Laser Focus World articles from September 2006

Laser Focus World archives from September 2006

Equations for multiple-prism dispersion were derived earlier.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2006... In "Simple pulse compressor compensates for misalignment" (July, p. 19) it was stated that "Rick Trebino had derived a formula for the total dispersion of an arbitrary sequence of sequence of prisms in terms of only the prisms' dispersions and...

Spectral Dimensions also offers commercial imaging spectrometers.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2006... John Kerekes' article in the July issue of Laser Focus World ("Imaging spectrometers go commercial," July 2006, p. 63) was very interesting. However, I was surprised to see that at least one company prominent in the commercialization of imaging...

Correction.(Letters)(Correction notice)
September 1, 2006... The photo in Newsbreaks on p. 21 of the August issue was incorrectly placed. It should have appeared with "Nine-aperture coherently combined telescope is diffraction-limited" on the same page (see www.laserfocusworld.com/articles/266366). Laser...

Quantum-ferroelectric IR gas detector outperforms competition.(newsbreaks)
September 1, 2006... Aydin Displays (Birdsboro, PA) has developed a quantum-ferroelectric (QFE) nondispersing infrared (NDIR) detector for carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide that outperforms moisture-sensitive industry-standard crystalline ferroelectric materials...

Solid-state blue laser achieves 7.6 W output.(newsbreaks)
September 1, 2006... Power levels up to 2.8 W have previously been achieved for blue lasers based on frequency doubling of a neodymium laser, but are limited to lower power levels due to considerable reabsorption and thermal losses. Power levels up to 10.1 W have...

Opaque silver is made to transmit light.(newsbreaks)
September 1, 2006... An ordinarily opaque thin silver film can be made to efficiently transmit light, researchers at the University of Exeter (Exeter, England) have shown. The trick is to "impedance-match" the film by sandwiching it with thin zinc sulfide (ZnS)...

Dynamic photonic structure boosts photon energy.(newsbreaks)
September 1, 2006... When a light beam passes through areas of differing (but static) refractive index, its wavelength changes while its frequency stays the same. If the refractive index of a medium is dynamically changed while the light is within it, however, the...

Silicon and lithium niobate bond at room temperature.(newsbreaks)
September 1, 2006... Bonded silicon (Si) and lithium niobate (LiNb[O.sub.3]) materials--which are easily micromachined--are desirable as the basis for microelectromechanicat systems (MEMS) in sensors, microfluidic devices, and communications devices such as...

Optofluidic microscope rivals conventional microscope resolution.(newsbreaks)
September 1, 2006... Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech; Pasadena, CA) have fabricated an optofluidic-microscopy device with a measured resolution limit of 490 [+ or -]40 nm, comparable to conventional microscopy. The device does not...

Nanoeggs shatter optical limitations of nanoshells.(newsbreaks)
September 1, 2006... Both local and far-field optical properties of metallic nanoparticles are determined by plasmon resonances, which depend upon particle geometry. This structural dependence of optical properties across the visible and near-IR spectral regions...

Optical Sciences Center to complete Discovery Channel Telescope mirror.(newsbreaks)
September 1, 2006... Lowell Observatory (Flagstaff, AZ) and the University of Arizona's College of Optical Sciences (OSC; Tucson, AZ) finalized a $3 million, three-year contract last month to complete the 4.3-meter-diameter, 6700 lb Discovery Channel Telescope...

Electrostatic Rydberg-atom mirror reflects hydrogen.(newsbreaks)
September 1, 2006... Adding to the repertoire of atomic optics, in which atoms are manipulated as if they were photons (see "Coherent atoms are on the move," p. 97) researchers at ETH Z0rich (Zurich, Switzerland) have created a normal-incidence atom mirror. The...

Race heats up for the silicon laser.(SILICON PHOTONICS)
September 1, 2006... Will lasers be integrated into standard CMOS processing by 20107 A number of folks with widely different approaches and U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) funding seem to think so. A multi-university research initiative (MURI) administered out of...

