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    • Hamamatsu Corp

    Bridgewater, NJ 08807

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    About Hamamatsu Corp

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    360 Foothill Rd
    PO Box 6910
     Bridgewater, NJ 08807
    United States
    http://www.hamamatsu.com
    908-231-0960
    908-231-1218

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    We, the members of Hamamatsu, consider ourselves a research and development company. As a company, we believe that the only way to achieve sustainable growth is to maintain our technological advantages. It is our job and passion to advance photonic technologies.

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    Photodiode Module C10439-14

    Integrates photodiode for precision photometry with low-noise amp (Photosensitive area: Φ0.7 mm, built-in InAsSb photovoltaic detector)The C10439 series photodiode modules are...
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    16-element Si photodiode array S12362-121

    The S12362-121 is a back-illuminated type 16-element photodiode array specifically designed for non-destructive X-ray inspection. The back-illuminated photodiode array is also...
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    MPPC S13360-3050VE for precision measurement (COB package type)

    The MPPC employes through-hole electrodes called TSV (through-silicon via). Since no electrode space for wire bonding is needed, the gap (between the package edge and the MPPC...
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    Mid Infrared LED- L13201-0430M

    The L13201-0430M is a mid infrared LED with a 4.3 μm peak emission wavelength. It is a product that has been achieved using Hamamatsu unique crystal growth technology and process...
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    MPPC S13360-6075CS for precision measurement

    The S13360 series is an MPPC (SiPM) for precision measurement. It inherits the superb low after pulse characteristics of its predecessor and further provides lower crosstalk and...

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    Compact surface-enhanced Raman spectrometer

    Hamamatsu’s C13560 is a compact spectrometer module designed for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and normal Raman spectroscopy measurements. With high sensitivity from...
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    Hamamatsu Research Imaging Products

    From the W-VIEW Gemini-2C dual wavelength, dual camera image splitter, to the flagship ORCA-Fusion sCMOS camera, Hamamatsu’s imaging products deliver quality, reliability and ...

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    Photonics business roundup: June 2022

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    It’s time to recap all the photonics business news that was announced in June 2022.
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    Meet Debbie Gustafson, CEO of Energetiq Technology, who joined the company in 2005 to work on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light sources.
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    Looking to the future of quantum cascade lasers

    Antonio Raspa
    Due to the characteristically narrow linewidth of a quantum cascade laser (QCL), related applications focus mainly on chemical sensing. In the long term, however, telecommunications...
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    In this eleventh showcase, we highlight Mae Steinberg, senior marketing manager at Energetiq.
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    qCMOS camera provides 4096 × 2304 resolution

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    The ORCA-Quest C15550-20UP camera incorporates a qCMOS image sensor and resolves the number of photoelectrons using a Photon Number Resolving Mode.
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    SPIE Quantum West virtual event announces program lineup

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    SLM for laser-based materials processing handles pulsed laser powers up to 400 GW/cm2

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    A spatial light modulator for laser processing of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics and low-dielectric-constant materials has improved dielectric films that boost its power-handling...
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    Hamamatsu x-ray camera has utility in nondestructive inspection

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    The model C15400-30-50A x-ray TDI camera uses a new technique for detecting low-energy x-ray of ~20 keV to capture high-contrast x-ray images of thin objects.

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    2020 SPIE Startup Challenge semifinalists address critical photonics needs

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