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:: News From Laser Focus World The Laser Focus World e-Newsletter is distributed twice monthly to interested readers and is part of a global franchise that includes the print version of the magazine, the Laser Focus World Buyers Guide, and the Laser Focus World web site (www.laserfocusworld.com). Our news, features, and industry reporting provide optoelectronics and photonics professionals throughout the world with in-depth coverage of the optoelectronics industry, its technology, and applications. |
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INDUSTRY NEWS :: Thorlabs wins PhAST and Laser Focus World Innovation Award Washington, DC--The Photonic Applications, Systems and Technologies (PhAST) Conference and Laser Focus World magazine are pleased to announce that Thorlabs (Newton, NJ) is the recipient of this year's PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Award. The award recognizes the company for integrating adaptive optical technology with microscopic imaging to provide micrometer resolution across a large and dynamically configurable field of view. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: PerkinElmer acquires Improvision for 3-D cell imaging capability Waltham, MA--PerkinElmer, a technology developer in health sciences and photonics, acquired Improvision (Coventry, United Kingdom) in a cash transaction. Improvision is a provider of cellular imaging software and integrated hardware solutions used in life sciences research and had revenue of approximately $11.9 million dollars in 2006. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: IPG Photonics capitalizes on growth in China with new Beijing operation Oxford, MA--Fiber-laser manufacturer IPG Photonics Corporation has opened a new office in Beijing, China to provide local support and service for the company's fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers in that region. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: Xponent Photonics receives $23 million in series 3 funding Monrovia, CA--Xponent Photonics, a manufacturer of surface-mount photonic components, secured $23 million in Series 3 funding. The funding round was led by American River Ventures, which is making its first investment in the company. Xponent's existing investors including Arcturus Capital, Eastward Capital, El Dorado Ventures, HOYA Holdings, Samsung, US Venture Partners, and Walden International also participated in the funding. :: Click Here for Full Story :: TECHNOLOGY NEWS :: German-Austrian-Dutch team observes electron tunnelling for the first time Garching, Germany--By drawing on newly developed tools of attosecond metrology, a German-Austrian-Dutch collaboration, led by Ferenc Krausz at the Max Planck Institute of Quanum Optics, has observed electrons in real time as they tunnel through the potential binding them to the atomic core under the influence of laser light (Nature, April 5, 2007). :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: Lasers and tubing improve Raman signal when measuring biological fluids Rochester, NY--University of Rochester researchers announce in the current issue of Applied Optics a Raman spectroscopy technique that in 60 sec or less measures multiple chemicals in body fluids, using a laser, white light, and a reflective tube. The technique tests urine and blood serum for common chemicals important to monitoring and treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular, kidney, urinary, and other diseases, and lends itself to the development of fast batch testing in hospitals and other clinical settings. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: World's main standard for laser classification and safety updated Geneva, Switzerland--The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) issued a revised edition of the world's main standard for laser classification and safety. Essentially a technical revision, the main change involves removing light-emitting diodes from the scope, which is a significant change for manufacturers. The IEC standard is used by the world's laser-manufacturing industry (both diode and nondiode), the worldwide market which for 2007 is estimated to be 6 billion dollars. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: Micro Photonics to market scanning probe microscopy instrument Irvine, CA--Micro Photonics will begin marketing the new SPM ProberStation 150, which combines three dimensional inspection and modern optical microscopy in a vision inspection system, for fast, highly repeatable atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning probe microscopy (SPM) studies. :: Click Here for Full Story ::
NEW PRODUCTS 
:: Stacked-array platformThe LT-5500 series stack-array products are high-efficiency QCW lasers for demanding applications. Standard configurations range in power from 200 to 3200 W, with typical conversion efficiencies better than 55%. The platform is available with single or multiple peak wavelengths from 770 nm to 1 µm. :: Click Here for Full Story :: 
:: Fiber laserThe SC450-AOTF fiber laser integrates an acousto-optic tunable filter and a multi-channel RF driver. Designed for biomedical applications, the supercontinuum source covers the spectral range from 450 nm to 2 μm. Using AOTF technology, up to eight individual wavelength bands can be simultaneously or sequentially selected, with channel bandwidths from 1 nm to over 15 nm. :: Click Here for Full Story :: 
:: IR thermometerThe Omegascope handheld infrared thermometer series is designed for noncontact temperature measurements. Models OS523E AND OS524E have adjustable emissivity from 0.10 to 1.00, in 0.01 increments. The series provides built-in, switchable, patented laser dot/circle sighting and a custom backlit LCD with dual display. The CE-marked instruments also have two-way RS232 communication and temperature-data storage and logging. Not for human or medical use. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: More new products ... ... from the pages of Laser Focus World :: Click Here for Full Story ::
FOCUS ON: THERMAL IMAGING :: Dual-color superlattice thermal imager remotely senses carbon dioxide Bispectral mid-IR imaging detectors have capabilities that single-color versions don’t, including absolute remote temperature measurement and a heightened ability to pick objects out from cluttered backgrounds based on spectral signatures. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: Liquid-crystal thermography characterizes heat issues Liquid-crystal-based thermography provides engineers with a relatively inexpensive method for measuring surface temperatures, which are central to the overall characterization process for optoelectronic components. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: An echo from the telecom boom RedShift Systems (Waltham, MA) has taken advantage of the tunable optical filter in a nontelecommunications arena: thermal imaging. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: Short-wave IR offers unique remote sensing solutions Today’s InGaAs cameras are small and lightweight, with high linearity, low power consumption, and excellent reliability. :: Click Here for Full Story :: |
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