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1. Our core competencies include not only the design and application of coatings but also the verification of coating speci fications using all relevant measurement technology The reflection and transmis sion of coated and uncoated substrates can be determined in a spectral range trom 120 nm to 25 um solved for both angle and polarization Reflection in VIS No 27 2011 optolines Schematic diagram of the plasma enhanced IBS process NIR on curved surfaces can also be mea sured for example to verify the homo geneity of the coating all the way to the edge of a lens ARB2 VIS AOI 0 ARB 2 VIS N BK7 ARB 2 VIS N F2 ARB 2 VIS N SF4 z a E x o o x v AR Bereich mit R osii lt 0 5 x AR Bereich mit R lt 0 3 mittel 0 0 400 450 500 550 600 650 Wellenl nge nm Transmission In addition to photometric measuring in struments the following measuring sta tions are also available for verification of specifications White light interferometer to measure surface roughness Measuring station for checking sur face flatness or transmitted wave front Measuring station verifying cleanli ness Various laser measuring stations that can be refitted as needed Cavity ring down measuring station for measuring low loss of anti reflec tive coatings or dielectric mirrors Envir
2. Win a Q Kite This year s Qioptig contest challenges you to deflect a laser beam using LINOS com ponents so that the beam hits the Qioptiq Q All winners will receive a fantastic Qioptig stunt kite For more details on our trade show program see the Special Re port starting on page 6 Online Shop Qioptig presents its new online shop www qioptig shop com Qioptig Regen Promoting young academics Johannes Blumel is the first student to be supported by photonics specialist Qioptig with the new Germany Grant trom the German government The pro gram co financed by the federal gov ernment and private sponsors supports outstanding students with a monthly grant of EUR 300 and gives them an im portant opportunity to see the business world up close At Qioptig for example No 27 2011 optolines students can do fascinating internships or write their bachelor s theses Both the budding engineering scientists and the company benefit trom the experience With our high tech product line we need highly qualified specialists explains Max Tanzer human resources director at Qioptig in Regen Ideally we hope to be promoting future Qioptiq employees with the Qioptig Germany Grant Sonja Kellerer human resources officer at Qioptig in Regen was on hand when Johannes Bl mel received the grant 3 Compact USB spectrometer Hardly bigger than a deck of cards The new Qwave spectromete
3. Numerical aperture Spectral range Spectral resolution 0 5 nm for 350 nm to 950 nm Signal to noise From gt 2000 1 ratio texp 1 s lt 0 05 0 1 ms to 600 s 3648 pixels Scattered light Exposure time CCD line sensor 16 bit 15 MHz A D converter For optic fiber other on request USB 2 0 interface External For trigger shutter connections and light sources 89 5 mm x 68 0 mm x 19 5 mm 155 4g 15 C to 60 C non condensing SMA connector Dimensions Weight Operating temperature Storage temperature 25 C to 70 C Power 5 VDC 500 mA consumption over USB Software Windows 7 Vista XP compatible G12 0585 000 Price 2395 Order no Other ranges possible within 200 nm to 1100 nm Other grids available on request Sales tax not included price valid in Germany and Austria Gold coating New technique developed h Coatings for applications in the near and mid infrared spectral range have been a core compe tency at Qioptiq in G ttingen for more than 40 years Gold coating is a major area of focus in this field Now Qioptiq has developed a new gold coating both the product properties and the en vironmental properties of the gold layer Protecting the metal with a thin dielec tric coating is one way to increase en vironmental stability In developing their cold coating technique Qioptiq has suc ceeded in ensuring adequa
4. OPTI Photonics for Innovation OP TO JOURNAL FOR PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS BD Qioptiq Shop goes online 11 Page trad i Easy ordering secure purchasing e show Special on product innovations BD Tailored coating solutions Job coating The quick way to your coated optics MD Nano series 250 Higher performance new wavelengths Compact USB spectrometer for all applications Exceptional specifications Compact USB spectrometertor al applications Exceptionatspecitications World of PHOTONICS LASER World of Photonics 11 page special report Product news Job coating Tailored coating solutions the quick way to your coated optics Light sources for the LINOS Nanobench Miniaturized laser modules in the NANO 100 Series Higher performance new wavelengths New NANO 250 Series Vacuum compatible worktops Optical tables in the 730 Series for high vacuum The new Qioptig Shop is online Sapphire windows and sapphire domes Rugged very resilient and much in demand Glass melts High tech from Qioptig in orbit New range of lamps from Qioptig Universal housing with models tor halogen Xenon and mercury vapor lamps Image stabilization autofocus Baltic 617 Miniature liquid lens electro optically controlled Wavefront coding with real potential for success The first Qioptig demonstration of computer aided imaging systems Trade show retrospectives Trade show calendar Recommended reading
5. signed to satisty two fundamental re quirements Firstly that the optics point spread function PSF remains constant over an extended focal range and sec ondly that the modulation transfer func tion MTF contains no zeros The latter condition is required to ensure that the MTF can be restored by at all spatial fre quencies by the image processing We have built an infrared camera dem onstrator which uses wavefront coding to remove the need for a focus mecha nism reducing the complexity of the op to mechanical system and importantly improving boresight retention However the technique can also provide other ad vantages such as reduced element count athermalisation or a reduction in sensitiv ity to manufacturing tolerances Detector 2 m 3 SIM eye BE S jll Se an SS sam ezm illz There is a penalty in using this technique since the image processing boosts the detector generated noise as well as the MTF Therefore a careful balance be tween the increased depth of focus and the noise amplification is required for any given application One of the technical advances we have made is the development of a bespoke computer aided design CAD tool in partnership with Heriot Watt University UK This CAD package models the com plete sensor system optics detector image processing and has been used to optimise the form of the wavefront cod ed surface in our demonstrator Simu lated
6. lt 0 5 mrad Interfaces RS 232 USB Product number 4401 502 000 21 532 nm processing Parameter changes can also 4401 503 000 21 1064 nm LINOS products News amp Highlights 2011 This year Qioptig will not be publishing a new printed version of the LINOS catalag Last year we decided to print a 2010 2011 catalog so that we could concentrate our energies on a comprehensive relaunch of the online shop this year explains Christoph Fries head of the Catalog business unit Now we are very pleased to present the new Q Shop an all new shopping and information platform tailored to your needs Point your browser to www qioptigq shop com to experience the new Q Shop The latest products from LINOS are presented not only in the new online forum but also in a hands on printed bro chure from Qioptig The new brochure making its debut at the LASER trade show is called LINOS Products aig News amp Highlights 2011 It con ool tains 48 pages of product innova tia tions for 2011 in the optics mechan ics and electro optics areas as well as instruments and light sources with a wealth of information on highlighted products And by the way The latest WinLens 3D software comes with the brochure Interested Come to the Qioptig booth in Hall B1 Booth 107 where your brochure with the WinLens CD is waiting for you Come and I LINOS Produkte see us News amp Highlights 2011 i a a No
7. 385 mm UV Condenser one lens 220 G03 0558 000 mm to infinity VIS Condenser one lens 220 G03 0559 000 mm to infinity UV Prices in euros sales tax not included prices valid in Germany and Austria Standard connection thread M55 x 0 75 for mounting accessories such as filters etc Contact norbert henze qioptig de Application Baltic 61 AZ A miniature quid ens Liquid lens technology brings a robust silent shock resistant and low power solution for fast auto focus and optical image stabilization in miniature cameras Varioptic liquid lenses are now widely used in various systems such as 2D barcode readers intra oral cameras biometrics and industrial cameras Fast focusing ability high quality macro mode ease of integration and robust ness are some of the key advantages of the liquid lens for these demanding applications Optical image stabilizer Due to the trend in high resolution im aging devices to increase pixel count while maintaining small sensor for mats pixel shrinking leads to degraded light sensitivity Longer exposure times lead to blurry pictures especially in Fig 1 A schematic principle of electro wetting involving a drop of oil o having a contact angle a on an insulative coating green of thickness d surrounded by a conducting fluid w B and C images of the same oil drop on a dielectric coating at O and 60V rms 1kHz AC D schematic view of the lower par
8. No 27 2011 optolines Insight Cuoptigq From medical science to research at LASER Discover the Q A large green Q gate towers over the Qioptiq trade show booth in Hall B1 107 and invites visitors to come in and learn all about the diverse Qioptiq range for medical and life scienc es industrial manufacturing de fense and aerospace and research and development LINOS Catalog Products Precision optics and mechanics from LINOS will be available here tor hands on demonstrations and up close interaction from LINOS Microbench structures to the new LED cold light sources and from extremely small high performance spectrometers to LINOS achromats and shear plate interferometers Coatings The Qioptig coating experts will also be on hand to discuss the possibilities and special features that coatings can offer Our selection of coatings extends trom sophisticated edge filters for deep UV to super broadband anti reflective coatings in the visible spectral range and even to gold coatings for far infrared Defense amp Aerospace In the Defense and Aerospace sector we ll offer a glimpse into the world of image intensifiers and thermal imaging equipment for soldiers We will also be showing complex optical modules and components developed and manufac tured for a variety of military and secu rity applications These cover a wave length range beginning in UV solar blind for missile warning applications and extending into
