Photonic Products to offer Panasonic aspherical lenses
Photonic Products Ltd. in Hatfield Broad Oak, England, is adding Panasonic’s range of aspherical glass lenses to its portfolio of optoelectronic components, which also includes plastic lenses, laser line generators, laser diode collimators, and laser diode modules. The lightweight lens from Panasonic’s “one-shot” molding method yields a short focal length and high numerical aperture based on aspherical designs, Photonic Products officials say. Potential applications of these lenses include pickup lenses for optical drive devices, collimator lenses for laser diodes, coupling lenses for optical communications systems, and image-formation lenses for sensors. For more information contact Photonic Products online at www.photonic-products.com.
Opto Diode completes California-based LED wafer fab
Officials of Opto Diode Corp. in Newbury Park, Calif, have completed their domestic wafer-fabrication facility at the company’s Newbury Park headquarters. The facility has a Class 1000 clean room and a six-inch wafer line. Opto Diode manufactures high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and infrared LEDs, photodiodes, silicon photodetectors, and gallium aluminum arsenide devices. For more information contact Opto Diode online at www.optodiode.com.
