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Photonics.com - August 2007
Research & Technology
Canon Joins ASU's SkySong
Developers of SkySong, the Arizona State University (ASU) Scottsdale Innovation Center, announced that Canon USA Inc. will join the 37-acre, mixed-use center under development as a hub for technological innovations and a portal for expanding global trade. The company will lease 9000 sq ft in the first building, scheduled to open this fall. Canon, which has an alliance with ASU to build a...
News & Features
Protein Yields Vivid Images
A new red fluorescent protein derived from a brilliant red sea anemone purchased in a Moscow pet shop reveals body tissues more vividly than other fluorescent proteins in use today. The protein's...
$30M AK Fiber Line Planned
Officials with telecommunications provider GCI announced a plan this week to build a $30 million, 754-mile fiber optic network in southeast Alaska. The miles of cable will connect Ketchikan,...
Nanotubes Go Beyond Carbon
A new class of metal oxide-based tubular nanomaterials that can be produced in water also offer a high degree of control over their diameter and length, unlike carbon nanotubes. The new single-walled...
AmberWave, RIT Get NSF Grant
AmberWave Systems Corp., a venture fund company for university research and development, and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have been awarded a three-year research grant from the...
Telescope on SPIE Agenda
A set of algorithms and software programs have been designed to enable the 19 individual mirrors comprising NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope to function as one very sensitive telescope....
Cooper Buys 2 Lighting Firms
Electrical products and tools manufacturer Cooper Industries Ltd. announced yesterday that it has acquired two lighting companies for $22 million. Cooper Industries, which is incorporated in Bermuda...
Applied to Buy Edwards Unit
Edwards Ltd. (formerly BOC Edwards), a Wilmington, Mass.-based supplier of vacuum equipment and related products and services to semiconductor and manufacturing industries, announced today it has...
Photon-Powered PCs Proposed
A new theory uses nonlinear optics to create the photon transistors necessary to drive future quantum computers. Incredibly fast supercomputers that can solve extremely complicated tasks have...
IPG Awarded Navy Contract
IPG Photonics Corp. announced it was awarded a $3.8 million contract from the US Navy to supply the Naval Warfare Surface Center with a 44-kw fiber laser system. The contract, representing the...
NASA Craft Images Wildfires
Wildfires can consume acres of dry brush and timber quickly, the intense heat and smoke making it too difficult for firefighters to track their progress from the ground. That's why the US Forest...
Huge Hole Found in Universe
Astronomers have found an enormous hole in the universe. Nearly a billion light-years across, it is empty of both normal matter such as stars, galaxies and gas, as well as the mysterious, unseen...
Instant Detector Devised
Commercializing a new type of detector that can instantly identify biochemical contaminants in liquid is the objective of Gene (Guenadi) Rabinski, a Canadian physicist, and David Mathine, an optical...
DNA Controls Nanoparticles
DNA, the molecule that carries life’s blueprint, is being used to control the size of nanoparticles and the speed at which they form. Learning how to tailor their assembly could lead to the creation...
Laser Light Pulsed on Silicon
The first mode-locked silicon evanescent laser has been constructed, a significant step toward combining lasers and other key optical components with silicon electronics to create new types of...
Catching Some Rays
Fresh evidence that neutrinos oscillate (transform from one state to another) before arriving at Earth adds weight to present theories about the nature of neutrinos and the inner workings of the sun...
WPI Awarded DHS Funds
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received nearly $1 million from the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a system that can precisely locate and track the movement of...
Infineon Buying LSI Unit
Chip maker LSI Corp. announced yesterday that it will sell its mobility products business to Infineon Technologies AG of Neubiberg, Germany, for $450 million in cash, plus a performance-based payment...
Multicolor STORM Images Cells
A colorful new palette of fluorescent tags, when combined with superresolution advances, promise to provide a better view of life at the molecular level by allowing proteins to be labeled and...
Harris to Supply Raptor Fiber
Harris Corp. has received a five-year, $30 million follow-on contract from Lockheed Martin to supply high-speed fiber optic network components for production lots 7, 8 and 9 of the US Air Force F-22A...
Nano-Engineer Group Formed
Sandia National Laboratories has entered into a relationship with universities and industries around the country to establish the National Institute for Nano-Engineering (NINE). The partnership was...
