bendable
• Lens colour can be customized
• Extra thin

SPECIFICATIONS
Lens size: customizable
Typical thinness: 0.25 mm
Typical distance from light source: 0.6 mm–1.0 mm
Opening angle: customizable, 56° x 44°
Illuminance gain (on axis): > 2.4
Lens colour: transparent/custom.

DELIVERY FORMAT & MATERIALS
Our reel-to-reel technology is optimized for the fabrication of high functionality thin foil lenses.
Delivery formats are roll, sheet or bulk. Roll width can be from 50 mm to 250 mm (typical 150 mm). Sheet are available through cutting processes and integration processes based on agreement. Material options are
PMMA, PET and PC (all standard thicknesses from 0.100 mm to 0.500 mm). Protective film is
available, if required.

Find out more or contact Nanocomp Oy Ltd.

12 January 2012: NAFgram - NANOCOMP DIFFRACTIVE PATTERN GENERATORS

Pattern generators (also known as computer generated holograms) are perhaps the most common diffractive optics components in use today. Nanocomp has over 15 years experience in designing and manufacturing pattern generators. Using in-house design tools, our designers can go well beyond the bounds of commercial design programs. Nanocomp’s speciality is large output angles, which allows more flexibility to customer applications. Combining superior design know-how with our massproduction expertise, we offer some of the world’s best pattern generators.

APPLICATIONS IN
• Machine vision
• Gesture recognition
• Laser measuring systems
• Product identification & security
• Laser machining
• Customized signals for large output angles

DELIVERY FORMATS
Thin foil (on roll, cutted to sheets or cutted to products) with in-house laser cutting and protective films available.
Our reel-to-reel technology is optimized for the fabrication of high functionality thin foil pattern generators in volumes of millions.

HIGHLY EXPERTISED ENGINEERING
• Very experienced in-house design
• Highly customizable signals
• High expertise on large output angles e.g. 60°
• Rapid prototooling & simulations

SPECIFICATIONS
Signal: fully customizable
Material & thinness: PET, PMMA, PC 0.10 – 0.50 mm
Opening angle: customizable, up to 90°

SIGNAL GUIDELINE
For inversion symmetric signal: opening angle up to 90° (+/- 45°)
For asymmetric signal: opening angle up to 15° (+/- 7,5°)
Pixel amount (diffraction orders) can be up to few million
depending on signal.

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9 January 2012: S-8*** series of galvo-scanners

New generation of products offered by Sunny Technology is a series of galvo-scanners with better performance characteristics as compared to their previous TSH8*** series - lower drifts, higher speeds, better torque performance.
Galvo-scanner S-8107 supports apertures of 3, 5, and 7mm and is mostly suitable for laser display and laser therapy applications. S-8210 supports apertures of 9 and 10mm and is suitable for marking, marking-on-the-fly and laser therapy applications. S-8316 supports 12 and 14mm apertures and is suitable for a wide range of industrial material processing applications, such as marking, cutting, drilling, trimming, rapid prototyping. S-8650 supports 30 and 40 mm apertures and is suitable of marking, welding, cutting, drilling, trimming, rapid prototyping, image scanning.
All the products in the series can be built into affordable systems with the help of currently used SD-1000 driver board, besides they are compatible with the newly-developed SD-2000, which results in even more impressive performance results.
Contact Sunny Technology professionals for assistance in configuring your scanning system.

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9 January 2012: Microdisplay System

The Lucivid microdisplay systems is a turn-key microdisplay designed for easy integration into optical systems. More than a simple viewfinder, the SVGA microdisplay provides precision computer visual interface for optical instruments such as microscopes and telescopes. Available in RGB color and monochrome green. The Lucivid provides a USB interface for control of the display properties including reflection and inversion.

Find out more or contact Tek5 Systems, LLC

5 January 2012: High Durability Anti-Reflection Coatings (PROTEUS HDAR)

Currently applicable for the mid-wave infrared, the newly qualified PROTEUS High Durability Anti-Reflection (PROTEUS HDAR) coating from Artemis overcomes the long standing issue of high durability with the consequential loss of transmission. Qualified and tested to 90-days salt fog to MIL-STD-810F, para 509.4, when combined with the Artemis internal high efficiency anti-reflection coating, average transmission values exceed 99% with average reflection measurements less than 0.3%.

Meeting and exceeding additional MIL-STD environmental tests including severe abrasion, adhesion, temperature and humidity, this MWIR coating is perfectly placed for front lens and window applications demanding high transmission / high durability performance.

Proteus Quality Report
The following results apply to 25mm x 1mm thick Plano/wedged monocrystalline Silicon substrates coated with Artemis Optical Limited’s, 3.5 µm – 5 µm Proteus HDAR coating. The second surface is wedged to ensure accurate single surface reflection measurements.

Coating Description
The coatings were designed to produce maximum transmission with low reflection in the 3.5 µm to 5 µm region, whilst providing an extended level of durability within a 90 day salt fog environment.

Spectral performance
Transmission measurements were conducted on 25mm x 1mm thick Silicon plano/plano substrates coated on both faces with Artemis’ Proteus HDAR coating. Reflection measurements apply to single surfaces of coated Silicon wedges.

All measurements were conducted on a Perkin Elmer 983G spectrophotometer.

The substrates were coated to meet the following target requirements:

Average Transmission from 3.5 µm to 5 µm = greater than 98%
Average Reflection from 3.5 µm to 5 µm = less than or equal to 0.3%

Cosmetic Standard
Artemis’ Proteus HDAR coatings are qualified to a scratch / dig specification of 80/50 as a minimum requirement.

Environmental Performance
The coating is qualified to the following environmental tests.

Side 1 & 2 Tests:
Adhesion: MIL-C-48497, para 4.5.3.1
Humidity: MIL-C-48497, para 4.5.3.2
Severe Abrasion: MIL-C-48497, para 4.5.5.1
Temperature Cycle: MIL-M-13508C, para 4.4.4
Salt Fog: MIL-STD-810F, para 509.4 (this test has been successfully completed for 90 days durability trials.

Spectral Performance Proteus HDAR
Average transmission for 2 sides coated from 3.5 µm to 5.0 µm
Target = greater than 98%
Actual = 98.98%

Spectral Performance Proteus HDAR
Average reflection for side 1 from 3.5 µm to 5.0 µm, single surface measurements
Target = less than 0.3%
Actual = 0.237%

Spectral Performance Proteus HDAR
Average reflection for side 2 from 3.5 µm to 5.0 µm, single surface measurements
Target = less than 0.3%
Actual = 0.198%

Appendix 1
The 25mm x 1mm thick Silicon plano / plano substrate coated on 2 faces with the Proteus coating was measured pre and post 90 days salt fog exposure.

The coating showed insignificant deterioration measurements after salt fog exposure of 90 days.

Average transmission deterioration from 3.5 µm to 5.0 µm = 0.377%

The cosmetic quality of the parts has not been compromised by the 90 days salt fog exposure with samples meeting the required environmental criteria.

Actual data graphs available upon request from Anna Winterton (Marketing Executive): anna.winterton@artemis-optical.co.uk/+44 (0)1752 294918.

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5 January 2012: High Resolution FBG Interrogation

You can enter a new area of fibre optic sensing, imagine the possibilities of measuring nano-strain and nano-Kelvin at high speed (7kHz), high accuracy (20 nano-strain) and with multiple sensors simultanously (80). The ISP 850 HR will be presented at our booth no. 5000.

Find out more or contact Technobis Fibre Technologies bv

29 December 2011: ProFlux® Nanowire® Pixelated Polarizer Technology Overview

The need for simple, instantaneous, simultaneous, snapshot polarization recording imagers that are high performing, and produce real-time 3D imaging is evident in video production, hand-held camera devices, medical, and military applications. Moxtek has developed 3D enabling technology using a simple, powerful, 3D polarization method.
Polarization helps to image more information enabling clearer discernment of things that are “hiding” in the real world. 3D imaging is the best way to do this, but 3D is difficult. The traditional way is to obtain 3D imaging from parallax, using two cameras separated at a distance from each other. This requires an alignment process, and a recording in same source-detector geometry, illumination level, and scene content.
The best thing about using polarization is that it can obtain 3D information easily and instantly.
Low Light Imaging
Human eyes lose the coloring, shading, and distance information in low light making low light information difficult for the brain to interpret. On the other hand, polarization in low light, using multiple polarization angles, can gather the necessary Stokes information, overlaid real-time into an image, which is easily interpreted.
Pixelated Polarization
Polarization is great for this, but why pixelation? Pixelation allows you to gather multiple polarization angles in a single shot, with a single camera, enabling real-time 3D imaging.
With the Moxtek pixelated polarizer mounted on a CCD array and proper image processing using 4 pixels, you don’t lose the original image, color, and resolution even in low light conditions.
With a pixelated polarizer, you are not limited to only the visible light spectrum. UV and IR can create an enormous advantage when imaging for medical, or security and defense purposes. The fastest exposure possible today is with a pixelated polarizer mounted on a CCD array which provides crystal clear resolution.
In summary, polarization imaging can provide additional information – enhance contrast, see through haze, and image surface features, shape and roughness with the highest speed.
Applications
Ellipsometers
An ellipsometer measures thickness and optical constants (refractive index) of thin films by analyzing the State of Polarization (SOP) of reflecting light. A compact ellipsometer employing a micro-grid is smaller, lighter, and improves resolution.

Retina Imaging

Pixelated polarizers provide a robust system, faster image acquisition, reduced effect from eye motion and simplistic image processing, resulting in the ability to assess damage to the retina not visible by conventional retinal photography, and thus enabling early detection and prevention.

Multi-spectral imaging

A pixelated polarizer camera lends itself very effectively to multispectral imaging. Examples of this abound in research, medicine, security and defense. A pixelated polarizer can capture multispectral images instantly, thereby creating a near perfect fingerprint as seen here.


Contrast enhancement (enhanced target detection).
Light reflected from man-made objects has a higher DOP (degree of polarization) than the natural environment. IR polarization images enable objects to be distinguished from background noise in low light conditions, or when obscured by trees or camouflage.

Remote sensing applications

Images from an unmanned aircraft may require short exposure time. In addition, the scene illumination could be easily affected by movement of clouds, or winds could cause motion of objects in the scene between images. Conventional polarimeters are prone to vibrations for e.g., aircraft motion. Pixelated polarimetry is the fastest imaging technique known and eliminates all of these problems.

Applications in Astronomy
Polarization is used in studying the universe assisting in revealing the magnetic field in the Milkyway and other galaxies, faint circumstellar disks, and new exoplanets. Again, pixelated polarization enhances imaging by accessing multispectral data in real time.

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20 December 2011: SMA miniature linear positioning

The Tek5 SMA miniature linear positioners provide a complete, precision system in a compact package. Featuring a small envelope and easy mounting in any orientation the SMA linear positioners are an alternative to standard positioning components. Sub micron resolution with internal incremental encoder the stepper motor driven positioner can be driven with most microstepper motor drivers including the Tek5 ARC controller systems.
The SMA linear positioners are available in travel lengths from 50mm up to 100mm. Designed to integrate with the Tek5 CTS components, the SMA linear positioners can be part of a flexible and adapter prototype or short-run production system.

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19 December 2011: Enhanced imaging in turbulent conditions with OKO StillI system

OKO extends the capabilities of modern imaging systems by introducing purely software-based system for image stabilization, object tracking, frame integration and multi-frame deconvolution. It offers an almost real time enhanced imaging through turbulent and wavy media. The system works with live video sequences fed via DirectShow (webcam) interface, or from a CMOS or CCD camera. To get the impression, please watch the recordings below, better seen in a full-frame mode. Feel free to contact us with any technical question, or for an offer. The basic configuration of the system is available from stock. Example recordings of real-time imaging are available at:
http://youtu.be/L1FXxDWaljQ
http://youtu.be/5IFhTrt6LbM
http://youtu.be/xitsw3pANmo

Find out more or contact Flexible Optical B.V.

16 December 2011: Hydrophobic Coating

Our new AR Hydrophobic Coating prevents adhension of dust, oil and grease and facilitates removing fingerprints and stains from the filter surface. These dirt repelling properties combined with our AR (anti-reflection) multilayer coating enable your filters to perform at high transmission even in harsh environments and rough applications. In addition, this very hard coating increases your filter lifetime by protecting it against wear and scratches from sharp objects.
Specifications,
Contact Angle: > 113 degree
Reflectance: < 0.4% @ 420-680nm
Coating hardness as per ISO15184: H5
Surface quality: 60/40(standard) or 20/3 (low defect)
Size: up to 8 inch wafer size
Substrate material: Upon request

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16 December 2011: Wafer Level Optical Package Product

10um Defect Level on Wafer coating, including Anti Reflection Coating, opaque Chrome Coating, Indium Tin Oxide,Index Matched Coating, From UV to IR spectrum ability.
We provide the most advanced optical packaging solutions to the high volume consumer digital imaging and microdisplay industries, with both wafer scale processes and piece part sub-assemblies available.
Capability including,
Patterning, Etching, Lift-Off process on coating wafer
100um thickness wafer process
Ultra thin 30um thickness mirror coating
Wafer bonding, Epoxy, Hermetic, Glass-Glass, Glass-Metal, Glass-Si
Blank wafer etching, Interposer

Find out more or contact EIS Optics Ltd.

13 December 2011: Honeywell Rome Frame

Introducing our new frame, the Honeywell Rome with our existing Laser Protective Filters (Filter 96, Filter 95 and many more).

This new frame has the following advantages –

Increased face form for that popular “wrapped” look and enhanced coverage.
Unique strap/headband for a versatile fit.
Removable closed-cell foam insert reduces dust exposure and soft nosepads for a comfortable fit.
New frame material that has excellent chemical resistance.
No metal content enables use in electrical environments.

Find out more or contact Honeywell Safety Products

12 December 2011: ProFlux® Nanowire® UV Polarizer Technology Overview

The need for high performing UV polarizers has been growing dramatically both in size and breadth of application. Moxtek has invested many man-years of research into producing high performance polarizer options to complement many emerging technologies. The well-known Moxtek Ultra-broadband, UBB01A polarizer was introduced several years ago and has received wide acceptance for UV applications. However, this polarizer is not specifically designed for use in the UV spectrum

ProFlux® Nanowire® Ultraviolet polarizers offer excellent solutions for UV and DUV applications. They are specifically designed for UV applications from 240nm to 400 nm. Also, by nature of Moxtek’s patented Nanowire® technology, these polarizers are broad band capable and on fused silica substrates, function well at IR wavelengths up to 4 um.

High transmission and high contrast choices are available. The large acceptance angle eases alignment concerns. Durability is equivalent to our standard visible spectrum products recognized for their high durability in hot and environmentally difficult applications. The NanoWire Technology enables broadband polarization of exceptional brightness, with a wide acceptance angle that is wavelength and AOI independent. The inorganic nature allows a high operating temperature with high reliability. The polarizer substrate is thin, resulting in a small footprint and the polarizing element is very thin which allows for less than 20° half angle without performance loss.

Emerging and Current UV Polarizer Applications
Polarizer use in the ultraviolet spectrum includes a wide variety of applications. Some of these are described below.
• UV Exposure
o DUV steppers and DUV scanners are central and critical units in the production process of semiconductors. By means of monochromatic UV radiation at wavelengths of 248 nm and 193 nm the structures are transferred from the photomask to the substrate.
o Adding polarized light to exposure of lithographic materials increases resolution by 20%.
• UV Curing
o Polarized UV light is used to cure UV sensitive inks in the high end printing industry and to produce UV activated authentication patterns.
o Faster production speeds and increased capacity can be achieved with polarization which improves machine and plant utilization.
• Photo Alignment
o Precise alignment for the LC display industry is made possible with linearly polarized UV light in the 240 to 300 nm range to generate anisotropic alignment film. Conventional rubbing of polyimide generates dust, static electricity and mechanical damage. UV polarized light allows high speed generation of homogeneous and stable bias tilt angles without fluctuations over large areas
• Security
o Visible only under polarized light, an image or security ID is printed onto currencies and securities to reduce forgeries, onto pharmaceutical containers to reduce counterfeiting
• Medical
o Polarized UV light can assist in the detection of diseased tissue.
• Forensics
o Forensics can be assisted with identification of tissue using a polarizing microscope.
• Astronomy
o Ultraviolet imaging of objects in space gives an enhanced view and can detect differences not seen in visible light images.
• Spectrometer
o Moxtek UVC260 and UVC240 polarizers can be used in spectrometers where the small size, wide acceptance angle, uniformity, and broadband capability offer substantial performance enhancements and versatility compared to Glan-Taylor prisms.
o Traditionally, Glan-Taylor prisms are used in this application. However, the UVC series of polarizers have comparative contrast and transmission and offer the additional benefits of AOI independence and require far less space, have no optical aberrations, and are only about 2 mm thick. See Table 2, Comparative Summary below.

Performance Specification and Data
The high transmission products are designated UVT and the high contrast products are designated UVC. As mentioned, these polarizers work excellently up to about a 4 um wavelength, thanks to very specialized and high grade fused silica substrate material. If you need a broadband polarizer with enhanced UV capability and performance in MWIR, then Moxtek has the solution for you.

To learn more about Moxtek’s ProFlux® Nanowire® UV Technology to see if these or other products fit your polarization needs, contact a Moxtek representative by phone or email:
452 West 1260 North / Orem, UT 84057
Phone 801.225.0930 / Fax 801.221.1121
www.moxtek.com
info@moxtek.com

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12 December 2011: Expedited Discovery Service

ASE Optics' new Expedited Discovery Service is is the premium optical engineering solution for optical design challenges that demand immediate attention. We can provide answers within the week for a fixed cost of $3000.

Your engineers’ time is critical, and even more so when:

- performance issues stop the production line

- pressure to meet investor milestones hinge on final engineering

- first to market wins

ASE Optics has addressed those customers' needs by introducing their new Expedited Discovery Service, which will deliver findings within 7 days. Our standard discovery service, at a cost of $1950, typically takes two weeks, and is a great alternative when your time-line allows.

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9 December 2011: NEW PRODUCT - The NSC1105, 1.3 MPixel WDR sensor available with NIT proprietary compact packaging...

The NSC1105 is a 1.3 MPixel WDR sensor with a 10.6µm pixel size and provides a dynamic range of more than 140 dB in a single frame time.

Thanks to its Native Wide Dynamic Range technology, the NSC1105 does not require any setting or exposure time control and always provides a useful image whatever the illumination conditions are.
The NSC1105 also benefits from an extended spectral response in the IR range and good low light sensitivity.

The NSC1105 is available with NIT proprietary compact package which allow easy integration into PCB cards in socket or SMT mounting.

Main applications for the NSC1105 are :

- Fluorescence imaging
- Laser imaging
- Welding monitoring
- Spectroscopy

http://www.new-imaging-technologies.com/news/76-new-product-the-nsc1105-13-mpixel-wdr-sensor-available-with-nit-proprietary-compact-packaging.html

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7 December 2011: SupIR™ 15-300mm f/4, Motorized Continuous Zoom Lens for Cooled Cameras

Ophir is announcing a very high performance, intermediate range 20X continuous zoom MWIR lens for mobile, airborne or fixed-site surveillance applications. The lens is a 15-300mm focal length, f/4.0 motorized unit that will deliver a man-sized target detection range (at 50% probability) in the NFOV of up to 5.5km using a 15u pixel format detector. The lens can be optimized to accept a 640 X 512, 20u format (44.9° – 2.4°), or a 640 X 512, 15u (35.1° – 1.8°) format as well. Lens control is managed by an electronic control card with RS422 interface to allow any number of discrete FOV positions, or continuous zoom performance.

Find out more or contact Ophir Optics, LLC

7 December 2011: VC Smart Reader

Contour-based object recognition:
VC Smart Finder from Vision Components

Ettlingen – At this year's VISION trade show, Vision Components will present new software solutions for industrial image processing applications, such as the pattern matching tool VC Smart Finder. The software allows users to identify structures (e.g. bottle labels or complex components) by means of preset patterns. The real-time program, which operates with subpixel accuracy, ensures high-speed processes: it recognizes between 10 and 100 objects per second at a 640 x 480 Pixel resolution. Object recognition is not influenced by rotational position, object size or illumination. Moreover, the software reliably recognizes objects which are occluded by up to 80%. An intuitive, easy-to-use teach-in option allows users to include new objects.
Company Background

Vision Components GmbH was founded in 1996 by Michael Engel, inventor of the first intelligent camera for industrial applications. Today, it is a leading supplier in the field of industrial image processing. The Ettlingen-based company develops and distributes intelligent, network-compatible real time cameras. Due to their proprietary multitasking operating system VCRT, the devices operate without an additional PC, making them easy to integrate into almost any industrial facility. Typical application areas include quality and completeness checks, measurement technology and biometric access control.

Contact:
Vision Components GmbH

Miriam Schreiber

Ottostr. 2
76 275 Ettlingen
Germany

Tel.: +49 (0)7243 / 2167-16
Fax: +49 (0)7243 / 2167-11
e-mail: miriam.schreiber@vision-components.com
web: www.vision-components.com

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7 December 2011: VCnano Series Smart Cameras

New cameras at the nano level: Vision Components
compact, intelligent vision systems

Ettlingen – Vision Components has extended the VC nano camera series, add-ing various new models for many applications. Optionally available as single board cameras or with a protective enclosure, the cost-efficient nano cameras are based on a board that is populated on both sides, thereby reaching ultra-compact dimensions of 40 x 65 mm or 80 x 45 x 20 mm. A new hardware vari-ant further facilitates integration: various models are available with a remote camera head measuring merely 22 x 22 x 19,5 mm, which ensures optimal in-stallation flexibility thanks to a connection cable that can be several meters long. Moreover, VC now also supplies an IP68 enclosure for all nano cameras, including lenses and lighting, which allows for use in rugged industrial environ-ments. The new models VC6211 nano / VCSBC6211 nano, which are particularly sensitive for light in the near infrared range, are especially suitable for ap-plications in outside areas.
Featuring an extremely stripped-down design, all nano cameras equal the per-formance of considerably bigger PC systems, and can be used as high-performance vision sensors. Depending on the model, they feature either 300, 400 or 700 MHz DSPs with a maximum computing power of 5,600 MIPS – like all VC cameras, they are therefore capable of independently executing all im-age processing routines. Images are recorded by means of a global shutter CMOS sensor with a maximum resolution of 5 Megapixels. Up to 128 MB DDRAM and up to 32 MB Flash are available for program and image storage. A freely programmable 100 Mbit Ethernet interface allows for live video output on a PC. Two digital inputs and four outputs are available for integration into existing automation environments.

Company Background

Vision Components GmbH, founded in 1996 by Michael Engel, inventor of the first intelligent camera for industrial applications, is a leading supplier in the field of machine vision. Branches and distributors represent the Ettlingen-based company worldwide in more than 25 countries. Vision Components develops and distributes intelligent, network-compatible real-time Smart Cameras, which are able to operate without a PC and can be integrated into almost any industrial facility. Typical applications include quality inspection and automation. Equipped with the proprietary multitasking VCRT operating system, VC Smart Cameras can be easily configured for all possible tasks. Furthermore, VC provides software libraries for a wide range of applications including motion capture, decoding, measurement, and positioning. Additionally, VC develops custom-tailored solutions for specific tasks such as wafer handling in the solar industry or OEM camera modules for medical devices technology.

Contact:
Vision Components GmbH

Miriam Schreiber

Ottostr. 2
76275 Ettlingen
Germany

Tel.: +49 7243 / 216 716
Fax: +49 7243 / 216 711
e-mail: miriam.schreiber@vision-components.com
web: www.vision-components.com

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7 December 2011: VC nano 3D Triangulation Sensor

VC nano 3D: First triangulation sensor with integrated
intelligence worldwide

Ettlingen – Vision Components introduces the VC nano 3D, an ultra-compact machine vision system that can be freely configured for 3D and 2D inspection tasks, providing a cost-efficient solution for a wide range of applications. Measuring merely 140 x 70 x 35 mm, its housing includes an intelligent camera and a line laser with a 5 mW performance which enables the real-time recording of images at a scan rate of up to 400 Hz according to the triangulation method. The images can be analyzed by the DSP processor of the Smart Camera which has a computing power of 5,600 MIPS. Additionally, images can also be ana-lyzed by a PC just like in standard 3D systems. In all models, a freely program-mable 100 Mbit Ethernet interface allows for live video output on a PC. Moreo-ver, two digital inputs and four outputs are available for integration into existing automation environments. Designed for working distances between 80 and 120 mm, measuring ranges between 12 and 120 mm and vertical resolutions between 5 and 50 µm, twelve different camera models cover a wide application range. The cameras can be used in measuring technology applications, robot guidance, completeness checks, weld inspection, the inspection of components and the detection of codes on punched parts. Since the use of basic components from VC allows for very cost-efficient pricing, users can solve many additional measuring tasks with this sensor: the Ettlingen-based camera manufacturer sets the list price for the entry-level model at 1,999 €.

Company Background

Vision Components GmbH, founded in 1996 by Michael Engel, inventor of the first intelligent camera for industrial applications, is a leading supplier in the field of machine vision. Branches and distributors represent the Ettlingen-based company worldwide in more than 25 countries. Vision Components develops and distributes intelligent, network-compatible real-time Smart Cameras, which are able to operate without a PC and can be integrated into almost any industrial facility. Typical applications include quality inspection and automation. Equipped with the proprietary multitasking VCRT operating system, VC Smart Cameras can be easily configured for all possible tasks. Furthermore, VC provides software libraries for a wide range of applications including motion capture, decoding, measurement, and positioning. Additionally, VC develops custom-tailored solutions for specific tasks such as wafer handling in the solar industry or OEM camera modules for medical devices technology.

Contact:
Vision Components GmbH

Miriam Schreiber

Ottostr. 2
76275 Ettlingen
Germany

Tel.: +49 7243 / 216 716
Fax: +49 7243 / 216 711
e-mail: miriam.schreiber@vision-components.com
web: www.vision-components.com

Find out more or contact Vision Components GmbH

7 December 2011: Oclaro's fiber coupled 25W module

Oclaro's fiber coupled 25W module addresses fiber laser manufacturers' demand for increased power and brightness, compact pump configurations, and reduced overall system cost. The modules features three multimode laser diode chips connected in series and is delivering more than 25W into a 105um 0.15NA fiber. Controlled NA underfilling of larger than 90% into 0.12NA minimizes losses through fiber combiners. The rugged package is hermetically sealed and incorporates a floating anode and cathode. Its compact design reduces the footprint of fiber laser pump stages. The included 1060nm filter protects the diodes from fiber laser feedback.

The pump module is fully qualified, and has passed several thousand hours of accelerated multicell chip life tests as well as module life tests and standard environmental tests.

Find out more or contact Oclaro, Inc.

6 December 2011: 2 Micron High Power Q-Switched Fiber laser

With wavelength in the 2 micron region, 200uJ pulse energy, 10kW peak power, nanosecond pulses, and single-mode output, AdValue Photonics' new fiber laser opens up applications in mid-IR generation, nonlinear optics R&D, material processing, and laser medicine.

Find out more or contact AdValue Photonics

6 December 2011: Custom Baffled Electroforms for Electro-optic Applicatons

Servometer®/Precision Manufacturing Group, LLC has developed and patented a process to manufacture electroforms with integral baffles, for use in Electro-optic applications.

In the electrodeposition process, a mandrel, the negative shape of the desired part, is first machined in aluminum. Then the desired metal for the part is electrodeposited on the mandrel to the desired thickness. Finally, the aluminum mandrel is dissolved electrochemically, leaving the desired electroform. Every electroform starts with its own mandrel.

Custom electroforms and other custom electroformed components requiring close inside tolerances; precision internal finish and thin walls, can now be made to print by Servometer in diameters as small as .010 inches (0.254 mm). Lengths up to 6 inches (76.2 mm) can be readily produced in nickel, copper, gold or silver, or a combination thereof. Servometer electroforms can be used as molds, cold shields, waveguides, for precision tubing, and light weight, structurally rigid components.

Nickel components can be furnished in weldable or solder grades to enable easy assembly. Most parts require no significant tooling, therefore; several prototype variations can be evaluated, as opposed to being locked into a design by expensive dies or molds.

Visit Servometer on the web for additional information on custom electroforms and other electrodeposited products, @ www.servometer.com.

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5 December 2011: Programmable AC/DC Power 2400W in 1U

TDK-Lambda Americas, a group company of TDK Corporation, has added a new 1U 2.4kW version to its successful Genesys™ range of rack-mountable, programmable power supplies that cover 1U, 2U and 3U formats from 750W to 15kW. Offering the highest power density available in 1U, the Genesys™ family contin-ues to set standards for flexible, reliable, AC/DC power systems for OEM, industrial, ATE, test and laboratory applications.

The GEN 2.4kW models include twelve output voltages from 0-8VDC through 0-600VDC. Maximum output current for the lowest voltage range is 300A. The wide range input is continuously variable from 170-265V AC, in either single phase or three phase. All units feature active power factor correction.

