Laser Focus World articles from September 2007

Laser Focus World archives from September 2007

From the farm to the fork.(editor's desk)
September 1, 2007... The winemakers of Bordeaux consider the 2005 vintage to be an extraordinary one... perhaps the greatest in the past 50 years, according to some reports. And while the combination of that year's weather and soil (called terroir in France) in...

Ultrafast fiber laser writes 3-D waveguides that produce sharp Bragg resonances.(news breaks)
September 1, 2007... Bragg-grating waveguides (BGWs) are 3-D devices that provide low-loss light guiding and sharp Bragg resonances. They are usually written point-by-point with low-repetition-rate (1 kHz) Ti:sapphire femtosecond lasers inside transparent...

Polymer film directly detects x-rays.(news breaks)
September 1, 2007... For the first time, x-rays have been directly detected by a thick film (up to 20 [micro]m) of conjugated polymers. The arrangement is significant because such a film can be coated over large areas and over free-form surfaces, making this sort...

Edge-lit microlenses improve LED backlighting efficiency.(news breaks)
September 1, 2007... Flat-panel displays can benefit from the energy efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) used as backlights. However, common diffusion screens and/or the need for multiple LEDs arranged in an array to uniformly distribute the light intensity...

Diatoms become photoluminescent gas sensors.(news breaks)
September 1, 2007... With their clear silica shells, diatoms would appear to somehow have a photonic purpose. Researchers at the Universita di Napoli Federico II and the Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi-Unita di Napoli (both of Napoli, Italy) have...

Light switches magnets at ultrafast speeds.(news breaks)
September 1, 2007... All-optical switching of magnetic storage media has been widely believed to be impossible due to the insufficient angular momentum of photons. Now, researchers at Nijmegen University (Nijmegen, Netherlands) have demonstrated that magnetization...

Hartmann wavefront sensor is sensitive to [lambda]/15,500.(news breaks)
September 1, 2007... The Shack-Hartmann sensor--an array of microlenses focused on a CCD that monitors the positions of the resulting focused spots--is commonly used in adaptive optics to measure wavefront error. The older-style Hartmann sensor has no microlenses,...

Opaque lens focuses laser beam.(news breaks)
September 1, 2007... Physicists at the University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands) have successfully focused a beam of light through an opaque medium. Normally, opaque substances such as milk or paint will only scatter light waves. But through careful sculpting of...

QC laser sets new wall-plug-efficiency record.(news breaks)
September 1, 2007... Researchers at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL), who previously developed mid-IR quantum-cascade semiconductor lasers (see www.laserfocusworld. com/articles/233997), are reporting another milestone in power output and wall-plug efficiency...

Semipolar blue LEDs arise from high-quality GaN substrates.(news breaks)
September 1, 2007... The inventor of the blue-light-emitting diode (LED), Shuji Nakamura, and his group at the University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA), have announced significant progress in the fabrication of blue semipolar LEDs with higher...

Optical transceiver goes where copper cannot.(FIBER OPTICS)
September 1, 2007... A new 40 Gbit/s optical active cable (OAC) is the first on the market to monolithically incorporate active optics for data communications manufactured with low-cost silicon-based chip processing. Fiber-to-the-chip company Luxtera (Carlsbad, CA)...

Terahertz and telecom get married.(optoelectronics world news)
September 1, 2007... A promising new method to piggyback terahertz radiation (in the form of sidebands) onto light at telecommunications wavelengths has been demonstrated by a collaboration between The University of Paris, Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris, France),...

Wavy prism sheet makes LCDs look better.(FLAT-PANEL DISPLAYS)
September 1, 2007... The combination of optical reflectors, refractive elements, and diffusers developed to spread illumination across backlit liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) has evolved over the years; today's displays are bright and evenly lit, and some laptop...

Custom-color polymer opals reflect on nature.(PHOTONIC CRYSTALS)
September 1, 2007... New flexible polymer opals may offer a new explanation for the origin of the iridescence in butterfly wings, beetles, and natural opals. A multi-institution group led by Jeremy Baumberg at the University of Southampton (Highfield, England) has...