9. Pada EES j _ to the LASER World of Photonics available from Qioptiq The LASER World of Photonics 2011 opens on May 23 in Munich and Qioptig will be there Hall B1 Booth 107 Come to the Qioptigq booth and discover a broad range of new and fascinating products and high lights in our four market segments Medical amp Life Sciences Industrial Manufacturing Defense amp Aerospace Research amp Development No 27 2011 optolines Naturally the Qioptigq Team will be on hand to answer all your ques tions and discuss your ideas We cordially invite you to visit us and look forward to welcoming you at our booth We would be very happy to send you free tickets for admission to the trade show Just drop a line to empfang gioptiq de and we will send you your personal entry code See you at the LASER World of Photonics 2011 Laser Spe cial relevant characteristics including the position of the beam waist the diam eter of the beam waist the divergence angle Rayleigh lengths and more These parameter values can be modi fied manually or using a slider in the graphic interface and the parameter changes are calculated in real time The user can also access a number of other functions Integration of the effects of the beam quality index M2 Calculation of the depth of focus Selection of suitable Qioptiq components Live presentation Would you like to know more about the
10. color shortpass filter coating with transmission in the visible wavelength range and TBW D broadband beam splitter coating No 27 2011 optolines Photonics for Innovation 149 Talal eA Light sources fore CONOS Nanobench The new laser modules Fig 1 in the NANO 100 Series from Qioptiq correspond to the NANO 250 series laser modules for the LINOS Microbench The dimensions of this new extremely miniaturized system are adapted to the smaller LINOS Nanobench system The housing while measuring only 25 mm x25 mm x 40 mm contains not only the laser diode with collimation optics but also the controller The maximum output power is 100 mW No additional power supply unit is necessary because the module is powered over the USB connection HanolContral Device peoperhes Laer fous ard miira on poet OOH Modal MANO 2504005 15 jere 6353 Manulachier LIMOS Total isser operation time 1 h 4 man Fig 2 NANO Control operating software Fig 3 NANO 100 adapted with Mounting plate N The USB port also provides a computer interface for monitoring and manipu lating the operating parameters of the laser module which comes equipped with the NANO Control software for Windows Fig 2 Moreover all the commands for programming the in terface are described in detail in the user manual so you have the option of controlling the laser modules us ing your own programs To adapt the NANO 100 laser
11. coupler Horizontal vertical or diagonal mounting on breadboards marked in inches and metric units 5 480 00 6 950 00 4 850 00 3 250 00 3 480 00 3 250 00 Manufactured under fully climate controlled cleanroom conditions Laser modules sealed in protective atmosphere No 27 2011 optolines Optical tables in the 730 Series Fig 1 CleanTop design from TMC unprecedented vacuum compatibility Now TMC has combined their CleanTop design already excellent as it was with a number of patented new features and cleaning techniques as well as a vacuum creation process that was developed for the Petawatt Laser project at the Univer sity of Texas The result is a dimension of vacuum compatibility never before achieved in optical tables Fig 1 The new design includes a special steel honey comb core that makes it unnecessary to pre heat the table The engineers at the University of Texas placed a TMC table made in this new design and measuring 4200 mm long in a vacuum chamber of 10 8 cubic meters and created a vacuum of 1 5 x 10 bar It was demonstrated that these table tops are not only vacuum compatible OPRPTIA Photonics for Innovation but also have a very low outgassing rate This is essen tial as it prevents damage to the op tics which could otherwise be caused by major contamination The outgassing of the optical tables used for the petawatt laser application resulted in a
12. features an extremely dynamic range in wavefront measurement for tilt sohere and higher aberrations and enables not only reconstruction of the wavefront but also has extensive func tions for calibration automatic parameter selection progressive evaluation and data export The SHSLab BR 110 GE STD is distributed by Qioptig in many countries effective immediately No 27 2011 optolines Optical analysis software Discover the TracePro optical analy sis software Dave Jacobsen TracePro applications expert at Lamb daResearch will be at the Qioptiq booth to present the latest features in this leading optical analysis software for example the new interactive op timizer See for yourself how easy it is to design even complicated models with a variety of material and surface properties and to define different types of light sources Experience a live demonstration of the versatile tools placed at your disposal by TracePro for analyzing the results of ray tracing Dave Jacobsen and the Qiop tiq Team are looking forward to consulting with you at the Qioptiq booth OPTIA Photonics for Innovat Luma X System New camera for X ray technology X ray diagnostics can provide de tailed images and video sequences trom inside the body Qioptig is the world s leading supplier of imaging systems in the field of fluoroscopy The new Luma X System features an extremely flat design thanks to improved s
13. for operation of halogen lamps with a maximum of 12 V 100 W in suitable lamp housings The output voltage from the ballast can be adjusted by the user with high preci sion trom 1 to 12 1 VDC using the 10 turn potentiometer on the front panel of the device The potentiometer adjustment knob can be secured to prevent inadvertent changes in the output voltage The display on the front panel of the instrument can show output volt age or output current depending on user selection A service hour counter is provided to record the number of hours of operation The counter can be reset to O by the user PSQ 50 AC power supply for mercury lamps This electronic AC power supply replaces the older model electrical ballasts and of fers outstanding properties which in turn extend service life of the lamp Moreover it provides significantly im proved light quality and can be used anywhere in the world with no switch ing needed In addition to the traditional areas of use this considerably smaller and lighter instrument opens up many new possibilities as well for example in camera applications The electrical ballast is based on a switching power supply In compari son to the power supplies with choke coils usually implemented for mercury vapor lamps this model has the following advantages Lamp saving operation enables a lamp service life of approx 500 h Greater efficiency Wide range input Extremely l
14. in the LINOS flat rail system FLS 40 providing remarkable flexibility for use in industry research and the medical sector 450 MW to 800 MW and for 532 nm trom 200 MW to 300 MW The wave length range has been extended into the IR with 808 nm 830 nm and 1064 nm The power at each of these wavelengths is 100 mW lt 0 8 mrad typ gt 100 1 lin ACC active current control PSU to 200 kHz optionally 150 MHz except NANO 250 532 models 1 0 8 m131 5 1n 0 5 VDC optional TTL Hi gt 2 5 V 5 V Power supply 95 240 VAC 50 60 Hz sec 12 VDC NANO 250 532 max 15 kHz AOM recommended Other lengths available on request Wavelength Product designation nm Order no NANO 250 1064 100 1064 G04 0964 000 Prices in euros sales tax not included prices valid in Germany and Austria Divergence Polarization Operating mode Modulation Analog TTL Focus on NANO 250 Broad range of use thanks to variable top output levels up to 800 mW and Laser safety class very compact gen Dimensions laser head Weight laser head Storage temperature Active precision stabilized temperature regulation Divergence of less than 0 8 mrad TEMOO P67 protected housing vacuum Operating temperature Dimensions AC adapter Length cable to laser head compatibility optional Modulation input analog Microprocessor controlled laser power supply with operating status display Optional fiber
15. mercury vapor lamps Combining this housing with an electronic lamp power supply from the PS series gives you a high quality sophisticated lighting system for your applications Universal lamp housing The universal lamp housing Fig 1 is exceptionally compact and the precision adjustment of its mechanical components makes your lighting configurations eas ily reproducible The lamp socket mirrors and collector can be adjusted from out side the housing using the instrumenta tion on the back panel see Fig 2 Even when operating under thermal load the mechanical positioning remains extremely stable Openings in the top and bottom housing panels allow air to circulate around the lamp without permitting any light to escape The noiseless and vibration free convection cooling system helps ensure the conditions needed for stable light emission of the lamp A 60 mm collector guide holds the condensers Furthermore the LINOS Microbench can be directly adapted to the lamp hous ing This lets the user integrate the lamp housing into practically any application The lamp housings come with four screw in rubber feet as standard equipment any of which can be replaced by an adjustment foot If desired Power supplies for Qioptiq lamp housings in the IL Series PSH 100 power supply 1 for12 50Wand t QB 100 W halogen lamps The PSH 100 power supply has con tinuous short circuit current protection and is intended solely
16. the IR range 8 12 um for seeker head and camera modules HUDs and HMDs for ailr supported reconnaissance and warning systems complete the product line Industrial Manufacturing The Industrial Manufacturing division will exhibit new motorized adjustable beam expanders and NIR lenses used for example in microcrack detection and in photoluminescence and electro luminescence For our Lasers and Laser Systems customers the Vision Technology Division will present new NIR lenses for solar cell inspection and for applications in the food and pharmaceuticals sec tors as well as high resolution lenses in the inspec x L series Our magneto and electro optical products range from compact Faraday isolators to new laser modulators to Pockels cells for 250 nm 3 um Both standard and customer specific solutions are offered in this field Medical amp Life Sciences In the Medical and Life Sciences sector we will present the smallest video camera in the world the open setup of a fundus camera high performance X ray lenses a laser scalpel and a dental camera with a completely new autofocus liquid lens An iFLEX Viper multi wavelength laser engine with a modular single mode fiber The Qioptig Trade Show Team looks forward to seeing you Photo Optatec 2010 trade show in Frankfurt coupler will also be on display The Qioptiq program at the LASER is rounded out by a number of talks to be given at the World of Photonics Congress
