Laser Focus World articles from July 2007

Laser Focus World archives from July 2007

Fighting global warming.(editor's desk)
July 1, 2007... The profile of the global warming debate has recently increased dramatically. On the political front, President Bush's greenhouse gas reduction proposal in May and June's G8 summit in Germany certainly raised awareness, but at the popular level...

Free-space quantum communication achieved over 144 km.(newsbreaks)
July 1, 2007... A free-space quantum-communication experiment carried out in the Canary Islands by researchers from eight universities and research institutes in Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Italy has achieved quantum-key...

UV nanowire LED may allow mass production.(newsbreaks)
July 1, 2007... Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST; Gaithersburg, MD), in collaboration with scientists from the University of Maryland (College Park) and Howard University (Washington, D.C.), have developed a technique to...

Fused-silica gratings broaden diffraction applications.(newsbreaks)
July 1, 2007... Conventional diffraction gratings are typically replicated in polymer from high-quality and expensive master gratings. Because many polymers are not optically suited for transmission and have poor thermal stability and limited lifetime, these...

Nanoparticles may pose risk during laser ablation.(newsbreaks)
July 1, 2007... Health and environmental risks associated with exposure to nanoparticles have been an ongoing concern for the scientific community (see www.laserfocusworld. com/articles/234080). Scientists at Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH; Hannover, Germany)...

Microfiber knot laser operates evanescently.(newsbreaks)
July 1, 2007... A fiber-ring laser developed by researchers at Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China) and Fudan University (Shanghai, China) consists of a silica microfiber tied into a knot. In an interesting twist, the active medium is the dye solution in...

ARROW principle enables atomic spectroscopy on a chip.(newsbreaks)
July 1, 2007... Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Brigham Young University (BYU; Provo, UT) have reported successful atomic spectroscopy with integrated optics on a chip for the first time, guiding a beam of light through a...

n-i-p structure yields high-efficiency solar cells.(newsbreaks)
July 1, 2007... Researchers at the Institute of Photovoltaics at the Juelich Research Center (Juelich, Germany) have been able to grow low-temperature microcrystalline silicon-carbide ([micro]c-SiC) layers on a low-cost glass substrate to create an n-side...

Spectrally tunable nanoscale silicon field-effect transistor detects 1.5 [micro]m light.(newsbreaks)
July 1, 2007... Conventional silicon (Si) photodetectors are used extensively in the UV, visible, and very near-IR (shorter than 1.2 [micro]m) wavelengths; however, the 1.1 eV band-gap of Si precludes its use for detection of light at longer wavelengths...

Electrodeless metal-halide lamp runs on microwaves.(newsbreaks)
July 1, 2007... Ceravision (Milton Keynes, England) has developed a compact electrodeless metalhalide lamp system that, according to the company, is the first commercially viable light bulb to be powered by microwaves. Raw microwave power is generated at the...

New shape specification eases design and fabrication of aspheres.(OPTICAL DESIGN)
July 1, 2007... The capabilities that well-designed aspheric lens surfaces can bring to optical systems are dramatic, from the simplification of objective lenses for CD and DVD drives to larger field sizes for microlithographic projection lenses. Adding...

Biospectroscopy uses mid-IR pulse shaper.(optoelectronics world news)
July 1, 2007... Two-dimensional (2-D) IR spectroscopy is a powerful tool for studying biomolecular structures and their dynamics. However, traditional methods of collecting 2-D IR spectra are often difficult to implement, cause distorted peak shapes, and have...

High-definition surveying plays increasing role in disaster recovery.(LASER SCANNERS)
July 1, 2007... At 3:42 a.m. on April 29th, a tanker truck carrying more than 8600 gallons of gasoline crashed on the "MacArthur Maze," a heavily traveled approach to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The crash ignited a 3000[degrees]F fire that softened...

High-repetition-rate OPAs get smaller and simpler.(ULTRAFAST SYSTEMS)
July 1, 2007... Optical-parametric-amplifier (OPA) systems in the ultrafast regime provide broad tunability for a range of applications, but typical designs present the familiar tradeoff of pulse energy for repetition rate. Commonly, high pulse energies...

3-D microsurgery uses light-sheet fluorescence microscopy.(MICROSCOPY)
July 1, 2007... In light-sheet microscopy, an illuminator encompasses the entire focal plane of a microscope objective lens and projects a microns-thick light sheet that illuminates only the specimens that lay within the objective's focal depth (see...