Duo Claims Light Speed Broken
German physicists are reporting they have broken the speed of light through quantum optics, but at least one expert in the field is disputing their claim. According to Albert Einstein's special...
Arizona Teams Win Grants
Photonics and biophotonics collaborations in Arizona will receive grants totalling $10 million from Science Foundation Arizona, which is giving nearly $10 million to eight Arizona research teams...
Indian Army to Use Dazzlers
India's army plans to add to its aresenal portable nonlethal laser "dazzlers" that could stun and temporarily blind opponents, the Press Trust of India (PTI) and other Indian news sources reported...
'Alice' Going to the Moon
Ocean Optics of Dunedin, Fla., has custom-engineered a spectrometer named Alice for an upcoming NASA mission to the moon’s south pole. The Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) will...
Nature's Versatile Hard Drive
The blueprint of life -- DNA -- could be used to enhance technologies in electronics and information storage. Glenn Burley, PhD, a researcher at the University of Leicester in Leicester, England,...
Strange Star Trail Spotted
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has spotted an amazingly long comet-like tail behind a star streaking through space at supersonic speeds. The star, named Mira after the Latin word for "wonderful,"...
Solar, Nano Big at SPIE Show
Solar energy and nanotechnology will be the main topics of numerous plenary sessions during the Optics + Photonics conference, Aug. 26-30 at the San Diego Convention Center. Sponsored by SPIE,...
Paper Becomes Power Source
By weaving black carbon nanotubes into paper, engineers have created printable, flexible batteries that are more resilient than many existing batteries, yet can be cut, folded and worked just like...
Land Imaging Plan Mapped
A plan for a US National Land Imaging Program was released this week by the Bush administration to serve as "the framework for continuing the collection of moderate resolution multispectral remote...
Detector Resists Radiation
An imaging detector promises to revolutionize future NASA planetary missions with technology that could withstand the harsh radiation environments in space. Scientists from Rochester Institute of...
Manz Captures $61M Order
Manz Automation AG has received an order valued at 45 million euros (about $61 million) from Applied Materials Inc. for laser scribing machines to be used in thin-film solar applications. Applied...
1st Live Cell Imaged in 3-D
A new imaging technique similar to the computed tomography (CT) scans doctors use to see inside the body has allowed the creation of the first 3-D images of a living cell. The technique could be...
Grant Funds MEMS/NEMS Work
A $1.25 million government grant will allow researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology to join a multiuniversity research effort to develop a computer-aided design (CAD) environment for...
Elektron Acquires Sifam
Elektron plc announced it acquired Sifam Instruments Ltd. for an initial cash payment of £2 million (about $4 million), effective Aug. 8. Essex-based Elektron makes electrical, electromechanical...
Agilent to Buy NetworkFab
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced today it will acquire NetworkFab, a private defense contractor. The transaction, subject to standard closing conditions, is expected to close in 30 to 60 days,...
Molecular Heat Flow Measured
A thermal measurement technique has been developed that can explore heat transport in extended molecules fastened at one end to a metal surface by using ultrafast lasers. Heat flow is crucial in the...
Intune Raises $17.75M
Intune Networks, a maker of optical switching products, announced it has raised $17.75 million from a consortium of investors: Amadeus Capital Partners, Balderton Capital (formerly Benchmark Capital...
LoC System Promising
A tiny device under development might in the future diagnose illness from a single drop of blood. Thomas Fischer, an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Florida State University...
Summer of Laser Incidents
What would summer be without fireworks, lightning bugs, meteor showers, barbecues ... or laser pointers? Police and aviation authorities are increasingly reporting -- and in some cases are targets...
Elephant Seals Revealed
Small sensors attached to 85 southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) to track their movements and collect data about their marine environment have revealed that they adopt different strategies to...
HP Refutes Printer Study
Hewlett Packard (HP) is refuting a recent claim that its printers emit harmful levels of particles and said it stands behind the safety of its products. Researchers at Queensland University of...
Sensors Detect Bridge Flaws
The deadly collapse of an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, Minn., last week brought to light the deteriorating condition of hundreds of bridges and overpasses in the US, and has focused attention on...
