View these and other new products on display by exhibitors at Photonics West, January 23-25, in San Jose, CA. Visit Photonics Tech Briefs at Booth 435. Visit http://spie.org/Conferences/programs/07/pw/  for more information.

Booths 1501 & 6266

The QE65000 spectrometer from Ocean Optics (Dunedin, FL) combines a detector, optical bench, and electronics for low-light-level applications such as fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy. The system has a Hamamatsu back-thinned detector that can be cooled down to -20°C with the onboard TE-cooler to reduce dark noise. It features a 16-bit A/D converter offering a range of 25000:1, and a signal-to-noise ratio of >1000:1.

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Booth 2009

Photron (San Diego, CA) has released the FASTCAM MH4 sub-compact video camera offering resolution at speeds of 500 frames per second. It offers full resolution speed of 2,000 frames per second, and operation at reduced resolution to 10K frames per second. The FASTCAM MH4 features a 1.5" square camera head, making the device suitable for applications where space or access is limited.

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Booth 133

Photon Engineering (Tucson, AZ) has introduced FRED standard edition 5.91 optical engineering software that simulates the propagation of light through various optical/mechanical systems. The software features a multi-threaded raytracing capability for up to two core processors, infrared materials and coatings catalogs, enhanced scatter models, a new ray drawing feature, and expanded CAD export capability. A new Turbo edition includes all of the standard edition features, plus the capability for multi-threaded raytracing with up to eight core processors and the ability to access FRED across a network.

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Booth 817

Newport Corp. (Irvine, CA) offers the Models 1935-C/2935-C and 1935T-C/2935T-C power/energy meters that can handle repetition rates of 10 kHz at a sampling rate of 250 kHz. Pulse, peak-to-peak, and DC source measurements can be displayed in units of W, dBm, dB, J, A, and V. The meters offer 250 pW to 6 kWatts power measurements, pulsed and integrated energy measurements of 100 μJoules to 75 Joules, and USB data transfer to 8 Mbps.

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Booth 631

B&W Tek (Newark, DE) offers the high-resolution, wavelength-stabilized Cleanlaze™ technology near-infrared laser for Raman spectroscopy. Multimode models are at 0.2 nm FWHM, while single-mode versions feature a 0.02-nm typical line width. Output power options range from 25mW to more than 1W at 785 nm. Also available are 980-nm and custom wavelengths.

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Booth 116

Photon (San Jose, CA) has announced the FireWire BeamPro camera-based beam profiling system with IEEE 1394 connectivity. It provides measurements of ISOstandard beam profile parameters, including beam diameter, centroid, and power/energy. It is available in either a 2/3" format or a 1/2" format, and its CCD is sensitive from 190-nm to 1100-nm wavelengths. The camera can be equipped with a wavelength-specific transparent filter.

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Booth 237

The ThermaCAM® SC640 thermal imaging camera from FLIR Systems (Boston, MA) features 640 x 480 resolution, visual and thermal interchangeable lenses, and a CompactFlash® memory card. The Bluetooth®-enabled camera offers USB and FireWire connectivity, auto and manual focus, 8-to-1 digital zoom with pan, and 1.2-megapixel visual camera. It has a 5.6" swivel/color LCD, real-time picture-and-picture, and a target illuminator.

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Booth 730

MicroE Systems (Natick, MA) has released the Mercury™ II 4000 Series of reflective incremental encoders. The 8.7-mm-tall sensors offer speeds of 2 m/s at 50-nm resolution. They feature programmable resolution in integer steps, and stick-on optical index and limits. Its bidirectional optical index is repeatable to 1 LSB. Optional features include glass scale linear lengths from 5 mm to 2 m, and rotary diameters from 44 mm to 121 m. The same sensor can be used for tape or glass, and linear or rotary scales. The cut-to-length laser tape scale comes on reels up to 30 m.

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Booth 1319

Melles Griot Optics Group (Rochester, NY) has developed a family of Fizeau transmission spheres that quadruple the absolute accuracy of Zygo®-style Fizeau surface and transmitted wavefront testing interferometers. The 100-mm clear aperture transmission spheres are available with f-numbers of f/0.76, f/1.5, f/2.2, and f/3.3.

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Booth 423

Breault Research Organization (Tucson, AZ) has released the Advanced Systems Analysis Program (ASAP®) software for virtual prototyping of optical systems and devices. Features include CAD export, CIE analysis, IES import/export, tolerancing , and a path explorer for analyzing ray paths in optical systems. Applications include automotive illumination design, and simulation of laser systems and other coherent devices.

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Booth 1045

Lee Laser (Orlando, FL) has introduced the Series LDP diode-pumped CW and Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers that use solid-state laser diodes rather than an arc lamp as the optical pump source for the Nd:YAG laser rod. The 24 different lasers offer circular beam cross-section, and peak-to-peak pulse stability of <3% to 20 kHz.

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Booths 1517 & 1718

The TracER™ from Coherent (Santa Clara, CA) is a handheld, portable, green-output laser-based system for use in trace evidence detection. The argon ion laser uses optically pumped semiconductor technology. It is a 532-nm system that produces 5 watts of fiber-delivered output. The light source is suitable for detecting prints on metals and porous materials such as paper and stone.

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Booth 714

The NL100 nitrogen laser from Stanford Research Systems (Sunnyvale, CA) is suitable for fluorescence measurements, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometers, and other pulsed UV radiation experiments. It provides 3.5- ns pulses at 337 nm (UV), with repetition rates up to 20 Hz. The pulse energy is 170 μJ, which results in a peak power of 45 kW, and an average power of 3 mW. The NL100 can be triggered internally or externally at rates to 20 Hz.

