Nouveaux produits
Optical design software
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- Publié le lundi 15 mai 2017 08:00
Lambda Research has released OSLO 7, which contains significant updates and enhancements. OSLO 7 includes Windows 10 support, improved Zemax and CodeV import, and STEP export that supports all surface types as well as updated Ohara, Hikari, Hoya, and Schott glass catalogs direct from the manufacturer. In addition to classical lens design features, OSLO (Optics Software for Layout and Optimization) is used to simulate and analyze the performance of optical systems by combining advanced ray tracing, analysis, and optimization methods with compiled macro language.
Ultra-black coating
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- Publié le vendredi 12 mai 2017 08:00
SBIR and Acal BFi announce a new ultra-black surface coating technology that improves infrared emissivity in the midwave-infrared (MWIR) and longwave-infrared (LWIR) spectral wavelengths. In the MWIR (3-5 µm), emissivity is > 99.8% (± 0.1 %); in the LWIR (8-12 µm) emissivity is > 99.5% (± 0.15%). Developed for space-borne imaging applications, Vantablack surface coating material offers exceptional IR absorption and excellent thermal, mechanical and environmental stability. The new material was recently deployed on an Earth-observation satellite.
Femtosecond lasers
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- Publié le jeudi 11 mai 2017 08:00
Coherent has extended the performance of their Monaco series of industrial-grade femtosecond lasers by increasing their adjustable pulse repetition rate to a maximum of 50 MHz. A new high energy Monaco provides up to 60 µJ/pulse in the near infrared (1035 nm), or, optionally 30 µJ in the green (517 nm). These improvements provide enhanced performance in precision materials processing applications, particularly for delicate and/or tough materials, and also deliver increased frame rates in demanding multiphoton microscopy imaging applications. All Monaco lasers produce a high quality (M2 < 1.2) beam, enabling tight focusing for high brightness and high spatial resolution. Additionally, the pulsewidth can be user set from under 400 fs to over 10 ps.
Fiber-coupled modulators
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- Publié le mercredi 10 mai 2017 08:00
Fiber-Q devices enable high speed optical pulse picking at infrared wavelengths for all-fiber laser systems. They offer high extinction ratio, low insertion loss, and excellent stability in both polarization maintaining (PM) and non-PM formats at modulation frequencies up to 80 MHz for visible and infrared wavelengths. Compact, low-profile package allows integration into all-fiber and OEM systems, including medical laser systems.
Dedicated fs laser
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- Publié le mardi 9 mai 2017 08:00
Amplitude extends its industrial femtosecond laser product range with the Yuja, a versatile high energy laser especially designed for quality cutting and drilling of delicate materials. Delivering more than 100 µJ pulse energy, with a flexible repetition rate from 100 kHz to 2 MHz, the Yuja is ideally suited for the high speed drilling of various geometries that require micrometer-range accuracies. Its pulse duration of <500 fs allows for high quality processing of almost all materials with low thermal distortion and minimal heat-affected zones. The Yuja allows optional automated wavelength selection and processing in IR, Green and UV. Other available features include burst-mode operation or a dual output version.
100 W fs laser
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- Publié le lundi 8 mai 2017 08:00
Amplitude introduces Tangor, an industrial femtosecond laser with average output power in excess of 100 W. Tangor produces 400 fs pulses, peak powers greater than 500 MW, single-shot to 2 MHz repetition frequencies, and superior beam quality. By combining a fiber seeded oscillator with a crystal-booster amplifier, Amplitude has produced a hybrid fs laser platform that delivers industry leading average power with high pulse energies. These innovations, combined with high pulse repetition rates, burst mode operation, and pulse synchronization allow for straightforward integration in complex scanning and beam delivery systems. The addition of harmonic generation into the green and ultraviolet allow for processing of a wide range of complex materials.
Triple mirrors
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- Publié le vendredi 5 mai 2017 08:00
Laser Components developed a new coating process for so-called triple mirrors that makes it possible to apply this complex layer design in one pass. Coatings for three wavelengths used to have to be manufactured in two passes. The new method not only results in higher specifications, but it also has the additional advantage of a shorter duration of production. Furthermore, the new applied coating unit contains more substrates than before, allowing larger amounts to be produced. This positively affects the unit price. Triple mirrors are used, for example, in Nd:YAG laser systems that emit at the fundamental wave-length 1064 nm (IR) and have harmonic waves at 532 nm (green) and 355 nm (UV). Customers can pick their wavelengths individually – many combinations are possible.
APD arrays
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- Publié le jeudi 4 mai 2017 08:00
APD-arrays are now available from Laser Components, enabling new applications in LIDAR and ACC, adaptive cruise control. A typical 12-element array will be presented at Laser World of Photonics on June 26–29, 2017 on booth B3.303, and a preliminary datasheet is available now. Arrays will be offered on a custom basis with number and dimension of the individual elements tailored to the specific requirements of each application.
InGaAs camera
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- Publié le mercredi 3 mai 2017 08:00
First Light Imaging complete its Infrared range of scientific cameras with C-RED 2, a very compact high-performance InGaAs camera. C-RED 2 outperforms the capacities of its 640 × 512 InGaAs 15 µm pixels high resolution sensor, offering a breakthrough frame rate up to 400 images per second full frame while being ultrasensitive: from 10 to 30 electrons read out noise at full speed. The sensor embeds an electronic shutter with an opening width lower than 1 µs. C-RED 2 is designed for astronomy, bioimaging or industrial applications, in very low light conditions and in any environment.
Micro spectrometers FT-IR
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- Publié le mardi 2 mai 2017 08:00
Si-Ware Systems (SWS) introduces the first integrated micro-spectrometer for broad industrial and consumer use. Delivering the same functionality as conventional “bench-top” spectrometers in labs, the integrated NeoSpectra Micro brings to end-users the ability to immediately quantify composition, detect impurities and ascertain quality, speeding analysis of samples from days to minutes without the need for offsite lab verification.
