Nathaniel Group, a provider of specialty optical equipment, has added the Hyperion 300 Optical Fiber Illuminator to its portfolio of products for optimizing light for industrial, medical and scientific applications.
The Hyperion 300 Optical Fiber Illuminator is an advanced new light source. It channels huge quantities of photons to deliver strong white light. The photons are channeled through optical fibers that have a diameter of 170 ìm, equivalent to the diameter of human hair. The advanced technology also leads reducing the size of the imaging systems considerably.
In medical applications, the optimized light is channeled through the optical fibers for illuminating areas within the body. This enables miniature medical cameras to visualize the illuminated areas reliably. Advancements in medical cameras have led to smaller sizes and pixels that have reduced the sensitiveness of the cameras. A proportionate decrease in the light channel’s size is needed for building a smaller catheter or endoscope. Existing light sources are not capable of providing sufficient light for surgeons in such devices. Nathaniel’s Hyperion 300 provides clear and bright images in such situations due to its smaller fibers.
The Hyperion 300 Optical Fiber Illuminator can be incorporated into many types of industrial and medical equipment. Global Industry Analysts, a market research firm, has projected that by 2015 the global medical fiber optics market will grow to $887 million. The major factors that are driving the growth of the market are new areas of medicine requiring fiber optics and minimally invasive diagnostics and surgery. Medical fiber optics finds use in imaging, illumination and laser light delivery.
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