By Raf Vandersmissen, Xenics

One of the key parameters for understanding how a laser will perform in an application is the spatial intensity distribution. In many industrial laser cutting or welding applications, monitoring the beam quality is critical for successful operation. This white paper addresses the general need for laser beam profile analysis, describes laser beam analysis instruments, and provides an overview of laser applications, in particular for infrared wavelengths.

For several decades Canon has been developing and manufacturing advanced sensors with state-of-the-art technologies for exclusive use in Canon products, and they are a critical driving force behind many of our successful product lines, ranging from consumer products all the way up to high-end business and industrial solutions.

Precision Glass & Optics (PG&O), global experts in optical manufacturing and precision thin film coatings, offer antireflective (AR) optical coatings for biomedical and life sciences applications. Ideal for coating on quartz, BK-7, glass, and a wide variety of other optical materials, the reliable AR coatings improve performance in optical systems, increasing transmission and enhancing contrast.

August 6 to 10, 2017 | San Diego, CA

SPIE Optics + Photonics 2017, the meeting where the latest research in optical engineering and applications, nanotechnology, sustainable energy, organic photonics, and astronomical instrumentation is presented. Four conferences and multiple application areas in one event.

Hoya offers CUPO, a thin glass polarizer for the near-infrared wavelength region that is designed to use light absorption of copper particles by an electron plasma resonance. With special features such as high isolation, low loss, and high reliability, the CUPO is ideal for compact-size optical isolators.

Mad City Labs has proven expertise in designing and producing custom nanopositioning systems for integration into a wide variety of technical products. More than 50 percent of production is dedicated to OEM designs.

The new RA-532H surface reflectance analyzer from Canon USA, Inc. Optoelectronic Components is capable of surface measurements at three different angles (20°, 60°, and 85°). Utilized measurement methods include standard compliant gloss, haze, image clarity (IC), and 1-D and 2-D BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) measurements. The analyzer can be used for a variety of evaluation and inspection applications with many types of surfaces such as film, paper, and automotive, printed, or painted surfaces.