CREOL Wins Research Funding
The Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL) at the University of Central...
Flir, Autoliv Collaborate on IR Night Vision
Flir Systems Inc. has granted a license to Autoliv Inc. of Stockholm, Sweden, for its automotive...
Optical Manufacturers Release Standard Specifications
Optical chip manufacturers Avanex Corp. of Fremont, Calif., CyOptics Inc. of Breinigsville, Pa.,...
Leica Microsystems, Koheras Forge Agreement
Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH of Wetzlar, Germany, and Koheras A/S of Birkerød, Denmark, have signed...
Avantes Relocates
In Colorado, Avantes Inc. has moved from Boulder to a larger facility in Broomfield. The company...
NASA Extends Grant to Boston Micromachines
NASA has extended a Phase I project with Boston Micromachines Corp., granting a Phase II contract...
Mesophotonics, Horiba in Market Partnership
Mesophotonics Ltd. of Southampton, UK, has entered into a marketing partnership with Horiba Jobin...
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Formed in Germany
In Germany, Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH has announced that its Microscopy Group was merged to form Carl...
SMI Receives Funding for Optical Coatings
The US Air Force/Missile Defense Agency will provide Phase II funding to Structured Materials...
Quantum Cryptography Joint Venture Announced
MagiQ Technologies Inc., which is based in New York, has formed a joint venture to commercialize...
Zeon Expands Production of Optical Films
To meet the demand for ZeonorFilm, a proprietary stretched film that is used in large LCD...
Intel Supports EUV Source Development
Intel Corp.’s investment business, Intel Capital, has provided funding to Xtreme technologies GmbH...
Heptagon Expands
Heptagon Oy has doubled its manufacturing space to 440 sq m and has increased the equipment, work...
Nanometrics to Buy Accent Optical
Accent Optical Technologies Inc. of Bend, Ore., a supplier of process control and metrology systems...
FiconTec Gets Contract for Automated Systems
Laser diode manufacturer Alfalight Inc. of Madison, Wis., has placed an order for fully automated...
CVI and Hyperion Form Alliance
Joining in a strategic alliance, CVI Laser LLC of Albuquerque, N.M., and Hyperion Development of...
Jenoptik Expands Photonics Business
Jenoptik AG of Jena, Germany, has expanded its surface inspection operations as part of its focus...
Modulight to Develop High-Power Diode Bars
In Finland, a $1.8 million contract to develop high-power laser diode bars has been awarded to...
Umicore Becomes Independent Company
Umicore Laser Optics of Stevenage, UK, has reorganized as an independent company under the name ULO...
NEC Reabsorbs Semiconductor Sector
The board of directors of NEC Electronics Corp. of Kawasaki, Japan, has voted to merge its wholly...
Picarro Gets Grant for Pollutant Monitor
The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research...
Air Force Awards Aculight Second Contract
Aculight Corp., a developer of laser technologies, has been awarded a second contract from the US...
UK Group to Develop InP-Based Devices
A collaborative project has received £1.7 million from the UK’s Department of Trade and Industry to...
Zeiss Grants Prairie Laser Scanning Licenses
The Microscopy Group of Carl Zeiss AG has sublicensed various patents for laser scanning microscopy...
Wolfram to Distribute iCyt Mission Products
Mathematica manufacturer Wolfram Research Inc. will market Rayica and LensLab software from the...
PI Moves Office to Irvine, Calif.
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, a manufacturer of piezobased precision motion-control and...
Micro Lamps Distributes Acol Products
Micro Lamps Inc. of Batavia, Ill., has agreed to distribute the products of Acol Technologies SA in...
Polatis Appoints Japanese Agent
Optical switch supplier Polatis Inc. of Billerica, Mass., has formed a distribution agreement with...
Science Applications Wins Contract from NASA
NASA has chosen Science Applications International Corp., based in San Diego, to provide support...
Bookham Acquires Avalon Photonics
Bookham Inc., a provider of optical components, modules and subsystems in San Jose, Calif., has...
Varian Purchases Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry Company
In California, Varian Inc. of Palo Alto has acquired IonSpec Corp. of Lake Forest, with the...
Osram Opto and Avago Cross-License Patents
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany, and Avago Technologies of San Jose, Calif.,...
Multifaceted Innovation Drives Machine Vision Industry
Hardware that is used to integrate machine vision systems is becoming more compact and...
DARPA Offers Grants to Support Research on Mid-IR Lasers
DARPA will make funding available under its Efficient Mid-wave Infrared Lasers program. The...