Flat mirrors 'focus' a collimated beam.(optoelectronics: world news)
September 1, 2006... Subwavelength light spots are valuable for many forms of scientific experimentation; for high-resolution confocal and multiphoton microscopy, they are essential. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; Cambridge, MA) and...

Spectrometer demodulates fiberoptic-sensor signals at high speed.(FIBEROPTIC-SENSOR SIGNAL ANALYSIS)
September 1, 2006... White-light interferometric fiberoptic-sensor systems for measuring strain or temperature usually consist of a broadband light source, a sensing interferometer (such as Bragg gratings along the length of a fiber or fiber Fabry-Perot cavities)...

Semiconductor growth bodes well for optoelectronics business.(CONFERENCE REVIEW)
September 1, 2006... The semiconductor industry is anticipating a bright future in the short-to-medium term, driven by new consumer applications, a robust economy, and the continued transition to 300 mm wafers, according to several industry leaders at Semicon West...

Homeland Security broadens search for technology to protect planes.(LASER AIRCRAFT DEFENSE)
September 1, 2006... The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is hedging its bets on technology to protect civilian airliners from attack by shoulder-launched missiles. The leading candidate remains Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM)--mid-infrared lasers...

Calibration method addresses high-power nonlinearities.(FIBEROPTIC POWER METERS)
September 1, 2006... On Sept. 19 and 20 at a National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) symposium for optical-fiber measurements to be held on the same campus as the NIST laboratories in Boulder, CO, NIST researchers will describe newly developed...

Hydrogel-controlled liquid microlenses respond to stimuli.(MICRO-OPTICS)
September 1, 2006... Small and versatile adaptive liquid lenses have been fabricated by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; the many potential uses of these lenses stem from the fact that their focal length can respond to a number of unusual...

Multispectral imaging targets pressure ulcers and deep-tissue injuries.(BIOPHOTONIC IMAGING)
September 1, 2006... Engineers at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech; Atlanta, GA) and Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI; Atlanta, GA) have designed an enhanced multispectral imaging system for detecting bruising and erythema (skin reddening). The...

Antimonide-based VECSEL operates at 2 [micro]m.(SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS)
September 1, 2006... Though less compact than vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) or edge-emitting lasers, vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs) offer diffraction-limited beams, power scalable to multiwatt levels, and the ability...

Photoacoustic laser-absorption technique identifies sports doping substances.(SPECTROSCOPY)
September 1, 2006... In sports, doping has been practiced since the original Olympics. Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Montreal, Que., Canada) and national agencies try to eliminate this practice through testing. The analysis of dopant samples is performed by...

Mercury-ion optical clock beats cesium standard.(OPTICAL-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT)
September 1, 2006... For more than 50 years, the most accurate docks have been based on the frequency of the cesium atomic ground-state hyperfine transition, with frequency uncertainty values brought down over time to below [10.sup.-15]. Despite the long-known fact...

Eye imager quickly shows 80% of retina.(BIOMEDICAL IMAGING)
September 1, 2006... A triple-laser retinal imaging device designed to assist secondary eye-care practitioners in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating disorders such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, diabetes, high blood pressure, age-related macular degeneration,...

Aculight wins four fiber-laser contracts.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Four new contracts totaling more than $2 million have been awarded to Aculight for fiber-laser enhancements for particular applications. The contracts are a $70,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the Space and...

Northrop Grumman defends against missiles.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Northrop Grumman (Redondo Beach, CA) has developed the Skyguard laser-based air-defense system for U.S. government agencies and allies for near-term defense against short-range ballistic missiles, rockets, artillery shells, mortars, unmanned...

DataLase opens U.S. headquarters.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Formerly known as Sherwood Technology, DataLase (Cheshire, England) has opened a new North American Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The facility will house an applications laboratory to demonstrate the wide range of possibilities for laser marking...

