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Photonics.com - June 2006
News & Features
Brown, Oak Ridge Team for Materials Science Research
Providence-based Brown University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee will work together to advance research and teaching, with an emphasis on materials science, it was announced...
Solar Corona Models May Aid Space Weather Prediction
A true-to-life computer simulation of the sun's multimillion-degree outer atmosphere, the corona, was successfully created during the March 29, 2006, solar eclipse. The research will help improve...
Report: Women Face Barriers in Science Academies
There is "widespread and persistent" underrepresentation of women in scientific and technical fields, and research institutions don't encourage women or try to eliminate barriers they face when...
Ball Aerospace to Design Cloud Cameras for Glory
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. will design and build two cloud cameras for the Glory mission under contract to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The Glory mission is part of the US Climate...
Germanium 'Sponge' Shows Promise in Photonics
Researchers have known for years that porous silicon has different properties than crystalline silicon but both work well in microelectronics. Now two research groups have discovered ways to make...
Lockheed Martin Expands Aperture Telescope Horizon
Engineers at the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center have designed and built a prototype nine-aperture wide-field imaging telescope they said overcomes the increase in mass, volume and cost...
Army Awards $5M Nanotech Contract to MU Researcher
A professor who uses microchips and nanotechnology to make tiny explosive materials has received a contract worth nearly $5 million from the US Army to develop miniature devices that will help...
Undersea Microscope Finds Biological Treasures
An underwater digital microscope being towed across the Atlantic has furnished possible missing links to the global nitrogen cycle, which in turn is linked to ocean productivity. Researchers from...
LSI Acquires LED Maker
LSI Industries Inc. announced yesterday it has acquired Montreal-based Saco Technologies Inc., a maker of LED products, for $23 million in cash and 1.4 million shares of LSI stock. Under the...
New Approach Announced in Si Photonic Devices
A new approach to silicon photonic devices that combines light amplification with a photovoltaic, or solar, effect to generate power was announced today at the 2006 International Optical Amplifiers...
New Camera Technology Could End Movie Piracy
A prototype device that effectively stops digital cameras from working in a specific area by flooding their image sensors with white light could mean an end to movie piracy, photographic espionage...
HCS Topic of Cellomics EU User Meeting
More than 60 customers shared their experiences with high-content screening (HCS) and analysis and provided insights for the development of new tools at Cellomics' second annual European user group...
A*STAR Targets Silicon Photonics Industry
Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), a national agency for science and technology supporting the development of industry clusters, aims to harness its silicon photonics...
ChipInvest to Connect EU, Russian Talent
The Czech Republic's new Center of Excellence for Microelectronics is not your typical incubator, said Radomil Novak, Director, US operations-West and adviser to the CEO of CzechInvest. "It's...
Cree to Acquire Intrinsic SC
in $46M Cash/Stock Deal
Cree Inc., a maker of semiconductor materials and electronic devices made from silicon carbide (SiC), announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Intrinsic Semiconductor Corp., a...
Lucent Gets Piece of Army's $4B Communications Contract
Communications systems provider Lucent Technologies announced today that it was awarded a prime contract with the US Army as part of its new Infrastructure Modernization (IMOD) contract. Lucent was...
Novel Method for Sorting Carbon Nanotubes Devised
A novel method for sorting semiconducting carbon nanotubes based on their diameter has been developed by scientists who said the long-awaited development could form the basis of a nanotube...
James Meindl Receives IEEE Medal of Honor
James D. Meindl, director of the Joseph M. Pettit Microelectronics Research Center and the Joseph M. Pettit Chair professor of microsystems at Georgia Institute of Technology, was awarded the 2006...
$1M Shaw Astronomy Prize Hails Dark Energy Discovery
Three astronomers working on competing research teams that reached the same conclusion -- that the universe expansion is accelerating -- have received the $1 million Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2006,...
Edmund Optics Singapore Div. Attains ISO 9001 Certification
Edmund Optics announced today that its Singapore manufacturing facility recently attained ISO 9001:2000 certification. ISO 9000 standards provide a framework for quality management systems....
