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Pro-Lite - Light Measurement Specialists

Welcome to the Pro-Lite Technology web site. We are a specialist photonics and light measurement company based at the Cranfield University Science Park near Milton Keynes, UK. We are the UK sister company of SphereOptics GmbH based in Germany.

We supply detectors, lasers, laser modulators and Q-switches, laser safety equipment, laser power & energy meters, instruments for light measurement, instruments for measuring the optical properties of materials, optics & crystals, opto-mechanics & motion control equipment, and software tools. We also provide optical measurement and calibration services, and provide a rental service for the hire of photometers and colorimeters. We also run a training course in the science of light measurement and photometry.

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Labsphere Accreditation   Brontes Hire    
             

ISO 17025 Accreditation

Jan 2012: Pro-Lite partners Labsphere have gained accreditation as an NVLAP ISO 17205 optical calibration laboratory.

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Rental Pool Expanded

Nov 2011: Pro-Lite has added a high-speed Brontes illuminance colorimeter and a Specbos spot spectroradiometer to its pool of rental equipment.

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The Torch with the Power of a Million Candles

May 2012: We're not complete geeks here at Pro-Lite Technology. We do get some time off, and we recently attended a performance by Rhod Gilbert who recounts discovering a torch with the power of a million candles. A must-have, we say! 

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2012 Training Courses

Dec 2011: The dates for our 2012 photometry training courses have now been published.

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Pro-Lite on YouTube

Oct 2011: A video tour of Pro-Lite's photometric demonstration laboratory is now available to view on YouTube.

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In The LimeLight

Nov 2011: Modulight announces the extension of its LimeLight diode laser range - single-emitter based blue laser systems for acne treatment and teeth whitening.

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Introducing SPOTLITE

Nov 2011: Pro-Lite launches a dynamic new digital newsletter for news, product info, company updates and useful technical articles on light measurement and photometry.

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Lux Live 2012

Dec 2011: Pro-Lite will again exhibit at Lux Live, 7-8 November 2012 at Earls Court London.

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Aurora Buy 2m Sphere

Sept 2011: Pro-Lite has supplied a 2m Labsphere integrating sphere to leading LED lighting company Aurora.

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Latest Safety Products

Nov 2011: LaserVision have been busy with a number of new laser safety innovations:

» Large Area Lattice Windows
» Self-Adhesive Eye Caps
» Active Laser Safety Windows

 

Measuring Irradiance

Nov 2011: How to use your Ocean Optics spectrometer to measure relative spectral irradiance.

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EuroLED 2012

Oct 2011: We're off to EuroLED 2012 - which has relocated to the NEC in Birmingham, June 13-14, 2012.

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MP is Incandescent

Aug 2011: Local MP Richard Fuller visits Pro-Lite's photometry lab - jokes about being "simply incandescent"!

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Need for Speed?

Sept 2011: The Brontes is a high speed luminance/illuminance colorimeter which is capable of up to 18,500 readings per second.

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Colour Rendering

Aug 2011: Learn about the importance of colour rendering - the metric used to describe how naturally different objects are illuminated.

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Ocean Optics Partner

July 2011: Pro-Lite is pleased to announce our appointment as Channel Partner for Ocean Optics for the sale of their spectrometer systems for light source measurements.

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Reflect on This!

Aug 2011: Zenith Alucore targets from SphereOptics provide highly Lambertian diffuse reflectance.

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Are You Seeing Red?

Aug 2011: Are LED specifications making you see red? Our new Guide to Colour Temperature will help you get to grips with this tricky specification.

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Photometry Brochures

Jun 2011: Pro-Lite has published two new brochures which describe our NFMS imaging goniophotometer and our Labsphere integrating sphere photometer systems.

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Temperature Controller

Aug 2011: The USB-TC is a thermal regulator for Ocean Optics USB series spectrometers which enhances wavelength stability.

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Driving Your Cal Lamp

Aug 2011: The output of the lamp that you rely upon to calibrate your light measurement equipment is critically dependent upon the exact curent that you drive it at.

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