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| 108 MP CMOS Image Sensor for Next-Level Cameras | | Samsung Semiconductors | | The S5KHMX from Samsung is a 108 megapixel CMOS Image Sensor designed for extremely high-resolution photographs. It features 0.8um pixel with ISOCELL Plus technology that significantly increases light sensitivity and color fidelity for more accurate and clearer photos. The sensor supports video recording without any loss in field-of-view at resolution up to 6K (6016 x 3384) 30-frame-per-second (fps). | | Product Details | |
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| 355 nm UV Nanosecond Lasers with 1 to 7 W Output Power | | Photonics Industries | | The DX UV Air-Cooled Series from Photonics Industries are UV Nanosecond Lasers with output powers from 1 to 7 W at 355 nm. It has a short pulse width of below 20 ns with rep rates of up to 500 kHz. This laser has high wall-plug efficiency of up to 6%. The laser head is available in a module that measures 5 x 4.88 x 11 inches and is ideal for laser trimming, glass marking, PCB drilling, and structuring applications. | | Download Datasheet | Product Details | |
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| Laser Diode System with 2000 W Power Output | | FrankFurt Laser Company | | The FLC2000 from FrankFurt Laser Company is a Laser Diode System with fiber output and optical powers of up to 2000W. This system can be operated in CW or modulated mode with a modulation frequency of up to 20 kHz. The laser system features aiming beam, RS232 interface and IP54 protection rating. It is available in a rack mount unit that measures 710 x 482 x 220 mm… | | Download Datasheet | Product Details | |
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| High Pulse Energy Picosecond Fiber Lasers up to 200 W | | IPG Photonics | | The YLPP-200-1-200-R from IPG Photonics is an ultra short pulse fiber laser that produces less than 3 ps pulses with 200 µJ pulse energy delivered across its entire operational frequency range from 50 kHz to 2 MHz. It provides up to 200 W of average power and extremely high peak powers up to 200 MW. The laser provides conveniently short warm-up… | | Download Datasheet | Product Details | |
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| 50 W Multimode Pump Laser Diodes for DPSS Lasers | | II-VI Incorporated | | The HPC 50W from II-VI Incorporated is a Multimode Pump Laser Diode designed to provide the increased brightness and reliability required for collimated pumping of next-generation solid-state lasers and direct applications. Available in standard wavelengths of 915 nm, 940nm, 980nm, 1030nm and 1060nm, it provides an output power of 50 watts. The 10 mm wide laser diode bar is mounted on an expansion… | | Download Datasheet | Product Details | |
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| Thorlabs Acquires Raman Spectroscopy Expert, Coda Devices | | Thorlabs Inc | | Leading manufacturer of vertically integrated photonics products, Thorlabs, has announced the acquisition of Coda Devices. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Coda is a leading manufacturer of Raman-based solutions for analyzing the chemical composition of substances within a laboratory environment or out in the field. The company has an R&D center and production facility in Moscow, Russia. | | Read More | |
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| SmartSens & MEMS Drive to Promote Innovations in Image Sensing Technology | | SmartSens Technology | | SmartSens has announced a co-operation agreement with leading MEMS image stabilization innovator, MEMS Drive. The two companies will collaborate on a series of research projects in the fields of CMOS image sensing chip and chip-level optical image stabilization (OIS) technologies to open up new areas of applications. Besides its conventional application… | | Read More | |
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| ESA Doubles Data Transmission Capacity with New Laser Communication Satellite | | ESA’s new satellite featuring a laser communication terminal (LCT) is now en route to its geostationary orbit, from where it is expected to double the capacity of the European Data Relay System (EDRS). Once in position 36,000 km above Europe, the ERDS-C, as it is known, will connect with low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites such as the ESA Sentinel Earth observation payloads that have been launched over the past few years. | | Read More | |
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| Northrop to Integrate US Army Stryker Vehicles with High Energy Laser Weapons | | Northrop Grumman has received a U.S. Army contract for the Army’s Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) directed energy prototyping initiative. The initiative includes integrating a directed energy weapon system on a Stryker vehicle as a path finding effort toward the U.S. Army M-SHORAD objective to provide more comprehensive protection of front-line combat units. | | Read More | |
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| ams Proposes Takeover Offer to OSRAM Valued at €38.50 Per Share | | ams AG | | ams AG has now submitted a fully financed proposal to OSRAM Licht AG for an all-cash takeover offer for 100% of the share capital of OSRAM at a price of €38.50 per share (“Transaction”). The proposal includes a comprehensive commitment package addressing all stakeholders of OSRAM. ams is confident that the proposal enables the lighting solutions giant to waive the standstill agreement… | | Read More | |
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| Horizon 2020 Funded Photonics PPP Projects Show 5-Fold Leverage on EU Investments | | According to a new report, European Photonics PPP projects funded under Horizon 2020 have shown five-fold leverage on the money invested by the EU (European Union). One hundred photonics projects from 2014 to 2018 were analysed, demonstrating positive growth on the amount initially pledged throughout the lifetime of each consortium and from the follow-up. According to Executive Board member from Photonics 21… | | Read More | |
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| New EU Consortium Aims to Develop Mass Applications for LiFi | | A new EU Consortium of businesses and academia partners has announced the three-year project ELIoT (Enhance Lighting for the Internet of Things) aimed at developing mass market Internet of Things (IoT) solutions using LiFi, a next generation wireless communications network, travelling over light instead of radio waves. The future IoT will place much higher demand and emphasis on the data rate… | | Read More | |
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| Dynamically Tuneable Lens for Multiple Optical Functions | | According to current user trend of mobile devices, camera performance of a smartphone is one of the most important feature users, aim for. The importance of optical image quality improvement, and the trend to have thinner and thinner smartphones have pushed manufactures to increase the number of cameras in order to provide phones with better zoom, low-light exposure high quality photography… | | Read More | |
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| Twisted Stack of Thin Film Layers Could Act as Powerful Ultrathin Lens | | In a new find, researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAIST)have described that overlaying two film layers patterned with a nanoscale array can manipulate the propagation of light to create a powerful ultrathin lens. Ultrathin nanostructured films that control light propagation provide a way of integrating optical components into portable and wearable electronic devices. | | Read More | |
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| Marktech Expands Standard Silicon Photodiode Offerings with New Capabilities | | Marktech Optoelectronics | | Marktech Optoelectronics has announced the expansion of its standard Silicon Photodiodeofferings to include additional processes, active area sizes, case isolation and packaging options. Marktech customers can now choose from among four unique processes to accommodate an expanded range of UV and NIR applications. These include the 365 nm UV-enhanced Series 4, for spectral ranges… | | Read More | |
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