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Coherent to Showcase a Broad Portfolio of Product and Technology Innovations at Photonics West and Bios Expo 2024

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Coherent will showcase its broad portfolio of products and technology innovations that are enabling a wide range of applications in industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets.

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  • Coherent will showcase its broad portfolio of products and technology innovations that are enabling a wide range of applications in industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets.
  • Coherent thought leaders will present at industry events, workshops, and technical sessions.
  • Coherent will demonstrate arbitrary optical filtering using the newly introduced WaveShaper 4000A/U-Band in combination with a WaveAnalyzer 400A High-Resolution Optical Spectrum Analyzer.
  • With its broad wavelength coverage, the new WaveShaper 4000A/U-Band supports research and development activities in next-generation optical networks.

Coherent Introduces Infrared Wire-Grid Polarizers With Industry-Breakthrough Performance for Atmospheric Remote Sensing

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in diffractive optics, today announced the introduction of a family of mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) and long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) wire-grid polarizers (WGPs) with industry-breakthrough performance for laser-based atmospheric remote sensing applications.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in diffractive optics, today announced the introduction of a family of mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) and long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) wire-grid polarizers (WGPs) with industry-breakthrough performance for laser-based atmospheric remote sensing applications.
  • Laser-based metrology such as for greenhouse gas monitoring is driving the demand for high-performance optics to improve measurement sensitivity.
  • The MWIR polarizers are available now, and the LWIR polarizers will be generally available in the third quarter of calendar 2024.
  • Coherent will showcase its broad range of products and innovations for sensing at Photonics West 2024 in San Francisco, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Booth #4805.

Gentex to Demonstrate Innovation in Automotive, Aerospace, Fire Protection, and Medical Technologies at CES 2024

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) will once again showcase its latest developments in technology and innovation at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Over the past year, Gentex has initiated new R&D activities, established new collaboration agreements, expanded through strategic acquisition, and diversified its product lines. All of this and more will be demonstrated at the Gentex CES booth through interactive displays, feature-integrated vehicles, and product simulators that enable customers to experience the technology in a realistic setting.

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  • “2024 marks not only a golden milestone of 50 years in business, but also a year of groundbreaking achievements and unparalleled innovation,” said Steve Downing, Gentex chief executive officer.
  • “PLACE is Gentex’s stride toward creating a safer home environment, delivering trusted, industry-leading sensing technology,” said Gentex Chief Technology Officer Neil Boehm.
  • The PLACE lineup will be on display in an interactive exhibit at the Gentex CES booth.
  • Gentex technologies will be on display in the Las Vegas Convention Center, West Hall, booth #6440.

ADASKY TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE THERMAL SENSING TECHNOLOGY WITH PARTNER GENTEX AT CES 2024

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ADASKY, a leading developer of thermal imaging technology, is set to exhibit its innovative sensing solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024. The company's next-gen automotive thermal camera will be exclusively featured at the Gentex Corporation booth, which follows last year's announcement of a collaboration agreement with Gentex to help commercialize ADASKY's technology.

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  • LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ADASKY , a leading developer of thermal imaging technology, is set to exhibit its innovative sensing solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024.
  • "Showcasing our technology at CES marks a significant milestone for ADASKY," said ADASKY CEO Yakov Shaharabani.
  • "Gentex has a 50-year history in sensing technology," said Gentex President and CEO Steve Downing.
  • At CES, Gentex will debut ADASKY's thermal sensing technology in an FDM, the first application of thermal technology in a digital rearview mirror.

Exosens Signs Partnership With Scientific Imaging Inc.

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Friday, December 1, 2023

Exosens signs a partnership with Scientific Imaging, Inc. to distribute its two main products brands: Photonis and Xenics.

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  • Exosens signs a partnership with Scientific Imaging, Inc. to distribute its two main products brands: Photonis and Xenics.
  • MERIGNAC, FRANCE, Dec 2, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - All products from Xenics and Photonis are covered in the distribution and partnership agreement with Scientific Imaging.
  • Scientific Imaging supplies best-in-class imaging solutions for a wide range of applications in Life Sciences, Microscopy, Inspection, Machine Vision and Quality Control.
  • With a team of experienced professionals providing imaging solutions to meet the needs of imaging projects, Scientific Imaging is excited to bring its knowledge and expertise to help develop new sales opportunities with Photonis and Xenics products.