Commercial singlet has continuously variable focus.(OPTICAL COMPONENTS)
July 1, 2007... A fluid-based singlet lens with a continuously variable focal length, commercially introduced by Holochip (Albuquerque, NM), promises to expand the options available to lens designers and laboratory researchers alike. Unveiled at CLEO/QELS 2007...

Two-micron diodes find many applications.(HIGH-POWER SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS)
July 1, 2007... Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institutes of Laser Technology (ILT; Aachen, Germany) and of Applied Solid State Physics OAF; Freiburg, Germany) have joined forces to produce the first fiber-coupled high-power diode modules operating at 2...

OBR details component structure and integrity.(FIBER-OPTIC TEST & MEASUREMENT)
July 1, 2007... Luna Technologies (Blacksburg, VA) has taken its optical-backscatter-reflectometry (OBR) technology to new levels--the company's improved instrument can now look inside a fiber-optic component with 10 [micro]m resolution and is even sensitive...

Printing system creates fluorescent security without fluorescent inks.(OPTICAL SECURITY)
July 1, 2007... The idea of embedding an authenticating fluorescent pattern--invisible under normal light but visible under UV illumination--for document security is not new, according to Raja Bala, a principal scientist at the Xerox Research Center (Webster,...

Laser-microscope images become public art.(CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY)
July 1, 2007... Images from a confocal laser microscope are being transformed into artworks to be projected onto public buildings in Portsmouth, U.K. The project is sponsored by Point Source, based in nearby Hamble. The company designs and manufactures...

Fluidic PC fibers lase without mirrors.(FIBER LASERS)
July 1, 2007... Researchers at the University of St. Andrews (Fife, Scotland) and Macquarie University (New South Wales, Australia) have demonstrated a compact, fluidic-fiber dye laser that operates without the need for external mirrors or lithographically...

Digital image scanning turns 50 years old.(DIGITAL IMAGING)
July 1, 2007... A grainy image of a baby just 5 x 5 cm in size turned out to be the well from which satellite imaging, CAT scans, barcodes on packaging, desktop publishing, digital photography, and a host of other imaging technologies sprang. Fifty years...

OCT takes high-resolution 3-D snapshots of retinal disease.(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING)
July 1, 2007... Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; Cambridge, MA) have developed a new type of optical-coherence-tomography (OCT) system capable of taking high-resolution 3-D images of the retina that could greatly improve the...

Bill prohibits pointing lasers at aircraft.(industry report: laser)
July 1, 2007... The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1615, the Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2007, which amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the aiming of the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft or its flight path....

PennWell acquires LEDs Magazine.(industry report: laser)
July 1, 2007... PennWell (Tulsa, OK), a diversified global media and information company and publisher of Laser Focus World, has acquired LEDs Magazine, a business-to-business digital magazine and Web site (www.ledsmagazine.com) covering the technology and...

Oree receives $7 million.(industry report: laser)
July 1, 2007... Oree (Natanya, Israel), a startup that is developing an innovative optical packaging solution for the LED industry, announced the completion of a $7 million Series A round of equity financing. Genesis Partners and GIMV (Antwerp, Belgium), an...

USDA awards laser grants for agriculture.(industry report: laser)
July 1, 2007... Ekips Technologies (Norman, OK) was awarded two Phase I United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) research grants for the application of laser technology to agricultural problems. Ekips is developing disease detection systems that involve...

DOE awards SSL grants.(industry report: laser)
July 1, 2007... The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded five SBIR grants targeting advances in solid-state lighting (SSL) technology. The Phase I awards primarily focus on development of LEDs and organic LEDs (OLEDs) and go to Add-Vision (Scotts Valley,...

A cross-licensing agreement enables Taiwan-based Chi Mei EL (CMEL), a subsidiary of Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), to use Eastman Kodak (Rochester, NY) technology for active-matrix OLED modules.(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... A cross-licensing agreement enables Taiwan-based Chi Mei EL (CMEL), a subsidiary of Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), to use Eastman Kodak (Rochester, NY) technology for active-matrix OLED modules in a variety of small- to medium-size display...

