New products

advanced 3-CMOS, 1/2.9-in. sensor technology with an image flip and mirror function, freeze frame, and genlock for 3D and multicamera use.

Toshiba Imaging Irvine, CA

www.toshibacameras.com

EMCCD camera

The ProEM-HS line of high-speed, electron-multiplied CCD cameras for low-light imaging and spectroscopy has > 95% quantum efficiency, fringe suppression in the NIR, and single-photon sensitivity. It has a 20 MHz ADC read-

out and 300 ns/row vertical shift speed for >60 full frames/s. It provides >1,000 frames/s in imaging mode and >10,000 frames/s using custom readout modes.

Princeton Instruments Trenton, NJ

www.princetoninstruments.com

Piezo controllers

The NV120 series of piezo controllers consists of two types of amplifiers: the 120/1 for actuators without an integrated measurement system and the 120/1 CLE with automatic sensor identi-

fication, for use with piezo actuators that have an integrated measurement system. Both supply current of 120 mA with a signal noise of < 0.3 mV at 500 Hz.

Piezosystem Jena Jena, Germany www.piezosystem.com

These hyperspectral cameras are designed for use on UAV/ ROVs, or anywhere an ultra-compact HSI system is useful. They acquire VIS-NIR hyperspectral data with high spectral and spatial resolutions. The innovative design enables

the OCI-UAV-1000 push-broom imager to scan samples at random speeds. The OCI-UAV-2000 as a snapshot multispectral imager fundamentally eliminates motion artifacts. Featured with signification reduction in size and

weight (0.6 lb. ~272 g total including the onboard computer), and faster data transfer rate (up to 120 fps), the camera can be integrated easily with many UAVs for applications such as precision agriculture and remote sensing.

www.bayspec.com • sales@bayspec.com • 408-512-5928

Low Noise QCL Driver —

Now Available as Benchtop Instrument

The low current noise density of the QCL OEM driver

(1 nA / √Hz over 100 kHz) is now available in an AC powered instrument —

with a touchscreen for easy, intuitive operation. Lower noise translates

to narrower Quantum Cascade laser linewidth, stable center

wavelength, and repeatable scans. In QCL sensors, these improvements lead to higher sensitivity and lower material concentration thresholds. Four models from 500 mA to 2 A are available with variable output voltage up to 20 V.

For more information call 406-587-4910 or visit www.teamwavelength.com/lfw22.

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc. has added Infrared Diamond Turned Aspheres to our product line in 2014. We are excited to offer this new capability to our customers. This, plus our in-house optical coating capacity will provide you with quick and reliable service for your requirements.

For the Quality and Delivery that you have come to expect from RROI, please contact us for a quote or for more information.

303-371-3000 sales@rroptics.com • www.rainbowoptics.com

Necsel RGB Matrix Laser

The RGB Matrix and 700 lumen and combines red, and blue lasers extremely small 400 micron core fiber to generate white light. Each laser can be individually modulated to

any color in the

and, combined with the Necsel Intelligent Controller, can give temperature feedback, modulate at high speed, and is easily integrated into any OEM system. This versatile package has applications including: OEM systems, forensics, inspection, and laser light shows. Necsel has a high volume supply of laser solutions offered at low price points previously unobtainable in the industry.

408-940-0751 sales@necsel.com www.necsel.com

Fast Axis Collimation (FAC) lenses by FISBA

FISBA’s FAC lenses impress through their above average collimation quality and transmission.

The superior collimation and transmission properties enable excellent efficiency in beam shaping and transformation. The high numerical aperture allows for a collimation of the entire output of the laser diode for a brilliant beam quality.

FISBA also offers you custom made solutions (FAC, FBT, SAC and many more) which comply with your application’s specifications. FISBA’s micro-optic experts match the

lens design to your system requirements and optimize the coating of your micro lenses to meet your criterias. Thanks to the latest fabrication methods we can provide FACs in large batches – in consistent quality to an attractive cost/ performance ratio.

We look forward to your visit at Photonics West in San Francisco between February 10-12, 2015 in the South Hall at Booth 2611.

www.fisba.com

Direct-Drive Rotary Stages

Aerotech APR series rotary stages employ precision stage parts, angular contact bearings and a direct-drive motor to produce exceptionally low error motions, accuracy errors and repeatability errors. They are ideal

for rotary testing, pointing, and optical calibration and metrology systems. Vacuum-prepared

and other customized versions are available for specialized applications. Multiple APR stages can be combined for high-accuracy azimuth/elevation or azimuth/roll systems. The direct-drive motor and high stiffness provide highbandwidth motion for oscillations, motion profiling and rapid position or velocity tracking.

www.aerotech.com

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Pulse Selection System

ConOptics Pulse Selection 

Systems are designed to be 

compatible with your laser 

source, from the fundamental  

wavelength of  

Ti: Sapphire, 

2nd harmonic 

or OPO’s. 

