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Photonics.com - November 2000
News & Features
Digital Optics Sets Up High-Volume Photoresist Processing
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 30 -- Digital Optics Corp., a developer of wafer-based passive and active integrated optical subassemblies, has installed two OptiTRAC photoresist-processing systems...
SurgiLight Gets $3 Million from GEM
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 30 -- SurgiLight Inc. has received a $3 million investment from Global Emerging Markets Inc., an UK-based investment group that specializes in private equity investments. We are...
Level 3 Wins $700 Million in Dark Fiber, Services Contracts
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Nov 30 -- Level 3 Communications Inc., a communications and information services company, has signed new fiber optic services agreements with service providers in North America and...
US Telecoms Seen Spending $4.25 Billion on Network Gear
NEW YORK, Nov 30 -- According to research done by Infonetics Research, an international market research and consulting firm covering the networking and telecommunications industries, US...
Coherent Acquires Crystal Associates
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 28 -- Coherent Inc., a supplier of laser-based solutions for various markets, has acquired an East Hanover, N.J.-based manufacturer of exotic crystals for an undisclosed...
Isomet Wins Orders from Fiber Firm
SPRINGFIELD, Va., Nov. 28 -- Isomet Corp. has received supplemental orders worth $1.9 million to produce and supply birefringent materials to a customer in the fiber optic industry. The orders come...
Trimedyne's Laser Treatment Gets FDA Approval
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 29 -- Trimedyne Inc. has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to sell its Holmium laser and fiber optic devices in the US. The devices are used for the...
Venezuela Opens Doors to Telecom Competition
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 29 -- In an effort to seek some extra revenue, Venezuela has opened its fixed-line telecommunications sector for competition. Venezuela's current $4 billion in revenue from...
GSI Lumonics Settles with BioDiscovery
KANATA, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 27 -- GSI Lumonics Inc. and BioDiscovery Inc. have agreed to dismiss with prejudice all pending lawsuits and to exchange mutual releases. Soheil Shams, creator of...
Semiconductor Laser International Invests in Intuitive ERP
BINGHAMTON, N.Y., Nov. 27 -- Semiconductor Laser International Corp. has acquired a software license from Intuitive Manufacturing Systems, providers of integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP)...
Agilent Acquires OSI for $665 Million
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 27 -- Agilent Technologies, a maker of test and measurement equipment, has agreed to purchase Objective Systems Integrators Inc., a provider of operations-support-system (OSS)...
Strategic Microelectronics Consortium and ITAC to Unite
MONTREAL, Nov. 26 -- The Strategic Microelectronics Consortium (SMC) and the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), announced they will merge as of Jan. 1, 2002, with all legal and...
BFGoodrich to Acquire Raytheon Optical Systems
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 20 -- BFGoodrich Co., supplier of components, systems and services to the aerospace industry, will purchase an electro-optic sales unit from Raytheon pending government...
SpectraScience Receives FDA Approval for Optical Biopsy System
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 20 -- SpectraScience Inc.'s pre-market approval application has been accepted by the US Food and Drug Administration. SpectraScience's optical biopsy laser system will be...
Corning, Cisco Join Forces to Boost Optical Networks
CORNING, NY, Nov. 17 -- Corning Inc. has agreed to team up with Cisco Systems Inc. to deliver optical solutions for their service provider customers. Corning will provide optical fiber and photonics...
Radiant Photonics Opens New Headquarters, Names CEO
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 -- Radiant Photonics has opened its new headquarters and appointed Joseph Savage as its CEO. With Joe's appointment, the key ingredients are here for Radiant Photonics to...
Lucent, Global Crossing Begin Trial of a 40-Gbs Technology
MURRAY HILL, NJ, Nov. 17 -- Lucent Technologies and Global Crossing Ltd. have begun a trial of Lucent's 40G optical technology, which delivers 40 Gb/s of capacity, the company said. The test is being...
Semiconductor Laser International Posts Net Loss for Third Quarter
BINGHAMTON, N.Y., Nov. 17 -- Semiconductor Laser International Corp., manufacturer of high-power semiconductor lasers, has announced revenue and earnings for the three months ended September 30. The...
AT&T to spin off Liberty Media
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- In order to comply with the Federal Communication Commission's conditions regarding AT&T's merger with MediaOne, now called AT&T Broadband, the company will spin off its...
Taiwan to Loosen Reigns on Foreign Telecoms
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 17 -- Because of its desire to become part of the World Trade Organization, Taiwan has agreed to allow foreign investors to own 59.9 percent in firms offering fixed-line...