Laser Components Hudson, NH) and OSRAM Opto Semiconductors (Santa Clara, CA) announced a franchise distribution agreement throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... Laser Components Hudson, NH) and OSRAM Opto Semiconductors (Santa Clara, CA) announced a franchise distribution agreement throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for the distribution of OSRAM's high-power laser-diode products.

JMAR Technologies (San Diego, CA), developer of laser, high-resolution imaging, and photonics technologies, sold a BriteLight laser master oscillator to the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... JMAR Technologies (San Diego, CA), developer of laser, high-resolution imaging, and photonics technologies, sold a BriteLight laser master oscillator to the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology for the...

Medical company Carl Zeiss Meditec (Jena, Germany) will launch its VisuMax system for laser keratome applications in mid-2007.(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... Medical company Carl Zeiss Meditec (Jena, Germany) will launch its VisuMax system for laser keratome applications in mid-2007. The system uses a femtosecond fiber laser developed by IMRA America (Ann Arbor, MI).

II-VI acquisition secures laser optics materials.(industry report: optics)
July 1, 2007... By executing a definitive stock purchase agreement in which a wholly owned subsidiary of II-VI (Pittsburgh, PA) will acquire substantially all of the equity interests of Pacific Rare Specialty Metals & Chemicals (PRSMC; The Philippines) in...

OSA and SPIE lobby for science initiatives.(industry report: optics)
July 1, 2007... Optical Society of America (OSA; Washington, D.C.) and SPIE (Bellingham, WA) members were on Capitol Hill in early May asking elected officials to support a range of science policy initiatives, including increased federal investments in...

Multiyear mirror contract goes to MRC Optics.(industry report: optics)
July 1, 2007... Photonic Products Group (Northvale, NJ) announced that its MRC Optics subsidiary (Sarasota, FL) was awarded a multiyear contract from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive & Armaments Command (Rock Island, IL) to provide new precision metal optical...

BRO joins SolidWorks distributor network.(industry report: optics)
July 1, 2007... Breault Research Organization (BRO; Tucson, AZ), manufacturer of ASAP Optical Software, is now part of SolidWorks (Concord, MA) OEM Distributor network. Under the terms of the partnership, BRO will now ship CAD-interoperable optical-software...

Inficon acquires Maxtek for optical coatings.(industry report: optics)
July 1, 2007... Instrumentation manufacturer for the semiconductor and vacuum-coating industries, Inficon (Syracuse, NY) acquired the assets of Maxtek (Cypress, CA), a developer and manufacturer of thin-film deposition measurement and quartz-crystal...

Optics, imaging, and spectroscopy solutions provider Princeton Instruments (Trenton. NJ) established a direct sales and marketing office in Beijing, China.(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... Optics, imaging, and spectroscopy solutions provider Princeton Instruments (Trenton. N J) established a direct sales and marketing office in Beijing, China that will be supported countrywide by a new partnership with Hong Kong-based Teltec...

Sunny Optical Technology.(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... According to news reports, Sunny Optical Technology (Zhejiang, China), one of the largest producers of optical components and subsystems in China, has launched an initial public offering in Hong Kong and hopes to raise up to $132 million...

ASML (Veldhoven, The Netherlands) joined the Industrial Affiliates program at the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ).(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... ASML (Veldhoven, The Netherlands) joined the Industrial Affiliates program at the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), which means that its ASML Optics unit (Wilton, CT) will directly support the quality of...

The SAES Getters Group (Milan, Italy), provider of technology for high-vacuum applications, and STMicroelectronics (Geneva, Switzerland), the manufacturer of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, signed a cooperation agreement.(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... The SAES Getters Group (Milan, Italy), provider of technology for high-vacuum applications, and STMicroelectronics (Geneva, Switzerland), the manufacturer of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, signed a cooperation agreement that...

Japanese robot supplier chooses Cognex sensors.(industry report: imaging & detector)
July 1, 2007... Cognex (Natick, MA), a supplier of machine-vision sensors and systems, announced that a major Japanese supplier of industrial robots standardized on Cognex In-Sight vision sensors for its three-axis and SCARA robots. The manufacturer will...

QinetiQ, AWM collaborate on advanced sensors.(industry report: imaging & detector)
July 1, 2007... Regional development agency Advantage West Midlands (AWM; Birmingham, England) has joined forces with international defense and security technology company QinetiQ (Farnborough, England) to provide access to sensor technology and funding to...