Of particular note, new in this model series are Auxiliary Outputs of 15VDC and 5VDC at 0.2A for simplified system control configuration.

TDK-Lambda’s GEN 2.4kW 1U achieves an exceptionally high efficiency for programmable power, which not only minimizes the generation of unwanted heat but also reduces consumed power. The GEN 60V through 600V models achieve 88% efficiency at 200V AC. Similarly for the high current models below 60V, efficiency is rated at 84%. In addition, a new shunt structure incorporated into the design achieves improved temperature coefficient (100ppm/°C) of output current. Fan speed control (ambient temperature and load dependant) helps to extend fan life and considerably reduce the fan noise at room temperature.

Noteworthy safety features, common to the Genesys™ range, include Safe Re-Start / Auto Re-Start and Last Setting Memory. With Safe Re-Start, the power supply returns to previous settings after power off but with output disabled. Auto Re-Start enables the output after a power cut for unattended applications. Last Setting Memory retains settings of output voltage and current, remote or local mode, OVP and UVL, Foldback Current, Baud Rate and Start-Up Mode, without battery. Front Panel controls include Output On/Off and Local/Remote selection. The Front Panel may also be locked locally or by software command.

Common to the whole Genesys™ family is the built-in RS232/485 interface. Using this digital interface up to 31 power supplies may be controlled in daisy chain over the RS485 line. Analogue remote programming is user selectable 0-5V or 0-10V via DIP switches on the rear panel.

Digital and isolated analogue interfaces are optional. The optional IEEE digital interface has has a wide selec-tion of LabVIEW™ drivers is available. Isolated analog programming options include either 0-5V/0-10V, or 4-20mA control. An optional LAN (LXI compliant) card is also available.

Higher power systems can be configured with up to four GEN 2.4kW modules. Paralleling units for higher power is simplified with the master unit able to report total system output current. As a result, the four units can appear as a single 9.6kW power supply, increasing flexibility for system designers. The overall weight of each GEN 2.4kW module is under 10kg, and rack space is kept to the minimum since all Genesys™ supplies are true "zero stack" with no space required between units.

CE marked in accordance with the Low Voltage Directive, Genesys™ conducted and radiated EMI conforms to EN55022-A, FCC-A. Safety approvals include UL60950-1 and EN60950-1. All models carry a five-year war-ranty. Unit is RoHS Compliant.

Find out more or contact TDK-Lambda Americas Inc.

2 December 2011: RU 1800

If you desire to get the maximum out of your equipment you will want to remove heat effectively and precisely from your hotspots. Thermoelectric technology is well known to facilitate this and we re-packaged it to become the perfect candidate for this job. We re-invented the thermoelectric chillers that the market needed already years ago. You can blame us for being late, but once you have worked with our product you will forgive us instantaneously. Due to our exclusive innovative technology, that brings the friction free mounted TECs in direct contact with the waterflows, our product provides you benefits that you simply cannot get from competition. To name a few: lowest power consumption, very precise temperature control , fastest response to sudden changes in heatload and we succeeded in packaging all these benefits in a very small 19” formfactor .This formfactor allows you to double the amount of cooling power in your cabinet. To summarize: our rackmount product does remove waste heat in half your space and does this environmentally friendly against lowest cost of ownership. 1800 Watts of cooling power to liquid comes to you in a remarkably small 3U height.

Find out more or contact Active Cooling Solutions - ACS BV

2 December 2011: PSU 500

If you desire to get the maximum out of your equipment you will want to remove heat effectively and precisely from your hotspots. Thermoelectric technology is well known to facilitate this and we repackaged it to become the perfect candidate for this job. We reinvented the thermoelectric chillers that the market needed already years ago. You can blame us for being late, but once you have worked with our product you will forgive us instantaneously. Due to our exclusive innovative technology, that brings the friction free mounted TECs in direct contact with the waterflows, our product provides you benefits that you simply cannot get from competition. To name a few: lowest power consumption, very precise temperature control , fastest response to sudden changes in heatload and a revolutionary split-unit design.
The latter allows you to detach the radiator unit and place it outside your room eliminating fan-noise and relief your airco units from the waste heat. Our PSU 500 offers you 500 Watts of cooling power to air and a 750 Watts cooling power to liquid.

Find out more or contact Active Cooling Solutions - ACS BV

2 December 2011: Diode-pumped DPSS lasers and galvo scanners

End-pumped IR laser, air cooling, 10W, 15W, 20W, 25W, 30W
End-pumped green laser, air cooling, 7W, 10W, 15W, 20W
End-pumped UV laser, water cooling, 4W, 7W, 10W
Side-pumped IR laser, water cooling, 50W, 75W, 100W, 150W
Galvo scanner, 8.5mm, 10mm, 14mm, 20mm, 36mm

Find out more or contact Intelume Laser Systems Co., Ltd.

1 December 2011: Zeromicron - Green Process Wafer Polishing Machines

Zeromicron, together with its Green Process subsidiary, has developed an innovative , eco-friendly wafer polishing machine to integrate with its accessory equipment, tools, fixtures, and consumables for enhanced planer surface technology, and volume wafer production for Semiconductor, LED, Optoelectronics, and other wafer materials processing applications. This New Generation of wafer polishing machines incorporates many design innovations intended to address the critical needs of the production and R & D wafer polishing industry. These machines are designed to be highly flexible and effective with a wide range of applications including Sapphire, SiC, Si, Ge, GaAs, InP, and other materials involved in the LED, Optoelectronics, and Semiconductor industries, as well as other materials processing applications. These machines are designed to be highly efficient, durable, and easy to operate. They incorporate special design features to provide green environmentally-friendly advantages, while specifically targeting the harder materials such as Sapphire and SiC, but also capable of improved polishing results on other materials as well. Some of the special features and advantages incorporated into the machine design includes:
Specially-designed platen for acceptance of innovative "quick-change" polish pad assembly; central-feed low flow slurry system provides more effective slurry delivery to the polishing interface; light- weight tilting polishing head for ease on inspection and removal/handling as well as better precision contact with polishing pad surface; high heat tolerance in critical components; high durability for long-life cycle precision polishing; innovations in wafer template/carrier design to improve wafer spinning dynamics, polishing results, handling, breakage, yields, throughput and overall costs. These innovations address various needs of the materials processing industries by providing improvements in wafer flatness, surface roughness, geometries, removal rates, yields, wafer damage, slurry delivery/use, reduced downtime, operator safety, environmental impacts, process control, overall cost reductions, and other critical elements.

Zeromicron also introduces a new polishing slurry, specifically developed for polishing Sapphire, to provide higher removal rates and improved throughput, with no diamond for less surface damage and higher yields.

Zeromicron also introduces a new water-based Lapping or wire saw cutting Additive/Vehicle for fast cut rates. This additive is NOT based on long-chain polymers. The ZM lapping vehicles are fully formulated to be used as a recirculating lapping vehicle for the Ceramic, Sapphire, Silicon, and Quartz industries. These products are unique in that they incorporate non-toxic synthetic and organic products that fully encapsulate grinding and lapping abrasives, and hold them in suspension better than any known water-based vehicle. This vehicle is easy to mix, can fully suspend more abrasive than any other known product, and can be recirculated to extend the lifetime of the abrasive, such as Boron Carbide, Cubic Boron Nitride, and Diamond. It exhibits an extremely high viscosity when the slurry is at rest, thus providing highly effective stabilizing of the abrasive in suspension. Other advavantages include accelerated cut rates, reduced scratching, reduced sub-surface damage, reduced edge damage, flatter parts, higher yields, reduced costs.

Find out more or contact ZeroMicron Inc.

1 December 2011: sapphire windows, sapphire tips, IPL light guides, optical prisms, optical lenses, corner cubes, optical mirrors, right angle prisms

All of our parts are custom-made.

With good quality, best price and fast delivery.

Find out more or contact Nanjing Co-Energy Optical Crystal Co., Ltd.

1 December 2011: Optical lenses and prisms

Specialized in

Find out more or contact Phosctech Photonics, Ltd.

1 December 2011: IQSP584 PhotoniQ 128 Channel PMT / SiPM Data Acquisition System

The PhotoniQ Model IQSP584 is designed to offer scientists, engineers, and developers an off-the-shelf solution for their multi-channel electro-optic sensor needs. Implemented as a stand-alone laboratory instrument with a PC interface, the PhotoniQ is used for charge integration and data acquisition (DAQ) from photomultiplier tubes, photodiodes, silicon photomultipliers, and other multi-element charge-based sensors. It is a precision, high speed, multi-channel parallel system capable of providing real-time DSP-based signal processing on input events. Flexible intelligent triggering allows the unit to reliably capture event data using one of several sophisticated triggering techniques. Two data acquisition modes enable data collection of random events such as those found in particle analysis applications, or continuous events from scanned imaging applications. Optional accessories such as dual on-board high voltage supplies are available for applications requiring high voltage biasing. Through the PC, the PhotoniQ is fully configurable via its USB 2.0 port using an included graphical user interface. Continuous high speed data transfers to the PC are also handled through this interface. Additionally, a LabVIEW™ generated DLL set is provided for users who wish to write their own applications that interface directly to the unit.

Find out more or contact Vertilon Corporation

1 December 2011: SIB416 Sensor Interface Board for Hamamatsu S11064 Multi-Pixel Photon Counter

The SIB416 sensor interface board allows up to four Hamamatsu S11064 multi-pixel photon counter (MPPC) devices to easily interface to a Vertilon PhotoniQ multichannel data acquisition system. The devices are inserted into receptacle pins where their cathode output signals are routed to connectors that connect the device outputs to the PhotoniQ. Bias to MPPC arrays is provided on a high voltage cable by the PhotoniQ where it can be enabled and configured through the PhotoniQ graphical user interface. A special current-sense output from the bias interface circuitry is sent to a variable gain preamplifier to represent the total charge signal measured by all four MPPC arrays. This signal is fed into a user-programmable threshold leading edge discriminator that generates a trigger signal when an event exceeding a particular energy threshold is detected on any of the S11064 devices. The trigger output is typically connected to the trigger input on the PhotoniQ data acquisition system. Alternatively, the trigger output can be sent to other external hardware that could perform coincidence detection or precise time-to-digital conversion. The full functionality and operation of the SIB416 is conveniently controlled through the PhotoniQ’s graphical user interface.

Find out more or contact Vertilon Corporation

1 December 2011: 1550nm Pulsed Laser Diode for Eye Safe Range Finding

OSI Laser Diode, Inc. introduces our CVLL device which offers extended drive capability to 40A with 12 Watts of Peak Power out. The 95um emitter offers low beam divergence with a FWHM divergence of 27 Degrees for the fast axis emission. Available in single chip emitters and array configurations. Custom emitter widths and fiber coupling options are available.

Find out more or contact OSI Laserdiode

1 December 2011: Beam Alignment Tool DWC-10

The DWC-10 sensor provides the ability to monitor light beams in both transverse plane (XY) and longitudinal direction (Z), in one single device without moving components.

This revolutionary sensor from PhaseView allows for the first time in the market fast beam alignment by providing real time beam monitoring of position, size in the transverse plane, tilt, defocus and astigmatism on the propagation axis in addition to centroïd, ellipticity and power.

Precise alignment of either optical setup in laboratory or laser beam delivery optical components for industrial or medical lasers are often time consuming to ensure process reliability and quality. This novel beam alignment tool avoids tedious iterative operations to adjust components for optimum beam performance. All critical beam parameters are monitored and displayed in such a way that rapid beam centering and focusing adjustments can be achieved accurately for efficient use of lasers and beam optical delivery systems, or for optics alignment with coherent or non coherent light source.

The DWC-10 beam alignment tool is a compact sensor that easily fits on a beam line, all data are transferred to laptop via USB port, the software provides intuitive graphics tools along with beam display to ease centering, focus (divergence) or beam astigmatism adjustments.

The DWC-10 sensor integrates the latest development of PhaseView’s Digital Wavefront Technology. This patented technology provides simultaneous measurement of phase and intensity, with high spatial wavefront measurement at pixel resolution without intensity image sampling. The new device completes PhaseView product portfolio, including state-of-the-art laser beam profilers providing instant laser M2 quality and laser propagation analysis and optics testers for precise aberrations, radius or curvature or MTF measurements.

Additional Information available at www.phaseview.com

Find out more or contact PhaseView

30 November 2011: Super-KTP and Single-domain KTA crystals for SHG and OPO application.

S-KTP

In1986,large-sized KTP crystal boule had been successfully developed by ICM-The State Key Laboratory of Crystal Material in China who found Witcore company (Formerly CORETECH company Since 1990) .

KTiOPO4 (KTP) is an excellent nonlinear optical material and has been extensively used in frequency doubling of IR lasers. The 1064nm SHG conversion efficiency was reported high up to 80%. It has a lot of excellent properties such as high nonlinear optical coefficient (about 15 times KDP crystal), high Electro-Optic coefficient, low dielectric constant, high thermal conductivity (2 times that of BNN crystal ). In addition, KTP crystal is moisture free and mechanically stable. It has minimum mismatch gradient, super-polished optical surface and no decomposition below 900Ž.

At 2000,WITCORE have first developed the high-quality Super-KTP (S-KTP) . Its damage threshold is more than normal KTP.

Applications:
ž Frequency Doubling (SHG) of Nd-doped Lasers for Green/Red Light Generation.
ž Frequency Mixing (SFM) of Nd Laser and Diode Laser for Blue Light Generation .
ž Parametric Sources (OPG, OPA and OPO) for 0.6um-4.5um Tunable output.
ž E-O Modulators, Optical Switches, Directional Couplers.
ž Optical Waveguides for Integrated NLO and E-O Devices, etc.
ž PPKTP for device engineering etc.

WITCORE'S warranty:
ž Standard size of KTP crystals for DPSS application;
ž AR-Coating, Mounting and Re-polishing Service;
ž Mass Production to Support Industrial and Commercial Applications;
ž Strict Quality Control;
ž Free Technical Support;
ž 1 - 3 Weeks Delivery ;
ž Attractive Price and quantity discount;



KTA:
Witcore company firstly (CORETECH) grew high-quality KTA crystal for OPO application at 2003.

Applications and Advantages:
ž an excellent NLO crystal developed mainly for Optical Parametric Oscillation (OPO)
ž Large non linear coefficients ,broad angular and temperature bandwith.
ž low dielectric constants, low ionic conductivities .
ž Lower absorption in the 3-4 um spectrum range than KTP.
ž Resistant to high intensity laser radiation.
ž Frequency doubling (SHG @1083nm-3789nm)
ž Sum and Difference Frequency Generation (SFG)/(DFG) KTA
ž Electro-Optical Q-switch and modulation .
WITCORE updated the growth method of KTA crystal and expanded its production capability. Witcore is now the largest manufacturer of KTA crystal in China. 80% of our KTA crsytals are exported abroad.

Need non linear crystals?
Pls contact:
Peixuan Liu,Sales Mgr.
Sales@witcore.com

Find out more or contact Witcore Co., Ltd.

30 November 2011: LBO crystal

THATSHIGH's LBO (Lithium triborate or LiB3O5) is grown with an improved flux method. LBO is an orthorhombic cyrstal and belongs to the point group mm2. It is built up of a continuous network of B3O7 groups with lithium cations locating in the interstices. The compact network of B3O7 groups makes the LBO crystal almost free of inclusion. Now, THATSHIGH provides high quality LBO crystals for many applications.

LBO Features:
1.Broad transparency range from 160nm to 2600nm (SHG range from 550nm to 2600nm).
2.Type I and type II non-critical phase-matching (NCPM) over a wide wavelength range.
3.Relatively large effective SHG coefficient (about three times larger than that of KDP).
4.High damage threshold (18.9 GW/cm2 for a 1.3ns laser at 1054nm).
5.Wide acceptance angle and small walk-off.
6.High optical quality (homogeneity Dn¡Ö 10-6/cm) and free of inclusion.

Find out more or contact Thatshigh Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd.

30 November 2011: LBO crystal

THATSHIGH's LBO (Lithium triborate or LiB3O5) is grown with an improved flux method. LBO is an orthorhombic cyrstal and belongs to the point group mm2. It is built up of a continuous network of B3O7 groups with lithium cations locating in the interstices. The compact network of B3O7 groups makes the LBO crystal almost free of inclusion. Now, THATSHIGH provides high quality LBO crystals for many applications.

LBO Applications:
1.High power Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF lasers for R&D and military applications.
2.Ti:Sapphire, Alexandrite and Cr:LiSAF lasers.
3.Medical and industrial Nd:YAG lasers.
4.Diode laser pumped Nd:YVO4, Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF lasers.
5.Frequency-tripling (THG) of Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF lasers.
6.Optical parametric amplifiers (OPA) and oscillators (OPO) pumped by Excimer lasers and harmonics of Nd:YAG lasers.
7.Frequency doubling (SHG) and tripling (THG) of high power Nd:YAP laser at 1340nm.

Find out more or contact Thatshigh Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd.

30 November 2011: Dawa & Mianna-Q

Dawa & Mianna-Q are Beamtech’s new designed high engineering and performance OEM lasers. Their general preference is up to 1J@1064nm at 10Hz and they are also available for customer-designed requests.

Find out more or contact Beamtech Optronics Co. Ltd.

30 November 2011: New High Power Incandescent Infrared Lamp in a TO-8 package, Model EP-4317

This NEW high power incandescent infrared lamp follows in our line of other TO-8 based incandescent lamps. It has a tungsten filament and operates steady state or pulsed at a temperature of 2000 K with an input power of 10 Watts at 5 Volts. The TO-8 package has an internal gold plated parabolic reflector and sapphire window to give a high power density radiant flux in the NIR. Applications include: NIR spectroscopy, NDIR gas detection systems for CO, CO2, alcohol, hydrocarbon and other noxious gases, thermal beacons, etc. An inert gas backfill suppresses filament evaporation and promotes a stable output and a long lifetime. This lamp is particularly well suited for applications requiring compact size and high power density output.

Find out more or contact Helioworks, Inc.

30 November 2011: OWIS® NEW HYBRID Technique for High-Precision Positioning Tasks

The OWIS® series of high-precision positioning stages with a bidirectional repeatability of 5 µm up to 2 µm - already proven and popular for years in research and industry - are now complemented by new series. The bidirectional repeatability of this new technique is less than 250 nm.

The hybrid technology allows the rapid and nanometer exact positioning of high loads - even with long travels.
To ensure the high-precision positioning, a high-resolution measuring system is integrated in the positioning stages of the hybrid series.

The combination of two driving elements - step motor and piezo - in a positioning stage makes it possible: an accurate and rapid positioning into the desired range is reached with the step motor, the piezo will then overtake the nanometer precise positioning.

The control of this demanding, cutting-edge technology is done with the proven Universal Control PS 90 and OWISoft. The retrofitting of existing PS 90 controls for the use with hybrid positioning stages is possible.
New and proven OWIS® quality - made in Germany - for great application variety and high accuracy.

Contact:
OWIS GmbH
Im Gaisgraben 7
79219 Staufen
Adine Miclea / Marketing
mailto: marketing@owis.eu
www.owis.eu

Find out more or contact OWIS GmbH

30 November 2011: OWIS® - Compact Actuators with Non-Rotating Tip

Taking into consideration the customers‘ wishes, OWIS® have extended the existing product line MMS 19 actuators with non-rotating tip by two new variants. The MMS 19 with the usual 2-phase step and DC servo motorization is now available with 12 mm travel. Instead of the Hall-effect limit switches, mechanical switches can be integrated, too.

The non-rotating tip reduces transmission of parasitic vibrations to the actuated body as well as heat caused by friction. For example, the mirror holder K 100 can be adjusted without transmission of heat. High actuating force and accurate positioning with very small resolution are easily to be reached, when using the MMS 19.

Not only the extremly compact design, but also the flexible mounting thread allows further motorization of various positioning stages – even from other manufacturers. On request, vacuum-prepared versions are available.
With the M9 thread, manual postioning stages can easily be motorized. Furthermore, for the OWIS® well-proven stages MT 75 and MT 120 and other positioners with M12 thread, a thread-adapter M9 to M12 can be delivered.

As usual with OWIS® - everything „Made in Germany“.

www.owis.eu

Find out more or contact OWIS GmbH

30 November 2011: OWIS® Flip Mirror Holders for All Orientations

After having introduced the flip mirror holders KSH(M) 25 for each orientation, OWIS® have now redesigned the existing KSH(M) 40 and KSH(M) 65.

On request of some of our customers, they can now be used in all orientations. To reach a beam reflection at 90°, the arm of the mirror holder flips into the beam in a 45° angle - depending on the version - to the right or to the left. For optimal results, the optics on the wobble plate can additionally be adjusted by means of disc springs. Time-consuming work is not necessary anymore, the experimenter can easily direct the beam to different experiments or setups.
The motorized versions enable the controlling even in less accessible places, with the proven OWIS® TTL controller NG-E02.

For more flexibility, our flip mirror holders KSH(M) 25, KSH(M) 40 and KSH(M) 65 have only one version for the integration in the respective beam handling system and for the mounting on pins.

www.owis.eu

Find out more or contact OWIS GmbH

30 November 2011: FOmacs@ Fiber Optical measurement and control system

Femtosecond laser writing is used for fabrication of Fiber-Bragg-Gratings (FBGs) into telecom fibers. Combination with new Arrayed-Waveguide-Gratings (AWGs) technologies gives a cost-efficient, compact, rugged and completely fiber-coupled FBG-AWG device with low energy consumption. Such new sensor devices allows online and insitu monitoring of temperature, mechanical stress and vibration.

Find out more or contact Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute

30 November 2011: Optical Micro-Resonators

HHI’s innovative sensor concept focuses on applications in healthcare, bioanalytics and security. Our integrated optical sensor platform is based on arrays of individually addressable optical micro-resonators for label-free multiparameter-detection of germs and molecules and trace analysis of hazardous materials.

Find out more or contact Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute

30 November 2011: Terahertz - Turnkey and Flexible

The TeraWave 2, a THz time domain spectrometer (TDS) comprising a turnkey control unit and flexible fiber coupled emitter and receiver heads. The exploits mature 1.55 µm wavelength fiber telecom technologies and HHIs well established InGaAs/InAlAs photoconductive THz antennas. The system has a bandwidth of up to 4 THz and supports real time measurements. The robust and environmentally protected all-fibre based build guaranties reliable operation even in an industrial environment.

Find out more or contact Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute

30 November 2011: Beamsplitter

Beamsplitters are used to split or combine two perpendicular polarization laser beam. The performance of beamsplitter depends on the coating specifications. To select a suitable beamsplitter, you need to consider the type, coating, transmission range and damage threshold.

Beamsplitter type in Rising EO:

œ Broadband Polarization Beamsplitter Cube
œ Wide Angle Broadband Beamsplitter Cube
œ Beamsplitter Plate
œ Beamsplitter Penta Prism
œ High Power PBS

Find out more or contact Rising Electro-Optics Ltd.

30 November 2011: Prism

There are many types of prism, each having a particular geometry, used to achieve the reflections required to perform a specific imaging task. Reflecting prisms may invert, rotate, deviate or displace a beam. Dispersing prisms produce spectral separation for spectroscopic applications or tuning a laser output.

Rising EO provides all kinds of high precision prisms, including Penta Prism, Beamsplitter Penta Prism, Right Angle Prism, and Corner Cube. Our micro Penta Prism and Right Angle Prism are widely used in optical communication, such as optical switches.

prism type in Rising EO:

œ Penta prism
œ Beamsplitter penta prism
œ Dove prism
œ Corner cube retroflector
œ Right angle prism

Find out more or contact Rising Electro-Optics Ltd.

30 November 2011: Lasers Wavelength Stabilized

The SureLock™ Series laser modules incorporate the Ondax PowerLockerR Volume Holographic Grating (VHG) to deliver steady, single frequency (<50MHz) or narrowed linewidth performance.

The LM Series offers the flexibility of both remote computer and integrated user controls with LCD display, and includes precision temperature and current controls to deliver better than 1m coherence length and 1% power stability. This plug and play, tightly integrated and rugged package has a compact 100mm x 40mm footprint and is the ideal choice for both OEM instrumentation and laboratory applications. Standard Wavelengths: 405, 640, 658, 685, 690, 780.25, 785, 808, and 830nm. Custom wavelengths are available. Output power levels are up to 150mW. Applications include: Raman Spectroscopy, Metrology, HeNe replacement, Bio-instrumentation, LIDAR, Sensing and Analytical Instrumentation.


Find out more or contact Ondax, Inc.

29 November 2011: PBS

PBS are used to split or combine laser beam. Rising EO has two common series types: plate and cubes. The plate is cheaper and are used for most laser applications due to their exhibit low absorption. Cubes usually is combine by optical bonding it is a convenient, protected form for low power applications.

The performance of beamsplitters is mostly depended on the coating specifications. Rising EO have its own team for coating design and film coating. The types, coating, transmission and damage threshold should be considered when selecting suitable beamsplitter.

PBS type in Rising EO:

œ Beamsplitter Plate
œ Beamsplitter Cube

Find out more or contact Rising Electro-Optics Ltd.

29 November 2011: Waveplate

Waveplate is an optic in which the polished surfaces contain the optical axis. All light incidents normal to the surface are composed of components polarized parallel and perpendicular to the axis. In such a device, light polarized parallel to the axis will transmit slower than light polarized perpendicular to the axis. As the light transmit through the optic, the phase shift between the two components increases with thickness. They are widely applied in laser, polarization, etc.

Waveplate type in Rising EO:

œ Zero Order Waveplate
œ True Zero Order Waveplate
œ Multi Order Waveplate
œ Dual Wavelengths Waveplate
œ Achromatic Waveplate

Find out more or contact Rising Electro-Optics Ltd.

29 November 2011: Etalon

Etalon is an optical interferometer which typically made of a transparent plate with two reflecting surfaces, and whose resulting optical transmission is periodic in wavelength. We supply etalons for laser line narrowing, laser monitoring, WDM network, tunable filter, wavelength locker, DWDM systems, remote sensing, and other industrial and research applications.

Etalon type in Rising EO:

œ Air Spaced Etalon
œ Solid Etalon

Find out more or contact Rising Electro-Optics Ltd.

29 November 2011: Telecom Filter

In general, wavelength division multiplexing systems are used for optical communication, the one is FTTx filter and the wavelengths are range from 1200-1600nm. Rising EO's double-direction filters and triple-direction filters are mainly in 1310nm, 1490nm and 1550nm for optical communication. They're widely applied in optical fiber double-direction transmition convision, CATV networks, DWDM.

Telecom Filter type in Rising EO :

œFTTx Double-direction Filter
œFTTx Triple-direction Filter
œCWDM

Find out more or contact Rising Electro-Optics Ltd.

29 November 2011: Mirror

A smooth, highly polished surface, for reflecting light, that may be plane or curved. The actual reflecting surface is usually covered metallic or dielectric high reflective film on glass. Rising EO designs and manufactures a great choice of various high and partially reflecting mirrors for the spectral range: UV, visible, near infrared, and infrared regions. Metallic coatings are more broadband while dielectric coatings are more efficient.

Mirror type in Rising EO :

œ Dielectric Mirrors
œ Protected Aluminum
œ UV Enhanced Aluminum
œ Protectied Silver
œ Protected Gold

Find out more or contact Rising Electro-Optics Ltd.

29 November 2011: Lens

Lenses have many applications in range from the simple collection of the scanning of laser beams to precise imaging and image transferring. Lenses are classified as singlet, achromatic cylindrical, and aspherical lens according to the different applications. Selecting the proper lens for your application requires making a number of choices. Many considerations include: lens shape, conjugate ratio, f/number, transmission, wavefront distortion, scattered light, anti-reflection coating, and cost... Base these, material is also an important factor for you to choose products. In Rising EO, the material of BK7, Fused silica, CaF2 and MgF2 as standard. Other materials are available upon requirement.

Lens type in Rising EO :

œ Singlet Lens
œ Achromatic Lens
œ Cylindrical Lens
œ Aspherical Lens
œ Ball Lens

Find out more or contact Rising Electro-Optics Ltd.

29 November 2011: See us at Photonics west south hall A booth 913

BWT Beijing as the world-wide leading company in high power diode lasers packaging, beam shaping and fiber coupling will take part in this exhibition. Visit us in BiOS South Hall A booth 8913 and Photonics West South Hall A booth 913. During the exhibition we will show our cost-efficient diode lasers for medical and pumping applications. Meanwhile, you can also get to know other advanced diode laser components, systems and the latest technology developments of BWT Beijing.

We are looking forward to seeing you in South Hall A 8913/913.

Find out more or contact BWT Beijing Ltd.

29 November 2011: Thin Film Lithium Niobate Modulators and Sensors

SRICO offers breakthrough thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN™; TIFLIN™) photonic modulators and sensors for very high speed applications and ultra-high performance applications. SRICO's TFLN™ sensors are especially applicable to directed energy and other high power microwave applications. SRICO's TFLN™ modulators may be used in very high speed applications. The company also offers thin-film lithium tantalate (TFLT™) devices for terahertz detection.

