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P h o t o n i x 2 1 F e b r u a r y 5 - 7 , 2 0 1 3 even though we do cover a lot of areas, we are not especially interested in products or technology areas that have been "commoditized." That is, if everyone is doing it, we are not all that interested in it. PX: So do you turn your backs on the really high volume stuff? MW: We don't turn our backs simply because an item is high volume. We just become less interested when there is no "technological lever" or some other unique quality or capability we can bring to bear. We want to add value by accessing engineering knowledge and the unique depth of experience and resources that exists within the LEONI Fiber Optics Business Unit. We have some of the most amazingly talented technical people and state of the art manufacturing tools, and we want to exercise these. And we'll do it from a quantity of one unit or a cable run of 500 meters, up to hundreds of thou- sands of units, or cable lengths to many millions of meters. It is not the volume per se, it's whether or not we possess that "technology lever." PX: So we know LFOI has great depth LEONI (Con't. from p. 1) and capability and likes to look for "technology levers." As CEO, do you often find yourself drawing on the tal- ents of other top executives in the company in order to enhance those technological levers if a solution seems unworkable? MW: The only things unworkable are the things you are not committed to making work. Personally, I like having other competent and experienced pro- fessionals who I can bounce my ideas off of, or who can give input on diffi- cult topics. It allows us to service our customers better and produce better products because we offer the benefit of depth of knowledge. While I am the CEO and have the final say, I like to employ the team approach because it will benefit the customer. We have a great staff with lots to offer our cus- tomers. We use every resource we have to provide the very best solutions we can for our customers. It's easy to keep your ego in check when you put the customer first and foremost. For more information about LEONI Fiber Optics, go online to www.leoni- fo.com, call 757-258-4805, or visit booth 4822. this, but 3D is difficult. The traditional way is to obtain 3D imaging from par- allax, using two cameras separated at a distance from each other. This requires an alignment process, and a recording in same source-detector geometry, illu- mination level, and scene content. The best thing about using polarization is that it can obtain 3D information easily and instantly. Low Light Imaging Human eyes lose the coloring, shading, and distance information in low light making low light information difficult for the brain to interpret. On the other hand, polarization in low light, using multiple polarization angles, can gath- er the necessary Stokes information, overlaid real-time into an image, which is easily interpreted. Pixelated Polarization Pixelation allows you to gather multi- ple polarization angles in a single shot, with a single camera, enabling real- time 3D imaging. With the Moxtek pixelated polarizer mounted on a CCD array and proper image processing using four pixels, you don't lose the original image, color, and resolution even in low light conditions. With a pixelated polarizer, you are not limited to only the visible light spectrum. UV and IR can create an enormous advan- tage when imaging for medical or security and defense purposes. The fastest exposure possible today is with a pixelated polarizer mounted on a CCD array which provides crystal clear resolution. In summary, polarization imaging can provide additional information – enhance contrast, see through haze, and image surface features, shape and Moxtek (Con't. from p. 1) roughness with the highest speed. Ellipsometers A compact ellipsometer employing a micro-grid is smaller, lighter, and improves resolution. Retina Imaging Pixelated polarizers provide a robust system, faster image acquisition, reduced effect from eye motion and simplistic image processing, resulting in the ability to assess damage to the retina not visible by conventional reti- nal photography, and thus enabling early detection and prevention. Multi-Spectral Imaging A pixelated polarizer camera lends itself very effectively to multispectral imaging. A pixelated polarizer can cap- ture multispectral images instantly. Contrast Enhancement IR polarization images enable objects to be distinguished from background noise in low light conditions, or when obscured by trees or camouflage. Applications in Astronomy Polarization is used in studying the universe assisting in revealing the magnetic field in the Milkyway and other galaxies, faint circumstellar disks, and new exoplanets. Again, pix- elated polarization enhances imaging by accessing multispectral data in real time. To learn more about Moxtek's ProFlux® Nanowire® UV Technology, visit booth #4424 and go to www.mox- tek.com, or