17. to change the height of the housing or to effect a tilt To prevent inadvertent movement of the lamp hous ing each adjustment foot can be affixed with 4 M6 screws to a surface that has M6 threaded holes in a 25 mm pattern or precise adjustment of the lamp housing Adjustment range 4 mm Can be secured in position with four M6 screws Can be mounted on a mounting bracket or optical table M6 threaded holes in a 25 mm pattern Mounting bracket 40 65 With the mounting bracket 40 65 the Qioptig lamp housings in the IL Series can be affixed laterally to an optical table to save valuable space on the work surface Another practical application is the adaptation of a 120 mm beam height to the standard 40 and 65 mm beam heights of LINOS structural components This is achieved by simply removing an inter mediate piece trom the bracket The base of the mounting bracket has M6 threaded holes in a 25 mm pattern No 27 2011 optolines m Easy lamp replacement Light tight m Splinter shield included in delivery Safety circuit function m Comprehensive range of accessories Microbench compatible Lateral installation on optical tables For adapting beam heights of 120 mm to 40 or 65 mm Work surface with M6 threaded holes in a 25 mm pattern Microbench adapter IL The Microbench IL ee adapter is the inter pa face to the Micro bench and to Tube Mounting System C from LINOS This places a
18. will be held this year trom June 14 to 18 at the Ilmenau University of Technology In the context of production technology environment and medical engi neering health application fields specific topics in focus at the con ference will include m Optical and optomechanical microsystems m Optical micromanipulation m Modeling and simulation of opti cal systems m Precision metrology hyperspectral imaging m New optical materials Once again industry sponsors will hold an exhibition parallel to the conference The Qioptiq booth will be there as well where you can get an overview of our prod uct portfolio and receive expert consultation from our team of product specialists Jeutsche Gesellschaft fir angewandte Optik www dgao de No 27 2011 optolines OTTI seminar A retrospective From design to product Talk in Regensburg Optical technologies are taking on a key function in anumber of areas from IT and communications technology to health care and the biosciences trom illumina tion and energy to industrial production and optical sensor technology The funda mentals of optical calculations together with modeling and tolerancing glass and plastic optical components and systems course on imaging performance Th ni went into detail about depth of focus one of the most important factors for obtaining qualified measurement results using optical technologies GQioptiq Live G5 Literature The Physics o
19. 0 rather than EUR 3000 or the floating network license for EUR 2300 instead of EUR 3300 Sales tax not included prices valid only in Germany and Aus tria valid through 31 July 2011 Speci TracePro 7 New features included Have you heard about the wide vari ety of options in the new TracePro 7 There s an interactive Optimizer module for example and Version 7 is up to 8 times faster than TracePro 6 thanks to the multi threading capabilities of quad core processors Through 31 July 2011 you can up grade your TracePro software for the same economical price offered to us ers with the maintenance amp support contract For more information write to sandra lotz qioptig de In the lab the robust iFLEX Viper can be easily moved around the bench and shared between projects for highly cost effective research investment For manufacturers iFLEX Viper offers a single highly functional platform engineered to your exact specification for precise laser delivery every time we D Maximum of 5 wavelengths per unit Some wavelength combinations not available All power levels are quoted in mW and measured after the fiber Lamp housing New universal housing model The new IL Lamp series from Qioptiq presents a compact universal lamp housing model available in ver sions adapted for halogen Xenon and mercury vapor lamps Mechani cal components such as the lamp socket mirrors and collect
20. 27 2011 optolines Orr F Theta Lenses made of quartz Qioptiq has a new tel ecentric quartz lens with a focal length FL of 100 mm for UV applications 343 nm to 355 nm Three other newly developed scan lenses made of fused silica cover wavelengths 515 nm to 540 nm with FL 255 mm and wavelengths 1030 nm to 1080 nm with FL 255 mm and 420 mm The fused silica minimizes NIR lenses Excellent transmission Qioptiq now offers new versions of the familiar MeVis C and Rodagon lenses for the wavelength range of 900 nm to 1400 nm Due to the low sensitivity of CCD chips in the NIR range it is essential to collect the maximum possible amount of light on the sensor Standard lenses optimized for the visible spectrum are suitable only to a limited extent for this task with transmission in the NIR range of ten below 70 Qioptig offers special lenses with excellent transmission of up to 98 in this exceptional wave length range The lenses are well suited for the following applications w Microcrack detection Photoluminescence Electroluminescence EN focus shift while providing high power coating making them suitable for a wide density The optical designs are analyzed variety of lasers These diffraction limited with respect to back reflection of the in lenses are all mounted using patented put beam which significantly reduces the technologies to ensure long term optical risk of damage to the galvo
21. ability of a customized driver chip from Maxim Integrated Products The auto focus adjustment of the camera mod ule can be obtained with a closed loop command of the optical power of the liquid lens from an estimation of the sharpness of the image by the image processor The principle of optical im age stabilization consists in measuring the instantaneous handshake tilt of the camera module with a two axis gyro scope and generating an opposite tilt with the liquid lens Other applications The OIS liquid lens is mainly dedicated to image stabilization for miniature camera modules The electrical com No 27 2011 optolines LA lt ie Lasersource Application Optimized fiberinjection Fig 4 Optimized fiber injection using 2 OIS liquid lenses and a fiber collimation lens 3 Q 3 UJ O lt 60 5 3 lt 50 10 bis 60 40 bis 85 mand of the optical power and of the optical tilt with a miniature component can also be used in a wide range of applications in optics such as optical beam tuner active spectral filtering or active laser beam injection in optical fi ber see Fig 4 Summary In summary with no moving parts the new OIS AF liquid lens component is silent robust and easy to integrate It can combine OIS and smooth AF for picture and video with low electrical consumption Contact frank nowak qioptiq de 31 Fig 3 Baltic 617 liquid lens wi
22. ailable in English and German Specification sheets available for download Easy ordering secure buying OPTIA Photonic Rugged very resilient and much in demand Sapphire is used predominantly in de tense applications the healthcare sector and in laser optics Common applica tions for this material include protec tive windows or view ports for vacuum chambers and IR and UV sensors and wafers 2 to 6 Thus sapphire compo nents are most frequently encountered in one of two typical designs Plane parallel plates also called windows Domes Fig 1 Fig 1 Typical sapphire components Sapphire features a remarkably high degree of hardness On the Mohs scale of one to ten where ten is diamond sapphire has a hardness rating of nine That is why sapphire processing differs significantly trom standard processing OPRPTIA Photonics for Innovation techniques used in the optics industry The polishing process insofar as it uses diamond bonded tools is the only step that is comparable to those used in processing standard materials The ac tual polishing process is carried out with abrasive suspensions made of diamond boron carbide or silicon carbide using Fig 2 Characteristics of abrasive materials successively smaller grit sizes Fig 2 The typical patterns produced when processing domes are caused by the varying processability of the crystallo graphic planes Fig 3 Althou
23. ance SPIE Optics amp Photonics 2011 PMA DSEI EMO Germany Quality Expo MD amp M Midwest Plastec Chicago IL USA Editorial staff Imprint Contact petra aschenbach qioptig de We want to cordially thank all of our guest authors who were so kind as to provide us with their articles graphs and images Would you like to contribute an article for a future issue We look forward to hearing from you Best regards from Bastian Dzeia Norbert Henze Petra Aschen bach and Thomas ThoniB I to r Published by Qioptig Photonics GmbH amp Co KG K nigsallee 23 37081 G ttingen Germany Phone 49 0 551 6935 0 www qioptig com Corporate design abc cross media GmbH Munich Editing and production BEISERT amp HINZ Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH www BEISERT HINZ de No 27 2011 optolines The Qioptiad C2 Shop T 2011 LINOS Shop becomes IS online the Qioptiq Q Shop m More than 4 800 standard products optomechanics precision optics and light sources amp lasers m Detailed product information and comprehensive specifications i m Optimized product availability a Come and see for yourself www qioptiq shop com Qioptiq sales qioptiq de Tel 49 0 551 6935 0 www qioptig com ee Gz