Find out more or contact SRICO, Inc.

29 November 2011: Nutfield Technology QS-12-OPD moving magnet galvo with Optical Position Detector

Nutfield's QS-12-OPD moving magnet galvo with Optical Position Detector offers strong performance and value for steering 10mm, 15mm, and 20mm aperture galvo mirrors. Our groundbreaking OPD design enables 99.9% Linearity over ±20° Optical, <70ppm/°C Gain Drift, and excellent RFI immunity as required for high-precision applications. When integrated with our QD-4000 servo-amplifier, QS-12-OPD galvo-based single- and multi-axis scanning sub-assemblies provide excellent speed and accuracy in compact, affordable configurations.

Find out more or contact Nutfield Technology, Inc.

29 November 2011: SM-P Polyimide Coated Singlemode Fiber for Embedded and High Temperature Applications

* Ultra-low and low profile, bend insensitive fibers for Downhole Seismic Geophone Sensors and High Temperature Distributed Pressure and Temperature Sensors
* Survives composite embedding temperatures
* Maintains composite material strength when embedded

Beyond the 'Telecoms Revolution', Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) are a key enabling technology for distributed strain and temperature sensors. These sensor systems are typically used for structural health monitoring of building, bridges, wind turbine blades, sub-sea umbilical cords, downhole applications and unstable hillsides. Our range of high germania singlemode fibers offer significantly higher photosensitivity than standard singlemode fibers without the high attenuation of a boron-germania co-doped fiber, allowing long arrays to be written with or without hydrogen loading.

To supplement this range of specialty SM fibers, Fibercore Ltd has introduced a range of polyimide coated, bend-insensitive singlemode fibers, specifically designed for seismic sensors and distributed sensors used in the highly challenging environments of industries like oil and gas exploration. Using the same polyimide coating of our HB-P range, these fibers offer the bend insensitivity and photosensitivity of our high NA Singlemode fibers with the added benefit of being able to withstand short-term temperatures as high as 400 degrees C (or 300 degrees C continuous).

Find out more or contact Fibercore Ltd.

29 November 2011: "Radiance" compact multi sputter tool

Capabilities of Evatec's Radiance cluster tool have now been enhanced by the addition of a compact sputter module with up to 4 sputter sources. Ideal for process development or small scale production the tool can be configured for sequential or co sputtering according to process requirements with options including substrate rotation and heating / cooling. Options include direct wafer handling or carriers for flexibility in form and size for substrate sizes up to 8 inch.

The module can be integrated with a range of handling options from full cassette to cassette load/ unload via robot handler to manual transfer of single wafer or carrier for a low cost development tool. Contact our local NA sales office to hear more about Radiance or visit: http://www.evatec.us/products/radiance-cluster-tool/

Find out more or contact Evatec NA inc.

29 November 2011: BAK Split- The new Split Chamber Evaporation System

The BAK Split is the latest addition to Evatec's range of custom BAK Box Coater Platform solutions for Optics and Optoelectronics. Using production proven source and control technologies, the BAK Split allows isolation of the source chamber during substrate unload / reload for reduced cycle times and highest source stability when using sensitive coating materials. A sliding source pullout system further enables easy source access for refill and maintenance. Flexible design allows optional addition of high temperature effusion cells for complex allows or proprietary etch technology for custom deposition and etch processes.

Contact our NA sales office to hear more about the BAK Split and Evatec's other custom BAK solutions based using:
- extended throw
- load lock solutions
- robot autoload for substrates and calotte

Find out more or contact Evatec NA inc.

29 November 2011: Wavelength-Stabilized Laser Diode Modules for Biophotonic Applications

Green laser diodes which have recently been introduced to the market are an additional type of diode substitute for conventional gas-discharge lasers and solid-state lasers. The green laser diodes emit at 515 nm and are therefore — together with 488 nm laser diodes — an alternative to the common argon ion laser.

IMM Photonics offers a wavelength-stabilized laser diode module suitable for both diodes. The wavelength can be stabilized to approx. +/- 0.01 nm. The optical power output is between 10 mW and 60 mW at 488 nm and between 10 mW and 40 mW at 515 nm. Cylindrical and square models are available.

There are a huge variety of applications in biophotonics for both modules. They are used, for example, in laser confocal microscopy, in flow cytometers, with DNA sequencers and with FRET.

In addition, we also offer wavelength-stabilized laser diode modules with 375 nm, 395 nm, 405 nm, 445 nm, and 473 nm. The laser diode module can be designed according to customer specifications (defined beam profile).

Find out more or contact IMM Photonics GmbH

29 November 2011: ilumspec - Spectrometer with Exchangeable Light Source Modules

Featuring a spectral resolution of < 2 nm, the spectrometer ilumspec, developed by IMM Photonics, covers the range of wavelengths between 360 nm and 1040 nm. The measurement accuracy is < +/- 0.5 nm. The repeat accuracy is < +/- 0.2 nm

Distinctive feature: The light source modules integrated in the spectrometer can be individually assembled and easily replaced by the user. Thus it is simple to operate, for example, a high-power LED white light source and a laser reference source at the same time, or to perform a recalibration of the spectrometer.

Light conductors guide the light from the sources to the probe and recirculate the useful optical signal to the spectrometer ilumspec. In order to protect the light conductors from damage in field use they are run along the inside of a metal corrugated tube and end in a compact measuring head.

The spectrometer is controlled and supplied with power via a USB interface. The software turns the light sources on and off, and modulates them individually. In order to regulate the intensity, pulse-width modulation (PWM) is implemented as a standard.

The operation-ready light source modules, which are designed for light conductors with 2.5 mm standard ferrule, can also be used externally – such as for specific lighting solutions.
For such purposes IMM Photonics offers separate module holders.

The IMM spectrometer is also used in the fields of spectroscopy, microscopy and spectroradiometry (e.g. colorimetry of textiles and paints) as well as in bioanalytics (e.g. analysis of biological and clinical chemical substances) and in environmental engineering (e.g. analysis of contaminations).

Find out more or contact IMM Photonics GmbH

29 November 2011: LED with Continuous Spectrum from 400 nm to 750 nm

IMM Photonics presents a newly developed LED featuring a continuous spectrum from 400 nm to 750 nm.

Due to their internal design, standard white LEDs have a gap in the spectrum between 400 nm and 450 nm as well as around 500 nm. The new WISPEC-LED now sets out to close this gap.

Combined, the four chips that have been joined together on one compact LED deliver very homogenous white light. Depending on the application, the light can be individually adjusted because the chips can be controlled independently from one another. For example it is possible to generate “Cool White” with a colour temperature of > 7.800 K. A CRI (Colour Rendering Index) value > 90 can be realized as easily as a lighting current of >130 lm. A colour mixing stick (optional) will allow for homogenous localized and spectral light distribution.

Due to pulse-width modulation (PWM), the LED is also dimmable by a ratio of 1:400 without changing its colour temperature.

The WISPEC-LED has been specially developed to replace halogen lamps, but is also used for applications such as microscope lighting or colour measurement. An additional advantage: Infrared radiation, which has detrimental effects on many applications is not an issue with the WISPEC-LED.

Find out more or contact IMM Photonics GmbH

28 November 2011: (1)The fibre optic lighting system ; (2)Distributed All-fiber Perimeter Security System; (3)All-optical real-time online temperature measurement system;

(1)The fibre optic lighting system is a green and healthy lighting system that collects and filters the sunshine, transmits the light into the room or other places requiring lighting through the optical fibre, and lights the places with specially made fibre light devices.
It mainly used for lighting of dark places and other places lack of sunshine during the day and has found wide applications in the building energy-saving and low-carbon living.
(2)In the security area, the event of climbing, intrusion sensors can accurately detect when the signal and the signal transmitted to the processor, the processor will sent an alarm when the processing and analysis.
When the alarm is triggered, real-time display alarm record, the content includes the alarm No, alarm zone, alarm points, set the threshold, the alarm start time, the number of alarm events, notes, records and other forms of record.
The FPSS system can adjust the detection system of amplitude, frequency and phase, and other sensitive, some minor disturbance can filter out the signal, can eliminate the person, vehicle noise, tree swing and the weather changes caused by environmental factors such as incorrect reported, making the security system to ensure high detection probability, and have very low false alarm rate at the same time.
It also can be used for Global Electricity Map, System Monitoring, System Management, Zone Alarm, Vandalism protection performance, Alert recovery.
(3.1)Raman temperature measurement systemF
Distributed (linear measurement), Wide temperature range
System StructureFsensor cable (single mode), Signal demodulation device
(3.2)Fiber Bragg Grating temperature measurement systemF
Quasi-distributed (point measurement),High precision,Fast response
System StructureFTemperature sensor (FBG), Transmission cableCSignal demodulation device

Find out more or contact Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Co., Ltd.

28 November 2011: Phocus

The Phocus is an integrated, turn-key tunable laser system for Photoacoustic Imaging. The system utilizes patented technology, which generates high energy, short pulse beams in the NIR. Incorporating a two crystal ring oscillator, the system has twice the damage threshold of double-pass configurations which prevents downtime due to optical damage.

Find out more or contact OPOTEK, Inc.

28 November 2011: Aries 163 laser systems

Argon Laser: Aries-163 514/25

This conventional style argon laser system utilizes a hard-sealed argon laser tube housed within a rigid chassis. A high flow axiel fan provides quiet and efficient cooling of the laser tube. A remote cooling option is also available.

The Aries-163 Laser Head operates with the state-of-the-art LPS-1300 Power Supply to which it attaches via a highly flexible interconnect cable.

The Aries-163 Laser Head is designed to replace Spectra-Physics™ 163 Series Laser Heads.

Also available in 488nm output.

Find out more or contact Modu-Laser, LLC

28 November 2011: InGaAs Detectors

NEP carries InGaAs, Indium Gallium Arsenide detectors, in addition to our PbS, PbSe and Pyroelectric detectors. Standard InGaAs sizes are: .05, .10, .30, .50, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 5.0mm. Room temperature and cooled detectors

Find out more or contact New England Photoconductor Corp.

28 November 2011: OL Series 730E Radiometer/ Photometer to replace OL 730C

After many years of success and proven performance with our OL 730C, Gooch & Housego announces the release of the OL 730E Radiometer/Photometer. This newest model in the OL Series 730 line boasts a smaller footprint and reduced cost while providing similar research-grade precision and accuracy. The OL 730E has an internal preamplifier and a sensitivity of 1 X 10-14 amperes. It may be virtually controlled via the USB interface, and boasts a response time as fast as 0.1 seconds and a full-scale range of 2 x 10-10 to 2 x 10-3 amperes. Also being offered with this new radiometer will be a series of TE-cooled detectors, which will provide enhanced temperature stability over time while utilizing a smaller control unit.

Find out more or contact Optronic Laboratories LLC dba Gooch & Housego, Orlando

28 November 2011: OL 770-InGaAs Spectroradiometer

The Life Sciences and Instrumentation division of Gooch and Housego is adding the OL 770-InGaAs Spectroradiometer to their line of high-quality, high-accuracy light measurement equipment. This high-speed, multi-channel spectroradiometer extends the wavelength range to cover the 750 – 1700 nm spectrum, in addition to the current 200-780 nm and 380-780 nm versions that are already available. Applications range from chemometrics and determining atmospheric absorption, to solar simulator and IRED source measurements. The modular design of the 770 product line makes it easy to integrate the InGaAs system into an existing setup to cover an even wider spectral range without needing to procure additional accessories.

Find out more or contact Optronic Laboratories LLC dba Gooch & Housego, Orlando

28 November 2011: Modulight expands LimeLight product family with blue wavelength

Modulight extended its LimeLight product family with the introduction of the blue (1W@465nm) single-emitter based laser systems well suited for medical diagnostics and therapy. Example applications in medical field include acne treatment and teeth whitening. Blue laser systems can be also used in a variety of other applications, such as illumination and laser projection.

This release comes as an addition to the established LimeLight family that comprises lasers for medical, industrial and defense applications in the range of 465-1550nm with output powers up to 1.5W. Standard products come with fiber output with SMA-905 connector, integrated driver, and cooling controller. LimeLight systems can be controlled through a USB port with a standard PC user interface or by an analog/digital control signal directly and supports both CW and pulsed operation. The Module dimensions are 140x56x41 mm.

Other package types, as well as OEM version with varying wavelength and power configurations are available on request. Currently the following wavelengths and maximum powers are offered as standard configuration: 465 nm (1 W), 635 nm (400 mW), 650 nm (750 mW), 808 nm (1.5 W), 1470 nm (700 mW) and 1550 nm (500 mW).

With in-house production capabilities from chip to system level and efficient supply chain, Modulight provide its customers the maximum added value and level of customization.

Find out more or contact Modulight, Inc.

24 November 2011: 1X48 CH AWG TEST SYSTEM

UC INSTRUEMNTS released 1X 48 CH AWG test system on Nov., 23, 2011.

The system includes tunable laser source, PDL controller, 48 optical power meter, control system and testing software.

Find out more or contact UC Instruments Corp.

24 November 2011: The PC-Plugs: Power Meters in the size of a memory stick

Laser Point is presenting the PC-Plug series, its next generation of instruments for laser measurement where the complete electronics has been reduced to the size of a memory stick. This new microelectronics circuitry is available as USB2.0 or RS-232 plug and is integrated in the cable exiting from the sensor head, ready for connection to PCs.
The result of this approach is a new family of measurement instruments that have a smaller footprint, are more economical and that can be easily embedded in laser systems, either they are machines or laboratory setups.
Starting from the fact that computers are nowadays available in almost all machines or laboratories, the PC-Plug series of sensors has been specifically developed for those applications that do not require a meter with display but where measurement data can be analysed and shown on PC.
With simple plug and play functionality, no extra meter and with a lower investment cost, Laser Point's PC Plugs provide all the effectiveness and power of signal processing, software features and data displaying of most sophisticated power measurement instruments.

Who will benefit from the PC-PLug approach?

The PC-Plug sensors have been primarily developed for those applications that need a power measurement station on board of laser machines with the focus of giving Customers the combined advantage of a lower cost, smaller size and reduction in development time.
These instruments are also the perfect monitoring tool for other industrial applications such as laser burn-in or long-term reliability testing.
Moreover the PC-Plugs are also the best choice for service engineers who are always on travel with a laptop computer: by using the PC-Plugs they will no longer need to carry separate instruments and additional weight.
Finally, these sensors can be also successfully integrated in any standard laboratory application that already uses computers to control other instrumentation.

Take advantage of Laser Point experience

Laser Point has several years of experience as a supplier of sensors and heads to valuable OEM Customers, worlwide.
Many of these Customers prefer to solve their laser measurement problems by purchasing bare sensors or heads and then design their own housings and electronics for signal processing. This is obviously a method but it has some limitations: for example, the user must have the capacity to optimize the sensor's cooling system and design low noise electronics with accurate A/D conversion; he must also have tools, instrumentation and know-how for accurate calibrations. Each of these steps is necessary to have good stability and low noise measurements.
The PC-Plug sensors are complete instruments that now offer, to integrators or machine builders, the possibility of an immediate integration of a laser power and laser stability monitoring device within their systems, thus saving precious time and resources in development.

See working PC-Plugs at LaserPoint's booth N. 4234- South Hall- Photonics West 2012

Find out more or contact LaserPoint s.r.l.

24 November 2011: HaroldXY

HAROLD is an advanced hetero-structure simulator for modelling Fabry-Perot quantum well lasers with near-arbitrary vertical structure and layer compositions. It is based on well-established physical models which account for a large number of physical processes, thus enabling one to obtain a very comprehensive set of simulation results by which one can test and improve one’s laser designs. Devices can be simulated in both 1D (vertical) and 2D (vertical-longitudinal), operating under pulsed (isothermal) or CW (self-heating) conditions.

An additional XY Laser Module allows one to perform 2D lateral-vertical (XY) simulations starting from a full physical description of the laser’s cross-section. The cross-section can include graded etching and insulating layers, and have n and p-contacts on the same side. This ideal for studying the effects of lateral structure in both ridge waveguide lasers and SOI hybrid lasers.

As well as being a laser simulator in its own right, Harold can export material models to Photon Design’s circuit simulator, PICWave, thereby allowing results from its detailed physical model to be incorporated into larger, more complex devices for fast simulation in the time domain.

Find out more or contact Photon Design

23 November 2011: High Power Polarization Cube BeamSplitter

Are you looking for high power PBS? Dayoptics gives you an answer. We are able to manufacturer different wavelengths of PBS from 355nm to 2000nm. The damage threshold of PBS is more than 15J/cm2 @ 1064nm 20ns, 20Hz.

Dayoptics has successfully manufactured optically contacted PBS (Polarization Beam Splitter) which can be used as high as 15J/cm2 @1064 nm 20 ns and 20Hz laser. The advantages of Dayoptics High Power PBS are:

High Damaged Threshold: ~15J/cm2 @ 1064nm 10ns, 20Hz
Optically Bongding: Epoxy Free
Transmission:> 96% @ Central Wavelength
Extinction Ratio: Better than 30dB
Dimension: from 1mm to 38 mm
Various Wavelength Available
High Cost Performance
Low cost for mass production

The substrate available from BK7, Fused Silica, CaF2, SF5.Brandband PBS is also available 450-650nm, 700-900nm, etc.For more details, please contact our sales directly sales@dayoptics.com.

Find out more or contact Dayoptics, Inc.

23 November 2011: SIL2 Lens Intensifier System with GEN2 and GEN3 sensors

Specialised Imaging announces the new GEN3 SIL2 Lens Intensifier System for all High Speed Video imaging systems requireing Gain, Short Shutter Speeds and Wavelegth conversion.

The SIL2 is an add on accessory to any HS Vidoe camera to take it in to the true Ultra High Speed operating speed by allowing shutter speeds down to 3-5-10-20 nanoseconds with added light gain to record data never before available to the HS Video user.

The SIL2 can now be fitted with the standard GEN2 type intensifiers, Hybrid GEN1-GEN2 and now GEN3 image intensifiers to meet our customers demanding needs. The primary image sensor can be fitted with a Quartz input window to allow for UV wavelengths to be detected, gated and intensified to visible light for the HS Video camera to record via our high aperture relay optics to fit any CMOS sensor size.

The GEN2 sensor offer high gain up to 10,000X with spectral coverage from 220 nm to 850 nm. The GEN1-GEN2 Hybrid Tube allows for Gain up to >100,000X and the GEN3 sensor offers a higher QE and extended red sensitivity to about >900 nm.

All sensor types are gatable down to 20 ns. Selected sensor can be gated as short as 3 ns. All sensore can run at speeds up to 1 Millioin fps depending on the intnesifier phosphor.

The SIL2 can be manually operated via the keypad or via Ethernet and our control software included with the system.

Find out more or contact Specialised Imaging, Inc.

23 November 2011: Tracker 2, the NEW Trajectory Tracker flight follower System

Specialised Imaging announces our NEW Tracker 2 Trajectory Tracker flight follower system as a second generation of the most recent Trajectory Tracker.

The new Tracker 2 has a newly designed modular housing which can be fielded by one or two people which becomes a one piece Integrated System with full Remote Controlled motor driven 3 axis mount, scanning mirror main unit and camera pod which can be used to track any moving subject at speed from a few feet per second to 10's of kilometers per second.Our newly engineered triggering system has 8 built in triggers and allows for an additional 32 triggers to allow for real time position and velocity correction, drag and acceleration of the projectile in flight or on a sled track.

Scan rates are defined as Velocity/Stand-Off Distance with the Tracker 2 having a Scan Rate Range from 0.01 to 100. This is the widest range available. Our new large scanning mirror allows for large aperture lenses to be used without vignetting.

The built in GBit Ethernet hub allows the Tracker 2 and the on board HS Video camera to be controlled from up range via Cat5/6 wire or COTS F/O media converters from any Desktop or Laptop computer.

With the motorized 3 axis mount the Tracker 2, once setup down range, only requires a single entry to change the elevation angle of the gun or rocket launch angle and all 3 coordinates are reset by the software and 3 axis mount without going down range.

Find out more or contact Specialised Imaging, Inc.

23 November 2011: SIMD8 Cerberus Cine X-ray Camera System

Specialised Imaging announces our NEW SIMD8 Cerberus Cine X-ray System capable of capturing mulitple flash x-ray images at framing speeds up to >1 Million fps. The multi headed SIMD8 camera with 4 individual ICCD cameras heads are built in to one cluster package. Each of the SIMD8 heads captures two frames producing an eight frame sequence of images from a phosphor scintalator screen being illuminated by up to 8 flash x-ray heads of short duration x-ray pulses. The SIMD8 captures the images in synch with the flash x-ray pulses. Resolution at the phosphor screen is dependent on the x-ray spot size, working distance, layout geometry, type of screen and size of the screen. A typical system with a one foot square screen can maintain <0.5 mm spatial resolution.
Full system integration is possible with existing flash x-ray systems or complete new systems can be configured for your individual needs. Any number of frames from 2 to 32 is possible. The ICCDs in the SIMD camera heads produce up to 7000X light gain maintaining very high sensitivity of the system. The system can be supplied with an optional light tight box for best contrast and resolution.

Find out more or contact Specialised Imaging, Inc.

23 November 2011: SIMD32 Ultra High Speed Multi-Spectral Framing Camera

The SIMD32 Ultra High Speed Framing Camera is the first Camera of it's kind to capture up to 16 Multi-Spectral 2D images of events at framing speeds up to 1 Billion fps with time resolution down to 1 ns. The SIMD32 is an intensified CCD camera with 16 individual channel each producing two frame of 1360 x 1024 pixels at 12 bits A-D. Each of the 16 optical channels can be fitted with bandpass filters to allow 16 wavelengths to be sampled per event. The Camera allows frames to be captured at framing intervalls as short as 1 ns or if needed simultaneously to allow different wavelengths to be capture at the same instant of any 2D image.The Spectral Range is from 390nm to 900nm. COTS bandpass filters can be used and changed by the user as needed.

Several Cameras are now in use at US National labs.

Find out more or contact Specialised Imaging, Inc.

23 November 2011: Multi-Wavelength Fiber-Coupled LED Sources

Mightex multi-wavelength fiber-coupled light sources are enabled by the latest LED technologies and Mightex’s proprietary beam combining and coupling optics. Up to four LEDs are coherently combined into a single multi-mode fiber with the highest efficiency practically possible. Each LED can be powered independently and simultaneously, making the WFC-series a new class of light sources with tunable spectrum.

The light sources are offered in two configurations: the standard configuration and the high-power configuration. Neutral beam combiners are used in the standard configuration. The standard configuration has the advantage of low cost and the most flexible wavelength plans. Any wavelength and white color may be combined in the standard configuration. For applications that require the highest possible output power, one should choose the high-power configuration where high-efficiency dichroic beam splitters are used to combine different wavelengths. Because not all possible dichroic beamsplitters are in stock, only certain wavelength combinations will require customization. Please contact us with your detailed wavelength plan to obtain a quotation for custom higher-power configurations.

A wide range of LED wavelengths from 365nm to 940nm and white colors are available for users to choose from. The selected LEDs are installed in the light source chassis in the factory. Fiber coupling is through a standard SMA port. SMA-conterized fiber patchcords are available in various core diameters and numerical apertures.

The light source includes a 5-ft electrical cable with an 8-pin locking connector on one end to be plugged into the light source, and four pairs of bare-wire terminals at the other end. Each pair of terminals should be connected to a separate channel of a LED controller. Users can drive the installed LEDs independently and simultaneously using a Mightex multi-channel LED controller or other constant current sources. A cooling fan with heat sinks is built into the light source. When more than two or more wavelengths are running at full power, the fan should be turned on to maintain low temperature of the LED junctions. A separate power supply is included for driving the cooling fan.

Mightex multi-wavelength light source can be ordered with 2, 3, and 4 wavelengths. In the standard configuration, output power of each wavelength decreases with the total number of wavelengths, while in the high-power configuration the output power does not change much with number of wavelengths.

Features: Up to 4 LED’s combined into a single fiber output; No moving parts in optical path; Independent and simultaneous control of the LED’s; High efficiency dichroic beam combiners; Wide range of available wavelengths: UV/VIS/NIR and white; Cooling fan for maximum intensity stability; Optional multi-channel LED controller; Standard SMA connector.

Applications: General purpose light source; Microscope illuminator, Fast spectrum tuning

For more details, please see http://www.mightexsystems.com/family_info.php?cPath=21_186_210&categories_id=210

Find out more or contact Mightex Systems

23 November 2011: BeamMap2-PY

DataRay introduces our new Pyroelectric series of scanning slit beam profilers with a wavelength range from 190 nm to 50 µm and resolution to 1.0 µm in a single compact head. This unique design does not require any external choppers or beam oscillation. Measure; alignment, profile, focus, collimation, beam wander and many other useful parameters.

Find out more or contact DataRay, Inc.

18 November 2011: Opto Diode Provides Advanced Ultraviolet and Extreme Ultraviolet Photodiodes with High Stability

Opto Diode (www.optodiode.com), a division of ITW, and a member of the ITW Photonics Group, offers semiconductor radiation sensors for detecting photons and other particles. With the recent acquisition of International Radiation Detectors (IRD), the company’s new product line includes the IRD SXUV 100 Ultraviolet/Extreme Ultraviolet (UV/EUV) Photodiodes. The advanced photon detectors feature very high radiation hardness and are designed for long-lifetime operation in high particle flux environments with no loss of responsivity.

The IRD SXUV 100 photodiodes have a 10 mm x 10 mm square active area (100 mm²). The nitrided metal silicide front window of the diode permits operation without loss of performance in high humidity and other environmental conditions that normally require sealed packages. Diodes with single active areas are available from 1 to 576 mm²; quadrant diodes with several central openings may also be specified.

Tested to rigorous standards, the IRD SXUV 100 photodiode revealed no observable responsivity loss after exposure to billions of 157 and 193 nm pulses and exposure to 8 W/cm2 of CW 248 nm laser irradiance for three weeks.

Opto Diode’s advanced sensor technology devices feature unparalleled quantum efficiency stability and have been successfully used in both European SOHO and Coronas-Photon projects and in American SNOE, SORCE, GOES, TIMED and EOS solar space instrumentation. Ideal for applications that require extreme stability for the detection of vacuum ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet photons, the IRD SXUV 100 silicon photodiodes are in-stock and are available now.


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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Opto Diode Corporation (www.optodiode.com) based in Newbury Park, California, is a member of the ITW Photonics Group, delivering high-performance, standard and custom photodetectors, and reliable, high quality, standard and custom infrared and visible LEDs. The company, with the recent acquisition of International Radiation Detectors, also designs and manufactures semiconductor radiation devices that detect photons in the UV range, X-rays, and other high energy particles. The domestic U. S. manufacturing plant includes a wafer fab and ensures delivery of volume quantities at competitive prices with short lead times. Opto Diode’s rigorous quality control standards meet their customer’s strictest requirements in a variety of industries, including test & measurement, biotechnology, medical, entertainment, military/defense, industrial, aerospace, automotive, R&D and more.

About ITW Photonics Group: ITW, a diversified manufacturer of advanced industrial technology, has brought together three of its photonics business units to form the ITW Photonics Group. The ITW Photonics Group was created to bring together and build on the technical expertise of three individual companies that specialize in photonics technology and span the full spectrum of wavelengths. The group consists of Lumex (LED and LCD technology, headquarters in Palatine, IL and Taiwan), Cal Sensors (IR detector and emitter technology, based in Santa Rosa, CA) and Opto Diode (LED, silicon photodiodes and electro-optical assembly technology, based in Newbury Park, CA).

The synergy of these industry frontrunners provides an unsurpassed range of photonic capabilities within a broad spectrum of markets, including medical, military and industrial controls. The ITW Photonics Group provides integrated solutions that encompass the technology and experience from all three business units, offering design engineers higher product performance with greater feature enhancements. For more information on the ITW Photonics Group, log onto www.itwphotonicsgroup.com.

Find out more or contact Opto Diode Corp.

