Test & Measurement Articles

Raman system from Snowy Range Instruments available in multiple excitations

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT

The Sierra Series Raman system is available in 633, 638, 640, 785, and 808 nm excitation.

Canadian government awards funds to Genia Photonics and Photon etc.

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:31:00 GMT

Montreal, Canada--Two photonics firms in Quebec, Genia Photonics and Photon etc., have has been awarded financial assistance. Genia will receive $300,000 in repayable funding and Photon etc. will get $500,000 in repayable funding.

Integrated food-testing spectrometer is smaller than a sugar cube

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Dresden, Germany--A spectrometer only 2.1 cc in volume created by a group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) is intended for testing food items for ripeness, water content, and other qualities. The researchers say the spectrometer could one day be installed in smartphones.

Interband cascade laser from Maxion detects petroleum pipeline leaks

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:49:00 GMT

Andover, MA--Physical Sciences developed an instrument to detect liquid petroleum product leaks from buried pipelines using Fuelfinder, with interband cascade laser technology from Maxion.

Ultrahigh-intensity laser pulses could be measured with relativistic electrons

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:43:00 GMT

Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik have proposed an accurate peak-intensity measurement technique that relies on the interaction of the laser pulse with a beam of ultrarelativistic electrons.

Princeton Instruments spectrograph has Schmidt corrector, eliminating field astigmatism

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:33:00 GMT

Trenton, NJ--Princeton Instruments has introduced a new toroidal-mirror-based imaging spectrograph that includes a Schmidt corrector in its optics, completely eliminating astigmatism across the field.

Hyperspectral SWIR sensors from Headwall selected for U.S. Navy UAVs

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:01:00 GMT

Fitchburg, MA--High Efficiency Hyperspec SWIR sensors from Headwall Photonics were selected for airborne applications by the U.S. Navy.

Northrop Grumman demonstrates anti-cruise missile laser weapon

Mon, 07 May 2012 02:15:00 GMT

Redondo Beach, CA--Northrop Grumman tested fired the first of its Firstrike family of high-energy, solid-state lasers, demonstrating that it could burn through the skin and critical components of a target drone used to simulate anti-ship cruise missile threats to U.S. Navy ships.

M Squared Lasers secures investment for growth in remote sensing

Fri, 04 May 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Glasgow, Scotland--The UK-based Business Growth Fund has invested £3.85 million of capital in M Squared Lasers, taking a minority stake in the company and joining the board of directors.

Gentec-EO laser power and energy meter measures from 30 fJ to 30 kJ

Fri, 04 May 2012 18:09:00 GMT

The PC-based M-LINK universal laser power and energy meter is compatible with thermopile, pyroelectric, and photodetector heads in both power and energy modes.

INTERFEROMETRY: Frequency-comb interferometer measures absolute distance

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:14:00 GMT

Modifications to a “massively parallel spectroscopy” technique have led researchers to a new means of measuring absolute distance with extraordinary precision.

MOTION CONTROL: UHV environments require more from motion systems

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

As the number of applications for ultrahigh-vacuum (UHV) environments increases, motion systems must be modified to manipulate optics, particle beams, and measurement devices inside UHV chambers.

CLEO/Laser Focus World 2012 Innovation Awards

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The 2012 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards program is designed to honor the most timely, groundbreaking products in the field of photonics and laser science. The awards are sponsored by Laser Focus World and the Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO).

PHOTONICS APPLIED: LIDAR: Wind energy gets a boost from wind-turbine lidar

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

One of the most exciting commercial applications for light detection and ranging (lidar) technology is to estimate wind speed and direction in order to optimize the performance of modern-day wind turbines.

OLED microdisplays improve digital image fusion applications

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Grenoble, France--MicroOLED microdisplays are designed to improve image resolution and lower the power consumption for night vision and digital image fusion applications.

Laser-based 3D nozzle quality test from Fraunhofer ILT improves laser material deposition

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Fraunhofer ILT scientists have performed a laser-based qualitative/quantitative characterization of the powder gas stream in laser deposition processes.

SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, in Baltimore debut, draws largest crowd yet

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:07:00 GMT

Baltimore, MD, and Bellingham, WA--The SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing (DSS) conference and exhibition, which was held in Baltimore for the first time this week, drew more than 6,700 attendees—its largest total to date.

Terahertz microchip could let cell phones see through walls

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:28:00 GMT

Richardson, TX--Researchers at UT Dallas have designed a THz microchip that could turn mobile phones into devices that see through opaque objects.

Laser-based 3D nozzle quality test from Fraunhofer ILT improves laser material deposition

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:57:00 GMT

Aachen, Germany--Fraunhofer ILT scientists have performed a laser-based qualitative/quantitative characterization of the powder gas stream in laser deposition processes.

CLEO show to move to June in 2013

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:16:00 GMT

Washington, DC--Next year's Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), held annually in San Jose, CA, will take place in June rather than its usual May, moving to June 9–14, 2013.