Synova to open U.S. micromachining center.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Slated to open in early 2007, Synova's (Lausanne, Switzerland) first laser micromachining center in the U.S. will be located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Silicon Valley-based facility will serve as a competence center for demonstration,...

QPC awarded contract for optical-sensing lasers.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Quintessence Photonics (Sylmar, CA), a subsidiary of QPC Lasers, designer and manufacturer of high-brightness semiconductor lasers, won a contract to develop and deliver direct-diode optical-sensing lasers based on its recently released...

QinetiQ-led consortium wins laser contract.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2006... A consortium of eight partners led by QinetiQ (Hampshire, England) has been awarded $1.9 million in funding from the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry to develop mid-infrared semiconductor lasers with a wide range of potential commercial...

IMRA America.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... IMRA America (Ann Arbor, MI) was given exclusive rights to market a Naval Research Laboratory (Washington, D.C.)-owned patent, U.S. 6,496,301. "Helical Fiber Amplifier" for welding, marking, and other applications for fiber lasers

M SQUARED Lasers.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... Newly formed M SQUARED Lasers (Glasgow, Scotland) has appointed Elliot Scientific (Harpenden, England) to distribute its complete laser product range throughout Europe.

Santa Clara Consulting Group.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... According to Santa Clara Consulting Group (SCCG; Santa Clara, CA), the blue-laser-disk technology market is expected to exceed $28 billion in sales in 2010.

Microvision.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... Microvision (Redmond, WA) entered into a development agreement with a laser supplier (name not disclosed) for green laser systems for its MEMS-based laser-scanning projection systems.

Cascade Technologies.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... Cascade Technologies (Stirling, Scotland) secured an additional $4.7 million in funding to develop further market opportunities for its quantum-cascade lasers.

Structured Materials Industries.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... Structured Materials Industries (Piscataway, NJ) received Phase I SBIR funding from NIST to develop a tunable terahertz source.

Liminus Devices.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... The PhLat-Light product line from Liminus Devices (Woburn, MA), a solid-state light source powerful enough to illuminate large-screen rear-projection TVs, is now compliant with the European Union's RoHS Directive.

BRO to provide pipeline inspection equipment.(optics: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Breault Research Organization (BRO; Tucson, AZ) will provide key test and service line equipment to Synodon (Edmonton, AB, Canada), providing the first optical service system for wide-range aerial inspection of gas pipelines. Synodon has...

Bruker BioSciences acquires Bruker Optics.(optics: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Spectroscopy instrumentation company Bruker Optics was acquired by Bruker BioSciences (Billerica, MA) for $135 million, payable approximately 59% in cash and 41% in stock. Bruker Optics is a developer, manufacturer, and provider of research,...

PI/Acton and LSI partner on spectroscopy.(optics: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Princeton Instruments/Acton (both Trenton, NJ) and Lambda Solutions (LSI; Waltham, MA) have formed a strategic partnership to develop and deploy LSI's spectroscopy solutions to end-user and OEM customers. According to the companies,...

Digital Optics to be acquired by Tessera.(optics: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Tessera Technologies (San Jose, CA) signed a definitive agreement to purchase Digital Optics (Charlotte, NC), a provider of micro-optic solutions, for $59.5 million in cash. Digital Optics will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera and...

AMO report takes U.S. government to task.(optics: industry report)
September 1, 2006... The federal government should reinforce its commitment to research in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science, according to a report from the National Academies' National Research Council (Washington, D.C.). The report, which highlights...

U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency selected Lumera (Bothell, WA) among competing companies.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency selected Lumera (Bothell, WA) among competing companies for a $3.45 million contract (with follow-on contracts of $2.43 million for a total of $5.8 million) to build electro-optic polymer...

Siemens Automation and Drives Group (Nurnberg, Germany) acquired Opto-Control Elektronik Prufsysteme (Bochum, Germany).(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... Siemens Automation and Drives Group (Nurnberg, Germany) acquired Opto-Control Elektronik Prufsysteme (Bochum, Germany) to add high-precision automatic optical inspection (AOI) systems to its Siplace surface-mount technology business.

