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Comparison of Standard Camera Interfaces for Machine Vision - CameraLink, GigE Vision, USB, IEEE-1349B

Comparison of Standard Camera Interfaces for Machine Vision - CameraLink, GigE Vision, USB, IEEE-1349B

In order to offer an ideal, consistent and economical solution, the company uses the CameraLink standard for its cameras. [More]
Advanced Vacuum Technology for CCD Detectors – PentaVac™ from Raptor Photonics

Advanced Vacuum Technology for CCD Detectors – PentaVac™ from Raptor Photonics

PentaVac™ is a brand new vacuum technology developed by Raptor Photonics. Raptor has used the opportunity to develop an advanced vacuum chamber. Raptor will be applying this vacuum technology across its range of cameras that help them to be deep cooled as low as A-111°C. [More]
Solar Cell Inspection with SWIR and EMCCD Cameras

Solar Cell Inspection with SWIR and EMCCD Cameras

Solar cell inspection is based on imaging the electroluminescence or photoluminescence signals from a wafer for characterization. The peak emission for silicon is at around 1150 nm while it is 1330 nm for copper indium gallium di selenide (CIGS) and copper indium di selenide (CIS). [More]
Detection of Counterfeit Notes With SWIR Imaging

Detection of Counterfeit Notes With SWIR Imaging

Counterfeit notes have proved to be a problem in every society. It has become very essential to have an effective counterfeit detection system. [More]
Benefits of EMCCD Cameras for HDR Imaging in Astronomical Applications

Benefits of EMCCD Cameras for HDR Imaging in Astronomical Applications

Previously CCD cameras were used by astronomers along with a combination of low readout and cooling speed to achieve the long integration time required for the detection of faint objects. [More]
High-Transmission Precision Optics: An Interview with Dr. Brian Manning

High-Transmission Precision Optics: An Interview with Dr. Brian Manning

Dr. Brian Manning, Application Scientist with Chroma Technology Corporation talks to AZoOptics about high-transmission precision optics. [More]

Chromium Neodymium Doped YAG Lasers – Properties and Applications

The YAG (yttrium aluminium garnet) laser is doped with chromium and neodymium in order to enhance the absorption characteristics of the laser. The NdCrYAG laser is a solid state laser. [More]

Ytterbium Oxide Lasers - Properties and Applications

Ytterbium oxide is a highly insoluble and thermally stable ytterbium source that is suitable for ceramic, optic and glass applications. Ytterbium-doped glasses and laser crystals have a simple electronic level structure, small quantum defect, long upper-state lifetimes and large gain bandwidth. [More]

Neodymium Glass Lasers - Properties and Applications

Neodymium glass (Nd:Glass) lasers are isotropic, and can be doped at high concentrations with excellent uniformity. All these properties distinguish Nd:glass lasers from other solid-state lasers. [More]

Strontium Vapor Lasers – Properties and Applications

Strontium vapour laser produces a high intensity pulsed wavelength having a wavelength of 430.5 nm. This wavelength falls in the blue-violet region of the visible region. [More]
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