LBO partners with Thales on displays.(industry report: imaging & detector)
July 1, 2007... Light Blue Optics (LBO; Cambridge, England) is partnering with Thales (Cedex, France) to develop military and aerospace displays. LBO will provide Thales with miniature projection systems for advanced cockpit displays. According to LBO, its...

Imaging patent awarded to IMDS.(industry report: imaging & detector)
July 1, 2007... Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IMDS; Fort Lauderdale, FL) was issued a new patent for its laser imager for laboratory animals (LILA). The latest LILA patent builds on a previous LILA patent that covers the basic computed tomographic fluorescent...

Elbit awarded $50 million for night-vision systems.(industry report: imaging & detector)
July 1, 2007... A subsidiary of Elbit Systems (Haifa, Israel) called Elbit Systems Electro-Optics ELOP (Elop) was awarded several contracts valued at a total of approximately $50 million to supply handheld thermal-imaging systems to the Canadian and Israeli...

iSuppli.(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... Market intelligence company iSuppli (El Segundo, CA) reported that the global electronic-display market was expected to surpass $100 billion in revenue this year. driven by thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal displays (TFT LCDs).

Aurora Systems (Westlake Village, CA) a leader in the design and production of high-performance liquid-crystal-on-silicon microdisplay products, and Holoeye Systems (Laguna Hills, CA), integrators of microdisplay technology formed a strategic supply agreement.(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... Aurora Systems (Westlake Village, CA) a leader in the design and production of high-performance liquid-crystal-on-silicon microdisplay products, and Holoeye Systems (Laguna Hills, CA), integrators of microdisplay technology formed a strategic...

The European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) awarded Cedip Infrared Systems (Croissy Beaubourg, France) a contract to supply a further advanced infrared thermography system.(Also in the news ...)
July 1, 2007... The European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) awarded Cedip Infrared Systems (Croissy Beaubourg, France) a contract to supply a further advanced infrared thermography system for monitoring the temperature of components inside its Tokamak...

Gooch & Housego acquires Sifam.(industry report: fiber optics)
July 1, 2007... In a cash-and-stock deal, Gooch & Housego (Ilminster, England) acquired Sifam Fibre Optics (Torquay, England) for $10 million dollars. Sifam manufactures passive and active fiber-optic components and integrated modules and systems incorporating...

Innocor to broaden JDSU test portfolio.(industry report: fiber optics)
July 1, 2007... JDSU (Milpitas, CA) signed an agreement to purchase Innocor (Ottawa, ON, Canada), a provider of broadband test solutions for network equipment manufacturers. Innocor's products complement JDSU's existing Lab and Production test solutions and...

FTTx merger focuses on blown fiber.(industry report: fiber optics)
July 1, 2007... The boards of directors of Emtelle (London, England) and Dantex (Sonder Felding, Denmark) agreed to a merger of the two companies. Emtelle is the leading telecommunication duct supplier in the U.K. and a world leader in blown-fiber technology....

Emcore opens facility in China.(industry report: fiber optics)
July 1, 2007... Components and subsystems provider for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets Emcore (Albuquerque, NM) is now shipping product from its recently opened manufacturing facility in Langfang City, China, near...

Agilent to acquire Adaptif Photonics.(industry report: fiber optics)
July 1, 2007... An agreement has been signed by Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, CA) and Adaptif Photonics (Hamburg, Germany) for Agilent to acquire Adaptif, a privately held company that provides technology and products used for polarization analysis and...

Optical-networking-equipment provider OpVista (Milpitas, CA) has joined Internet2.(Also in at the news ...)
July 1, 2007... Optical-networking-equipment provider OpVista (Milpitas, CA) has joined Internet2, the advanced networking consortium led by the research and education community, to collaborate on high-spectral-efficiency Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), 10 GbE dense...

OpTek Systems (Abingdon, England), manufacturer of laser processing tools for the fiber-optic and micromachining markets, has formed OpTek Systems (OSI) in Greenville, SC.(Also in at the news ...)
July 1, 2007... OpTek Systems (Abingdon, England), manufacturer of laser processing tools for the fiber-optic and micromachining markets, has formed OpTek Systems (OSI) in Greenville, SC, in response to the rising demand for laser processing of optical fibers....