15 November 2011: Prisms

Right Angle Prisms,Dove Prisms,Penta Prisms,Retro-Reflectors,Roof Prisms,Coupling Prisms,Wedge prisms,Pellin Broca Prism,Equilateral Dispersing Prisms,Dispersing Prism Pairs,Anamorphic Prism Pairs,Fresnel Rhombs,Micro-prisms,trapezoidal prism,long prism,the fingerprint-prism,Level prism,the microscope supporting prism,cylindrical lens,non-spherical

Find out more or contact Ningbo Yinzhou Longsheng Optical Plating Factory

14 November 2011: High Power CW FL series and Pulse Fiber Lasers PFL series in 1 and 1.5 micron bands.

QGLex’s new product lines of High Power CW FL fiber lasers deliver high output power – up to 50W CW in 1 and 1.5 micron bands with near diffraction limited (M 2 < 1.1) laser beam. The fiber laser delivers a beam directly to the work side through a metal-shielded single mode fiber cable terminated by a collimator with beam diameter from 0.4 mm to 7 mm. The all-fiber configuration guarantees the robustness of the lasers with monolithic design without any optical parts to align or to stabilize, no need for routine replacement parts or materials, which can operate under high shock, vibration and dust condition. Output power can be amplitude modulate up to 100 kHz with the possibility to adjust duty cycle.
QGLex’s new product lines of PFL Series are maintenance-free Pulsed Fiber Lasers designed for different custom applications. These Pulsed Fiber Lasers deliver up to 10W of average output power, through a near diffraction limited beam with a peak power up to 10kW with pulse width from 1.5 to 200ns and repetition rate from 5 kHz to 1MHz. The all-fiber design guarantees the robustness of the lasers, without any optical parts to align or to stabilize, which can operate under high shock, vibration and dust condition. Pulse repetition rate and output power can be controlled by RS232 or USB, which allows a simple integration into customer setup.

Find out more or contact QGLex Inc.

14 November 2011: OL Series 730E Radiometer/Photometer to replace OL 730C

After many years of success and proven performance with our OL 730C, Gooch & Housego announces the release of the OL 730E Radiometer/Photometer. This newest model in the OL Series 730 line boasts a smaller footprint and reduced cost while providing similar research-grade precision and accuracy. The OL 730E has an internal preamplifier and a sensitivity of 1 X 10-14 amperes. It may be virtually controlled via the USB interface, and boasts a response time as fast as 0.1 seconds and a full-scale range of 2 x 10-10 to 2 x 10-3 amperes. Also being offered with this new radiometer will be a series of TE-cooled detectors, which will provide enhanced temperature stability over time while utilizing a smaller control unit.

Find out more or contact Gooch & Housego PLC

11 November 2011: 500mW mGreen laser modules for the laser display market

Hamilton, ON, Canada, Nov.11, 2011—C2C Link Corporation announces the new mGreen laser modules. They are alignment-free, low-cost, compact, efficient (~30%), and will remove the green bottleneck of the laser display market.
The mGreen module is a single alignment-free component, in which a Nd:YVO4 crystal and a MgO:PPLN chip are aligned with an air gap and assembled on a Si substrate. As a result, no alignment is needed between the Nd:YVO4 and MgO:PPLN, implying that laser packaging can be greatly simplified. Thus low cost green lasers can be achieved. A metal holder is used to cover the two crystals for protection and heat dissipation. The mGreen modules are mass produced by C2C's joint venture, CQ Laser Technologies in China. Because a plano-parallel cavity is utilized to reduce the total cavity length, the mGreen module has a size as small as 2 mm (H) *4.5 mm (W) *8 mm (L). The mGreen module is based on the intra-cavity frequency doubling technique, where only one additional 808-nm LD is needed to form a pico green laser. Such a two-component structure can significantly reduce the packaging cost of the green lasers.
The company has demonstrated a very compact green laser by employing the mGreen module. With a 808 nm LD pump power of 2.4W, a green power as high as 710 mW is achieved, which corresponds to an optical-to-optical efficiency of ~30%. The output beam is a clear round spot. The excellent features of the developed green laser, including high efficiency, compact size (<3 c.c.), satisfy both the cost and performance requirements for portable laser projectors. It is expected that the mGreen module will play a big part in laser display.

Find out more or contact CQ Laser Technologies Co., Ltd

11 November 2011: Optogenetics Hardware catalog

During the last couple of years we have been actively developing optogenetics hardware infrastructure from light sources, fiber-optic rotary joints to fiber-optic implants. We have recently introduced a starter kit for optogenetics that provides neuroscience researchers with basic hardware for their experiments.

Find out more or contact Doric Lenses Inc.

11 November 2011: CK Instrument Quality Laser Module with On-Board Microprocessor, Wavelengths 375-785nm, 1-100mW Output Power

Our new 375-785nm,1-100mW Instrument Quality CK series laser module is designed for your most demanding applications like laser-induced fluorescence, spectroscopy, flow cytometry, remote optical sensing, data storage, cancer detection, holography, and illumination. The CK is an Instrument Quality laser that has been created specifically to address the needs of high-end OEM applications requiring superior optical quality and ultra-stable wavelength and output powers.

The CK features an onboard microprocessor allowing for advanced integration and user control.
In addition to the microprocessor, the CK contains a precision current source and ultra-stable,active temperature control.The mechanical design allows users to replace more expensive lasers without sacrificing performance.
To promote stability of wavelength and output power, the CK module incorporates a precision current source and precision temperature control for the laser diode. The low operating voltage helps to create less waste heat within the laser module, thereby increasing diode lifetime, efficiency, and reliability. Additional features include: beam circularization, adjustable focus and modulated versions.

Wavelengths and power levels are available in but not limited to the following configurations: CK16(375-20), CK100(405-120), CK100(445-50), CK100(405-120), CK100(635-30), and CK100(405-120). Mechanical demensions of the CK package are 100mm x 40mm x 40mm.

Contact our Sales Engineers today at Sales@Powertechnology.com or at (501) 407-0712 for more information.

Find out more or contact Power Technology, Inc.

11 November 2011: infrared optical lens processing line from Germanium Single Crystal PullingAShapingAPolishingADiamond TurningACoating to Lens Assembling, which including Single Crystal FurnaceADiamond LatheAVacuum Coating MachineARF-PECVD Coating Machine

Our company follows the principle of gStandardization and Innovation, High Efficiency and Low Consumptionh and gets the ISO9001(2000) International Quality System Certification, and we have professional staff and a full range of advanced production and testing equipments to ensure the competitive products and service in quality, delivery time, cost and other aspects. Our products are widely used by Infrared Optical Enterprise of China, and also exports to the Israel, Japan and other countries.

Find out more or contact Luoyang Weimi Optronics Co., Ltd.

10 November 2011: Always in the right light - Solar cell and wafer production: Line laser provides optimum illumination

"Trust but check yourself!" The Russian saying describes an important aspect of every high-precision production: the obligation of quality assurance. This check is particularly demanding when it comes to wafers and solar cells for which fast, contact-free methods of quality testing - such as photoluminescence (PL) measurement and micro-crack testing - are particularly well suited. One thing in favour of inline testing is that quality control is performed during the production process without interrupting it. This way, productivity can be increased and the costs of a component can be reduced.

L³ LIMO Line Laser®: Quality check under homogenous light
However, the success of these inline tests stands and falls with the correct, homogeneous illumination of the test sample, for which the LIMO line lasers have been developed. The L³ LIMO Line Laser generates a very homogeneous illuminated line (~ 165 x 3 mm²; homogeneity: up to 95 percent) for scanning a solar cell 156 millimetres by 156 millimetres in size. The high beam intensity shortens the exposure time. The wavelength of 790 or 808 nanometres also makes the spectral separation of the laser beam and PL signal easier. This is a very important prerequisite because it is due to this property alone that PL systems can measure with laser illumination very quickly and reliably. Unlike electro-luminescence systems, PL is a contact-free testing system and thus destruction-free. This gentle measuring method reduces the costs for mechanical setup and prevents damage.

At the same time LIMO offers beam shaping modules which homogeneously illuminate a complete field under a certain angle. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg has already successfully tested the interaction between high-performance diode lasers and the beam shaping modules.

LIMO also supplies both solutions - line lasers and beam shaping modules - with customised line and field sizes. You will have the chance to familiarise yourself better with the product at Photonics West 2012 (North Hall D, booth #4314). For further information visit our website www.limo.de or contact Maja Gacnik (m.gacnik@limo.de).

Find out more or contact LIMO Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH

10 November 2011: Optical coating material

Optical coating material(MgF2,Sio2),anti-fouling coatings

Find out more or contact Changchun Jingke Optics Co., Ltd.

9 November 2011: Model 784 CW and pulsed laser diode driver (pump laser diode driver)

Longwood, FL – November, 2011. Analog Modules, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of its CW and Pulsed Laser Diode Driver, Model 784.

The Model 784 CW and pulsed laser diode driver (pump laser diode driver) is ideal for compact industrial and medical laser applications. Proprietary technology allows AMI to offer a 50A, 2.5V driver with industry leading efficiency and footprint that only requires +5VDC input power. Pulsewidths are variable from 600ns to CW with power capabilities up to 125W with adequate cooling. The 784 is manufactured as a RoHS compliant assembly, but military versions also are available.

For detailed specifications and outline drawings on the Model 784, visit our website at www.analogmodules.com/products/laser-diode.php to view the product data sheet. Please contact AMI to discuss the specifics of your application at sales@analogmodules.com or phone +1 407-339-4355.

Find out more or contact Analog Modules, Inc.

8 November 2011: Optical Simulation and Design with LightTrans VirtualLab™ 5

LightTrans is going to present VirtualLab™ 5 – the new generation of our optical modeling and design software. The field tracer VirtualLab™ provides you with suitable modeling and design techniques based on unified optical modeling.
The field tracing software VirtualLab™ enables new technologies for the design of optical systems. Field tracing is based on considering harmonic fields and provides more information than ray tracing about the light in optical simulations. This allows VirtualLab™ to take into account diffraction, interference and polarization effects and aberrations during optimization which generalizes classical methods of optical modeling and design. In particular, VirtualLab™ supports the design of different types of micro-structured elements being used in highly compact optical systems.
VirtualLab™ 5 offers several optimization methods including local and global parametric optimization, the iterative Fourier transform algorithm and a design algorithm for grating cells arrays. These methods enable the design of diffractive beam splitters, diffusers and beam shapers, the design of elements for shaping LED light, the optimization of laser systems, and the design of gratings.
A new member of the VirtualLab™ product family is the Lighting Toolbox which provides field tracing for the analysis and design of illumination systems. Field tracing enables the usage of new concepts with emphasis on the integration of microstructures and diffractive optics. That gives more flexibility for the design of compact illumination systems for the homogenization and shaping of LED light as well as light of other sources with highly divergent radiation.

Find out more or contact LightTrans VirtualLab UG

7 November 2011: STB-Advaplan Polishing and Grinding Foundry Services

STB-Advaplan is a California LLC jointly owned by Strasbaugh and Advaplan. STB-Advaplan provides wafer thinning, edge trimming, planarization and polishing foundry services and process integration support for the MEMS, MOEMS, Photonics and Semiconductor industries world wide. STB-Advaplan has broad applications experience, expert process integration support, state-of-the-art metrology, scalable processing, fast turn-around, and competitive pricing.

Find out more or contact Strasbaugh

7 November 2011: VK-X200 3D Laser Scanning Microscope

Perform Profile and Roughness Measurements on Nearly Any Material – VK-X Series 3D Laser Scanning MIcroscope

The new KEYENCE VK-X Series 3D Laser Scanning Microscopes combine the capabilities of SEMs and non-contact roughness gauges with the simplicity of an optical microscope. This newly released system now boasts an unprecedented 0.5 nanometer Z-axis resolution with a magnification range spanning 200x – 24,000x. The usability and ease-of-use have been further improved with the addition of the AI-Scan function, allowing users to image and measure a target with just a click of the mouse.

With high-resolution color imaging and nanometer-level profile measurement functions, the VK-X Series Laser Scanning Microscopes have been designed to overcome the inadequacies of conventional imaging and profiling technologies. A short-wavelength laser scans across a target to provide non-contact profile, roughness and thickness measurements, even on targets with highly-angular surfaces. By combining the laser with an industry-leading, 16-bit photomultiplier, the VK-X can obtain an image and measurement on nearly any type of material, as well as thickness measurements on transparent films and coatings.

In order to simplify the operation of the VK-X, the AI-Scan function was developed to automate the scanning process. Users can simply place their sample on the stage, and by clicking a single button, the system will automatically adjust the sensitivity of the photomultiplier, set the upper and lower limits of the scan range and re-scan the target as needed to make sure all of the necessary information was captured. By using this function, even inexperienced users can quickly and easily obtain accurate measurement data and high-resolution images.

Additional features include a new WIDE-Scan function that is 8x faster than conventional laser scanning microscopes, while also improving the quality of the captured image. A high-speed auto-focus algorithm has been incorporated into the system, and images can be captured at up to 21.6 megapixels. All of the measurement functions from our previous VK Series product line have been extended to the VK-X, including the ability to measure the thickness or profile/roughness of transparent materials.

Find out more or contact KEYENCE Corporation

4 November 2011: Supercontinuum accessories LEUKOS SC

LEUKOS is now offering various accessories to use with broadband lasers.
Flexible and easy to use modules such as AOTF filters and spectral band splitters are available and provide accurate performances to your experiments.

Find out more or contact LEUKOS

4 November 2011: Ultra Black

Acktar announces the availability of its new wide-band black coating - Ultra Black.
Ultra Black delivers the familiar low reflectance of Acktar black coatings over the complete optical wavelength region - EUV(13 nm) to FIR (100 microns)
Ultra Black has the same desireable mechanical and chemical characteristics which make all Acktar coatings ideally suitable for a broad range of applications. .

Find out more or contact Acktar Ltd.

4 November 2011: Supercontinuum LEUKOS SM-DUO

The SM-DUO is LEUKOS original solution providing in one compact benchtop two broadband lasers.
Whatever experiment you are willing to conduct, you can now benefit from LEUKOS knowledge in non linear optics and supercontinuum generation in order to have two different or identical supercontinuum lasers in one bentchtop stand alone unit.

Optical specifications:
Spectral bandwidth 350 to 2500 nm
Pulsewidth 1 ns
Repetition rate: from pulse on demand 10 Hz to 100 kHz
Spatial mode: Singlemode TEM00
Energy > 1 nJ

Find out more or contact LEUKOS

4 November 2011: NEPS1000 ADVANTAGE

The NEPS1000 ADVANTAGE is the latest development for improving the effective use of dry nitrogen, which purges electronic, optical, high voltage laser systems, and equipment requiring gas drying and inhibiting of oxygen. It’s designed to maximize the dry gas purging process for humidity removal with a host of capabilities. NEPS1000 ADVANTAGE is fully self-contained. Simply connect a dry gas source to the inlet connection and the equipment port, and it’s ready to operate. One of the NEPS benefits is its use of the purge gas used for purging. By using a single pipe connection the purge gas is controlled and dispersed throughout the instrument being purged. During depressurization, the purge gas is isolated. The NEPS1000 ADVANTAGE has easy-to-use selectable programming, which can be set to view process control values and display dewpoint measurements in ºC or ºF with pressure in Kpa or psi. Highly visible liquid crystal displays provide constant information and readouts during use.

Find out more or contact AGM Container Controls, Inc.

4 November 2011: Supercontinuum LEUKOS SM-30.0

Introducing its picosecond supercontinuum laser, LEUKOS is now offering a new general purpose solution.
With an average power exceeding 1 W at 30 MHz repetition rate, the SM-30.0 is a compact benchtop solution, cost effective and easy to use.

Optical specifications:
Spectral baandwidth 450 to 2400 nm
Pulsewidth 5 ps
Repetition rate 30 MHz
Spatial mode: Singlemode TEM00
Average power > 1 W

Find out more or contact LEUKOS

4 November 2011: Supercontinuum LEUKOS STM-100

LEUKOS is pleased to introduce the STM-100 series, a new generation of supercontinuum laser sources with unprecedented mode of operation for high energy pulses, nanosecond pulses at 100 kHz.

Optical specifications:
Spectral bandwidth 500 to 2400 nm
Pulsewidth 1 ns
Repetition rate 100 kHz
Spatial mode: Singlemode TEM00
Energy > 1nJ

This series fills a gap in the market of the supercontinuum laser.
Several output power levels and spectrum patterns are available to answer various applications in nanophotonics, biophotonics and metrology.

Find out more or contact LEUKOS

4 November 2011: Supercontinuum LEUKOS STM-2

LEUKOS is proud to offer the unique supercontinuum laser dedicated to spectrometry applications.
This STM-2 supercontinuum operates at the low repetion rate of 2 kHz with an unrivalled low timing jitter less than 50 ns.

Optical specifications:
Spectral bandwidth 420 to 2100 nm
Pulsewidth 1 ns
Repetition rate 2 kHz
Timing jitter < 50 ns
Spatial mode: Singlemode TEM00
Energy > 1 nJ

To fullfill the constraints of spectrometry probe spectral range, a UV extension of the spectral bandwidth of the STM-2 is available in order to reach 350 nm.

Find out more or contact LEUKOS

4 November 2011: High Quality Optical Products

UV Applications? High laser damage requirements? Gooch and Housego has a reputation of manufacturing optical products to the highest cosmetic quality standards and beyond super-polished roughness exceeding <1.0 Å. Using our sub-angstrom super-polished substrates, combined with our IBS coating technology, you can expect performance gains. Materials such as BK7, Sapphire, Fused Silica, Silicon, Silicon Carbide, Zerodur and many others.

Find out more or contact Gooch & Housego PLC

4 November 2011: LightGate Series of BBO Pockel Cells

Gooch & Housego continues to improve the LightGate series of BBO Pockels cells. Widely used for demanding applications requiring high pulse repetition and/or high average power, BBO-based LightGate cells function ideally in laser marking, drilling, and machining applications. Availability in a variety of configurations, including multi-crystal designs as well as a damped version, makes this cell the perfect solution for many situations.

Gooch & Housego (Ohio) continues to lead the way in large-aperture KD*P Pockels cells and wave plates for femtosecond and petawatt laser platforms. The very large apertures, high contrast ratio, and extraordinarily fast rise times of G&H TX series Pockels cells permit pulse picking in systems with large beams Our KDP wave plates with apertures up to ~42 cm, routinely used in the world’s leading inertial confinement fusion programs, provide polarization control in such large beam systems.

Find out more or contact Gooch & Housego PLC

4 November 2011: EYLSA

EYLSA - the first fiber laser ever for atom cooling and manipulation

Stop wasting time and money on maintenance, utilities and spare parts. With EYLSA, focus on research!

The new EYLSA fiber laser platform from Quantel offers highly reliable and maintenance-free fiber lasers for the scientific market.

The EYLSA platform serves the most demanding scientific research such as Rubidium atom cooling with a single frequency laser emitting up to 1 W (out of single-mode fiber) at 780 nm.

With a large tactile screen and integrated into a 19” 3U rack, EYLSA is the most compact, easy-to-use, plug-and-play solution for atom cooling experiments.

Find out more or contact Quantel Lasers

4 November 2011: Q-swithced DPSS Green Laser - LVE-G0300 and LVE-G1000

Spectronix is providing our compact Q-switched DPSS 3W and 10W green laser.
Our thermal analysis and control technology for advanced laser systems had assisted us to achieve both the outstanding output stability and robustness even at various environmental conditons.
Optimized to thin film PV scribings and microprocessings.

Find out more or contact Spectronix Corporation

4 November 2011: Q-switched DPSS UV LASER : LVE-V0150

Spectronix is providing our compact Q-switched DPSS 1.5W UV laser with high beam quality, excellent output stability and high reliability.
Our unique technology has realized an easy-to-use laser at harsh environments.
Excellent performance of LVE-V0150 can be realized in various applications - such as microprocessing of carbon fiber and polyimide film.

Find out more or contact Spectronix Corporation

3 November 2011: HGTR-KTP

CRYSTECH HAVE IMPROVE THE GTR-KTP CRYSTALS WHICH IS WITH WELL PERFORMANCE IN HIGH POWER CW SHG@1064NM LASER SYSTEM.

Find out more or contact CRYSTECH Inc.

3 November 2011: Ultrasonic Motor

Generally the mainstream of actuator is electromagnetic type and fluidic type (air pressure, oil pressure), but in late years a completly new style of ultrasonic motor appears. At It is used in industrial field, but nowadays it is used as the mobile actuator for digital cameras and cellular phone. We coordinate with our partnership companies in new prodects commercialization, to offer our customers much wider, better services. Generally the ultrasonic motor is a mechanism, by the piezoelectrical effect it converts a vibration movement into a displacement movement. Ultrasonic motors are divided into rotary module and linear module.
Can get to low speed and high torque(trust) without slowdown machine.
Can keep high torque(trust),gives off no heat without electric current flowing.
It is silent when it rotates (moves), so there is not servo sound.
When stoped, the frictional force makes it a complete stop without vibration.
Machine responsiveness is high by direct mechanism.
It is simple, so fewer parts are used, and this helps cut down cost at mass production.
Can constitute it in nonmagnetic materials and drive it in a strong magnetic field environment.
It is thin, small size, light weight, the most suitable for low electricity consumption mobile situations
For the Application.
Camera (AF, zoom, rotary work platform).
Roll screen (curtain).
Medical equipment (MRI, prosthetic limb for rehabilitation).
Semiconductor production device (X-rays exposure).
Precise stage.
Robot, a manipulator (finger, arm).
Flow quantity adjustment dialect of valve and nozzle.
Electron microscope.

Find out more or contact Technohands Co., Ltd.

3 November 2011: Precision Glass & Optics’ Customized Optical Mirrors Integrated into 360-degree High-Def Camera System

Precision Glass & Optics (PG&O -www.pgo.com), global experts in optical manufacturing and precision thin film coatings, has provided the precision optical mirrors that are integrated into a revolutionary, 360-degree high definition (HD) video camera system developed by Social Animal (www.socialanimal.tv). The SA360 Video Camera System provides 2K resolution, cinema-quality footage, captured simultaneously and stitched together seamlessly to create a 360-degree panoramic view of the action. It is utilized for commercial and promotional purposes, interactive music videos, 360-degree gaming, and other retail, entertainment, and creative applications.

The system includes nine HD cameras which are paired with optically precise, trapezoidal mirrors, designed and manufactured by Precision Glass & Optics. The MAL203 mirrors are front surface aluminized, on select float glass. They are accurately positioned above each camera lens, fanning out around the circumference of the camera rig. The aluminum is overcoated with dielectric layers on the glass to enhance reflectivity and protect against heat, humidity, and abrasion. PG&O’s MAL series is ideal for any high quality mirror applications that require durability and high reflection. Specifications include standard visible reflection of greater than 94 percent at 550nm for 45 degrees, reflection is greater than 90 percent for S&P polarization at 550nm, 15 degrees through 45 degrees.

The SA360 video is the only system capable of providing a 360-degree panoramic view at 2K resolution. During playback, the viewer can decide which angle of the video they want to watch by scrolling left and/or right. The footage can be viewed via the proprietary SA360 video player or it can be viewed online, enabled by an interactive Flash video plug-in (to view a video review of the new camera system,
go to: http://bit.ly/qBEoA8).

PG&O provides high performance optical components and thin film coatings for extremely demanding tasks for digital cinema, imaging, biomedical, military, aerospace, astronomy, broadcast, solar applications, and more.

Find out more or contact Precision Glass & Optics

3 November 2011: Toshiba Imaging Announces Customized Camera Software Advances Real-Time, Retinal Imaging Research

• New software permits more sensitive fluorescence detection in live retinal imaging


Toshiba Imaging Systems Division www.cameras.toshiba.com), the global leader in high definition (HD) camera technology for life sciences, microscopy, defense, industrial, and broadcast applications, announces a customized software interface for Toshiba’s IK-TF7 3-chip color cameras that enhances fluorescence imaging in living retinal tissue. The custom release of Streampix 5 software by Norpix, Inc. (www.norpix.com/ Montreal, Quebec) for Phoenix Research Laboratories, Inc. (www.phoenixreslabs.com/ Pleasanton, CA) features a built-in, long-integration button with a frame-time-selection window that enhances live animal retinal imaging studies. The recently designed software has been successfully used with Toshiba’s 3CCD cameras by Phoenix Research to capture imagery from the retinas of mice and rats, performing highly sensitive, in-vivo microscopy eye research.

“After a year in development, Norpix’s Streampix 5 software package was a welcome and instant success in our labs,” notes Greg Sprehn of Phoenix Research Laboratories. “Using Toshiba Imaging’s IK-TF7 3-chip cameras with long integration time and low dark noise, the new software (with a corresponding built-in long integration button) allows us to collect photons for several seconds or longer while imaging even fainter fluorescence in living retinal tissue. This exciting new capability will advance retinal regeneration studies that lead to restoring vision in humans, and finding ways to prevent blindness.”

Streampix 5 makes it possible to view, control and acquire imagery from single or multiple cameras simultaneously, all in the same user interface. A complete management console for the cameras simplifies the setup, control and acquisition from any number of cameras. In this application, the new commercial software interface combines with Phoenix Research Lab’s Micron III, an advanced retinal imaging system that integrates Toshiba’s IK-TF7 3-chip cameras with synchro-scan mode. The new, highly sensitive imaging system for biology will permit more precision in cell location and promote safer experiments in the lab. For more information, please visit: www.cameras.toshiba.com.

Find out more or contact Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

3 November 2011: Toshiba Imaging Provides Ultra-Compact, High Definition 3-Chip Cameras for 3D Applications

Toshiba Imaging (www.cameras.toshiba.com), a leader in high definition, color video imaging now provides the world’s smallest 3-chip HD camera head (only 1.6 inches, weighing 2.3 oz.) for 3D applications. The 3CCD IK-HD1's ultra-compact camera head is ideal for capturing unique shots in broadcast applications and other imaging tasks where space is extremely limited.

The flexible IK-HD1 HDTV system features 1920 (H) x 1080 (V), 30 frames per second (fps) output and generation lock (genlock), making this system ideal for 3D imaging and other specialty high definition video imaging broadcast applications such as reality TV, sports, in-vehicle POV, news, commercials, and more. The small camera head features Toshiba’s proprietary 3CCD prism block technology delivering vibrant yet realistic colors, wide dynamic range and superior detail. The CCD camera avoids the rolling-shutter artifacts that are present on many CMOS-based cameras. A comprehensive menu allows the user to customize scene painting and adjust to optimize output for virtually any environment. The C-mount lens mount, RS232C serial interface, and multiple outputs for HD-SDI (SMPTE 292M), analog RGB, or Y/Pb/Pr are standard.

Accessories for the remote head system include interface cables in 3-, 6-, 10-, or 30-meter lengths and optional 50Hz/60Hz switchable control unit that provides either 1080i 25 or 1080i 30 output. Toshiba’s IK-HD1 HDTV cameras have been implemented in a diverse range of 2D and 3D camera systems for a variety of broadcast applications.

For a demonstration of Toshiba Imaging's IK-HD1 for 3D applications, please stop by the Polecam Stand 10.C49 in Hall 10 during IBC-2011 at the RAI Amsterdam, Sept. 9 - 13, 2011. Or visit www.cameras.toshiba.com for more information.

Find out more or contact Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

3 November 2011: BrightLase® Ultra-500 200W 1470nm fiber coupled module

200W 1470nm fiber-coupled module for materials processing and surgical applications.

Find out more or contact Laser Operations LLC/QPC Lasers

3 November 2011: Low Loss IBS Optical Coatings - Actual coating absorption < 1 ppm!

Photothermal Common-Path Interferometry (PCI)

Precision Photonics (PPC) is now using in-house PCI for absorption measurements of substrate surfaces, coatings, and bulk materials at 1070nm. This new system is a key piece of metrology for applications with critical requirements for very low absorption coatings, such as the high power continuous wave (CW) lasers used in materials processing and directed energy. PPC is also utilizing these measurements to monitor the batch-to-batch quality of our ion-beam-sputtered (IBS) optics and coatings.

Photothermal Common-Path Interferometry (PCI) is a metrology method that creates and measures a tiny, localized thermal lens with sensitivity of less than 1 part-per-million (ppm) for fractional absorption. It uses a strong pump beam to create the thermal lens effect in conjunction with a weak probe beam to detect the resulting aberration. The technique is insensitive to scatter, non-destructive, and can measure bare or coated surfaces as well as bulk material absorption of a substrate.

Total absorption at coated surface is ~1.5 ppm
Bulk absorption corresponds to ~0.8 ppm
Uncoated surface absorption is ~1.0 ppm
Actual AR coating absorption is < 1 ppm

Find out more or contact Precision Photonics Corp.

3 November 2011: Rapid Automated Modular Microscope (RAMM) System

The RAMM system’s modular design allows a custom system to be easily developed. The microscope is configurable with infinity-corrected optics, dichroic filter cubes, multi-wavelength excitation and emission filterwheels, and detectors including cameras and photomultipliers. A wide range of automated features can also be added; these include: high-speed XY stages, precision piezo & motorized Z focusing, laser based auto-focus, and a robotic specimen loader. The system provides a solid platform for high throughput screening, genetic sequencing, experimental research, and much more. It has been designed for flexible cost-effective OEM development using high quality high MTBF components to reduce cost and increase customer satisfaction.

