BFi OPTiLAS, is introducing an exciting new range of variable focus industrial laser diode modules. Constructed to withstand the harshest conditions and satisfy the most challenging of industrial applications.

BFi OPTiLAS' new range of variable focus industrial laser diode modules offers the high performance and the high boresight accuracy of <0.25° of the existing range of standard industrial laser modules with the added bonus of user-adjustable focus for greater flexibility and fine tuning.

The industrial modules are encapsulated in a hard-coat anodised case with a scratch-resistant sapphire window to protect the lens. It is available in a variety of wavelengths from 635nm to 830nm with optical output powers from 0.97mW to 27.50mW, with either a standard elliptical output beam or line generating optics that generate a 45°, 60° or 90° full fan angle line giving straight-line precision without bowing.

All modules are reverse polarity protected and RoHS compliant.

BFi OPTiLAS, the largest Photonic distributor in Europe, is announcing the availability of high volume, low cost injection molded Light Shaping Diffuser lenses for LED lighting products.

These lenses are available in custom sizes and shapes 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.

The monolithic integration of the device’s micro-structure into the exit window of a lamp results in a rigid lens with very high light transmission, a smooth frosty finish and a controlled beam pattern. They can be made at low cost in quantities of 50,000 or more. Shipments are presently being made to early customers.

BFi OPTiLAS offers custom and standard holographic diffusers based on multiple technology patents. Applications include LED lighting, architectural lighting, bio-medical, semiconductor metrology, aerospace, automotive and display applications.

BFi OPTiLAS, is introducing its latest range of tiny laser diode collimators. Whilst being able to keep pricing competitive, it combines high alignment accuracy with a tiny package and comprises a micro laser diode collimator, which measures just 4.5mm in diameter, and two miniature laser diode collimators that measure just 6mm in diameter.

The 300-0444-00 micro laser diode collimator offers high bore sighting accuracy of <0.2º and the two miniature laser diode collimators offer boresight error of 0.4º in the standard version or an astonishing 0.05º boresight accuracy in the high precision version.

The 300-0444-00 micro laser diode collimator, diameter 4.5mm and length of only 8mm, has been designed specifically for use in applications requiring high beam alignment accuracy where size is a critical factor. All 3 collimators have a lasing wavelength of 650nm, beam divergence of 0.5mrad max, collimated output and pointing stability of <0.2mrad/ºC. Operating temperature range is from -10ºC to +70ºC. It consists of a brass housing, laser diode and glass collimating lens in a lightweight 4.5mm or 6 mm cylindrical package depending on the selected option.

These tiny laser diode collimators have been designed as complete low cost, high volume systems for OEM use.

BFi OPTiLAS, thanks to its collaboration with SPI Lasers, is launching several new Fiber Lasers.
It includes a high power pulsed fiber laser delivering 40 W average power with a peak power in excess of 20 kW. Also new is a range of ‘’single mode’’ pulsed lasers ideal for fine machining and engraving.

The range of CW lasers is also extended with a new "mode engineered" (M2=4) 400W CW/M laser to complement the fundamental mode laser recently released.

BFi OPTiLAS also offers a full range of DPSS lasers and Fiber Coupled laser diodes, enabling the company to offer you the best product for YOUR application.

BFi OPTiLAS, thanks to its collaboration with Photoresearch, is proud to announce the launch of the next generation of Spectrascan Spectroradiometers.

The new PR-730/735 offers significant improvements over the industry standard PR-705/715. With twice as many detectors, the cooled-PR-730 offers higher resolution while being more sensitive with virtually no polarization error or stray light.

It comes with USB, Bluetooth wireless interface and RS-232 as well as a high resolution color touch screen display.

Spectral range extends from 380-780 / 380 -1100 nm for the PR-730/735 respectively. Thousands of Spectrascan instruments are currently being used worldwide in digital cinema, post-production, lamp standards metrology, phosphor research, tooth analysis, military displays to name just a few markets. All these markets will benefit from the new capabilities offered by the PR-730/735.

BFi OPTiLAS, thanks to its collaboration with Precision Photonics, is is able to fabricate high performance optical devices in a variety of geometries in form factors from 1 mm to greater than 100 mm using our proprietary CADB® epoxy free bonding process and high energy ion beam sputtered coatings. Our IBS coatings can withstand damage thresholds above 40 J/cm² at 1064 nm, with less than 2 ppm bulk absorption in coatings at either the internal or external interfaces. The CADB® process is extremely robust and offers negligible scatter and absorptive losses at the interface, making them ideal for high-power solid-state laser applications in both defense/aerospace and materials processing.

BFi OPTiLAS also provides custom multiple-order, true zero-order and compound zero-order waveplates from 266 nm to 3.5 µm in sizes from 1x1 mm² to 4 inches in diameter.

UV-IR waveplates are available in a variety of shapes and sizes using laser grade crystal quartz or sapphire materials and as stand-alone components, or as part of a more complex optical assembly. High-energy anti-reflection coatings are provided using ion beam sputtering process with reflectivities as low as 0.05% at 1064nm.

BFi OPTiLAS to Market, Sell, and Support E-Band’s GigE Broadband Wireless Products BFi OPTiLAS, a value-added pan-European distributor with headquarters in Evry, France, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with E-Band Communications Corp., a leading developer of multi-gigabit capacity wireless communication systems based on 70/80GHz millimeter wave radio technology. BFi OPTiLAS will market E-Band Communications’ line of Gigabit Ethernet wireless products throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.