Nikon (Tokyo, Japan) is collaborating with Oxide (Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan).(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... Nikon (Tokyo, Japan) is collaborating with Oxide (Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) in order to use Oxide-developed optical single crystals in Nikon products.

ESO.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... ESO, the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, created the ESO Extremely Large Telescope Project Office to plan a new giant telescope for Europe's astronomers that will have a primary mirror 30 to 60 m in...

Edmund Optics.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2006... Edmund Optics (Barrington, NJ) was honored with the 2006 Silver Multi-channel Merchant Award for the excellence of its Web site.

'Black silicon' gets funding.(imaging & detector: industry report)
September 1, 2006... SiOnyx (Cambridge, MA), a spinout of Harvard University, closed on an initial seed round of $750,000 from Harris and Harris Group (New York, NY) to commercialize optoelectronic products (detectors and imaging arrays) based on a unique material...

e2v to acquire Atmel Grenoble.(imaging & detector: industry report)
September 1, 2006... In a move that its directors say will strengthen its position as a major global provider of specialized electronic components and subsystems, e2v Technologies (Chelmsford, England) plans to buy Atmel Grenoble (Grenoble, France), a provider of...

License agreement to aid solar 'breakthrough'.(imaging & detector: industry report)
September 1, 2006... NanoHorizons (State College, PA), developer of applied nanoscale materials and solutions, announced an exclusive agreement to license its "breakthrough" solar-cell technology to Solarity, a newly formed developer and manufacturer of...

NAVAIR awards second IR-camera contract.(imaging & detector: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Electrophysics (Fairfield, NJ) has been awarded a second contract by NAVAIR Weapons Division (China Lake, CA), for seven Emerald mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) indium antimonide (InSb) cameras with an option to purchase one additional, to total...

ICOS and IMEC collaborate on 3-D packaging.(imaging & detector: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Inspection and vision solution company ICOS Vision Systems and IMEC, the independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology (both in Leuven, Belgium), will work together under a two-year Joint Exploration and Development Program...

Tyzx to improve vehicle/ pedestrian safety.(imaging & detector: industry report)
September 1, 2006... 3-D vision company Tyzx (Menlo Park, CA) received a substantial investment from Takata (Tokyo, Japan), a global manufacturer of automotive safety systems with more than 33,000 employees worldwide. Industry experts believe that vehicles with...

Society for Information Display.(Also in the news)
September 1, 2006... The Society for Information Display announced a new conference on mobile displays called the 2006 SID Hot Topics Conference, to be held in San Diego, CA, in October (see www.sidhottopics.org).

Tamron (Saitama, Japan) and New Scale Technologies (Victor, NY) have signed a license agreement to use New Scale's patented SQUIGGLE motors in Tamron's optical imaging assemblies.(Also in the news)
September 1, 2006... Tamron (Saitama, Japan) and New Scale Technologies (Victor, NY) have signed a license agreement to use New Scale's patented SQUIGGLE motors in Tamron's optical imaging assemblies, which include digital cameras, camcorders, and mobile phone...

UK Industrial Vision Association.(Also in the news)
September 1, 2006... The UK Industrial Vision Association (Royston, England) is expanding its scope of activity to actively encourage companies involved in scientific imaging applications to become members.

SolFocus.(Also in the news)
September 1, 2006... SolFocus (Palo Alto, CA) raised $25 million in venture capital funding to further develop its solar concentration technology that uses small lenses and curved mirrors to focus sunlight onto tiny, efficient germanium-based solar cells.

Roper Industries (Duluth, GA), provider of engineered products for global niche markets, including water and energy, has acquired Lumenera (Ottawa, ON, Canada).(Also in the news)
September 1, 2006... Roper Industries (Duluth, GA), provider of engineered products for global niche markets, including water and energy, has acquired Lumenera (Ottawa, ON, Canada), a developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital cameras and imaging...

