BFi OPTiLAS, pan-European partner or Luminit, is proud to announce the availability of its high transmission LSD® diffusers in a rigid injection molded format. This capability now allows manufacturers to cost effectively integrate a rigid form of our diffuser technology into their modules.

Flat injection molded lenses can be manufactured in a variety of symmetrical and asymmetrical beam angles making them suitable for recessed down-lights as well as Parabolic Aluminized Reflector (PAR) and Multifaceted Reflector (MR) lamp formats. These lenses can be designed to fit a lamp or light fixture with the appropriate mechanical tabs or clips molded in.

The monolithic integration of Luminit's micro-structure into the exit window of a lamp results in a rigid lens with very high efficiency, a smooth frosty finish and a controlled beam pattern. Lenses can be produced for quantities as low as 10,000 pieces. The innovative surface relief diffusers technology has many advantages over standard volumetric diffusers.

Economical, Easy to Use InGaP HBT Gain Block Amplifiers Ideal for WiMAX, Wireless Base Stations, Satellite TV, and Set-Top Boxes Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced two new economical, easy to use general purpose InGaP Hetero-Junction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) MMIC gain block amplifiers for use in a variety of wireless applications. Avago’s AVT-51663/53663 gain blocks, which operate within the DC to 6000MHz frequency band, can be used as either a broadband gain block or driver amplifier. These gain blocks target designers of cellular infrastructure applications, but can be also be used in a variety of other wireless applications such as Base Stations, WiMAX, WLAN, CATV, Satellite TV and set-top boxes.

Avago's AVT-51663/53663 gain block amplifiers, which are internally matched to 50-Ohms, were designed in Darlington configuration housed in an industry standard six-lead SOT-363 surface mount plastic package. The Darlington feedback structure provides inherent broad bandwidth performance resulting in a useful operating frequency range of up to 6 GHz making the AVT-51663/53663 ideal for small-signal gain cascades or IF amplification. Moreover, these new gain blocks feature easy installation and only require DC blocking capacitors, RF choke, biasing resistors and bypass capacitors for operation. Additionally, no additional RF matching components are required to achieve broadband performance.

These new gain block amplifiers were developed using advanced InGaP HBT technology that offers state-of-the-art reliability, temperature stability and consistent performance. At a typical operating condition of 5V and 37mA, the AVT-51663 delivers performance of 19.0dB gain, 24dBm Output Third Order Intercept Point (OIP3) and 12.5dBm Output Power at 1dB Gain Compression (P1dBm) and 3.2dBm noise figure at 2000MHz. The AVT-53663 operates at 5V and 48mA to deliver a performance of 19.5dB Gain, 5dBm OIP3, 15dBm P1dB and 3.2dB noise figure at 2000MHz.

Key Features: Small signal gain amplifier 50 Ohm input and output Broadband high linearity No RF matching components required

Flat broadband frequency response up to 2GHz Single, fixed 5V supply Industry standard SOT-363 package Lead-free and RoHS compliant

BFi OPTiLAS and Amplification Technologies Inc, a subsidiary of Powersafe technology (PSFT), are proud to announce their exclusive European Distribution Partnership.
BFi OPTiLAS is the largest Photonic distributor in Europe and Amplification Technologies has developed a new approach for the detection of low-level signals - multichannel Discrete Amplification (DA) - that allows the simultaneous attainment of very high gain, high speed and ultra-low excess noise in a silicon or InGaAs device.

The Discrete Amplification (DA) involves three basic functions: Distributing individual signal electrons into a separate independent amplification channel, Amplifying each individual signal electron in a separate channel to a readable charge packet and Reading the amplified charge packets.
The benefits of that unique technology include Single photon level sensitivity, Wide spectral range, Relatively flat spectral sensitivity curve, Excellent voltage and thermal stability, High photon detection efficiency, Wide dynamic range, Fast response, high reliability and low production cost.

It can provide a new performance level to many applications such as PET Scanners, Medical Imaging, Fluorescence Detection, High Energy Physics, Spectroscopy, Biological Sensors, Ladar and Lidar, Homeland Security, Confocal Microscopy, Night Vision and many others.