Execs to Speak at Semicon
Executives from STMicroelectronics, Micron, Mentor Graphics, Xilinx, LogicVision and Surfect Technologies are among the keynote speakers scheduled to present at Semicon West 2006, to be held July...
Detector Contract Awarded
for ESA's Mercury Mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to develop a new, near-infrared detector for the visible infrared imaging spectrometer (VN-IMS), a measurement instrument that will be used in...
Nano Institute Features Canada's Quietest Space
Hundreds of Canada's leading scientists and engineers gathered in Edmonton today to celebrate the opening of one of the world's most technologically advanced research facilities, the National...
Preemptive Spark Helps Find Short Circuits in Planes
A preemptive spark lasting for nanoseconds that helps find potentially dangerous short circuits hidden in the miles of wiring behind the panels of aging commercial airliners has been patented by...
Nanoparticle Devices Aim of Global Project
Nanospin, a European Union-funded project involving information that can be stored on nanoparticles, will draw on the resources of international partners: the Universities of Leicester, Reading and...
Purdue Bubble Wraps Sonofusion Inquiry Results
A Purdue University committee reviewing issues concerning the "bubble fusion" research by one of its professors said yesterday that it has completed its work, but it will not make public the...
GDC Validates LCD Displays for Military Apps
In what the US Display Consortium (USDC) today said is a significant milestone for the display industry, General Dynamics Canada has validated the use of a resized commercial active matrix LCD device...
NeoPhotonics Buys Two Companies, 25 Patents
NeoPhotonics, a supplier of fiber optic component and module solutions for broadband networks, yesterday announced the acquisition of two California-based companies, LightConnect Inc. of Newark and...
Retro Reception Attracts 300
A retro sci-fi marketing campaign beckoned more than 300 exhibitors to a reception co-hosted by CLEO and Photonics.com in Long Beach, Calif., last month. The campaign highlights the launch of...
New Transistor First to Work at Speeds Above 500 GHz
The development of the first silicon-germanium transistor able to operate at frequencies above 500 GHz -- a speed 250 times faster than the chips powering today's cell phones -- could lead to the...
British Group Promotes Products at CommunicAsia
Sixteen British companies and organizations are among those showcasing products at CommunicAsia 2006, being held this week at Singapore Expo. The UK group is sponsoring a collective presentation...
Nu Horizons to Acquire DT Electronics
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp., a distributor of active semiconductor, display and system solutions, announced it will acquire DT Electronics, a United Kingdom-based electronic components distributor....
Viaspace Acquires Stake in Infrared Sensor Co.
Viaspace Inc., a provider of hardware and software solutions involving energy/fuel cells, microelectronics, sensors, homeland security and public safety, announced today that it has acquired a 15...
Novalux Raises $21.7M,
Teams with Unaxis Optics
Novalux Inc., developer of Novalux extended-cavity surface-emitting laser (NECSEL) technology, announced that it has closed its Series B financing for up to $21.7 million. The company also said it...
Kollmorgen Gets $17M
Contract Modification
Kollmorgen Corp., Electro-Optical Div., a manufacturer of submarine periscopes, optronics and masts, weapon systems, electro-optical sights and optical sensor platforms, has received a $17.2 million...
Optically Switchable Material Could Solve Sticky Problem
Changing a surface from sticky to slippery could now be as easy as flipping a molecular light switch. Researchers have created an "optically switchable" material that alters its surface...
LED Inventor Wins $1.3M Millennium Technology Prize
The inventor of a revolutionary new source of light -- bright-blue, green and white LEDs and the blue laser diode -- has won the world's largest technology prize, the 2006 Millennium Technology...
SwingVision Technology Awarded Sports Emmy
An advanced APX slow-motion digital camera developed by Photron Inc. of San Diego is part of Emmy award-winning SwingVision technology used in "Golf on CBS." The creators of SwingVision, Gene...