24. broad range of mechanical and optical components at the user s disposal enabling solutions for practically any lighting requirements For easy installation in the LINOS Microbench system Free 35 mm Plug in condensers in the IL Series Qioptiq offers four different condenser models for collimation of light a double condenser consisting of one asphere B270 and one plano convex lens N BK7 for focusing in the range from 50 mm to 120 mm and a single condenser with one aspherical lens B270 adjustable from 120 mm to infinity Both of these types comes in two models one system for the visible spectrum 420 nm to 680 nm and one for UV 230 nm to 390 nm made of fused silica Numerical aperture 0 52 Outer diameter 60 mm Talsi 29 Product designation Price Lamp housing ILH for G03 0530 000 1 640 00 halogen lamps 12V Lamp housing ILQ 50 AC G03 0532 000 1 890 00 for mercury vapor lamps Lamp housing ILX 75 for G03 0534 000 2 130 00 Xenon lamps G03 0540 000 Power supply PSH 100 for halogen lamps 12V 50 and 100 W 760 00 Power supply PSQ 50 AC G03 0542 000 350 00 for mercury vapor lamps Power supply PSX 75 for G03 0544 000 1 150 00 Xenon lamps Adjustment foot IL G03 0555 000 150 00 Mounting bracket 40 65 G03 0551 000 460 00 Microbench adapter IL G03 0553 000 Condenser two lens 105 G03 0556 000 385 mm VIS Condenser two lens 105 G03 0557 000
25. eeking innovative im aging techniques for more detailed visualization of intra and intercellular features of biological samples Structured illumination microscopy from Qioptig creates very sharp high contrast images that approach the clar ity of images created using confocal techniques When imaging with struc tured illumination both random noise and any information trom outside the focal plane are filtered out using a system integrated in a conventional wide field microscope and a desk top PC the OptiGrid imaging system This structured illumination system combines the versatility of wide field microscopy using gentle illumination with low acquisition costs Thus Opti Grid presents a useful and economical alternative to confocal microscopy for research No 27 2011 optolines B17 Booth 107 gD ns ware inben sor SGN f woe i WinLens3D and PreDesigner updated Simulating Gaussian beams The properties of Gaussian beams can deviate extremely from the paraxial Free tickets standard calculations of thin lenses depending on beam parameters and the optics implemented This is why the PreDesigner program has been updated The analysis of Gaussian la ser beams is now enabled in this free software The PreDesigner now of fers a selection of key parameters and depicts the resulting system in a chart of the beam profile and a table of the ee pep f Bumpo mahan mki LL Tires
26. erimental setups An adapter plate imple collimation testin bility wi simple collimation testing is also available for compatibility with The new shear plate interferometers from Qioptig make it easy to check the collimation of laser beams The quality of collimation is visualized in real time in the beam path The interferometer is available in three versions for beam diameters of 1 mm to 25 mm and its wedge shaped shear plate is constructed with maximum accuracy It is designed LINOS Microbench Nanobench and the Tube C systems Outstanding features of the new shearing interferometer include Compact design Easy operation Robustness Common path interferometry No electronic parts SHSLab BR 110 GE STD The SHSLab BR 110 GE STD wave front sensor system trom Optocraft distributed by Qioptig is a universal tool for optical laboratories and industrial laser technology It features high stability and its speed and ruggedness open up new possibilities in research quality assurance and the development o f optical and laser based systems The sensor head ensures high accuracy for laser beam characterization and optics testing as well as for LED light sources The sensor head has a lateral resolution of 58 x 43 microlenses a camera with 12 bit gray scale resolution and a state of the art gigabit Ethernet interface The sophisticated and reliable analysis software ensures optimum use of the high quality sensor head It
27. ers from science and indus try will engage in dialog with users of these technologies The Modern opti cal equipment for soldiers application panel is supported this year by Qioptiq and co chaired by Steve Shaw Execu tive Vice President Qioptiq Defense amp Aerospace Division and Dr Mario Ledig Vice President of Technology at Qioptiq The subject matter is highly topical as soldiers today depend on technical support Optical aids in particular are indispensable they facilitate perception of the surroundings and some can con vey additional information as well The state of the art will be presented as well as the latest implementations of diverse electro optical subassemblies modules and systems for soldiers and security forc es For example HMDs are used to gener ate images that are constantly available within the field of vision Under problematic lighting and secu rity conditions special optics systems use wavelengths in the NIR and MWIR ranges Soldiers actively engage with this technology when selecting or illumi nating images or using optotronics for missile guidance Important characteris tics include quality of beam guidance or imaging ruggedness fast and easy op eration minimal weight and economical pricing There are three speakers on the panel Steve Rickard Business amp Product Development Manager at Qioptiq Ltd will soeak on Soldier modern ization and the integration o
28. f Thin Film Optical Spectra The book is intended to bridge the gap be tween fundamental physics courses such as optics electrodynamics quantum mechanics and solid state physics and highly specialized literature on the spectroscopy design and application of optical thin film coatings 2005 XVl 277 5 86 Illustr Hard cover Publisher Springer Springer Series in Surface Sciences lay the groundwork for the development of new products In his talk given as part of a seminar series called Fundamentals of Optical Systems in Industrial Image Pro cessing Thomas ThoniB spoke first on the basics of classifying lens types accord j Vol 44 ing to certain characteristics perspective a PeR i Price 192 55 design and focusing After touching on SCHOTT AG Mainz Prof Thomas Sure ISBN 978 3 the topic of relative illuminance and a dis STE E 540 23147 9 and Thomas Th ni Qioptiq G ttingen Exhibitions 2011 Date www sid org cont sid201 1 sid2011 html www photoworld dubai com www optotaiwan com en www dgao de info tagung11_d php www paris air show com en www pmai org www dsei co uk www emo hannover de homepage_d 20 22 09 2011 Country Los Angeles TBC SID 2011 Soldier Tech EastTec Springfield MA CYTO Baltimore MD Laser World Germany USA USA USA Photo Dubal Duba MoleSpec 2011 Columbus OH USA USA USA UK Photonics Festival Taiwan DGaO Germany Paris Air Show Fr
29. f laser capabilities Ulf Krause Head of Defense Sys tems at JENOPTIK Defense amp Civil Systems will address the topic of Laser Sensors for defense applica tions Dr Mario Munzberg Head of Imaging Instruments at Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH will talk about Modern electro optical sensors for long range observation systems Date and time Wednesday 25 May 2011 2 00 3 30 pm Hall B2 Booth 421 No 27 2011 optolines Hal B1 iBooth 107 KINeFLEX UV Fiber Delivery up to 20mW The new kineFLEX UV is a robust laser beam delivery system from the kineFLEX family of products This fiber delivery tech nology is designed around pre tocused and integrated optical assemblies plus it is automatically mode matched to your laser parameters to achieve transmission efficiencies greater than 65 Some of the product features include Guaranteed for performance at high power levels of 20mW IFLEX20000 375nm 10mw Fiber Coupled CW Laser The iIFLEX2000TM is a compact laser di ode system with a modular singlemode fiber delivery system The laser is mode hop tree and wavelength stabilized as a direct result of active temperature control A closed loop control provides long term No 27 2011 optolines Highly stable to thermal effects with zero misalignment Stable ruggedized platform for indus trial applications Polarization maintaining and single mode trans
30. gation system guides you to the desired product in just a few clicks You can see the main product features at a glance as well as replacement parts related products and other accessories The detailed product specifications provided in the catalog are available online as well as are all prod uct photographs and technical drawings The singlet product pages automatically show all of the coatings available for each lens in the Qioptig line of highly reflective coatings for the spectral range trom VUV to infrared OP FQ 9 fer orton l3 Zoom amp Planoptik Mikroskopoptik ries goot he f gt ae Pv Prodatesperte E 00 45 Collect Q Shop packages in the on line contest and win an i Pod Come and play at www qioptiq shop com The ordering and purchasing process has been optimized to take you from shopping cart to check out quickly and easily You can enter different addresses for billing and delivery and have all the options you need for secure payment both for online credit card payments and orders on account A single click transforms your shopping cart data into a quote for example to give your pur chasing department E mail messages keep you posted on the shipping status of the products you order More than 90 of all shop products are in stock and ready to ship All top sellers in stock Innovations for 2011 Quality products designed in Germany Free shipping within Germany Av
31. gh ever Smaller particles are used in polishing the required surface quality usually cannot be attained in this step The sur face quality is refined in a subsequent LAH nm c fo we TFA 55 47 Fa resell mintii Fig 3 Sapphire crystal lattice step which involves a chemical pro cess based on the following equation Al O3 2SiO 2H O gt Al Si O 2H2O Fig 4 summarizes the processing steps The crystal structure of sapphire is mul tifaceted The diameters processed can even exceed 225 mm just depending on requirements Individual sapphire win dows can have a thickness of less than 0 5 mm LINOS catalog products from Qioptiq include mounted and unmount ed sapphire windows with diameters of 12 7 mm to 50 8 mm Only sapphire of the highest possible optical quality is used in their manufacture Sapphire windows and domes are distinguished chiefly by low wavefront distortion to 1 8 and a parallelism better than 5 in a test range of 85 of the clear aperture No 27 2011 optolines Customized rectangular sapphire win dows can be supplied on request The minimum and maximum dimensions pos sible for length x width x thickness are Length 6 mm to 130 mm Width 6 mm to 20 mm Thickness 1 mm to 10 mm Orientation 0001 C level Parallelism lt 5 Choice of mounted or unmounted Wave front distortion A 4 or M 8 Incoming inspection Lapping Polishing P