MEMS Levitation Theorized
Physicists in Scotland said they have discovered a new way of levitating tiny objects that could impact the design of future nanomachines. They have created "incredible levitation effects" by...
Wrinkles Measure Thin Films
A simple new experiment yields important information about the mechanical properties of thin films -- nanoscopically thin layers of material that are deposited onto a metal, ceramic or semiconductor...
Arasor Buying Alfalight, AOFR
Arasor International Ltd. a developer of telecommunications and consumer optoelectronic products, announced this week it will acquire US laser company Alfalight and Australia-based optical coupler...
Building PCBs in Reverse
A Sunnyvale, Calif., company is building electronic assemblies in reverse, which it said promises to dramatically improve electronics manufacturing. Verdant Electronics, a provider...
System May Spot Silent Killer
New optical technology shown to be effective in the early detection of colon cancer now appears promising for detecting pancreatic cancer, the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths in the US....
Nanostructures Imaged in 3-D
An optical technique more than a century old has helped solve a major problem with surface electron microscopy -- the inability to receive depth information about a sample -- and now allows...
Bendy HFC Sensors Created
Nanodevices have been fabricated to create bendy hydrogen sensors, which are at the heart of hydrogen fuel cells (HFCs) used in hydrogen vehicles. The promise of vehicles that use hydrogen fuel...
Original Apollo Images Online
For the first time, the complete photographic record from NASA's Apollo moon missions is being made available to researchers and the general public via the Internet. A new digital archive --...
Pulses Shaped at Fs Frequency
Engineers have finely controlled the spectral properties of ultrafast light pulses, a step toward creating advanced sensors, more powerful communications technologies and more precise laboratory...
Optics East to Stress Sensors
Novel uses for sensors, advanced networking and related applications will be highlighted at SPIE’s Optics East 2007, to be held Sept. 9-12 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.Made up of...
acquisitions
Arasor Buying Alfalight, AOFR
Arasor International Ltd. a developer of telecommunications and consumer optoelectronic products, announced this week it will acquire US laser company Alfalight and Australia-based optical coupler maker AOFR Pty Ltd. for a total of $63 million. The all-scrip acquisition brings together optoelectronics, telecommunications, and semiconductor manufacturers to address emerging markets with their...
Products
SC 6000 Radiometer/Photometer
NORTH SUTTON, N.H., Aug. 29, 2007 -- Labsphere Inc. said it recently launched the SC 6000 programmable radiometer and photometer to meet the need for a versatile system controller. The Sc 6000 allows for up to 100 programmed calibrations and can be used for photometric or radiometric applications. Users are able to create, upgrade or expand a calibration in minutes using a wide variety of interchangeable detector assemblies,...
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Legend Elite Duo
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 27, 2007 -- The new Legend Elite Duo from Coherent Inc. is an integrated ultrafast amplifier that delivers pulse energies over 6 mJ at a 1-kHz repetition rate, according to the manufacturer. The Legend Elite...
Coherent Inc.
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Argentomerse NC
CRANSTON, R.I., Aug. 27, 2007 -- Technic Inc. has released Argentomerse NC, a nitrate-free immersion silver process for use as a solderable finish on printed circuit boards and other electronic devices. Operating at a slightly...
Technic Inc.
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M-122 Mini Translation Stage
AUBURN, Mass., Aug. 27, 2007 -- The M-122 palm-top-sized precision translation stage combines small dimensions, high speeds and very high accuracy at a competitive price, according to its maker, PI (Physik Instrumente) LP. It...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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PhaseCam 5030 Dynamic Interferometer
TUCSON, Arix., Aug. 24, 2007 -- The PhaseCam 5030 is a high-performance, Twyman-Green interferometer developed specifically to measure meter-class optics for terrestrial and space-based telescopes. Unlike traditional...
4D Technology Corporation
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LPCVD Coating
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Aug. 20, 2007 -- Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI) IsoDyn LPCVD (low-pressure chemical vapor deposition) process is suitable for coating almost all types of optical glass, including ball lenses, crystalline materials,...
Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI)
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'Performance Now' Service
Alpine Research Optics (ARO), a supplier of thin-film coatings to manufacturers and users of Ti:sapphire ultrafast lasers, now delivers several of its most popular coatings in as little as 48 hours....