Find out more or contact ASI/Applied Scientific Instrumentation

3 November 2011: NanoRam™ - Next Generation Handheld Raman Instrument for Material Verification in cGMP Compliant Facilities

B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems, is proud to introduce the NanoRam™, a new class of small, handheld instruments for materials identification and verification within cGMP compliant facilities. The NanoRam is a state-of-the-art compact Raman spectrometer and integrated computing system, based on an open systems architecture design that can support a broad range of applications in multiple industries. Designed for use by non-specialists, the NanoRam is easy to use and operates single-handedly.
Our initial goal for the NanoRam is to provide a solution to pharmaceutical customers who need to deploy instruments in volume among different sites, to efficiently analyze active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, and drug products as part of a LEAN manufacturing and quality process. The NanoRam allows rapid development of standardized and validated methods to facilitate 100% inspection for purity and quality, as mandated by government regulators within operational guidelines provided by US and international pharmacopeia. The enhanced utility of the NanoRam is expected to accelerate the adoption of handheld Raman for use in identifying counterfeit drugs, mitigating the multi-billion dollar impact on revenues for global pharmaceutical companies.
With the now accepted advantages of portable Raman spectroscopy, such as ease of sampling, on the spot analysis with no need for quarantine areas, highly selective peaks for both qualitative and quantitative analysis, and the ability to analyze both organic and inorganic compounds over a wide spectral range, the NanoRam reduces production costs and escalates productivity, all at the same time. Using USP certified samples, Raman spectral libraries are available for pharmaceutical materials and new spectra can be easily generated and added to existing libraries. Raman spectral libraries that have been created on other instruments can be transferred to the NanoRam platform using a library conversion utility.

The NanoRam is equipped with B&W Tek’s patented CleanLaze® technology for exceptional laser stabilization and narrow linewidth. Other features include a spectral resolution below 10 cm-1, wide Raman shift coverage up to 3200cm-1, and a TE cooled 2048 pixel CCD array. Weighing less than 1.1 kg, the instrument’s small, compact package, large OLED display, and low power consumption provides high quality Raman measurements and ease of use anywhere. The unit comes with a range of sampling accessories for gels, liquids, powders and solids.
“The NanoRam represents a new generation of small handheld tools for material identification and verification,” says Dr. Mike Kayat, VP of Sales & Marketing for B&W Tek, Inc. “Rapid validation and deployment within cGMP facilities is made possible by the combination of near-laboratory grade Raman spectral analysis with a high performance PC-based environment that can communicate with ERP systems, together with validated methods and libraries within an open systems architecture. The NanoRam supports all aspects of quality by design and process analytical management for healthcare and pharmaceutical customers.”
NanoRam customers will be able to take advantage of extended warranty plans, annual recertification services, assistance with method and/or new library development and other services such as assistance with IQ/OQ/PQ validation.
For more information on the handheld NanoRam, visit: http://www.bwtek.com/nanoram

About B&W Tek, Inc.
B&W Tek, Inc. is an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy, laser instrumentation and portable/lab grade Raman systems. We provide custom product design, development, and manufacturing for biomedical, physical, chemical, and research communities. Our commitment to innovating solutions makes B&W Tek, Inc. a leader in Raman spectrometer sales worldwide.

Travis Thompson
B&W Tek, Inc.
19 Shea Way
Newark, DE 19713 USA
+1-302-368-7824
www.bwtek.com
sales@bwtek.com

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3 November 2011: i-Raman® Enhanced High Resolution Raman Spectrometer and BWIQ™ State of the Art Chemometric Software

B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems, has recently enhanced the industry leading i-Raman® high resolution TE cooled Raman spectrometer as well as introduced a state of the art chemometric software package, BWIQ™.

The i-Raman® is equipped with B&W Tek’s patented CleanLaze® technology for exceptional laser stabilization and narrow linewidth. Other features include a spectral resolution as fine as 3cm-1, wide Raman shift coverage up to 4000cm-1, and a TE cooled 2048 pixel CCD array. With a convenient fiber optic interface, it can collect data to within 65cm-1 of the Rayleigh Line. It is unique for its high resolution combined with field-portability, with performance comparable to large bench-top Raman systems and weighing less than 7 lbs. The system’s small footprint, lightweight design, and low power consumption provides research grade Raman capabilities anywhere!

The i-Raman® now offers an 830nm excitation wavelength option in addition to the current 785nm and 532nm configurations. Shifting the excitation wavelength into the NIR by 45nm greatly reduces fluorescence effects, allowing for the analysis of a wider range of biological and chemical materials. All i-Raman® systems now also feature deeper TE Cooling, which allows the maximum effective integration to be doubled to 4 minutes. This makes the i-Raman® ideal for demanding applications involving low concentrations and weak Raman scatterers.

As part of an evolving product roadmap, B&W Tek has also released the BWIQ™ chemometrics software package for use with the i-Raman® and other high resolution Raman products. BWIQ™ is a multivariate analysis software package that analyzes spectral data to discover internal relationships between spectra and response data and/or spectra and sample classes. BWIQ™ combines traditional chemometric methods such as Partial Least Squares Regression (PLSR) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with new methods, such as B&W Tek’s proprietary adaptive iteratively reweighted Penalized Least Squares (airPLS) algorithm for automatic baseline correction and Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithms for non-linear datasets.

“BWIQ™, paired with the enhancements to the i-Raman®, represents the next step in B&W Tek’s strategy to enhance our leadership position in integrated solutions including high resolution portable Raman instruments,” says Dr. Mike Kayat, VP of Sales & Marketing for B&W Tek, Inc. “By coupling new and transitional chemometric methods with cutting edge computer science technology, such as sparse linear algebra algorithms, BWIQ™ represents the next generation in speed, accuracy, and performance.”

The BWIQ™ package is available as an option with new Raman systems or separately for existing B&W Tek customers.

For more information on the i-Raman® high resolution TE cooled Raman spectrometer and BWIQ™ chemometric software package, visit http://www.bwtek.com/iraman

About B&W Tek, Inc.

B&W Tek, Inc. is an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy, laser instrumentation and portable/lab grade Raman systems. We provide custom product design, development, and manufacturing for biomedical, physical, chemical, and research communities. Our commitment to innovating solutions makes B&W Tek, Inc. a leader in Raman spectrometer sales worldwide.

Travis Thompson
B&W Tek, Inc.
19 Shea Way
Newark, DE 19713 USA
+1-302-368-7824
www.bwtek.com
sales@bwtek.com

Find out more or contact B&W Tek, Inc.

3 November 2011: Glacier™ X Miniature Fiber Coupled Spectrometer

B&W Tek, Inc. announces the new thermoelectric (TE) cooled miniature fiber coupled spectrometer, the Glacier™ X.
The Glacier™ X is the smallest TE cooled spectrometer on the market, making it the perfect solution for applications that require high performance and portability. It is equipped with a 2048 element linear CCD array, built-in 16-bit digitizer, and high-speed USB 2.0 interface.
Compared to non-cooled CCD spectrometers, the Glacier™ X offers higher dynamic range, significantly reduced dark counts, and superior baseline stability, making it ideal for low light level detection and long-term monitoring applications. Wavelength configurations are available from as low as 200nm to as high as 1050nm with resolutions between 0.6nm and 4.0nm. Flexible custom configurations and application support are also available for OEM customers.
“The Glacier™ X gives customers the ability to make low light level measurements without the need for larger, more expensive spectrometers” said Jason Hammock, Sales Director for B&W Tek, Inc.
The combined temperature cooling and regulation, together with its compact form factor makes this model a favorite choice of OEM system integrators. The TE cooling makes it possible for weak signals, such as fluorescence and Raman, to be integrated for sufficient time to accumulate measurable signals for detection, resulting in a far superior signal-to-noise ratio.

About B&W Tek, Inc.
B&W Tek, Inc. is an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems for biomedical, physical, chemical, and research communities. With a strong vertical integration capability, B&W Tek, Inc. also provides custom product development, design, and manufacturing. With emphasis on high performance lasers and spectrometers, we strive for versatility - innovating solutions. Our ISO 9001 & ISO 13485 certified facility and patented technologies ensure high quality products, consistently proven and growing every day. As a result, B&W Tek, Inc. leads worldwide sales of Raman spectrometers.

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3 November 2011: Sol™ series - Enhanced NIR Spectrometers

B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems, has recently introduced its enhanced series of TE Cooled fiber-coupled InGaAs array spectrometers – the Sol™ series. These spectrometers now offer extended spectral range and high spectral resolution options along with deeper TE Cooling. All four spectrometers in the series have USB standard interface for easy integration into OEM systems.

“B&W Tek strives for constant innovation and improvement,” says Dr. Jack Zhou, COO for B&W Tek, Inc. “ We not only believe in scientific advancement by way of engineering new products, but also by the improvement of existing products for superior results and exceptional customer value. The enhancements of our Sol series near-infrared spectrometers will allow users more flexibility in configuring systems specific to their application, with an increase in detection limits of nearly a factor of 10.”

The Sol™ 1.7’s TE Cooling has been upgraded from +5°C to -10°C for lower noise and better stability. The spectrometer includes three new grating options, allowing for 18 additional configurations between 900 nm – 1700 nm, and resolution as fine as 0.2nm. Redesigned electronics for the Sol™ 1.7 allow this unit to operate with a standard 5VDC power supply, making it even more convenient for OEM integrators and end users alike.

The Sol™ 2.2 and Sol™ 2.2A have also been upgraded with three new grating options, allowing for 8 additional configurations from previous models. These new gratings allow for an extended range of 900 nm-2200 nm and higher spectral resolution, measuring less than 2.5 nm for the Sol™ 2.2.

For more information on the enhanced Sol™ NIR Spectrometer Series, visit www.bwtek.com/sol/

About B&W Tek, Inc.

B&W Tek, Inc. is an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy, laser instrumentation and portable/lab grade Raman systems. We provide custom product design, development, and manufacturing for biomedical, physical, chemical, and research communities. Our commitment to innovating solutions makes B&W Tek, Inc. a leader in Raman spectrometer sales worldwide.

Liz Zelhart
B&W Tek, Inc.
19 Shea Way
Newark, DE 19713 USA
+1-302-368-7824
www.bwtek.com
sales@bwtek.com

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3 November 2011: Element Six Technologies Single Crystal CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) Diamond

Element Six Technologies supplies Single Crystal CVD Diamond for demanding optical applications. This opens up the possibility of exploiting the excellent optical and thermal properties of diamond without compromising other aspects of device performance. Diamond offers a number of properties that make it unique as an optical material; it is transparent (spanning the UV to the THz), with low absorption coefficients at key laser frequencies, has a very high thermal conductivity enabling any heat absorbed to be dissipated, and a low thermal expansion coeffient, limiting any thermally generated strain, which can otherwise result in beam distortion or window failure. Application areas include high power laser exit windows, beam splitters, output couplers and optical components for spectroscopy and endoscopy. Varients of single crystal diamond include ultra low birefringence for applications sensitive to the polarization of light and a version specifically designed for Raman Laser Applications. Current sizes up to 10mm x 10mm x 2mm.

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3 November 2011: "Mini" AOM Driver

The Melbourne, FL division of Gooch & Housego now offers a “mini” AOM driver that is capable of delivering up to 2.5W of RF power at frequencies of < 100 MHz. It is extremely small and has a lower power demand as compared to standard sized AOM drivers that have similar performance. Conduction cooling is required by the user. Either analog or digital (TTL) modulation are available.

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3 November 2011: ThermoRack 800W

A new addition to our family of rack-mount chillers, the ThermoRack 800W model is a unique design specific to laser applications up to 800 watts while maintaining energy efficiency, compact size and quiet operation.

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3 November 2011: OL 770-InGaAs Spectroradiometer

The Life Sciences and Instrumentation division of Gooch and Housego has added the OL 770-InGaAs Spectroradiometer to their line of high-quality, high-accuracy light measurement equipment. This high-speed, multi-channel spectroradiometer extends the wavelength range to cover the 750 – 1700 nm spectrum, in addition to the current 200-780 nm, 380-780 nm and 380 – 1100 nm versions that are already available. Applications range from chemometrics and determining atmospheric absorption, to solar simulator and IRED source measurements. The modular design of the 770 product line makes it easy to integrate the InGaAs system into an existing setup to cover an even wider spectral range without needing to procure additional accessories.

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3 November 2011: Variable Phase Retarder

The liquid crystal variable phase retarder (or phase shifter) is a transmissive element with an electrically tunable optical phase retardance. The Arcoptix variable phase retarder is a thin transmissive element causing minimal losses (90% transmission) and can be simply placed within the optical path of your system. The more, its optical retardation is electrically tunable with the LC driver of ARCoptix (but it can also be driven with simple labor alternative power supply). Alternatively, it can also be used as optical valve (for a narrow wavelength range) or as polarization State controller.

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3 November 2011: Solar spectrometer

The SpectroSolar is high quality robust USB powered grating spectrometer optimized for measuring the spectral contents of pulsed (down to 1ms) and continuous solar simulators. Thanks to its double channel technology it is capable to measure solar spectra with high accuracy (below 5% error) over a spectral range going from 400nm to 1100nm (as defined by IEC) within 1 ms! The device is ideal for measurement of solar flasher and features an optical trigger (combined with a programmable delay) for synchronization with the flash lamps. The software ranks the simulator according to IEC classes.The spectrometer accuracy has been qualified by the Swiss Institute of metrology and by international comparison sun measurement session. SpectroSolar is the ideal tool for monitoring the solar simulators and so to ensure better quality insurance of the solar cells manufacturing process.

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3 November 2011: Radial Polarization Converter

The Radial Polarization converter from Arcoptix is a worldwide unique liquid crystal device that converts a conventional linearly polarized beam into a beam that has a continuous radial or azimuthal polarization distribution.

Thanks to special alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, the polarization converter rotates locally the orientation of the linearly polarized beam. Depending of the orientation of the device in respect to the entrance polarization we may obtain either azimuthally or a radially polarization distribution.
For more information please visit our webpages on www.arcoptix.com

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3 November 2011: FTIR Spectrometer

Arcoptix has developed a compact fibered scanning FTIR spectrometer (FTIR-Rocket) that is compatible with standard fibered SMA accessories. The spectrometer has a resolution of 4cm-1 and an entrance aperture of 15mm. It uses cooled MCT detectors (for the IR) or InGaAs detectors for the NIR
Different spectral ranges are available:
- FTIR Rocket from 5000-830cm-1 (2-12 microns)
- FT-NIR Rocket from 0.9-2.6 microns
Other models optimized for ATR, diffuse reflection or gaz measurement are also available.
For more information please visit our web pages www.arcoptix.com

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3 November 2011: Yenista filters optically down to 6.25 GHz with the XTM-50 and offers a unique high ASE-noise-free output power tunable laser Tunics T100S

Yenista Optics SA releases the Tunics T100S. This general-purpose benchtop “work-horse” tunable laser combines all advanced functionalities of former Tunics Plus and Tunics Purity product lines. As a result Tunics T100S has a large wavelength range and high ASE-noise-free output power. This laser is a must for all optical labs looking for an affordable every day use laser. With Tunics T100S, the laser is not anymore the limiting factor of the measurement set-up.

Yenista Optics offers a high selective flat top filter XTM-50. This manually tunable filter has adjustable bandwidth down to 6.25 GHz (50 pm), a record for diffraction grating based devices.

The XTM-50 has a wavelength tuning range from 1450 to 1650nm and a bandwidth adjusting range from 50 pm to 800 pm. It allows engineers and researchers to extract ans study signals with low insertion loss and no distortion of signal thanks to an impressive 0,2 dB flatness and 500 dB/nm steep edges.

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3 November 2011: High Speed Camera pco.diamx HD/HD+ delivers Broadcast Image Quality

The Cooke Corporation is introducing the newest addition to its high speed CMOS camera line, the pco.dimax HD/HD+ high speed CMOS camera. Similar to its predecessor, the pco.dimax, the pco.dimax HD/HD+ is based on a specially developed CMOS image sensor which achieves true linear response, at a slightly smaller resolution and more convenient price point.

This high speed CMOS camera system, pco.dimax HD/HD+, comprises advanced CMOS and electronics technology. With its sensitive 12 bit dynamics it enables remarkable fast image rates of 1469 frames per second (fps) in the full resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixel (HD) and 1107 fps in the 1920 x 1440 pixel (HD+). User-selectable resolutions and speeds allow up to 90,260 fps at a useable resolution of 240 x 16 pixels.

The 24.2 (HD) or 26.4 (HD+) mm diagonal CMOS image sensor features 11µm pixels, peak quantum efficiency of 50% and is available in both color and monochrome formats. An internal offset stabilization negates the need for a mechanical shutter found in other high speed cameras.

Outstanding light sensitivity in combination with low read out noise electronics lead to highest image dynamics and broadcast proven image quality (SMI value 83 according to ISO 17321 standard). Additionally the camera features ISO speeds from 1250 to 16000 (mono) & 160 to 6400 (color).

The pco.dimax HD/HD+ features up to 36 GB of internal imaging memory and multiple trigger options to cover all applications including those mandated by the automotive industry. The image data is transferred via GigE Vision or USB2.0 (Camera Link optional) camera interfaces. The pco.dimax HD/HD+ has a smart battery control allowing for full operation for 1 hour or a data backup for 6 hours without external power supply. The global snapshot shutter provides exposure time from 1.5 µs to 40 ms. Inter-camera (master-slave) synchronization allows for precise synchronization in applications with for up to 5 high speed cameras, e.g. dynamic 3D analysis. The pco.dimax HD/HD+ can be equipped with IRIG-B input to allow for accurate time stamping of images.

The pco.dimax HD/HD+ camera system is specifically designed for automotive off board safety tests with its smaller form factor, numerous trigger options and smart battery control. But it is equally suited for demanding high speed applications in the area of industrial, scientific, military and biomedical areas. Applications include combustion, ballistic and missile imaging, material testing, short time physics, impact tests and super slow motion movie clips.

For more information on our complete line of high speed and high performance CCD, ICCD, CMOS and scientific CMOS camera systems, visit us online at www.cookecorp.com.

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3 November 2011: mode-locked fiber laser comb

Feature product:
Compact mode-locked fiber laser comb with fundamental repetition rate up to 500 MHz is available.
A3 paper size laser head including the f-to-2f construction for fceo detection and the SHG to visible.

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2 November 2011: Multi-Channel CCD Spectrometers

Multi-channel spectrometers are used to monitor or measure multiple samples or sources simultaneously. Traditionally, multi-channel imaging spectrometers have been expensive and bulky instruments used only in demanding laboratory and industrial applications. Mightex has leveraged the state-of-the-art optics and CCD cameras to bring to the market a compact and low-cost multi-channel fiber spectrometer that features high spectral resolution and high light throughput.

At the heart of Mightex multi-channel spectrometers is a high-throughput flat-field imaging spectrograph. Multiple input fibers, each represents an independent signal channel, are aligned along the input slit of the imaging spectrograph. Spectrum of each cannel is dispersed by a high-efficiency diffraction grating and then imaged on to a 2D CCD sensor. Light from each channel occupies different rows on the CCD sensor. All channels are exposed simultaneously, then rows associated with each channel are binned together to produce a spectrum for the channel. Fiber channels are spaced out properly to essentially eliminate crosstalk between adjacent channels.

The standard CCD camera features a ½” 1.3MP Sony ICX205 imager with a 12-bit ADC. Exposure time (integrating time) can be varied between 50us and 200s. The electronics hardware also includes trigger input and four programmable digital I/Os for interfacing with other equipment such as a light source. The spectrometer is controlled through a USB2.0 interface which also supplies all the electric power needed to operate the spectrometer. Mightex also integrates other cameras to build custom multi-channel spectrometers.

Input ends of the fibers are connectorized with SMA905 connectors. Sleeves are available to connect the fibers to other SMA connectors. Standard software package includes a full-featured multi-channel spectrometer PC software as well as a software development kit (SDK) for further software development. The software also supports radiometric calibration and photometric calculations.

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2 November 2011: Wavelength-Switchable LED Sources

(For details, please visit: http://www.mightexsystems.com/family_info.php?cPath=21_186_187&categories_id=187)

Many applications require wavelength-switchable sources. For example, in vision applications different types of objects may require different illumination wavelengths for optimized contrast. Mightex wavelength-switchable LED sources let users manually switch between a selection of LED sources with different wavelengths and/or white LED’s.

A wide range of wavelengths and white LED’s are available for users to choose from. The selected LEDs are installed in the light source chassis in the factory. Users can then switch among the installed LEDs by manually turning a hand wheel.

A high-NA aspherical collimating optics is included for precision collimation and high light throughput. Clear aperture of the optics is 22mm in diameter. Other optional optics may be added for fiber/lightguide coupling and other functions.

The light source includes a 5-ft electrical cable with a connector on one end to be plugged into the light source, and two bare-wire terminals at the other end. The light sources can be driven by Mightex LED controllers or other LED controllers and current sources. Only a single driving channel is required because at any time only one wavelength is powered up. Over-current protection is built into the light source to prevent potential damage during switching.

An optional focusing module can be mounted on the front of the LED collimator to focus light into a tight spot which is an image of the LED emitter.

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2 November 2011: Full-spectrum LED Light Sources for Spectrometers

Full-spectrum LED Light Sources for Spectrometers.
1. LED-based light source, with lifetime >25,000 hours and low power consumption.
2. Significantly higher intensity at blue/UV end compared to halogen light sources.
3. Intensity can be adjusted without changing output spectrum.
4. Output spectrum can be tailored by users to suit different applications.
5. Available manual and computer-controlled drivers.

For more details, please visit: http://www.mightexsystems.com/family_info.php?cPath=102_215&categories_id=215

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2 November 2011: Entry-Level Laser Beam Profiler: CinCam CMOS

The CinCam CMOS is the newest product of our successful CinCam Family. This particular cost-effective beam profiler is optimized to provide excellent sensitivity from (200)350-1100nm spectral range. Special versions are available for higher sensitivity in the UV and NIR range. The 1.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor with high-speed USB 2.0 interface provides accurate and fast laser beam analysis of cw and pulsed laser systems. The lightweight and ultra-compact design facilitates easy and flexible integration in optical assemblies.

The CinCam is available with its specifically designed beam profiling software RayCi, which utilizes unique analytical capabilities and incomparable visualization modes. This ensures the highest accuracy in beam profile analysis according to ISO standards.

Advantages:

• Most cost-effective laser beam profiler on the market
• Ultra-compact design for easy integration in optical systems
• High-resolution Megapixel CMOS sensor without cover glass
• Real-time monitoring by a high frame rate and high dynamic range
• Standard high-speed USB 2.0 interface
• Enhanced spectral range with UV-Version


Applications:

• Beam quality M² measurements
• Laser beam analysis of cw and pulsed lasers
• Quick control of laser modes and adjustment errors
• Test equipment for scientific research
• Near-Field and Far-Field analyses of lasers, LED devices and other light sources
• Versatile integration in optical systems

Find out more or contact CINOGY Technologies GmbH

1 November 2011: Deposition Sciences’ MicroDyn® Sputtered Coatings Include Longwave Infrared (LWIR) Optical Filters

Santa Rosa, CA – Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI®), manufacturer of durable thin film optical coatings, announces the new sputtered long wavelength infrared optical coatings. The company’s proprietary MicroDyn sputtering deposition platform now delivers 8-micron longwave pass (LWP) and 10-micron narrow bandpass (NBP) filters with superior blocking capabilities. The in-band transmittance levels have also been enhanced, making these advanced thin film coatings ideal for a variety of applications, such as gas sensing and thermal imaging.

DSI’s new process creates sputtered films that feature increased abrasion resistance relative to evaporated films and are much more economical to produce in higher volumes. Because of the intrinsically low temperature of the sputtering process, the coatings are compatible with photoresists, enabling the filters to be patterned using standard photolithographic techniques.

Highly durable, optical thin film coatings from DSI include multilayer thin films for industrial, commercial, biomedical, test & measurement, solar, military, defense and aerospace applications. For more information, please go to: www.depsci.com.

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Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI) – Santa Rosa, CA – www.depsci.com - For over 25 years, Deposition Sciences has produced the most durable optical thin film filter coatings in the industry. DSI’s coating capability ranges from the ultraviolet (UV), through the visible and includes near-infrared (NIR), midwave-infrared (MWIR) and out to the longwave-infrared (LWIR). At the heart of these capabilities is DSI’s patented MicroDyn® reactive sputtering technology enabling superior multilayer thin film coatings for optics and other thin film technologies.

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31 October 2011: IR-Enhanced CCD for Raman Spectroscopy

Hamamatsu's S11510 series of CCD image sensors offer enhanced NIR sensitivity for Raman spectroscopy. These CCDs have a wide spectral response range from 200 nm to 1100 nm, and features 40% quantum efficiency at 1000 nm. The enhanced sensitivity in the NIR region, which is particularly beneficial for detecting long-wavelength Raman emissions, is made possible by applying Hamamatsu's laser processing technology to form a MEMS structure on the back side of the CCD. Other features include a high full well capacity, wide dynamic range, and high CCD node sensitivity. There are two configurations currently offered in the S11510 series. The S11510-1006 has 1024 x 64 pixels, and the S11510-1106 has 2048 x 64 pixels. Go to http://sales.hamamatsu.com for more info.

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28 October 2011: 8-Channel Direct Digital Synthesizer

The next generation direct digital synthesizer (DDS) for agile acousto-optic device control is now available from Crystal Technology, a Gooch & Housego company. Building on the success of its predecessor, this newest architecture raises the DDS performance to a new standard. With an enhanced embedded Linux operating system, the DDS has evolved into a serious network appliance. Users now have the ability to create custom commands. Ethernet connectivity with Telnet, FTP, HTTP, SSH, Syslog, and Security provide the framework for training, on-line diagnostics, and high-speed control not previously available.

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28 October 2011: MPTflex

MPTflex™ is a CE- marked medical system based on femtosecond multiphoton excitation of biomolecules like NAD(P)H, flavins, porphyrins, elastin and melanin in vivo. The extracellular matrix element collagen can be identified by its second harmonic generation (SHG). Autofluorescence and SHG signals are recorded by fast highly sensitive PMT detectors with single photon sensitivity. The system consists of a compact, turn-key tunable femtosecond near infrared (NIR) laser, an articulated arm with near infrared optics, beam- scanning module with galvoscanners and piezo -driven optics, a fast PMT detector module as well as a control unit including JenLab Image software for image processing. An additional module for two-photon in-vivo FLIM can be provided.

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27 October 2011: Non-hermetic Fibre-Q

Gooch and Housego's Torquay facility is pleased to announce the release of a new addition to its successful “Fibre-Q” fibre coupled acousto-optic modulator product line. Following on the success of their fully hermetic product, designed to perform in the most demanding environmental conditions, G&H has developed a non-hermetic version. The non-hermetic Fibre-Q utilizes the same reliable core build process of the hermetic Fibre-Q, retaining the same optical performance while offering reduction in size, weight, and cost. The non-hermetic Fibre-Q has been designed for use in OEM industrial applications in which environmental conditions are less harsh. In particular, G&H expects the product to appeal to the very competitive industrial pulsed fibre laser market.

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26 October 2011: Fiber Optic Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensors

OZ Optics now offers the Foresightä series of fiber optic distributed strain and temperature sensors. The new sensor system provides high resolution and accurate strain and temperature monitoring over very long distances. The sensor uses standard optical telecommunications fiber, thereby leveraging the enormous economies of scale from fiber optic communication networks. The new system is ideal for temperature and strain monitoring of oil & gas pipelines, bridges, dams, security fences and power lines. Brillouin sensors are excellent for detecting corrosion, buckling and micro cracks in large structures.

The new Fiber Optic Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensor (DSTS) uses Brillouin scattering in optical fibers to measure changes simultaneously in both temperature and strain along the length of a standard, low-cost optical fiber. By wrapping or embedding a fiber inside a structure such as an oil pipeline or dam, users can detect when the structure is being strained or heated/cooled and allow the problem to be corrected before failure occurs. Such monitoring capability is invaluable in critical structures where failure could represent loss of lives or millions of dollars. The sensing fiber can also be used for telecommunications.

The sensing technology gives both temperature and strain readings along the length of the fiber, with spatial resolution as short as 5cm. Being able to monitor both temperature and strain changes is a key advantage, as it allows one to identify which changes in the strain on the fiber are temperature related, and which are caused by outside stresses. Depending on the configuration selected, the sensor range is up to 40km.

The system is fully compatible with the communications and monitoring solutions found in OZ Optics’ Optical Network Safeguard™ (OZ-Guard) system. This provides wireless communication options for remote installations, automated monitoring, and real-time alerts with GPS coordinates via text message, email, instant message and the web. Escalating alarms, starting with the field engineer and rising to any level specified by the system operator, are a standard feature of the system.

Find out more or contact OZ Optics Ltd.

26 October 2011: High Power Inline Optical Taps/ Power Monitors

OZ Optics has developed optical patchcords with built-in directional inline optical taps, specifically for high power applications. Using a revolutionary, patent pending process, optical taps are written directly into the optical fiber, to extract a small portion of the light for power monitoring. Less than 0.1% of the light is tapped from the fiber to a monitor photodiode, allowing one to monitor optical power levels in singlemode and polarization maintaining fibers transmitting several Watts of optical power. Custom assemblies can be designed and manufactured for speciality fibers and OEM applications.