Tomographic imaging reveals PC fiber refractive-index distribution.(IMAGING)
September 1, 2007... Tomography--the process of imaging an object by sectioning it and applying a tomographic algorithm for data analysis-can be combined with the multidirectional phase data obtained through interferometry to create three-dimensional (3-D)...

Synthesized nanoparticle taggant is nontoxic.(BIOPHOTONICS)
September 1, 2007... Fluorescent organic dyes have long been used in biological research as tags for molecular diagnostics. But their relatively broad spectral outputs, as well as their short fluorescence lifetimes and tendency to photobleach, have led to much...

Photovoltaics, consumer markets shine at Semicon West '07.(SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING)
September 1, 2007... It is always exciting when a mature industry finds a new market or application to stimulate new growth. For semiconductor-equipment manufacturers, the "next big thing" appears to be photovoltaics. At this year's Semicon West conference (July...

SeeReal develops practical real-time holographic display.(HOLOGRAPHY)
September 1, 2007... A German company has developed a practical holographic-display technology that overcomes the historical challenges of insufficient display resolution, inadequate data volume, and daunting processing requirements. SeeReal Technologies (Dresden,...

Lloyd's-mirror technique extracts contour information from microscopic 2-D images.(ELECTRON MICROSCOPY)
September 1, 2007... As nanotechnology continues to grow, researchers struggle to monitor the details unfolding at scales far below the threshold of human vision, such as thin-film growth and droplet coalescence. Scientists using an old-time technique have found a...

Grooved aperture efficiently couples terahertz waves into wire waveguide.(TERAHERTZ OPTICS)
September 1, 2007... Metal wires can serve as waveguides for terahertz radiation (see www.laserfocusworld.com/ar ticles/279833); if sharply pointed, the end of such a waveguide can even focus the radiation to a subwavelength-size spot. Coupling terahertz radiation...

Nufern reveals first fiber-laser offering.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Well known as a supplier of specialty optical fibers and optical amplifier modules, Nufern (East Granby, CT) made a strategic, vertical move with the debut of its first fiber laser--the NuFIRE laser. "Nufern comes from a telecom background, in...

DPSS lasers assist display manufacturing.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Powerlase (Crawley, England), a manufacturer of diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers, announced that LG Electronics (Seoul, Korea) purchased its high-powered Starlase AO8 lasers to be used as the essential component of a...

Report looks at OLEDs for lighting.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2007... NanoMarkets (Glen Allen, VA) published a report, "Emerging Markets for OLED and Printed Lighting," which looks at growing interest in new business opportunities that will be available as the result of organic-light-emitting-diode (OLED),...

ESI acquires New Wave Research.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Electro Scientific Industries (ESI; Portland, OR), a provider of photonic micro-engineering solutions, has agreed to acquire New Wave Research (Fremont, CA) for $36 million net cash, approximately one time New Wave's annual revenue. New Wave...

Alcon plans takeover of German eye-laser firm.(laser: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Eye-care company Alcon (Huenenberg, Switzerland) announced it intends to acquire eye-laser manufacturer WaveLight (Erlangen, Germany) through a "friendly takeover." WaveLight develops and manufactures refractive laser and diagnostic systems,...

PhotoMachining.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... PhotoMachining (Pelham, NH) has expanded its ultraviolet laser micro-machining tools facility from 7000 to 11000 sq ft and has added five more employees in the last few months bringing its employee total to 20.

Luminus Devices.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Luminus Devices moved its corporate headquarters to an expanded facility in Billerica, MA. to help meet demand for its PhlatLight LED products.

Northrop Grumman.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Northrop Grumman's (Apopka, FL) Laser Systems business unit achieved a key milestone with the delivery of its 5000th Mark VII handheld laser rangefinder.