Long Lines, a telecommunications company serving more than 100 communities in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, will install a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network supplied by Wave7 Optics (Alpharetta, GA), a supplier of standards-based FTTP equipment, and Embarq Logistics, a division of Embarq (Overland Park, KS).(Also in at the news ...)
July 1, 2007... Long Lines, a telecommunications company serving more than 100 communities in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, will install a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network supplied by Wave7 Optics (Alpharetta, GA), a supplier of standards-based FTTP...

Software enables optimized epi structure in a single wafer growth.(software & computing)
July 1, 2007... Semiconductor lasers and optical amplifiers are pervasive components in modern technology spanning a huge applications space. And semiconductorwafer growth can now produce heterostructures of very high quality with stoichiometrically controlled...

Photovoltaic manufacturers embrace some laser use, but balk at laser marking.(comment)
July 1, 2007... The industrial laser is one of the key enabling technologies for cheap and massive production of photovoltaic (PV) systems. It also offers considerable potential for developing new tools for PV system manufacturing. The precision and...

How can I improve my presentation skills?(business forum)(Interview)
July 1, 2007... Q: I think I could have gotten a job I really wanted if I had given a better presentation of my Ph.D. thesis at an interview. What can I do to improve my presentation skills? A: Presentation skills can be improved over time if you think...

Diagnosis and care: new machine-vision tools will be aiding patients with glaucoma and dementia.(inside imaging)
July 1, 2007... As the population in many countries continues to age, machine vision may be a tool that benefits increasing numbers of patients. For example, many of the elderly develop glaucoma, a disease of the eye that causes a loss of retinal cells and...

Fiber illumination technology leapfrogs efficiency barriers.(FIBERS FOR ILLUMINATION)(Cover story)
July 1, 2007... Because fiber-optic lighting insulates the area of illumination from the heat, ultraviolet radiation, and electricity at the light source, it has become popular for swimming pool and spa lighting, as well as a wide range of commercial lighting...

Integrated terahertz hot-electron-bolometer receivers form FPAs.(FOCAL-PLANE ARRAYS)
July 1, 2007... Much attention has been given to imaging applications at electromagnetic frequencies between 0.3 and 3 THz, mainly because of the unique features of terahertz radiation (T-rays). The noninvasive and nonionizing nature of T-rays makes them well...

Telecom packaging improves reliability of high-power lasers.(SEMICONDUCTOR SOURCES)
July 1, 2007... Increasing demand for high-power semiconductor lasers will require continual improvements in reliability and cost of ownership. Improvements will be particularly critical for applications that involve high operating temperature and/or on-off...

Ultrafast SPOPO enables deeper tissue imaging.(NONLINEAR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY)
July 1, 2007... Nonlinear-microscopy techniques such as second- and third-harmonic generation (SHG and THG) and multiphoton laser-scanning fluorescence microscopy (MPLSM) are very useful for deep imaging of biological tissue; their capabilities, however, are...

Imprint lithography challenges EUV for next-generation chip manufacturing: near-term applications include biotech and O/E devices, but the real prize is CMOS fabrication.(OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS: MICROPROCESSING)
July 1, 2007... While the semiconductor industry is clearly committed to 193 nm photolithography and immersion lithography for chip manufacturing down to the sub-32 nm node, it is still a matter of debate as to what will happen beyond that in terms of...

Multispectral imaging and molecular nanophotonics clear path to early diagnosis.(MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING)
July 1, 2007... Efficient multispectral polarimetric techniques, along with novel biomolecular contrast agents and photonic nanocrystal systems, are being explored by researchers at the University of Akron (Akron, OH) to develop efficient diagnostic techniques...

Quantum computing poses challenges: quantum computers hold out hope of tackling tough problems from code-breaking to quantum-mechanical modeling. But nobody thinks its great potential will be easy to realize, and success may not even involve optics.(PHOTONIC FRONTIERS: QUANTUM COMPUTING)
July 1, 2007... If you believe the press releases, quantum computing is the next big thing, soon to vastly surpass the capacity of today's super computers. There's no doubt it's a hot topic. A search of the Quantum Physics section at Cornell University's...

Precision molding provides compact consumer optics.(IMAGING OPTICS)
July 1, 2007... Spherical aberration and distortion in lenses for optical devices, such as cameras, is a long-standing problem that has often been addressed through the use of multiple lenses or lens arrays (see "What is spherical aberration?" p. 118). As...

