September 2021

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❂Lasers

Photo of automated harmonic generator

Light Conversion’s PHAROS and CARBIDE lasers, as well as FLINT oscillators, can be equipped with modules for high-efficiency harmonic generation. This includes industrial-grade harmonic generators (HGs), automated and fully integrated into the system. In addition, HIRO is a free-standing module with manual control but highly customizable and offering simultaneous outputs. The suite of products also includes SHBC, which is dedicated to the conversion of narrow-bandwidth picosecond pulses from the broadband output of femtosecond lasers.

CARBIDE from Light Conversion is an industrial-grade femtosecond laser system offering burst-in-burst capabilities for simultaneous GHz and MHz operation. This laser can output up to 80 W of average power, a pulse energy of up to 800 μJ, while operating at a base repetition rate of up to 2 MHz. CARBIDE can emit up to 10 pulses at MHz and 10 pulses at GHz burst, which is equivalent to an effective frequency of 100 MHz. The number of pulses in each burst regime and the burst -train intensity envelope are configurable.

❂Popular Coffee Machines up to 818 NIS Discount

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		I Caffe Pro L: Fully automatic machine 6 liter water reservoir Optional connection to external water supply
		BRN9 Milk Refrigerator: Capacity: 9 liters Dimensions: Height: 376 mm Depth: 452 mm Width: 220 mm
		250 grams of each of the 3 types of The TOP1 Coffee beans: Cappuccino (250 g) Espresso (250 g) Wake Up! (250 g)
Special price of 6968 ₪ including VAT (coffee machine + refrigerator + 750 grams of coffee beans) for IL Photonics customers (Regular Price 7786 ₪) For more details, mail: moshe@topfoodbsd.com with Subject: ILP Discount B.
Gold Line ATL5010 Capsule Machine: This machine is suitable for use with NESPRESSO® * or compatible capsules. Two buttons are set for automatic preparation of an espresso/espresso longo. Programming mode allows you to set the amount of coffee according to your personal preference. * The trademark is of a third party, not related to Top Food BSD Ltd.
F280 Milk Frother: Upgrade your coffee cup with the quality milk frother from Creama Plus. It has three heating modes: lukewarm, hot and cold whipping. The milk container can be removed from the base for easy and convenient serving and rinsing.
30 coffee capsules from The TOP1 Coffee: 10 Espresso 10 Pleasant 10 Turkish
Special price of 515 ₪ including VAT (capsule machine + milk frother + 30 coffee capsules) for IL Photonics customers (Regular price of 680₪ ) For more details, mail: moshe@topfoodbsd.com with Subject: ILP Discount C.

❂Optics

	Dr. Helmut Kessler of Manx Precision Optics (MPO) will be presenting a talk entitled “High LIDT, Low GDD Coatings for High Power Ultrafast Lasers“ at the upcoming The Optical Society (OSA) Laser Application Conference. This OSA Meeting will be presented in a virtual, web-conference format. Date: 5 October 2021 Time: 9:30-10:00 EDT (16:30-17:00 Israel time) To register, click here.
Holo/Or offers several different fixed and adjustable DOE solutions for laser welding, including: Flexishaper C-shaper T-shaper Brazing Diffuser
	Thanks to Terry Hancock for sharing his capture of “Markarian’s Chain of Galaxies” in the constellation Virgo. This image was taken over two nights with a total acquisition time of 14 hours using Chroma Technology‘s LRGB filters at Grand Mesa Observatory in Purdy Mesa, CO, USA. Chroma manufactures the highest quality astronomy filters with durable, sputtered hard coatings using single substrates of the best glass, eliminating the need for laminations. All primary filter coatings are applied on the front surface and anti-reflection coatings on the rear surface to prevent ghosting and to maximize transmission.
A diffractive beam shaper is an analytical optical component whose output is a known continuous phase profile, without phase randomization. This device is a flat, window-like element, with a unique computer optimized pattern etched into its surface in micron scale steps. When illuminated, this etched pattern creates phase delays to portions of the light which pass through the element. These phase delays can be controlled to ultimately generate an output image with almost any desired shape and size characteristics. For more information, contact Holo/Or.

