Laser Focus World articles from June 2008

Laser Focus World archives from June 2008

Driving innovation.(editor's desk)
June 1, 2008... Speaking to attendees at the recent Photonics Europe meeting in Strasbourg, France, Ronand Burgess of the European Commission's Photonics Unit said that photonics in Europe grew 12% to reach 49 [euro] billion ($75 billion) in 2006. "At 12%,...

New optical fiber remains transparent under extreme gamma radiation.(newsbreaks)
June 1, 2008... Engineers at AFO Research (Glendale, CA) have developed a new type of fluorophosphate-glass optical fiber (179 [micro]m fiber diameter, 284 [micro]m acrylate-coating diameter) that has been recently been radiated in a high-intensity gamma-ray...

New nonlinear crystal spans mid-IR region.(newsbreaks)
June 1, 2008... Recognizing that nonlinear oxide-based crystals can only shift the output of 1.06 [micro]m (neodymium-based) and 1.55 [micro]m (erbium-based) solid-state lasers up to approximately 4 [micro]m wavelengths, while chalcopyrite crystals suffer from...

Stokes' polarization theorem proven to be flawed.(newsbreaks)
June 1, 2008... In 1852, George Gabriel Stokes appeared to have proven the theorem that any light beam is equivalent to the sum of two independent light beams, one of which is completely polarized and the other completely unpolarized Now, more than 150 years...

Ultrabright source produces MeV-class gamma rays.(newsbreaks)
June 1, 2008... Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) have announced first light from a novel ultrabright gamma-ray source they call T-REX (Thomson-Radiated Extreme X-rays), intended for isotope-specific, high-resolution...

The first electrically injected blue-emitting VCSEL operates at 77 K.(newsbreaks)
June 1, 2008... Creation of the first directly electrically pumped vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) has been reported by a group of scientists at National Chiao Tung University (Hsinchu, Taiwan). Operating at the liquid-nitrogen temperature of 77...

Quantum dots lase in levitated microdrop.(newsbreaks)
June 1, 2008... By levitating a spherical liquid microdrop doped with quantum dots in an electrodynamical trap and accessing the droplet's surface-resonant modes, researchers at the Max-Planck Research Group and University Erlangen-Nuremberg (Erlangen,...

Noncontact linear scanner has 3 m span.(newsbreaks)
June 1, 2008... Engineers at CMOS Sensor (Cupertino, CA) have developed an industrial linear scanner (ILS) built from a long, contiguous row of CMOS linear image sensors. It uses an array of rod lenses to form the image, as in contact-image-sensor modules;...

Popcorn-shaped nanocrystallites double efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells.(newsbreaks)
June 1, 2008... Inexpensive and efficient solar cells are the "holy grail" in photovoltaic research, and a new type of film composed of tiny balls may significantly improve efficiency without increasing cost. The dye-sensitized solar-cell device incorporates...

Clusters of microparticles enable sensitive new optical biosensor.(newsbreaks)
June 1, 2008... Whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) excitation, a phenomenon that occurs when light is trapped in a resonant cavity, has many applications in lasers, filters, and sensors. Previous research has demonstrated optical biosensors based on WGM in single...

Fiber-laser power scales coherently and spectrally.(FIBER LASERS)
June 1, 2008... Two methods for combining the output of several fiber lasers for the purpose of power scaling are spectral addition and coherent addition. In spectral addition, fiber lasers (of slightly different wavelengths) are aligned along one direction...

Optical-lattice model shows cloaking of matter waves.(optoelectronics: world news)
June 1, 2008... Invisibility cloaking of matter on the scale of the Romulans and Harry Potter is still firmly science fiction, but recent experiments have demonstrated optical meta-materials with properties that deflect microwave beams to "hide" microscopic...

Curved sensor array to help simplify cameras.(FOCAL-PLANE ARRAYS)
June 1, 2008... As every camera-lens designer knows, the need to produce flat image planes drives up the mass and complexity of camera optics. And the image sensors in digital cameras are, if anything, fatter than the photographic film that lens designers have...

