Elliot Scientific is offering the Orbits Lightwave "Ethernal SlowLight" ultra-narrow (200 Hz) linewidth 1064 nm and 1550 nm fibre lasers, in powers up to 200 mW, to OEMs and researchers in the UK and Ireland. Powers of 2 W, 5 W and 10 W are coming soon. The systems are housed in hermetically-sealed athermal modules that minimise frequency drift with respect to temperature and dispense with the need for energy consuming temperature control. This novel packaging technology also greatly reduces susceptibility to shock and vibration by five orders of magnitude.

Orbits Lightwave's breakthrough technology, the "virtual ring" laser oscillator, enables travelling wave and slow light oscillation in a compact, linear, all-fibre cavity to realise higher power, ultra low FM and AM noise performance, and a higher sidemode suppression ratio. It also effectively increases the cavity lifetime.

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CRAIC Technologies have started the year with two products designed to increase the microspectrophotometry capabilities of researchers and manufacturers. The new Thermal Stage enables the analysis of transmission, reflectance or fluorescence spectra of microscopic samples under conditions of extreme cold or heat. Operating in the UV-visible-NIR regions, samples can be cooled to as low as -196° or heated up to as high as 600 °C. The same system also allows for atmospheric control of the sample environment: a feature that will open up additional avenues of research in many fields such as biotechnology, materials science and nanotechnology.

With Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) increasing their share of the displays and light source market, CRAIC Technologies are introducing the QDI 302 microscope spectrophotometer to measure and compare the spectral output, intensity and colour consistency of each of the microscopic pixels commonly found in OLED devices. Designed to be attached to a microscope or probe station, the QDI 302 can be used to measure the colour and intensity of each pixel of a OLED display or map a whole device. The speed of the QDI 302 allows for entire OLED displays to be examined quickly and accurately. This will ensure the consistency of both colour and intensity across the entire device as well as from device to device.

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IRphotonics has launched a new, small core High Power Multimode mid-infrared fibre for use in Medical, Industrial and R&D applications.

The H100 dual-clad mid-IR fibre offers a spectral transmission from 0.3 to 4.5 µm with low attenuation and no spectral absorption peak. Its 100 µm core enables high power handling over a small bend radius from a wide range of lasers such as Er:Yag (2.94 µm), Semiconductor Lasers (QCL), Solid State Lasers or Tunable MWIR lasers (OPO).

The new fibre opens the way for a whole new range of applications not possible before with energy delivery in the medium wavelength infra-red.

The H100 mid-IR fibre is available now to customers in the UK and Ireland through Elliot Scientific, and is offered bare or in a patchcord with high power connectors.

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Elliot Scientific is now offering custom multi-mode and single mode pulsed and CW diode lasers, diode laser modules, diode laser bars, arrays and opto-mechanical sub-assemblies in wavelengths ranging from 635nm to greater than 2 microns from AKELA Laser. In addition to custom packages and sub-assemblies, AKELA also offer high power laser diodes in a wide array of standard packages in single emitter, multi-element module and bar configurations.

AKELA will complement Elliot Scientific's existing portfolio of products for the telecom industry, and OEMs requiring compact high-power laser sources. This is especially true in the IR region where AKELA sources offer 2 to 3 times more power than competing products.

With the widest choice of wavelengths from 635 nm onwards, AKELA's products enable Elliot Scientific to offer the industry's most complete range of laser diodes its customers. For more information, please visit the product page, telephone +44 (0)1582 766300 or email sales@elliotscientific.com

Elliot Scientific has recently introduced a new version of the E3500 computer-controlled multiple-trap optical tweezer system with E4100 QPD (Quadrant Photo Detector) force measurement facility. The system utilises two fibre-coupled lasers: one for trapping and the other for the probe beam.

The tweezer was built into a high-end Nikon microscope and a similar system will be demonstrated by our tweezer team at February's Biophysical Society's 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. At January's Photonics West, we will reveal our Optical Tweezer Roadmap. A presentation that will detail the future development of this product range, showing the new technologies and applications ahead.

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Elliot Scientific starts the New Year with the release of two new lasers and the launch of a much expanded optics catalogue from Femtolasers of Vienna for customers in the UK and Ireland.

The FEMTOSOURCE scientific XL 650 is the most powerful Chirped Pulse Oscillator of the scientific XL family, offering >13 MW of peak power, >650 nJ in <50 fs at MHz repetition rates.

