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Photon Lines Ltd

In addition to offering the products of Omicron Laserage, the manufacturer of choice for laser diode systems, we also have a number of other leading laser manufacturers' products in our portfolio. These include high power, high brightness single frequency fibre lasers operating on the zero phonon line of Yb3+ ions for applications which require a stable narrow line width, and short pulse width ultrafast lasers and amplifiers for applications such as 3-photon microscopy and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopies (ARPES).

Our portfolio includes front illuminated and back illuminated sCMOS lasers, high speed CMOS cameras for industrial trouble shooting, and a novel camera for use in Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy. Our partner pro continues to develop sCMOS cameras and they have a large family of options, including high speed camera link (CL HS) versions for high data transfer of huge image sets. Thermal cameras from Telops are growing in popularity, with their high speed of operation and impressive temporal resolution.

AA OPTO-ELECTRONIC offers a huge range of standard Acousto-optic components and associated Radio frequency drivers, and their AO devices cover wavelengths from 180 nm to 11 µm. Their range of RF drivers cover from DC to 3 GHz and are matched to the AO devices. Our customers include a number of the world's leading laser manufacturers, whose requirement for consistent high quality and timely deliveries make their products stand out in the market place.

Photon Lines' range of light microscopy equipment in unrivalled by any other UK/Ireland photonics distributor, with our products spanning from super resolution microscopes including the Abberior Instruments add-on STEDYCON and Expert Line STED system, to the Argolight fluorescence quality testing system which is becoming the essential tool of every Light Microscopy facility.

Light materials such as carbon fibres, epoxies, etc. are easily revealed in a great detail. Even challenging defects such as deep laminate wrinkles, kissing-bonds, delaminations, porosity, foreign objects and micro-cracks in the soft materials can be detected with spatial resolution of 55 µm or better. Combining the sensitivity to low X-ray energy photons with the very high dynamic range of photon counting detectors creates a powerful tool for NDT in the aerospace industry, F1 and elsewhere.

STIL SA manufacture high-resolution non-contact sensors that meet the requirements of the most demanding applications for dimension, thickness or even roughness measurement, both in industry quality control and in research laboratories as high-precision instruments. They can measure any type of sample (transparent or opaque, polished or rough) and any type of material (metal, glass, ceramic, semiconductor, plastic...) and do not require any sample preparation. STIL innovates through vision technology for fast inspection with "Depth of field" of "PERFECT FOCUS" and develops "à la carte" products for customers worldwide.

INSION spectrometers are the basis of many on-line detection systems in the field of food processing, pharmaceutical production, chemical process control and sorting machines as well as for invisible security markers or for detecting hazardous substances. Other applications are established in the fields of analytical instrumentation, elemental and environmental analysis, and water analysis as well as colorimetry and irradiance measurements. The use of the micro spectrometer allows for an amazingly small sampling and detection system at the point of interest.

Resonon’s hyperspectral cameras are pushbroom imagers that scan the visible, ultraviolet, and near-infrared spectral ranges. They are rugged and cost-effective, have high precision, low distortion, low stray light, and excellent image quality. Telops take over from Resonon when the wavelength region of interest moves to wavelengths between 3 and 13.5 microns, with applications which include real-time detection and identification of methane (CH4) gas leaks and emissions and volcanology research, to name just two.