Laser Beam, Spectral Instruments Available Online
Melles Griot announced that its entire line of laser beam and spectral measurement systems are now available for purchase online at www.mellesgriot.com. Demonstration software and operator's manuals...
QED Technologies Bought by Cabot Microelectronics
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (CMC), a supplier of chemicals used to make semiconductors, announced today that it will buy substantially all of the assets of QED Technologies Inc., including certain...
Philips to Buy MRI Component Maker for $1.3B
Royal Philips Electronics announced today it will buy Intermagnetics General Corp., a maker of superconducting magnets used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, for $27.50 per share or...
Scientist Wins Kyoto Prize
A genetics professor who directed the development of a cell sorter that has become an invaluable tool in diagnosing, monitoring and treating HIV/AIDS, cancer and infectious diseases has been named a...
Lockheed Martin Acquires ISX
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. announced yesterday that it will acquire ISX Corp., a privately owned, California-based provider of military decision systems and other information technology...
Ultrasound Laser Analog Built
By using sound instead of light, researchers have mimicked the essential nature of a laser by creating its ultrasound analog. Called a uaser (pronounced WAY-zer) for ultrasound amplification by...
DOE Funds $7M for Solid-State Lighting Development
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will provide a total of $7 million for solid-state lighting (SSL) product development to Color Kinetics Inc., Eastman Kodak Co., General Electric Global...
HP Acquires Silverwire
HP announced it will acquire Silverwire Holding AG, a commercial digital photography solutions and software provider. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Zug,...
Nano-Based Drug Delivery System Targets Tumors
A new nanoparticle-based drug delivery system that uses an applied magnetic field to target tumor cells with custom-designed, drug-filled nanocarriers may lead to treatments that could reduce drug...
Electric Boat Awarded $30M Virginia Sub Contract
Electric Boat Corp., a Groton, Conn.-based business unit of General Dynamics Corp., was awarded a $30.7 contract by the Naval Sea System Command yesterday for design improvements to the...
Bruker Daltonics, Protein Discovery Collaborate
Bruker Daltonics Inc., a Billerica, Mass., maker of life science research tools based on mass spectrometry, and Protein Discovery Inc., a Knoxville, Tenn., provider of mass spectrometry sample...
Broadband Lasers Based
on Qdot Technology
NL Nanosemiconductor, a Germany-based maker of laser semiconductor chip and modules, said it has developed a laser chip that will enable cost-effective wavelength division multiplex (WDM) approaches...
'Left-Handed' Materials Propel Spectrum Physics
Novel "left-handed" materials (LHMs) with unusual properties could improve devices in communications, electronics, optics and medicine, said Information Society Technologies (IST), a European...
Adva Optical Buying Movaz
Adva Optical Networking announced it will acquire Movaz Networks Inc., an Atlanta, Ga.-based provider of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment, including its Ray portfolio of WDM transport...
5200 Attend CLEO/QELS, PhAST
CLEO/QELS and PhAST 2006, held last month in Long Beach, Calif., attracted a total of 5200, according to the Optical Society of America, which organizes the event. "Once again, CLEO/QELS and PhAST...
NY Regional Telcom Expands
CornerStone Telephone Co., a Troy, N.Y.-based communications provider, announced today it has purchased Butler Communications of Charleton, N.Y. The acquisition enables CornerStone to act as a...
PerkinElmer Acquires C&A
PerkinElmer Inc. of Wellesley, Mass., announced Monday it has acquired UK-based Clinical & Analytical Service Solutions Ltd. (C&A), a scientific equipment asset and managed maintenance...
Solar Neutrino Scientist, Nobel Winner Raymond Davis Dies
Raymond Davis Jr., a Nobel Laureate and retired chemist at the US Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, died May 31 at his home in Blue Point, N.Y., at the age of 91. He died of...
NYC Glass Buys LED Line
Permlight Products announced today it has sold its Edgelit LED business to NYC Glass of Coney Island, N.Y. The companies did not disclose the details of the sale but said future retailer purchases of...