Verizon Wireless to Buy Price Communications Wireless
BEDMINSTER, N.J., Nov. 16 -- Communications provider Verizon Wireless has agreed to purchase all the assets of Price Communications Wireless, including 41 retail stores, a regional call center and...
Global Crossing Forms Alliance With Eschelon Telecom
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Nov. 16 -- Global Crossing North America has signed a deal that makes it the sole provider of voice and data services for Eschelon Telecom Inc., a provider of integrated...
Micron Announces a New Assembly and Testing Facility In Singapore
BOISE, Idaho, Nov, 16 -- Citing the success of its current operations in Singapore, Micron Technology Inc., providers of semiconductor memory solutions, have decided to build a new assembly and test...
Global Crossing North America Forms Alliance With Eschelon Telecom
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Nov. 16 -- Global Crossing North America has signed a deal that makes it the sole provider of voice and data services for Eschelon Telecom Inc., a provider of integrated...
Global Crossing Reports Third-Quarter Loss
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 15 -- Global Crossing Ltd., provider of a services on its global Internet protocol-based fiber optic network, reported a recurring net loss of $572 million, or $0.65...
360networks Launches IP Network
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, Nov. 15 -- 360networks, broadband network and co-location service provider to telecommunications organizations, will deploy a global network based on Cisco...
IBM, Lucent, Nortel and Others Join Forces to Expand Networks
ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 15 -- IBM has formed separate alliances with Nortel Networks, Alcatel, Lucent Technologies, Telcordia Technologies and Ulticom in order to provide telecommunications service...
360networks Launches IP Network
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, Nov. 15 -- 360networks, broadband network and co-location service provider to telecommunications organizations, will deploy a global network based on Cisco...
Cisco to Buy Chipset Maker Radiata
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 15 -- Cisco Systems Inc. will purchase privately held Radiata Inc., a privately-held supplier of chipsets for high-speed wireless networks based in Sydney, Australia. The...
Cymer Inks Agreement with TuiLaser of Germany
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Nov. 14 -- Cymer Inc., a provider of excimer laser illumination sources, has signed a development and cooperation agreement with TuiLaser AG, a producer of excimer laser technology...
Melles Griot Canada Hires New GM
NEPEAN, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 14 -- Melles Griot has named Richard Williams as the new GM of the Melles Griot Canadian operation. Williams is no stranger to the company, having worked at Melles Griot...
Lucent Technologies Develops New Software for Broadband Internet Protocol Services
MURRAY HILL, N.J., Nov. 14 -- Lucent Technologies has developed a software solution that will reduce provisioning costs for cable operators, digital subscriber line providers, broadband wireless...
Cymer to Construct Refurbishment Facility in Korea
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10 -- In order to keep up with the demand for excimer laser light source chambers, Cymer Inc. has decided to build a manufacturing facility dedicated to chamber refurbishment -- a...
Sensors Unlimited's Olsen Wins LEOS' Kressel Award
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 10 -- Greg Olsen will receive the first Aron Kressel LEOS award given to individuals who have made important contributions in the field of optoelectronic device technology....
VC Financing Puts SpectraSensors into Optical Networking
PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 10 -- SpectraSensors Inc. has received $4 million in equity financing from Forrest, Binkley & Brown, a venture capital firm based in Newport Beach, Calif. and The...
360Networks Posts Record Third Quarter Revenue and EBITDA
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 10 -- Citing its success in developing major alliances with leading companies, 360networks had a record third quarter revenue of $119 million, compared with...
Sensors Unlimited's Olsen Wins LEOS' Kressel Award
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 10 -- Greg Olsen will receive the first Aron Kressel LEOS award given to individuals who have made important contributions in the field of optoelectronic device technology....
Photonics East Keeps Busy Until the End
BOSTON, Nov. 9 -- This year's Photonics East started on Monday, Nov. 6, and ended on Wednesday, Nov. 9, with large numbers of photonics professionals coming on all three days to get a chance to see...
Edmund Optics to Acquire Plummer
BARRINGTON, N.J., Nov. 9 -- Edmund Industrial Optics Inc., a supplier of optics and optical components, will acquire all of the assets of Plummer precision Optics Inc. for an undisclosed amount, said...
CDT Wins Multimillion Dollar Fiber Order
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 9 -- Cable Design Technologies, designer, developer and manufacturer of both copper cables and fiber optic, structured wiring systems, has received a $5 million order from a...
