Thanks to its collaboration with Laser Diode Incorporated (LDI), BFi OPTiLAS is proud to offer its latest innovation, a multi-junction 1550nm pulsed laser diode.

The CVLM57 series is the first ever broad-area 1550nm laser diode that incorporates three epitaxially grown junctions in a single chip. LDI’s InGaAsP/InP based MOCVD grown laser structure utilizes a custom facet passivation process that results in a highly reliable, long lifetime device.

The CVLM57 laser is a high performance multi-mode laser that delivers 25W of peak pulsed power from a standard 350um x 10um emitter. Power can be increased by utilizing a stack of up to three devices. Other emitter sizes are available on special order.

The CVLM57 operates at a peak forward current of 20Amps. The spectral width is < 12 nm and beam divergence is typically <37 degrees by <12 degrees FWHM. The CVLM57 laser is ideal for use in rangefinder, surveying equipment and “friend or foe” identification applications.

The CVLM57 diode is available in 9mm, TO18T, TO18C packages and is also offered with a fiber-coupled configuration (TO5F package) with up to 30W output power from a single 400um 0.37 NA fiber. All packaging configurations are RoHS compliant.

BFi OPTiLAS and Amplification Technologies Inc, a subsidiary of Powersafe technology (PSFT), are proud to announce their exclusive European Distribution Partnership.
BFi OPTiLAS is the largest Photonic distributor in Europe and Amplification Technologies has developed a new approach for the detection of low-level signals - multichannel Discrete Amplification (DA) - that allows the simultaneous attainment of very high gain, high speed and ultra-low excess noise in a silicon or InGaAs device.

The Discrete Amplification (DA) involves three basic functions: Distributing individual signal electrons into a separate independent amplification channel, Amplifying each individual signal electron in a separate channel to a readable charge packet and Reading the amplified charge packets.
The benefits of that unique technology include Single photon level sensitivity, Wide spectral range, Relatively flat spectral sensitivity curve, Excellent voltage and thermal stability, High photon detection efficiency, Wide dynamic range, Fast response, high reliability and low production cost.

It can provide a new performance level to many applications such as PET Scanners, Medical Imaging, Fluorescence Detection, High Energy Physics, Spectroscopy, Biological Sensors, Ladar and Lidar, Homeland Security, Confocal Microscopy, Night Vision and many others.

About PowerSafe Technology Corp. (PSFT) Based in New York, PowerSafe Technology Inc. (www.psftinc.com), through its wholly owned subsidiary Amplification Technologies, (www.ampti.net) seeks to transform the field of low-level signal detection. The company’s patented platform semiconductor technology has the potential to offer unparalleled and far-reaching benefits to industries such as medical diagnostics, drug development, scientific instrumentation and homeland security. The technology has been successfully used to develop extremely sensitive detectors of low levels of light and the company believes its detectors will be used in many existing applications as well as open up new markets. ATI’s technology is patented to encompass detection of signals other than light, and could in principle be used to create highly sensitive biological, radiological, electrical, and chemical sensors.

Aerotech's NanoTranslation (ANT) series stages are high-performance, non-cogging, noncontact, high-speed, high-resolution, and high-accuracy. With an industry-leading 5 nm minimum incremental step size combined with 25 and 50 mm travel and 500 mm/s velocity, the ANT95 series advances the state-of-the-art in high-precision nanometer-scale motion control.

Aerotech's patented drive and bearing combination, packaged in a compact footprint, provides an extremely low profile of only 33 mm (single axis) or 60 mm (dual axis). These stages offer tangible advantages in many applications that demand nanometer-level resolution, exceptional in-position stability, and smooth, precise motion, such as:

• Atomic-Force Microscopy
• Life Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Metrology
• Photonics
• High-Precision Positioning
• Disk Drive Fabrication
• Fiber Alignment
• Optical Delay Element Actuation
• Sensor Testing
• Scanning Processes

More information about NANO stages can be found here

The Photometrics Evolve:512 is the ultimate deep-cooled, back-thinned EMCCD camera. Years of engineering expertise have enabled Photometrics to perfect every element of the Evolve:512. The Evolve:512 offers life science researchers the world’s first advanced feature set designed specifically for EMCCD cameras and for low-light-level bio-imaging applications. Each of the Evolve camera’s revolutionary features can easily be enabled or disabled by the camera user via software control. This sophisticated functionality enhances the quantitative nature of the camera while simultaneously allowing researchers to concentrate on acquiring image data relevant to their work.