About PowerSafe Technology Corp. (PSFT) Based in New York, PowerSafe Technology Inc. (www.psftinc.com), through its wholly owned subsidiary Amplification Technologies, (www.ampti.net) seeks to transform the field of low-level signal detection. The company’s patented platform semiconductor technology has the potential to offer unparalleled and far-reaching benefits to industries such as medical diagnostics, drug development, scientific instrumentation and homeland security. The technology has been successfully used to develop extremely sensitive detectors of low levels of light and the company believes its detectors will be used in many existing applications as well as open up new markets. ATI’s technology is patented to encompass detection of signals other than light, and could in principle be used to create highly sensitive biological, radiological, electrical, and chemical sensors.

BFi OPTiLAS, thanks to its collaboration with Ocean Optics, announce a new range of low cost spectrometers, with extended spectral range allowing covering the full UV-NIR range from 200 nm to 1050 nm, with a resolution of 2 nm.

This is available with the either of the well known USB and JAZ optical benches. A special grating has been developed to cover the full spectral range with very good efficiency.

The unique JAZ concept allows measurement in the field with a stand-alone ultra-compact unit.

BFi OPTiLAS' team is very proud to announce the extension of it exclusive distribution agreement with Labsphere to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland, on top of Italy, Portugal and Spain where the 2 companies already collaborate successfully.

Labsphere is the leading supplier of integrating spheres and derived technology such as Uniform Light Sources, LED characterization, Reflectance measurements, Sun Protection Factor (SPF) measurement and various spectroscopy & photometry applications. Labsphere also provides materials and coatings used in laser pumping chambers, colorimeters … and reflectance standards.

The combination of both companies' capabilities will offer European customer a whole new range of products, offering state of the art performance and a very competitive price, with the local support of a well known service organization.

BFi OPTiLAS Launches a New Range of Galvanometers and Scan Heads BFi OPTiLAS, a value-added pan-European distributor with headquarters in Evry, France, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Century-Sunny, a leading developer of galvanometric scanners and scan heads. BFi OPTiLAS will market Century-Sunny’s line of galvanometric scanners and scan heads throughout Europe.

"BFi OPTiLAS has been supplying galvanometers to the European market for more than 30 years but this new agreement will extend the range of products offered to cover full scan head assemblies" said Jean-Claude Sanudo, Business Development Director of BFi OPTiLAS' Photonics business unit. "“Our customers are looking for the best scanning products available today and Century-Sunny’s wide range ensures we have the right product for both OEMs and end users at a very cost-effective price."

Century-Sunny is a leading player in the Asian market-place, with a reputation for quality and reliability. Their product portfolio includes high-speed optical scanners (galvanometers), PCI & USB laser scanning controllers and fully configured 1-, 2- and 3-Axis scan heads. Typical applications for these products will be found in laser marking, rapid prototyping, infrared scanning, laser light shows, laser radar, laser welding and a variety of laser related medical applications.

"Century-Sunny is a recognized leader for these technologies on the Asian market but wanted to establish a presence in Europe" said Mr Wang Jiguang, President of Century Sunny. The combination of both companies will offer a new range of laser scanning products that have state of the art performance and a very competitive price coupled with the local support of a well known distribution organization.

Photon Inc., announces a new feature for pulsed laser measurement with its NanoScan Beam Profiler.
The NanoScan now measures and reports the actual frequency of the laser. Often the pulse frequency is unknown or is not exactly as specified by the manufacturer. Knowing the exact frequency allows the NanoScan to provide a more stable and accurate profile.

The NanoScan employs the scanning slit beam profiling technique, which provides higher accuracy and resolution than is possible with typical camera-type profilers. The pulsed measurement capabilities of the NanoScan: high-resolution beam size, beam position, and beam profile measurements can be performed on pulsed lasers operating at 1 kHz or higher repetition rate.
Photon offers the pulsed measurement option standard with every one of its NanoScan models. This includes the NanoScan with silicon detector for operation at 350-1000 nm wavelengths, the NanoScan with germanium detector for 700-1800 nm wavelengths, and the NanoScan with pyroelectric detector for 190 nm – 20 micron wavelengths at beam powers up to 1 kWatt at certain wavelengths.

