Optoelectronics
PCIM Europe: Fast Dual-Channel Bi-Directional Optocoupler Runs at 25MBd
The ACSL-7210 from Avago Technologies is a dual-channel bi-directional 25MBd digital optocoupler optimised for bi-directional industrial communication networks using high speed protocols such as PROFIBUS fieldbus and Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). It uses Avago's proprietary CMOS IC and patented packaging technologies to achieve high isolation voltage of 3750 VRMS in a <2mm low profile narrow-body SOIC-8 package.
DISPLAYTRONIC LCD Displays available from Transonics
Transonics plc. the London based leading supplier of electronic components and logistics solutions, can now supply their customers with a comprehensive range of LCD, TFT, FSLCD, OLED Displays from the leading Chinese manufacturer DISPLAYTRONIC.
DISPLAYTRONIC LCD Displays available from Transonics
Brilliant LCD displays - LCD, TFT, FSLCD, OLEDs to brighten your product image! Transonics plc. the London based leading supplier of electronic components and logistics solutions, can now supply their customers with a comprehensive range of LCD Displays from leading the Chinese manufacturer DISPLAYTRONIC.
Electronic Specifier launches new Optoelectronics site
Electronic Specifier is delighted to announce the introduction of Electronic Specifier Optoelectronics, a new and comprehensive website dedicated in delivering the latest news and articles for the Optoelectronic market. The new site can be found at www.optoelectronics-electronicspecifier.com
Made in Germany – The Substrate as a Basis for High-Quality Laser Optics
Increasing demands on laser optics have brought about improvements in the quality and precision of raw substrates. To meet these demands the production of spherical lenses has become one of LASER COMPONENTS' core competencies.
New range of interference filters for photolithography
LASER COMPONENTS can now offer filters, which are specifically designed for the photolithography process. These bandpass filters produce a high performance result, which resolves monochromatic wavelengths reaching the photo mask substrate so that optimum resolution is achievable.
intoPIX PRISTINE boards now enable 4K 3D stereoscopic real-time JPEG 2000 encoding and decoding.
intoPTX has announced that it has extended its PRISTINE board capabilities to include 4K 3D stereoscopic formats. The 4K 3D Stereoscopic feature allows encoding or decoding through the use of two synchronized PRISTINE-4 boards in one system.
MHA Lighting helps slash hospital infection rates with new fully sealed lighting.
AWARD winning LED specialist MHA Lighting is helping NHS Trusts fight hospital acquired infection rates with revolutionary new sealed lighting units.
Dialight’s Prism CBI and Micro LED SMD LED Set the Standard
Dialight, the global leader in LED lighting technology, continues to set the standard with its innovative Prism CBI indicators and Micro LED SMD LED product line. Offering unique engineering benefits and cost-effective features, these Dialight products deliver maximum flexibility to technology and telecommunications product manufacturers.
High Quality Optics Available On Demand
LASER COMPONENTS is known for its high specification custom optical coatings, producing high quality demanding coatings for individual needs. With the most popular coatings the company offers a very fast delivery, whilst still maintaining batch to batch quality and high specifications.
FZLED's PAR30-03: Long-life 12-Watt Bulbs With Cree LEDs New series brings TriAC/Switch Dimming and 4 Beam Angles
FZLED, the market-leading maker of LED lighting products, today revealed an impressive new range of 12-Watt LED Bulbs, each harnessing the power of seven long-lifetime high-power Cree LEDs. The PAR30-03 series offers both switch dimmable and TriAC dimmable options. It's a simple money-saving replacement for inefficient older lights in E26/E27 sockets. FZLED's PAR30-03 stands out from the crowd with universal compatibility and options for every customer.
Digi-Key Corporation Inks Global Distribution Agreement with Everlight Electronics
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. have inked a global distribution agreement.
LSC-035 – Operation of Blue, Red, and NIR Laser Diodes
The inexpensive LSC-035 driver was developed for N type cw laser diodes with a maximum operating current of 300mA. The wide-ranging supply voltage of up to 15V allows the operation of blue, red, and NIR laser diodes. A protective circuit shields the laser diodes from damage resulting from ESD, high temperatures, and current peaks. It safely filters out the transient characteristics of the supply voltage.