Lambda Research Corporation announces the early access release of TracePro® 6.0, the newest version of its award winning optomechanical design software. TracePro 6.0 is now x64 capable, allowing it to simulate larger systems using larger ray traces over spectral bands to investigate uniformity, solar and color issues at higher fidelity. TracePro 6.0 is recommended for the Windows x64 XP, Vista, and System 7 operating systems taking advantage of the Windows x64 memory expansion. TracePro is the first optical raytracing product to break the Win32, x86 memory limits to give users the full advantage of x64 capability.

TracePro 6.0 includes new analysis capabilities including an interactive CIE plot showing color gamut, enhanced RepTile prism geometry, and solid concentrator constructors specifically designed for simulating solid CPCs for solar applications. TracePro’s property dialog boxes have been redesigned for ease of use making them simpler, alphabetical and in a quick entry style.

BFi OPTiLAS Launches a New Range of Galvanometers and Scan Heads BFi OPTiLAS, a value-added pan-European distributor with headquarters in Evry, France, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Century-Sunny, a leading developer of galvanometric scanners and scan heads. BFi OPTiLAS will market Century-Sunny’s line of galvanometric scanners and scan heads throughout Europe.

"BFi OPTiLAS has been supplying galvanometers to the European market for more than 30 years but this new agreement will extend the range of products offered to cover full scan head assemblies" said Jean-Claude Sanudo, Business Development Director of BFi OPTiLAS' Photonics business unit. "“Our customers are looking for the best scanning products available today and Century-Sunny’s wide range ensures we have the right product for both OEMs and end users at a very cost-effective price."

Century-Sunny is a leading player in the Asian market-place, with a reputation for quality and reliability. Their product portfolio includes high-speed optical scanners (galvanometers), PCI & USB laser scanning controllers and fully configured 1-, 2- and 3-Axis scan heads. Typical applications for these products will be found in laser marking, rapid prototyping, infrared scanning, laser light shows, laser radar, laser welding and a variety of laser related medical applications.

"Century-Sunny is a recognized leader for these technologies on the Asian market but wanted to establish a presence in Europe" said Mr Wang Jiguang, President of Century Sunny. The combination of both companies will offer a new range of laser scanning products that have state of the art performance and a very competitive price coupled with the local support of a well known distribution organization.

BFi OPTiLAS is proud to announce a European partnership agreement has been signed with Telops.

Hyperspectral Spectroradiometers
FIRST Hyper-Cam is a lightweight and compact hyperspectral-imaging sensor using FT-IR technology. It provides unparalleled spatial and spectral information about the IR targets under measurement.
With its integrated calibration system and electronics FIRST Hyper-Cam can be used in a standalone (and unmanned) configuration for over 24hrs.
The standard hardware interfaces make the sensor easy to use. The unit is Compact and portable for field use and provides: Wide field-of-view and high spatial resolution, Variable spectral resolution, down to 0.25 cm-1 , Integrated calibration targets that ensure accurate measurements, Simultaneous visible imaging.

Applications include:

Airborne
• Hyperspectral mapping of the ground or atmosphere

Military
• Standoff chemical detection and identification
• Signatures of rockets, missiles and flares

Environmental
• Leak detection
• Pollution monitoring
• Forest fire monitoring

Research/Lab
• Geology/minerology studies
• Surface and emissivity studies
• Gaseous cloud studies

BFi OPTiLAS is proposing in all Europe the new FieldPRo5XS continuous zoom thermal imager, made by Axsys Infrared Systems (Nashua, USA).

With outstanding long range target detection and recognition, the FieldPro5XS combines exceptional performance with Axsys reliability and ease of use. Built around a high sensitivity 640x480 pixels (15μ-pitch) cooled InSb detector, this camera operates in the MWIR (3-5 microns) Bandwidth. The waterproof housing, graded IP67 is environmentally sealed and dry nitrogen backfilled. The 5X continuous zoom Germanium Lens covers Medium (5°) to Narrow (1°) Horizontal Field of View.

This camera can detect a man in full night up to 8 km away, and a vehicle up to a distance of 19km.