Recently added articles from Fiber Optic Sensors and Systems:
Fiber Bragg grating chemical sensors monitor soluble analytes.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... The Photonics Group in the Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography of the Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada has just reported a new technique that can achieve simultaneous measurement of soluble analytes and temperature (P. Lu, L. Men, and Q. Chen, IEEE Sensors J. 9 ...
OrthoMEMS gets option to expand biosensor license.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... OrthoMEMS, a medical device company focused on biomedical applications of patented MEMS and wireless technology, announced that it has been granted an exclusive option from Cleveland Clinic to expand its license to include all fields of use. The option is exercisable upon the ...
PerkinElmer introduces IR sensing, photon detection products.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Conference notes)
May 01, 2009 ... PerkinElmer Inc. announced the introduction of four new products leveraging the company's innovative infrared sensing (IR) and photon detection technologies. Aimed at a range of OEM applications including energy conservation, enhanced home security, and clinical diagnostics applications, ...
Critical machine feedback and control for precision manufacturing.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Renishaw presented an advanced range of motion control and measurement solutions at Sensors Expo 2009. Renishaw sensors, encoders, and measurement systems enable process control down to nanometer and picometer levels. The Sensors booth focused on Renishaw's growing range of ...
Stingray tests permanent reservoir monitoring system.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Stingray Geophysical has delivered results from its analysis of data recorded during the final sea trial in the program to commercialize its Fosar permanent reservoir monitoring (seismic PRM) system. The results demonstrated excellent geophysical response characteristics and confirmed ...
TAU physicist's 'infrared fibers' can defend water supplies from chemoterrorism.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... A Tel Aviv University physicist has developed a system to monitor the safety of a building's or community's water supply in real time, which could combat the threat of contamination due to industrial spillage, natural disaster, or sabotage. Although most people take the safety ...
Avago Technologies announces new navigation sensors.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Avago Technologies, a supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial, and consumer applications, announced two new system-on-chip (SoC) LaserStream and LED optical navigation sensors for use in USB corded computer mice and a variety of other input device ...
Comprehensive vehicle health monitoring sensor system.(SBIR)
May 01, 2009 ... To address the Army's need for vehicle health monitoring sensors and data fusion systems to effectively monitor and predict failures in high payoff areas, and to capture information about the usage of the vehicle to accurately determine the state of health of vehicle systems and ...
High-power vertical cavity laser diode arrays for fiber lasers.(SBIR)
May 01, 2009 ... Aerius Photonics proposes to develop a fiber-pump module built upon an array of VCSELs emitting over 200W at either 975nm or 798nm. Aerius principals have been designing and fabricating VCSELs for over 15 years, developing them first for data communications and more recently for high-power ...
VCSEL pumps for reduced eye hazard wavelength high energy fiber lasers.(SBIR)
May 01, 2009 ... This SBIR proposal is to develop a new high-power VCSEL array that can achieve higher efficiency and higher brightness than existing technology, suitable for pumping eye-safe fiber lasers. The technology uses a lithographically defined VCSEL process to achieve dense integration and reduce ...
High-energy laser component technology for eye-safer fiber lasers.(SBIR)
May 01, 2009 ... The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of a direct laser diode array side-pumped large-mode-area high-power eye-safer fiber laser. Traditional laser diode end-pumped single-mode fiber laser designs are limited in terms laser power pumping and extraction ....
Catch the Wind secures $18.8 million.(FINANCING)
May 01, 2009 ... Catch the Wind Ltd, a wind power technology company, has raised $18.8 million in a private placement financing to help push more sales of its new wind sensor for turbines. Manassas-based Catch the Wind, which trades on the Toronto Venture Exchange, sold roughly 16.7 million ...
NOAA awards Vaisala $9.2 million contract.(CONTRACTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Vaisala and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have signed a five-year supply contract for the delivery of next-generation GPS dropsondes, used for hurricane reconnaissance, hurricane research, and storm track forecasting by the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The ...
KVH Industries builds 25,000th FOG, meeting growing demand for guidance and stabilization products.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2009 ... KVH Industries Inc. reached a major landmark recently as it built its 25,000th fiber-optic gyro (FOG), an illustration of the rapid growth of the company's guidance and stabilization business. KVH's FOGs and integrated navigation systems offer an outstanding blend of ...
Luciol releases the new LOR-220 for aviation.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2009 ... The extension of the applications of optical fibers to new fields, such as aviation, has created new testing challenges. Optical cables are very short, typically tens of meters only. They include several fibers and big, military-type connectors, often with large reflections ...
Sensors Expo & Conference attracts scientists, engineers, and executives to see the newest developments in sensing technologies.(CONFERENCE REVIEW)
May 01, 2009 ... Thousands of engineers, scientists, and industry professionals representing 47 countries gathered at the Rosemont Convention Center for the Sensors Expo & Conference, an event focused exclusively on sensors and sensor-integrated systems. The Expo and Conference was held Monday, June 8, ...
Frost & Sullivan foresees smart grid opportunities in China.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)
May 01, 2009 ... As a globally emerging industry, smart grid includes many fresh and vital technologies that are needed to make enormous progress in power grid development. A smart grid sends electricity from power suppliers to end users, using digital technology to save energy and increase reliability ....
Luciol Instruments SA releases high-resolution OTDR for aviation.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The extension of the applications of optical fibers to new fields such as aviation has created new testing challenges. Optical cables are very short, typically tens of meters only. They include several fibers and big, military types of connectors, often with large reflections, typically up ...
Daylight Solutions announces availability of high-power, mid-infrared laser.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Daylight Solutions Inc., a manufacturer of advanced molecular detection and imaging solutions in the mid-IR, announced deliveries of its latest mid-infrared, high-power laser system. The company's new JammIR family of products provides a full 10 watts of optical power delivered out the end ...
TECNALIA designs structure to house optical sensors that enhance aircraft safety.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... TECNALIA is taking part in the European "Super Sky Sense" project led by the INTERLAB Group, which aims to enhance aeronautical safety by installing alternative optical and biochemical sensors in the aircraft to monitor hydraulic fluids. To be more precise, TECNALIA is designing ...