Everlight Electronics - Ambient Light Sensor Product Family
Everlight's Ambient Light Sensors combine a photodiode and a current amplifier IC in one package. This cost effective solution saves power for backlighting displays in mobile appliances by adjusting the backlight brightness depending on the ambient light. To ensure accurate measurement, the spectral response of the ambient light sensor corresponds to that of the human eye.
Dialight Vigilant Series High Intensity L-856 LED Strobe Achieves FAA Certification
Marking a major milestone in LED obstruction lighting, Dialight (LSE: DIA.L), the innovative global leader in LED lighting technology, announced today that its new Vigilant™ Series L-856 High Intensity Strobe has been certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for use on towers, smokestacks and chimneys in excess of 500 feet tall. The Dialight product is the first of its kind to achieve FAA certification and Dialight is now the first ever to offer a complete line of all LED-based FAA-certified aircraft obstruction lighting.
Dialight Introduces New 14,000 Lumen DuroSite® LED High Bay
Dialight, the global innovation leader in LED lighting technology, today announced the launch of its new 14,000 lumen LED DuroSite® High Bay fixture. Delivering 93 lumens per watt, the new DuroSite fixture is the most efficient high bay luminaire on the market.
Cree LED 22-Watt Spotlights With Dimmer Option and 4 Beam Angles Now Available in FZLED's PAR38-03 Series
FZLED, maker of high-performance LED lighting products, today reveals a stunning new range of 22-Watt LED Spotlights featuring cutting edge long-lifetime high power Cree LEDs. The PAR38-03 series is a simple money-saving plug-and-play replacement for inefficient traditional lights in E27/E26 sockets. Options include both switch dimmable and non-dimmable versions, with a clear or frosted lens.
MHA Lighting saves Roadchef 70% on service station lighting costs.
AWARD winning LED specialist MHA Lighting has saved Motorway Service Area (MSA) operator Roadchef 70% on lighting costs at one of its biggest services. Roadchef selected MHA Lighting as the supplier of LED lighting during the refurbishment of the northbund petrol forecourt at its Strensham MSA.
LED lighting experts MHA helps SPAR store to improve its retailing image and cut energy bills by 79%.
A MANCHESTER-based lighting company is helping convenience stores slash their CO2 emissions and make savings on their energy bills. Experts at MHA Lighting recently saved a SPAR store in Widnes 210 tonnes of CO2 and significantly improved the quality of light by installing LED lighting.
Hamamatsu New I2C Interface-Compatible Colour Sensor Photo IC
Hamamatsu Photonics introduce a new RGB colour sensor Photo IC, the S11059-01WT. The new device features I2C compatibility and uses a small and highly reliable WL-CSP (Wafer Level – Chip Size Package). To ensure low power consumption this sensor includes an auto-sleep function that automatically switches the detector to standby after a detection event. Another attractive feature of these devices is the ability to use lead-free reflow soldering, which improves the cost and speed of the manufacturing process.
Hamamatsu Photonics New TE-Cooled MPPC Module
Hamamatsu Photonics introduced the new C11208 MPPC module which integrates the S11028 series MPPC, a pixelated silicon avalanche photodiode operated in Geiger-mode, with the addition of a high performance thermoelectric cooler. Along with the TE cooled MPPC, the module houses a current-to-voltage converter, high speed comparator, high voltage power supply circuit, temperature control and counting circuits as well as a micro controller.
Hamamatsu Photonics Photo Back Illuminated 16 Channel Photodiode Array
Hamamatsu Photonics introduced a back illuminated 16 channel photodiode array (PDA), designed for use in X-ray non-destructive testing applications. The S11212 uses flip-chip technology that allows the PDA to receive scintillation light from the back side of the array. This flip-chip approach reduces the need for gold bond wires and junction layers on the light input side, vastly reducing the risk of wire bond damage during scintillator mounting.