Our system 

will accept 

mode lockers  or photodiodes inputs  to sync to the  laser source and will 

select pulses from a single shot with  rep-rates in excess of 30MHz.

19 Eagle Rd., Danbury, CT 06810

Phone: 800-748-3349 sales@conoptics.com www.conoptics.com

Need Cooling?

Spectra-Mat is a US- based “Powder-To-Product”  manufacturer of highperformance WCu and MoCu  heatsinks, spacers, submounts,  carriers, bases and packaging  components for semiconductor 

laser diodes, RF, Microwave, MMIC and power devices 

based on GaN, GaAs and SiC devices.  Our vertically-integrated manufacturing process, 

including plating, delivers:

•  Homogenous   materials with stable CTE for GaN, GaAs  and SiC up to over 450°C:

•   Consistent high thermal conductivity (Tc).

•  Superior   mechanical characteristics such as flatness  of 2um over 10 mm to minimize semiconductor laser  stress and misalignment.

•   Minimum thickness of spacers down to 127 µm. •   Edge radius of spacers to better than 15 µm.

•  AuSn,   AgAu and PbSn metallization is available.

•   Brazed subassemblies with ceramics and/or Kovar to  WCu and MoCu.

www.spectramat.com

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Laser Beam Profiling for Large Beam Widths

Ophir Photonics, the global leader in precision laser 

measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation 

Company, 

introduces 

a large array 

camera to the 

BeamGage®  family of laser  beam profiling  systems. The  large format 

LT665 Beam

Profiling Camera provides a 16 mm diagonal active area with  4.5 µm square pixels (2752 × 2192 array), far better resolution  than competing CMOS cameras. The CCD array is built with  lower noise electronics and a unique thermal management  technology that delivers a more stable background; this  results in more consistently accurate results. 

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WIDE Spectra: spectrometer and wavemeter for tunable laser monitoring

•  630  -1083 nm range

•  50  -130 nm / measurement

•  15   pm spectral resolution

•  15   pm abs. accuracy

The WIDE Spectra is a unique spectrometer and wavemeter  to control and stabilize the output wavelength of your tunable  laser. Thanks to its wide measurement windows and its ultrahigh resolution, it is now possible to monitor the spectrum of  your laser with accuracy and precision over a small or large  wavelength scan.

RESOLUTION Spectra Systems will present this new product at Photonics West 2015, Booth 1223

info@resolutionspectra.com

www.resolutionspectra.com

Our wavelength meters need to be better than your experiment!

Accuracy and speed, we give both!

With the introduction of the WS6-200

IR3, TOPTICA’s wavelength meters now cover an extremely wide wavelength range, from 192nm to 11µm.

Ultimate precision (within ± 2MHz) and highest speed (up to 500Hz) make our wavelength meters quick and easy to use. The unique design allows for no moving parts ensuring greater stability with no down time. With effective high speed measurement (up to 500Hz) and feedback control of up to 8 lasers, our wavelength meters can measure single pulse, pulse, quasi-cw and cw lasers.

Greater stability, better accuracy, faster measurement speeds, terrific reliability and coverage from hard UV to MidIR – TOPTICA’s wavelength meters give you the edge for better experiments!

(585) 657-6663 sales@toptica-usa.com www.TOPTICA.com

iBeam smart: New powers, new wavelengths!

TOPTICA’s iBeam smart, the world’s most advanced compact diode laser, is now available in more wavelengths and with higher powers! The iBeam smart is best in class in power stability, noise levels and beam

quality. It can be operated in cwand pulsed-mode (up to 250 MHz direct ultra-fast asynchronous analog and digital modulation). The iBeam smart, also available as a pigtailed version, is the superior choice for demanding applications such as flow cytometry or confocal microscopy.

New Wavelengths and output powers (iBeam smart):

iChrome MLE – Fully Featured Multi Laser Engine

TOPTICA’s compact MultiLaser Engine combines up to four laser lines in a single unit, delivering the

light efficiently through one single-mode, polarizationmaintaining fiber. No laser engineer required! The

microprocessor system enables flexible OEM integration. TOPTICA’s ingenious COOLAC technology ensures a Constant Optical Output Level, is drop shippable and maintains constant output even under strongly varying conditions, replacing cumbersome and maintenanceintensive “breadboard solutions”. Various wavelengths and output powers of up to 100 mW per line make the iChrome MLE ideal for multicolor applications such as high-through put screening, flow cytometry and confocal microscopy.

(585) 657-6663 sales@toptica-usa.com www.TOPTICA.com

Take Two: The New FemtoFiber Dichro

for Multi-Photon Applications!