Fiberoptics boost consumer electronics.(fiberoptics: industry report)
September 1, 2006... The demand for high-definition television (HDTV), wireless equipment, computers, and other consumer devices is growing as a result of optically based broadband services now becoming available in the U.S., according to survey information from...

Acquisition grows OCP's FTTH offering.(fiberoptics: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Optical Communication Products (OCP; Woodland Hills, CA), a manufacturer of optical subsystems and modules, has agreed to acquire privately held GigaComm, a Taiwan-based supplier of passive-optical-network (PON) fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)...

EU to fund 'firewall on a chip'.(fiberoptics: industry report)
September 1, 2006... European Union (EU) funding of $2.6 million has been announced for a three-year project to develop a reconfigurable photonic "firewall on a chip." Called WISDOM, (WIrespeed Security Domains Using Optical Monitoring), the system will plug a...

Infinera targets next-generation Internet.(fiberoptics: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Internet2 (Ann Arbor, MI) and Infinera (Sunnyvale, CA) signed a wide-ranging agreement to support the development of next-generation Internet technology with more intelligence, bandwidth, and capabilities, including the testing and deployment...

Harsh-environment fiberoptics market to double.(fiberoptics: industry report)
September 1, 2006... Electronicast Consultants (Tokyo, Japan, and Upper Lake, CA) released a market forecast study of the global Total Available Market (TAM) and consumption of fiberoptic components and the related devices and parts designed for harsh-environment...

Fujitsu.(Also in the news)
September 1, 2006... Fujitsu. (Tokyo Japan) will open a European business support center for its optical communication components products based in Amsterdam. The Netherlands in addition to an existing facility located in San Jose, CA.

Fiber Optic Association.(Also in the news)
September 1, 2006... The Fiber Optic Association (FOA; Fallbrook, CA), a nonprofit professional society of fiberoptics, has translated The Fiber Optic Technicians Manual into Spanish to promote the use of fiberoptics in Spanish-speaking countries.

Korea Telecom has ordered dense-wavelength-division-multiplexing access transport technologies from Novera Optics (Santa Clara, CA) to support 20,000 broadband customers.(Also in the news)
September 1, 2006... Korea Telecom has ordered dense-wavelength-division-multiplexing access transport technologies from Novera Optics (Santa Clara, CA) to support 20,000 broadband customers, bringing the total number of Novera-supported lines to 100,000.

Arcapita Ventures committed to an $8 million equity investment to fund accelerating growth of (Livermore, CA).(Also in the news)
September 1, 2006... Arcapita Ventures committed to an $8 million equity investment to fund accelerating growth of (Livermore, CA), a provider of passive optical access equipment for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployments.

Corning Cable Systems.(Also in the news)
September 1, 2006... Corning Cable Systems (Hickory, NC) has been listed by the Rural Development Utilities Program (RDUP) for its portfolio of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) products.

Field-programmable gate array accelerates FDTD calculations.(software & computing)
September 1, 2006... Advanced scientific computing applications, such as physics-based simulation design tools, require substantially more computational power (and memory) than is available from standard desktop computers. This has led to the advent of clustered...

$100 laptop targets the digital divide.(comment)
September 1, 2006... Early in 2005 I helped found One Laptop per Child (OLPC) with Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman emeritus of the MIT media laboratory, and became the first OLPC employee. The effort emerged as a way to capture the endless momentum of...

Ultraviolet imaging opens new windows: reflected-UV imaging is being enabled by advances in UV LEDs, laser sources, CCD cameras, and lenses.(inside imaging)
September 1, 2006... Ultraviolet (UV) light interacts with materials in a unique way, enabling features and characteristics to be observed that are difficult to detect by other methods. It tends to be strongly absorbed by many materials, making it possible to...

My company is in trouble. Do you have any advice?(business forum)(Interview)
September 1, 2006... Q: I have a million-dollar-a-year business developing and building custom laser application systems. I accepted a job with stringent requirements and failed to meet specifications. With the customer refusing to sign off on the delivery, I stand...