Standard optical taps are unidirectional in nature, providing an output signal for light propagating in the forward direction, but not in the reverse direction. This is ideal when one wants to measure the power in one direction, independent of any reflected or returning signals. Optical taps are available for wavelengths ranging from 325nm to over 2000nm. Contact an OZ Optics representative for technical details.

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26 October 2011: High Power Fiber Optic Connectors with Shutters

OZ Optics offers electrically controlled fiber optic shutters. These shutters are designed to work with high power lasers, and are controlled through a simple 12 Volt supply. They are ideal for safety interlocks, remote control systems and industrial laser applications. Input and output fibers are connected to the shutter, which opens or closes to transmit or block the light. An electrical connector gives one the option to link the shutter to a laser’s safety interlock, shutting down a laser should the shutter be closed.

Fiber optic shutters are now offered with sensors. These sensors detect whether or not fibers have been connected to both input and output receptacles. If either receptacle does not have a fiber connected, then the shutter will not open. This safety feature is ideal for fiber laser applications, ensuring that one cannot accidently remove a fiber while light is being transmitted, ensuring a worker’s safety.

Shutters are available for laser wavelengths ranging from 180nm to 2000nm. Both fiber-to-fiber shutters and laser-to-fiber couplers with shutters are available. Systems for 100 Watt CW lasers, and for high power pulsed lasers have been produced. We offer shutters that work with multimode, singlemode and polarization maintaining fibers. Contact an OZ Optics representative for technical details.

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26 October 2011: High Power Isolators/Collimators

OZ Optics is pleased to announce that we are now offering up to 50W power handling 1064nm isolators at very competitive prices.

· Up to 50W design is available as free-space version

· Up to 30W design is offered with Large Mode Area (LMA) Single Mode (SM) fiber pigtail on one side and collimated free-space beam on the other side

· Both Polarization Dependent and Independent versions are offered with SM and Polarization Maintaining (PM) fiber pigtails subject to the power handling requirements

· The high power isolator product line also extends to the 1300-1650nm wavelength range.

· Other related high power products include Large Mode Area fiber collimators, high power handling SM, PM and MM fiber patchcords, shutters, and sleeve thru adaptors with safety interlocks

One common enabling feature which is used in OZ Optics’ high power isolator designs and other high power handling OZ Optics’ products that enables achievement of high power handling fiber, is the use of coreless fiber endcaps specially treated fiber ends for high power handling.

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26 October 2011: Multi-channel hermetically sealed optical fiber assemblies

As part of its continued commitment to customer satisfaction and industry leadership, OZ Optics is pleased to announce that it has extended its product offering of hermetically sealed fiber feedthrus to include assemblies with up to 16 fibers, arranged in a ribbon configuration. This new addition complements very well its current offering that covers an entire spectrum of applications, from 1 fiber to 16 fibers.

OZ Optics has been a world pioneer in this product line, offering standard as well as highly customized solutions to meet the most specialized and demanding applications, ranging from telecomm to aerospace and defense. OZ Optics manufacturing include resistive and programmable inductive heating capabilities, to create the hermetic seal between the optical fiber and a holding element (typically a gold plated Kovar ferrule). Both of these heating technologies can be used to seal fibers using glass solder, thus avoiding the need for expensive fiber metallization, or the more traditional metallic solder to be used with metallized fibers. OZ Optics engineering team will design the product and process that better suits the specific requirements of each application.

OZ Optics manufacturing processes have been designed to yield high quality products that can meet or exceed the most demanding qualification tests, including Telcordia GR-1221. Furthermore, the thousands of assemblies that have been shipped and successfully deployed by our customers over the years have proved the quality and reliability of our proprietary designs and processes.

Contact an OZ Optics representative for additional technical details; OZ Optics engineering team is ready to assist in developing the most cost effective and technically sound solutions for your specific needs.

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26 October 2011: High precision infrared optics

High precision infrared optics
Different materials: Germanium, Silicon, ZnSe, ZnS, CaF2, GaAs, MgF2, etc.
Size: dia. 5-300mm; thickness 0.5-30mm
S/D: 10-5; Flatness 1/20 lambda
window, mirror, wedge, lens and prism
Application: IR detector, IR optical system, thermal imaging system, etc.

Find out more or contact Z & Z Optoelectronics Tech. Co., Ltd.

26 October 2011: High precision laser optics

High precision laser optics
Different materials: ZnSe, Silicon, BK7(K9), Fused Silica (JGS1)¡¢Zerodur, Borofloat, etc.
Size: dia. 5-300mm; thickness 0.5-30mm
S/D: 10-5; Flatness: 1/20 lambda
window, mirror, wedge, lens, prism and filter
Application: laser system, imaging system, projector, etc.

Find out more or contact Z & Z Optoelectronics Tech. Co., Ltd.

26 October 2011: ultra precision optics

Ultra precision optics
Different materials: Fused Silica, Silicon, Zerodur, Ceramics Glass, etc.
Specification:
Fused Silica no more than 0.1nm
Silicon no more than 0.1nm
Zerodur no more than 0.1nm
S/D 5-1, Flatness <1/30 lambda
Size: dia. 1-300mm; thickness 1-20mm
Wide application: high power laser, ultra fast laser, soft X ray system, Ultra UV system, ultra precision optical test system.

Find out more or contact Z & Z Optoelectronics Tech. Co., Ltd.

26 October 2011: "T-STEP" Type Windows

Creator optics (CNCO) supply high quality "T-STEP" windows which are made of optical glass, optical crystal and laser crystal.

The main materials as following:
BK7, Sapphire, Quartz crystal, Pyrex, BOROFLOAT, float glass, custom available.

All of these custom made windows are desighed to be used in precision optical and Infrared laser systems. The optical transmission is high with little or no distortion of the transmitted beam. The circumference is ground and both edges are no-chips beveled. More details of these windows: http://www.creatoroptics.com/E-step_p.html

Specifications
Diameter: Dia3mm to 250mm, customize available
Thickness: 5mm to 50mm , customize available
Diameter Tolerance: +/-0.05mm, +/-0.1mm
Thickness Tolerance: +/-0.025mm, +/- 0.05mm
Edge: ground
Chamfer/Bevel: 0.25*45°
Flatness: 1/2 lambda per inch @633nm,1/8 lambda per inch @633nm, up to 1/10 lambda per inch @633nm
Parallelism: 30 arc sec, 3 arc min
Surface Qulitity: 20/10, 60/40
Clear Aperture: >85%
Coating: customize available
Material: BK7,sapphire,fused silica,quartz,Pyrex,BOROFLOAT, float glass etc.

Find out more or contact Nanjing Creator Optics Co., Ltd.

26 October 2011: Hi-precision Cone Windows

Creator optics (CNCO) supply high quality cone windows which are made of optical glass, optical crystal and laser crystal.

The materials of cone windows as following:
BK7, Sapphire, Quartz crystal, Pyrex, BOROFLOAT, float glass, custom available.

All of these custom made windows are desighed to be used in precision optical and Infrared aser systems. The optical transmission is high with little or no distortion of the transmitted beam. The circumference is ground and both edges are no-chips beveled.

Specifications
Diameter :Dia3mm to 50mm, customize available
Thickness: 5mm to 50mm , customize available
Diameter Tolerance: +/-0.05mm, +/-0.1mm
Thickness Tolerance: +/-0.025mm, +/- 0.05mm
Edge: ground
Chamfer/Bevel: 0.25*45°
Flatness: 1/8 lambda per inch @633nm, 1/2 lambda per inch @633nm, up to 1/10 lambad per inch @633nm
Parallelism: 3 arc min, 30 arc sec, up to 1 arc sec
Surface Qulitity: 20/10, 60/40
Clear Aperture: >85%
Coating: customize available
Material: BK7,sapphire,fused silica,quartz,Pyrex,BOROFLOAT, float glass etc.

Find out more or contact Nanjing Creator Optics Co., Ltd.

24 October 2011: LIV100 Laser Diode Characterization System

The LIV100 is a powerful test system for use in the lab as well as for OEM applications, ideal for
· Diode characterization at the chip or bar level
· Quality control of incoming goods
· OEM
The parameters measured include
· Power (threshold, slope efficiency)
· Voltage (series resistance)
· Current
· Spectrum (CWL, FWHM)
We offer this instrument with a variety of end stages covering current ranges from 1A to 400A.
A complete parameter set for a given measurement protocoll may be uploaded to the LIV100. The LIV100 then takes over the measurement procedure beginning with a test of proper laser contact. Once this preliminary test is passed, the unit drives the laser with the given prescription and performs the data acquisition and storage. Many laser diodes of the same type may now be tested in this manner with very high throughput. The measurement cycle takes less than 0.3s for 200 current steps including the data tranfer to the host computer.

Find out more or contact Artifex Engineering e.K.

21 October 2011: LBO crystals for CPM or NCPM

CASTON is a world leading manufacturer of LBO and BBO crystals. With 20 years' professional techniques in growth and fabrication of Non-linear Optical (NLO) crystals, CASTON is capable of supplying large quantities of LBO and BBO crystals with top quality, high damage threshold and competitive prices for commercial and industrial customers as well as R & D users.

Now CASTON can manufacture and supply over 50,000 pcs LBO crystals with standard and customized dimensions per year, large LBO boules up to 600 g and max dimensions of finished LBO up to 20x20x50 mm. Standard absorption level of our LBO crystals is within 50 ppm and less than 5 ppm can be reached to meet special requirements.

Top quality, the most competitive price, rapid delivery and customer-satisfaction service are our basic commitments:

Top quality - With In-Process Control Systems, two decades of experiences in crystal growth, product design and manufacture from our senior science team and advanced quality control systems, each product from CASTON is guaranteed to meet the strictest industrial standards.

Competitive price - Mass production capability and innovative cost-effective manufacturing methods ensure us to offer the worldwide unbeatable prices to customers.

Rapid delivery - within 1~2 weeks for LBO crystals with standard dimensions.

Customer-satisfaction service -Our engineers can provide the specific designs and select the most suitable LBO crystals, to meet your requirement and save your time & cost, as well as the best after-sale services.

Please contact us to find out your long term needs of LBO crystals and partnership opportunities!

Find out more or contact CASTON Inc.

19 October 2011: Germanium Windows

Germanium (Ge) monocrystal windows, used primarily for light in the IR region of wavelength from 2 to 20um, at which Ge monocrystal offers higher internal transmittance.

Creator optics (CNCO) supply high quality Germanium windows with custom size. All of these custom-made Germanium windows are desighed to be used in precision optical and Infrared laser systems. The optical transmission is high with little or no distortion of the transmitted beam. The circumference is ground and both edges are no-chips beveled.

Specifications:
Diameter: Dia3mm to 300mm, customize available
Thickness: 0.2mm to 50mm , customize available
Diameter Tolerance: +/-0.05mm, +/-0.1mm
Thickness Tolerance : +/-0.025mm, +/- 0.05mm
Edge: fine ground
Chamfer/Bevel: 0.25*45°(no-chips)
Flatness: 1/8 lambda per inch @633nm, 1/2 lambda per inch @633nm
Parallelism: 30 arc sec, 3 arc min
Surface Qulitity: 20/10, 60/40
Clear Aperture: >90%
Coating: AR/AR coating at 3-5 and 8-12 microns, customize available
Material: IR-Grade Germanium monocrystal (Ge) *

Find out more or contact Nanjing Creator Optics Co., Ltd.

19 October 2011: Abrisa technologies Finishes Sharp Edges of Cut Glass with a Variety of Treatments

Abrisa Technologies finishes the sharp edges of cut glass substrates to insure not only safe handling, but also to reduce chipping, improve dimensional tolerance, increase functionality, and create a pleasing aesthetic appearance. Additionally, the overall performance of the glass is improved while adding to the strength and cleanliness of the cut glass substrate.

Typical glass substrate material includes soda-lime, borosilicate, glass-ceramics, quartz, and fused silica as well as other specialty glasses.

Edge Treatments provided by Abrisa Technologies include:

Flat Ground Edges – Diamond embedded grinding wheels put a satin finish on the edge.

Pencil Ground Edges – Diamond embedded grinding wheels put a satin finish on the edge with the edge radius similar to a pencil or C-shape.

Flat Polished Edges – Taking a ground edge another step, polishing the edges to give the glass a nice sheen finish.

Flat Polished w/ Arris – This is a flat polished edge with polished chamfers (Arris).

Pencil Polished Edges – Edges are polished to a sheen finish, with radius similar to pencil or C-shape.

Safety Seamed Edges – A sanding belt is used to lightly sand off the sharp edge of the glass.

Dubbed Corners – The sharp edge of each corner if can be nubbed or broken as required (chamfered or radius corner)

Stepped and Route Surfaces – Glass is ground away to leave a step or lip.

Beveled Edges – Ground or polished bevels on glass or mirror, circles, rectangles to any degree can be provided

Bullnose Edges (Half & Full) – These are typically polished edges (can be ground if required) that are similar to pencil edges, the difference being that a bullnose edge is a full radius curve where the diameter matches the thickness of the glass substrate. There are specific profiles where the relief angles can be different, typically where aesthetics are important or for critical applications where the edge of the glass could affect functionality.

General specifications for edging glass substrates are:

Minimum Substrate Thickness: 0.020” (0.5 mm)
Maximum Substrate Thickness: 1” (25.4 mm) – will have overall size limitations
Tolerances: ±0.001” to ±0.010” dependent upon size and shape of glass parts
Maximum Substrate Size: 110” x 60” (2794 mm x 1524 mm) up to 6 mm thick at this size. Can provide edge treatments for thicker substrates in smaller sizes. Consult factory.

In addition to providing edge treatments to the glass substrate, Abrisa Technologies can also provide a variety of high performance coatings and other glass fabrication processes to the edge substrate providing a fully integrated optics solution.

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19 October 2011: Abrisa Technologies Offers a Broad Selection of Patterned Glass for Light Control Applications

Abrisa Technologies offers numerous patterned glass products and hexagon louvers for diffusion and light control. These products can be fabricated into virtually any shape and can be drilled, sandblasted, screen printed, polished, heat tempered, and more to meet each customer specification.

Typical patterned glass held in stock includes:

•Crystal 73® (Prismatic) – Maximum size is 48” x 102” or (1219.2 x 2590.8 mm) with a thickness of 5/32” or (4 mm). This glass has a pebble effect for blending, spreading and diffusing transmitted light. It is a low-iron optically clear glass offering maximum transmission and minimal absorption. It does not yellow over time like plastic, retaining its optical clarity. It widens beam spread approximately 55 degrees. It can be heat tempered to increase thermal shock resistance and mechanical strength and can be coated with a UV blocking coating or a dichroic color coating.

•Solite® (Softening) – Maximum size is 48” x 102” or (1219.2 x 2590.8 mm) and is available in thicknesses of 1/8” (3.175 mm), 5/32” (4 mm), and 3/16” (5 mm). The stipple effect provides obscurity while retaining high transmission values. This is a low iron optically clear glass offering maximum transmission and minimal absorption. It does not yellow over time like plastic, retaining its optical clarity. It can be heat tempered to increase thermal shock resistance and mechanical strength and can be coated with a UV blocking coating or a dichroic color coating.

•Industrex® (Diffusion) – Maximum size is 60” x 132” or (1524 mm x 3353.8 mm) with a thickness of 5/32” (4 mm) and 3/16” (5 mm). This glass provides obscurity and privacy while retaining a high level of light transmission. It is a low iron optically clear glass offering maximum transmission and minimal absorption. It does not yellow over time like plastic, retaining its optical clarity. It can be heat tempered to increase thermal shock resistance and mechanical strength and can be coated with a UV blocking coating or a dichroic color coating.

•Pattern 62™ (Obscures) – Maximum size is 60” x 132” (1524 mm x 3353.8 mm) with a thickness of 1/8” (3.175 mm), 5/32” (4 mm), and 3/16” (5 mm). This glass is a diffuser and can be used to project an obscure or uneven pattern. It is also used in backlit applications to diffuse light. It can be heat tempered to increase thermal shock resistance and mechanical strength and can be coated with a UV blocking coating or a dichroic color coating.

•Skytex (Linear) – Maximum size is 85” x 65” (2159 x 1651) with a thickness of 5/32” or (4 mm). This linear diffusion glass is ribbed and can be used to spread light horizontally or vertically. It is an ideal solution for diffusing and elongating a beam of light to structures such as columns. It features a 1/8” (3.175 mm) wide linear fluted pattern on one surface and has a 55 degree spread either horizontally or vertically. It can be heat tempered to increase thermal shock resistance and mechanical strength and can be coated with a UV blocking coating or a dichroic color coating.

•Frosted Glass (Sandblasted) – is used to soften a beam. This glass is available in regular soda-lime, or low iron soda-lime and sandblasted in any shape, size or thickness. Borofloat® frosted diffusion lenses are available from stock in MR11 1.370” and MR16 1.965”. Maximum size is 60” x 132” (1524 mm x 3353.8 mm) with a standard thickness of 3.3mm. It can be coated with a UV blocking coating or a dichroic color coatings, can be heat strengthened, and made available with custom patterns or shapes sandblasted onto the glass.

•Hexagon Louver – is commonly used in conjunction with a standard diffusion, colored, and dichroic products to reduce glass brightness from a variety of light sources. It is made from low density, high strength material originally used for structural use in the aircraft industry. Maximum size is 12” x 12” (304.8 x 304.8) with a thickness of 1/8” (3mm). It is available in aluminum color or black and can withstand temperatures of up to 350°F.

•White Flashed Opal – is a colorless base soda-lime glass which is fused to a thin white flashed layer. Using White Flashed Opal, one can create an ambiance in diffused lighting similar to daylight with very little shadow. It has an average transmission of approximately 35%, can be heat strengthened or tempered, is scratch resistant, non-deforming, and non-combustible. It is available in sizes up to 32.5” x 27.875” (825.5 x 708 mm) and in thicknesses of 3mm and 6mm.

Other patterned glass available for aesthetic uses includes Croco Droplet, Ice Block, Rain, and Solex Waterglass, additional patterns and styles can be requested, but are considered custom.

Find out more or contact Abrisa Technologies

19 October 2011: HaroldXY

New XY Laser Module for HAROLD just released! This optional HAROLD module performs 2D XY simulations of FP laser devices, allowing lateral structure to be modelled in detail.
- Compute the current flows in XY, active-layer diffusion in X, thermal diffusion in XY, and everything self-consistent with a rigorous hetero structure model of the quantum wells.
- Cross-section editor: define the 2D cross-section of your device, which can include graded etching and insulating layers.
- Simulation results: obtain laser characteristics and 2D profiles of numerous quantities, such as current density, Fermi energies, temperature etc.
- Fully capable of simulating Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) hybrid structures.

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18 October 2011: Ecological jack of all trades from Dortmund - 1.3 kW diode laser with 30-percent efficiency

LIMO Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH, located in Dortmund, world market leader in the field of refractive micro-optics, is increasingly conquering the world of laser systems. The latest example bears the nondescript name, LIMO1300-F200-SL808/9xx-EX1472, but it is a special type of "green system" in the truest sense of the word. The beam-shaping experts have developed a new 1.3 kW diode laser that has wall-plug efficiency of 30 percent, (including cooling). A comparison with systems in the same power class: A typical CO2 laser has an efficiency of approximately six to eight percent and a fibre laser has an efficiency of 20 to 25 percent. Thanks to the efficient fibre coupling through high-end beam shaping, the new system offers excellent wall-plug efficiency. In addition the system is practically maintenance-free, thanks to the passive cooling without micro channels. This means: The diode laser significantly lowers the operating costs for energy and maintenance.
"This is an extremely compact solution for cutting and welding that is easy to integrate and practically maintenance free", said Dipl.-Ing. Peter Bruns, Director of Application and Technical Service (ATS). "The user can implement it for thermal conduction welding and deep penetration welding of metals - in addition, for the first time it can be used as a competitive alternative for laser fusion cutting of stainless steel, aluminium and titanium, as well as for laser frame cutting of structural steel and copper."
Yes, but what does a job shop do that has already spent a lot of money for Nd:YAG laser systems, including peripheral devices? It is easy to get started with the economical diode laser because the user can also use standard process heads for the diode laser. Additional unique selling points facilitate the change: Defective fibre-optic cable can be replaced without readjustment. In addition, industrial standard beam delivery systems (LLK-B fibre connectors including breakage and plug monitor) are used. When machining aluminium materials, higher process speeds are achieved than are achieved with well-known radiation sources because a wavelength at which the aluminium absorbs the most power is used intentionally.
Additional advantages: A variety of interfaces to PLC and field busses of all types (Ethernet, CAN, Profibus) and CE-conformant configuration of safety-relevant interfaces. LIMO delivers the compact, modular laser system with an easy-to-replace diode laser module, on which there is a guarantee of three years. LIMO relies on this new type of economical and low-maintenance jack-of-all-trades. Bruns: "A 2-kW version that is ready for series production will follow by the end of the year. Then in 2012 we will bring a diode laser on the market with a four-kilowatt power rating that has the same beam quality and technology."
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Easy to integrate, practically maintenance-free and energy-efficient: LIMO has developed a new 1.3 kW diode laser, which thanks to the high wall-plug efficiency (including cooling) of 30 percent, significantly lowers operating costs for energy and maintenance. Photo: LIMO / Markus-Steur.de

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18 October 2011: When fibers burn: Quick window replacement instead of laser failure

When fibers burn: Quick window replacement instead of laser failure
Medical laser with replaceable window: "Window of opportunity" for protection from laser failure
LIMO Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH of Dortmund have opened up a special "window of opportunity" for their compact medical lasers. The Westphalian company has given its L-Mount type fiber-coupled diode laser modules an additional replaceable window which saves the user both time and money. The L-Mount modules have a very compact, hermetically sealed housing. The laser (output: 30 to 60 watts) generates a beam with a wavelength of 808 to 980 nanometers which is directed at its location by a glass window and a fiber connection with razor-thin fibers (diameter: 200 and 400 micrometers). Medical technology predominantly uses lower priced disposable fibers which should be replaced after every operation.
The frequent replacing of fibers increases the risk of laser failure, for instance, as a result of accidental fiber soiling or damage. Plastic droplets and smoke residue are deposited on the window, soiling it or even damaging it. Users then have to replace the complete laser module or send it for repairs. "LIMO has something which can minimize downtimes caused by destroyed fibers and the resultant negative effects", explains Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Andre Grütz, Director of Medical Solutions. "We now fit our L-Mount laser housings with an additional replaceable window which protects the actual fixed window from soiling and damage". Now, if the fibers are destroyed, the user only has to replace the replaceable window. LIMO will be presenting this exclusive solution, which is otherwise only to be found on larger systems, in January 2012 at BIOS and at Photonics West in San Francisco (USA).
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((L-Mount replaceable window function)) Window of opportunity, LIMO-style: Behind the fiber connection on an L-Mount medical laser there is a replaceable window which protects the actual fixed window from the effects of fiber destruction and can be replaced quickly. Image: LIMO

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18 October 2011: OptiCentric ® 3D

OptiCentric® 3D provides an ideal solution for the complete opto-mechanical characterization of assembled optical systems. This approach integrates different lens analysis technologies and provides a valuable tool for the evaluation of complex optical systems in R&D or routine quality inspection in production. The two-in-one solution for the detailed investigation of assembled objective lenses combines the OptiCentric® centering error measurement technology with a low coherence interferometer called OptiSurf®, measuring the air gaps between lens surfaces and the center thickness of lenses within the optical system. The cross-interaction of both measurement systems allows for the fast alignment of the lens system, and provides a significant increase of the overall measurement accuracy and detailed manufacturing quality information:

-centering errors of less 0.1 µm

-air spacing and center thickness of less 1 µm

OptiCentric® 3D in Operation

1. The OptiCentric® system determines the tilt and shift in x-y direction of the optical system with respect to a reference axis.

2. With the help of the tilt and translation table or other adjusting elements the optical system under test is aligned to the measuring axis of the low coherence interferometer OptiSurf. Only this accurate alignment enables the low coherence interferometer to determine precisely the position of the center of curvatures in z-direction, the air gaps between lenses and lens thicknesses.

3. After the center thicknesses and air gaps measurement with the low coherence interferometer is completed, the data are transferred to the MultiLens Software where the design data of the optical systems are replaced by the real position data measured with OptiSurf
4. As a result the accuracy of the data set containing the centering errors of the optical system, measured initially with the OptiCentric® is significantly enhanced.

Find out more or contact TRIOPTICS GmbH

17 October 2011: New Products - Offering even more power and higher brightness! - (2011.10.17)

Apollo Instruments, Inc. has released their new line of high brightness modules. They are now offering 250W output power through 100um fiber and 1kW output power through 200um fiber. These high brightness modules are tap water cooled and are ideal for harsh environment applications for industrial users. It's no wonder Apollo continues to be the global leader in today's laser market industry. For more information, please visit: http://www.apolloinstruments.com/product_fcmodule.html.

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17 October 2011: New Product Line - Diode Laser Bars and Single Emitters - (2011.10.17)

Apollo Instruments release their new product line for Fall 2011, Diode Laser Bars and Single Emitters. These products have been demonstrated for high quality and long lifetime. They offer variety of packages for the bars, horizontal, vertical, and single and provide a fast delivery time. For more information please visit: http://www.apolloinstruments.com/product_diode_laser_bar.html.

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17 October 2011: id220: Free-running InGaAs/InP photon counter with very low dark count rate at telecom wavelength

The id220-FR-SMF brings a major breakthrough for single photon detection in free-running mode at
telecom wavelengths. It provides a cost-effective solution for applications in which asynchronous photon
detection is essential. The cooled InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiode and associated electronics have been
specially designed for achieving low dark count and afterpulsing rates in free-running mode. The module can
operate at two detection probability levels of 10% and 20% with a deadtime that can be set between 600ns
and 25ms. Arrival time of photons is reflected by a 100ns TTL pulse available at the SMA connector with a
timing resolution as low as 250ps at 20% efficiency. A simple USB interface allows the user to set the
efficiency level and the deadtime. A standard FC/PC connector followed by a single mode fiber is provided as
optical input.

In contrast with usual gated operation of detectors based on InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes (APDs), the
id220-FR-SMF operates in free-running (asynchronous) mode. The APD is biased above its breakdown
voltage in the so-called Geiger mode. Upon photon absorption, the photon arrival time is reflected by the
rising edge of a 100ns width TTL pulse at the output.


The id220-FR-SMF has been designed for providing a fast avalanche quenching, thus limiting the
afterpulsing rate. This allows the operation at reasonably short deadtimes of values that can be optimized
depending on the applications and the efficiency level.

FUNCTIONALITIES

* Adjustable detection probability (10%-20%)
* Adjustable deadtime (600ns - 25us)
* TTL Output (100ns, SMA connector)
* Remote control via USB

FEATURES

* InGaAs/InP Negative Feedback APD
* Stand alone unit
* Free Running (asynchronous) operation
* Best-in-class performance
* Timing resolution as low as 250ps
* Low dark count and afterpulsing rate
* Singlemode fiber connection
* Spectral range 900-1700 nm

APPLICATIONS

* Quantum Optics
* Quantum Cryptography
* Singlet Oxygen
* Fiber Optics Measurement
* Spectroscopy, Raman
* Eye Safe Lidar
* Fluorescence Lifetime
* Photoluminescence
* IC Failure Analysis

www.idquantique.com
info@idquantique.com

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14 October 2011: PARTS system

Simultaneous Measurement using Perpendicular & Angled Reflectance, Transmittance, & Scatterometry with PARTS.

With PARTS we’ve added scatterometry and grazing-incidence reflectance to our already-powerful simultaneous reflectance-transmittance platform. The result is simple model-free measurement of thickness, n, and k of single-layer films! Full analysis of complex multilayer films is also possible with a single mouse click.

The Analysis Advantage

Analysis of advanced thin-film applications, including Solar and OLEDs, benefit greatly from the combination of perpendicular (0 deg) and angled (70 deg) reflectance and transmittance. Specifically, by having three known quantities (R0, R70, and T0), the three unknown quantities of thickness, n, and k may be easily determined. By adding scatterometry, roughness may be independently measured and thus separated from other analysis.

Find out more or contact Filmetrics, Inc.

11 October 2011: Tunable PowerArc

Compact Inexpensive Tunable Milliwatt Illumninator from 250 to 1,100 Nanometers

Find out more or contact Optical Building Blocks Corporation

11 October 2011: Universal Polishing Fixture for UPC Connectors

Krell Technologies’ has introduced the Universal UVG Workholder. This polishing fixture supports all fiber optic components that incorporate UPC ferrules. The UVG accepts all ferrules that have diameters between 1.25mm to 3.2mm. This includes industry standard connectors including SC/FC/ST/LC/MU/SMA/E2000, as well as bare ferrules. A variety of Mil-spec termini and contacts can also be loaded in this fixture. Even specialty devices such as fiber bundles, cannula, and bare fiber adapters can be polished using the UVG. The UVG workholder incorporates Krell’s patented optical alignment mechanism and independent suspension design for consistent Telcordia compliance.