NAS Council Opposes Academic Boycotts
The governing council of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) said in a statement this week that it opposes academic boycotts, "firmly believing that scientists provide a voice for rationality and...
Theoretical Blueprint for Invisibility Cloak Reported
Using a new design theory, researchers have developed the blueprint for an invisibility cloak. Once devised, the cloak could have numerous uses, from defense applications to wireless communications,...
Chameau to Head Caltech
Jean-Lou Chameau, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named the new president of the California Institute of Technology. He will take...
Agere to Supply Sirius Chips
Agere Systems announced today it will provide a new, advanced system-on-a-chip (SoC) chip set to manufacturers of Sirius radios. Agere said its announcement coincides with the Computex Taipei 2006...
Sumitomo to Buy $180M in Cree Wafer, LED Chip Products
LED lighting component maker Cree Inc. of Durham, N.C., said its Japanese distributor, Sumitomo Corp., has agreed to purchase $180 million of Cree's LED and wafer products during Cree's fiscal year,...
Corning Fine-Tunes
Display View
Corning Inc. executives told financial analysts and investors, at two separate conferences last week, that sequential liquid crystal display (LCD) glass volume for its Display Technologies segment,...
Silicon's Role in Photonics Recast
A discovery about silicon nanowires and nanocones will allow the element to play a larger role in photonics. Silicon, the element responsible for most of our advances in computer and electronics...
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Nu Horizons to Acquire DT Electronics
Nu Horizons Electronics Corp., a distributor of active semiconductor, display and system solutions, announced it will acquire DT Electronics, a United Kingdom-based electronic components distributor. The transaction, the terms of which were not disclosed, is subject to customary closing conditions and has been approved by Nu Horizons' board of directors. It is expected to close by mid-August....
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Diffractive Optical Elements (DOE)
Holoeye Photonics AG designs, develops, and commercializes diffractive optical elements (DOEs) specifically for the fields of technical optics and lasers. Holoeye has established a full-service...
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HEO 1080 P Phase-Only Modulator
Holoeye Photonics AG's new HEO 1080 P phase-only modulator is based on a reflective LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) microdisplay with full WUXGA/HDTV resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels). Due to the...
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Broadband AR-Coated Achromats
Edmund Optics continues to enlarge and improve its Tech Spec line of achromatic lenses. The most popular 6.25, 9.0, 12.5, and 25 mm achromats are now offered with the VIS 0° multilayer broadband...
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Stereo Discovery V8 Stereomicroscope
GOETTINGEN, Germany, June 29, 2006 -- Stereo Discovery V8, a powerful basic instrument from Carl Zeiss for modular stereomicrosopy, is suitable both for routine lab and industrial applications and for advanced research work. The...
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Ultranarrow-Band Spectral Imaging
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CYM-2R Cylindrical Mounts
IRVINE, Calif., June 28, 2006 -- Advanced technology products and systems maker Newport Corp. has announced the availability of its new CYM-2R line of cylindrical lens mounts. These standard catalog lens mounts enable high precision...
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Low-Viscosity, Optically Clear Epoxy
HACKENSACK, N.J., June 28, 2006 -- Master Bond has introduced EP37-3, a tough, optically clear, low-viscosity epoxy compound for high-performance casting, coating, bonding and sealing. EP37-3 is a two-component formulation with...
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Polyimide-Coated Fiber
WATFORD, England, June 27, 2006 -- FiberLogix, a manufacturer of specialty fibers, has announced the latest offering in its range of optical fibers -- polyimide-coated fiber for applications in the oil and gas, aerospace, sensors,...
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PAR46 LED Lamp Marker Light
TORRANCE, Calif., June 27, 2006 -- LEDtronics announces the PAR46 series lamp marker lights for rail trains, display lighting and stage lighting. The PAR46 LED lamp comes in a sealed, round dome-shaped fixture that protects the LEDs...
