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Lightwave Logic Perkinamine Indigo Optical Coating Holds Promise for Microelectronics Applications

Lightwave Logic, Inc., a technology company focused on the development of a Next Generation Non Linear Optical Polymer Materials Platform and Optical Devices for applications in high speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing, announced today that preliminary testing results on devices recently coated with Perkinamine Indigo™ demonstrated several of the key performance parameters desired by our potential microelectronics customer.

3 Apr 2013

High-Speed Digital 3-D Holography Reveals Survival Behavior of Marine Copepods

Olympic swimmers aren't the only ones who change their strokes to escape competitors. To escape from the jaws and claws of predators in cold, viscous water, marine copepods switch from a wave-like swimming stroke to big power strokes, a behavior that has now been revealed thanks to 3-D high-speed digital holography.

3 Apr 2013

Ophir Photonics Announces Opening of New Office in Darmstadt, Germany

Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced the opening of a new office in Darmstadt, Germany. Opening today, Ophir Spiricon Europe is dedicated to sales, service, recalibration, and repair of all Ophir power and energy meters and Spiricon and Photon beam analyzers.

From Ophir Photonics Group 3 Apr 2013

STEMMER Introduces New, Scalable Low Cost Multi-Camera Vision System

A new, scalable low cost multi-camera vision system supports up to 6 GigE Vision cameras for a host of applications including final inspection of large assemblies. The GEVA-300 compact vision system is available from STEMMER IMAGING for use by end users or vision integrators across all the traditional vision inspection industries. GEVA-300 is the latest in the Vision Appliance range from Teledyne DALSA.

From STEMMER IMAGING AG 2 Apr 2013

Optical Liquid Stamping Technology Helps Produce 3D Hydrogel Particles for Detection of miRNAs

Current methods of detecting microRNA (miRNA) — gene-regulating molecules implicated in the onset of various diseases — can be time-consuming and costly: The custom equipment used in such tests costs more than $100,000, and the limited throughput of these systems further hinders progress.

30 Mar 2013

Alfalight's Commercial Laser Diode Product Line Acquired by Compound Photonics

Compound Photonics, the engineered light technology company that is changing the world of modern projection, has purchased certain assets of Alfalight, a leading manufacturer of high-performance laser diode products.

29 Mar 2013

Teledyne DALSA Introduces Monochrome Models in Genie TS Camera Series

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology, has expanded its Genie™ TS camera series with the addition of new 2M and 4M monochrome models that reach speeds up to 76 fps in HD format. These new models are suitable for a wide range of inspection applications.

From Teledyne DALSA 29 Mar 2013

Leica Introduces New Digital Microscope Systems for Measurement of Specimens

Heerbrugg, Switzerland. With the new digital microscope systems Leica DMS300 and Leica DMS1000, Leica Microsystems unites all advantages of digital technology with first-class camera performance and high-end optics. Inspection, measurement or documentation – all individual work steps are visualized in crystal clear images on an HD monitor, without the need of an eyepiece.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 29 Mar 2013

New Precision-Grade Optical Breadboards with Modal Damping from Newport

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage, and Measure Light®, introduces precision-grade (PG) optical breadboards with patented modal damping to improve dynamic performance.

From Newport Corporation 29 Mar 2013

Ultra Compact Z10 HD Mini Zoom Lens from Resolve Optics

Resolve Optics ultra compact Z10 HD Mini Zoom Lens has been designed to complement small profile HD cameras such as offered by Toshiba, Iconix, Indie and others.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 28 Mar 2013