OmniVision Acquires CDM Optics
Mar. 31, 2005
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 31 -- OmniVision Technologies Inc., a supplier of CMOS image sensors,...
Edmund Optics Opens French Sales Office
Mar. 31, 2005
BARRINGTON, N.J., March 31 -- Edmund Optics Inc. (EO) has opened a sales, service and technical...
Edmund Optics Opens French Sales Office
Mar. 31, 2005
BARRINGTON, N.J., March 31 -- Edmund Optics Inc. (EO) has opened a sales, service and technical...
COLED Takes New Approach to OLEDs
Mar. 29, 2005
LONGMONT, Colo., March 29 -- COLED Technologies Inc., a Colorado startup developing a new material...
Meteorological Imager Launched
Mar. 29, 2005
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 29 -- The Japanese advanced meteorological imager (JAMI), made by...
TeraXion Acquires DiCOS Technologies
Mar. 29, 2005
QUEBEC CITY, March 29 -- TeraXion Inc., a maker of optical filters for industrial applications and...
Thermo Buys X-Ray Analyzer Co.
Mar. 29, 2005
WALTHAM, Mass., March 29 -- Thermo Electron announced today it has purchased Niton LLC for...
NIST, Utah State to Make Optical Sensors
Mar. 25, 2005
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and Utah State...
Piezo Ceramic Actuators, Subassemblies Catalog Available
Mar. 25, 2005
AUBURN, Mass., March 25 -- A catalog of piezo ceramic actuators and custom subassemblies is...
Elusive Lightning-Quick Waveforms Captured
Mar. 25, 2005
LOS ANGELES, March 25 -- Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have been...
NIST, Utah State to Make Optical Sensors
Mar. 25, 2005
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and Utah State...
Konarka, Evident Collaborate
Mar. 23, 2005
LOWELL, Mass. and TROY, N.Y., March 23 -- Konarka Technologies Inc., a Lowell, Mass., maker of...
Transmode and Lumentis to Merge
Mar. 23, 2005
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 23 -- Stockholm-based telecommunication companies Transmode Systems AB and...
Photron Awarded White Sands Contract
Mar. 22, 2005
SAN DIEGO, March 22 -- Photron USA Inc., a manufacturer of advanced high-speed, high-resolution...
CDC Orders Agilent Equipment, Services
Mar. 22, 2005
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 22 -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered...
NanoOpto Raises $12 Million
Mar. 22, 2005
SOMERSET, N.J., March 22 -- NanoOpto Corp., a maker of nano-optic devices for optical components...
JDS Uniphase Buys Lightwave
Mar. 21, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 21 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. announced today a definitive agreement to acquire...
Capella, Lightconnect Create MEMS Alliance
Mar. 21, 2005
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 21 -- Capella Photonics and Lightconnect announced they have created the...
AXT Reduces Beijing Workforce
Mar. 21, 2005
FREMONT, Calif., March 21 -- AXT Inc. announced it has reduced the workforce at its Beijing, China,...
Trimble to Acquire Apache
Mar. 21, 2005
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 21 -- Trimble, a maker of global positioning systems (GPS) technology,...
Permlight, Osram Target Movie Piracy
Mar. 18, 2005
LAS VEGAS, March 18 -- Osram Opto Semiconductors and Permlight Products Inc. have jointly produced...
SIA: US Could Lose Nanotech Race
Mar. 18, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18 -- With the upcoming transition to nanoscale semiconductor devices,...
OFC/NFOEC Debut Well-Attended
Mar. 17, 2005
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The first combined OFC/NFOEC (Optical Fiber Communication Conference and...
Qdot Designer Wins Talent Contest
Mar. 17, 2005
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 17 -- David Vigliarolo Bauer of Bronx, N. Y., was the first-place winner of...
Melles Griot Achieves ISO Certification
Mar. 17, 2005
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 17 -- Melles Griot Laser Group announced it has achieved ISO 9001:2000...
L-3 Awarded $411 M Sensor Contract
Mar. 17, 2005
NEW YORK, March 17 -- L-3 Communications announced that its Integrated Systems subsidiary was...
Multitasking Polariscopes, To Go
Mar. 16, 2005
PHOENIX, Ariz., March 16 -- Ken Cardell, a graduate student at the University of Arizona Optical...
