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Laser Rotary Encoders By Canon
3/26/2012
This video contains information on Canon’s Laser Rotary Encoders, or rotation angle sensors, and describes their benefit over conventional rotary encoders.
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High Speed, High Precision Laser Scan System
3/26/2012
This video provides information on Canon’s high speed, high precision laser system and how it’s used to detect angle positions and to control galvano mirrors.
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Laser Doppler Velocimeter
3/26/2012
This video showcases how Canon’s Laser Doppler Velocimeter utilizes the Doppler effect of its laser beam to measure the speed, speed irregularities, and length of anything with a light diffusing surface.
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Live From Photonics West 2012: STS Microspectrometer Demo
2/16/2012
Yvette D. Mattley, Ph.D., of Ocean Optics demonstrates the STS microspectrometer, which was developed with the OEM in mind and can be integrated into a handheld instrument. It achieves optical resolution of ~1.5 nm (FWHM) with a 25 µm slit and is suited for applications such as LED characterization and absorbance/transmission measurements.
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Live From Photonics West 2012: Cameras For Laser, OCT, GigE Vision Markets Make Debut
2/16/2012
Luc DeBrouckere, PhD, CEO of Xenics USA, tells us about the innovative new cameras on display at the company’s Photonics West booth. Among them were: an InGaAs camera for the laser market with exposure times as small as 80 nanoseconds, two cameras for the OCT market, and several small cameras for the GigE Vision arena.
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Live From Photonics West 2012: Visible Variant Of The Argos Laser Introduced
2/16/2012
Robert Afzal, Ph.D., of Lockheed Martin Aculight introduces the visible variant of the Argos laser, which puts out more than 3 watts of visible light at 610 nm. It has enabled Nobel Prize winners to conduct cutting-edge research as well as helping Lockheed Martin Aculight’s defense and security customers deflect and jam heat-seeking missiles.
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Live From Photonics West 2012: A Range Of New DPSS Lasers
2/15/2012
Christopher J. Madin, CEO of KLASTECH Laser Technologies, discusses the company’s new DPSS lasers. For example, they make a range of “green” lasers up to 400 mW single frequency and a 1 W single frequency laser. They are in the process of developing a UV laser at 266 nm with up to 200 mW of output power.
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Live From Photonics West 2012: Long-Lasting Laser-Driven Light Source
2/15/2012
Paul Blackborow of Energetiq Technology, Inc., shows their EQ-99 laser-driven light source, which has very high brightness across UV-Vis-NIR (170 nm to 2100 nm). Because they are using laser-driven technology, the light source will last for an extremely long time - units in their laboratory have operated for more than 10,000 hours.
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Live From Photonics West 2012: Non-Circular Core Silica Optical Fibers Feature Flat Output, Low FRD
2/15/2012
In this video, Kevin Bakhshpour provides an introduction to CeramOptec Industries’ line of fiber optic solutions, including its non-circular core silica optical fibers, which are available in square, rectangular, octagon, hexagon, and V-shaped configurations.
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Live From Photonics West 2012: New Packaging Option For High-Volume Silicon Avalanche Photodiodes
2/15/2012
Eric Desfonds of Excelitas Technologies introduces a new packaging option for their high-volume silicon avalanche photodiodes - the side-looking LLC package. This feature has advantages over traditional thru-hole packaging and greatly facilitates optical design for laser meter or rangefinding applications in the 500 to 1000 nm wavelength range.
