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Spectralon® and Spectraflect® improve light collection tube and light guide throughput
North Sutton, New Hampshire (January 28, 2008) – With 96 to 98 percent reflectance, Labsphere’s Spectralon® and Spectraflect® provide the highest level of uniform light integration for maximum efficiency in light collection tubes and light guides used in medical imaging equipment.  

The near-Lambertian properties of Spectralon and Spectraflect deliver a uniform dispersion of light that integrates light and reduces hotspots better than other materials in coated cavity applications.  A high reflectance over a broad spectral range of 250-2500 nm increases optical efficiency.  With increased efficiency, less light input is required for performance, lowering energy and design costs.  Since light collection and reflectance are not dependent on the geometry of light input, design flexibility is increased.  Inert, thermally stable and UV-resistant, Labsphere’s materials ensure consistent optical stability and long term performance reliability. 

Machined Spectralon can be economically fabricated into a wide variety of shapes to meet many imaging instrument designs.  In-house machining allows samples to be created quickly and easily, and modified throughout the design, prototyping and testing process.  For other applications, Spectraflect diffuse reflectance material can be uniformly spray-coated on customer provided substrates.

Labsphere’s engineering staff often collaborates with customers to develop custom light collection tubes and light guides.  To request a prototype, submit a specification drawing to labsphere@labsphere.com. 

North Sutton, New Hampshire (January 4, 2008) –  To keep up with growing global demand for Labsphere’s light metrology, spectroscopy and reflective materials products, the company has recently appointed Dr. Raymond Yu as its Asia Pacific Application Engineer.

Based in Shanghai, China, Dr. Yu brings to Labsphere a solid background in Optical Precision Instruments research. He will be responsible for the answering customer’s questions, providing technology solutions and technology support & training for distributors and sales engineers. Additionally, Dr. Yu also takes charge for the analysis of customer attentions, and gives their feedback such as using requirements and preferences to the company and proposes development suggestions of new products according to market conditions. His appointment will make Labsphere’s products closer to the Chinese customer needs, thus providing more personalized service and solutions.

Dr. Yu joins Labsphere from Product Engineering Electrical Dept. of Shanghai-Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. where he was the New Product Development Engineer. Prior to that, he worked as Product R&D Manager in Unimicro (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd. Dr. Yu has a physics degree from Harbin Normal University and earned a master’s degree from the Applied Optics State Key Laboratory in Changchun Institute of Optical Precision Machinery China Academy of Science (CAS) in 2000.  In 2003, he received his doctor’s degree in Physical Electronics from the Space Remote Sensing Laboratory, CAS Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics.

For more information and assistance in Asia, please contact Mr. Roger Xiao, Asia Pacific Sales Director, via e-mail at rxiao@labsphere.com, or by phone (021) 5206 8686.