Edmund Optics    Barrington, NJ 08007
Aug 23, 2011 Suited for high-speed imagery, Multiband Filters have multiple pass bands on single filter. This enhances fluorescence imagery and facilitates setup for various fluorescence applications. Hard coated and mounted in 25 mm dia black anodized housing, filters are optimized for transmission and blocking for maximum brightness and contrast. They are suited for simultaneous viewing of multiple fluorophores and come 2-, 3-, and 4-band variants.

Edmund Optics    Barrington, NJ 08007
May 06, 2011 Suited for individual and combined use, Linear Variable Filters come in Long-Pass and Short-Pass options. Units have interference coating that is intentionally wedged in one direction, creating linear shift of center wavelength across length of entire substrate. Short-Wave Pass Filter has wavelength range of 330-750 nm with average transmission of 97% from 400-750 nm, while Long-Wave Pass Filter has 300-845 nm wavelength and average transmission of 97% across entire wavelength range.

Kimberly-Clark Professional    Roswell, GA 30076
Apr 19, 2011 Able to adapt to changing welding environments, Jackson Safety W60 TrueSight features optimized visibility and separate buttons that can be operated even with gloved hand to control grind, torch, and weld modes. Other features include built-in magnifying lens holder; adjustable settings for shade, sensitivity, and delay; as well as automatic on/off functionality. While 4 sensors reduce blockage possibility during welds, solar panel extends life of 2 AAA batteries that power unit.

Oclaro    San Jose, CA 95134
Dec 15, 2010 Available for 488 and 532 nm laser systems, Clarity(TM) filters suppress amplified spontaneous emissions that occur in diode pumped solid state (DPSS) laser systems while also improving their signal to noise performance. Hard coated filters use proprietary high-energy reactive magnetron sputter technology, known as AED (Advanced Energetic Deposition), and offer transmission greater than 90% at laser line; sharp spectral edges; and deep, greater than OD6 out-of-band blocking.

Semrock Inc.    Rochester, NY 14624
Dec 09, 2010 Featuring wavelength tuning range of over 100 nm, TBP01-800/12 offers tunability over wavelengths from 390-800 nm, at >12% of normal incidence wavelength, by adjusting angle of incidence with no change in spectral performance. Rectangular filter is available in 25 x 36 x 2.0 mm sizes. It is suited for fluorescence microscopy and measurement applications, while polarization insensitivity, and high optical quality and damage threshold suit product for use in laser applications.

Deposition Sciences, Inc.    Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Nov 23, 2010 Infrared Narrow Bandpass (IR NBP) Filters for industrial, medical, and biological sciences instrumentation offer spectral range that lets user detect and identify concentrations of gases such as CO2, CH4, and HOx. Units allow discretization of spectra through gas sample at multiple detection wavelengths, inside and/or outside absorption band being measured. Calibrated for center wavelength placement to offset temperature shifts, filters also offer repeatable transmittance.

Semrock Inc.    Rochester, NY 14624
Nov 08, 2010 Available for use with DAPI, GFP, FITC, mCherry, Texas Red, and many other fluorophores, BrightLine® Filter Sets feature optimized dichroics with extended reflection and transmission bands. Each dichroic reflects light from long-pass edge down to UV wavelengths less than 350 nm and transmits light from edge up to IR wavelengths greater than 950 nm. With anti-reflection coating, dichroics provide minimum average transmission from 90-93%.

Midwest Optical Systems, Inc.    Palatine, IL 60067
Sep 29, 2010 Suited for imaging at 350-1,100 nm wavelengths, low-reflectivity NI Filters come in 4 optical densities of 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, and 1.2 with overall transmission of 50, 25, 12.5, and 6.25%, respectively. Units feature uniform attenuation simultaneously over entire visible and near-IR range imaged by most industrial CCD/CMOS cameras. Available in 1, 2, and 3 mm thicknesses, filters have reflection-inhibiting vacuum-evaporated protective overcoat that minimizes undesirable back reflections.

Dicon Fiberoptics Inc.    Richmond, CA 94804
Sep 16, 2010 Suitable for any application that requires wavelength tuning, MEMS Tunable Optical Bandpass Filter can be optimized for either 50 or 100 GHz channel plan. Unit features both continuous scan and channel parking capability. It can act as optical channel monitor for DWDM systems, optical spectrum analyzer for test and measurement, or tunable demultiplexer at ROADM node. Filter also meets needs of military and defense avionic systems.

Edmund Optics    Barrington, NJ 08007
Aug 17, 2010 By adjusting angle of incidence, Tunable Bandpass Filters offer tunability over broad wavelength range with essentially no change in spectral performance. Tuning range is greater than 12% of normal-incidence wavelength. Filters are suited for applications ranging from fluorescence imaging and measurements to hyperspectral imaging and high-throughput spectroscopy. With polarization insensitivity and high damage threshold, units are also suitable for laser applications.