"E-Band has the highest performance 70/80GHz GigE product on the market, with GigE all the time and a 10dB larger link budget than the nearest competitor," said Ernesto Prestifilippo, Business Development Director of BFi OPTiLAS’ Communications business unit. "Our channel partners are looking for the best wireless products available, and E-Band’s GigE all the time and low latency certainly meets that requirement."

E-Band’s technology provides solutions for interconnection and backhaul of 4G, WiMAX, LTE, and other mobile networks as well as Gigabit Ethernet last mile access, fibre backup, and network extension applications.

E-Band’s Layer-1 system fits easily into existing networks because E-Link acts more like a piece of fibre than a complicated network element. This allows the end customer to have a common network architecture whether they are using their own fiber, someone else’s dark fiber or E-Band’s GigE wireless links. This approach also allows for quick and easy installation into any existing network, which makes this product highly suitable for emergency and disaster recovery applications.
"BFi OPTiLAS has a proven ability to expand the GigE wireless market throughout the UK and Europe" said Kirk Byles, Vice President of Global Sales at E-Band. "Their focus on providing the right wireless product coupled with in-house design services and a history of providing outstanding pre-sales and post-sales support represents considerable value to E-Band as we welcome BFi OPTiLAS to be part of our team."

About E-Band Communications
E-Band Communications Corporation (EBCC) is a developer of ultra-high capacity wireless communications systems for the 70/80 GHz E-band spectrum. Our products use leading-edge RF MMIC technology and provide best-in-class link performance.

Thanks to its collaboration with Laser Diode Incorporated (LDI), BFi OPTiLAS is proud to offer its latest innovation, a multi-junction 1550nm pulsed laser diode.

The CVLM57 series is the first ever broad-area 1550nm laser diode that incorporates three epitaxially grown junctions in a single chip. LDI’s InGaAsP/InP based MOCVD grown laser structure utilizes a custom facet passivation process that results in a highly reliable, long lifetime device.

The CVLM57 laser is a high performance multi-mode laser that delivers 25W of peak pulsed power from a standard 350um x 10um emitter. Power can be increased by utilizing a stack of up to three devices. Other emitter sizes are available on special order.

The CVLM57 operates at a peak forward current of 20Amps. The spectral width is < 12 nm and beam divergence is typically <37 degrees by <12 degrees FWHM. The CVLM57 laser is ideal for use in rangefinder, surveying equipment and “friend or foe” identification applications.

The CVLM57 diode is available in 9mm, TO18T, TO18C packages and is also offered with a fiber-coupled configuration (TO5F package) with up to 30W output power from a single 400um 0.37 NA fiber. All packaging configurations are RoHS compliant.

Photonic Products, is introducing its latest range of high performance fibre pigtailed and receptacle packaged laser diodes suitable for OEM applications. These include scientific equipment and optical instruments requiring a high quality laser diode light source; visual fibre optic fault locators for communications networks, telecoms systems and telecoms instrumentation and free space optical communications.

The fibre pigtailed laser packages, with wavelengths from 635nm to telecoms wavelengths of 1310-1550 nm and fibre output powers from 0.8mW to 15mW, are typically supplied with a 1 meter, 9/125 microns fibre. Coupling to singlemode 4/125 microns fibre is available on request for wavelengths from 635 - 850nm and a range of termination options is available. The telecoms wavelength pigtailed lasers offer uncooled operation at -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C.

The receptacle packaged laser diodes, with wavelengths from 635nm to telecoms wavelengths of 1310-1550nm and optical output powers from 0.7mW to 60mW, are packaged in either SMA, FC, ST or SC receptacles or with a universal adaptor that will accept FC, ST, SC and most other 2.5mm diameter ferrule connectors for user-supplied fibre coupling, allowing for singlemode or multimode fibres to be used without additional power loss.

Model PZD350A Offers Wide Bandwidth and Addresses Need for High Speed and Precise Control of Output Voltages; Important in Piezoelectrics, Electro-optics, MEMS and other applications.

The PZD350A provides a large signal bandwidth of 250 kHz (-3dB) and a small signal bandwidth greater than 350 kHz (-3dB). This bandwidth capability is especially important in new piezo and piezo-stack applications, which require the high current levels as provided by this new amplifier from Trek. The fully protected output of Model PZD350A enhances the utility of this unit in piezo and other reactive load applications by assuring that the amplifier is safe-guarded from incidental short circuits, arcing or energy return from the load device.
The PZD350A design offers outstanding DC stability, high speed and precise control of output voltages (DC or peak AC) in the programmable ranges of 0 to +/-350 V with an output current range of 0 to +/-200 mA (bipolar model); 0 to +700 V with +/-100 mA (unipolar model); 0 to -700 V with +/-100 mA (unipolar model). An alternative PZD350A “M/S” design offers twice the current capability of the standard PZD350A models. Other technical parameters for the Model PZD350A include DC accuracy better than 0.1% of full scale and slew rate greater than 500 V/μs (+/-350 V range) or 350 V/μs (700 V range). The unit has precision voltage and current monitors and is CE marked.

The industries and commercial applications that will benefit from the advancements enabled by Model PZD350A are diverse and include: aerospace, biotechnology, defense, military, power, energy, laboratory, instrumentation, semiconductors, electronics, and others.