Enfis (Swansea. Wales), a developer and manufacturer of multiwatt plug-and-play LED light engines.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Enfis (Swansea. Wales), a developer and manufacturer of multiwatt plug-and-play LED light engines, expanded its distribution network with Pacer International (U.K. and U.S.), Mobicon Group (Asia). and Roithner Lasertechnik (Europe).

Trumpf.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Preliminary 2006/07 fiscal earnings data from Trumpf (Ditzingen, Germany) showed that sales grew by 18% to $2.68 billion dollars.

JMAR Technologies (San Diego, CA) announced a second sale of its proprietary BriteLight laser heads.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... JMAR Technologies (San Diego, CA) announced a second sale of its proprietary BriteLight laser heads to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for use in the National Ignition Facility program.

Reliant Technologies'.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Reliant Technologies' (Mountain View. CA) Fraxel repair laser system received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for ablation, coagulation, and skin resurfacing.

Raydiance.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Raydiance (Petaluma, CA) entered into a two-year cooperative research and development agreement with the FDA to use its ultrafast lasers in laser-tissue interaction studies.

Scientists at the University of Texas Health and Science Center (San Antonio, TX), selected the DynaPro Dynamic Light Scattering laser instrument.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Scientists at the University of Texas Health and Science Center (San Antonio, TX), selected the DynaPro Dynamic Light Scattering laser instrument from Wyatt Technology (Santa Barbara. CA) to study macromolecular dynamics.

Molex acquires Polymicro Technologies.(optics: industry report)
September 1, 2007... A 69-year-old manufacturer of electronic components, including electrical and fiber-optic interconnection products and systems, switches, and integrated products, Molex (Lisle, IL) completed its acquisition of Polymicro Technologies (Phoenix,...

API Nanotronics buys NanoOpto.(optics: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Nanotechnology components company API Nanotronics (Hauppauge, NY) acquired NanoOpto(Somerset, NJ)--a maker of subwavelength optical elements--for $4 million. The transaction includes NanoOpto's intellectual property related to the design and...

Carl Zeiss creates microscopy center.(optics: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Carl Zeiss, a provider of electron-and ion-beam microscopy and analysis equipment and services, has moved its North American headquarters from Thornwood, NY, to a new facility in Peabody, MA. The move goes along with the operational integration...

Consortium created to build telescope.(optics: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Five institutions from North America and Europe have created a consortium to oversee the building of a 25 m submillimeter telescope on a high elevation in Chile. When completed in 2013, the $100 million instrument will be the premier telescope...

A2 Technologies.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... A2 Technologies (Danbury, CT) launched its new Web site at www. a2technologies.com to better educate customers on its portable Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA) shipped its 500th iCAP 6000 inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer manufactured at its Cambridge, England.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA) shipped its 500th iCAP 6000 inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer manufactured at its Cambridge, England, facility to (Seattle. WA) for monitoring the contents of chemical tanks used in the...

Microelectromechanical systems solutions provider Colibrys (Neuchatel, Switzerland) appointed Midoriya Electric Company (Tokyo, Japan).(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Microelectromechanical systems solutions provider Colibrys (Neuchatel, Switzerland) appointed Midoriya Electric Company (Tokyo, Japan) as its Japanese distributor.

According to published reports, eye-care products maker Advanced Medical Optics (AMO; Santa Ana, CA) withdrew its bid for rival Bausch & Lomb (Rochester. NY).(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... According to published reports, eye-care products maker Advanced Medical Optics (AMO; Santa Ana, CA) withdrew its bid for rival Bausch & Lomb (Rochester. NY), saying that AMO faced unrealistic demands to show that its shareholders supported the...

Kruger Optical.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Kruger Optical (Sisters, OR, and Walnut, CA) will design, manufacture, and market a new line of optics products. including binoculars, spotting scopes, and high-performance riflescopes, for Columbia Sportswear (Portland, OR).

Microvision, Motorola partner on display.(imaging & detector: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Following its recent announcement that it would collaborate with Oerlikon Optics (Golden, CO) to optimize its ultra-miniature laser projection-display engine called PicoP, Microvision (Redmond, WA) has now signed an agreement with Motorola to...

