Newsflash Spring 2023

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Shutter Slit Systems – For Controlling Light

Most photonic industrial applications and laboratory experiments use piezo products such as ring actuators, tip-tilt stages and shutter/slit mechanics for precise nanometer light guiding and shaping. The 4-product PZS series of shutter/slit systems from piezosystem jena offers a variety of benefits including multiple opening sizes, multiple slit-edge materials, and an optional strain gauge measurement system. Datasheets and part drawings are found here:

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Don’t miss the opportunity to try the NIREOS SPIDER for free!

Are you looking for a new broadband #photodetector for your laboratory? Don’t miss the opportunity to try the NIREOS SPIDER for free!

The SPIDER is an amplified #Silicon – #InGaAs photodetector with programmable gain and an embedded 24-bit data acquisition system. The employed two-color detector provides a straightforward beam alignment and a broad spectral response, ranging from 320nm to 1700nm.

Key features ?:
– 24-bit USB photodetector
– Crazily broadband: 320-1700 nm
– Insanely sensitive: 10^9 dynamic range
– Lovely to use: plug & play software and SDK

If you are interested in testing SPIDER in your laboratory for up to 2 weeks, contact us! ? Ruud for more info!

How is laser power output measured:

One specification that is always in the description of lasers is its power level, but have you ever wondered how these laser manufacturers measure laser power?

There are a lot of different ways to measure this parameter. Three technologies are often found in industrial power detectors: photodetectors, thermopiles and water calorimeters.

Let me present how each technology works as well as their advantages and disadvantages.

Laser power measurement with photodetectors

Photodetectors are mainly used for power in the picowatt to milliwatt range. They are made from semiconductors with a p-n junction that converts photons coming from a light source into an electric current. The more photons available, higher is the current.

The wavelength range of a photodetector depends on the semiconductor used. For example, Germanium photodetectors are often used with the 1550 nm wavelength that is used in telecommunication since it is compatible with this wavelength.

Photodetectors have a short response time which makes them the preferred choice in applications where power variations need to be quickly monitored. Even if photodetectors are made for lower powers, it is possible to add attenuation, a pick-off or an integrating sphere in order to use photodetectors at higher power.

One of the downsides of these detectors is their absorption that depends on the wavelength. It is important to select the correct wavelength; otherwise, the measurement will be way off. A good example of photodetectors is our PH series.

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High Energy Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters

High Energy Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters are optically contacted for high-power laser applications. Cubes feature high LIDT >15 J/cm2 at 10 ns pulses, 1064 nm, precision surface quality, and a high extinction ratio.

We provide cubes of up to 25.4×25.4 mm for a single or dual-wavelength operation.

The curve here shows transmission for two 515+1030 nm wavelengths with a p-polarized component and an s-polarized component.

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We develop and manufacture reliable technology tailored to your requirements.

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High Resolution Spectrometers

OZ Optics presents a cost-effective and high-end optical spectrometer. A special transmission grating is designed to realize exceptional sensitivity while reaching high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), with an excellent spectral resolution over the entire operating wavelength range. A sensitive and high pixel density CCD chip is customized to suppress grating high-order noise. The spectrometer is integrable in well-established systems and can be remotely controlled via a USB port through an intuitive GUI.

Spectrometers are also offered as stand alone units that include a built-in touchscreen. Customized optical inputs including a set of fiber focusers or collimators along with wave division multiplexors are optionally  offered to enable both fiber delivery applications and free-space scanning.

Features:
• Handheld and rugged design
• Wide spectral range with high spectral resolution
• Transmission grating provides exceptional signal throughput and high signal to noise ratio (SNR)
• Built-in filter to suppress grating second-order noise
• Low cost with flexible operating options
Applications:
• Full spectrum analysis
• Quality control for food industry
• Chemical identification
• Recent applications ranging from smart farming to pharmaceutical tests

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Interferometers for Optical Process Control

Keeping our eyes to the Horizon to boost your capabilities and profitability

Precision Metrology – Your Business Depends on it.

Are your optical metrology systems giving you just enough? Today you’re marginally meeting standards. But what about tomorrow, next month, and next year, and that leading edge customer? Äpre interferometers – designed around YOUR needs – push past your current capabilities so you can deliver more. More accuracy and resolution, with better process control and reporting.  And with faster cycle times for better ROI.

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How Do You Test Photovoltaic Solar Cells?

We’ve covered a lot of material as far as how solar cells work, and what their operation depends on. While it can seem quite daunting to try and dream up a test that captures all of the various factors we’ve discussed, the key information we need can be found in a few graphs/parameters:

1. Responsivity
2. External Quantum Efficiency (EQE)
3. IV response
4. Efficiency

The first three graphs are what we need to calculate the overall solar cell efficiency, and we’ve already introduced all of the quantities above. Essentially, what we’re after is how the solar cell responds to different wavelengths (which is given by the responsivity and EQE), as well as how it responds under different electrical conditions (which is given by the IV response). So how do we conduct tests to measure each of these things?

Because the photovoltaic industry is so large and active, there are actually standard test methods for measuring parameters of photovoltaic devices. We won’t go into great detail as far as what the tests involve, but it’s worth outlining the key elements of the tests, as well as how they’re typically done in practice.

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Synchronized multichannel lock-in measurement system

The MCL1-540 is a compact multichannel lock-in amplifier measurement system which can make complex AC and DC measurements on up to ten different analog signals.

In addition it can generate excitation signals to drive the experiment, as well as measure the current delivered by these signals.

It is therefore ideally suited to making direct impedance measurements on samples such as superconductors or in material analysis, as well as for use in optical, calorimetric, AC susceptibility, and many other experiments.