The UVG workholder is available for all Krell polishers including Scepter, SpecPro, Rev and Proton.

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11 October 2011: Rev 2 Automated Connector Micro-Polisher

Krell’s next generation of Rev Polishers integrates automated z-axis movement. This “micro-feed” function gradually advances components to the polishing surface at a controlled rate. Connector air-polishing for fiber denub and epoxy removal, traditionally performed manually, is now integrated in Rev. Additionally, bare fibers can be polished without damage or breakage via the micro-feed feature. Workholder fixtures are available for all industry standard connector types, as well as custom components. Rev 2 is operated by either AC power or battery for laboratory and field applications.

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5 October 2011: New Detector for Gamma Radiation: X100-7

First Sensor announces the new X100-7 detector for gamma radiation. It is based on First Sensor’s low dark current and low capacitance silicon photodiode series.

With its active area of 100 mm² it provides a large cross section for radiation detection. A special black epoxy encapsulant guaranties the blocking of light while maintaining small gamma ray attenuation.

Recent events like the nuclear disaster in Japan have raised awareness of risks from nuclear radiation and created a demand for commercial as well as personal radiation detection devices. Nuclear radiation meters based on silicon solid state detectors such as the X100-7 provide a reliable and inexpensive solution for radiation monitoring.

Specifically, gamma radiation from Iodine-131 (364 keV) and Cesium-137 (662 keV) is used to identify contamination from the Fukushima disaster. High performance solid state radiation detectors use the conversion of nuclear radiation into visible light by a costly scintillator crystal. However, inexpensive detectors rely on direct absorption in the silicon.
Since the probability of direct absorption of such gamma energies in silicon is relatively low, large area, low capacitance and low noise detectors such as the X100-7 are essential.

First Sensor offers the X100-7 both in a ceramic SMD package as well as a ceramic 2-pin THD package in sample quantity up to high volume production. Custom specific options including thicker silicon, fully depletable chip designs or scintillator coupled devices are available upon request. For further details please visit www.first-sensor.com or call us on Tel.: +49 30 6399 23-99.

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2 October 2011: CARBIDE – novel femtosecond laser for industrial and medical applications.

CARBIDE – novel femtosecond laser for industrial and medical applications.
Ultra-short pico- and femto-second lasers are now at the cutting edge of material micro processing in fields ranging from optoelectronics devices to eye surgery. Ultrafast lasers deliver highly nonlinear interaction of short and intense light pulses with matter so that ablation occurs without significant thermal impact. Minimization of thermally affected zone in the laser ablation process dramatically increases the machining precision and produces less damage to the surrounding material as compared to long pulse laser processing.
Despite the obvious advantages of ultra-short pulses, for many years their application has been limited by the complexity and inadequate reliability of the laser systems. Sophisticated techniques have to be used to produce and amplify ultra-short pulses e.g. Kerr or SESAM mode-locking and CPA amplification, which require advanced mechanical and optical designs. Although a number of companies are now offering industry-ready ultra-short pulse lasers, they are still demanding in terms of environmental conditions, are of relatively big size and expensive. The need for more reliable, less sophisticated and less expensive ultrafast laser source is quite evident
Over the past years Light Conversion has established itself as a manufacturer of reliable high performance femtosecond industrial grade lasers with the PHAROS product line. Owing to their flexibility, a number of PHAROS systems are being used in processing units as well as in basic research labs. Today Light Conversion announces its next step in ultrafast laser technology presenting its new development – CARBIDE. Output of the new CARBIDE laser is >2 W at 1030 nm, with >50 µJ available pulse energy. CARBIDE maintains all the best features of its predecessor PHAROS: variable pulse repetition rate in the range of 1-1000 kHz with built- in pulse picker feature for pulse output control, computer controllable pulse duration 300 fs-10 ps. However, the most impressive feature of CARBIDE is its size of 650x210x200 mm including integrated power supply and air cooling unit. This represents about 7 times reduction in total system volume as compared to PHAROS, already one of the most compact ultrafast lasers on the market. Another important feature is dramatically reduced power consumption (~200 W 12 V DC). Along with the reduced size CARBIDE comes at a lower price.
For applications where air turbulence and/or heat dissipation in the vicinity of the laser is highly undesirable, CARBIDE can be configured for water cooling as well.

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2 October 2011: iLens™ 1610, The King of Night

iLens™ 1610 ,A fixed focal-lenth lens.
f=16mm, F/#=1.0, FOV=38 degree to the sensor in 2/3”
C-mount, weighted 500g
Tymage software must be used

The advantage of iLens™ 1610 is
1. F/#=1.0, F/# is superior than the lens in the market now, usually the F/# of the lens in market is 1.4 at maxmium, the Flux of iLens™ 1610 is about 2 times of lens in the market while its F/#=1.4. And usually the F/# of the lens must set to 4 for better DOF in ITS application, in such a case, The Flux of iLens™ 1610 is 16 times of the lens in market. So we say iLens™ 1610 is The KIING of NIGHT.
2. DOF of iLens™ 1610 is bigger than DOF of lens in market while its F/# set to 4.

Find out more or contact Typonteq Co. Ltd

28 September 2011: USBKIT PRECISION USB LASER DIODE & TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER

Leverage your low-noise, high-stability Wavelength Electronics laser control system with the budget-friendly USBKIT interface board and software package. The bus-powered USB 2.0 interface board is easily wired using on-board screw terminals and the QuickConnect™ virtual control panel provides out-of-the-box functionality with strip chart graphs that show real-time laser system status.

One laser diode driver and one temperature controller can be simultaneously operated with the USBKIT. Multiple USBKITs can be attached to the same computer, allowing for control of complex systems.

Factory-modified National Instruments multifunction I/O card includes D/A for remote setpoint control, and auxiliary A/Ds for increased versatility.
The software controls one laser diode driver, one temperature controller, and features graphing and data logging.
Setup configuration can be saved for repeating experiments or manufacturing testing.
The QuickConnect software includes on-screen wiring diagrams for the connected Wavelength modules, making set-up a snap.

Using the full-featured graphic user interface you can set the desired load temperature as a voltage or a temperature, maximum and minimum temperature limits can be established, as well as whether laser diode current is disabled if temperature limits are exceeded. Temperature sensor calibration is easy with the built-in resistance-to-temperature conversion functions.

The software provides control of the laser drive current in constant current mode, or photodiode current in constant power mode. Photodiode current is easily converted to laser output power, and the drive current limit is displayed on-screen.

Two strip charts graph data as a function of time. Raw voltages, as well as translated current and temperature values are available. One graph is associated with data from the temperature controller, and the other displays laser diode controller data. Auxiliary monitors can be associated with either graph, and all data can be logged whether it's displayed or not.

If your application requires additional functionality, program customization is available.

Wavelength Electronics has simplified advanced laser diode drive and thermal control technology for OEM and research applications since 1993. Our high performance specifications are supported by a team of experienced sales and design engineers and a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

To learn more about the USBKIT and Wavelength's complete line of high precision, low-noise, ultra-stable laser diode drivers and temperature controllers call 406-587-4910 or visit us at www.teamWavelength.com. Evaluation units are available from stock.

Find out more or contact Wavelength Electronics, Inc.

27 September 2011: Gapless Photolithography

Reynard has developed a proprietary photolithography deposition technique that allows the placement of multiple filters on a substrate without a gap or overlap between filters. Removing the gap allows for more surface area for the filter and minimizes diffraction edge effects when filtering light. Overlapping filters has been the most common approach to exclude a gap; however, the overlap again reduces the filter surface area and can still cause unwanted edge effects. An example of use is in the 3-color Bayer filter, or similar, where color filters are placed just above detector pixels. Any diffraction patterns or stray light can affect the signal reaching the detector. A gapless deposition technique eliminates these anomalies.

This technology is best utilized when creating sensor windows at the wafer level. Many gapless multiple-window arrays can be deposited on a wafer substrate. After the wafer is tested for compliance, it is diced to produce the individual sensor windows. Any deposition material or filter design can be implemented in conjunction with this photolithography processing technique.

The same gapless photolithography technique can be applied to a wafer level packaging window for sensors. In this configuration, multiple multi-element filters are created on a single substrate. Each filter can then be diced and applied to a sensor, dramatically reducing the per filter cost to manufacture in high volume. Large filter test areas can be defined that spatially represent the smaller sensor filters. Testing prior to dicing allows the customer to have confidence that the smaller filters meet their specifications.

Please contact Reynard Corporation at sales@reynardcorp.com or 949-366-8866 for more information on Gapless Photolithography.

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27 September 2011: iAMP-500 – The Programmable Current Amplifier - Converting Small Currents!

iAMP-500 – The Programmable Current Amplifier

With our in-house iAMP current amplifiers we at LASER COMPONENTS are expanding not only our range of products available for delivery but our on-site production as well.

The programmable iAMP-500 is designed for the frequency range up to 700 kHz. The amplification can be adjusted between 102-1011 V/A, which makes it perfectly suited for applications that require the conversion of small currents into a manageable output voltage.

If necessary, the input signal can be switched from AC to DC coupled. All parameters can be entered using both a keypad and a digital interface. The compact, EMC-compatible housing allows application directly next to the source. The source can tap the required bias voltage in the range from -10 V to +10 V directly out of the iAMP-500.

With its very high, low-noise amplification range and easy operation, the iAMP-500 is equally suited for use as a preamplifier and an output amplifier. It can be used as a universal laboratory amplifier, pulse amplifier, preamplifier for lock-ins, A/D converter, and automatic measurements.

Find out more or contact Laser Components USA, Inc.

27 September 2011: EZ4AXIS Stepper Motor Controller

4 Axis Driver + Controller with Dual Encoders measuring only 2.25" x 2.25"!

The EZ4AXIS was designed to allow the rapid implementation of multi axis stepper motor solutions in products requiring automation.

Measuring only 2.25" x 2.25" X 0.6" (57mm x 57mm X 15mm), the fully intelligent stepper motor Controller + Drivers runs 4 fully independent stepper motors (see wiring diagram). Operating from a 9V to 30V supply the controller regulates to any motor voltage via software command. (Eg 3V motor can be run with 24V supply). Commands can be issued from any serial terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) or from the EZStepper Windows application.

The EZ4AXIS will drive 4 motors at 1 Amp with a setting of move current m=50 %.
However with careful selection of motors and/or improved cooling and/or low
move time duty cycle it is possible to run motors at 2 Amps at m=100%. See
Command Set for details.

The Commands are intuitive and simple. For example, the command A10000 will move the stepper motor to Absolute position 10000. (This communications protocol is compatible with devices that use the Cavro DT or OEM protocol.)

The EZStepper is also capable of stand-alone operation with no connection to a PC. It can be set to execute a preset string of commands upon power up (i.e., only power is required in this mode). The Commands include nested loops and execution halt pending a switch closure, which is useful in stand-alone applications.

The EZ4AXIS Stepper Motor Controller will typically work with any stepper motor that is 3" or smaller (size23 or smaller). Our Starter Kits enable a first time user to make a Stepper Motor move intelligently in less than half an hour.

Find out more or contact AllMotion, Inc.

27 September 2011: ServoStick

Everything to get your Motor running within half an hour!

The ServoStickSK Starter Kit combines one ServoStick (1 Amp 30V) DC Motor Controller + Driver, and all cables required for the first time user to get their DC Servo Motor moving in less than half an hour. The user needs to provide only a power supply, a brushed DC motor, and a PC.

The ServoStick Wiring Diagram shows exactly how to wire the ServoStick DC Motor Controller + Drive.

Once your motor is connected, plug the ServoStick in to a USB port on a PC and you'll be ready to start moving your motor. Please refer to the EZ Start Document available on the website.

Find out more or contact AllMotion, Inc.

27 September 2011: StepperStick

The StepperStick was designed to allow a first time user to learn to move a stepper motor intelligently in under half an hour.

Housed in a USB Stick measuring only 2" x 1" x 0.5” thick, the fully intelligent stepper motor Controller + Driver is capable of moving bipolar stepper motors of 0.5A current.

A Bipolar Stepper motor is wired to the stick via 4 wires. When inserted to the USB of PC, the drive draws power up to 0.5A from the PC, which is adequate to drive a small motor. The StepperStick appears as a Virtual Com Port, and commands are easily sent via ASCII text from any serial terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) or from the EZStepper Windows application.

The Commands are intuitive and simple. For example, the command A10000 will move the stepper motor to Absolute position 10000. (This communications protocol is compatible with devices that use the Cavro DT or OEM protocol.)

The StepperStick is also capable of stand-alone operation with no connection to a PC. It can be set to execute a preset string of commands upon power up (i.e., only power is required in this mode). The Commands include nested loops and execution halt pending a switch closure, which is useful in stand-alone applications.

The StepperStick Stepper Motor Controller + Driver will work with any stepper motor that is 1.7" or smaller (size17 or smaller). This drive is designed to enable a first time user to make a Stepper Motor move intelligently in less than half an hour.

Find out more or contact AllMotion, Inc.

26 September 2011: Neon and Xenon

Neon - Multi-Emitter, 60W, Fiber Coupled Laser Pumping or Direct light: High Brightness, compact, reliable, locked Stabilized wavelength (Optional), competitive price to use for both military and commercial applications.
Xenon - High Power Pumping Module comprised of numerous multi-emitter NEONs to produce bright beam for High Power, High performance Fiber Laser or Direct Light. Geared for the most rigorous working modes and environments, configured to customer's needs.

Find out more or contact SCD-Semi Conductor Devices

23 September 2011: LensCheck™ LWIR lens measurement instrument

The Optikos LensCheck™ LWIR lens measurement instrument is a unique, cost-effective solution to your infrared production and prototype lens qualification needs. Optikos, the worldwide leader in image quality test equipment, is pleased to expand the LensCheck™ product line with this compact, efficient, easy-to-use quality control tool. The LensCheck™ LWIR provides full spectral evaluation over the entire LWIR bandwidth. It allows the operator to confirm the basic performance of an optical component or system and assess more complicated performance requirements.

Find out more or contact Optikos Corp.

23 September 2011: Sapphire Components:

Sapphire is an ideal material for optical uses due to its excellent transmission from UV to the IR wavelength range, and rugged durability under even the harshest of conditions. IMPEX offers large area custom fabricated sapphire components with high precision surface finish on >200 mm diameter or even 200 mm x 300 mm surfaces with minimum wavefront distortion available in prototype through production quantities.

Key products for large area sapphire components including military applications such as windows for unmanned air vehicles, targeting pods, domes, sensor arrays shields and many other. Other typical applica-tions are aerospace windows, deep sea technology, pressure vessel windows, safety windows in oil & gas exploration and chemical industry.

Find out more or contact IMPEX High-Tech GmbH

21 September 2011: RTP pair and DKDP for Q switch,large sized KTP and KTA for OPO,large sized LBO and BBO.Bonding laser crsytals.

For inquiry and quotation pls contact:Mr.Peixuan Liu,Sales Mgr.email:sales@witcore.com,px.liu@witcore.com

RTP crystal pair :
High repetition rate for electro optical applications;
High Damage Threshold, low Insertion Loss;
No piezo-electric ring effect;
Non-hygroscopic;
High Extinction and Contrast Ratio.

KTA for OPO application:
An excellent NLO crystal developed mainly for Optical Parametric Oscillation (OPO)
Large non linear coefficients ,broad angular and temperature bandwith.
Low dielectric constants, low ionic conductivities .
Lower absorption in the 3-4 um spectrum range than KTP.
Resistant to high intensity laser radiation.
Frequency doubling (SHG @1083nm-3789nm)
Sum and Difference Frequency Generation (SFG)/(DFG) KTA
Electro-Optical Q-switch and modulation.

Super KTP(S-KTP) for SHG and OPO applications:
At 2000,WITCORE have first developed the high-quality Super-KTP (S-KTP) . Its damage threshold is more than normal KTP.
Frequency Doubling (SHG) of Nd-doped Lasers for Green/Red Light Generation.
Frequency Mixing (SFM) of Nd Laser and Diode Laser for Blue Light Generation .
Parametric Sources (OPG, OPA and OPO) for 0.6um-4.5um Tunable output.
E-O Modulators, Optical Switches, Directional Couplers.
Optical Waveguides for Integrated NLO and E-O Devices, etc.
PPKTP for device engineering etc.

LBO and BBO:
WITCORE¡¯s LBO is grown by an improved flux method and we could provides high quality LBO crystals for many applications.

WITCORE 's LBO is applied for:
High power Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF lasers for R&D and military applications.
Ti:Sapphire, Alexandrite and Cr:LiSAF lasers.
Medical and industrial Nd:YAG lasers.
Diode laser pumped Nd:YVO4, Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF lasers.
Frequency-tripling (THG) of Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF lasers.
Optical parametric amplifiers (OPA) and oscillators (OPO) pumped by Excimer lasers and harmonics of Nd:YAG lasers.
Frequency doubling (SHG) and tripling (THG) of high power Nd:YAP laser at 1.34¦Ìm

WITCORE 's LBO is featured by:
Broad transparency range from 160nm to 2.6 ¦Ìm (SHG range from 0.55¦Ìm to 2.6 ¦Ìm).
Type I and type II non-critical phase-matching (NCPM) over a wide wavelength range.
Relatively large effective SHG coefficient (about three times larger than that of KDP).
High damage threshold (18.9 GW/cm2 for a 1.3ns laser at 1.054¦Ìm)
Wide acceptance angle and small walk-off
High optical quality (homogeneity ¦¤n¡Ö 10-6/cm) and free of inclusion.

BBO Applications:
Second, third, fourth and fifth harmonic generation
Frequency double, tripling and mixing of Dye and Ti :Sapphire lasers
Optical Parametric amplifiers (OPA) and optical parametric oscillators (OPO)


BBO Advantages:
Broad phase-matching wavelength range from 409.6 nm to 3500 nm;
Wide transmission region from 190 nm to 3500 nm;
Large effective SHG coefficient about 6 times greater than that of KDP crystal;
High damage threshold of 10 GW/cm2 for 100 ps pulse-width at 1064 nm;
High optical homogeneity with ¦¤n ~ 10-6/cm;
Wide temperature-bandwidth of about 55¡ãC.(for type I SHG 1064nm)
Good Mechanical and physical properties.

DKDP for EO switch:
Electro-optical modulator, Q-switches.
Second, third and fourth harmonic generation, frequency double for dye laser.
Shutter for high speed photography.
High power laser frequency conversion materials.


Diffusion Bonding Crystal (DBC):
WITCORE recently announced Diffusion Bonding Composite Crystal (DBC Crystal). DBC crystal consists of one or two un-doped and one laser crystal by diffusion bonding technology.
YVO4+Nd:YVO4+YVO4,
YAG+Nd:YAG,
YAG+Cr:YAG,
etc...

Advantages£º
Low thermal effect.
High laser damage threshold.
High efficiency and good beam quality.
Excellent for High-Average-Power DPSS Lasers.

For inquiry and quotation pls contact:
Mr.Peixuan Liu
Sales Mgr.
email:
sales@witcore.com
px.liu@witcore.com

Find out more or contact Witcore Co., Ltd.

13 September 2011: Integrity Series Magnetic Drive Recirculation Pump

Designed for the recirculation and transfer of fluids, GRI’s new integrated magnetic drive pumps bring a uniquely engineered design to GRI’s portfolio of custom OEM pumps. GRI’s new Integrity Series™ integrates the pump’s components into a compact, lightweight design, eliminating motor bearings and leaving the impeller assembly as the only moving part. Fewer parts promote longer life, quieter operation, mechanical integrity, and lower power consumption. GRI’s Integrity Series™ Mag-Drive Pumps will provide OEM solutions in the medical, automotive and RV, chillers and coolers, solar thermal heating and cooling, and other markets.

Features:
• Integrated, compact, lightweight design
• One moving part: impeller assembly
• No motor bearings
• Low power consumption
• Quiet operation
• Long life
• Multiple OEM options

Specifications:
• Max Fluid Temp Range: 140°F (60°C) to 180°F (82°C). (Dependent upon pump adapter material. Consult factory for
higher temperature requirements.)
• Max System Pressure: 75 PSI
• Inrush Current: Ramps up to running current
• Weight: 10 oz.

Wetted Materials Options:
• Pump Body: PPO, LCP
• Pump Adapter: PP, LCP
• Impeller: LCP
• Front Thrust Bearing: Teflon
• Impeller Shaft: Ceramic
• O-Ring: EPDM, FKM

Find out more or contact GRI Pumps

30 August 2011: Nitrogen Purging: Manufacturers Eliminate Disruptive Moisture from Optoelectronic Systems to Prevent Fogging and Corrosion

Any residual moisture within the internal cavity or enclosure of an optoelectronic system put into field service can serve as a ticking time bomb of sorts, providing the potential for disruptive condensation that can fog mirrors and lenses, effectively “blinding” the equipment in potentially critical situations. Condensation also causes corrosion, which is just as destructive as fogging, and affects performance and shortens the lifespan of a system.

Optoelectronic systems are used in both commercial and military applications, where they are often mounted on aircraft, helicopters or even missiles and transported at high elevations. The extremely low temperatures along with the low atmospheric pressure at the high altitudes to which these systems are subjected can cause condensation when minimal moisture is present. Even the minimal amount of moisture contained in circuit boards can lead to problems.

With so much at stake, manufacturers of laser, imaging, camera and other optical-based systems are increasingly mandating a nitrogen purge to figuratively wring the moisture out of enclosures and cavities before these systems are put into the field.

In a nitrogen purge, ultra dry nitrogen with a dew point of -94°F (-70°C) is introduced under pressure into an enclosure or cavity in order to remove moisture and water vapor, creating a much drier internal environment than standard desiccant can achieve. Nitrogen purging is accomplished through commercially available purging systems or custom-built systems created by the very engineers designing the product itself.

“The concept of a nitrogen purge is essentially to ‘squeeze’ the internal components like a sponge to remove any residual humidity or moisture out of the system and then seal it to keep the internal cavity moisture-free during its operational life,” says Paul Ave of Advanced Laser Systems Technology, a division of L3 Communications.

Advanced Laser Systems Technology designs and manufactures lasers and laser range finding systems for the government and military. Its products are found in a variety of systems, including handheld man-portable thermal imagers, long range surveillance systems, gimbal systems on both manned and unmanned aircraft, major combatant naval vessels, small attack craft, attack class submarine periscopes, and on space craft.

The stringent dryness requirements for these products mandate that Advanced Laser Systems Technology must evacuate moisture from the laser cavity utilizing a nitrogen purge. The company purges approximately 100 units each month.

According to Ave, corrosion would be a primary concern in terms of long term reliability, but internal moisture can also affect the performance of a laser.

“Most lasers—particularly high powered lasers—require nitrogen purging,” says Ave. “If the coatings on the optics or the prescription of the optics are altered in any way as a result of either contamination or moisture, it can dramatically affect performance.”

Hygroscopic Components
According to Ave, it is a common misconception that the majority of the moisture in a sealed cavity or enclosure is contained in the empty volume of air. In fact, the majority of the moisture is contained in the hygroscopic materials, such as common circuit boards or other plastic components within the enclosure.

Hygroscopic plastics readily absorb moisture from the atmosphere and can release that moisture under temperature cycling and other environmental factors.

“We found the internal electronics were the main culprit for a lot of residual moisture,” explains Ave. “If you don’t take care of that moisture with a nitrogen purge, we would see it manifest as humidity and moisture inside the unit during temp cycle testing.”

Commercially Available Purging Systems – Single versus Dual Purge
One major differentiator in commercially available nitrogen purge systems is the choice between single point and dual point purge systems. Traditional purge systems are typically dual point, with ultra-dry nitrogen entering through one port and exiting out another.

“The old school method is to just run nitrogen through the system, usually at an elevated temperature, where you’re essentially trying to bake out any moisture,” says Ave.

Unfortunately, many dual point purging systems lack any real means of quantification in relation to internal dew point. Even if a dew point sensor is used to quantify the out flowing gas, it is possible to return later and discover a dew point spike because hygroscopic materials within the enclosure released additional moisture after the purge.

“With the dual purge method, I had no quantitative way to know what my acceptable dew point was or when I had achieved it. If I purged a unit for 6 to 8 hours, I had to assume it had thoroughly dried out the cavity,” says Ave.

Another potential problem with a dual point purge system is that as the gas flows through from the entrance to exit, it creates a “channel” of gas. Weaker eddies of gas must be relied upon to penetrate beyond the main flow path to reach into the cracks, crevices or other pockets. Therefore, the moisture in the internal air or the hygroscopic internal components may not be completely removed.

A single point nitrogen purging system, on the other hand, offers several advantages. Because it involves only one exit/entry port, a single point system creates a pressurized environment for the ultra-dry gas and allows for quantifiable measurement of the dew point on exit. This type of system appears to eliminate the concern over completely drying out the whole system.

While at Advanced Laser Systems Technology, Ave discovered a single point purge system from AGM Container Controls of Arizona. AGM offers a variety of products for the control and monitoring of moisture, including desiccators and humidity indicators. The company also offers several models (portable, rack mounted) of nitrogen enhanced purging systems (NEPS).

With the NEPS unit, dry gas—typically nitrogen—enters the cavity or enclosure through a single port and is pressurized to a pre-determined PSI before a valve opens and the gas backflows back into the unit. There it passes a dew point monitor and displays the current dew point temperature. The nitrogen is then vented to the atmosphere and a new cycle commences. This cycling continues until the equipment reaches the required dew point level at which point it automatically shuts off.

“The NEPS system is easy to use,” says Ave. “You hook it up to a single port, select a pressure setting and desired final dew point, and when the purge is completed the system turns off automatically. For us, it streamlined operations.”

With proper quantification and the automatic shut off feature when the desired dew point is achieved, Ave reports a significant saving in nitrogen costs, as well as a significant saving in time of purge.

“On a typical unit using the old school method, a nitrogen purge would take 6 to 8 hours,” explains Ave. “With the NEPS system, we could do the same purge in 45 minutes, so significantly less volumes of nitrogen are used and we know for sure when we are done. It not only saved money, but was a major timesaver.”

Find out more or contact AGM Container Controls, Inc.

16 August 2011: MID-IR LEDs and Photodiodes

Both LED'S and PD's operate from 1.58µm to 4.45µm wavelength range.

The LEDs are ideally suited for use in gas measurement; this can be measuring the concentration of a particular gas or the existence of a particular gas type within air. The individual LED's and Photodiodes are a cost effective and are small enough to be integrated into the smallest of packages. Operating over a wide temperature range allows them to be used in a variety of environments.

LED's can be either used in Quasi CW or pulsed mode operation to obtain either a high average power output or a high peak power output.

Drive electronics available allows an easy set-up solution to enable quick and easy experimentation.

Applications
- Medical diagnostics
- Ecological monitoring
- CO2 Sensors
- Methane Sensors
- Water Vapour Sensors


Find out more or contact Frankfurt Laser Co.

11 August 2011: redENERGY G4

The redENERGY® family brand has now been developed to include the next generation fiber laser platform, G4, which offers fiber lasers from 10-70W and builds upon SPI’s highly popular G3 MOPA range bringing new levels of flexibility and performance.

The redENERGY® G4 range uses the proven combination of SPI’s directly modulated, semiconductor seed laser, GTWave™ amplification and PulseTune™ technology. The new platform offers extended control features, is more compact and energy efficient. The extension to higher average powers and further enhancements of optical parameters allow the user broader process and application capabilities. Incorporating a new beam delivery optic, the new G4 platform enables an easy plug & play system interface across the range. Operating in the nanosecond pulse duration regime, these lasers are widely used for various marking and micro-machining operations in a wide range of industries, offering users versatility and flexibility.

Find out more or contact SPI Lasers

27 July 2011: LP UNALON

MICROCELLULAR FOAM ELASTOMER DESIGNED FOR HIGH PRECISION POLISHING

Find out more or contact Universal Photonics, Inc.

16 June 2011: PLD12.5K-CH Chassis Mount Laser Diode Driver

Compact Linear Laser Diode Driver to 12.5 A
The PLD-CH Chassis Mount Series has a NEW 12.5 A Model – the PLD12.5K-CH

The popular PLD-CH Series is now available in a 12.5 A model. This new driver supports fiber-coupled lasers used in applications such as medical, dental, micro-machining, material processing, semiconductor inspection, and imaging.

The PLD-CH Series offers simple low voltage operation from +5 V DC, which minimizes heat dissipation. For applications that require a higher forward voltage, a separate laser diode power supply input allows for flexible compliance voltages up to +28 VDC.

Safety is paramount on all Wavelength Electronics controllers. The PLD-CH Series safety features include:
* Slow start circuit
* Mechanical shorting relay
* Active Current Limit

These offer maximum protection for your laser diode even when power is removed. The Active Current Limit not only protects your laser diode, but ensures that you are operating with maximum stability. Two photodiode ranges provide variable sensitivities for optimum performance. You can maintain excellent stability in both Constant Current and Constant Power mode. The PLD-CH Series supports all laser diode / photodiode pin configurations. The 12.5 A model has a 50 kHz Bandwidth with < 0.05% output stability, one-hour stability of < 200 ppm and a < 200 ppm/ºC temperature coefficient.

