New Products

Jan. 1, 2004

JPSA Laser Introduces IX-1000 ChromaLift LED lift-off system

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Officials of JPSA Laser in Hollis, N.H., are introducing the IX-1000 ChromaLift excimer-laser system for LED lift-off applications for the compound semiconductor and wafer fab industries. A major cost of LED fabrication is the sapphire and the scribe-and-break operation and LED liftoff dramatically reduces the time and cost of the LED fabrication process by eliminating wafer scribing by enabling the manufacturer to grow Gan LED film devices on the sapphire wafer, then transfer the thin-film device to a heat-sink electrical interconnect. The IX-1000 ChromaLift homogenizes the laser beam profile and fires through the back of a sapphire wafer to debond the GaN LED device and transfer it to a substrate where it can then be packaged onto a heat sink and/or optical reflector. It is capable of large area per shot of areas as large as 1 by 1 centimeters; 5 by 5 millimeter to as many as 100 sites per second; and 3 by 3 millimeters to as many as 200 sites per second. For more information contact JPSA by phone at 603-595-7048, or online at www.jpsalaser.com.

UDT Sensors unveils position-sensing detector

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Officials of UDT Sensors in Hawthorne, Calif., are introducing the UV-SPOT segmented-photodiode position-sensing detector for targeting and guidance systems. The device is a substrate photodiode that is segmented into four active areas. Available with a 0.005-inch gap between elements, the device is for nulling or centering applications. The device attains position information by using the segmented sensor when the light spot diameter is larger than the spacing between the cells. The UV-SPOT is for applications that use the spectral range of 200 to 1,100 nanometers, including machine-tool alignment, beam centering, surface profiling, and position measuring. For more information contact UDT Sensors, a subsidiary of OSI Systems, by phone at 310-978-0506, or online at www.udt.com.

OSI Fibercomm unveils series of InGaAs photodiodes

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The OSI Fibercomm subsidiary of OSI Systems Inc. in Hawthorne, Calif., is offering 155-megabit-per-second and 622 megabit-per-second indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) photodiodes with transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) for data communications and telecommunications applications. The FCI-InGaAs-XXX series, which has active area sizes of 55, 70, and 120 microns, offer high responsivity, high speed, and low noise with a spectral range from 900 nanometers to 1,700 nanometers. These devices are for single- or multimode fiber-optic receivers, Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel SONET, ATM, optical taps, or other high-speed optical communications applications. For more information contact OSI Fibercomm by phone at 310-978-0516 or online at www.osi-systems.com

Indigo Systems introduces ruggedized infrared camera

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Officials of Indigo Systems in Goleta, Calif., are offering their tiny Omega thermal imager in a ruggedized enclosure for extreme environmental conditions such as military applications, unmanned vehicles, robotics, security, surveillance, search and rescue, machine vision, firefighting, industrial process monitoring, and building inspection. The high-performance camera measures 1.35 by 1.45 by 1.9 inches, and weighs slightly more than 4 ounces. The Omega camera has Indigo's uncooled vanadium oxide microbolometer detector and proprietary on-focal-plane signal processing. For more information contact Indigo Systems by phone at 805-964-9797, or online at www.indigosystems.com.

Tyco Electronics offers rugged refractive-plate switch

Tyco Electronics in Harrisburg, Pa., is offering a rugged optical bypass switch. The multimode refractive-plate optical switch can withstand a 200-G shock for longer than 8 milliseconds without interrupting the signal path. The switch enables users to bring signal path integrity to fast Ethernet environments, as well as the older installed FDDI ring networks by maintaining low loss and resistance to extreme environmental and shock situations, says Tyco Product Manager Earle Olson. Key features for the switch are no optical patch interruption at 200 Gs for 8 milliseconds; operating wavelength of 1,270 to 1,380 nanometers; operating temperature range of –30 to 85 degrees Celsius; storage temperature range of –40°C to 85°C; and more than one million cycles durability, company officials say. For more information contact Olson by phone at 717-592-6390 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Laser Diode offers custom optoelectronic device packaging

