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Lambda Photometrics Announces Two New Tunable OPO Laser Systems from Opotek

Lambda Photometrics are pleased to announce two new tunable OPO laser systems from Opotek, the high-repetition rate Opolette HR and the high-energy Opolette HE.

24 Jul 2008

Astron Clinica to Distribute Palomar's Range of Aesthetic Imaging Products

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., a leading researcher and developer of light-based systems for cosmetic treatments, announced today that it has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Astron Clinica, Ltd. to distribute a range of aesthetic imaging products in the United States and Canada.

23 Jul 2008

New Laser Diode Driver Gives Customers Greater Flexibility in SFP Module Designs

Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched a new 4.25Gbps FP/DFB Laser Diode Driver. The SY88422L is a single 3.3V supply, small form-factor laser driver capable of delivering up to 90mA modulation current and 100mA bias current.

23 Jul 2008

Leader in Laser Vision Correction Celebrates More Than Half a Million Lives Transformed

LCA-Vision Inc., a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus(R) brand, today announced that one million laser vision correction procedures have been performed at its LasikPlus(R) vision centers. LCA-Vision opened its first laser vision correction center in Cincinnati, Ohio shortly after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the technology to perform procedures in October 1995.

23 Jul 2008

Extracting Quantitative Image Information from Hyperspectral Images

Sandia National Laboratories will demonstrate a new hyperspectral confocal fluorescence microscope Friday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. MDT in Bldg. 897 on Kirtland Air Force Base. This patent-protected and patent-pending technology has been combined with Sandia's unique and proprietary multivariate algorithms and software to form a complete system for the extraction of quantitative image information from hyperspectral images.

22 Jul 2008

Lambda Photometrics Now Supply Replacement RGB Lasers for Durst Lambda 130

Lambda Photometrics are pleased to announce that we can now supply replacement red, green and blue lasers for the Durst Lambda 130 digital photo imager system.

22 Jul 2008

MicronViewer Extremely Useful for Applications Requiring High-Quality Imaging Performance

Electrophysics has introduced a new near-infrared imaging camera for use with spectroscopy, laser beam profiling and infrared analysis in the wavelength range from visible to 2 microns. The new MicronViewer 7292M is extremely useful for R+D applications requiring high-quality imaging performance, flexibility for image analysis and maximum stability.

22 Jul 2008

Light Source Support Offers Lower Cost of Operation and Increases Productivity

Cymer, Inc., the world's leading supplier of light sources used by chipmakers to create advanced semiconductor chips, today announced that chipmaker customers around the world have added its OnPulse(TM) LaserLife Program to more than 900 of Cymer's 3,300 installed light sources.

21 Jul 2008

Shedding Light on the Secrets of Semiconductor Devices and Cellular Structures

A novel super-resolution X-ray microscope developed by a team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL in Switzerland combines the high penetration power of x-rays with high spatial resolution, making it possible for the first time to shed light on the detailed interior composition of semiconductor devices and cellular structures.

17 Jul 2008

Researchers Overcome Major Obstacle in Reducing Cost of Solid State Lighting

Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted.

17 Jul 2008