Q-Shop News

Optem^® FUSION New Product Release and Brochure Update

Optem FUSION Micro-Imaging Lens System is the next generation of precision micro-imaging lens system. A modular design and infinity corrected optics afford maximum versatility in machine vision, automated optical inspection and non-contact metrology.

The newly enhanced Optem FUSION system controller provides seamless integration and control across the entire Optem FUSION micro-inspection platform. Combined with the 10mm focus module and high-powered LEDs, it delivers automated high-precision, high-speed focusing across travel ranges far greater than conventional piezo-driven solutions.

All new products are included in our updated Optem FUSION brochures:

• Optem FUSION brochure
• Optem FUSION specifiers guide
• Optem FUSION component matrix
• Optem FUSION fetura+ brochure

Laser Material Processing Brochure - Update

Benefit from over 30 years of experience in the development of optical systems for laser material processing. From premium off-the-shelf Laser Material Processing Optics, to turnkey custom solutions... Engage Excelitas for single-source ease and reliability across every aspect of your laser system’s photonic requirements.

Our standard products for Laser Material processing are:

• LINOS Manuel Variable Magnification Beam Expanders
  
• LINOS Motorized Variable Magnification Beam Expanders 
• LINOS F-Theta-Ronar Lenses
  
• LINOS Focus-Ronar Lenses
  

Or download your Laser Material Processing brochure here.

New Brochures Maschine Vision Solutions

Qioptiq Excelitas manufactures a wide array of high-sophisticated lenses for all of today's image processing tasks in optical inspection. Choose from our vast lens portfolio or contact us directly for an individually engineered solution.

Find your perfect standard lens for your Machine Vision application in our updated brochures:

• inspec.x Lenses - High-Performance Lenses for Large Sensors
• Apo-Rodagon, Rodagon and Rogonar-S - Versatile Large-Format Lenses
• MeVis-C, MeVis-C/CF Traffic - High-Resolution Inspection Lenses

For more information visit our Machine Vision section in our Q-shop including the popular lens configuration software MachVis.

New Micro-Optics Brochure

With more than 80 skilled optics professionals, Qioptiq in Asslar, Germany specializes in the development  and manufacture of  micro-optic components, assemblies and solutions.

Our Micro-Optic Capabilities

• Grinding and polishing of spherical and plano optical components ≥ 0.3mm from all established glasses
• CNC and traditional production technologies
• Thin film coating of precision optics
• Optical fine cementing and alignment
• Assembling, testing and documentation
• Narrow tolerances for high-end applications
• Special test equipment

Download your new Micro-Optics Brochure here.

New Excelitas Website online

Excelitas, Qioptiq's mother company has launched its new Website www.excelitas.com, comprising nearly 900 pages of new and reorganized content, presenting the comprehensive picture of Excelitas' full ability and redefining its rapidly expanding identity.

Custom Solution

Engage Excelitas to unlock the full potential of your custom solution. Whether you require discrete components, modules, sub-assemblies, or complete turnkey solutions, Excelitas leverages the most diverse technology portfolio in photonics to customize the perfect solution for your most unique requirements.
Benefit from our extensive experience delivering solutions across many markets and applications fields, e.g. Automotive, Consumer Products, Defence & Aerospace, Industrial Manufacturing, Medical, Safety & Security and Sciences.

Off-the-shelf Premium Products

• Electonics & Powers
  Excelitas Technologies offers a wide range of high-performance electronics, power and energetics technologies to drive your most demanding photonic systems.
  
• Optics
  Rising from our Qioptiq heritage, Excelitas now offers precision optics in most every form and spanning the entire spectrum. You can choose from more than 4,800 off-the-shelf optical products!
• Light Sources
  From simply supplying a discrete LED, Laser or Lamp source to providing a complete, integrated system, Excelitas consistently delivers lighting solutions for the most demanding applications.
• Sensors & Detectors
  Excelitas “Thermal IR Sensors” represent a wide range of Pyroelectric Detectors, Thermopile Detectors and IR sensor modules.
  Excelitas offers photonic detection solutions covering a very broad spectrum, from Gamma, X-Ray, UV, Visible and into the near Infrared.
  
  

News and Highlights Brochure

Get informed about the latest Qioptiq products in laser material processing magneto- and electro optics, lasers and last but not least about our newest WinlensTM 3D optic software update.

