MOTION CONTROL: UHV environments require more from motion systems
05/01/2012
As the number of applications for ultrahigh-vacuum (UHV) environments increases, motion systems must be modified to manipulate optics, particle beams, and measurement devices inside UHV chambers. |
CLEO/Laser Focus World 2012 Innovation Awards
05/01/2012
The 2012 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards program is designed to honor the most timely, groundbreaking products in the field of photonics and laser science. The awards are sponsored by Laser Focus World and the Conferen...
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CLEO show to move to June in 2013
04/26/2012
Washington, DC--Next year's Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), held annually in San Jose, CA, will take place in June rather than its usual May, moving to June 9–14, 2013. |
4-axis mount from Pinpoint Laser Systems for laser beam positioning
04/20/2012
A 4-axis mount moves the company's Microgage Laser in four axes: vertical, horizontal, and in two angular axes. |
Better autofocus systems for metrology, biophotonics goal of Piezosystem Jena and Focal Point partnership
04/11/2012
Hopedale, MA and Boise, ID--Piezosystem Jena and Focal Point announced a new partnership to deliver turnkey autofocus systems for high-speed metrology and biological imaging applications. |
New X-wing to enhance JILA research
04/11/2012
Boulder, CO--A new wing with advanced laboratories has been opened at JILA, a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The new six-story wing will add 56,065 ...
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Optical Surfaces mirror mounts support mirror diameters from 100 to 254 mm
04/05/2012
OS mounts are designed to support mirrors such as off-axis parabola, spheres, and flats in applications where stability is important. |
Vibration isolation table from Minus K achieves a 0.5 Hz natural frequency
04/05/2012
The MK52 negative-stiffness optical vibration isolation table achieves vertical and horizontal natural frequencies of 0.5 Hz or lower without limiting its ability to support static loads. |
TE cooler from Nextreme offers cooling with low input power
04/03/2012
A thin-film thermoelectric cooler provides a temperature difference between its cold and hot sides of 60.1°C at an ambient temperature of 24.7°C. |
BioPhotonic Solutions wins 2012 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Award
04/02/2012
Washington, DC--BioPhotonic Solutions is the winner of this year's CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Award. |
Linear stages from Servo2Go available in travel ranges from 254 to 1500 mm
03/30/2012
A-LST-C series high-load, motorized linear stages from Zaber have travel ranges from 254 to 1500 mm. |
INTERFEROMETRY: Speckle interferometer detects position at high speed
03/28/2012
Dutch researchers from the University of Twente, the FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Philips Research Laboratories have created a nonimaging speckle interferometer that uses a photodiode to detect the latera...
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ASI autofocus system works with most normal microscope objectives
03/27/2012
The Continuous Reflective Interface Sample Placement (CRISP) autofocus system is designed to compensate for thermal and other factors that may cause a sample to drift out of focus over time. |
Aerotech intros non-contact, direct-drive linear air-bearing stage
03/23/2012
The ABL1500 non-contact, direct-drive linear air-bearing stage delivers fully active pre-load for semiconductor, data storage, and medical device applications. |
Benchtop enclosure from Technifor has an embedded light
03/14/2012
The LaserTop streamlined metallic CDRH Class 1 workstation (25 × 23.5 × 30.5 in.) fits a standard workbench or table. |
Mad City Labs 3D image stabilization system overcomes microscope drift
03/13/2012
The Nano-Cyte LC is an image-based, platform-independent stabilization system for live-cell imaging. |
3D printer uses two-photon lithography for nanoprecision
03/12/2012
Vienna, Austria--3D objects only microns in size can be fabricated with a 3D printer that relies on two-photon lithography for its precision. |
Piezo z-stage system from Prior Scientific offers 2.5 nm repeatability
03/08/2012
The NZ400 NanoScan piezo stage system is suited for researchers producing rapid z-sections and live-cell 3D images of specimens grown in well plates, large Petri dishes, or mounted to glass slides. |
Laser/LED switch from iC-Haus has six independent channels
03/01/2012
The iC-HG is a new spike-free laser/LED switch with up to 3 A/ns. It has six independent channels with 0.5 A each, which can be combined as needed. |
With integration complete, auxilliary mirrors on the James Webb Space Telescope are ready for test
03/01/2012
Redondo Beach, CA--The auxiliary mirrors that focus the light from the primary mirror into the science instruments on NASA's JWST have been integrated into the aft-optics subsystem and are ready for testing.
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Micro Motion For Optical Instruments....Inspired by your Smart Phone
Small motion systems designed for camera-lens autofocus in smart phones can be used in optical instruments for nonconsumer applications also. The...
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200-kHz Swept Light Source for OCT Imaging
NTT-AT introduces new swept light source for OCT imaging.
- High-speed: 200-kHz A-line rate
- Voltage-controlled sweeping formats: k-linear scan available
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Scalable High-Power and High-Brightness Fiber Coupled Diode Laser Devices - Photonics West 2012
In this paper we present a detailed characterization of different diode laser sources based on the scalable modular concept. The optical output power is scal...
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Design and Test of Fast Laser Driver Circuits
In industrial laser systems and measurement applications, the designers are challenged with the very demanding task to design and verify fast driver circuits...
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The laser -- its past, present, and future
Invented a half-century ago, the laser was first thought of as "a solution without a problem." However, the effectiveness of coherent light as a to...
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OCT: noninvasive imaging for many purposes
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) takes advantage of the properties of coherent light to create 2D or 3D noninvasive images of turbid or otherwise semitrans...
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