TOPTICA introduces a new femtosecond laser platform, the FemtoFiber Dichro. Push-button operation, spatially overlapped dual central wavelength output, prism-less compression and an integrated high precision delay

line – these features are now standard for the new FemtoFiber Dichro line!

The FemtoFiber Dichro BioMP achieves <100 fs with outputs at 780 nm and 1030 nm (with virtual 888 nm), making it a great tool for multi-photon and SHG microscopy, but also very attractive for pump-probe studies.

The FemtoFiber Dichro complements the successful and established FemtoFiber pro and FemtoFiber smart series, enhancing TOPTICA’s leadership in ultrafast fiber lasers, with wavelength coverage from 480 nm to 15 μm. 

(585) 657-6663 sales@toptica-usa.com www.TOPTICA.com

Fiber Focuser

The Fiber Focuser is designed  to generate  micron spot sizes at long  working  distance covering the  range from  350nm to 

2300nm. Focusing Cells screw on to the main collimator 

to provide a convenient and compact way to define your  focused spot. Material chosen in the optics minimizes any fluorescence generated by some optics, especially in the  visible region but also in the NIR region. There is no epoxy in  the optical path. An all stainless steel housing construction  minimizes any temperature effects. Applications include  particle analysis, wafer analysis, samples in dewars or  hazardous environments.

Micro Laser Systems, Inc.

12841 Western Ave. Suite H, Garden Grove, CA 92841  714-898-6001 • sales@microlaser.com • www.microlaser.com

IDL Stages

The IDL is a linear motor driven stage designed for industrial  laser micro-processing. These are high performance and  high precision linear stages which can also handle large  payloads and have a long life. Industrial-grade debris  protection features include hard covers, side bands and positive pressure. The IDL comes in 165, 225, 280 and  560mm wide bodies with travel ranges starting from 100mm  to 1m. The IDL is compatible with the Newport XPS and  adaptable to other 3rd party controllers.

www.newport.com • (800) 222-6440 • sales@newport.com

Ion Assisted Deposition

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc. (RROI) is pleased to  announce we are expanding our thin film capabilities  through the use of Ion Assisted Deposition (IAD). IAD is an  alternative to our current electron-beam evaporation coating  technology and it will offer a supplementary option to our  customers whose applications require optical components  with reduced absorption, less scatter, improved mechanical  durability and enhanced environmental stability.

303-371-3000 sales@rroptics.com • www.rainbowoptics.com

Temperature Control of

Sensitive Optical Components

Thermoptics Submineature Heaters can be used to control the temperature of sensitive optical components such as Lasers and Photodiodes up to temperatures of 100°C.

Features:

•   Heaters available 3 to 50 Watts and operating voltages  from 3 to 50 VDC

•  Set   temperature from Ambient to 100°C •  Electrical   isolation from case

•   Custom designs available

info@thermoptics.com

www.thermoptics.com 775-882-7721

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to team up with other schools to pool knowledge and ideas and attract large-size funding to take on group projects. The growth potential becomes a true advantage for all of us and for the U.S. as a whole.

This same competition is occurring internationally and at a growing rate. There are excellent optics programs in Europe, and optics and photonics programs in China are definitely growing.

MC: What new initiatives you would like to undertake?

XCZ: It is crucial to create large-size research centers in the current environment. Our Institute has historically established some large research centers, such as the Center for Electronic Imaging Science, the Center for Optics Manufacturing, and Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grants. Even the Laboratory for Laser Energetics has roots in optics and mechanical engineering. Today, we have The Hopkins Center, which focuses on undergraduate education; the NSF Center for Freeform Optics; the Center for Vision Science; and the Center for Quantum Information (jointly with Physics). We are also working to create new centers in optical engineering and optical science.

I foresee advancement in a variety of areas: quantum optics, biophotonics, and optical manufacturing. My experience in building the Terahertz Center at RPI gives me great optimism for the goals we are working towards at Rochester.

MC: The Institute for Manufacturing Innovation just announced by DOD will no doubt be beneficial to the Institute of Optics in these areas. Any specific goals you want to take on during your tenure as director of the institute?

XCZ: I would like to have more endowed professorships to honor and recognize contributions of our current faculty, to recruit star professors, and to get research funding. In addition to the professorships, I would like to create more graduate scholarships. Our goal is to have 10 to 15 endowed graduate scholarships in three years. We have five now. We also want to have more Masters students in the coming years. We have

I envision a future where international cooperation leads to revolutionary breakthroughs in technology and medicine. Since we are a research university, our leadership can only

be maintained by a top research portfolio, quality faculty, and cuttingedge research.

just signed agreements with several international universities to grant double MS degrees (degrees from both universities).