• All new Qioptiq products summarized in one brochure
• Highlights of the Qioptiq catalog
• All information about the latest LINOS F-Theta-Ronar lenses made of fused silica for 1900-2000 nm, 515-540 nn and 1020-1080 nm, the motorized beam expander with an 1-4x expandion, additionally the SWIR extension of the well known Optem FUSION product family, all data of the Low-Outgassing Isolators of the LO series, the new High-Power Isolators, as well as the Roatable Isolators and Pockel Cells with  ultra-fast switiching rates
• Get to know more about the compact FLEX-IRIS Lasers with a broad selection of wavelengths and now higher laser powers, about the iFLEX-Agile series CW-OPO Oscillator showing a new green design and the latest editions in our laser section, the REO Helium-Neon Lasers

Download your News & Highlights brochure here.

Newsletter - Introducing New Qioptiq Products

• NEW! High power, passively cooled LED cold light source, made in Germany
• Volume dispersion plates (opaque diffuser)
• WinLens-Webinar on October 23, 2018
  New date for our complimentary WinLens Webinar
  

UPDATE OPTICAL DESIGN SOFTWARE WINLENS3D 1.2.10

The latest update for the Qioptiq OPTICAL DESIGN SOFTWARE is now available. Both versions, WINLENS3D and the FREE WINLENS3D BASIC have been updated as follows:

• Significantly improved graph and lens drawing printouts – especially for zoom systems
• New “EFL SOLVE” automatically changes final curvature to keep a chosen system focal length.
• Latest glass data
• Bug corrections

Update Winlens3D 1.2.10
Update Winlens3D Basic 1.2.10

About WINLENS
Qioptiq provides software for lens design, which is suitable for both professionals and beginners. WinLens 3D is a powerful and easy-to-use simulation program for optical imaging systems. The BASIC version is available free of charge. Qioptiq has been developing and marketing WinLens for 25 years. The designers at Qioptiq have many years of experience in the simulation, analysis, optimization and tolerancing of optical systems, and this expertise is reflected in the on-going development of the software.
 

New Microbench Brochure – Now available

The LINOS Microbench™ system has been providing optical solutions for over 50 years. On this occasion, we are particularly pleased to present you a new edition of our Application brochure for LINOS bench systems.

Our primary focus is to provide you with a clear overview of the various systems as well as their compatibility with one another. Numerous photographs illustrate the variety of applications and setups, providing useful solutions for your applications.

Furthermore, this edition also contains our latest product offerings. For the first time we introduce our series of Q-Sets, compact optical subsystems built from standard catalog components. In addition, the brochure highlights the inter-compatibility of the LINOS Microbench™ with Qioptiq light sources and laser systems as well as Excelitas detectors.

Last but not least, you will find an application example in which the Microbench™ system enabled the rapid development of a complex optical measurement device - a flow cytometer prototype.

Download new Microbench Brochure here

Optical Design Tools - Free Online Download

For over 20 years Qioptiq has provided its customers with the user-friendly and effective simulation software WinLens™  for optical imaging systems. This convenient software for simulation and analysis of optical systems has an intuitive interface and produces informative charts and tables for quick reference. The basic freeware versions containing WinLens™ Basic, Lens Library, and PreDesigner is now available as a download.

In addition the LINOS sofware MachVis,  that is designed to help you find the right lens for your machine vision application, is provided as a download. With 4 simple parameters MachVis calculates the remaining optical parameters and then, from the extensive LINOS lens catalogue, selects all suitable lenses that meet the specifications.

Under the new chapter Optics Software within the Q-Shop you may access the download area for the  WinLens™ software as well as the MachVis software.

New iFLEX® Laser Broschüre  – Now available

Qioptiq designs and manufactures high-performance solid-state laser systems and fiber optics for a range of scientific and industrial applications. The iFLEX® family of laser technology includes the high performance iFLEX-iRIS® laser series and the ultra-stable, multi-wavelength laser engine series iFLEX-Gemini® and iFLEX-Viper®.

Combine iFLEX lasers with the kineFLEX® single-mode fiber optics manufactured by Qioptiq, to create the world’s most stable fiber coupled lasers. With over 25 years of experience in delivering marketleading technology, Qioptiq continues to support customers with demanding applications in semicon, biotech, analytical and industry, through new innovations in the iFLEX laser technology.