❂Optomechanics

Photo of microscope on vibration isolation table

There are a wide range of probes used in scanning probe microscopy (SPM), and the information gathered can take many forms, including topography, elemental composition, conductivity, and others. To record and measure data accurately, the instrument must maintain a uniform distance between the probe, stage, and detector.

Because these techniques are sensitive to environmental disturbance, SPMs generally require some form of vibration isolation. Depending on a number of factors, such as the environment’s level of noise (acoustic, vibration and electromagnetic noise), thermal fluctuations, field of application, and the type of equipment utilized, either passive or active vibration isolation systems are recommended to mitigate the problem.

Herzan is the leading supplier of environmental solutions to the SPM community. Herzan specializes in mitigating all forms of environmental noise for precision microscopes, ranging from affordable table-top enclosures and vibration control tables, to large-scale advanced active vibration control platforms.

Herzan is the featured company this month.

❂Exhibitions

New-Tech Exhibition 2021 has been postponed to 2022.

Visit the IL Photonics booth at the Opto-Tech 2022 Conference at the New-Tech Exhibition 2022 on 24-25 May 2022 in Expo Tel- Aviv.

The New-Tech Exhibition is the largest exhibition for the high-tech and electronics industry in Israel.

Alongside the exhibition, the following conferences will be held:

Opto-Tech (Electro-Optics) Conference
Robotics Conference
Industry 4.0 Conference – The Smart Factory
Embedded & IoT Conference
Artificial Intelligence Conference – AI
3D Conference – 3D Printing
Conference in the Field of Machine Vision – Vision & Machine Learning
Conference in the Field of Communication – WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

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Herzan provides carefully articulated vibration, acoustic, and EMI isolation solutions to the global research community. They deliver exact solutions using their environmental isolation systems to provide customers the best user experience.

Their solutions provide the lowest noise-floor possible for sensitive research instrumentation. This is accomplished by a combination of strategic partnerships and the tireless work of their product enhancement and development team. Herzan continues to strive for total customer satisfaction by fundamentally understanding the customer’s instrument, research aims, and overall application needs to ensure meeting all facets of the customer’s goals.

Herzan’s goal is to enable their customers (the researchers) to focus on what matters most — the research (and not the isolation solution).

Herzan works with some of the most innovative individuals in the scientific research community. They are proud to help advance the research performed by their customers.

The product categories provided by Herzan include:

Acoustic Enclosures Herzan desktop and workstation acoustic enclosures have become the industry standard for SPM & AFM users and manufacturers requiring exceptional acoustic isolation. Available in a variety of form factors and styles, Herzan’s acoustic enclosures deliver unmatched acoustic isolation through careful selection of variable density materials to protect research instruments from broadband acoustic noise within any environment.
Active Vibration Control Herzan’s modular and desktop active vibration isolation systems (AVI & TS Series) push the resolution boundaries for numerous instruments and applications, making understanding measured data more clear and concise. Delivering sub-hertz active vibration isolation for all rotational modes of vibration (all six degrees of freedom), the AVI & TS Series platforms are the perfect solution for a variety of high precision applications (AFMs, SEMs, SPMs, and more).
Passive Vibration Control Herzan’s desktop and workstation air-based, passive vibration control systems deliver high performance vibration isolation at an incredible value. The Onyx and NanoDamp Series isolation systems create opportunities for affordable vibration isolation without having to compromise on performance or quality.
EMI Isolation Herzan offers a variety of active and passive EMI isolation solutions tailored to the individual needs of customer’s instruments. With different technologies available for EMI isolation, Herzan can support any instrument or application being affected by EMI noise.