Raman technique improves imaging 1000 times.(RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY)
June 1, 2008... A new noninvasive Raman-spectroscopy technique could enable the detection of even the most minute malignant tissues if applied to human use in surgical or endoscopy applications. Research scientists in the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford...

LED pumps polymer laser.(ORGANIC LASERS)
June 1, 2008... Polymer lasers have long promised cheap, simple fabrication and broad tunability but have so far suffered from the need for an external laser pump source. Not for long, according to new research from the University of St. Andrews (Fife,...

Quantum-cascade-laser spectrometer measures gases in atmosphere.(SPECTROSCOPY)
June 1, 2008... The ability to measure the gases that contribute to global warming, such as methane (C[H.sub.4]), carbon dioxide (C[O.sub.2]), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and nitrous oxide ([N.sub.2]0), is important for long-term tracking of emissions and how...

Researchers demonstrate nonlinear tunable metamaterial.(MATERIALS RESEARCH)
June 1, 2008... A research team at the Nonlinear Physics Centre of the Australian National University in Canberra, (see wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/nonlinear) reports that it has produced the first nonlinear tunable metamaterial and, using the metamaterial, has...

Hyperentanglement beats photon-communications limit.(QUANTUM INFORMATION)
June 1, 2008... Quantum dense coding allows a sender of digital information (Bob) to communicate a maximum of two bits of classical information to a receiver (Alice) by transmitting only a single quantum bit--if Alice and Bob share a pair of photons that are...

Inkjet printer helps find photoelectrolytic material.(SOLAR CELLS)
June 1, 2008... While silicon and other photovoltaic solar cells get much press and are widely used, another lesser-known approach to solar-cell technology holds great promise, in particular because it can potentially eliminate the need for storage batteries...

Fast drivers offer fine control of green lasers.(LASER MODULATION)
June 1, 2008... Controlling green lasers with the kind of finesse with which red lasers are routinely run is no mean feat. While semiconductor experts aim for reliable green diodes in a more "direct-drive" approach, the most common way to generate green light...

Phosphor-converted white LEDs have almost no conversion loss.(LEDs)
June 1, 2008... White-light light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are typically created either from r blue- or near-ultraviolet-emitting chips coated with a yellow phosphor, or from red-green-blue systems that mix light from multiple monochromatic LEDs. The phosphor...

Zone-plate optical tweezer can integrate with microfluidics.(OPTICAL TRAPPING)
June 1, 2008... The forces exerted by tightly focused laser beams can create optical tweezers for the purpose of manipulating small particles (see www.laserfocusworld.com/ articles/302490 and 318548). However, the short working distances (less than 200 pm),...

European collaboration seeks BRIGHTER lasers.(industry report: laser)
June 1, 2008... Scientists and engineers across Europe have joined forces in a unique collaborative effort to develop a new generation of high-brightness lasers that will transform the fields of health care, communications, and entertainment. The $25.7 million...

Coherent enters fiber-laser market.(industry report: laser)
June 1, 2008... Coherent (Santa Clara, CA) launched its first fiber-based laser called Talisker with more than 18 W of average power at a pulse repetition rate of 200 kHz. Talisker targets precision micromachining applications and comes with a choice of...

Army awards contract for laser-guided energy.(industry report: laser)
June 1, 2008... Applied Energetics (Tucson, AZ) was awarded a $4.5 million sole-source contract from the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command (ARDEC; Picatinny, NJ) for the development of laser-guided energy (LGE) technology. According to...

Acquisition improves HBLED manufacture.(industry report: laser)
June 1, 2008... Oxford Instruments (Oxfordshire, England), which supplies plasma technology (etch and deposition tools) to high-brightness light-emitting-diode (HBLED) manufacturers, acquired Technologies and Devices International (TDI), a provider of hydride...

Zumtobel acquires Italian LED company.(industry report: laser)
June 1, 2008... The Zumtobel Group (Dornbirn, Austria) strengthened its position in its LED operations through the acquisition of SpaceCannon (Fubine, Italy). SpaceCannon specializes in LED-based lighting scenarios for outdoor, facade, and event lighting. The...

