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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 12, 2009 -- The first facility in the world to produce both concentrated solar power receivers and photovoltaic modules was inaugurated with much fanfare Monday in Albuquerque. Schott Solar's flagship North American plant is also the first solar manufacturing facility to open after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law in February. Schott Solar's flagship North American plant is 200,000-sq-ft and cost $100 million. (Photos: Melinda Rose, Photonics Media) Attending the ceremony at Schott Solar's $100 million, 200,000-sq-ft facility were company executives from the US...Read full article

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    Published: May 2009
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    photonics
    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
    power
    With respect to a lens, the reciprocal of its focal length. The term power, as applied to a telescope or microscope, often is used as an abbreviation for magnifying power.
    receiver
    A detector and signal demodulator used in optical communications systems to receive a signal and often to translate it into an electronic signal.
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