Dicon Fiberoptics Inc.    Richmond, CA 94804
Jun 09, 2010 Tunable optical filter module, used with GP750 fiber optic test system, utilizes MEMS technology for precise wavelength tuning and is suitable for test applications in optical channel performance monitoring, ROADM systems, noise suppression, or signal tracking. Available in either 50 or 100 GHz channel spacing and designed for use in either C or L band, between 1 and 4 tunable bandpass optical filters can be integrated into each module.

Semrock Inc.    Rochester, NY 14624
May 24, 2010 Including 3 excitation and emission filters and matching beamsplitter with 4 precision edges, DA/FI/TR/Cy5-A is designed for simultaneous 4-color imaging by eye or with color camera using broadband illumination. FF01-387/485/559/649-25 quad-band exciter includes high-transmission passband at UV wavelengths in addition to 3 longer-wavelength precision passbands. Filters do not burn-out even under intense UV irradiation and are impervious to humidity and temperature-induced degradation.

Semrock Inc.    Rochester, NY 14624
May 18, 2010 Penta-Sedat multiband fluorescence filter set, DA/FI/TR/Cy5/Cy7-5X5M enables imaging of 5 distinct fluorophores simultaneously for complex imaging schemes. Including penta-beamsplitter, FF408/504/581/667/672-Di01 and Cy7 emitter, FF02-809/81, 11-filter set allows for high-speed imaging into near-infrared for in vivo and tissue applications, with up to 4 visible labels in addition.

Semrock Inc.    Rochester, NY 14624
Feb 01, 2010 Available in 25.2 x 35.6 x 2.0 mm sizes, VersaChrome(TM) bandpass filters offer tuning range of greater than 12% of normal-incidence wavelength and average transmission of greater than 90% with steep edges and wideband blocking. Applications include fluorescence microscopy, imaging, and quantitation, as well as spectral imaging. Due to their polarization insensitivity, optical quality, and damage threshold, filters are also suited for wide range of laser applications.

Edmund Optics    Barrington, NJ 08007
Oct 29, 2009 Available in 25 and 50 mm diameters with end densities of 1.0 and 2.0, Continuously Variable Apodizing Filters eliminate undesirable intensity variations and create even illumination profile in optical systems. Bull's Eye filters feature high optical density in center, which decreases continuously to uncoated edge, while Reverse Bull's Eye filters feature high optical density coating on edge, which increases continuously to uncoated center.

Edmund Optics    Barrington, NJ 08007
Oct 26, 2009 Continuously Variable Apodizing Filters include standard Bull's Eye versions, available in 25 and 50 mm diameters, with end densities that decrease radially from center. Reverse Bull's Eye filters feature high optical density coating on edge of filter, which increases from uncoated center, optimizing dynamic range in imaging systems. Both are suited for design wavelength range of 400-700 nm and create even illumination profile in optical systems.

Semrock Inc.    Rochester, NY 14624
Sep 17, 2009 Used as laser source clean-up filters, 25 mm dia hard-coated bandpass filters can also be used as detection filters, which pass particular laser wavelengths and eliminate background over full InGaAs detector range of 850-1,750 Nm. Filters suit Er-doped fiber and glass lasers at 1,535 Nm, Er-doped fiber and InGaAsP semiconductor lasers at 1,550 Nm, and Nd:YAG-pumped optical parametric oscillators at 1,570 Nm. Applications include laser radar, remote sensing, range-finding, and LIBS.

Semrock Inc.    Rochester, NY 14624
Mar 30, 2009 Dual-band fluorescence filter set is optimized for microscopes/imaging systems using multiple laser excitation, enabling simultaneous excitation of 488 and 561 nm lasers. Hard-coated set offers steep transitions from laser blocking to fluorescence transmission, greater than 93% transmission, and blocking of OD of greater than 6 at laser wavelengths to minimize noise background resulting from residual excitation light. It is designed for TIRF systems and confocal microscopes.

Semrock Inc.    Rochester, NY 14624
Dec 09, 2008 Optimized for laser-based microscopes and imaging systems, BrightLine® long-wave-pass filter sets offer wavelengths precisely keyed to excitation laser lines (405, 488, and 561 nm). They also offer deep blocking at laser wavelengths as well as flat and anti-reflection coated dichroic beamsplitters. Manufactured with hard-coated Ion-Beam Sputtering technology, filters exhibit steep transitions (less than 2.5% of laser wavelength) between laser wavelength and passband region.

Semrock Inc.    Rochester, NY 14624
Oct 13, 2008 Available for 488, 532, 561, and 808 nm wavelengths, StopLine® Deep-Notch Filters achieve optical density greater than 6 with low-ripple passbands that extend from ultraviolet well into near-infrared. E-Grade filters are intended for any application requiring high rejection of one or more laser lines, while transmitting signal light over wide range of wavelengths on either side of laser wavelength.