The NanoScan can accurately measure continuous wave beams as small as 4 microns and as large as 20 mm. Minimum beam sizes for pulsed beams are dependent on the pulse frequency. The system includes a power measurement window with most models such that beam size, beam position, beam profile, and beam power can be generated in a single measurement.

10 kW Power/Energy Sensor, the First to Directly Measure Very High Laser Power and Power Density.

BFi OPTiLAS’, Pan-European partner of Ophir, today announced a new Power/Energy Sensor. Designed for material processing applications, such as welding and metal cutting, the 10 kW measures YAG and fiber lasers in the 1040-1100 nm range, and CO2 lasers at 10.6 microns.
A wide aperture of 45 mm allows for measurement of broad beams. The maximum power for concentrated beams is up to 10 kW/cm2. The maximum energy density for a 10 ms pulse is up to 150 J/cm2.
Indirect measurement methods, such as beam samplers, depend on the calibration accuracy of the beam splitter, which can change when exposed to very high power densities. Systems that use a rise in water temperature to gauge laser power are bulky, complicated to use, and have a slow response time.
The 10 kW power/energy sensor uses a reflective cone to deflect the laser beam over the peripheral circumference of the sensor. This increases the radiated area and reduces the power density to manageable levels. The end result is a fast and accurate measurement for what had previously been difficult to read, and therefore, control.

The 10 kW Power/Energy Sensor features Ophir Smart Connector technology that automatically configures and calibrates connected displays, including the company's Orion PE, Nova, Nova II, Vega, LaserStar, USBI, Pulsar, and Quasar.

BFi OPTiLAS is pleased to announce it has extended its partnership with Anaren, Inc. for the distribution Anaren's wireless consumer electronics component line in most European countries. Anaren is a world leader in microwave/RF-based technology for the wireless infrastructure, satellite communications, defence, medical, and consumer-products sectors.

This agreement covers Anaren's range of miniature components designed for wireless consumer electronic applications such as laptop chipsets, handheld devices, among others; the product family includes such products as baluns, cross over / jumpers, couplers, and power dividers.

"BFi OPTiLAS is well-positioned to support these products based on their industry knowledge and local presence in these geographic areas,"says Mr. Kevin Maher, Corporate Sales Manager of Anaren. "As such, they are a natural choice to partner with us and help serve our addressable customer base there."
"In addition to infrastructure components we have long distributed for Anaren in Europe, we are pleased to also distribute Anaren's growing portfolio of consumer-sized components in most of the European marketplace. These products have the cost effectiveness and high-end performance that customers are looking for today," said Mr. Philippe Gruson, President of BFi OPTiLAS.
About Anaren: An innovative leader in microwave and RF technology, Anaren designs and manufactures complex components and subsystems for defence, satellite, wireless, and consumer electronics markets.

Fully Matched Compact Module Solution Provides Great Linearity and Superior Dynamic Range.
Avago Technologies are pleased to announce a new fully matched wideband variable attenuator module for use in a wide range of broadband system applications.

The ALM-38140, which is a 50MHz to 4 GHz PIN diode attenuator module, is a fully integrated solution that uses Avago’s low distortion silicon PIN diodes housed in a miniature 3.8 mm by 3.8 mm by 1.0 mm multiple-chip-on board (MCOB) package with 6-pin configuration pads.

This module is ideal for use wireless infrastructure applications such as CATV, WCDMA, VSAT, WiMAX and cellular base station applications.

Designed with broadband input and output match, Avago’s ALM-38140 does not require any external RF matching component to operate. Additionally, narrow band performance enhancement can be easily achieved by applying a single external inductor. The ALM-38140 also features high power handling capabilities (P1dB>30dBm @ 1,900 MHz), great linearity performance (IIP3: 60 dBm @ 1,900 MHz) and superior dynamic range (35 dB @ 1,900 MHz). With broadband coverage, this miniature variable attenuator module is ideal for use in automatic gain control (AGC) and temperature compensation circuitry applications which operate within the 50 – 4,000 MHz frequency range.