32. images from the code are shown in Fig 3 No 27 2011 optolines POINT SPREAD FUNCTION POINT SPREAD FUNCTION vipin 3 vi 3 Other key technical advances include the manufacture of a lens with integrated freeform coding surface and the devel opment of a decoding algorithm and electronics hardware providing real time image processing with minimal latency POINT SPREAD FUNCTION POINT SPREAD FUNCTION virte 3 virin J Coded surface form Feedback from demonstrations of the a b Konventionelle Linse PSF c Codierte Linse PSF hardware is driving further developments of wavefront coding technology In addi Fig 2 a shows the shape of the wavefront coded surface greatly exaggerated that we tion we have entered a two year Knowl have used in our system b and c show the PSF from a well corrected and coded lens l respectively at best focus upper and with significant defocus lower As a result MTF edge Transfer Partnership KTP agree resolution can be restored over an extended depth of focus with a single processing ment with Heriot Watt to develop other algorithm computational imaging techniques These include multi aperture lens sys tems and so called multi scale optics which may appear in future articles f ee Wavefront coded system Images well focused for Object distances from infinity to 10 m Conventional optical system Lens focused at 20 m Images out of focus at infinit
33. ing metallic edge wrap around and rear surface reflector Once final inspection and all quality as surance tests are complete the compo No 27 2011 optolines nents are despatched to spacecraft array manufacturers all around the world There are many many satellites already flying which utilise components from QST Examples which have recently been in the news include Kepler the planet hunting satellite and Messenger the first satellite to orbit the planet Mercury QST coverglasses were also used on one of the Hubble Space Telescope s solar ar rays In addition there are hundreds of satellites in telecommunication systems such as Iridium 66 satellites the As tra satellites Inmarsat 11 satellites and many more In the production area aA i 4 Science missions often present unique challenges Messenger for example needs to survive and generate power in the intense heat and ultraviolet radiation of Mercury s orbit QST s Development Engineers regularly work with the space craft system designers to assist in speci fying and optimising existing designs or developing new products necessary for this type of unique and challenging mis sion ty he 3 M i 4 1 Z oi Ai OPTI Photonics for Innovat Talal eA New range of lamps frorm _Qiopti The new IL Lamp Series from Qioptiq presents a universal lamp housing that is available in models adapted for halogen Xenon and
34. is is possible with the particular substrates and coating unit A higher substrate tem perature ensures that the coatings will have low absorption and scattering loss es as well as good resistance to environ mental conditions OPTIA Photonics for Innovat During the coating process Material evaporating from a boat To ensure adequate condensation of the film structure growing on the substrate the adatoms must be provided with suf ficient energy This can be implemented with the aid of a plasma source In this case high energy ions collide with the growing film causing its structure to condense with no significant heating of the substrate Thus the plasma en hanced process is particularly well suited for temperature sensitive substrates or tor large optical components that can not be heated without making the pro cedure considerably more complicated Plasma enhanced coating Material evaporates from an electron beam evaporator and the film that grows on the substrate is condensed with a plasma OPRPTIA Photonics for Innovation Unlike plasma enhanced evaporation in which ions are used to condense the growing film structure ion beam sput tering uses inert gas ions to generate the material vapor by atomizing or sputtering the target material The sputtered atoms leave the solid compos ite with relatively high energy in com parison to the energy level generated in thermal evaporation This
35. loss of less than 0 1 in the test optics during the transmission The range of vacuum compatible work tops extends trom small breadboards to large optical tables up to a maximum size of 1500 mm x 4800 mm Fig 2 Vacuum compatible optomechanical components on a CleanTop optical table from TMC in a 10 8 cubic meter vacuum chamber Photographs reprinted by kind permission of the High Intensity Laser Science Group home of the Texas petawatt laser at the University of Texas at Austin No 27 2011 optolines Go to www gioptig shop com to see the entire product line from the LINOS catalog completely up to date as well as all the new 2011 additions as reported in our News amp Highlights brochure see page 7 for optics magneto optics and electro optics mechanics and instruments Select your favorites in proven LINOS quality from more than 4 800 products The new Shop also gives you the con tact data for our product experts who can consult with you personally We look forward to hearing from our long time LINOS Shop customers and all you newcomers as well Optomechanik Pritzisionsopt astrumente UNOS Mikrobenk LINOS Nanoberk Tubus System C ka r COND sopot OOTP Waie Peering into the future Qioptig Shop No 27 2011 optolines Positionierer Schienensysteme Aufbeumaterial D O a e Cinzetlinsen poe LINOS Laseroptik a e www qioptiq shop com The visually orientated navi
36. makes it possible to create structural characteris tics similar to those created in plasma enhanced evaporation Qioptig can create and implement highly sophisticated coating designs using ion beam sputtering techniques The char acteristics of the coatings produced are significantly better than those resulting trom conventional processes Most im portantly however the coating systems must be implemented with high accura cy and reproducibility to create coatings that meet elaborate customer specifica tions Qioptig offers a wide range of coating types to fulfill very specific and individual requirements The introduction of opti cal coatings opened up new possibilities During the coating process Plasma source and electron beam evaporator at work in designing complex systems Coatings on optical components make it possible to split beam paths or combine them precisely control the polarization of light filter specific wavelengths or wavelength ranges minimize troublesome residual reflections or to increase transmission Our expertise in coatings extends trom the DUV to well into the IR spectral range The product array includes the following coating types Narrowband and broadband AR coat Ings Dielectric and metal mirror coatings MR coatings Shortpass and longpass filters heat protection filter cold light mirror Beam splitters Polarizing filters Bandpass filters Notch filters narrowband reflectors
37. mirrors The stability even under unfavorable ambient lenses are all treated with a broadband conditions Scan field fom m m m 4 170x170 4401 499 000 2 1 1030 1080 4401 508 000 21 1030 1080 420 14 60 254x254 tc telecentric FETURA Vision Metrology Sys tem expands multi sensor design Optical coordinate measurement technology has become an integral part of the manufacturing industry Now Qioptiq presents a multi sensor design that achieves greater flexibility In addition to the optical zoom system and the Keyence laser sensor the Fetura VMS is also available with tactile 3D probes from Renishaw Most characteristics of measured objects can be tested quickly using optical methods Features such as undercuts or lateral bore holes however are not detected The built in 3D probe now en ables complete dimensioning of the entire component The three sensors are supported by the FETURA VMS PowerMetrix software The open design of this software makes the FETURA VMS measuring machine ideal for integration in automated production At the Qioptiq booth in Hall B1 Booth 107 you can see the FETURA live and in action You can bring a test object of your own our FETURA Team will be happy to measure it For more information www fetura com No 27 2011 optolines Worldof Discover the Qioptigq World with a number of different installation options for easy integration into various exp
38. mission Custom OEM versions available By providing a convenient packaging solution relocating sources of heat and by removing bulk components the fiber reduces the number of opti cal surfaces from the beam alignment scheme improving efficiency noise and ease of use power stability and an ability to monitor the power via an external output signal Some of the product features include Factory set and conform to specifica tion out of the box Stable to optomechanical thermal ef fects and exhibits no hysteresis TEMOO true Gaussian beam High stability high beam quality Low noise Software controllable Laser Special The kineFLEX UV fiber fully encloses the beam thus providing the most robust and safest way of transmitting light to your target which is a prime consideration when using invisible UV wavelengths This advancement in technology will pro vide more flexibility in instrument and ex periment design for applications such as Hoecht and DAPI in DNA microscopy plus protein analysis ate This advancement in technology will provide more flexibility in instrument and experiment design for applica tions such as Hoecht and DAPI in DNA microscopy plus Calcium and protein analysis Laser systems can be made available in constant current mode and in ultra low noise versions OEM options also in clude custom multiplexed laser modules with customer specific lasers custom ised
39. module to the LINOS Nanobench all you have to do is attach Mounting plate N at the front of the module Fig 3 Beam diameter 1 1 mm x 2 2 mm to 1 2 mm x 2 8 mm depends on the wavelength Polarization angle Vertical 5 Beam stability lt 5 urad K Active current control ACC PSU Storage temperature 25 C to 70 C Wavelength Output power Product designation nm mW Order no NANO 100 405 15 G04 0965 000 Prices in euros sales tax not included prices valid in Germany and Austria constant temperature at the base plate is required No 27 2011 optolines Higher performance new _wavel Talal AE 2 eM The long established NANO 250 Series from Qioptiq presents powerful and tunable laser modules in the most compact design available on the market To keep up with changing market demands and new application technologies for our customers Qioptiq is constantly advancing its development of this series In addition to user friendly operation and the ability to adjust both power and wavelength shift whether using the PC software or a remote control unit there is always a demand for better performance and new wavelengths For the wavelengths at 405 nm we have increased the power without increasing the device size from 130 MW to 160 MW for 445 nm wavelengths trom Other distinctive features of the laser modules include long service life excellent beam quality and trouble free integration