Novaled (Dresden, Germany), a major know-how and service provider for highly efficient long-lifetime organic LEDs (OLEDs).(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Novaled (Dresden, Germany), a major know-how and service provider for highly efficient long-lifetime organic LEDs (OLEDs), is a winner of the Red Herring 100 Europe 2008, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies each year.

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... OSRAM Opto Semiconductors (Santa Clara, CA) selected Hong Kong for its regional headquarters to be nearer to customers and partners in Asia.

International House of Pancakes.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) franchise in Northern Virginia adopted Cree (Durham, NC) LED lighting products as the preferred lighting for all existing and future restaurants.

BeamExpress (Lausanne, Switzerland), a company specializing in long-wavelength vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs).(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... BeamExpress (Lausanne, Switzerland), a company specializing in long-wavelength vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), secured a first round investment of $1.3 million with I-Source (France) to move from prototype to series...

The Boeing Company delivered the first Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) kits to the U.S. Air Force as part of a $28 million LJDAM contract awarded in May 2007.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... The Boeing Company delivered the first Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) kits to the U.S. Air Force as part of a $28 million LJDAM contract awarded in May 2007; the laser-guided kits engage and destroy targets moving at up to 70 miles...

Bridgelux.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Bridgegelux (Sunnyvale, CA), a supplier of LED technology, completed its latest round of financing totaling approximately $40 million for R&D and market expansion.

LightMachinery.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... LightMachinery (Ottawa, ON, Canada) purchased the [CO.sub.2] Impact and LaserMark product lines from GSI Group (Rugby, England).

European scientists and engineers have joined forces in the E.U. project entitled "Photonic sensing of hydrocarbons based on innovative mid-infrared lasers.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... European scientists and engineers have joined forces in the E.U. project entitled "Photonic sensing of hydrocarbons based on innovative mid-infrared lasers," supported by $3.63 million in funding from the European Commission as part of the 7th...

Coherent to outsource Auburn optics operations.(industry report: optics)
June 1, 2008... Coherent (Santa Clara, CA) entered into a definitive agreement to sell certain assets of Coherent's Auburn Optics manufacturing operation to Research Electro-Optics (Boulder, CO), a privately held optics manufacturing and technology company....

Funding grows Ti:sapphire crystal capabilities.(industry report: optics)
June 1, 2008... Crystal Systems (CSI; Salem, MA) received funding in the amount of $250,000 for its Extreme Intensity Ti:sapphire Amplifier Crystals. The funding is provided by the French Institute De La Lumiere Extreme project. The funding will be used to...

Edmund Optics extends global reach.(industry report: optics)
June 1, 2008... To provide a global base of sales and customer support offices to grow revenue, Edmund Optics has established three global zones: Asia, Europe, and America. Each zone will have its own director of sales and director of marketing that will...

Spectrophotometers see shipment milestone.(industry report: optics)
June 1, 2008... Thermo Fisher Scientific (Wilmington, DE) announced that Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA) is the 15,000th purchaser of the Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 1000 UV/VIS spectrophotometer. The instrument will be used in a microbial source tracking...

II-VI sees healthy semiconductor earnings.(industry report: optics)
June 1, 2008... Semiconductor company II-VI (Saxonburg, PA) saw revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 increase 25% to a record $80.9 million from $64.8 million in the third quarter of last fiscal year. "The Military and Materials and Compound...

Optical components and assemblies company Photonic Products Group (Northvale, NJ) reported that revenues for its fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2007, were a record $15.1 million, up 8.5% from last year.(Also in the news ...)(Financial report)
June 1, 2008... Optical components and assemblies company Photonic Products Group (Northvale, NJ) reported that revenues for its fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2007, were a record $15.1 million, up 8.5% from last year; in addition, the INRAD business unit of...

IC Insights.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... According to a new report from IC Insights, sales of optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discrete (O-S-D) components are now outpacing sales of integrated circuits in the semiconductor market; by 2012, total O-S-D sales are expected to...