Lucent Shuffles Managers
MURRAY HILL, N.J., Nov. 9 -- Lucent Technologies has reorganized its senior management team in an effort to integrate its sales and service organizations and quicken the pace of decision making.Ben...
Help Wanted, Companies Take Advantage of Large Attendance at Photonics East
BOSTON, Nov. 8 -- The crowd showed no signs of slowing down on Tuesday, as a steady stream of industry professionals browsed the exhibit floor at the Hynes Convention Center during the second day of...
IBM, Kymata to Develop Optical Chips for High-Speed Networks
EAST FISHKILL, N.Y., Nov. 8 -- IBM and Kymata Ltd. have signed a multiyear agreement to produce next-generation optical networking chips for high-speed e-business applications. IBM and Kymata will...
Burleigh Acquired by Exfo for $275 Million
QUEBEC, Canada, Nov. 8 -- Burleigh Instruments Inc., a supplier of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) wavelength measurement instruments and positioning equipment in Victor, N.Y., has...
IBM, Kymata to Develop Optical Chips for High-Speed Networks
EAST FISHKILL, N.Y., Nov. 8 -- IBM and Kymata Ltd. have signed a multiyear agreement to produce next-generation optical networking chips for high-speed e-business applications. IBM and Kymata will...
Nortel, Ofek Join on Israeli Network
TEL AVIV, Nov. 8 -- Nortel Networks and Israel's Ofek New World have signed an agreement that makes Nortel a preferred supplier for building a new Israeli communications network based on Internet...
4000 Expected as Photonics East Opens
An estimated 4000 photonics professionals turned out for what could be Photonics East's last appearance at the Hynes Auditorium in Boston. Next year the conference and exhibit will change its name...
StockerYale Forms Tunable Optical Filter Unit
SALEM, N.H., Nov. 7 -- Citing the telecommunications industry's increasing demand for bandwidth, StockerYale Inc. will invest in a subsidiary business called Optune Technologies that will develop a...
360networks Launches Fiber Optic Infrastructure from NKF Kabel
Vancouver, Nov. 7 -- 360networks and NKF Kabel B.V., a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based fiber optic cable provider Draka Holding N.V., have reached an agreement in which 360networks will purchase...
4000 Expected as Photonics East Opens
An estimated 4000 photonics professionals turned out for what could be Photonics East's last appearance at the Hynes Auditorium in Boston. Next year the conference and exhibit will change its name...
Lambda Physik Announces Record Number of Pulses with F1030 Excimer Laser
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Nov. 7 -- Lambda Physik's NovaLine F1030, 157-nm excimer laser recently achieved 1.1 billion pulses on a single gas fill, said Lambda Physik. The record gas lifetime of 1.1...
Melles Griot Hires New Director of Sales
Irvine, California, Nov. 7 -- Melles Griot has hired Joseph C. Horchak, formerly vice president of sales and marketing at Avimo Precision Polymer Optics, as its new director of sales. Mr. Horchak has...
StockerYale Forms Tunable Optical Filter Unit
SALEM, N.H., Nov. 7 -- Citing the telecommunications industry's increasing demand for bandwidth, StockerYale Inc. will invest in a subsidiary business called Optune Technologies that will develop a...
El-Op Wins $3 Million Contract for Thermal Imagers
HAIFA, Israel, Nov. 6 -- Elbit Systems Ltd. said that its subsidiary, El-Op Electro-OpticsIndustries, has received a two-year, $3 million contract as the result of the Danish army's upgrade to...
HP Plans Storage Systems Based on Sony Ultra Density Optical Technology
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 6 -- Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sony will work together to package Sony's Ultra Density Optical (UDO) disk technology for the corporate and enterprise document management and...
Fiber Technologies to Supply Fiber to GiantLoop Network
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 6 -- Fiber Technologies LLC has received a contract from GiantLoop Network to provide dark fiber for Giant Loop's networks in cities throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic...
Bank of America, Chase, IBM Join on Web-Based Check Imaging
NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- In order to ease the cost of the banking industry's conversion to check imaging, Bank of America, The Chase Manhattan Bank and IBM have formed a new check image archive company...
Coherent Reports Record Sales and Profits
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 3 -- Citing its continued success in the lithography market, Coherent Inc. recorded its best-ever sales and profits during the final three months of fiscal year 2000. This...
Semiconductor Industry Association Says Market Will Exceed $200 Billion
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 3 -- Citing increased sales in communications solutions for data networking, broadband, wireless, optoelectronics and continued strong demand for the personal computer, the...