40. mounting adapter facilitates mounting for example in a one inch Lees or adjust x mirror mount The Pockels cells give you a large selection of crystal ma terials for wavelengths from 250 nm to 3 Phase modulator PM C BB um Our BPC 8 with its KD P crystal cut at Brewster s angle enables very high trans mission and is excellently suited for lasers with low amplification A highlight of the Faraday isolators is the addition of the FI 488 3SC and 5SC mod els to our extremely compact SC Series Pockel cells The use of optically contacted polarizers ensures the high isolation and transmis sion of this model Our SV Series has been expanded by the addition of model FI 405 5SV a single stage isolator that is exceptional not only for its excellent opti cal values but also for its cylindrical design and small dimen SIONS Faraday isolator Laser damage of optical coatings Qioptiq coating expert to speak at LASER The World of Photonics Congress is an important part of the LASER trade show and with its numerous expert talks has become quite a think tank in the worldwide laser and photonics industry This is where many new ideas and solutions for photonics applications originate Dr Tobias Nowitzki coating designer at Qioptig in G ttingen will speak at the Congress on Laser damage of optical coatings In this talk the measurement princi ples for determining the LIDT accord ing to inte
41. n is in small units with versatile CNC machines and magneto rheological finishing MRF technology The production site in Regen is the leader within the Qiop tiq Group in sapphire processing and the production of freeform surfaces OPTIN Photonics for Innovation Qioptiq Hightech in the Orbit Solar cells protected by special coverglasses from Qioptiq Components for use on spacecraft must be able to survive the hostile space envi ronment in particular harsh ultraviolet light and ionising radiation both natural and man made which degrade most op tical materials even glass They are also subject to extremes of temperature typi cally 150 to 150 C and for satellites in low orbits the aggressive effects of monatomic oxygen OPRPTIA Photonics for Innovation Most Earth orbiting satellites rely on photovoltaic solar cells for their power requirements The cells are sensitive to radiation damage and their efficiency reduces as their temperature increases The function of solar cell coverglasses Is to physically protect the cells trom ionis ing radiation while transmitting the maxi mum amount of useful light to the solar cell protecting the adhesives used from UV damage and radiating as much heat as possible from the solar array QST has developed a range of special ised glass compositions and advanced vacuum coatings which enable the per formance to be optimised for a range of photovoltaic cell tech
42. new PreDesigner software and the WinLens 3D suite Come and see us at the LASER in Munich Hall B1 Booth 107 Win a Qioptiq Kite Dental camera Liquid lens and autofocus techno logy A new generation of dental cameras Intra oral cameras are among the stan dard equipment on today s dental chair units For dentists they serve as both communication and marketing instru ments Qioptiq has been developing and manufacturing dental cameras as OEM products for renowned dental equipment manufacturers for more than 15 years The manual focusing once commonly used has been replaced in the new generation of dental cameras by liquid lenses with autofocus technology The autofocus solution is extremely rug ged and durable operates unobtrusively within milliseconds and is optimized for the particular conditions of intra oral use In short the dental camera from Qi optig features a modern and ergonomic design and impressive specifications with respect to watertightness ease of maintenance and ruggedness ox my na Expert talks at the World of Photonics Congress Lasers and photonics in use The World of Photonics Congress inte grates a series of application oriented talks into the LASER program building a bridge between theory and practice Areas addressed include production optimization energy environment health and safety Solutions offered by optical technologies will be presented and speak
43. nologies and mis sion requirements QST also produces high performance thermal control mirrors Optical Solar Re tlectors OSRs which use similar technol ogy to radiate excess heat from the body of the satellite into space with minimal absorption of energy from the sun Coverglasses and OSRs are typically 0 075 0 1 or 0 15mm thick depending on mission requirements and may be al most any shape usually between 10 and 100 cm2 each In order to manufacture these bespoke glass compositions in the thicknesses required a special type of glass melter is necessary QST s glass melter was de veloped by Pilkington now part of NSG Following the closure of Pilkington Spe cial Glass Ltd factory in 2007 the melter was acquired by QST and successfully No 27 2011 optolines transferred to a unit adjacent to the exist ing QST facility ina 15 month project that cost over 1 million Euro The melter produces a ribbon of micro sheet glass between 0 05mm_ and 0 5mm thick QST processes and coats this to produce finished components The glass ribbons are first scribed before be ing accurately machined to the required size and shape The substrates may also be acid etched to enhance edge strength or even chemically toughened if required The substrates then have vacuum depos ited coatings applied ranging in complex ity from a single layer anti reflection coat ing to multilayer band pass with conduc tive coat
44. olishing Fig 4 Steps in sapphire processing Qioptig Regen Leaders in sapphire processing and freeform surfaces In 1898 Josef Rodenstock estab lished a production site in Regen a town in the Bavarian Forest for manufacturing eyeglass and optical lenses Part of the company Roden stock Precision Optics was acquired Five years young Qioptiq in Regen by LINOS AG in 2000 Five years later the ground was broken for a new state of the art manufacturing plant where production began in 2006 the same year LINOS was ac quired by Qioptiq The Qioptiq plant in Regen has since become part of No 27 2011 optolines an international network with 13 loca tions in Europe North America and Asia With a production area of 7000 square meters and a staff of some 240 people the Regen site produces high precision optical components and assembles com plete optical systems The range of prod ucts and services extends from spherical and cylindrical lenses to plano and prism optics to aspherical lenses and a variety of coatings One special feature is the processing of freeform surfaces The entire spectrum of the most commonly used glass materials are processed here including crystals and infrared materials non toxic with diameters ranging from 2 5 mm to 420 mm Components are manufactured in small to medium sized E ii machine Operating the MRI batches and prototypes are made here as well Productio
45. on or plasma source to enhance the vapor deposition process moreover has become a well established practice at Qioptiq and im proves the optical and mechanical char acteristics of the coatings Conventional coating methods such as re sistance heated evaporation and electron beam evaporation are among the most widely used techniques for coating optical components In resistance heated evapo ration the coating material is placed in an electrically conductive metal container called a boat because of its shape for evaporation In electron beam evapora tion the energy required for evaporation of the coating material is supplied by a collimated electron beam which is usually generated by a hot cathode When the beam reaches the material to be evapo rated the kinetic energy of the electrons is converted to heat The material to be evaporated is usually in a cooled copper crucible During the coating process the substrates are in a rotating substrate holder above the evaporation source It is important to rotate the substrates to ensure the homo geneity of the coating over the entire sur face of the substrate holder The average kinetic energy of the evapo rated atoms is relatively low This results in a low packing density of the coating film which in turn leads to a greater contami nation susceptibility and increased extrin sic losses This drawback can be offset by an increased substrate temperature if th
46. onmental tests Our standard coatings are tested and certified using standardized procedures in accordance with DIN ISO or MIL stan dards This guarantees not only the opti cal performance of Qioptiq coatings but also the stability of the coated optical FKP T VIS AOI 0 HT Bereich mit x T tat a 96 A T gt 92 absolut FKP T VIS AOI 0 R Bereich mit 600 700 Wellenl nge nm Reflection Transmission Service components under application condi tions and a variety of environmental in fluences We verify the durability of your special coatings by testing the following speci fications Abrasion resistance Adhesion strength Resistance to solvents Resistance to deposits from water and salt water Stability under environmental condi tions damp heat cold dry heat fluc tuating temperature Resistance to laser induced damage LIDT Contact the design experts in our Coating Center for detailed consultation on customized coatings TBW D VIS 50 50 AOI 45 av pol T TBW D VIS 50 50 av pol R av pol T s pol T p pol Wavelength nm Examples of coating designs ARB2 VIS anti reflective coating for various substrates FPK T VIS
47. or can be adjusted from outside the housing quickly and easily using instrumen tation on the back of the housing The sophisticated vibration free and noiseless ventilation manage ment feature ensures the stability of the light emitted by the lamp The combination with an electronic lamp power supply from the PS series gives you a high quality sophisticated lighting system for your applications Don t miss the article on pages 28 29 No 27 2011 optolines Hal ed iBooth 107 DRAGON LET LOOSE Award winning Thermal amp Night Vision Equipment on show Qioptiq the renowned global photonics company and designer and manufactur er of VIPIR and Dragon thermal imaging and KITE Merlin and Nighthawk image intensified night vision equipment will exhibit be present with this products at this show Amongst the products on show will be Qioptiqs DRAGON Compact C winner of the Best Lightweight Soldier Technology award at the Soldier Technology Conference in London DRAGON C is the latest lightweight multi use thermal weapon observation sight intended for Dismounted Close Combat amp Special Forces users DRAGON C is primarily designed to be used as an in line Clip On thermal weapon sight allowing the user to retain his existing day sight on the weapon Weapon zero is unaffected due to the X1 collimated optical design No 27 2011 optolines of the DRAGON C unit The design has been optimised to wo
