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GAO Comm Introduces New Handheld Optical Power Meter for Fiber Optic Network Testing

GAO Comm has rolled out its innovative optical power meter which provides wider power measurements and more standard wavelengths than GAO’s previous models.

8 Apr 2010

Edmund Optics Introduces Latest Catalog on Infrared Optics Components

Edmund Optics, the leading manufacturer and provider of precision optical components, has released its latest catalog, featuring infrared optics components for OEMs and researchers in manufacturing, machine vision, semiconductor and defense applications. The new catalog includes over 300 off-the-shelf lenses, mirrors, windows, filters, polarizers, beamsplitters and prisms specifically designed for mid wave (MWIR) and long wave (LWIR) infrared spectra applications.

8 Apr 2010

LightPath Introduces 14.9mm LWIR Lens Assembly for Infrared Sensors

LightPath Technologies is pleased to introduce an f/1.3, 14.9 mm focal length Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) lens assembly designed for uncooled infrared sensors.

8 Apr 2010

Veeco Unveils ContourGT Non-Contact 3D Optical Surface Profilers

Veeco Instruments Inc., a leading global provider of precision metrology solutions for scientific and industrial markets, today announced the ContourGT™ Surface Metrology Product Family, Veeco’s 10th generation of precision, non-contact, 3D optical surface profilers that delivers up to 10x capacity and throughput improvements over other systems on demanding surface measurements and analyses, enabling new levels of efficiency and capability.

From Veeco 7 Apr 2010

Kopin to Launch New Plug-and-Play Eyepiece Products for Thermal Imaging Applications

Kopin® Corporation will launch a new family of complete plug-and-play eyepiece products for thermal imaging applications at the Defense, Security, and Sensing 2010 Symposium, which runs today through Thursday at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

7 Apr 2010

New Journal on Photonics for Energy Applications to be Published by SPIE

SPIE has announced its plans to begin publication this fall of the Journal of Photonics for Energy (JPE), a new peer-reviewed electronic journal. JPE will cover fundamental and applied research areas focused on the application of photonics for energy harvesting, conversion, storage, distribution, monitoring, consumption, and efficient usage.

7 Apr 2010

Tamron’s Industrial Optics Business to Exhibit CCTV Lenses at IFSEC 2010

Industrial Optics Business Unit of Tamron Co., Ltd. announces that it will exhibit CCTV lenses at IFSEC 2010 in the United Kingdom on May 10(Mon)-13(Thu) 2010.

7 Apr 2010

New Portable Digital Microscopes from Leica Feature High-Quality Optics

Leica Microsystems' new generation of digital microscopes -- Leica DVM5000, DVM3000, and DVM2000 -- opens new horizons of mobility and speed.

6 Apr 2010

Physicists Use Optical Frequency Comb to Manipulate Quantum Bits

Physicists at the University of Maryland have found a way to turn a precision measurement device into a versatile tool for manipulating quantum bits (qubits).

6 Apr 2010

LNLS Selects Bruker Energy to Build State-of-the-Art Beamline

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. today announced the receipt of a $2.4 million contract from the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron, or LNLS) for the realization of a state-of-the-art, turn-key beamline.

6 Apr 2010