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[2010-01-06]
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LaserFocusWorld Newsletter | January 5, 2010
FOCUS ON > Optics Manufacturing January 5, 2010
INDUSTRY NEWS
Andor Technology acquires Bitplane
Andor Technology acquired Bitplane, producer of interactive microscopy image-analysis software for the medical and life sciences--a product lineup that meshes well with Andor's portfolio.
Oclaro acquires Xtellus for wavelength-selective switches
Oclaro, laser and components supplier to the telecommunications, industrial, and scientific markets, acquired Xtellus for its wavelength-selective switch (WSS) portfolio
II-VI agrees to acquire Photop Technologies
II-VI Incorporated said that it will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Photop Technologies for $45.6 million and 1,150,000 shares of II-VI common stock.
FLIR Systems acquires Directed Perception
FLIR Systems acquired the stock of Directed Perception, a provider of pan-tilt motion control systems for commercial and military markets, for $20 million cash.
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
$21.1 million So-Light project for OLEDs begins in Germany
In the recently started 'So-Light' project, 11 German companies and research institutes will work closely together on OLEDs with a goal to reach a leading position in the fast-growing worldwide OLED market.
ESA and Midaz Lasers to develop alexandrite lasers for LIDAR
The ESA and Midaz Lasers Limited will work together on a development program to use alexandrite lasers to replace Nd:YAG lasers as the dominant source for LIDAR applications.
BaySpec ships 532 nm version of handheld Raman analyzer
BaySpec has introduced and is now shipping a handheld Raman analyzer with an integrated 532 nm source that can be used for mineral identification (gemstones, for example) and archaeology.
IMEC makes photoresist microneedles for injecting protein drugs
Researchers at IMEC have photofabricated hollow, out-of-plane microneedles with a height of 1540 µm and an aspect ratio exceeding 100; they are made from a polymer (SU-8) in a repeatable process.
NEW PRODUCTS
 
All-in-one analyzer to be presented at Photonics West
Resulting from collaborative work with the optics laboratory of the French Atomic Energy Commission Pierrelatte, Cordouan Technologies will present the MIROMA at Photonics West, which performs wavefront characterization, real-time analysis of laser beam profile, instantaneous Msquared and near- and far-field propagation predictions.
Cordouan Technologies; Pessac, France
 
Laser power sensors eliminate need for a stand-alone meter
The PowerMax USB/RS sensors from Coherent are the world's first laser power sensors that utilizes state-of-the-art microelectronics miniaturization techniques and integrate an entire instrument within a USB 2.0 or RS-232 cable connector, with all the capabilities of a LabMax meter, and connect directly to a PC.
Coherent; Santa Clara, CA
 
Pyroelectric detectors are PIN compatible
Spectrum Detector is launching a complete line of LiTaO3 pyroelectric detectors that are direct, PIN-compatible replacements for the old Molectron detectors, which are now difficult to obtain. The SPC series of detectors include discrete elements from 1 to 9 mm diameter, mated to both voltage- and current-mode circuits, and in TO5 or TO8 Cans.
Spectrum Detector; Lake Oswego, OR
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FOCUS ON: Optics manufacturing
Molded glass aspheres boost optical-design choices
Precision glass molding of aspheric lenses allows a wide variety of optical designs with smaller size, reduced weight, and no post-polishing; these lenses can be made economically in medium to high production volumes.
Plasma etching of micro-optics has its own rules
The economies of scale that result from producing many components on one wafer apply to the plasma-etching industry; however, differences in form factor, such as wafer material and thickness, require different approaches to processing.
New optical developments boost near-UV applications
Limited choices for substrate/coating materials and processing costs keeps deep-ultraviolet (DUV; 100–250 nm) applications relatively sparse, but the near-UV (250–400 nm) region is flourishing due to new optical components, coatings, and light sources.
New technologies enable precise and cost-effective wafer-level optics
A combination of ultraprecision diamond-turned hard tools and microlithography, as well as advances in metrology, pave the way for high-volume production of wafer-level stacks of lenses required for next-generation cameras.