Sensors Unlimited Delivers Industry's First Near Infrared MiniCamera InGaAs Experts Revolutionize Near Infrared Imaging Industry.Business/High Tech Editors & Financial Analysts NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2001 Sensors Unlimited, Inc., a leading supplier of InGaAs technology that advances the performance of optical networks, announces the availability of the MiniCamera(TM), a small, lightweight, high resolution InGaAs video camera that provides unparalleled sensitivity for capturing images in the near infrared (NIR NIR Near Infrared NIR National Inventory Report NIR National Identity Register (UK) NIR Near-Infrared Reflectance NIR Non-Ionizing Radiation NIR Net International Reserves NIR National Internet Registry NIR Northern Ireland Railways ) wavelength band (900nm - 1700nm). The camera is ideal for telecommunications and DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing applications such as laser beam profiling, fiberoptic component inspection, assembly and monitoring of optical switches and add-drop multiplexers, free space communications Space communications Communications between a vehicle in outer space and Earth, using high-frequency electromagnetic radiation (radio waves). Provision for such communication is an essential requirement of any space mission. and semiconductor inspection. "The MiniCamera is another example of the innovations that occur every day at Sensors," remarks Greg Olsen
Greg Olsen (born March 11, 1985 in Wayne, New Jersey) is a tight end for the Chicago Bears. High school career Olsen attended Wayne Hills High School. , president of Sensors Unlimited. "Our strong background and expertise with InGaAs research, development and manufacturing has enabled us to achieve this remarkable breakthrough. The MiniCamera's compact profile makes NIR imaging possible even in systems where space and weight are an issue. It is also very convenient to use the MiniCamera on microscopes and laser alignment stations." In the C-, L- and S-bands, The MiniCamera is exceptionally sensitive to light. "There is no problem with saturation, nor of damaging the imager with too much light," notes Martin Ettenberg, Imaging Product Manager and Research Scientist, Sensors Unlimited. "It is very sensitive to short wave infrared (SWIR SWIR Short Wavelength Infrared SWIR Software Inspection Report ) light, enabling users to image objects with very little light. Moreover, the MiniCamera is very easy to operate and setup. You simply plug it into an outlet and a monitor. There are no special lenses that are needed - any glass lens from a camera shop is acceptable." Sensors Unlimited's high resolution InGaAs 320x240 imager, the MiniCamera's small size (5cm x 6cm x 9.5cm) and low weight (under 350g without the lens), are a tremendous improvement for NIR imaging applications. The c-mount lens allows easy attachment to microscopes. The MiniCamera is all solid state, operates at room temperature, draws low power (less than 1.6W) and has high detectivity, with a noise floor of less than 500 equivalent photoelectrons and a true dynamic range greater than 33dB. Outputs for the MiniCamera include RS170 compatible analog video and 12-bit RS422 digital. About Sensors Unlimited: Sensors Unlimited, Inc. is a leading supplier of optical components that monitor the performance of dense wavelength division multiplexing See WDM. (DWDM) systems. This technology is enabling telecommunications companies to optimize the use of existing bandwidth in their fiberoptic networks. Sensors Unlimited was acquired by Finisar Corporation (Nasdaq:FNSR) in October 2000. As a Finisar company, Sensors Unlimited is empowering next generation optical networks with its ability to design, fabricate and supply innovative products using indium gallium arsenide Indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) is a semiconductor composed of indium, gallium and arsenic. It is used in high-power and high-frequency electronics because of its superior electron velocity with respect to the more common semiconductors silicon and gallium arsenide. technology. For more information, visit the Company's web site at www.sensorsinc.com. This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 that involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Such statements are based upon, among other things, assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management, including management's own knowledge and assessment of Finisar Corporation's industry and competition. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.031901/bb16 |
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