Hamamatsu Photonics has succeeded in medical diagnostic imaging without image reconstruction for the first time in the world

Hamamatsu Photonics has succeeded in being the first in the world to achieve high-accuracy medical imaging without image reconstruction by utilizing a pair of detectors, and unique light detection and signal processing techniques. Applying these successful research results are promising to achieve a completely innovative new type of radiation medical imaging system capable of making […]

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Hamamatsu Photonics has established high-density integration technology for chip-scale light sources and succeeded in creating an iPMSEL array that emits laser beams in various freely switchable patterns

Hamamatsu Photonics has established high-density integration technology for iPMSELTM (integrable Phase Modulating Surface Emitting Laser) elements. These are the world’s smallest class semiconductor lasers capable of emitting light beams in 2D patterns. By leveraging this technology, we succeeded in developing an iPMSEL array consisting of 16 elements formed in 4 rows and 4 columns on […]

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LiDAR und autonome Autos: Keine 08/15-Lösung

Die beste LiDAR-Technologie für automobile Anwendungen? Gibt es nicht, sagt Florian Friedl, Group Leader Automotive & Optoelectronic Components von Hamamatsu Photonics. Als umfassender Komponentenanbieter kennt das Unternehmen die Vor- und Nachteile unterschiedlicher Systeme – und stellt hier die wichtigsten Unterschiede vor. Ob in der Fabrikhalle oder im Auto: Smarte, autonome Systeme sind überall auf dem […]

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Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a new profile sensor with embedded computing function for position sensing.

By re-engineering the position sensing circuit, Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a new profile sensor with an embedded computing function. This sensor, called model S15366-256, is specifically designed to calculate signals from the incident light spot within its processing chip and output incident light position information. Since this new profile sensor can output the incident light […]

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The world’s smallest wavelength-swept quantum cascade laser (QCL) mountable in small spaces as a light source designed for portable volcanic gas monitoring systems

By leveraging our unique micro electromechanical system (MEMS) technology and optical mounting technology, Hamamatsu Photonics have newly designed and developed the world’s smallest wavelength-swept quantum cascade laser (QCL) to a size that is a mere 1/150th that of previous products! This breakthrough stems from the “Development of sensing technology for detecting extremely weak signals to […]

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Hamamatsu Photonics has developed laser thermal processing equipment capable of operating with a high degree of freedom while emitting continuous to pulsed irradiation with a minimum pulse width of 4 milliseconds

At Hamamatsu Photonics we have developed laser thermal processing equipment for laser quenching that combines a direct diode laser, (DDL) that we newly designed and developed based on our unique laser diode (LD) technology, with a 6-axis robotic arm capable of operating with a high degree of freedom. This equipment irradiates a laser beam with […]

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Hamamatsu Photonics develops an industrial pulsed laser system delivering the world’s highest output power of 250 joules!

Hamamatsu Photonics successfully developed an industrial pulsed laser system that produces a pulse energy of 250 J (joules) which is the world’s highest energy among LD-pumped lasers. The development of this laser system stems from the “Research and Development of Next Generation Laser Processing Technology” project supported by the NEDO, which is a national research […]

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Koso Corporation, a production subsidiary of Hamamatsu Photonics, will be constructing a new factory building to boost its production capacity of electron tube light sources

Koso Corporation (677-1, Kakeshita, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a subsidiary of Hamamatsu Photonics which manufactures electron tube light sources. Koso Corporation will soon begin construction of a new factory Building No. 2 to boost production capacity. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new factory building will be held on Monday, August 2, 2021 and […]

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Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a GaN crystal evaluation system that uses ODPL spectroscopy to quantitatively evaluate GaN crystal quality

Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a GaN (gallium nitride) crystal evaluation system “ODPL (omnidirectional photoluminescence) measurement system C15993-01” that leverages ODPL spectroscopy along with our unique light detection technologies including optical design and data processing. This ODPL measurement system quantitatively evaluates the quality of GaN crystals that are currently drawing vast attention as a material for […]

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Hamamatsu Photonics introduces the world’s first photon-number-resolving scientific camera with incredibly low noise and 9.4 megapixels

Hamamatsu Photonics has designed and produced a scientific camera called the ORCA®-Quest qCMOSTM camera (part number C15550-20UP), having incredibly low noise of 0.27 electrons rms and a high pixel number of 9.4 megapixels. What makes this possible is a new two-dimensional CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) image sensor, designed by applying our unique design technology and […]

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