Sumitomo to acquire Cambridge Display.(imaging & detector: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Cambridge Display Technology (CDT; Cambridge, England) and Sumitomo Chemical Company (Tokyo, Japan) announced that they have entered into a merger agreement whereby Sumitomo Chemical will acquire CDT, a developer of technologies based on...

NASA land-imaging contract goes to Ball.(imaging & detector: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Ball Aerospace and Technologies (Boulder, CO) was awarded a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center contract to build the Operational Land Imager (OLI) for the eighth Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). "We take great pride in being chosen to help...

E-paper market to reach $2 billion by 2012.(imaging & detector: industry report)
September 1, 2007... The e-paper display industry will surpass $2 billion in annual revenues by 2012 and reach $4 billion by 2014, according to a report from NanoMarkets (Glen Allen, VA), "E-Paper Markets: An Eight-Year Market and Technology Forecast." NanoMarkets...

Optical Research Associates (Pasadena, CA), supplier of imaging and illumination design/analysis software appointed Light Tec.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Optical Research Associates (Pasadena, CA), supplier of imaging and illumination design/analysis software, appointed Light Tec (Hyeres, France) as its new software distribution and support partner in Europe.

Global Display Solutions (www.gds.com), designer and manufacturer of industrial display solutions.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Global Display Solutions (www.gds.com), designer and manufacturer of industrial display solutions, won the 2007 DIGI Award in the Transportation--Excellence in Technology category for a customized Advanced Optical Enhancement LCD display it...

Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (El Segundo, CA, and McKinney, TX) an $18.5 million contract modification to provide an infrared airborne sensor upgrade on Hornet and Super Hornet targeting pods as part of its Advanced...

Cedip Infrared Systems.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Cedip Infrared Systems (Croissy-Beaubourg, France) was retained as a partner of the system@tic Paris-region competitiveness cluster to develop thermalimaging sensors for security and defense, telecommunications, and transportation markets.

Adept Technology (Livermore, CA) signed an agreement with Second2None Machine Vision Systems.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Adept Technology (Livermore, CA) signed an agreement with Second2None Machine Vision Systems (Shenzhen. China) to distribute and integrate Adept robots and vision systems in China.

Arasor acquisitions strengthen its telecom.(fiber optics: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Developer and marketer of telecommunications and consumer optoelectronic solutions Arasor (Mountain View, CA) signed definitive agreements to acquire U.S.-owned Australian optical component company AOFR (Canberra, Australia) and Alfalight...

AEi fiber-optic draw-tower orders up sharply.(fiber optics: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Automation Engineering (AEi; Wilmington, MA) is experiencing a dramatic increase this year in new inquiries and booked orders for its fiber-optic drawing towers, including its fiber-bundle draw tower and its single-fiber draw tower. "Our...

Luxtera joins the Ethernet Alliance.(fiber optics: industry report)
September 1, 2007... To promote complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology over copper, Luxtera (Carlsbad, CA) joined the Ethernet Alliance, an industry-led organization committed to the success and expansion of Ethernet technology. According to...

Quantum cryptography nears commercialization.(fiber optics: industry report)
September 1, 2007... id Quantique (Geneva, Switzerland), a company focused on the commercialization of quantum cryptography, and Senetas (Melbourne, Australia), a developer and supplier of high-speed network encryption hardware, have developed a unique hybrid...

Huawei awards Bookham.(fiber optics: industry report)
September 1, 2007... Bookham (San Jose, CA), a provider of optical-communications components, modules and subsystems, received the prestigious Best Support Supplier award from Huawei (Shenzhen, China)--one of the world's largest telecom equipment vendors. The award...

Avantes.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... Avantes, developer and manufacturer of instruments for fiber-optic spectroscopy, such as fiber-optic cables and probes, has opened its new headquarters in Eerbeek The Netherlands.