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Booths 826 & 827

Hamamatsu (Bridgewater, NJ) offers a line of board-level camera modules designed for integration into imaging systems for analytical or industrial applications. The cameras are available with different CCD sensors to adapt resolution and frame rate for various applications. All cameras offer digital image data readout by USB 2.0 interface.

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Booth 1244

SUI, Goodrich Corp. (Princeton, NJ) has released the SU-02-SPC NIR photon counter for single-photon counting in the near-infrared spectrum from 0.9 to 1.6 microns. The device provides control over a range of parameters such as gate duration, repetition rate, detection probability, and dead time. It incorporates proprietary circuits for discrimination of avalanche photodiode output pulses at very low current levels.

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Booth 6019

Yokogawa Corp. (Newnan, GA) has introduced the AQ6370 benchtop optical spectrum analyzer covering a 600- to 1700-nm wavelength range. Features include wavelength resolution of 0.02 nm, multimode fiber test capability of up to GI 62.5 μm, and pulsed light measurement capability. The analyzer includes a wavelength calibration source.

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Booth 1418

Redlake (Tucson, AZ) offers the MotionXtra™ CMOS cameras for high-speed motion analysis. They can store CIE processed image data from which upper, middle, or lower 8 bits of 10 may be chosen for viewing and storage. The MotionXtra HG-100K series can endure forces to 100 Gs. The MotionXtra HG-XR comes equipped with a 1.7-megapixel CMOS sensor for color and mono image; the MotionXtra HG-100K delivers frame rates between 1,000 at full resolution and 100,000 frames-per-second at reduced resolution; and the MotionXtra HG-LE system offers the same frame rates at a maximum resolution of 752 x 1128.

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Booth 6176

Deposition Sciences (Santa Rosa, CA) offers the UltraBlock™ ultraviolet blocking filter designed to block more than 99% of ultraviolet wavelengths between 200 and 380 nm, and transmit more than 90% of the visible wavelengths between 425 and 700 nm. UltraBlock coatings transmit visible light without changing the color appearance of the source material.

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Booth 1018

Edmund Optics (Barrington, NJ) offers the Tech Spec™ line of optics and photonics products, featuring new Tech Spec™ Mechanics, ChamelEOs™ illumination, and HEO™ Harsh Environment Optics for automotive and industrial environments. The HEO are used in visible and near-infrared infinite conjugate imaging applications that require sealed optical components. The ChamelEOs illumination delivery system supplies an RGB source that can be independently controlled.

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Booth 1210

Optronic Laboratories (Orlando, FL) has released the OL 770-LED Measurement System, a multichannel spectroradiometer capable of over 25 spectroradiometric scans per second. The device can perform measurements of LED components including optical power, color, and goniometric measurements. Measurements include total radiant flux, luminous flux, spectral flux, and power; dominant wavelength; spectral purity; correlated color temperature; peak wavelength; color rendering index; chromaticity coordinates; spatial radiation measurements; averaged luminous intensity; and averaged radiant intensity.

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Booth 238

Scanlab AG (Munich, Germany) has released the intelliWELD® 30 FC 3D scan system for disk or fiber lasers. Designed for robot-assisted welding applications, the system is capable of positioning the laser beam along 3D contours. While a robot guides the scan system along a part contour, the system moves and fine-positions the laser spot. It features a 30-mm aperture. Spot welds of approximately 600 μm in diameter can be formed within an elliptical processing volume of 200 x 240 x 80 mm≥.

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Booth 417

Docter Optics (Mesa, AZ) offers the Tevidon® CCD camera lenses for various 1/3", 1/2", 2/3", and 1" image formats. The lenses are made of glass multi-element design, mounted in housings with standard C-mount thread, and have variable focusing and iris diaphragms with manual lockable or click-stop adjustment. The lenses are available in focal lengths from 4 to 45 mm with speeds from f/1.5 to f/5.6. They provide edge-to-edge resolution and are color-corrected for wavelengths from 400 to 1,000 nm.

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Booth 232

Barr Associates (Westford, MA) offers an 18-element multi-spectral filter microarray. Each element is a thin-film filter that is 0.032 mm wide. The filter array reduces mass, power, and volume in multi-spectral sensors by eliminating a filter wheel. The number of spectral bands can be accommodated in a smaller volume. The microarrays can be designed and built for use with any focal plane array detector from ultraviolet to long-wave infrared wavelength ranges. Applications range from commercial colorimetry to space-based multi-spectral imaging.

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Booth 527

The C-663 Mercury™ Step from PI, LP (Auburn, MA) is a networkable stepper motor controller offering 1/16 full step. Its networking feature allows the user to start out with one controller and add more units later for multi-axis set-ups. Up to 16 controllers can be daisy-chained and operated from one computer. The C-663 is suitable for use in flexible automation, testing equipment, and photonics applications.

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Booth 6012

Plan Optik AG (Elsoff, Germany) offers spherical-shaped refractive microlenses in borosilicate glass, fabricated on the wafer level. Possible are plano convex as well as plano concave lenses with a diameter between 50 and 5,000 microns, and a numerical aperture between 0.02 and 0.32. The lenses feature roughness better than 1 nm. The glass material is anodically bondable to silicon, enabling assembling of products.

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