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Another Photonics Breakthrough Using Structured Light on a Chip

Everyone encounters optical rays or beams, one of light’s purest forms, on a daily basis. Light may, however, take on much stranger shapes.

18 May 2023

Low Tolerances in Optics Used for Monitoring Laser Power Improved Design of Polarisation-Independent Beam Splitters

With an improved optical design and the broadband monitoring of production processes, LASER COMPONENTS has succeeded in further optimising the tolerances of polarisation-independent beam splitters.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 16 May 2023

New High Performance 5GigE Multispectral Line Scan Camera from Teledyne Extends Vision Capability

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company, is pleased to announce that its Linea™2 4k Multispectral 5GigE line scan camera is now in production.

From Teledyne DALSA 12 May 2023

Saelig Introduces Siglent SHA800A Portable Spectrum Range to 7.5GHz

Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced the SIGLENT SHA800A series, handheld portable spectrum analyzers which form a powerful, versatile choice for benchtop and field RF measurement applications.

From Saelig Company Inc. 12 May 2023

Teledyne FLIR Boson+ Thermal Camera Now Available with Factory-Integrated Continuous Zoom Lens

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced the first Boson+ thermal camera module with its factory-integrated, high-performance 14 mm to 75 mm continuous zoom (CZ) lens.

From Teledyne FLIR LLC 12 May 2023

Precision Mirrors for Cutting-Edge Plasma Physics Research

Optical Surfaces Ltd. has collaborated with the Institute of Plasma Physics & Lasers at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (Rethymno, Crete, Greece) to develop high quality customised optics, including off-axis parabolic mirrors, as key focusing elements for their ‘Zeus’ 45 TW ultrashort laser pulse system.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 11 May 2023

Xenics Now Proposes CERES Family with Broader Optics Options

Xenics is happy to announce the upgrade of its CERES family, the long-wave infrared (LWIR) thermographic cameras with different Field-of-View (FOV) options.

9 May 2023

MKS Announces Ophir® Low-SWaP MWIR Lenses for Drone and Small Gimbal Applications

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® LightIR 10-135mm and 18-225mm MWIR f/3.6 continuous zoom lenses, the newest additions to the LightIR family of low SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power), high-performance, motorized continuous zoom lenses.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 5 May 2023

MKS Announces Ophir® SWIR Lens, Industry’s First Compact, Low SWaP, Continuous Zoom Lens for 5µm and 10µm SXGA SWIR Detectors

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® SWIR & NIR 25-250mm f/5.5 (NFOV) f/4.0 (WFOV) continuous zoom lens at SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing 2023.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 4 May 2023

Analyzing the Process of Neural Networks on Photonic Chips

Neural networks are distributed computing structures that have taken inspiration from the structure of a biological brain and target to achieve cognitive performance similar to that of humans but in a much shorter time.

3 May 2023