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Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Fiber reinforced polymer composites are revolutionizing the design of large, high-performance structures in the aerospace, marine and power generation industries due to their...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Specially designed focusing of light beams has been proposed as a means of improving the performances of optical buffers based on cells containing hot atomic vapors (e.g., rubidium...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The new iBeam smart ultra-compact diode laser series from TOPTICA Photonics (Victor, NY) features digital and analog modulation; autopulse; a graphical user interface (GUI); high power levels (120...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Opto Diode Corporation (Newbury Park, CA) has introduced the ODD-660W selective wavelength photodiodes. The device operates from 550-720nm, with peak response at 660nm, and features a spectral bandwidth of 80nm....
Products: Photonics/Optics
Luna Technologies (Roanoke, VA) has introduced the Optical Vector Analyzer platform, (OVA 5000), a tool for loss, dispersion, and polarization measurements of modern optical networking equipment. It delivers single-...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Prior Scientific (Rockland, MA) has introduced a new focus-only control system for modern microscopes. The ES10ZE Focus Controller is suitable for applications involving extended focus or Z-stacking. The controller...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Toshiba Imaging Systems Division (Irvine, CA) has added two new camera control units (CCUs) designed to operate with the remote head, high-definition IK-HD1. The IK-HD1 model has an added DVI-I output on the rear panel,...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Sensors Unlimited (Princeton, NJ) has introduced the SU-LDH shortwave infrared (SWIR) InGaAs digital video linescan camera featuring line rates for 1024 pixels from 1 to over 46,000 lines per second...
Products: Photonics/Optics
OPCO (Fitchburg, MA) offers a replication process that reproduces complex optics. The process transfers the profile of a precision optical surface from a master, creating an exact duplicate on a variety of...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The XR-Series of miniature spectrometers from Ocean Optics (Dunedin, FL) covers all wavelengths from ~200 - 1050 nm and are available for USB2000+, JAZEL2000, and USB4000. The XR-2 grafting option provides broad UVNIR...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Mcpherson (Chelmsford, MA) has developed a 248/130 grazing incidence wavelength dispersive optical spectrometer that analyzes spectral light in the ~1 to 300 nm wavelength region (4 to ~1200 eV). It is useful for the vacuum...
Products: Photonics/Optics
FlexSorb™ laser shutters from nmLaser Products (San Jose, CA) feature a high damage threshold, small size, and quiet operation. The moving part is a low-mass, flexible, ferromagnetic cantilever membrane that is...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Silicon Energy (Arlington, WA) and DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (Wilmington, DE) have introduced glass-glass polycrystalline silicon (cSi) photovoltaic (PV) power-generating modules made with DuPont™ PV5300...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) has introduced the MAX3600, a 3-channel RGB laser driver that enables integration of high-resolution pico projectors into small-form-factor applications. Fabricated using Maxim’s...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
In a perfect imaging system, light exists as a spherical wave that converges to form a point image. However, in practice wavefront aberrations act to perturb the wavefront from its ideal...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The FSC2 boreoscope camera from Schoelly Imaging (Worcester, MA) features an integrated LED light at the camera head, eliminating the need for light cables. The small CCU features auto white balance, variable brightness...
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Fiber reinforced polymer composites are revolutionizing the design of large, high-performance structures in the aerospace, marine and power generation industries due to their...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Vincent Associates (Rochester, NY) has introduced three DSS Shutter Series products: the DSS10 (10mm aperture), the DSS20 (20mm aperture), and the DSS 25 (25mm aperture). The DSS series does not require an external protruding...
Briefs: Physical Sciences
Specially designed focusing of light beams has been proposed as a means of improving the performances of optical buffers based on cells containing hot atomic vapors (e.g., rubidium...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Sunpods (San Jose, CA) has unveiled the SP-500 SunPods Solar Agriculture & Remote Site Power Systems, which are designed to provide solar power for on-grid and off-grid agricultural processing, wells,...
Products: Photonics/Optics
CORDOUAN Technologies (Pessac, France) has developed the MIROMA© analyzer, a solution for laser metrology that performs high-resolution wavefront characterization, real-time analysis of laser beam profile, instantaneous...
Products: Energy
Phoenix Contact, Middletown, PA, has introduced the TRIO-UPS uninterruptible power supply for use with industrial PCs. The UPS automatically restarts a PC in the event of an extended power outage. The UPS features an adjustable DC...
Products: Photonics/Optics
EOLITE Systems (Pessac, France) has introduced the OCTOPUS laser for thin-film scribing and the BOREAS IR150 for high-powered cutting and drilling. OCTOPUS offers up to 16 fiber-delivery channels. Each beam provides light at...
Articles: Communications
Communications engineers today must design to accommodate changing missions, shorter product lifecycles, and increasing computer power. As a result, they create hybrid systems that include...
Application Briefs: Imaging
MEMS-based deformable mirrors Boston Micromachines Corp. Cambridge, MA 617-868-4178 www.bostonmicromachines.com
Boston Micromachines has been selected by NASA's Small Business...
Application Briefs: Software
ANSYS® fluid dynamics software ANSYS Canonsburg, PA 724-746-3304 www.ansys.com
ANSYS fluid dynamics software has helped researchers at the University of Alberta interpret...
NASA Tech Needs
Active Wing Shape Control Technology for Aircraft
NASA has long been recognized as a leader in aeronautics research and development that has greatly contributed to aircraft technology for safe and efficient air travel. A new focus is emerging in “green” aviation technologies that could potentially revolutionize aviation systems. One potential...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Dewetron Wakefield, RI
The DEWE-43 is an ultraportable data acquisition system that includes eight 24-bit dynamic analog input channels with >100 dB dynamic range; eight synchronous counters for recording...
Products
Autodesk San Rafael, CA
The 2010 2D and 3D design and engineering software for manufacturers includes Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD Mechanical, and AutoCAD Electrical. Autodesk Inventor 2010 features new...
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