Optics & Photonics News

Verdi G8—A Unique 8 Watt Green Laser

Coherent Inc. has introduced the Verdi G8, a high-power, 532-nm, scientific-grade laser based on the company’s unique optically pumped semiconductor laser (OPSL) technology. With 8 watts of output, this laser provides a next-generation solution for pumping titanium:sapphire-based ultra-fast laser oscillators in applications such as spectroscopy, pump-probe dynamics and materials research. Like other Verdi G lasers, the new G8 delivers lower noise (<0.03% rms) than other competitive lasers based on diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) technology. While DPSS lasers multimode operation generates chaotic sum frequency noise, the short upper laser lifetime of OPSL devices totally eliminates so-called “green noise.”

Comprehensive New Metal-Organics Reference Manual for Materials, Polymers & Synthesis

Gelest Inc. announces a new 348-page reference manual, titled Metal-Organics for Materials, Polymers & Synthesis, which showcases the company’s greatly expanded range of metal-organic compounds for materials, polymers and synthesis. One hundred new compounds have been added, including metal alkoxides, diketonates and monomers. The materials are available as 100 percent active or solvent dilutions for use in catalysis, sol-gel and cross-linking reactions. The new reference manual provides exhaustive research on catalysis, organic synthesis, surface modification, metallization, conductive coatings, polymer synthesis and self-assembled monolayers. It also includes technical data for Gelest’s more than 1,000 metal-organic compounds, accompanied by additional reference materials to facilitate the availability of information for use in the development of new applications.

Gelest | Morrisville, Pa., U.S.A. | + 1.732.982.8214
jim.keane@bfmarketing.com | www.gelest.com
Coherent
Santa Clara, Calif., U.S.A.
+ 1.408.764.4373
brandon.morioka@coherent.com
www.coherent.com

New Large-Format InGaAs Camera Features CE Certification for European Union

Sensors Unlimited–Goodrich ISR Systems announces the compact, large-format indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) high-resolution shortwave infrared snapshot video camera, the SU640KTS. The new imager has met all Conformite Europeene (CE) and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards for radiated and conducted emissions, for immunity from such emissions, and for electrostatic discharge (ESD) resistance. The CE mark ensures compatibility with the toughest country requirements for instruments delivered to European Union customers. The SU640KTS operates in the SWIR (from 0.9 µm to

1. 7 µm) at 30 frames per second. The solid-state, uncooled 640 x 512 pixel array camera with 25 µm pitch also features built-in nonuniformity corrections (NUCs), automatic gain control (AGC), and adjustable automatic contrast enhancement.

Sensors Unlimited Inc. | Princeton, N.J., U.S.A. | + 1.609.520.0610

Karen.Jeffers@goodrich.com | www.sensorsinc.com

Announcing Eleven Performance-Boosting Enhancements to ProVision Boundary-Scan Tool

JTAG Technologies has once again boosted the performance of its ProVision suite of boundary-scan development tools with the addition of 11 enhancements. The first is the addition of all instructions handling (including private instructions) within ProVision’s JTAG Functional Test (JF T) capability, giving users easier access to device registers [other than just those needed for IEEE Std. 1149.1boundary-scan operations]. For example, registers needed to invoke on-chip emulation modes and programming registers can now be accessed using JF T’s Python routines. The second enhancement is the addition of ‘netlist type autodetect,’ which automatically recognizes netlist formats as belonging to certain tool vendors. Thirdly, the WGL test vector format (as used for IC testing) is now supported through a ProVision plug-in.