CVI Technical Optics (Onchan, Isle of Man), which manufactures and sells high-energy laser optics and etatons under the CVI Melles Griot brand.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... CVI Technical Optics (Onchan, Isle of Man), which manufactures and sells high-energy laser optics and etatons under the CVI Melles Griot brand, was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2008 in the International Trade category.

Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, CA) completed its acquisition of TILL Photonics (Munich, Germany).(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, CA) completed its acquisition of TILL Photonics (Munich, Germany), a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of optical fluorescence microscopy products for the life sciences.

Konarka raises the bar for printed solar cells.(industry report: imaging & detector)
June 1, 2008... Fujifilm Dimatix (Santa Clara, CA), supplier of drop-on-demand inkjet printheads for industrial applications, announced that its cartridge-based Dimatix Materials Printer was used in the first demonstration of inkjet technology for...

Inventor of smart pixel arrays wins Fritz Medal.(industry report: imaging & detector)
June 1, 2008... Kristina M. Johnson, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) was selected to receive the John Fritz Medal, widely considered the highest award in the engineering profession. The...

Acquisition grows OLED display business.(industry report: imaging & detector)
June 1, 2008... Rohm and Haas Company (Philadelphia, PA) acquired Gracel Display (Seoul, South Korea), a developer and manufacturer of organic light-emitting-diode display materials. The transaction, worth approximately $40 million, gives Rohm and Haas...

ESA and Thales sign satellite contract.(industry report: imaging & detector)
June 1, 2008... The European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space (France) signed a $472 million contract to provide the first Sentinel-3 Earth-observation satellite, devoted to oceanography and land-vegetation monitoring, as part of the European Global...

Consortium to bring 3-D displays home.(industry report: imaging & detector)
June 1, 2008... The U.S. Display Consortium (USDC; San Jose, CA) and Insight Media (Norwalk, CT) have officially announced the formation of the 3D@Home Consortium, a nonprofit alliance of high-tech industry leaders mobilizing to provide consumers with quality,...

Thermoteknix Systems.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Thermoteknix Systems (Cambridge, England) won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for the success of its MIRICLE thermal-imaging cameras.

Photon.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Photon (San Jose, CA) was awarded U.S. Patent 7,321,423 titled "Real-Time Goniospectrophotometer" to characterize the spectra of light as a function of angle for measuring light sources such as white LEDs and light reflected from materials with...

Sofradir (Veurey-Voroize, France), a developer and manufacturer of cooled infrared detectors, announced that General Electric will become a minority shareholder in Ulis.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Sofradir (Veurey-Voroize, France), a developer and manufacturer of cooled infrared detectors, announced that General Electric will become a minority shareholder in Ulis, a subsidiary of Sofradir that makes uncooled IR detectors mainly for...

In early March, e2v (Chelmsford, England) image sensors were launched into space on board the European Space Agency's Jules Verne spacecraft.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... In early March, e2v (Chelmsford, England) image sensors were launched into space on board the European Space Agency's Jules Verne spacecraft, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle to be sent to the International Space Station

Kopin (Taunton, MA) was awarded the first phase of an anticipated three-phase, $4.2 million U.S. Army program.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Kopin (Taunton, MA) was awarded the first phase of an anticipated three-phase, $4.2 million U.S. Army program to accelerate production capability and improve the performance of its CyberDisplay SXGA LVR microdisplay.

Enablence strengthens FTTH offering.(industry report: fiber optics)
June 1, 2008... Planar-lightwave-circuit supplier for the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), metro, and long-haul telecommunication markets, Enablence Technologies (Ottawa, ON, Canada) signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Wave7...

Xtera acquisition extends its global reach.(industry report: fiber optics)
June 1, 2008... Networking company Xtera Communications (Dallas, TX and London, England) acquired Meriton Networks (Ottawa, ON, Canada). By adding Meriton's metro optical networking portfolio, Xtera now offers network operators a new solution partner for...