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Awards Albedo Electro-Optical Capabilities Contract

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Albedo will collaborate closely with NRO to provide both near and long-term EO remote sensing capabilities via modeling, simulation, and data evaluation.

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  • Albedo will collaborate closely with NRO to provide both near and long-term EO remote sensing capabilities via modeling, simulation, and data evaluation.
  • This effort will conduct accuracy and quality assessments such as the National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale (NIIRS), which measures the clarity of images from satellites.
  • Furthermore, Albedo also plans to provide Nighttime Imaging (NTI), Non-Earth Imaging (NEI), and video using its thermal LWIR sensor commercial capabilities.
  • Albedo also plans to fulfill ad-hoc product ordering and delivery requests from the NRO and their partners.

Meridian Innovation: Leading the Thermal Imaging Revolution

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

And one of the leading solutions providers is Meridian Innovation, a pioneering developer of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) thermal imaging solutions enabling mass producible long-wave infrared (LWIR) products for consumer and commercial applications.

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  • And one of the leading solutions providers is Meridian Innovation, a pioneering developer of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) thermal imaging solutions enabling mass producible long-wave infrared (LWIR) products for consumer and commercial applications.
  • "As a co-founder of Meridian Innovation, I hope to continue my passion on imaging advancements to develop a low-cost CMOS thermal imaging sensor that can sense the invisible even in the dark by detecting heat of humans and easily differentiate life objects."
  • According to him, his long and successful career in digital imaging at OmniVision for visible light sensors led him to decide on addressing mass market applications needing invisible LWIR thermal imaging sensors.
  • These new products will address our customers' growing needs for thermal imaging solutions for their new products and markets."

Intlvac Thin Film to Expand its Diamond Like Carbon Operations

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

"Intlvac has been in the Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) business for two decades and has been making substantial investments in our internal DLC product and service capabilities over the years.

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  • "Intlvac has been in the Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) business for two decades and has been making substantial investments in our internal DLC product and service capabilities over the years.
  • To help meet that demand over the next five years we will expand our DLC operations in every aspect from R&D to product development to sales and distribution," outlined Intlvac Thin Film Chief Executive Officer, Dino Deligiannis.
  • Diamond Like Carbon coating benefits include wear and abrasion resistance, reduced friction, increased hardness and corrosion resistance.
  • Intlvac Thin Film will be exhibiting at booth 1111 in Rochester, New York at SPIE Optifab on October 17th until October 19th, 2023.

Urban Sky Announces $9.75M Series A Funding Round

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Monday, October 16, 2023

The company will use the funding to scale its commercial imaging operation, develop advanced stratospheric technology, and broaden its sensor portfolio.

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  • The company will use the funding to scale its commercial imaging operation, develop advanced stratospheric technology, and broaden its sensor portfolio.
  • Urban Sky’s technology enables broad-area, high-resolution remote sensing at data acquisition costs significantly less than all other aerial platforms.
  • Urban Sky pairs its Microballoons with custom, ultra-lightweight imaging payloads designed and built in-house.
  • By partnering with Urban Sky, we aim to unlock the untapped potential of the stratosphere, leveraging a new frontier to quench the market’s insatiable demand for very-high-resolution imagery.”

Optical Support, Inc. to Build Custom Optical Subsystems for New U.S. National Security Satellite Constellation

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Monday, October 9, 2023

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Optical Support, Inc. (OSI) has been selected by GEOST, LLC (GEOST) to design, build and rapidly deliver custom optical subsystems for a low-SWAP-C payload that will be part of a multi-satellite constellation operated by the National Security community.

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  • Optical Support, Inc. (OSI) will provide custom optical subsystems to GEOST, LLC
    TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Optical Support, Inc. (OSI) has been selected by GEOST, LLC (GEOST) to design, build and rapidly deliver custom optical subsystems for a low-SWAP-C payload that will be part of a multi-satellite constellation operated by the National Security community.
  • OSI is uniquely positioned to rapidly develop and deliver the precision spaceflight optical subsystems needed by national security customers at a fraction of the time and cost from traditional vendors.
  • "OSI is uniquely positioned to rapidly develop and deliver the precision spaceflight optical subsystems needed by national security customers at a fraction of the time and cost from traditional vendors.
  • We now have several years of spaceflight heritage with multiple optical products on orbit, successfully fulfilling their mission profiles."