contact a Moxtek represen- tative by calling 801-225-0930 or emailing info@moxtek.com. built up has ensured plenty of repeat business of these products. Today we manufacture 30 devices including optical chopper/shutters, X-Ray shutters and laser safety (interlock) shutters, choppers that are phase locked to an external clock and choppers locked in a master slave mode, scanners locked to an external clock, resonant scanners locked in a mas- ter slave mode to generate a circle or an ellipse, two resonant scanners locked to generate a raster scan or a repetitive pat- tern (like Lissajous patterns) and XY scanning systems that lock a resonant scanner with a galvo scanner to generate a raster scan. We offer standard, custom and OEM products and our products are made in the U.S.A. PX: Are you introducing new products? ZT: We are introducing a line of sub- miniature optical scanners. The scanner's size is 0.44 by 0.44 by 0.43 inches. The scanner is the smallest non-MEMS opti- cal scanner available. However, the mir- ror size is what truly differentiates the scanner from a MEMS-based scanner. A mirror in a MEMS-based scanner is typi- cally 1 by 1mm, whereas EOPC's tech- nology offers 6mm diameter, 7 by 7mm, 10 by 6mm and 12 by 7mm size mirrors. The line of scanners is designed for high volume dedicated applications and fits emerging trends of building smaller instruments and portable and handheld systems. This small size scanner is also used as intra-cavity Q-switches. PX: What distinguishes your products from the competition? ZT: Our products look simple and ele- Electro-Optical (Con't. from p. 1) gant but they are complicated to build so we have almost no competition. Each product is 100 percent tested for stability, reliability and accuracy and can last for years of continuous operation. We offer fast delivery and keep the prices low, especially the volume prices, and this makes a huge difference to OEM manu- facturers. Most of our products can be used in the full spectrum band, from X- Rays to FIR, with plasma, in high tem- perature, in vacuum and in cryogenic environment. This makes them attractive for many uses. PX: Who are your target end users? ZT: Our customer base is diversified. Customers come from universities, research institutes and from mid-size and large companies from the scientific, med- ical, military, aerospace and industrial instrumentation markets around the world. PX: To what do you attribute your com- pany's success? ZT: I think that our customers see us as a source for non-stop innovative products because we have a result driven team with the right skills that helps them select the most suited cost-effective devices to integrate in their one-of-a-kind project or OEM production so they can turn their creative ideas into successful products. For more information, visit booth 331 at Photonics West. After the show, be sure to check out www.EOPC.com, call 718- 456-6000 or email info@EOPC.com. ting-edge technology, exceptional service and expert training. We are featuring the Shimadzu Hypervision line, Invisible Vision UHS cameras and intensifiers, Telops High Definition and High Speed Infra-Red Cameras and XCITEX software and ProCapture HS cameras for motion analysis and tracking. We also have a complete line of Range Instrumentation, Laser Illumination, Streak cameras and feature the Hadland/MSI Flight Follower System, able to capture phenomena in flight and track for analysis. Whether you need to track a projectile in flight, or a golf ball off the tee, we can help you solve your quest for data, image analy- sis and parts integrity. So, if you are looking for high definition IR cameras or the fastest IR camera on the planet, able to record at 1200 fps full reso- lution and more than 35,000 fps at reduced resolution, you're in the right place! Please see us at the Expo. Additionally, we have a full line of intensified UHS cameras with gating capabilities to more than 1 billion frames per second and less than 1 nano sec- Hadland Imaging (Con't. from p. 1) ond exposures. We also have the latest ultra high speed non-intensified camera system from Shimadzu, which is the fastest non intensi- fied camera in the world. All three of our top of the line cameras are on display and available to discuss your specific applica- tions. Telops includes high-speed and high definition infra-red cameras, Shimadzu includes hypervision cameras – the only non-intensified camera with up to one mil- lion fps at full resolution and the ability to synchronize multiple cameras for digital image correlation, Invisible Vision includes an ultra high speed camera system and intensifiers, and Xcitex software is used for post image analysis applications, featuring MIDAS and PRO ANALYST. Please stop by our booth No. 6098 at Photonics West, North Hall to discuss how we can assist you and capture your moment! Mention this article for a free gift! For more information, visit www.hadlandimaging.com or call toll- free at 800-248-4686.