Aegis builds channel-monitor portfolio.(industry report: fiber optics)
June 1, 2008... Aegis Lightwave (Woburn, MA), a company focused exclusively on providing optical monitoring solutions to the fiber-optic communications industry, announced the acquisition of CardinalPoint Optics (Clinton, NJ), a manufacturer of next-generation...

MagiQ announces new business unit.(industry report: fiber optics)
June 1, 2008... Quantum-cryptography and fiber-sensor company MagiQ Technologies (Somerville, MA) announced the creation of a new business unit called MagiQ Research Labs (MRL) that will serve customers in medical optics, quantum information, fiber sensing,...

Collaboration seeks PMD understanding.(industry report: fiber optics)
June 1, 2008... Fujitsu Network Communications (Richardson, TX), a supplier of wireline/wireless networking solutions, is collaborating with Indiana University (IU; Bloomington, IN) on breakthrough research about the effects that polarization-mode dispersion...

Xtellus.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Xtellus (Morris Plains, NJ), a supplier of scalable wavelength-selective switches for reconfigurable optical networks, announced the addition of $8.3 million in growth capital.

Corning (Corning, NY) announced that Corning Cable Systems, part of its telecommunications segment, was selected as a recipient of Verizon's 2007 Supplier Excellence Award.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Corning (Corning, NY) announced that Corning Cable Systems, part of its telecommunications segment, was selected as a recipient of Verizon's 2007 Supplier Excellence Award in the "Supplier Diversity-Tier 1" category.

Fujitsu and subsidiary Fujitsu Access (Tokyo, Japan) plan to merge and reorganize their photonic-systems businesses to strengthen their photonics systems development.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Fujitsu and subsidiary Fujitsu Access (Tokyo, Japan) plan to merge and reorganize their photonic-systems businesses to strengthen their photonics systems development, manufacturing, and sales operations for the competitive Japanese telecom...

Redfern Integrated Optics.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Redfern Integrated Optics (Santa Clara, CA), developer and manufacturer of high-performance, low-cost transmitters for the fiber-optic sensing and communication markets, secured an additional $7.5 million in funding to grow its fiber-optic...

Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council.(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... According to a study released by the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council (Washington, D.C.), North America continues its march toward a high-bandwidth future as FTTH connections posted another year of robust growth, reaching nearly three million...

Communications company Lumera (Bothell, WA) entered into an agreement to merge with privately held GigOptix (Palo Alto, CA).(Also in the news ...)
June 1, 2008... Communications company Lumera (Bothell, WA) entered into an agreement to merge with privately held GigOptix (Palo Alto, CA), a provider of integrated circuits for optically connected communication systems.

Are controls on exports of high-power lasers hurting U.S. manufacturers?(confronting photonics)
June 1, 2008... It is a painful reality that nations must carefully regulate the export and import of certain "dual-use" technologies that could be used as weapons of war. While these regulations were intended to protect citizens, and are easily applied to...

How can we get our business acquired?(business forum)
June 1, 2008... Q: Our technology has been validated in the marketplace and we are now looking to be acquired. We came to this conclusion because we need capital to develop the business and because a major customer would not do business with us unless we...

Expanding horizons: novel lenses and optics make light-field cameras viable.(inside imaging)
June 1, 2008... High-contrast, sharply focused images are critical in the development of every imaging system. To obtain these images, many system designers use fixed-focused lenses that feature fewer moving parts and less chromatic aberration than their...

Coherent wins PhAST/LFW innovation award.(INNOVATION AWARD)
June 1, 2008... The annual PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Award honors the most timely, groundbreaking products in the field of laser science. It is sponsored by Laser Focus World and PhAST--the Photonic Applications, Systems, and Technologies conference,...

Photonics drives growth in the EU: the EU's Framework Programme 7 recognizes photonics as one of the essential drivers for Europe's future economic growth. Increased funding, along with the European Commission's [Photonics.sup.21] initiative, is helping to spur research and development.(EUROPEAN REPORT)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Viviane Reding, European commissioner for information society and media, recently said, "Photonics is driving innovation in Europe." While it is a bold statement, it is clear that the role of photonics as a...