Officials of Laser Diode Inc. in Harrisburg, Pa., a business unit of Tyco Electronics, are offering custom packaging of optoelectronic devices to meet military, industrial, and commercial fiber-optic applications. Packages include industry-accepted dual in-line (DIL), mini-DIL, butterfly, and coaxial that require hermetic environmental sealing. With more than 37 years of experience in optoelectronic device design, assembly, and packaging, LDI combines high reliability and quality to meet the demands of both government/military and commercial Telcordia specifications. LDI experts can package devices in bare-chip form or on a submount for MIL-Spec qualifiable lasers, edge-emitting light-emitting diodes (ELEDs), and a variety of detector products. For more packaging information contact Peggy Scarillo, inside sales manager, by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 732-549-9001.

Electro-Optical offers InGaAs and silicon quadrant detectors

Leaders of Electro-Optical Systems Inc. in Phoenixville, Pa., are introducing several new indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) and silicon quadrant detectors to the company's line of position-sensing devices. The devices come in room-temperature or thermoelectrically cooled packages and in four-channel receiver modules. These detectors come as detectors only or as receiver-module (detector/preamplifier) packages with four-channel integrated amplifiers. Electro-Optical Systems InGaAs and silicon quadrant detectors are for test equipment manufacturers, instrument manufacturers, colleges and universities, government agencies, industry research and development laboratories, aerospace and defense contractors, and process-control systems manufacturers. These standard and custom-engineered "turnkey" products are user-friendly, and represent state-of-the-art performance, company officials say, and are the optimum solutions for customers' projects. For more information contact Electro-Optical Systems by phone at 610-935-5838, or online at www.eosystems.com.

Vishay introduces low-current surface-mount LEDs

A new series of low-current, surface-mount light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on the ultra-bright aluminum indium gallium phosphide (AllnGaP) is available from Vishay Intertechnology Inc. in Malvern, Pa. At a forward current of 2 milliamperes (mA), super red, orange, and yellow LEDs in the new TLMx300x series provide exceptional brightness in low-power applications such as backlighting and indicators in automotive, telecommunications, office equipment, entertainment systems, and a variety of battery-driven equipment, Vishay officials say. The TLMS3000 and TLMS3001 super-red LEDs have a dominant wavelength of 630 nanometers and typical luminous intensities from 2.5 to 12.5 mcd. Available with a dominant wavelength of 606 nanometers, the new TLMO3000 and TLMO3001 orange LEDs from Vishay Semiconductors feature typical luminous intensities from 5.0 to 20 mcd. With a dominant wavelength of 587 nanometers, the TLMY3000 and TLMY3001 yellow LEDs offer typical luminous intensities from 4.0 to 20 mcd. The devices are embedded in a small white EIA- and ICE-standard package measuring 2.8 by 3 millimeters with a height profile of 1.65 millimeters. The TLMx300x series is rated for a 125-degree-Celsius junction temperature, a thermal resistance junction of 400 kilowatts, and an operating temperature range of –40°C to 100°C. For more information contact Vishay by phone at 610-251-5287, or online at www.vishay.com.

Clearview unveils direct-bonding process to enhance flat-panel displays

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Clearview Displays LLC in Beaverton, Ore., is announcing G-Bond, an optical enhancement process for flat-panel displays that optically bonds display cover glass and touch-screens directly onto the .. front of a thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD) to increase contrast and brightness. Clearview officials say G-Bond can enable LCDs to become daylight- and sunlight-readable without significantly increasing the backlighting of the display. The optical nature of the bond eliminates most of the surface reflection on the display, which often is the source of image washout. Directly bonding cover glass to the surface of an LCD also creates a protective shield to prevent breakage, company officials say. For more information contact Clearview Displays by phone at 503-617-4715, or online at www.clearviewdisplays.com.