On the educational side, we plan to develop 12–16 textbooks to cover both optical physics and optical engineering. We will record our unique and best lectures into textbooks for the general optics and photonics community.

We are externally focused, too. We will increase our Industrial Associates (IA) members and strengthen our Industrial Associates Program, which was established by Professor Brian Thompson in 1974. We will enhance communication with industrial companies to continue to provide the workforce they need. We will continue to play key roles in the National Photonics Initiative, the National Technology Roadmap for Photonics, etc.

MC: What are the significant trends you see in technology and the position of optics and engineering in society? What of competition/collaboration between countries?

XCZ: Mega research and education programs increasingly attract major funding. Larger, major activities need critical mass. Collaboration between universities and countries is increasing.

Social and professional media brings the circle ever closer. I envision a future where international cooperation leads to revolutionary breakthroughs in technology and medical areas. Our Institute hosts many international researchers, and our faculty also uses academic leaves to spend quality research time with colleagues in foreign countries. I personally visited and interacted with major photonics and optics organizations domestically and in more than 20 countries and have served as advisor and reviewer for numerous research and educational programs.

To bring together the very best academic leaders in optics, we organized the first Optical Leadership Summit during FiO/LS: 2012 in Rochester. There, current and former deans and directors of the Colleges and Institute agreed on a goal to strengthen collaboration and cooperation between major optics programs and extend the summit worldwide. Maintaining these connections will provide important insight, links, and opportunities to understand the overall academic challenges and define promising technologies. I envision a future where this kind of international cooperation leads to revolutionary breakthroughs in technology and educational areas.

MC: Advice for students in learning, career, life?

XCZ: I encourage students to set “blue sky” goals. Be ambitious; set your sights higher than you first think you may achieve. If you don’t try, you definitely will not reach the goal, but if you give your best effort, you will make progress and you may surprise yourself with what you really can achieve.

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M I LT O N C H A N G

I interviewed Professor Xi-Cheng Zhang, director of the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester because it is a leading optical center that has made a major im-

pact on the optics and photonics community.

Xi-Cheng Zhang is the M. Parker Givens Professor, and he also holds professorships and honorary appointments at several other universities because he is an internationally recognized scientist and

a leader in terahertz science and technology.

He was chosen to be the director of the Institute of Optics in 2012 after a successful 20-year career at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he founded the Center for THz Research and was co-founder of Zomega Terahertz (East Greenbush, NY). A prolific author and speaker, Dr. Zhang is a Fellow of AAAS, APS, IEEE, OSA, and SPIE, and is the recipient of many honors and awards.

Milton Chang: We associate the Institute of Optics with giants like Professor Emil Wolf and Professor Rudolf Kingslake in optical sciences and Professor Bob Hopkins in optical engineering; tell us more about the Institute.

X-C Zhang: The Institute of Optics is an academic department within the

Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Rochester. The Institute of Optics has a unique culture and a rich history. Established in 1929, the Institute was the first university to offer optics degrees in the U.S.- and the Institute has awarded over 2800 optics degrees since. Our faculty and graduates have started more than 200 optics companies since

Prof. Hopkins founded Tropel in Rochester in 1953.

MC: What is your vision going forward?

XCZ: We have been fortunate to have professors such as Kingslake, Hopkins, and Wolf. We are continuing their legacy to provide the finest education and frontier research in the optics and photonics community. Bearing in mind we are a research university, our Institute’s leadership can only be maintained by having a top research portfolio, quality faculty, and cutting-edge research. We continue to offer unique optics and

photonics courses to our students, and we constantly modify the curriculum to reflect advances in science and to meet the demands of society.

My vision is to continue this tradition of excellence, to attract the very best undergraduate and graduate students, and to educate the highest quality professionals for the future optics and photonics community. We are fortunate to have a superior faculty, extremely bright and motivated students, and a large pool of involved alumni.

MC: What are the challenges/opportunities you see?

XCZ: A major challenge in today’s economy is shrinking funding for research. We also have to compete for the best students given there are more universities that grant optics degrees: Arizona, CREOL, Alabama, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and other schools such as Stanford, Harvard, and Duke now have strong photonics programs. We have to be more collaborative, more aggressive. On the flip side, we have the opportunity

MILTON CHANG of Incubic Management was president of Newport and New Focus. He is currently director of mBio Diagnostics and Aurrion. He is a Trustee of the California Institute of Technology and has served on the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies and the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the authoring committee of the National Academies’ Optics and Photonics: Essential Technologies for Our Nation. Chang is a Fellow of IEEE, OSA, and LIA. Direct your business, management, and career questions to him at miltonchang@incubic.com, and check out his book Toward Entrepreneurship at www.miltonchang.com.