Cox Communications (Atlanta, GA). selected an Infinera.(Also in the news)
September 1, 2007... Cox Communications (Atlanta, GA). selected an Infinera (Sunnyvale, CA) Digital Optical Network for its 12.000-mile national transport network.

RSoft Design Group.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... RSoft Design Group (Ossining, NY released its Optical Communication Design Suite version 4.7 to design and simulate multimode and single-mode communication systems with bit rates up to 100 Gbit/s and beyond.

RED-C Optical Networks (Tel Aviv, Israel). a provider of integrated optical subsystems based on optical amplification technology, and Fabrinet (San Francisco), a provider of advanced manufacturing services.(Also in the news ...)
September 1, 2007... RED-C Optical Networks (Tel Aviv, Israel). a provider of integrated optical subsystems based on optical amplification technology, and Fabrinet (San Francisco), a provider of advanced manufacturing services, announced that RED-C has selected...

Off-the-shelf hardware and software helps keep eye on the prize.(software & computing)
September 1, 2007... Over the years, as we built a company and developed a unique medical device, the use of off-the-shelf hardware and software allowed us to concentrate on innovation and reduce both business and technical risks. We relied on National Instruments'...

Can U.S.-made optics remain competitive?(comment)
September 1, 2007... The exodus of manufacturing from the United States to other countries, predominantly to Asia, has been well documented. This trend is not confined to low-technology products, such as apparel, textiles, shoes, auto parts, and low-end consumer...

What skills make a good VP of marketing?(business forum)
September 1, 2007... Q: What should we be looking for in hiring a vice president of marketing for our laser-instrumentation startup? A: First, I will describe what marketing people do; but I am not sure why you would want to hire a high-level executive for this...

Strength in numbers: AOI, x-ray imaging, IR cameras, and acoustic microscopy are teamed in an NDT system.(inside imaging)
September 1, 2007... Sometimes multiple imaging technologies can be combined to perform a new kind of compound application. This can be of particular value in the electronics industry, where the complexity, density, and cost of PCBs continues to...

Optical instruments keep food fresher ... and more honest: the globalization of the food industry has made product safety and authentication top priorities for government agencies, distributors, packagers, and growers alike.(OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS: INDUSTRIAL SPECTROSCOPY)
September 1, 2007... Checking the expiration dates and ingredient lists on packaged foods has become second nature for most consumers browsing the aisles of the local grocery store. We all want to be sure that the products we are buying are fresh, maybe organic,...

Avalanche photodiode arrays provide versatility in ultrasensitive applications.(APD ARRAYS)
September 1, 2007... In imaging applications, a two-dimensional (2-D) detector with very high quantum efficiency is desirable to optimize sensitivity. The imaging detectors of choice today are electron-multiplied charge-coupled devices (EMCCDs), not to be confused...

Ultrafast lasers produce nanoparticles.(ULTRAFAST SOURCES)
September 1, 2007... Ultrafast-pulsed lasers are used in many industrial applications that utilize the process of ultrafast-pulsed-laser ablation, including laser machin ing, medical surgery, and chemical analysis. Although the pulse energy used in practice varies...

SWIR technology takes surveillance to a new level.(TRACKING AND ID FOR SECURITY)
September 1, 2007... Facility security and surveillance technology is critical to both military and commercial markets. Although radar has been a long-time solution and an excellent form of technology for long-range object detection, it is not ideal for short-range...

Specialty fibers solve tough spectroscopy problems.(SPECIALTY FIBERS)
September 1, 2007... Specialty fibers can extend the range of spectrometers, providing the benefits of spectroscopy in both the lab and the field. They offer a method for moving light to the spectrometer in the many applications in which it is impractical or...

Femtosecond pulses create self-guiding filaments: by ionizing air molecules without reaching the threshold for breakdown, femtosecond pulses form plasma channels that guide laser "filaments" long distances. Potential applications range from remote sensing to laser lightning rods.(PHOTONIC FRONTIERS: LASER FILAMENTATION)
September 1, 2007... Tightly focused laser pulses have long been known to ionize air, and it is now possible to produce extreme conditions by concentrating beams in time and space to intensities exceeding [10.sup.18] W/[cm.sup.2]. However, focusing purely on...