Cree Splits Stock Two-For-One
DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 2 -- Cree Inc., developer of semiconductor materials and devices based on silicon carbide, gallium nitride and related compounds, has issued a two-for-one stock split that will...
FDA Approves French Cosmetic Laser
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2 -- The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for Cosmos Medical Technology Inc. to market two new lasers from Paris-based Quantel Medical: the Athos hair removal laser...
Rohn Wins Equipment Enclosure Contract from Level 3
PEORIA, Ill., Nov. 2 -- Level 3 Communications Inc. has chosen Rohn Industries Inc. to provide and install concrete equipment enclosures for the national build-out of Level 3's fiber optics system....
360Networks Obtains Standby Capital Commintment of $700 Million
Vancouver Nov. 2 -- 360networks announced today the commitment of a $700 million senior, unsecured credit facility from an affiliate of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. If drawn, the proceeds...
Cable & Wireless Becomes Top UK Investorin Japanese Telecom Industry
LONDON, Nov. 1 -- Cable & Wireless Plc has announced plans to construct an optical fiber network in Japan for $1.4 billion (150 billion Yen). The network will be installed over a five-year...
Seven Telecoms Agree to DeployAsia-America Undersea Optical Cable
BEIJING, Nov. 1 -- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Korea Telecom and China Telecom, some of Asia's biggest telecommunications companies, have announced plans to build an undersea fiber cable...
360networks and Alcatel Form Strategic Alliancein Global Optical Networking
PARIS, Nov. 1 -- Alcatel and 360networks will team up to extend 360networks' global optical network. Combining their respective experience in the development and implementation of optical networking...
Picolight Raises $38.9 Million in Third Funding Round
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 1 -- Picolight Inc. has netted $38.9 million in its third round of funding, its most lucrative round to date. The round was led by Pequot Private Equity Fund III L.P., and...
FiberCore Wins $94 Million Multi-Year Contract
CHARLTON, Mass., Nov. 1 -- FiberCore Inc. has received a revised contract for single-mode optical fiber from an existing South American customer valued at approximately $94 million, $73...
360networks and Alcatel Form Strategic Alliancein Global Optical Networking
PARIS, Nov. 1 -- Alcatel and 360networks will team up to extend 360networks' global optical network. Combining their respective experience in the development and implementation of optical networking...
Cymer Income, Revenue Set Records
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 1 -- Citing a product shift toward its newer value-added excimer illumination sources, Cymer Inc. has recorded its best-ever net income and revenue for the third quarter and for the...
Picolight Raises $38.9 Million in Third Funding Round
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 1 -- Picolight Inc. has netted $38.9 million in its third round of funding, its most lucrative round to date. The round was led by Pequot Private Equity Fund III L.P., and...
NEC Achieves 6.4-Tb/s Transmission
Researchers from Tokyo-based NEC Corp. reported at the European Community Optical Communication Conference in Munich, Germany, that they have demonstrated a transmission capacity of 6.4 Tb/s over a...
Fiber Amplifiers Subject of Dispute
The board of trustees of Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., and Litton Advanced Systems Inc. of Woodland Hills, Calif., have filed suit against more than a dozen players in the...
Semiconductors Stack Up as Photonic Crystals
KYOTO, Japan -- The same structure that one might use to build a bonfire is also heating up photonics. By alternately stacking strips of semiconductor material, scientists at Kyoto University and the...
Waveguides Show No Diffraction
Researchers from The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, and the University of Glasgow in the UK reported in the Aug. 28 issue of Physical Review Letters that they have developed a...
Corning Buys Pirelli's Photonics; $3.6 Billion Takes (Almost) All
CORNING, N.Y. -- Lithium niobate modulator technology and submarine 980-nm pump diodes join Corning Inc.'s family of photonics technologies after its September purchase of Pirelli S.p.A.'s optical...
Photonics Firms Stress Communications
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Because investors are eagerly buying up stock for companies with the words "optical communication" in their description, photonics firms are continuing to eagerly reorganize...
Photonics Lures Federal Funds
GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Sixteen photonics projects have won contracts valued at more than $54 million under the US Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program. The projects cover several...
Danish and French Fiber Test Companies Plan Merger
GN Great Nordic of Copenhagen, Denmark, has announced plans to acquire the French fiber optic test firm Photonetics and to merge it into its GN Nettest subsidiary. Although GN Nettest has offered...
GSI Lumonics Acquires, Sells Units
GSI Lumonics Inc. of Kanata, Ontario, Canada, has acquired precision optics manufacturer General Optics Inc. of Moorpark, Calif., for an unspecified cash payment. Meanwhile, it completed the sale of...
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