Solid State Supplies - Ultra-bright ultra-violet LED emitter with 30 W/cm2 radiant flux density
Solid State Supplies has introduced a 24-die, 400nm wavelength, ultra-violet LED emitter with industry-leading radiant flux of 30 W/cm2. Manufactured by LEDEngin and rated at 90 Watts, the LZP-00UA00 comes in a 12.0mm x 12.0mm x 6.7mm surface mount ceramic package with integrated glass lens. The package features exceptionally low thermal resistance of 0.6°C/W, ensuring effective heat dissipation and long service life.
Rapid Electronics now displaying Winstar LCD and OLED signage devices
Rapid Electronics has introduced a new range of LCD and OLED standard character modules from leading manufacturer Winstar, for use in commercial and industrial signage and information display. The products include alphanumeric and graphic LCD modules, with display configurations including 8 x 2 (two lines each containing a maximum of 8 characters), 16 X 2, 20 x 4 and 40 x 4. With a range of dimensions, dot sizes and character sizes, the modules all feature reflective backlighting, transmissive or transflective LED backlighting.
Miniature infrared ChipLEDs provide high output for super low-profile optical touch screens
Touch screens demand infrared components that are super low-profile and extremely powerful. The new ChipLED SFH 4053 infrared emitter (IRED) from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors combines tiny dimensions with high efficiency, making it ideal for low-profile all-in-one computer, tablet PC and laptop displays. And the new IRED is so small that it can be easily integrated into smart phones as well.
ATFilms’ High Reflectivity Mirrors Now Available Exclusively from Semrock
Semrock, Inc. now offers ultra-high performance cavity ring down mirrors produced by ATFilms. The high-reflectivity mirrors are manufactured with the most current ion beam sputtering technology for use in demanding laser applications. Mirrors have reflectivities ranging from > 99.97% to > 99.999% depending on wavelength and can be used for cavities with finesses of more than 300,000 (wavelength dependent). ATFilms is known for their market-leading substrate polishing capabilities which when combined with the hard coated film allow for mirrors with very low absorption scatter losses (as low as 1ppm) and high laser damage threshold levels.
MyLight - Online Filter Modeling Tool at Semrock.com
MyLight, Semrock's new online filter modeling tool, provides users with the ability to characterize optical filters under varying theoretical conditions in real time. Interested in seeing how a Semrock catalog filter behaves under a particular angle of incidence, polarization or cone half angle? MyLight can provide you with the theoretical answers by simply entering your parameters and selecting "Generate Plot." MyLight data can also be saved, re-drawn and printed.
EL1025IR and 2516-CIR: 25mm CCD Lenses
Universe Kogaku America adds to its existing line of C-mount lenses, 2 new 25mm lenses for imaging applications in the Infra-red light spectrum.
Miniature Spectrometer Module Incorporates Hamamatsu High Sensitivity Infrared Enhanced CCD
Hamamatsu Photonics introduce the new C9405CB spectrometer. This new TM spectrometer module utilises a transmission grating and a new ultra high sensitivity IR Enhanced CCD developed by Hamamatsu. By utilising Hamamatsu's unique technology in laser processing, it is possible to form a MEMS structure on the back side of the CCD, which results in a greatly increased sensitivity at wavelengths longer than 800 nm. The CCD within the C9405CB features a quantum efficiency of 40% at 1000nm, without the need for a deep depletion structure, with its corresponding drawback of higher dark signal.
New Range of Colour Visual Control Panels available from LPRS
Cost effective LCD and Touch-screen Panels for Industrial and Domestic Control - LPRS, Europe's leading supplier of short-range radio devices, announces the availability of the IQVCP range of Visual Control Panels. These competitively priced OEM LCD Display and Touch-Screen Controllers bring new levels of functionality to man-machine interfaces and may be fully integrated with the IQRF wireless communication system available from LPRS.
New Range of Colour Visual Control Panels available from LPRS
Cost effective LCD and Touch-screen Panels for Industrial and Domestic Control - LPRS, Europe's leading supplier of short-range radio devices, announces the availability of the IQVCP range of Visual Control Panels. These competitively priced OEM LCD Display and Touch-Screen Controllers bring new levels of functionality to man-machine interfaces and may be fully integrated with the IQRF wireless communication system available from LPRS.
