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To our valued customers, Due to the global shortage of IC chips Hinds Instruments is unable to produce the PEM-200 controller until further notice. The PEM-200 controller uses 13 ICs and several of these ICs are unavailable due to this shortage. We are working diligently to source the ICs used in the PEM-200 controller. However, based on…
Hillsboro, Oregon, May 2020 – Beginning with technology development efforts in the mid-2000s, flights of the Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI) starting in 2010, and extending to the current Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) project, Hinds Instruments has worked closely with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to develop an aerospace qualified Photoelastic Modulator (PEM). Initially…
Hinds develops circular dichroism instrument for high throughput screening of chiral pharmaceuticals and strikes distribution deal with Bio-Logic Science Instruments. Hillsboro, Oregon – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs) and PEM-based instrumentation, and Bio-Logic Science Instruments today announced that they have entered into an exclusive marketing and sales distribution agreement covering…
Hillsboro, Oregon – Hinds Instruments announces a new compact, self-contained and lightweight Stokes Polarimeter with dynamic range over 6 orders of magnitude. Stokes vectors can be obtained for light levels as low as 6nW. The footprint for this device is a small cylinder: 79 mm in diameter and only 40 mm thick. All the drive…
Hillsboro, Oregon – Effective immediately, Dr. Linda Hirschy has been promoted to General Sales Manager, Hinds Instruments, Inc. Linda joined the company in 2004 as Marketing Applications Scientist, a role which has given her a unique insight into many of the company’s core markets over the years. During this time, she has worked closely with many strategic…
Hinds Instruments introduces the Exicor® MicroImager™, first in a line of birefringence imaging products based on Hinds photoelastic modulator (PEM) technology Hillsboro, Oregon, April 3, 2014 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs) recently unveiled a new line of birefringence imaging products. The first product in the line, the Exicor®…
SolarWorld and Hinds collaborate to develop a birefringence measurement system for silicon ingots Hillsboro, Oregon, September 25, 2013 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of birefringence measurement systems, along with SolarWorld Industries, also of Hillsboro, announced today the publication of an article describing a new instrument for the solar industry. The paper is…
New instrument measures all polarization parameters simultaneously. Hillsboro, Oregon, September 5, 2013 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), today announced it was awarded a 2013 R&D 100 award from R&D Magazine for its 150 XT Mueller Polarimeter. New York University was a co-developer on the project and joint award…
Munich, Germany, May 13, 2013 – Hinds Instruments, Inc., a leading supplier of optical polarization measurement technology, has named Acal/BFi its exclusive dealer and representative for all Hinds products in 16 countries across Western Europe. The agreement was announced at the 2013 Laser World of Photonics in Munich and is effective immediately. Hinds Instruments, Inc. is a…
Hillsboro, Oregon, December 29, 2012 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), announced today a major product introduction involving Mueller matrix polarimetry. The new Exicor® 150XT 4-PEM Mueller Polarimeter provides simultaneous research-grade measurements for all sixteen Mueller matrix elements of a sample with no moving optical components. It significantly extends the…
Mumbai, India, September 16, 2012 – Hinds Instruments, Inc., a leading supplier of polarization measurement technology, has named Laser Science Services (I) Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, as its exclusive dealer and representative for all products in India. The agreement was sealed at the 2012 Laser World of Photonics, Mumbai Trade Show, and is effective immediately. Hinds Instruments,…
Hillsboro, Oregon, September 26, 2012 – Hinds Instruments and Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) announced today that work has begun on a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). CRADA No. NFE-12-04041 will focus the technology resources of both partners to further develop and refine the 2-MGEM Optical Anisotropy Factor Measurement System. The 2-MGEM system…
Hillsboro, Oregon, July 27, 2012 – Hinds Instruments, Inc., a leading supplier of polarization measurement technology, installed the latest version of its Exicor® GEN6 Birefringence Measurement System at a major global customer in Japan last quarter. This new system, which was delivered and installed within a narrow window in the customers’ construction schedule, was supplied…
Hillsboro, Oregon, April 18, 2012 – Hinds Instruments, Inc., a leading supplier of polarization measurement technology, today announced it has shipped the latest version of its Exicor® OIA™ – Oblique Incident Angle Birefringence Measurement System to a major global customer for measuring low level birefringence. Designed for advanced characterization of planar and curved surface optics…
Hinds Instruments, Inc. announces the PEM-ATCTM, a photoelastic modulator with advanced thermal control. This new PEM design offers long term stability and freedom from drift caused by ambient temperature variations. The PEM-ATC is equipped with a proprietary PID controller, internal heating and a temperature sensor. Through the use of heater operated PID feedback control, the…
Understanding birefringence provides a roadmap for improving the quality of optical parts. By Douglas C. Mark, Hinds Instruments, Inc. Summary: Understanding the residual stress birefringence characteristics of both individual components and bulk materials is critical for researchers, quality control professionals and factory managers responsible for products ranging from precision optics to high volume consumer devices….
Hillsboro, Oregon, November 1, 2011 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), Birefringence measurement systems and polarization analysis equipment, along with SCHOTT Solar Wafer GmbH announced today that they have begun a system development project to study polarization characteristic and stress birefringence in Silicon wafers and PV related materials. Hinds is…
Many things have changed since we opened our doors 40 years ago. But one thing hasn’t changed: Your need for state-of-the-art polarization measurement solutions. From the research lab to the factory floor, in applications as diverse as chiral analysis and LCD glass measurement, Hinds Instruments has solved some of the toughest problems in polarization measurement…
Do you need to measure magneto-optic effects? Are you working with magnetic thin film storage materials? Hinds Instruments provides two solutions: a component-based build-it-yourself package and a full turnkey system. Both of these are based on Hinds’ Instruments Photoelastic Modulator (PEM) technology. Hinds PEMs provide increased sensitivity for MOKE measurements. In addition, Hinds Signaloc lock-in amplifiers (LIAs) and photodiode detectors (DETs)…
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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