Other features include:
* Remote Enable/Disable
* Remote monitoring
* Analog modulation of setpoint current
* Drivers can be paralleled for up to 25 A of stable output current

Wavelength Electronics has simplified advanced laser diode drive and thermal control technology for OEM and research applications since 1993. Our high performance specifications are supported by a team of experienced sales and design engineers and a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

To learn more about the PLD12.5K-CH, the PLD-CH Series improvements and Wavelength's complete line of high precision, low-noise, ultra-stable laser diode drivers and temperature controllers call 406-587-4910 or visit us at www.teamWavelength.com. Evaluation units are available from stock.

Find out more or contact Wavelength Electronics, Inc.

10 June 2011: 1.3Mpixel, Mil-Hardened 1280 x 1024 Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Camera

• High sensitivity, lightweight and compact 60Hz SWIR camera – ideal for UAS


Sensors Unlimited - Goodrich ISR Systems introduces a 1.3 Mpixel, indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) video camera, the GA-1280J-15A, offering the highest sensitivity available in a military-hardened NIR-SWIR camera. The new, high-resolution J-Series SWIR camera features 1280 x 1024 pixels, with 15um pitch and 60Hz full frame rate. Compact (less than 4.3 cubic in.) and lightweight (less than 125g), the camera easily fits on board most unmanned aerial or ground vehicle systems, hand-held, and mobile surveillance systems. For added convenience, the camera is also available in an OEM model which can be integrated into higher level systems.

The uncooled SWIR camera is available in two versions: one operates in the shortwave infrared from 0.9 um to 1.7 µm spectral range; the other offers extended NIR-SWIR range from 0.7 um to 1.7 um. The cameras, which have no mechanical shutters, can image through fog, smoke, haze, or dusty conditions. From low-light to daylight, the ruggedized, solid-state SWIR cameras are ideal for persistent surveillance and other military, aerospace, and marine operations. Both OEM camera models integrate easily into existing gimbaled or handheld imaging systems, enabling visual verification of laser location and imaging during thermal crossover – the hours of sunrise and sunset – when the performance of traditional thermal imaging systems is degraded.

According to Dr. John Trezza, Vice President for Force Protection, Goodrich's ISR
Systems’ Princeton team, “The Goodrich high-resolution SWIR camera revolutionizes the SWIR imaging market with a 1.3Mpixel imager at 15um pitch, demonstrating Goodrich’s continued leadership in the SWIR marketplace. Combined with Goodrich’s InGaAs detectors, which offer the lowest dark current in the industry, this new camera opens up many new applications where high resolution and sensitivity in the SWIR are critical.”

Find out more or contact Sensors Unlimited-Goodrich ISR Systems

10 June 2011: Compact, InGaAs SWIR Line-Scan Camera for Machine Vision, Sorting, & Solar Inspection

Sensors Unlimited – Goodrich ISR Systems’ new compact SU1024LDM line-scan camera features high resolution, 1024-pixel imaging in the shortwave infrared (SWIR). Its square pixels are ideal for inspection of polished silicon blocks, ingots, or wafers, hot glass bottles, and for use on continuous-process lines that apply transparent coatings which can be ‘seen’ in the SWIR spectral region. The innovative square pixel design ensures that the pixel height is sharply defined by a metal mask, providing better uniformity of response and improved measurement accuracy for the object being imaged.

The SU1024LDM is compact and robust (only 3-in. x 2.9-in. x 2.4-in. deep - 76 mm x 74 mm x 61 mm), and has mounting points on 4 of its 6 sides, making it easy to integrate into a processing line or machine vision system. Goodrich’s new camera features a 14-bit base Camera Link® interface, flexible triggering, and line rates up to 46,000 per second for its 1024 pixel width. The SU1024LDM offers high quantum efficiency, wide dynamic range, and integrate-while-read acquisition. For added flexibility, the ruggedized housing supports an operating temperature range of -10 to +50 degrees C. An optional 50 mm f/1.4 lens designed specifically for the SWIR is also available.

In solar applications, the new indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) line-scan imager detects cracks, occlusions, inclusions, and mis-alignments before further processing, eliminating the waste and expense of manufacturing defective solar wafers or cells. Other applications include high-speed imaging of free-falling molten glass, fast absorption or emission spectroscopy for combustion research, moisture, lipids, proteins, or other molecular vibration bands in the SWIR, and on-line sorting of agricultural materials, food products, recycled plastic pellets, and pharmaceutical products.

Goodrich ISR Systems will premier the new SU1024LDM camera at Automate 2011 at McCormick Place North, Chicago, IL, from March 21 – 24, 2011. If you’re attending the show, please visit Goodrich’s booth #419 for a demonstration.

Find out more or contact Sensors Unlimited-Goodrich ISR Systems

10 June 2011: Low SWaP Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Imager for UAVs

• 640 x 512 resolution, uncooled SWIR camera features low size, weight, and power (SWaP)


Goodrich Corporation’s ISR Systems’ Princeton team (formerly Sensors Unlimited, Inc.) has introduced the smallest SWaP (size weight and power) short wave infrared camera for unmanned vehicles. The 640 x 512 pixel (25µm pitch) camera weighs 120g (less than four and a half ounces) with the 23mm f/1.15 lens, providing a 40-degree field of view. The <4.9 cubic inch total volume allows it to easily fit on board most unmanned aerial or ground vehicle systems (UAS or UGS). Currently the low-SWaP camera is installed in the nose cone of a Raven hand-launched unmanned aerial system.

The SWIR camera, sensitive from 0.7µm to 1.7µm, is installed on the Raven UAS with a 320 x 240 resolution long-wave infrared (LWIR) microbolometer. The shortwave infrared camera augments the microbolometer’s thermal night imaging capabilities by enabling visual verification of laser location and imaging during thermal crossover – the hours of sunrise and sunset – when the performance of traditional thermal imaging systems is degraded.

According to Martin Ettenberg, director of business development for Goodrich's ISR Systems Princeton team, "The Goodrich SWIR camera combined with the LWIR microbolometer on the same platform allows 24-hour coverage from a single unmanned aerial system. This provides warfighters new capabilities and new concept of operations while meeting the low-SWaP requirements of the modern battlefield. It also eases the physical burden on warfighters by allowing them to carry a single camera payload."

Find out more or contact Sensors Unlimited-Goodrich ISR Systems

10 June 2011: High Sensitivity 640x512 Resolution InGaAs SWIR Mil-Hardened Video Camera

• Featuring the highest sensitivity available in SWIR (0.9 µm to 1.7 µm) cameras and in the optional NIR/SWIR extended spectral range (0.7 µm to 1.7 µm).


Goodrich Corporation’s ISR Systems Princeton team (formerly Sensors Unlimited, Inc.) introduces the highest sensitivity, mil-hardened, indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) shortwave infrared (SWIR) uncooled video camera for military imaging systems, covert surveillance and marine intelligence applications. The new SU640HSX features a 640 x 512 pixel format with a 25 micron pitch, advanced dynamic range enhancements, expanded configuration memory and a wide operating temperature range from - 40 degrees to 70 degrees Celsius. The ultra-compact cameras are capable of imaging through atmospheric obscurants such as fog, haze and smoke. With on-board automatic gain control (AGC), built-in non-uniformity corrections (NUCs), and user-selectable contrast enhancement modes, the InGaAs SWIR sensors provide real-time daylight to low-light imaging in the SWIR for 24/7 passive surveillance and laser detection.

The camera has been ruggedized for harsh environments and is subjected to environmental stress screening prior to shipping. Featuring low power consumption (<2.7 W at 20 degrees Celsius), the solid-state, mil-hardened imager is MIL-STD-810G certified for mechanical shock, vibration, humidity, altitude, temperature, explosive atmosphere and transportability. The compact, enclosed module (< 9.5 in.³) is certified for conducted and radiated emissions per FCC CE and MIL-461F regulations. The small (< 3.8 in.³) OEM module is ideal for integrating into manned or unmanned airborne systems, handheld or robotic ground systems, and for driver vision enhancement (DVE) applications.

Goodrich’s high sensitivity InGaAs SWIR SU640HSX mil-hardened camera is smaller, lighter weight, and consumes less power than cooled mid-wave or long-wave infrared imagers and competing germanium-based cameras. For a SWIR camera demonstration, please stop by Goodrich’s booth # 2215 at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America from August 24-27, 2010 at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colo.

For more information on InGaAs-based shortwave infrared imaging detectors, arrays and systems, please visit www.sensorsinc.com.

Find out more or contact Sensors Unlimited-Goodrich ISR Systems

9 June 2011: FOCtek Mirrors

FOCtek offers dielectric coated mirrors and metal coated mirrors which are made of substrate such as Bk7,K9, Fused Silica, CaF2 , Sapphire and so on.

Specification of FOCtek mirror :

Material :BK7, K9, Fused Silica, etc.

Typical Diameter („Umm): 10.0, 12.7, 15.0, 20.0, 25.4, 30.0, 50.8, etc.

Diameter Tolerance (mm): +0.0/-0.2 (General), +0.0/-0.02 (High Precision)

Typical Thickness (mm): 2.0, 3.0, 6.0, 6.35

Thickness Tolerance (mm):}0.2 (General), }0.005 (High Precision)

Clear Aperture: >80% (Small Size), >95% (Large Size)

Flatness (per 25mm@633nm):ă(General),ă/10 (High Precision)

Incidence Angle:00 or 450

Surface Quality:60/40 (General), 10/5 (High Precision)

Parallelism:3 min. (General), 3 sec. (High Precision)

Bevel (face width x 450):<0.25mm

Coating :Dielectric coated AR, HR, PR or metal coated Al, Ag, Au etc.

Note for Mirror:

(1).Please visit our web for price list of standard Mirrors.

(2).Other optical glass or optical crystals of Mirrors are available.

(3).Custom-made Mirrors at any size from diameter 2.0mm to diameter 300mm and with shape of quadrate, triangular or other polygonal are available upon request.

(4).Thickness from 1mm to 20.0mm are available upon request.

(5).Typical surface quality is 60/40, better precision such as 40/20,10/5 is available upon request.

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9 June 2011: Foctek Optical Coating

The Coating on the optical element is very important, which can improve the transmission, high reflection etc. Foctek offers all kinds of anti-reflective (AR coating), high reflective (HR Coating) and partial reflective (PR Coating) coating according to customer's requirement. Foctek produces a wide variety of coatings from simple single layer AR coatings using MgF2 and mirror coatings to complex multi-layer dielectric coating. Typical types of dielectric coatings are BBAR, V-coatings, and Dual wavelength coatings.


Foctek measure the coating spectral curves by Perkin-Elmer Lambda 900(UV/VIS/NIR) spectrophotometer for our coatings. The coating spectral curves measured by Perkin-Elmer Lambda 900 can be provided upon your request. Foctek make coatings meet the Standard Mil Spec tests of Abrasion (Mil-C-675A), Adhesion (Mil-M-13508C), Hardness(MIL-M-13508C).

Foctek offers competive price and high quality coating service.

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9 June 2011: FOCtek Corner Cube Retroreflector

Corner cube retroreflectors reflect input beam by 180° independently of its angle of incidence with the function of total internal reflection based on critical angle. This means that any light incident on the aperture will emerge along the same path that it comes from high reflectance.
The accuracy of these prisms is shown with the angular deviation (parallelism) between input and output beams. It depends on the mutual perpendicularity of the trihidron surfaces. Besides our standard products, we offer custom-made products.

Standard Specifications:
Material: ------------------------- BK7 Grade A optical glass
Dimension Tolerance: ------+0.0, -0.2 mm
Clear Aperture: -------------->80%
Deviation: --------------------- 180°±3 arc seconds
Flatness: -----------------------ë/4 on big surface, ë/10 on other surfaces
Surface Quality: ------------- 60-40 scratch and dig
Wavefront Distortion: -----ë/2 @633nm
Bevel: ------------------------- 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm
Coating on input and output sides: ------Uncoated

Note:
1) AR coating on input and output sides is available upon request.
2) Custom-made sizes are available upon request.

Foctek offers custom-made retroreflectors.

Foctek offers competitive price and high quality retroreflectors.

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9 June 2011: Foctek Optical Beamsplitter

Foctek offers Beamsplitter including Beamsplitter Plate, Cube Beamsplitter, Koster Prism, Parallel Splitting Prism, Beam-Splitting Prism, Polarization Cube Beamsplitter, Non-Polarizing Cube Beamsplitter, etc.

Foctek offers custom-made beamsplitters!

Foctek offers competitive and high quality beamsplitters!

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8 June 2011: Waveplate

High quality Waveplate, Zero Order, True Zero Order, Low Order, Dual Wavelengths, Achromatic. Wavelgnth from 200-3000nm, Hig retardation tolerance, Untra thin as 30 microns, Competitive price.

Foctek provides standard waveplate, wavelengths (nm) listed as below:

355 532 632.8 808 850 980 1064 1310 1480 1550 1590

Note: Other wavelengths within the ranger of 200-2300nm are also available upon request.
Standard Specifications:
Material: Crystal Quartz
Dimension tolerance: +0.0, -0.1mm
Wavefront distortion: <ë 8@632.8
Retardation tolerance: < ë/500
Wavelength range: 240-2100 nm
Parallelism: <1 arc second
Surface quality: 20/10 scratches and dig
Clear aperture: >90%
AR coating: R<0.2% at central wavelength
Standard Wave: quarter-wave ( l /4), half-wave ( l /2)

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8 June 2011: Foctek Polarizers

FOCtek manufactures a wide range of polarizers (Glan Laser, Glan Taylor, Glan Thompson, Wollaston and Rochon) by employing birefringent crystals: a -BBO, Calcite, YVO4 and quartz. The material properties of birefringent crystals are great influence on your selection of right type polarizers.

· a -BBO (high temperature phase of BaB2O4) is characterized by large birefringent coefficient and wide transmission window from 189nm to 3500nm, particularly suitable for high power UV polarizer (200-300nm). YVO4 crystal has been widely used in fiber optical components due to its large birefringence, good physical and favorable mechanical properties. Since the crystal has high transmission from 500 to 3500 nm, it is recommended to use YVO4 polarizer for IR (up to 4000nm).

· Crystal quartz is a natural occurring as well as synthetically grown positive Uniaxial crystal that is optical active, i.e. it rotates the plane of polarization of linearly polarized input beam traveling along the crystal optic axis. Because of its relatively low birefringence, it is not feasible to fabricate a crystal quartz Glan type polarizer but as Rochon polarizer.

· Calcite is a natural minded crystal and the most common crystals for polarizers used as visible and near IR polarizers. Defects in bulk calcite are characterized by bubbles, striae, optical inhomogeneity and stress birefringence. These defects cause degradation of polarization and transmission loss due to scattering and absorption. That is why the extinction of the polarizer is not as high as synthetically grown material YVO4, a -BBO and crystal quartz.

Specifications
Material: a-BBO, calcite or YVO4
Wavelength range: a-BBO: 200-3,500nm, Calcite: 350-2,300nm, YVO4: 400-4,000nm, Quartz: 200-2,300nm, MgF2: 135-4,000nm
Extinction ratio: Calcite: <5 x 10-5 ,a-BBO: <5 x 10-6, YVO4: <5 x 10-5, Quartz: <5 x 10-5, MgF2: <5 x 10-5
Surface quality: 20-10
Beam deviation: <3arc min for Glan laser, Glan Taylor and Glan Thompson, <1arc min
for Rochon
Wavefornt distortion: Lambda/4 at 633nm
Damage threshold: >500mW/cm2
Coating: Single Layer MgF2
Mount: black anodized aluminum

Features

Glan Taylor Polarizers
1) Air-spaced
2) Close to Brewster's angle cutting
3) Low L/A=0.8
4) Mounted without escape windows
5) For low to medium power

Glan Laser Polarizers
1) Air spaced
2) Close to Brewster's angle cutting
3) Mounted with escape windows
4) Suitable for high power
5) L/A=1.5

High transmission Glan Laser Polarizers
1) Air spaced
2) With Brewster's angle cutting
3) Mounted with escape windows
4) Suitable for high power and high transmission
5) Brewster angle input

Glan Thompson Polarizers
1) Cemented
2) Suitable for low power
3) Wide acceptance angle
4) a-BBO based
5) Glan Thompson range: 200-900nm

Wollaston Polarizers
1) Cemented
2) Separate ordinary and extraordinary beams at certain angle
3) Suitable for low power and where large deviation is required

Rochon Polarizers
1) a-BBO is used to guarantee a wide transmission range
2) Especially, suitable for UV
3) Split the ordinary and extraordinary ray
4) Only ordinary beam is deviated

Foctek offers custom-made polarizers.

Foctek offers competitive price and high quality polarizers.

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8 June 2011: FOCtek Broadband DUV Polarizer (200-3300nm)

Broadband Glan THompson Polarizer is made of two a-BBO prisms cemented together. Unlike other types of a-BBO polarizer and Calcite Polarizer which are used from about 200nm to 900nm and 350nm to 2300nm respectivety. this broadband polarizer has a wide rang of wavelength from 200nm to 3300nm

Specifications:

Material : a-BBO

Wavelength Range:a-BBO: 200-3300 nm

Ectinction Ratio : <5x10-5

Surface quality : 20-10

Beam Deviation : < 3 arc minutes

Wavefornt Distortion : ë/3@633nm

Damage Threshold : >200 MW/cm2

Coating : Single Layer MgF2

Mount : Black Anodized Aluminium

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8 June 2011: Silicon Window and Lens

Foctek Produces high precision polished Silicon windows and lens for IR application. High precision as ă/10 flatness, 10/5 surface quality, 5 arc sec parallelism, Ra 1 nanometer roughness are guaranteed.

Silicon Windows are widely used in IR sensors, thermal image, medical and optical measurement systems. Foctek can supplies high precision Silicon Window with Professional team, rich production experience, technology innovation, using most advanced tools to suit customers' specific requestiones.

Silicon Window Attribute Specification :

Typical Diameter (ƒ³mm): 8.0, 10.0, 12.7, 15.0, 20.0, 25.4, 30.0, 38.1, 40, 50 mm

Typical Thickness (mm): 1.0 ` 30.0

Diameter Tolerance (mm): +0.0/-0.2 (General), +0.0/-0.1 (High Precision)

Thickness Tolerance (mm) :}0.2 (General), }0.05 (High Precision)

Clear Aperture :>80% (Small Size), >90% (Large Size)

Parallelism: 3 min. (General), 5 sec. (High Precision)

Surface Quality :60/40 (General), 10/5 (High Precision)

Flatness (per 25mm@633nm): ă(General), ă/10 (High Precision)

Bevel (face width x 45B): <0.25mm

Coating: Uncoated, AR, HR, PR, Coating, etc.

Note for Silicon Window:

(1). Custom-made Silicon windows at any size are available.

Besides round, shape of quadrate, triangular, or other polygonal are available.

(2). Thickness from 1.0mm to 20.0 mm is available upon request.

(3). Better bevel is available upon request.

(4). Silicon Windows with Anti-Reflective(AR), High-Reflective(HR), Partial-Reflective(PR) coating are available.

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8 June 2011: Custom prisms

with Professional team, rich production experience, technology innovation, using most advanced tools, Rigorous quality control,Foctek Photonics, Inc. supplies high quality custom Prisms to custom design and to suit customers' specific applications.

Foctek provides various custom prisms include Right Angle Prism, Penta Prism, Beamsplitter Penta Prism, Dove Prism, Reflection Prism, Dispersion Prism, Anamorphic Prism, corner Cube Retroreflector and so on.Any size and shape are available upon request.

Any size and shape are available upon request.

The material of Foctek Prism include Pyrex, BK7, Fused Silica, Fused Silica, MgF2, SF10 and so on.

Coating: single-layer or multiple-layer AR, HR, PR coatings are available upon request.

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8 June 2011: Precision Optical Cemented Components

As a professional manufacturer of optical components, Foctek designs and manufactures high quality and precision optical cemented components to customers. Special cementing technology, unique adhesive systems, advanced production and inspection facility are our main advantages of making optical cemented components. Foctek’s cemented components are manufactured keeping in mind many of the cementing problems that are prevalent in the optical industry.

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8 June 2011: Precision Optical Assemblies

As a professional manufacturer of optical components, Foctek has strong capabilities in Optical assembly and Mechanical design. Our assemblies include Lenses assemblies, Optical assemblies, Mechanical assemblies. We ensure high quality with ISO9001:2008 Quality Assurance System and advance inspection facility, such as Trioptics 0.5" Prismmaster Angle measuring system, Zygo GPI Interferometer, Trioptics Optospheric Lens measuring system, 3D Measuring system etc..

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13 May 2011: WLD3343-3A & WLD3343-3L Laser Diode Drivers

Upgraded Laser Diode Driver – Now up to 3 A
Fast Control System Prototyping with the Improved WLD3393 Evaluation Board

The highly popular WLD3343 General Purpose Laser Diode Driver has been upgraded for higher output current, lower noise, and no leakage current. It provides up to 3 A output in a compact 14-pin DIP package. The WLD3343 Series is ideal for a wide variety of electro-optical instrumentation, including spectrometers, medical diagnostic equipment, range finders, and on research benches. The upgraded WLD3393 Evaluation Board allows fast system design.

The upgraded WLD3343 is available in five models:
The standard 2.2 A (WLD3343)
A 2.2 A lithium-ion battery-compatible (WLD3343HB)
A 2.2 A lower noise version (WLD3343-2L)
The 3 A enhancement (WLD3343-3A)
A lower noise 3 A version (WLD3343-3L)

The WLD3343 is an analog circuit for space-constrained designs that supplies up to 2 MHz modulation bandwidth, current limiting, and Constant Current or Constant Power operation with any laser diode configuration. To protect your laser diode and ensure reliable performance, safety features including slow start, voltage-controlled setpoint, TTL-compatible shutdown, and over-temperature shut-off have been incorporated into the design. Since the maximum current output is scaleable, the WLD3343 can safely be used with low current VCSELs.

The WLD3393 Evaluation Board operates from a single supply and is compatible with all standard laser diode configurations. Onboard switches, connectors and trimpots make fine-tuning of the laser diode forward current and limit easy and accelerate product design. Online design tools, including a Circuit Design Calculator and Safe Operating Area Calculator, are available at www.teamwavelength.com/support/tools.asp.

Wavelength Electronics has simplified advanced laser diode drive and thermal control technology for OEM and research applications since 1993. Our high performance specifications are supported by a team of experienced sales and design engineers and a top-notch manufacturing facility. Evaluation quantities are typically available from stock.

To learn more about the WLD3343 Laser Diode Drivers, WLD3393 Evaluation Board Upgrade and Wavelength's complete line of high precision, low-noise, ultra-stable laser diode drivers and temperature controllers, call 406-587-4910, email sales@teamwavelength.com or visit our website, www.teamwavelength.com.

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13 May 2011: NEW! QCL Series Low Noise Quantum Cascade Laser Drivers

Improve Your Chemical Sensor Performance

Minimize linewidth, spectral drift, and center wavelength jitter with low noise control electronics. The QCL Series of Low Noise Quantum Cascade Laser Drivers offers sub-microamp RMS noise. [0.7 mA RMS over 100 kHz bandwidth with the QCL1000 1 A driver.] Designed as an OEM controller, it can be used in field-deployed systems or on a benchtop. Bandwidth is 2-3 MHz, with rise and fall times of 250 / 200 nsec.

The QCL Series drives up to 2 A of low noise current with core safety features – current limit, slow start, brownout / reverse voltage / overvoltage protection, remote or local current enable. Even though it is lower cost than an instrument, it is smaller and offers significantly better performance.

Application notes and free technical support help you minimize noise in particularly demanding applications.

Wavelength Electronics has simplified advanced laser diode drive and thermal control technology for OEM and research applications since 1993. Our high performance specifications are supported by a team of experienced sales and design engineers and a top-notch manufacturing facility. Evaluation quantities are typically available from stock.

To learn more about the QCL Series Low Noise Quantum Cascade Laser Drivers and Wavelength's complete line of high precision, low-noise, ultra-stable laser diode drivers and temperature controllers call 406-587-4910, email sales@teamwavelength.com or visit our website, www.teamwavelength.com.

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13 May 2011: NEW! RHM5K-CH Precision Unipolar Temperature Controller

Small, Simple, Low Cost PID Control with < 0.003ºC Stability

The RHM5K-CH can be used to achieve precision control at off-ambient temperatures. The PID control loop drives resistive heaters or thermoelectric coolers. The RHM offers a high level of stability and can supply up to 5 A with a small footprint. On-board 12-turn trimpots control temperature setpoint, proportional gain, and output voltage limit. A single 10-pin terminal strip provides easy access to the DC supply, sensor, resistive heater, and measurement connections.

The RHM features:
• Compact, 5 A Drive Current
• Single Supply Operation +5 V to +30 V
• < 0.003 °C stability (24-hour)
• Voltage Limit
• > +27 V compliance with +30 V input
• Supports Thermistors, IC sensors or RTDs
• PID Control Loop
• Temperature Setpoint, Proportional Gain, and Limit Voltage are user adjustable
• Easy operation for resistive heater or thermoelectric

The RHM5K-CH is suited for applications where heating or cooling (not both) is required. This product is ideal for applications where temperature stability is critical and space is tight, such as heated optics (non-condensing circumstances), CCDs, preheated liquids and chamber stabilization.

Wavelength Electronics has simplified advanced laser diode drive and thermal control technology for OEM and research applications since 1993. Our high performance specifications are supported by a team of experienced sales and design engineers and a top-notch manufacturing facility. Evaluation quantities are typically available from stock.

To learn more about the RHM5K-CH Precision Unipolar Temperature Controller and Wavelength's complete line of high precision, low-noise, ultra-stable laser diode drivers and temperature controllers, call 406-587-4910, email sales@teamwavelength.com or visit our website, www.teamwavelength.com.

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12 May 2011: New HESP-E-6-10 10Hz, 15mJ, 6ns, 1535nm Diode Pumped Solid State (DPSS) Eye-Safe Micro-Laser

New HESP-E-6-10 10Hz, 15mJ, 6ns, 1535nm Diode Pumped Solid State (DPSS) Eye-Safe Micro-Laser

The first AO-Q-Switched HESP-E-6-10 10Hz (~15mj @ 10Hz, 6ns) laser has a head about the size of a cigarette pack and emits a non-blinding laser light at a wavelength of 1.54 microns. Useful for a laser pointer? Well, not exactly. Try a laser rangefinder, laser radar, LIBS, remote sensing or Flash LIDAR range-gated imaging with improved accuracy, range and resolution. The laser’s 10Hz pulse repetition frequency is readily adapted to video frame rate fractions of 50 or 60Hz in laser imaging applications.

Kigre, Inc. (Hilton Head Island, SC, USA), has developed a new family of eye-safe HESP (High Efficiency Side Pumped) diode-pumped lasers that are smaller, more efficient, 3 to 50 times faster and produce 6 times the peak power than the existing state-of-the-art. The lasers contain proprietary high strength rare earth doped laser glass materials with superior mechanical, chemical, thermal and optical properties for use as the gain elements in DPSS HESP lasers.

High peak power Q-switched lasers operating in the narrow spectral window between 1.5 and 1.6 micron are approximately 8000 times more “eye-safe” than other laser devices operating in the visible and near infrared. For example, a laser operating at 1.54 micron may emit Q-switched pulses with up to 7.9mj of energy and still be considered a Class I laser with no laser eye protection required.

Kigre’s laser glass combines the high strength properties typically associated with crystal laser materials, with attributes superior to crystals such as broad absorption bandwidth, and high solubility for rare earth ions. Unlike crystals, glasses are readily fabricated into complex clad and unclad gain elements containing high rare earth oxide concentrations.

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19 April 2011: KTP crystals for OPO and SHG

More than 300,000pcs/year; Large size up to 20x20x40mm3 and max length to 60mm; Strict quality control; Fast delivery


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16 March 2011: The new series-i and series-ix detectors

The new series‐,i and series‐,ix detectors will add detectors suitable for infrared wavelengths up to 1700 nm. They feature active areas between 0.7 mm² and 7 mm², low dark currents, high sensitivity up to 1700 nm wavelength and are available in a visible‐,band enhanced version, too. Packages include hermetic TO cans as well as SMD type solutions. Ask us for your specific sensor solution.

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25 February 2011: New series‐i and series‐ix detectors

The new series‐,i and series‐,ix detectors will add detectors suitable for infrared wavelengths up to 1700 nm. They feature active areas between 0.7 mm² and 7 mm², low dark currents, high sensitivity up to 1700 nm wavelength and are available in a visible‐,band enhanced version, too. Packages include hermetic TO cans as well as SMD type solutions. Ask us for your specific sensor solution.

Silicon Sensor International AG provides cutting edge technology for sophisticated sensor applications. For full details and customization options feel free to contact us at sales@siliconsensor.com.

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