The 3A-P-FS is designed to measure very low power and energy light sources and divergent beams, such as LEDs and diode lasers. The 3A-P-FS features a wide, 12mm numerical aperture and a fused silica window in front of the detector. The window, only 7mm from the sensor surface, keeps out air currents and long wavelength background heat, allowing more accurate measurements of lower powers. The sensor can measure divergent beams up to ± 40 degrees.

The 3A-P-FS measures very low power pulsed or CW lasers in the 0.19 to 20 µm wavelength range. The sensor's p-type absorber provides a larger aperture and flatter spectral response than broadband devices, maximizing performance across the entire spectral range. Optical power can be measured from 60µW to 3W, and energy from 20µJ to 2J.

The 3A-P-FS very low power/energy sensor works with all BFi OPTiLAS - Ophir smart displays or PC interfaces, including the Orion PE, Nova, Nova II, Vega, LaserStar, USBI, Pulsar, and Quasar. Each display features a "Smart Connector" interface that automatically configures and calibrates the display when plugged into one of the measurement heads.

Avago Technologies, today announced two ultra-low noise, high gain, high linearity Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) balanced low noise amplifiers for cellular infrastructure applications. Avago’s MGA-16516/17516, which are the latest additions to its family of economical, easy to use LNAs, helps to significantly improve the sensitivity and dynamic range of cellular infrastructure applications.

Typical applications include cellular base station transceiver radio cards, tower mounted amplifiers, combiners, repeaters and remote/digital radio heads.

Avago’s MGA-16516/17516 LNAs are housed in a 4 mm by 4 mm by 0.85 mm surface mount 16-lead QFN package, and were developed using Avago’s proprietary 0.25 µm GaAs enhancement-mode pHEMT process. The MGA-16516 operates from 500 to 1,700 MHz, while the MGA-17516 operates from 1,700 to 2,700 MHz. These new LNAs will enable Avago to provide support for GSM, CDMA, UMTS and next generation LTE cellular bandwidths. The MGA-16516/17516 have been designed to be used with 3dB hybrid couplers at the input and output of LNAs typically found in the front end of cellular base stations, combiners and transceiver radio cards.

In a typical operating environment of 5-Volts and 50mA per channel, the MGA-16516 delivers a 0.45 dB noise figure, 17.5 dB gain, 11.5 dBm input Third Order Intercept Point (IIP3), and 18 dBm output power at 1 dB compress point (P1dB) at 850MHz. Under the same operating conditions, the MGA-17516 delivers enhanced performance of 0.52 dB noise figure, 17.2 dB Gain, 13.7 dBm IIP3, and 21.5 dBm output power at P1dB at 1,850 MHz.

Distributed in all Europe (except Italy) by BFi OPTiLAS, The Multi-Spectral Source (patent pending) from Santa Barbara Infrared is an integrating sphere based output source with integral extended area blackbody and pulsed laser sources (1.06 µm, 1.57 µm) that is used for simultaneous boresight and image resolution testing. The laser sources synchronize with adjustable delay for range-gated camera testing.

The MSS system is designed to support testing of gated cameras that are integrated into a multisensor package. The MSS combines both an infrared and laser source, allowing the gated camera to be boresighted with an IR sensor. In addition, the MSS serves as a uniform backlight for a variety of resolution targets.
Main features:

• Integrated blackbody source providing IR output controllable in both absolute mode (10°C to 60°C) and differential mode (-15°C to +35C° ΔT)
• Synchronized pulsed laser for precision range testing of gated cameras.
• Simulated range adjustable from 100 to 100,000 meters
• Pulse width adjustable from 20 to 500 ns
• Output pulse radiant energy adjustable from 0.4 to 85 nJ/cm2/sr
• Pulse repetition rate in free run mode of 1 to 1000 Hz

About Santa Barbara Infrared: Founded in 1986, Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR) designs and manufactures the most technologically advanced Electro-Optic Test Equipment available in the world. SBIR is the leading supplier of standard and custom instrumentation for FLIR testing, IR detector testing, IR simulation and testing-sensor boresighting. SBIR’s core business is divided into three segments: Standard products sold off of a published price list, build-to-print and build-to-spec.