The FUSION M1 is the most powerful version of the ultra-compact Ti:Sapphire oscillator, offering >1 MW of peak power and mode-locked average output power exceeding 1W plus all the features of a state-of-the-art ultrafast laser.

Both lasers have been specifically designed for demanding applications such as materials processing, coherent THz generation, time resolved spectroscopy, and multi-photon processes.

A new 100-page FEMTOOPTICS 2010 catalogue featuring the standard range of optics, and specialist components essential for any femtosecond laser application, is also available.

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Sperian has combined the timeless look of tortoise shell with spring hinges and wire core temples for the ultimate in stylish laser protection and comfort. Intricate metal accents not only enhance the design, but also create a highly protective laser-resistant frame for the 2010 New York range.

Sperian's use of premium materials for every component in this sophisticated, high quality product results in a CE certified laser protective spectacle like no other in the industry.

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Elliot Scientific has been signed by Oxford Lasers to promote its Alpha table-top Laser Micromachining System. Cutting, milling and drilling operations are carried out by sophisticated yet easy to use software on metals, ceramics or polymers within a compact Class 1 enclosure.

Alpha is suitable for R&D applications and for low volume production runs of small parts. It has been designed to aid process development, small-scale production and sample preparation within university labs or prototype shops.

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Elliot Scientific is now taking advanced orders for a compact CW DPSS (Diode Pumped Solid State) laser that outputs in the UV at a wavelength of 266 nm. The VERVE, from KLASTECH, was recently demonstrated by Elliot Scientific at October's Photonex '09 Exhibition in Stoneleigh, near Coventry.

Initially available with powers of up to 100 mW, the new laser features a unique miniaturised double cavity and nitrogen sealed UV optics. Its continuous wave operation opens up many exciting avenues for researchers, such as in UV spectroscopy, or for industrial applications like semiconductor inspection.

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Elliot Scientific is now offering the CRAIC Technologies QDI 2010 PV instrument designed to measure the transmission and reflectance of photovoltaic cells of various types, be they traditional crystalline silicon, thin film or components thereof. Even protective glass and concentrator modules can be analyzed.

The QDI 2010 PV enables determination of thin film thickness in microscopic sampling areas from over 100 microns across to less than a micron on both transparent and opaque substrates. It also has a host of other functions and, in combination with CRAIC Technologies proprietary contamination imaging capabilities, it can locate and identify process contaminants.

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Elliot Scientific is now offering an exciting new lightweight portable benchtop vibration isolation system from Kinetic Systems. Designed for labs and Class 100 cleanrooms, the 18kg Ergonomic Low-Profile-Format (ELpF) can be easily moved on the benchtop, even with a load and in float! Its unique, self-contained design provides this without causing damage to the vibration isolators.

With a footprint of 410 x 490 mm and only 75 mm high, the ergonomically designed platform is availabe in two models that can support loads of 45 or 136 kg. They offer self-levelling platforms with active-air systems offering typical isolation efficiencies of 95% vertical and 92% horizontal at 10 Hz.

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Elliot Scientific can help laser users in the UK and Ireland find the answer the question "What type of eyewear do I need?" within the new 2009 Sperian Laser Safety Catalogue.

Sperian Protection's extensive range of spectacles and goggles with glass or polymer filters, or contemporary ski-shade styles in polycarbonate are all available from Elliot Scientific. Sheet material is too, for shielding open systems in the lab. Whatever the application, Elliot Scientific's specialists will help you identify the correct eyewear required for working with your lasers. We can even supply protective eyewear with prescription lenses.

You can download the new Sperian Laser Safety Catalogue or visit the product group here.

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The new and enlarged Elliot Scientific Products & Capabilities Brochure for 2009 is now available. The 16-page PDF summarises all of the products available from Elliot Scientific's different divisions: Lasers, Components and Instrumentation , Telecoms, and Cryogenics & Magnetics.

You can download the new Elliot Scientific Products & Capabilities Brochure here.

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Elliot Scientific has put together several kits to enable the cost-effective and rapid construction of an optical table experiment from scratch. Each has as a variety of commonly used components, avoiding the need to list and purchase many items individually. The kits are also handy for researchers as a ready source of parts for expanding an existing set-up.

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FEMTOLASERS have launched two new ultrafast 2-stage Ti:Sapphire multi-millijoule amplifier systems that generate pulses of unprecedented quality and stability with the reproducibility required for a wide range of demanding applications in science and technology. The V PRO and V PRO CEP systems are outstanding for two key reasons:

• Over 5 mJ of output power
• Under 30 femtosecond pulses

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