Laser-diode-bar scriber/breaker.(new products)
September 1, 2007... The DM-8150 scriber/breaker uses force-feedback control, creating superior breaks to separate wafer-fabricated laser diodes even with backside metallization. A granite table with air bearings ensures repeatability of 1 pm. The unit has...

DPSS laser.(new products)
September 1, 2007... The Etna HP Nd:YAG laser delivers 55 to 150 W at 532 nm and 80 to 200 W at 1064 nm, with M2 from 1.2 to 20. It can operate from 4 to over 30 kHz with a typical pulse duration of 45 ns at 10 kHz. Pulse-to-pulse stability is less than 1.5% rms...

Femtosecond laser.(new products)
September 1, 2007... The T-Light femtosecond fiber laser is designed for micromaterials processing, terahertz generation, multiphoton microscopy, and spectroscopy. It has a dual-wavelength output of 780 and 1560 nm, with average power at the fundamental wavelength...

Concave grating.(new products)
September 1, 2007... The 470-250-040 aberration-corrected blazed holographic concave grating has efficiency of 85% at the 250 nm blaze wavelength. It handles a wavelength range from 190 to 800 nm and has a focal ratio of f/2 with low stray light. [ILLUSTRATION...

Diode lasers.(new products)
September 1, 2007... The HPD Series 2400 eye-safe diode lasers have pulsed output at 1550 and 3800 nm for use in distance-measurement applications. The HPD2410 is a single diode with 5 W of power and the HPD2424 has 12 W. The HPD2410-2S, 2424-2S, and 24244S are...

Vibration-control mounts.(new products)
September 1, 2007... A series of vibration-control mounts can be customized for various applications. Load capacities range from 200 to 20,000 Ib per mount. They can be made vacuum-compatible or nonmagnetic or constructed of specialty materials. Options include...

Supercontinuum source.(new products)
September 1, 2007... The SuperK Compact broadband white-light source covers from 500 to past 1750 nm with an average output power of 100 mW and a minimum power density of-20 dBm/nm. It has a repetition rate of 25 kHz and pulse lengths of 1 to 2 ns. It has...

AutoCAD software.(new products)
September 1, 2007... Version 3.3 of CloudWorx software for handling 3-D point-cloud data created by 3-D laser-scanning systems includes a clash detection manager, a new flange point-selection tool, and enhanced cloud-point-density display control. The software for...

Energy sensors.(new products)
September 1, 2007... A line of Energy-Max pulse energy sensors for excimer lasers are designed for use with ArF lasers operating at 193 nm and KrF lasers operating at 248 nm. They can measure pulse energy from 50 [micro]J to 250 [micro]J at repetition rates from...

Lee pipes.(new products)
September 1, 2007... The TechSpec series of light-pipe homogenizing rods for OEMs use total internal reflection to turn a nonuniform light source, such as a combination of LEDs, into uniform illumination and deliver it to a target site. The rods have a hexagonal...

Line-scan camera.(new products)
September 1, 2007... The Spyder 3 CL line-scan camera includes a Camera Link interface and offers broadband responsivity up to 408 DN (nJ/[cm.sup.2]) for low-light applications. It scans at a line rate up to 68 kHz, and can be used at 40 or 80 megapixels/s. It...

Beam-profiler software.(new products)
September 1, 2007... NanoScan beam-profiler software now works with the Windows Vista operating system. It uses the scanning-slit technique to generate measurements. Other instruments in the company's product line will also be made compatible with Vista. ...

Clean-room tables.(new products)
September 1, 2007... The Active Workstation is an electro-polished stainless-steel lab table designed for use in semiconductor, biotech, and other clean rooms. It offers vibration isolation from 1 Hz to -38 dB beyond 10 Hz. Three standard versions have surfaces of...