BFi OPTiLAS is pleased to announce it has entered into a pan-European distribution agreement with Inphi Corporation a high-speed analog semiconductor company.

Under the agreement, BFi OPTiLAS will market and distribute Inphi's range of analog interface products to European computing, communications, military, aeronautics, and test and measurement markets.

"In our opinion, BFi OPTiLAS offer an ideal combination of industry knowledge and local presence throughout high-growth areas in Europe, and we are looking forward to a very productive relationship with them," said Mr. Young Sohn, president & CEO of Inphi Corp.
"We are pleased to distribute the product portfolio of Inphi Corp. in the European marketplace. Inphi's products offer the high-end performance and precision that customers are looking for today," said Mr. Philippe Gruson, president of BFi OPTiLAS International S.A.S.

Inphi's analog product portfolio is ideally suited for applications such as timing, broadband Instrumentation, automated test equipment and optical and microwave communications, including radar, satellite and electronics systems.

About Inphi Corporation
Inphi Corporation, a high-speed analog semiconductor company, provides leading-edge interface components that address the bandwidth, capacity and power issues faced by data centers and 40G/100G networks for cloud computing. By leveraging its core competencies in advanced analog technologies, signal integrity, power management, packaging and process technologies, Inphi has taken a leadership role in the markets it serves. Inphi's more than 150 analog server, storage and broadband networking components push the boundaries of existing technologies and pave the way for new applications.To learn more about Inphi, visit Inphi Corp Web site

BFi OPTiLAS, thanks to its collaboration with Precision Photonics, is announcing its capabilities to provide MWIR coating for complex shapes like the inside of a domes and steep radius lenses.

This includes robust, broadband anti-reflection (BBAR) coatings for the 3-5μm spectral range along with extremely high temperature operation and survivability. PPC’s IBS technique, a method proven to be more robust than magnetron sputtering, solves challenging variable-thickness requirements by using shadow masking to control coating uniformity. Coupled with a sophisticated 3-D model, we can deterministically predict the proper mask shape for most applications.

Recent results on a NAVAIR contract have demonstrated proper spectral transmission (coating thickness profile) for the dome, and operational survivability to 1000º C.

Other examples of MWIR IBS coatings done at PPC include narrowband AR coatings at 3.4μm and short-wave pass dichroic mirrors with high reflectance at 3.1μm and high transmittance at 1.5μm.

BFi OPTiLAS, a pan-European RF distributor in Evry France, today announced that it has signed an distribution agreement with Melexis, a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced Mixed Signal semiconductors, sensor ICs, programmable sensor IC systems, Wireless ICs.

BFi OPTiLAS will market the Wireless IC product line throughout Europe.

"In our opinion, BFi OPTiLAS offer the best combination of industry knowledge and local presence in the areas of interest, and hence were the natural choice for us", said Dr. Andreas Laute, Business Unit Manager RF at MELEXIS.

"We are pleased to distribute the Wireless IC product portfolio of MELEXIS in the European marketplace", says Ernesto Prestifilippo, Business Development Director at BFi OPTiLAS.

"The MELEXIS products have the cost effective, high-end performance that customers are looking for today."

BFi OPTiLAS, together with Photonic Products and Ondax, is launching a new range of 405nm wavelength stabilized laser diodes for applications which include Raman spectroscopy, flow cytometry and metrology / interferometry. The 405nm blue-violet wavelength stabilization is achieved by optical feedback using the ONDAX Volume Holographic Grating (VHG) PowerLocker which ensures a stable single longitudinal mode operation.

Features include wavelength stability (<0.015nm/ºC), single longitudinal mode, compact size (standard 5.6 mm TO package), wavelength locked to <±1nm, coherence length (~0.6m) and it is hermetically sealed. The power locked laser has a very low temperature dependence and precise centre wavelength over the locked region which enhances its performance.

It is ideal for use in data storage, embossed holograms, CD mastering, diffraction grating fabrication, confocal microscopy, particle counting, fluorescence, non-destructive testing, microlithography and high speed printing.

Other standard wavelengths include 403, 405, 407, 640, 658, 685, and 785nm. Custom wavelengths, packaging and accessories are available upon request.