Thousands Join Search for Waves
Mar. 15, 2005
COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 15 -- A new grassroots computing project dubbed Einstein@Home, which will...
Advanced Photonix to Buy Picometrix
Mar. 15, 2005
CAMARILLO, Calif., March 15 -- Advanced Photonix Inc. (API), a Camarillo, Calif., supplier of...
OIF Approves 10 Gb/s Agreement
Mar. 14, 2005
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 14 -- The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) announced last week at...
Level 3 Acquires 360networks Unit
Mar. 14, 2005
BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 14 -- Level 3 Communications Inc. announced it has acquired substantially...
King Tut CT Scan Reveals Leg Wound
Mar. 11, 2005
MALVERN, Pa., March 11 -- Using images generated by a mobile computed tomography (CT) system from...
SEMI Forum Highlights Emerging Technologies
Mar. 11, 2005
BOSTON, March 11 -- The potential of immersion lithography to extend the semiconductor roadmap and...
Sampling in the Tiny New Worlds of MEMS
Mar. 11, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 11 — Just as astronomers want to understand the atmospheres of planets and...
Metro Ethernet Forum to Promote EFM
Mar. 11, 2005
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 11 -- The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) announced this week at OFC/NFOEC 2005...
Bookham Ships EDFAs, Launches Transceivers
Mar. 10, 2005
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 10 -- Bookham Inc., a provider of optical components, modules and...
Corning Announces Supply Agreement
Mar. 9, 2005
CORNING, N.Y., March 9 -- Corning Inc. announced today the execution of a long-term purchase and...
Phasebridge Develops FOG Transceiver
Mar. 9, 2005
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 9 -- Phasebridge Inc., a Pasadena, Calif., specialist in advanced photonic...
Corning Says Modest Growth Expected
Mar. 9, 2005
CORNING, N.Y., March 9 -- Eric S. Musser, vice president and general manager of Corning Optical...
Finisar to Buy InterSAN
Mar. 8, 2005
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 8 -- Finisar Corp., a provider of fiber optic subsystems and network test...
OFC/NFOEC: JDS Uniphase, Corning, TriQuint Launch Products
Mar. 8, 2005
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 8 -- Corning, JDS Uniphase and TriQuint Semiconductor are among exhibitors...
White Rock Networks Acquires Seranoa Networks
Mar. 8, 2005
RICHARDSON, Texas, March 8 -- White Rock Networks, a provider of optical transport systems for...
Alferness Receives IEEE Photonics Award
Mar. 8, 2005
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 8 -- Rod C. Alferness, senior vice president at Lucent Technologies' Bell...
CERN Starts Tunnel Installation
Mar. 8, 2005
GENEVA, March 8 -- Installation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest particle...
Rigaku/MSC Buys RoboDesign
Mar. 7, 2005
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, March 7 -- Rigaku/MSC Inc. announced it has purchased all of the outstanding...
Alcatel to Acquire Native Networks
Mar. 7, 2005
PARIS, March 7 -- Alcatel has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Native Networks, a...
Photonics Mast Contract Awarded
Mar. 4, 2005
ARLINGTON, Va., March 4 -- The US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded General Dynamics...
Advanced Light Source Zeros in on Plutonium
Mar. 4, 2005
BERKELEY, Calif., March 4 -- In an ongoing effort to design and synthesize chemical substances that...
Lasers Etch White House Flag Cases
Mar. 3, 2005
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 3 -- Universal Laser Systems Inc., a maker of computer peripherals used...
Human to Wrestle Robot Arm
Mar. 3, 2005
SEATTLE, Wash., March 3 -- SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) is set to host...
NeoPhotonics Acquires Photon Stake
Mar. 2, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif. & SHENZHEN, China, March 2 -- NeoPhotonics Corp., a San Jose-based supplier of...
Phasebridge Announces 2nd Round
Mar. 2, 2005
PASADENA, Calif., March 2 -- Phasebridge Inc., a developer of photonic integration technology, has...
FTTx to be OFC/NFOEC Hot Topic
Mar. 1, 2005
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The state of FTTx (fiber-to-the-home/curb/neighborhood) and its worldwide...