SHOW SPIE PHOTONICS EUROPE Photonic muscle in Brussels
Here we preview Photonics Europe, which will feature more than 1,200 presentations, as well as a two-day exhibition and other industry events when it opens its doors from 14 to 17 April in Brussels
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essions of special interest to industry and R&D leaders featuring experts from throughout
the global community have been expanded to meet the technology- transfer needs for participants at SPIE Photonics Europe. The event will run 14 to 17 April at the Square Brussels Meeting Centre, and is sponsored by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. ‘Because of the tremendous importance of the key enabling technology of photonics in driving economic vitality, SPIE continually works to provide opportunities that connect researchers with
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markets, and from UV (193 nm) through visible and infrared (20µm), as well as terahertz ranges.
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Eksma Optics will exhibit its range of optical components at the show. The company manufactures precision optical components, optical systems, laser and nonlinear frequency conversion crystals, opto-mechanics and electro-optical Pockels cells with drivers used in lasers and other optical instruments.
The laser components are used across laser and photonics applications in scientific, industrial, medical, military, and aerospace
Hamamatsu Photonics will introduce at the Photonics Europe exhibition the Orca- Flash4.0 LT Gen II scientific CMOS camera.
The Orca-Flash4.0 LT
delivers excellent image quality and high reliability. It offers twice the speed, three times the field of view, and up to five times the signal-to-
noise ratio of even the best interline CCD cameras, says Hamamatsu. The camera is designed to be an ideal workhorse digital camera and a cost-effective solution for all routine imaging applications, from bright field to fluorescence, and from live cell to fixed tissue. The camera combines high quantum efficiency and low noise to produce images of excellent quality. Its large field of view is ideally suited to modern research microscopes.
www.hamamatsu.com
PI miCos will be showing its latest series of linear and rotary positioning systems during the exhibition. With a width of only
22mm, travel ranges of up
high resolution make the series suitable for precision positioning in applications where space is limited and for vacuum environments to 10-9
hPa.
The linear and rotary stages can be stacked
to 26mm, and a resolution of 1nm in closed-loop operation, the LPS-22 is one of the smallest precision linear stages on the market. The linear stages achieve velocities of up to 10mm/s. Also on show will be the
rotary stages of the RPS series, offering a rotating platform with a diameter of 14mm and velocities of up to 45°/s. These miniature linear and rotary stages are piezomotor-based driven. The small stage sizes and
directly to XY linear or XYθZ configurations with rotary stages, with no adapter needed. For closed-loop and open-loop operation, suitable drivers and motion controllers are available from PI miCos. These range from OEM boards without case and bench-top devices, to multi-axis systems. User software and drivers for programming Windows or LabView applications are also offered.
www.pi.ws
industry partners and help further the translation of technology into applications,’ said SPIE industry and market strategist, Steve Anderson. ‘Topics in the varied industry programme at SPIE Photonics Europe range from working with existing and changing regulations, to updates on the latest trends in quickly advancing fields. Sessions, workshops, and other events have been developed with photonics technology and industry leaders, expressly to meet their needs.’ A full-day industry perspectives
programme on 16 April will provide executive briefings on growing photonics markets and related
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