Features:

• Exceptional power stability
• Unmatched beam pointing stability
• Ultra-low noise performance
• Excellent beam quality
• Fully integrated electronics
• Compact size for easy integration
• End user and OEM systems
• Integrated beam shaping
• “Plug & Play” fiber delivery
• “Set & Forget” alignment

Applications:

• Microscopy
• Flow Cytometry
• DNA Sequencing
• Metrology
• Inspection
• Ophthalmology
• Molecular Imaging
• Dynamic Light Scattering
• Spectroscopy
• Environmental Monitoring

Download new iFLEX® Laser Brochure here.

The Microbench – from the original idea to the revolutionary precision system

In the context of Qioptiq’s award for the best Q-Set, an interview was conducted with Dr. Aurin about the history of the Microbench he developped.

Dr. Aurin, what prompted you to work on an optical measuring system?
Dr. Aurin: As part of my diploma thesis at Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, I started the first trial for a new instrument that could accurately measure to the nearest 0.1 micrometer back in the autumn of 1961.

Was there anything like this available on the market at the time?
Dr. Aurin: What was already on the market at the time was the so-called “perflectometer” from Leitz in Wetzlar – a length measuring instrument that could accurately measure to the nearest 0.1 micrometer for the purpose, for example, of measuring end dimensions.

What did you want to improve in terms of measuring technology?
Dr. Aurin: My idea was to design an instrument with a modified beam path which would be less sensitive to minor displacements than the Leitz perflectometer.

Did you then head to the laboratory to get started?
Dr. Aurin: (laughs) My initial studies were carried out on the kitchen table at home. In the final phase of my studies, my grant had run out so my wife had to work. I looked after our little daughter, and on the wax tablecloth of our kitchen, I drew up my first sketches and drafts for a micro-optical bench.

Read the full interview here.

Precision Optical Components (POC) from Regen

Special production and series batches not included in the catalogue range can be found in our lens production at the Regen site. Drawings with the geometries and optical tolerances are required only. We also offer technical advice on applications through precision opticians.
Our customized solutions may include the following:

Product production:

• Individual lenses (Spheres, Aspheres, Freeform surfaces, Cylindrical lenses)
• Planar optics (Filters, Prisms, Tapered lenses)
• Mirrors
• Composite lenses

Material handling:

• Complete portfolio of the glass catalogue
• Infrared materials (non-toxic)
• Fused silica
• Sapphire
• CaF2
• …and much more.

Services:

• Diameter: 3 to 400 mm
• Coating for all applications
• Special cooling for all glass materials
• Optical cementing
• Logging all measured values
• Edge varnishing

For further information please contact Bernd Ullmann.

New: Free Lens Configuration Softare MachVis Version 5.0 available

• New lenses: Rodagon 28 and Rodagon 35
• New: Optem FUSION Micro Inspection Lens System - over 200 different objective & camera tube combinations
• Custom Optem setup dialog to set specifications for a specific Optem FUSION System
• Custom Optem configurator to choose key components, illumination & control sub systems and more
• New: dialog to limiting the number of mag.x/Optem solutions displayed
• New mag.x lens: 8x objective. NA 0.32 with diffraction limited performance over all field [106mm x 55mm (L x Ø)] and 24mm working distance.
• New mag.x lens: 1.73x camera tube.  With the new objective we go from four to nibe possible mag.x systems
• Additions to mag.x accessories, including 2 new compact base units supporting polarisation filters, optional DIC module, X95 Carrier and a mount for the Direct adapter base unit - now available in base unit. Modified lighting options.  Finger Lakes camera adapter for the 2.25x tube lens.
• Obsolete mag.x accessories - large base units - removed from configurator
• Refreshed mag.x setup and configurator dialogs
• Full metal mounts for some standard lenses
• Azimuth marked mounts for some standard lenses - best azimuth for line scan systems
  
  

MachVis Software

New Broschure X 95 Profile System - Available Now

The X 95 Profile System includes both profiles and carriers, and is a versatile construction system for optics and precision mechanics. It is particularly well suited as an optical bench, or for table and framework structures.Hollow extrusions with cruciform arrangement of longitudinal ribs

• For assembling tables or framework structures and large scale optical benches
• Allows assembling of three-dimensional structures
• Smooth-gliding carriers equipped with spring-loaded clamps
• Fabricated from anodized aluminum

Special features:
Modularity allows construction of a multitude of tailored designs. Components can easily be combined with other components from our Q-shop portfolio.

Ideal areas of application:
Extremely stable system for research, production, and education.

Your benefit

• Lightweight, modular and robust construction system
• Quick and easy setup
• Short lead times guaranteed
• Compatible to other LINOS systems

Download X 95 Profile System Brochure here.

X 95 Profile System