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Luminit Announces First in a Series of Variable Optical Diffusers
Date: Aug 07, 2012
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Featured firm in this article: Luminit LLC of Torrance, CA



Luminit
, a world
-
wide leader in light management solutions
,
announces
their
new
EVD
line of E
lectronically
Variable D
iffuser
product
s. The
se
devices
offer precise electronic
control
of the diffusion angle from 1 to 70
degrees
for optical experimenters
.
M
anual
ly
contro
l
l
ed
EVD
-
M
units are available immediately and
USB controlled
EVD
-
U
units will be
available
in the near future
.
The USB controlled unit
s
provide
digitally
repeatab
le
diffusion angl
e
s as well
as user
-
definable
response curves.
The
se products
are
specifically
designed for optical
bench
applications such as l
aser
be
am
angle control,
bio
-
p
hotonics and b
io
-
chemical
resear
ch, neutral density filtering, d
e
tector sensitivity control
,
and o
ptical
characterization of material
s
.
Electronically
Variable Diffusers allow
researchers at optical laboratories to
have continuous
variable
control over diffusion angle
while eliminating the inconvenience of changing
fixed
diffusers.
For optical
table use, the
diffuser
aperture
is 1 inch in diameter to fit
both
C
-
M
ount
and 1 inch
optical accessories,
but future
products for other ap
plications can have a diffuser of any size and shape up to 2 square feet.
OEM kits will be available for product developers who want to transition their bench
-
top designs into
products.
Engin Arik, PhD,
Chairman,
Presid
ent
& CEO of Luminit commented "We a
re excited to add this new
line of Electronically Variable Diffusers to our established line
of Light Shaping Diffuser
s
. Going
forward, w
e expect to tailor these variable diffusers to many different customer
and OEM
requirements.
"