Burgess sees a bright future.(EUROPEAN REPORT)(Interview)
June 1, 2008... Ronan Burgess. of the Photonics Unit at the European Commission Directorate General for Information Society and Media. recently spoke with LaserFocus World about the future of photonics in Europe and the evolving role of the EC, among other...

The pump is the challenge: today's organic semiconductor lasers are optically pumped laboratory devices. Will tomorrow's be electrically excited or improved versions of the optically pumped lasers?(PHOTONIC FRONTIERS: ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS)
June 1, 2008... Organic semiconductors have opened up new possibilities for optoelectronics as well as electronics. Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have gained rapid acceptance in portable displays because of their bright emission and low power...

Chiral-fiber gratings sense the environment.(FIBER SENSING)
June 1, 2008... Transmission through optical fibers is sensitive to a wide range of factors including stretching, compression, axial twist, and temperature of the fiber, as well as the refractive index of the surrounding medium. This sensitivity can be...

Design considerations finesse asphere lenses: ultra-high-precision molding of aspheric optics in volume production is best accomplished with careful attention to glass selection, tolerancing, processing, and testing.(ASPHERICS)
June 1, 2008... A decade ago, aspheric optics were used in only the most demanding applications due to the fabrication difficulties and the subsequent costs. These were typically low-volume, specialty applications. The continued development of molding...

High-power diode lasers advance pumping applications.(DIODE-LASER PUMPS)
June 1, 2008... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] The most common application of high-power diode lasers is to pump the gain media of solid-state and fiber-laser systems. Over the last two decades, the availability of high-power diode pumps at wavelengths like 808 nm...

Chemical--mechanical polishing shines mirrors.
June 1, 2008... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] A combination of physical properties makes aluminum very attractive as an optical material. It has excellent reflectivity over a spectral range that includes the entire visible spectrum and extends into the ultraviolet...

Laser advances drive THz photoconductive source technology: photoconductive switch and photomixer technologies have been commercialized for terahertz applications and are improving with advances in the photoconductive materials and the ultrafast lasers that drive them.(TERAHERTZ SOURCES)
June 1, 2008... Near-infrared semiconductors and fiber lasers continue to improve in performance while their costs decrease, driven largely by worldwide growth in the fiber-optic telecommunications industry. Consequently, commonly available single-spatial-mode...

Etalons.(new products)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A range of Fabry-Perot etalons come in various shapes and sizes up to 150 mm in diameter, with matching accuracies to [lambda]/300. They come in two basic forms: airspaced or solid. Both can be designed for use at...

Fiber measurement.(new products)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Model 2440 automated measurement system characterizes sources such as VCSELs and field test instruments such as optical loss test sets in terms of encircled flux and mode power distribution. The system is...

Laser diodes.(new products)
June 1, 2008... The Series 8000 793-MFP fiber-coupled diode lasers deliver up to 3 W of CW output power at 793 nm from a 100-[micro]m-core 0.22 NA fiber. They are also available in a free-space package with 4 W ex facet. They are designed for use with eye-safe...

CCD cameras.(new products)
June 1, 2008... The SP503U and SP620U CCD cameras with USB 2.0 capture and analyze wave-lengths from 190 to 1550 nm, both CW and pulsed mode. The first has resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, the second 1600 x 1200 pixels. Both have automatic or manual gain...

Vacuum UV source.(new products)
June 1, 2008... The Model 620 windowless, hollow cathode source allows the negative discharge glow to be viewed directly. It produces ionized gas emission lines that can be viewed with little or no absorption by neutral gas. The water-cooled anode and cathode...

Metallurgical camera/microscope.(new products)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The RMM Rollscope is a portable, compact, metallurgical camera-microscope for testing, measurement, and photography of inaccessible or large objects that cannot be placed on the stage of an ordinary microscope. With...

Stress birefringence test device.(new products)
June 1, 2008... The StrainMatic M4 is designed to record the stress birefringence of the entire surface of objects. Operating based on the traditional "Senarmont" measurement method, the automated device allows for spatial resolution of approximately 1 mm. The...