Nd: GdV[O.sub.4] crystal.(new products)
July 1, 2007... Neodymium-doped gadolinium orthovanadate single crystal (Nd:[GdVO.sub.4]) is used for diode-pumped lasers. Like Nd:[YVO.sub.4] crystals, Nd:[GdVO.sub.4] crystals have high gain. They also have low threshold, high absorption coefficients at...

Megapixel cameras.(new products)
July 1, 2007... The 11 megapixel Lw11059 series of CCD megapixel cameras provide 4008 x 2672 resolution and on-board processing. USB 2.0 connectivity eliminates the need for a frame grabber. Advanced camera control is available through a software developer's...

Laser-beam profiling system.(new products)
July 1, 2007... The ModeScan Model 1780 uses a patented technique with 10 reflective surfaces to form 10 simultaneous images of the beam onto a CCD detector array. The [M.sup.2] and all associated ISO 11146 parameters are measured and updated over 20 Hz. It...

Stabilized laser diodes.(new products)
July 1, 2007... Ondox wavelength-stabilized laser diodes utilize Ondax volume-holographic-grating (VHG) PowerLocker. This stabilization technology increases the spectral brightness of laser diodes, ensuring a precise center wavelength over the locked region....

Photodiode.(new products)
July 1, 2007... The red-enhanced ODD-3W-2 photodiode has a 3 [mm.sup.2] bicell detector with noise-equivalent power of 2.5 x [10.sup.-14] W / [square root of (Hz)] spectral response of 0.55 A/W at 900 nm, and high shunt resistance at 250 M[ohm] minimum The...

High-power LED.(new products)
July 1, 2007... The Luxeon Rebel LED operates between 350 and 1000 mA. Thecool-white LED canexceed 70 lumens/Wat 350 mA, with more than 160 lumens at higher drive currents. It comes in warmwhite, neutral-white, and cool-white color temperatures, as well as in...

Optics cleanser.(new products)
July 1, 2007... Spray Formula First Contact Polymer Solution allows users to clean any size or shape optic, mirror, or crystal without touching delicate surfaces. The formula's inert polymers protect treated optics and leave surfaces molecularly clean when...

Reflectance probes.(new products)
July 1, 2007... The R600 reflectance probes for the UV to visible and visible to NIR ranges use seven 600 [micro]m fibers to illuminate a sample and one to collect reflected light. The probes get three times as much signal as previous versions, and can be used...

Pyroelectric detectors.(new products)
July 1, 2007... A line of pyroelectric, radiometric detectors based on [LiTaO.sub.3] crystals includes low-NEP, large-area sensors that cover from 0.1 to 20 [micro]m. The SPC-X/SPC-XH discrete detectors are AC-coupled thermal detectors with broad spectral...

Spectrophotometer software.(new products)
July 1, 2007... Version 4.1 of Vision software for the company's UV-visible spectrophotometers can remotely trigger the start of kinetics data collection and automatic readings via fiber-optic probes. It can collect 50 data points in the first second of a...

Vibration test system.(new products)
July 1, 2007... The DSX-8000 electrodynamic vibration test system features a 16-in.-diameter armature able to produce acceleration up to 120 g. It is rated at 8000 lbf (35.6 kN) for sine and random tests. A dynamic centering system is equipped with optical...

UV conversion screens.(new products)
July 1, 2007... The LDT300B and LDT-300GB conversion screens can make UV radiation from 190 to 390 nm visible. The screens are designed for high power levels, with a damage threshold of more than 10 kW/ [cm.sup.2] from continuous-wave beams or more than 10...

Vision sensor.(new products)
July 1, 2007... The In-Sight 5600 vision sensor is designed for rugged machine-vision applications. All models include In-Sight Explorer software release 3.4 with enhanced optical character reading and verification tools, onboard image storage for reviewing...

Edge-blackened optics.(new products)
July 1, 2007... Techspec imaging lenses are blackened around the edges to prevent light from exiting a mounted optic and reflecting into the system. Blackening is available off-the-shelf for most of the Techspec VIS 0[degrees] achromatic lenses, and is also...

Quantum-dot filters.(new products)
July 1, 2007... Single-band fluorescence filter sets are optimized for quantum-dot nanocrystals. Three are designed for use with the Qdot 525, 605, and 655 nanocrystals from Molecular Probes. A fourth uses a long-pass emission filter for simultaneous viewing...