48. output optics and beam shaping Wavelengths nm 375 405 445 488 532 se1 640 660 785 830 4 3 High Power O and delivered through one singlemode LEX Viper Multi Wavelength Laser Engine iIFLEX Viper Qioptig s compact multi line laser source is now available in a high power version HPV for use with high powered lasers up to 60mW The iFLEX Viper is a compact multi line laser source with a modular single mode fiber delivery system Up to five individual lasers are efficiently combined polarization maintaining fiber The sys tem is mode hop free and wavelength Stabilized as a direct result of active tem perature control A closed loop control provides long term power stability In semiconductor fabrication the multi wavelength iFLEX Viper allows inspec tion of multiple wafer layers with a single tool for faster and more ef fective identification of defects Wavelengths nm 375 405 445 488 532 561 640 660 785 s30 power ol w al j oj el al el e a TracePro Add in Bridge 7 0 4 for SolidWorks This add in makes it easy to load and store the optical properties of a model directly in the SolidWorks CAD soft ware using the TracePro tree The advantage Only a single model is re quired because it integrates both the optical properties and mechanical pa rameters As an introductory offer you can get the new TracePro Bridge node locked license for only EUR200
49. ow ripple of the luminous flux Economies of weight and volume The power supply also generates the Starting voltage required to ignite the connected lamp No additional igniter is needed The starting voltage is generated automatically when the power supply is switched on after the safety circuit is closed and switches off again auto matically once the connected mercury short arc lamp has been successfully ignited PSX 75 power supply for Xenon lamps The PSX 75 pow er supply is in tended solely for operation of model XBO 75 W 2 Xenon short arc lamps from OSRAM and equivalent models in suitable lamp housings The corresponding Qioptig lamp housing ILX 75 has a built in igniter that generates the high voltage necessary to ignite the Xenon short arc lamp The PSX 75 power supply provides a no load voltage UL 55 to 65 VDC to the lamp output for operation of the igniter No 27 2011 optolines Focus on the lamp series m Lamp housings for halogen lamps Hg and Xe m Igniter built into the lamp housing for Xenon or mixed gas lamps m External thermally stable and reproducible mechanical adjustment of lamps mirrors and collectors Accessories and Options Adjustment foot IL w As an alternative k BA to the standard lt fy rubber feet the Qi optig lamp hous in gs in the IL Series can optionally be equipped with adjustment feet The height adjustment of each foot can be varied by 4 mm
50. ptiq auf der Lasermesse in Shanghai The sixth annual LASER World of Pho tonics China 2011 trade show took place in Shanghai in March and for the measuring machine for the first time at this trade show Quality assurance and the corresponding documenta tion and traceability of measurement results are particularly important in the manufacture of medical products Contact free optical analysis using the FETURA VMS enables high speed operation ideal for serial measure ments The open software design makes it easy to export measured data for example for processing in statistical analysis programs sixth time the Qioptiq Group was there represented by the Laser Material Pro cessing and Crystal Technology sectors and the LINOS catalog The staff at the inviting state of the art Qioptiq booth provided visitors with comprehensive information on the latest products and developments One central point at the trade show was the visibility of coopera tion with China Daheng as distributors in China also represented by their own booth Our customers at the trade show sought direct contact with the experts Products in focus included scan lenses Pockels cells and liquid lenses Stephanie Wienecke of the Qioptiq sales team talks with a customer Exhibition DGaO in June Annual Meeting The 112th annual meeting of the Deutschen Gesellschaft fur angewandte Optik DGaO Ger man branch of the European Op tics Society
51. r With a focal length of 75 mm the Qwave attains specifications normally seen only in much larger spectrom eters In the standard version it of fers a resolution of 0 5 nm and covers a wide spectral range from 350 nm to 950 nm The range can be config ured anywhere between 200 nm and 1100 nm to meet customer require OPRPTIA Photonics for Innovation ments The narrower the spectral range the higher the resolution Furthermore the instrument is distin guished by high sensitivity a signal to noise ratio of 2000 1 at 1 second exposure time and excellent thermal Stability in a temperature range from 15 to 60 C Exceptional specifications The spectrometer is controlled using the Waves program included in de livery which not only uses advanced al gorithms for measurement and evalu ation but also makes these functions easily accessible in its clearly laid out intuitive user interface Many of the measurement and analysis features are available at a single mouse click With Qwave the dark spectra for optimum sensitivity no longer have to be recorded anew every time the exposure time is changed Instead a number of automatically recorded dark Software features Import spectra as ASCII files Export spectra as ASCII files for further evaluation with Origin Excel or other programs Calculation of statistical values Print the diagrams and export them as PDFs Dynamic peak finder no threshold set
52. rk with a number of optical day sights from international manufacturers and will operate nicely around the X2 X4 magnification region DRAGON C can also be used as a stand alone lightweight thermal weapon sight providing Magnification settings of X1 and X2 along with on board aiming mark selection amp zeroing capability It is also very useful as a hand held Thermal Surveillance Scope and can easily be stored in a pouch or pocket when not in use DRAGON Long Range Also being shown is the DRAGON Long Range LR Thermal Weapon Sight The LR is primarily aimed at section level amp heavy support weapons looking to operate out past the 2km range mark With an overall weight of less than 1400g the DRAGON LR presents a lightweight solution for its role DRAGON LR has a base system magnification of X2 7 with X5 4 X10 8 available via E Zoom An Infra Red Laser Aimer can be integrated along with the abil ity to control fully the sight from a remote location such as the weapon handguard softmount etc via the use of full I O capability Laser Special MERLIN Image Intensifier The new MERLIN family of in line Night Vision Sights will also be demonstrated at the show MERLIN comprises three designed for the Assault Rifle Sharp shooter Rifle and Sniper Rifle Users which are designated Short Range SR Medium Range MR and Long Range LR variants As with the DRAGON C product the MERLIN family ha
53. rnational standards will be presented The critical factors that have a strong influence on the laser induced damage threshold LIDT will be discussed It will be shown that the LIDT can be influenced by various factors at every step in the production chain from the quality of the glass material to the polish ing and cleaning of the substrate to the coating process Finally various possibilities for raising the LIDT will be discussed for example through the choice of material or the coating design This talk will be given on Mon day 23 May 2011 3 30 to 4 00 pm in Hall B2 Booth 421 No 27 2011 optolines The quick way to your coated optics In addition to an extensive selection of coated catalog optics Qioptiq offers to implement optical coatings in accor dance with your specifications and apply them to substrates that you provide Our services cover the entire process Incoming inspection Substrates cleaned with state of the art ultrasonic techniques or if neces sary by hand Coating design created to your specifications Coating applied as specified Specs verified using wide range of metrology techniques Environmental testing Pre delivery inspection 5 Placing lenses in a coating unit No 27 2011 optolines The optical coating systems at Qiop tiq use physical vapor deposition tech niques or PVDs including both thermal evaporation and sputtering techniques The additional use of an i
54. s been developed to deliver a system capable of retaining boresight even when subjected to the harsh shock impacts produced by modern 5 56 7 62 and 8 39 mm rifles for single shot semi and full automatic firing modes The MERLIN family will sit alongside Qioptiq s existing KITE family of stand alone Image Intensified Weapon Sights to provide a greater choice for the reliable customer wanting robust weapon sight solutions 8 Magneto optics and electro optics High quality products from Qioptigq The combination of our years of experi ence intelligent design and sophisticated engineering with computer simulations and complicated processing produces the enduring high quality of our products for magneto optics and electro optics The product spectrum ranges trom Faraday isolators to laser modulators to Pockels cells and includes both standard and cus tomized solutions Our laser modulators for applications outside the laser cavity are available for a broad wavelength range Outstand ing features of the new model PM C BB phase modulator include its compact de sign and an economical price It is specially designed for applications in metrology and interferometry Thanks to Its electro optic crystal cut at Brewster s angle it is just as well suited for a broad wavelength range within in the laser cavity For the best phase stability we also offer a version with integrated temperature stabilization A one inch
