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Computer tomography system equipped with line detector
With the YXLON CTScan 3, Yxlon has launched its own completely new line detector and replaces the predecessor Y.LineScan. As of now, the CT Compact computer tomography system will be equipped with the new line detector YXLON CTScan 3 as a standard component. In the future, the YXLON FF85 CT and CT Modular systems will also benefit from its capabilities. Technological advancements and optimised production methods deliver unsurpassed image quality,...
Fully 3D printed prototype for ‘bionic eye’
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota have, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface. This discovery marks a significant step toward creating a 'bionic eye' that could someday help blind people see or sighted people see better.The research is published in Advanced Materials, a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering materials science. The author also holds the patent for 3D-print...
Extended InGaAs detectors with wide dynamic range
LASER COMPONENTS is a manufacturer of extended InGaAs detectors. Theysupply customers all over the world with industrial grade quantum detectors from their research and production facility in Arizona. The semiconductor material absorbs incidentIR photons in the intrinsic region generating electron hole pairs which are collectedat external electrodes. Photovoltaic detectors are an appropriate choice in many applicationsdue to their high sensitivit...
Modules integrate ambient light sensor with infrared receiver
A range of miniaturised sensor modules including a two-in-one ambient light sensor with infrared receiver is now offered by UK firm Selectronic. The modules are part of a key range of integrated sensors available from the Witney, Oxfordshire-based company which marks its 40th anniversary in 2019.
COUNT: single photon detection from 350 to 1000nm
LASER COMPONENTS’ COUNTseries of photon counting modules has been developed to offer a combination of high quantum efficiency, wide dynamic range and ease ofuse for photon counting applications.Combining our ultra-low-noise avalanche photodiodes with specially developed quenchingand signal processing electronics, the COUNTseries offers everything needed for singlephoton detection from 350 - 1000nm.
Expanding the portfolio of linear Si APD arrays
The LASER COMPONENTS Detector Group has expanded its standard range of linear Si APD arrays in LCC44 housings containing 8 and 16 elements. The SMD components can be mounted on circuit boards, while also providing enough space for the integrated multi-channel amplifier circuit. Their operation only requires the voltage for the array and 5V for the electronics.The arrays comprise of a monolithic series of fast, low-noise avalanche photodiodes with...
High-speed optical power meter supports photonics alignment apps
The new F-712.PM1 high speed optical power meter from precision photonics alignment manufacturer PI (Physik Instrumente) converts optical signals and currents of photodiodes into a high resolution, logarithmic analog voltage signal.Its high bandwidth of 20kHz enables faster optical alignment, when used in conjunction with PI’s high speed FMPA photonics alignment systems for SiP (Silicon Photonics) applications.
Range of APDs optimised for LIDAR applications
The Series 9 from First Sensor offers a wide range of silicon avalanche photodiodes (APDs) with very high sensitivity in the near infrared (NIR) wavelength range, especially at 905nm.With its internal gain mechanism, large dynamic range and fast rise time the APDs are suitable for LIDAR systems for optical distance measurement and object recognition according to the time of flight method.
Low-cost avalanche photodiode comes in an M1 package
LASER COMPONENTS has announced that its cost-effective SAH series of avalanche photodiodes (APDs) is now available in an M1 package. This is the smallest available SMD housing (Surface-Mounted Device), at only 2 mm x 1.4 mm. The new APDs will be presented at SPIE DCS in Orlando, Florida (Booth 1029).Optimised for wavelengths of 850 nm and 905 nm, these components are mainly designed for range finding applications in which larger detectors cannot ...
Laser wirelessly charges a smartphone safely at a distance
Engineers at the University of Washington have for the first time developed a method to safely charge a smartphone wirelessly using a laser.As the team reports in a paper published in theProceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable & Ubiquitous Technologies, a narrow, invisible beam from a laser emitter can deliver charge to a smartphone sitting across a room — and can potentially charge a smar...