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Hinds Instruments and New York University Lab collaborate on GOALI grant

NYU and Hinds collaborate to develop a Mueller matrix polarimeter for chiroptical spectroscopy of crystals. Hillsboro, Oregon, September 20, 2011 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), along with New York University today announced the awarding of an NSF-sponsored Grant Opportunity for Academic Liason with Industry (GOALI). The grant is entitled,…

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Hinds Instruments Signaloc™ 2100 Lock-in Amplifiers match the sensitivity of popular commercially available lock-ins.

The Signaloc 2100 Lock-In Amplifier (LIA) was originally designed for demodulation of PEM signals in Hinds’ internally developed Exicor® line of high performance birefringence measurement instrumentation. The goal was to match the sensitivity of popular commercially available lock-in amplifiers while minimizing extraneous functions to keep the cost down. The resulting Signaloc lock-in amplifier exceeded all…

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Hinds Instruments Announces Next-Generation Photodiode Detector Family

Hillsboro, Oregon, September 8, 2010 – Hinds Instruments announces the release of a new generation photodiode detector family, the DET-200 series. Used in labs worldwide, Hinds’ detection systems are specifically designed for use with optical signals from DC to 1MHz over a spectral range of 200 to 1600 nm.  DET-200 technology represents a significant improvement…

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New PER/ER polarization extinction ratio system for QC Labs

The Polarization Extinction Ratio system is an easy-to-use, highly sensitive instrument for measuring both polarizaton extinction ratio (PER) and extinction ratio (ER).  Recently introduced by Hinds Instruments, the system is useful for characterizing polarization optics to an extinction ratio of about 106.  Conversion between ER and PER modes is easily accomplished with a lever that…

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New Research Grade, High Value Lock-in Amplifier for PEM Applications

The Signaloc™ 2100 Lock-In Amplifier is an AC and DC signal recovery instrument including the proprietary Hinds Instruments Lock-In Amplifier module and control display software.  It is optimized for use with Hinds Photoelastic Modulators (PEMs). Users may now modulate signals with the Hinds PEM and demodulate with another Hinds product that has been optimized for this use. …

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R&D 100 Award for Two Modulator Generalized Ellipsometer

Revolutionary instrument measures diattenuation of pyrocarbon layers within a TRISO nuclear fuel particle Hillsboro, Oregon, September 10, 2008 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), today announced it was awarded a 2008 R&D 100 award from R&D Magazine for its Two Modulator Generalized Ellipsometry Microscope (2-MGEM) Optical Anisotropy Factor Measurement System….

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Hinds and Oak Ridge National Lab collaborate to introduce 2-MGEM OPTAF System

ITU Taps Hinds Instruments And Oak Ridge National Labs For Advanced Technique To Characterize TRISO Fuel The 2-MGEM Optical Anisotropy Factor Measurement System is faster, more repeatable and collects more data than previous measurement techniques Hillsboro, Oregon, July 8, 2008 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), today announced the Institute…

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Hinds Announces a new International Representative in Singapore

May 1, 2007. Hinds Instruments, a world leading manufacturer of polarization modulation and measurement systems, is pleased to announce Zugo Photonics as the most recent addition to our international network of dealers. Headquartered in Singapore, the company has an extensive regional network of sales offices and authorized agents. Their territory will include Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand,…

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Hinds Custom PEM Plays a Key Role in NASA-sponsored project

  Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager   Hillsboro, Oregon, April 13, 2007 – Hinds Instruments, the leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), today announced it is working closely with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to integrate spectropolarimetric sensing into a candidate next-generation remote-sensing satellite imaging system. Sponsored by NASA’s Instrument Incubator Program, the goal is to…

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