Novacam Technologies

Novacam Technologies
Novacam Technologies Inc.
Type Private
Industry OCT, NDT metrology, photonics
Founded 1997
Headquarters Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
Products OCT detectors, profilometers, scientific instruments, fiber-based probes
Website novacam.com

Novacam Technologies Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing advanced metrology and imaging systems for industrial and bio-medical applications. Novacam’s fiber-based optical profilometers and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) systems are based on low coherence interferometry. The fiber-based nature of Novacam’s detector probes is unique in the optical metrology industry.[1][2][3]

Novacam is a privately owned Canadian company. It is headquartered in Pointe-Claire (Greater Montreal), Quebec, Canada.

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Markets served

Industrial metrology

Novacam profilometers are used for NDT metrology[4] involving high-speed and high-precision surface inspection,[5] surface imaging[6] and characterization, thick film and thin film thickness measurement,long profiles, cross-section imaging, and process control. Being fiber-based, Novacam profilometers are able to operate in hostile environments and restricted spaces.[7][8]

Novacam profilometers find applications in many industries, including the semiconductor and electronics industry, micromachining, aerospace industry, casting, optical industry, plastics and glass industry, and fuel cell metrology.

Bio-medical field

Novacam Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) detectors are used in bio-medical research for micrometre-precision tissue imaging.[9]

Application fields include ophthalmology, dermatology, oncology, dental and periodontal measurements, guided surgery, small animal imaging, tissue engineering and visualisation, pharmaceutical research, flow measurements, and ear canal measurements for customization of hearing aids.

History

Novacam Technologies was founded in 1997.[10] Since inception, Novacam has served the technology needs of major medical and industrial sector clients, providing a portfolio of expert engineering services in the design of medical and industrial detectors.

In 2004, Novacam began developing its first Optical Coherence Tomography product line based on advanced patented low coherence interferometry technology.[10] Much of the underlying research was carried out in cooperation with the Industrial Materials Institute (IMI) and the Institute for Biodiagnostics (IBD), both research laboratories of the National Research Council of Canada. The resulting commercialized OCT detectors — MicroCam-3D[Note 1] for industrial applications and dOCTor-8[Note 2] for bio-medical applications — are distributed and employed internationally.

Novacam’s initial product line was based on time-domain (TD-OCT) technology. Novacam has also developed detectors based on Fourier domain - laser swept source (SS-OCT) technology. Novacam detectors are equipped with fiber-based non-contact probes to make the systems flexible and adaptable in deployment. Novacam continues developing probes for bio-medical and industrial applications.

Notes

  1. ^ See MicroCam-3D
  2. ^ See dOCTor-8

References

  1. ^ Dufour, Mark L.; Gauthier, B. (December 2003). "Precise surface profilometry based on low-coherence interferometry". abstract. SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. doi:10.1117/12.543395. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003SPIE.5260..173D. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  2. ^ Dufour, M. L.; Lamouche, G.; Vergnole, S.; Gauthier, B.; Padioleau, C.; Hewko, M.; Levesque, S.; Bartulovic, V. (June 2006). "Precise surface profilometry based on low-coherence interferometry". Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, Washington, USA. pp. vol. 6343 (2), pp. 63431Z.1-63431Z.7. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18560735. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  3. ^ Dufour, Marc; Lamouche, G.; Gauthier, B.; Padioleau, C.; Monchalin, J.P. (2006). "Inspection of hard-to-reach industrial parts using small diameter probes". SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. doi:10.1117/2.1200610.0467. http://spie.org/documents/newsroom/imported/467/2006100467.pdf. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 
  4. ^ Losert, R. (March 31, 2009). "Solution for NDT Inspection". NDT Magazine. http://www.ndtmag.com/Articles/Web_Exclusives/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000560814. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 
  5. ^ Sprovieri, John (July 28, 2008). "Quality in Assembly: Fiber-Optic Profilometer Measures Surface Quality". Assembly Magazine. http://www.assemblymag.com/Articles/Column/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000388833. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  6. ^ Guss, G.; Bass, I.; Hackel, R.; Demos, S.G. (November 6, 2007). "High-resolution 3-D imaging of surface damage sites in fused silica with Optical Coherence Tomography". Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory UCRL-PROC-236270. https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/354371.pdf. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  7. ^ Losert, R. (November, 2010), "So Far, Yet so Close: Optical Profilometer Systems Inspect Hard-to-Reach Surfaces", INSPECT Magazine: http://www.inspect-online.com 11: 42–43, http://www.inspect-online.com/sites/inspect-online.com/files/printausgabe/epapers/BLins0710E/blaetterkatalog/index.html, retrieved December 15, 2010 
  8. ^ Wilson, Andrew (April 1, 2007). "Fiber-based profilometers inspect hard-to-reach surfaces". VisionSystems Design Magazine. http://www.optoiq.com/index/machine-vision-imaging-processing/display/vsd-article-display/289547/articles/vision-systems-design/volume-12/issue-4/technology-trends/machine-vision/fiber-based-profilometers-inspect-hard-to-reach-surfaces.html. Retrieved December 14, 2010. 
  9. ^ Lamouche, Guy; Dufour, Marc; Hewko, Mark; Gauthier, Bruno; Vergnole, Sébastien; Bisaillon, Charles-Étienne; Monchalin, Jean-Pierre; Sowa, Michael (August 9, 2010), "Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography on a Beating Heart Model", Journal of Biomedical Optics 15, doi:10.1117/1.3475960, http://nparc.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/npsi/ctrl?action=rtdoc&an=15997387, retrieved December 15, 2010 
  10. ^ a b Bartulovic, Vuk "Novacam Technologies Inc." Biofinance - Funding Lifescience companies http://www.biofinance.ca/earlyphase/NovacamTechnologies. Retrieved January 6, 2011 

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