Optoelectronics
TRAP-IT laser beam dumps controlling and blocking laser beams
LASER COMPONENTS offers beam dumps from Kentek which are used wherever a laser beam must be blocked in a safe and controlled manner. There are several aperture options including: ¾”, 2” and 4”, the 4” version is the largest aperture currently available on the market.
Smartoptics launches DCP-1203 transponder solution
Smartoptics has announced the launch of the new DCP-1203 transponder. The Smartoptics transponder solution is designed for easy-of-use, flexiblity and cost-efficiency 100G to 400G networking.
Camera modules join Mouser’s global linecard
Mouser Electronics and Xvisio Technology have signed a global distribution agreement covering high-performance visual simultaneous localisation and mapping (vSLAM) technology for robotics and extended-reality (XR) devices.
Altus invests in a high-performance laser depaneling system to future-proof production
Laser depaneling is one of the most advanced techniques for cutting and separating PCBs from the panel today and is changing how electronic components are manufactured. To ensure production is futureproofed, and products are manufactured to the highest quality, leading CEM, Sellectronics has invested in an innovative system from Altus Group to assist in the process.
LDP-V 50-100 driver module for pulsed lasers
The LDP-V 50-100 from PicoLAS is a compact OEM module with 3-50A output current and <4ns rise time, for driving pulsed last diode modules.
Scientists control lightning with lasers
A group of scientists have successfully controlled lightning and guided it safely to the ground using lasers.
Vaisala launches new optical inline process refractometer series
Vaisala has unveiled a next-gen process refractometer platform Polaris. The products are designed to optimise industrial manufacturing processes, product quality, enhance productivity, and save resources, energy, and time in various industries and hundreds of industrial applications.
Fixed focus lenses for monitoring radioactive processes
For monitoring radioactive processes in nuclear power, reprocessing and waste storage plants – Resolve Optics offers a standard range of 6, 9 and 25mm focal length fixed focus lenses.
Together for PbX - industry representatives meet in Olching
At the invitation of LASER COMPONENTS, industry representatives from Germany and Great Britain met in Olching near Munich for the first meeting of Group 46 on 23rd and 24th January 2023. Other participants from the USA, Japan, China, Belgium, France, Sweden, and the Netherlands were included in the discussions via virtual sessions. Group 46 is an informal global stakeholder group that takes a holistic approach to advocate for the future of lead s...
1.25-Gbps optical transceiver – high-speed communications, low cost
Hamamatsu Photonics has developed an optical transceiver P16671-01AS that achieves fibre-optic communications at a data transmission speed of 1.25 Gbps.