Optoelectronics
Fibre lasers and amplifiers for your application
LASER COMPONENTS has supplied the highest quality fibre lasers and fibre amplifiers for a large variety of applications such as defence, environmental monitoring (remote and in situ sensing), and scientific research. These devices from our partner Lumibird cover a wavelength range from 0.35µm to 2µm and are available either in continuous or pulsed regime.
Optical preamplifier receivers for space communications
Communications in space demand the most sensitive receivers possible for maximum reach, while also requiring high bit-rate operations. A novel concept for laser-beam based communications, using an almost noiseless optical preamplifier in the receiver, was recently demonstrated by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
Visualisation tools for invisible laser radiation
LASER COMPONENTS has announced that it now offers a comprehensive range of alignment and visualisation tools for invisible laser radiation, covering a wide variety of power levels and the entire spectral range from UV to IR.
LEDVANCE expands LED strip systems and services
LEDVANCE’s expanded range of tailored lighting applications combines wide product choice with smooth customer service. New Tunable White, RGBW and RGB LED strips, as well as LED drivers, provide installers with an exciting scope of products to choose from, with clear product classification into Superior, Performance and Value simplifying the search.
UVC Light to fight COVID-19 in public spaces
LED Direct, a UK based specialist lighting business has partnered with LUG lighting to bring UVC lighting solutions to the UK. With the UK now facing a second wave of the Coronavirus, are these lights what the British people need to combat COVID?
Innovative lighting solutions for demanding environments
The right light in the right place improves efficiency, eliminates errors and boosts concentration. LEDVANCE’s range of innovative lighting solutions for industrial applications stretches from lighting up entire assembly halls, to illuminating smaller units. LEDVANCE’s innovative lighting solutions for industry can not only improve quality, productivity and safety, but also significantly reduce warehouse energy costs.
matrIQ-Laser tunable source with high power output
LASER COMPONENTS has announced that it now offers the matrIQ-Laser which is a continuous wave (CW), tunable laser source offering high-power output, narrow 100kHz linewidth and 0.01pm resolution tunability anywhere within C or L band. This unit is well suited for telecommunications applications as it covers the full coverage of DWDM channels in C or L band.
Bruker releases benchtop 3D optical profilometers
Bruker has announced the release of its next-generation benchtop ContourX 3D Optical Profilometers for gage-capable surface texture and roughness metrology in R&D and manufacturing environments. The white light interferometry (WLI) platform features Bruker’s new USI mode, a universal scanning mode that automatically determines the optimal measurement parameters for best metrology results, as well as Advanced PSI mode for lower-noise mea...
Ultra-violet air steriliser to fight COVID-19
Two UK manufacturers are collaborating on the design and production of an ultra-violet air steriliser that could help healthcare and other indoor settings significantly reduce the risk of coronavirus as part of an effective infection control regime.
Connecting VC MIPI cameras to NVIDIA developer kits
Vision Components has announced that it offers software support for Auvidea adapter boards, which can connect multiple VC MIPI camera modules to NVIDIA Jetson TX2 and Xavier AGX developer kits. Drivers are provided, enabling developers to start work on their embedded vision projects immediately. Auvidea's tested and validated J20 adapter board supports all available VC MIPI cameras.