Atmel Expands maXTouch E-Series Family for Cameras, Feature Phones and Other High-volume Markets
New maXTouch mXT112E family combines key features of proven maXTouch technology to serve fast growing, high-volume 2.8 to 3.5-inch touchscreen market, including digital still cameras, feature phones, gaming consoles, GPS and more -Atmel® Corporation, a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced the Atmel maXTouch™ mXT112E controller optimized for 2.8- to 3.5-inch touchscreens for the fast growing consumer markets including feature phones, digital still cameras, global positioning systems (GPS), gaming consoles and other high-volume devices. The Atmel maXTouch mXT112E includes all the proven functions of the maXTouch E series tailored to meet the precise needs of these exciting consumer devices.
TSCM-283 Medallion Touch Screen Computer Module enables low-cost touch-screen devices
Technical Solutions Inc. (Techsol) releases a new, modular touch-screen-optimized computer. With 500 MIPS of ARM computer power, DDR2 memory, interfaces for LCD, touch, on-board power-supplies, and integrated 10/100 Ethernet, its an ideal computer for touch terminals of all types.
Ophir-Spiricon Opens Clean Room for Production of Solid-State, Pyroelectric Detector Arrays for Laser Beam Profiling Cameras
Ophir-Spiricon, a member of the Ophir Photonics Group, a global leader in precision laser measurement equipment, has announced the opening of a clean room at its new facility in Logan, Utah. The 840 square foot clean room is used for manufacturing the solid-state, pyroelectric detector arrays used in the company's Pyrocam™ beam profiling cameras.
Laser Diodes in the 1300nm to 1700nm Wavelength Range achieve Higher Power.
SemiNex makes laser diodes in the 1300nm to 1700nm wavelength range with the chips packaged in bare bars, chip-on-submount, single-emitter and multi-chip fibre-coupled modules and hermetically sealed TO-can.
FINNISH EpiCrystals Inc. turns smartphones into projectors
EpiCrystals launches its unique green laser light source at the Projection Summit in Orlando
Hamamatsu Introduces a New Streak Camera for UV to NIR Measurements
Hamamatsu Photonics introduces a new streak camera series for UV to near-infrared measurements of extremely fast light phenomena. The C10910 series simultaneously delivers intensity vs. time vs. position (or wavelength) information with single-photon sensitivity and temporal resolution down to 1 ps. With such capabilities, these streak cameras are suitable for measuring fast fluorescence lifetimes, response times of quantum devices, electron bunch length and stability for synchrotron and LINAC applications and most photonic applications requiring high temporal resolution.
e-con Systems Targets Surveillance Market with Wide Dynamic Range Camera Module
e-con Systems Inc., a company specializing in camera modules and camera daughter boards announced the launch of the e-CAM1M_CU10630_MOD, a 1M pixel Wide Dynamic Range HD camera module with S-mount Lens holder.
LASER World of PHOTONICS 2011 to present the latest environmentally-friendly lighting technologies
In the area of lighting, optical technologies offer very promising solutions for more efficient use of energy resources. LASER World of PHOTONICS 2011, which will be held at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from 23 to 26 May 2011, will feature resource-conserving lighting technologies for a wide range of applications using the theme "Green Photonics". Through the focus topic of lighting, the world's leading trade fair for optical technologies will concentrate on a key area in the industry and will present applications for automobile electronics, portable communication devices, medical technology and general lighting.
New Semrock UV VersaChrome Tunable Bandpass Filter
Semrock has expanded the lineup of its VersaChrome® tunable bandpass filter family to seven filters. The new TBP01-380/16-25x36 VersaChrome filter offers wavelength tunability over the near UV wavelengths by adjusting the angle of incidence with essentially no change in spectral performance. This new filter, along with the just added TBP01-800/12-25x36, expands VersaChrome coverage outside the visible spectrum to include near-IR and near-UV wavelengths.