Photonics and the energy crisis: as crude oil prices reach record highs, photonics technologies like solar photovoltaics, solid-state lighting, and optical sensing are playing an increasing role in efforts to reduce the impact of the worldwide energy crisis.(SPECIAL REPORT)
September 1, 2006... Unlike prior energy crises in 1973 and 1979--which eventually faded as oil prices stabilized and political tensions eased today's crisis is viewed by many as a permanent economic and political "affliction" that can be solved only by finding...

Catching up with the plant kingdom: research and development pursues and exploits solar energy in many ways.
September 1, 2006... When one considers that a very large and nearby nuclear-powered, blackbody photon radiator, commonly known as "the Sun" either directly or indirectly powers every process on Earth--including "renewable" wind and geothermal energies, as well as...

Better lighting makes energy count: the contribution of photonics to improved lighting efficiency doesn't end with the LED. Other light sources, leading-edge optical design, and better display technology all help to reduce the energy load.(SPECIAL REPORT)
September 1, 2006... Thanks to electrical lighting, the day has no end. We sleep fewer hours each night than our Victorian Age ancestors; we can stroll through a convenience store at 2 a.m. or work a shift that ends at dawn; and at home, we bathe in the light of a...

Optical sensors enhance oil and gas yields: with consumer demand on the rise, oil companies are scrambling to find new ways to tap into existing reserves.(SPECIAL REPORT)
September 1, 2006... Pull up to a gas pump these days and you will quickly be reminded how emotional an issue the energy crisis can be. But behind the annoyance and even anger many feel when it comes to the price of gasoline or the monthly energy bill are some...

Solid-state lighting seeks a role in pictures.(HIGH-OUTPUT LEDS)
September 1, 2006... During the first national color television broadcast on Jan. 1, 1954--viewed on the "Model 5" prototype for the first production RCA color television--the reds and greens in the Rose Parade appeared more saturated than the orange-reds and...

Nanowires detect individual infrared photons.(EMERGING DETECTOR DEVICES)
September 1, 2006... As humans, we are all born equipped with a pair of single-photon detectors--our eyes. Actually, the story is a bit more complicated because, while the rod cells on the retina respond to the absorption of a single photon by generating a small...

Producing better pickle.(HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING)
September 1, 2006... One of the most popular vegetables in the American diet is the cucumber--at least if it's a pickle. The prevalence of the pickle has spawned high standards among consumers, who want a product that is firm, has no internal cavities, and is...

Coherent atoms are on the move: the atomic counterparts of familiar optical devices are being developed to manipulate coherent atoms formed in Bose-Einstein condensates. A new generation of "atom chips" promises to make the technology more accessible.(PHOTONIC FRONTIERS: COHERENT ATOMS)
September 1, 2006... Coherent atoms have become "hot" despite the ultracold temperatures needed to form the Bose-Einstein condensate that makes them coherent. The wave-particle duality tells us that atoms can be described as matter waves, and coherence highlights...

How far can one go with optical metrology?(OPTICAL SCATTEROMETRY)
September 1, 2006... It has been known for some time and appreciated more fully in recent years that one could characterize periodic line-space structures using optical scatterometry. (1-5) A key question, however, has been just how small can one go with optics in...

IR camera cores.(new products)
September 1, 2006... The MIM500 series of camera cores are based on uncooled infrared technology. The 500X provides 640 x 480 images, while the 500H has 320 x 240 resolution. Designed for rugged military and commercial applications, the cameras include pixel-level...

Green laser.(new products)
September 1, 2006... The WhisperIT line of laser modules includes a miniature 532 nm module with output of 30 mW. It is designed for bioinstrumentation, reprographics, and metrology applications, and can be used in portable applications that require low power...

Control cards.(new products)
September 1, 2006... The RLC-USB and RLCPCI control cards allow precise synchronization of scanner movement and laser control. A dual buffer memory provides simultaneous processing of vectors and loading of new vectors. DLL driver software allows users to integrate...