Alpine Research Optics
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VisiSizer Systems
DIDCOT, England, Aug. 21, 2007 -- VisiSizer systems provide a range of optical spray characterization systems and have the ability to measure down to 1 µm with high data rates, high resolution images and real-time data analysis,...
Oxford Lasers Ltd.
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P-733.3CD XYZ Nanopositioning System
PI — a maker of nanopositioning and piezo-based precision motion-control equipment for semiconductor, nanotechnology and photonics applications — offers the new P-733.3CD, XYZ nanopositioning and...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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40-Gb Optical Active Cable
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 16, 2007 -- Luxtera Inc. of Carlsbad, Calif., has introduced Blazar, the first 40-Gb optical active cable, which combines optical modules and copper cables to deliver high-bandwidth interconnect. Blazar, the...
Luxtera Inc.
Lepton IV Diode Lasers
Micro Laser Systems' Lepton IV series of lasers provides highly stable, diffraction-limited beams for use in research or incorporation into instrumentation. Wavelengths from 375 nm to 1550 nm...
Micro Laser Systems Inc.
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Large-Beam Fiber Collimators
Designed for use with single-mode polarization-maintaining fibers and fiber lasers, these collimators will generate a diffraction-limited beam with Gaussian profile at any distance along the path....
Micro Laser Systems Inc.
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TechSpec Beamsplitters
BARRINGTON, N.J., Aug. 15, 2007 -- TechSpec elliptical plate beamsplitters are designed to maximize beamsplitting efficiency while minimizing valuable mounting space, said the product's maker, Edmund Optics Inc. When the...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Short-Neck LED Bulbs
TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2007 -- LEDtronics Inc. said its newest generation of PAR20 LED short-neck light bulbs are direct incandescent replacement bulbs combining advanced LED technologies, standard 25-mm Edison screw bases and...
LEDtronics Inc.
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Optical Glass
Ohara Corp.'s precision optical glass is available as strip/slab, cut or molded blanks, high homogeneity blanks, fine gobs, polished ball lenses, near-ultraviolet transmitting i-Line glasses,...
Ohara Corporation, Eastern Office
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Compass 115M-15 Green Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 14, 2007 -- Coherent Inc. said its new low-power, continuous-wave Compass 115M-15 green laser is specifically designed for price-sensitive, high-performance OEM applications. The 115M-15 is the newest...
Coherent Inc.
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LED Incapacitator
TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 14, 2007 -- A new nonlethal defense system may make criminals sick to their stomachs but offers a highly practical and nonharmful solution for law enforcement and anti-terrorism efforts, according to the...
Intelligent Optical Systems Inc. (IOS)
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2495-L3 808-nm Diode Laser
MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 13, 2007 -- JDSU announced today its has introduced an 2495-L3 series 808-nm fiber-coupled diode laser, incorporating new chip technology that makes it well-suited for many industrial, dental and medical...
Lumentum Operations LLC
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TracePro 4.1
Visit Lambda Research to demo TracePro 4.1, the latest release of software for optical modeling, design and analysis. TracePro 4.1 delivers number of new capabilities addressing the optical...
Lambda Research Corp.
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Universal Design Microscope
MELVILLE, N.Y., Aug. 8, 2007 -- Nikon Instruments Inc. yesterday released the LV-UDM universal design microscope, what it said is a breakthrough universal microscope platform able to meet the demands of the academic and industrial...
Nikon Instruments Inc.
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Zeonex 340R
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 8, 2007 -- Zeonex, the optical plastic cyclo-olefin polymer (COP), has long been the standard for optical components, including pick-up lenses, used with red lasers, according to its manufacturer, Zeon...
Zeon Specialty Materials Inc.
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QCW Diode Laser Stack Array
MAINZ, Germany, Aug. 2, 2007 -- Dilas Diodenlaser GmbH said its latest diode-laser stack array is its highest power conduction-cooled, quasi-continuous-wave (QCW) stack array to date. Available in configurations of 100 W per...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
Mini DIL Pump-Laser
BERLIN, Aug. 2, 2007 -- Lumics, announced its uncooled 980-nm mini DIL (dual in-line) pump laser features 275 mW of optical output power. The new generation LU0977M250-2002F41A uncooled pump-laser module is specified...
Lumics GmbH
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