Sensors Unlimited introduces microcamera for robots and UAVs

Officials of Sensors Unlimited Inc. of Princeton, N.J., are announcing a room-temperature indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) shortwave infrared 900- to 1,700-nanometer camera for applications in which space and weight are at a premium, such as robotic systems and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The SUI MicroCamera, which has a resolution of 320 by 256 pixels, weighs about 2 ounces, and takes up about 10 cubic inches of space. Sensors Unlimited engineers developed the camera with financial help from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Va. The camera uses Sensors Unlimited's InGaAs focal-plane array, which has 25-micron pixel spacing, offers exposures as short as 150 nanoseconds, and frame rates faster than 5,000 frames per second. Not only does the camera display processed imagery on a standard TV without use of a computer, but it also outputs 12-bit digital data through a Camera Link connection. For more information contact Sensors Unlimited by phone at 609-520-0610, or online at www.sensorsinc.com.

Meller Optics offers custom optical domes to protect sensors

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Officials of Meller Optics Inc. in Providence, R.I., are introducing custom-fabricated optical domes that protect sensors and detectors from moving sand, water, and harsh chemicals in military and commercial applications. Meller ..experts can manufacturer domes in sizes as large as 6 inches in diameter and provide angles as wide as 160 degrees for protecting sensors and detectors that may be exposed to sand, water, and harsh chemicals. The domes feature 2000 Knoop hardness, resist scratches, exhibit less than 25 microns of wall thickness variation, and meet the guidelines of MIL-PRF-13830 for surface quality. The domes are available with precise edges, steps, and profiles, and can transmit from the ultraviolet to infrared spectra. For more information contact Meller Optical by phone at 800-821-0180, or online at www.melleroptics.com.

Stratos Lightwave releases low-profile optical transceivers

Officials of Stratos Lightwave Inc. in Chicago are introducing a family of low-profile optical transceivers with industry-standard duplex LC optical interfaces for military, aerospace, industrial, or telecommunications amid significant levels of shock, vibration, or temperature extremes. The transceivers have RJ-45-type footprints and measure 0.38 inches high. The standard operating temperature range of these devices is –40 to 85 degrees Celsius, with a standard storage temperature range of –55°C to 100°C. The optical transceivers from Stratos are available in a wide range of bit rates and protocols such as Fast Ethernet, OC-3, Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, and Infiniband, company officials say. For more information contact Stratos Lightwave by phone at 708-867-9600, or online at www.stratoslightwave.com.

Fairchild Semiconductor offers low-profile IR photosensor

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Leaders of Fairchild Semiconductor in San Jose, Calif., are releasing their QSB34 PIN photodiode sensor for applications in infrared audio and video transmission, and infrared radiometric measurement systems. The device, which comes in surface-mount packaging, measures 3 by 3 millimeters, and has a reception angle of 120 degrees. Its packaging creates an integral transparent daylight filter optimized for receiving light wavelengths from 880 to 940 nanometers, and delivers a rise and fall time of 20 nanoseconds. Dynamic signal range is ..typically 60 decibels, and features a 1.25-millimeter height from mounting surface. For more information contact Fairchild Semiconductor by phone at 408-822-2000, or online at www.fairchildsemi.com.

VSK Photonics offers receiver optical subassemblies

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Engineers at VSI Photonics Inc. in Lake Forest, Calif., are offering a line of receiver optical subassemblies — otherwise known as ROSAs — for 10-gigabit-per-second fiber-optic communications systems. The multi- and single-mode ROSAs are to boost the performance of 10-gigabit transceivers using electronic dispersion compensation. The SK10R07-06 multimode ROSA uses a photodetector with a linear preamplifier for operations in 1,310- and 1,550-nanometer systems. The VSK10R-06 single-mode ROSA is for optical-fiber systems and operates at ..1,310 and 1,550 nanometers. Both devices have bandwidths of 8 GHz. For more information contact VSK Photonics by phone at 949-586-2202, or online at www.vskphotonics.com.

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