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7.21.10 -- Revolutionary Breakthrough In Terahertz Remote Sensing

July 21, 2010

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DSI's New Thin Film Optical Coatings On Plastic Substrates

DSI's New Thin Film Optical Coatings On Plastic Substrates

Extremely rugged and reliable coatings for plastic optics operate from the visible through the infrared spectral wavelengths. Thin film coatings on plastic are ideal for diverse applications where lightweight and low-cost optics are specified.
Substrates include: Ultem®, Zeonex®, Polycarbonate Plastics
Applications include: LED Lighting, Medical Devices, Photovoltaics, UAV Optics
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Featured Article

Improved Predictive Modeling Of White LEDs With Accurate Luminescence Simulation And Practical Inputs
By Lambda Research Corp.

The use of white LEDs for solid-state lighting to address applications in the automotive, architectural, and general illumination markets is just emerging. However, there is a significant amount of design and cost optimization to be done while companies continue to improve semiconductor manufacturing processes and begin to apply more efficient and better color rendering luminescent materials such as phosphor and quantum dot nanomaterials.

Improved Predictive Modeling Of White LEDs With Accurate Luminescence Simulation And Practical Inputs

Spotlight On SPIE Optics + Photonics

Ultra-Low Straylight Fiber Optic Spectrometer
The AvaSpec-ULS ultra-low straylight fiber optic spectrometer from Avantes consists of a new optical bench optimized to reduce straylight and increase both mechanical and temperature stability.

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Ultra-Low Straylight Fiber Optic Spectrometer

Precision Optics
PG&O's precision optical fabrication facility specializes in Plano optical components. Years of industry experience allow PG&O to produce components rapidly without sacrificing quality or cost-effectiveness.

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Precision Optics

MWIR Imaging Camera
The Onca-MWIR-InSb camera from Xenics is an affordable midwave infrared imaging camera suitable for thermal imaging applications where performance is critical.

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MWIR Imaging Camera

Infrared Reduction Filter
Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI) now offers an improved filter developed to reduce the unwanted infrared wavelengths and transmit the visible wavelengths in camera applications.

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Infrared Reduction Filter

92-KHz SWIR Digital Line Scan Camera For High-Speed SD-OCT Imaging
The new SU1024LDH2 from Sensors Unlimited - Goodrich ISR Systems is a high-speed, digital line scan SWIR-indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) camera.

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92-KHz SWIR Digital Line Scan Camera For High-Speed SD-OCT Imaging

UV Non-Solarizing Silica/Silica Fiber
As the manufacturer of the first UV non-solarizing optical fiber, CeramOptec continues to find ways to break down the barriers for simplifying UV spectroscopy and sensing applications.

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UV Non-Solarizing Silica/Silica Fiber

NIR R&D Camera
FLIR's SC2500-NIR near-infrared camera covers the spectral range of 0.9 µm to 1.7 µm and combines thermal imaging and non-contact temperature measurements with superior data acquisition capabilities.

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NIR R&D Camera

Laser Beam Profiler With Real-Time M2 Measurements
Real-time M2 measurements are now possible with the ModeScan 1780 laser beam profiler from Photon Inc. The ModeScan 1780 measures both CW and pulsed lasers down to single-shot rates.

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Laser Beam Profiler With Real-Time M2 Measurements

Fiber Laser Focusing Lenses
These all fused silica fiber laser focusing lenses from OptoSigma are optimized to reduce the effect of thermal expansion and are suitable for focusing and collimating solid-state lasers.

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Fiber Laser Focusing Lenses

5-W Xenon Flash Lamp Modules
Designed for precision photometry, the L9455 and L9456 from Hamamatsu provide a high-intensity continuous spectrum from UV to visible to infrared.

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5-W Xenon Flash Lamp Modules

Industry News

Revolutionary Breakthrough In Terahertz Remote Sensing
Fibers That Can Hear And Sing
Major Asia Pacific Photovoltaic Markets Expected To Grow 85% In 2010
New 3-D Imaging Techniques For Improved Lung Cancer Drug Development
Novel Ion Trap With Optical Fiber Could Link Atoms And Light In Quantum Networks
Oriel Introduces The Sol3A 12 x 12 Solar Simulator
CMOS Imaging Sensors From e2v Onboard Weather Communications Satellite
Edmund Optics Introduces TECHSPEC Spherical Aberration Compensation Plates
StarLab Laser Power/Energy Software Adds Support For Windows 7 64-bit And LabVIEW
Bern Optics Announces 0.2mm Optical Prisms For Analytical Instrumentation
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Featured Downloads

Article: Don't Let Thermal Runaway Run Away With Your LED Vision System
Article: Don't Let Thermal Runaway Run Away With Your LED Vision System
LEDs are simple, but as this article from MERCRON shows, careful power management is needed to preserve light output and to avoid the deadly combination of high current and high temperature that will cause irreversible deterioration of this expensive light source...

Application Note: APD Detector Arrays For LIDAR Systems
Application Note: APD Detector Arrays For LIDAR Systems
To meet the growing need for avalanche photodiode arrays for LIDAR systems, Silicon Sensor International, a manufacturer of silicon-based detectors, recently announced new matrix APD arrays suitable for LIDAR systems...

Catalog: Mid-Infrared Diode Lasers
Catalog: Mid-Infrared Diode Lasers
DILAS diode lasers undergo epitaxial growth at several multi-wafer MBE systems for GaAs and GaSb in accordance to in-house laser designs. Diodes are mounted and packaged on standardized or custom-designed heat sinks using both soft and hard soldering...
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Video: Shape Sensing Technology/3-D Shape Sensing Demonstration
Video: Shape Sensing Technology/3-D Shape Sensing Demonstration
Luna's shape sensing optical fiber knows its own position in 3-D space at every discrete point along its length and can be used to track the exact position of an object to which it is attached.

Literature And Website News



Piezo Technology Made Affordable By PI


PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. has released a new brochure on Lever Amplified Piezo Flexure Actuators. The brochure presents a number of new applications along with a variety newly designed, low-cost flexure actuators for OEMs.

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LASER COMPONENTS: Adjustment-Free, Thin-Film Polarizers
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TELOPS: Ultrafast Infrared Camera
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