ROCHESTER, N.Y., January 15, 2008 – Semrock,
Inc., today introduced a new level of performance into
its already popular RazorEdge® family of thin-film
optical edge filters for Raman spectroscopy. The unprecedented
steepness of the new “E-grade” long-wave-pass
edge filters makes it possible to measure Stokes-shifted
Raman signals closer to the laser line than ever before.
All RazorEdge Raman filters – broadly stocked
for laser wavelengths ranging from 224 to 1064 nm – provide
exceptional steepness to allow measurement of signals
very close to the blocked laser line with high signal-to-noise
ratio. All are made with sophisticated Ion Beam Sputtering
for the highest performance and proven reliability. However
the new E-grade RazorEdge filters take closeness to an
Extreme new level, enabling the most discriminating Raman
spectroscopy measurements. Initial offerings of this
new grade for popular 532, 633, and 785 nm lasers boast
an edge steepness (measured from optical density 6 to
50% transmission) of only 0.2% of the laser wavelength – translating
to 1 nm or about 40 cm–1 for a 532 nm edge filter! “These
exceptional filters are the result of a happy marriage
of customer demand and our continuous technology improvement,” said
Dr. Turan Erdogan, CTO of Semrock.
Semrock has a full line of catalog products, from the
popular RazorEdge filters, complementary MaxLine laser
clean-up filters, and StopLine notch filters for Raman
spectroscopy and laser systems, to BrightLine
filters for fluorescence microscopy and instrumentation. All
of these products ship quickly – most from stock.
And all Semrock filters are now covered under the company’s
new industry-leading five-year warranty.
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Semrock manufactures quality optical filters that set
the standard in performance and reliability for the
biotech and analytical instrumentation markets. All
Semrock optical filters are made with hard Ion Beam
Sputtered optical coatings. OEM filters are manufactured
in volume. End-users benefit from a wide selection
of standard catalog products that ship from stock.
Semrock’s patented and patent-pending products
include the highly acclaimed BrightLine series of fluorescence
filters for research and clinical microscopy, high-throughput
screening, real-time PCR, and other fluorescence-based
instrumentation; state-of-the-art filters for Raman
spectroscopy; and other unique laser analytical instrumentation
filters. Semrock’s innovative products, made
possible by combining modern ion-beam sputtering with
Semrock’s proprietary volume manufacturing technology,
are covered under an industry-leading five-year warranty.
Founded in September 2000, Semrock is based in Rochester,
New York, a well-known center of optics, and has sales
offices throughout the United States. For additional
information about Semrock, its products, and its team
of international distributors, visit the company website
at www.semrock.com.
Semrock is a registered trademark and MaxLamp is a trademark
of Semrock, Inc.
CONTACT:
Amanda Valek-MacDonald
Semrock, Inc.
amacdonald@semrock.com
585-594-7003