55. stem s modular design The Microbench system is as simple as can be It is based on just a few construction elements mounting plates holders and cubes These components are used to mount the optics and are connected with rods to form very compact and stable units To make the Microbench system even easier and more convenient to use p we have now developed a new adjusting aid for simple adjustment of the beam path The adjusting aid is made of anodized aluminum with a 1 mm bore hole on the optical axis and a reticle imprinted on one side No 27 2011 optolines Word orrPHOtTONICcs Discover the Qioptigq World be programmed Semiconductor manu facturing provides a practical example This application involves etching wafers to various depths while maintaining a 1 um uniformity of depth The expander Diameter input beam 1 e 8 MM max 2 8 x faster more precise more Diameter output beam 1 e2 compact With the motorized beam expander for variable expansion and divergence the spot size power density and process ing level processing position parameters can be modified quickly in component can be used to adjust the power den sity precisely by adjusting the spot size for example while the beam source continues uninterrupted For wafers of various thickness the focal position can be modified by adjusting the divergence 32 mm max Adjustment time min max lt 5 sec Pointing stability
56. t of a liquid lens including the dielectric coating green the oil drop confined in the conical cavity o and the conducting liquid w hand held devices this major issue can only be resolved by an Optical Image Stabilization OIS system With its new Baltic 617 liquid lens Var ioptic offers the first variable focus and variable tilt electro optical component with no moving parts This component is well suited to the design of OIS and Auto Focus miniature cameras as well as any optical setup which can benefit trom variable tilt and focus in a single rugged and fast component Let s take a closer look at the OIS AF liquid lens principle and its possible applications Liquid lens construction The liquid lens is composed of two liquids with the same density one is electrically insulating like oil and the other one is an electrolyte They have a refractive index difference to form an optical interface having an optical power depending on the curvature radius of the liquid interface These two liquids rest on a hydrophobic and dielectric coating When voltage is applied to the dielectric coating the wettability of liquids is modified and the curvature of the liquid interface changes see Fig 1 A B C This phe nomenon is highly reversible with low hysteresis In a liquid lens the oil drop let is spatially confined in a conical cav ity and acts as a lens having a variable focal length depending on the applied
57. te transpar ency of the dielectric material in the IR range to preserve the advantage of high reflectivity provided by a gold coating See also the article starting on page 17 Liquid lenses New generation The new Baltic 617 liquid lens from Var ioptic with variable focus and variable tilt has been specially developed for both autofocus applications AF and for optical image stabilization OIS The OIS mode ensures excellent im age quality even under extremely poor lighting conditions which would oth erwise result in blurred images The lens is optimized for chip formats of 1 4 and 1 3 as well as for larger formats depending on the f stop For more intormation please see our detailed article starting on page 30 technique that significantly improves LINOS Microbench The time tested original for optical experimental setups This compact 4 four rod system has been mass produced in G ttingen since 1968 The LINOS Microbench was developed by Spindler amp Hoyer as an innovative successor to the triangular profile system for optical experimental setups Microbench is a compact component system for numerous areas of application Its outstanding characteristics include high mechanical stability and remarkable ease of use even for first time users Exceptional flexibility is ensured by the wide variety of components available for LINOS Microbench systems the range of adjustment elements and by the sy
58. th 4 electrodes Product designation Baltic 617 G39 9541 000 Baltic 617 G39 9542 000 Developers Kit Prices in euros sales tax not included prices valid in Germany and Austria 2 000 00 CA t 1 ot Wavefront coding shows realbpromse Qioptig first demonstrated a successful implementation of wavefront coding in an uncooled infrared camera at the 2010 Defence Research exhibition Birmingham UK We continue to develop the technique which is receiving a lot of interest from our customers Computational imaging techniques of which wavefront coding is a specific example combine novel optical design with digital image processing This in tegrated approach enables new sensors to be developed which can break some of the performance size and mass con straints inherent in traditional solutions We believe that computational imaging systems will play an increasing role in our products over the next few years Fig 1 shows the basic principles of a wavefront coding system which includes a specific surface typically freeform in nature which codes the emerg ing wavefront to provide insensitivity to tocus type errors The encoded image is highly aberrated but good resolution can be restored using digital image pro cessing Wavefront coding l 0 te 3 ll pre E aS il Sen 5 l _0 sam Wis Fig 1 Wavefront coding principles The shape of the coding surface is de
59. ting necessary Automatic wavelength calibration Colorimetry Software developers kit for customizing the spectrometer control program No 27 2011 optolines spectra are stored as calibration values and interpolated In conjunction with the automatic lighting control and the calibration of the wavelengths and spectral sensitivity a single mouse click is all that is needed to record a spectrum with the highest possible accuracy Furthermore several spec tra can be recorded displayed and compared The strip chart function File Acquisition Analysis Took Help Debug SW Ae BO ipare ate 1821 60 1685 33 82 04235 aris 317260 1337 79 Fa Xo Im J 17x Lint nm O Hz Vem peal a O Raman ound Quarve one 2 on port COMZL Status idle enables graphic display of a variety of characteristics of these spectra which can be very useful for analyzing transients for example The complete software package including drivers and updates is included in delivery of the spectrometer Contact norbert henze qioptig de Mastine 1 s Time 01378 s Avge 1 Trigger continuous Ado Mae 25 655 Onyup pin 0 083 Z Leg The complete Waves software suite is included in delivery No 27 2011 optolines Talsi AE Specifications Qwave UV VIS NIR Focal length 75mm From 350 nm to 950 nm standard Grid 600 lines mm Entrance slit 20 um other size on request
60. voltage c see Fig 1 D When the same voltage is applied on the whole surface of the dielectric coat ing the shape of the liquid interface re mains both spherical and centered on the conical cavity symmetry axis When a non uniform voltage is applied along the dielectric coating we can obtain a tilted liquid interface shape this is the key principle of the OIS and AF liquid lens component see Fig 2 Practically the generation of a non uniform volt age along the cone is obtained with a design featuring 4 electrodes and a resistive layer between the electrodes see Fig 3 Baltic 617 whose specifications are detailed in Table 1 is a modular com ponent which can be simply plugged on an existing miniature camera in or der to transform a fix focus device into an AF and OIS camera module It can also be used as a Stand alone program mable lens to fit various optical systems used for imaging beam deviation or lighting Liquid lens can simultaneously change tilt along 2 axes vary focus Fig 2 Principle of the AF OIS liquid lens No 27 2011 optolines Specification Clear aperture Focus Range Tilt range Tilt response time Focus response time WFE AF mode for 1 6 mm entrance pupil WFE OIS mode Full Performance Temperature Range Storage temperature Lifetime Table 1 Summary of Baltic 617 specifications The driving circuitry of the OIS liquid lens is very compact due to the avail
61. y and 10 m object distance Infinity 20 m Fig 3 Greater depth of focus in a wavefront coded system enables the use of optics with fixed focal lengths i a a No 27 2011 optolines Orr J M piriy i 34 Qioptigq Live Spring Meeting of the German Physics Society Qioptig at Europe s biggest physics conference March 13 saw the opening of the larg est European physics conference of the year with more than 7500 visitors at the Dresden University of Technology Within the scope of this year s DPG conference Qioptig presented both functional lay outs and new products to the well in formed audience of experts The Qioptiq team was on hand to explain the product innovations in detail to visitors The LED cold light source CLS USB for example impressed observers as an economical and energy saving alternative to conven tional light sources What stood out most about the compact new shear plate interferometer trom Qioptig were both the fast and reliable measuring results it produces even in rough ambient conditions and its out standing value for money FETURA at the MEDTEG Reliability for medical devices Qi O Pr Be Ee Premiere FETURA VMS The MEDTEC Europe 22 to 24 March in Stuttgart is the leading trade show for European manufacturers of medi cal products Qioptiq presented FE TURA VMS the optical coordinate Qioptig in Shanghai LASER World of Photonics China 2011 Qio
62. ystem components The Luma X System is the heart of a new X ray detector and consists of an extremely compact design lens the LumaGon and a flat X ray camera the LumaCam Its modern 1 megapixel CCD sensor replaces a predecessor that cost almost twice as much The LumaCam Is the first X ray camera in the world equipped with a powerful GigE Vision inter face With this new development Qiop tiq has managed to add yet another highlight to what was already the world s largest range of products NIR beam split ter cube Now for the near infrared range too Effective immediately the proven beam splitter cubes with edge lengths from 5 mm to 40 mm are also available in a version for the near infrared range These economical and high quality op tics for low laser output are ideal for splitting and combining light beams and unlike beam splitter plates do not cause any deflection of the beam The layered design of this cube is optimized for the wavelength range from 750 nm to 1200 nm On request the coating can be adapted to individual require ments in the range from 700 nm to 2000 nm and for various directions of polarization In addition to the standard 50 50 split customized versions with division ratios of 40 60 20 80 and 10 90 can be sup plied on short notice Structured illumination microscopy Affordable alternatives to confocal imaging Researchers in the biomedical sciences are constantly s

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