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Optical Sensors

Technical articles and tutorials on optical sensors, primarily for industrial applications.


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Digital Color Sensors from TAOS   December 18, 2011

TAOS Inc., Plano, TX, offers the TCS3x71 and TCS3x72 Series of digital color RGB sensors that provide color measurement and, when coupled with an IR LED, proximity detection in a range of lighting conditions and through a variety of attenuating materials. More>>

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Single Photon Counter from AUREA   October 9, 2011

The SPD_B from AUREA Technology, Besançon, France, is a high-performance single photon counting module for short near-IR wavelengths (1000–1350 nm).More>>

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Optical Sensing Platform from Luna Innovations   August 21, 2011

The ODiSI optical distributed sensor interrogator from Luna Innovations Inc., Roanoke, VA, provides fully distributed strain or temperature measurements by using optical fiber as a continuous sensor. More>>

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Ambient Light, Proximity Sensors from TAOS   August 7, 2011

The TSL2x72 Series from Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions (TAOS) Inc., Plano, TX, include the TSL2572 family of digital ambient light sensors, the TSL2672 family of proximity detection sensors, and the TSL2772 family of integrated digital ambient light and proximity detection sensors. More>>

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X-Ray Photodiodes from Opto Diode   February 27, 2011

The IRD AXUV 100GX absolute X-ray photodiode from Opto Diode Corp., a div. of ITW, Newbury Park, CA, is a semiconductor radiation sensor for detecting photons and other particles.More>>

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Multiple Color Sensors Chip from MAZeT   January 16, 2011

MAZeT GmbH, Jena, Germany, offers the TIAM4 module that incorporates multiple color sensors and the entire sensor electronics onchip.More>>

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TAOS Recognized with 2010 TV Innovation Award   December 22, 2010

The global supplier of digital ambient light sensors to HDTV and smartphone markets has received the 2010 Award for Green Technology at the 2nd Annual TV Innovaction Awards.More>>

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OmniVision Starts Mass Production of the OV6930   November 18, 2010

The ultra-compact medical image sensor is suited for a range of endoscopy applications; the company is announcing two design wins for the device from COMedia, Ltd.More>>

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Combining 2D and 3D Sensing to Simplify Integration and Improve Productivity   November 1, 2010

A combination of 2D and 3D sensors enables sawmills to optimize their conversion of raw logs into high-quality boards.More>>

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Lios, Prime Photonics Announce Strategic Partnership   October 28, 2010

The agreement delivers an extension of both companies' fiber-optic measurement portfolio.More>>