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Compact, All-Solid-State Ultraviolet Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 26, 2006 -- The Paladin Compact ultraviolet (UV) laser from Coherent Inc. delivers high-power, quasi-continuous wave (CW) output at 355 nm with only half the footprint of previous models -- ideal for OEMs and...
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Model 3200S Class 3a Semiconductor Laser
MELBOURNE, Fla., June 23, 2006 -- Elk Industries LLC, through its R-K Manufacturing division, has introduced a general-purpose semiconductor version of its popular portable HeNe laser model 3200. The model 3200S is a Class 3a...
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NIRX-SR Super Range eXtreme NIR Spectrometers
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Developer's Library Software Version 2.1
BERLIN, June 22, 2006 -- A new Developer's Library software release is available from PicoQuant GmbH for the NanoHarp 250 data acquisition board to be used in multichannel scaling and photon counting. The NanoHarp 250 is...
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DUAL-DSR “Super Range” Spectrometers
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Deepstar LDM Series Laser
RODGAU, Germany, June 22, 2006 -- Deepstar, the newest diode laser from Omicron Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH, is the first diode laser with almost infinite modulation capabilities, according to the manufacturer. The Deepstar does...
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High-Speed Optical Chopper
Hinds Instruments has introduced a high-speed optical chopper operating at 50 khz and 100 khz. that provides high extinction ratios without generating heat or mechanical instability and that can be...
Hinds Instruments Inc.
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NIRX-SR Super Range eXtreme NIR Spectrometers
TAMPA, Fla., June 20, 2006 -- StellarNet's NIRX-SR series of spectrometers for the 0.9-2.2µm wavelength range has a 512-element InGaAs photo diode array and high speed USB-2.0 interface. The extended range detector operates using...
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OVTL09LGM RGB Lednium LEDs
CARROLLTON, Texas, June 20, 2006 -- Combining red, green and blue (RGB) high-brightness LEDs in a 10 W, thermally-efficient three-dimensional package with a 120° viewing angle, TT electronics' Optek Technology has expanded its Lednium...
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OL 756 UV-VIS Spectroradiometer
The OL 756 is a compact monochromator system for spectral measurements over the 200 to 800-nm wavelength range. The system features USB interface, high sensitivity, extremely low stary light levels,...
Optronic Laboratories LLC
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OL 770-LED Test & Measurement System
The OL 770 test and measurement system provides high-precision, research-grade measurements to meet demanding product applications within budget. It features a high-sensitivity and dynamic range, 25+...
Optronic Laboratories LLC
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OLS3000 LEXT Microscope
ORANGEBURG, N.Y., June 19, 2006 -- A new laser confocal technology has been announced by Olympus Micro-Imaging that the company said fills the gap between conventional high resolution optical microscopes and scanning electron...
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FRED 5.100
FRED 5.100 optical engineering software can be used to visualize and create optical products. Photon Engineering LLC said it reduces prototyping time and costs by creating a virtual three-dimensional...
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id300 Short-Pulse Laser Source
GENEVA, June 16, 2006 -- id Quantique, a manufacturer of visible and infrared spectrum photon counters and short-pulse laser sources primarily for network security and optical instrumentation, has introduced its latest...
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IncuCyte Imaging System
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 16, 2006 -- IncuCyte is the first commercially available incubator imaging system, according to its manufacturer, Essen Instruments. Unlike most imaging technologies, IncuCyte is the first of its kind that...
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MMIC Process Design Kit
DURHAM, N.C, and EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 15, 2006 -- Cree Inc., a maker of semiconductors for solid-state lighting, power and communications products, and Applied Wave Research Inc., a supplier of high-frequency electronic design automation (EDA)...
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l/40 Absolute Fizeau Transmission Spheres
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 16, 2006 -- Melles Griot Optics Group, a supplier of optical components and optical systems, has developed a family of high-precision Fizeau transmission spheres that quadruple the absolute accuracy of...
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ExtremeService Shutter
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 16, 2006 -- Melles Griot Optics Group, manufacturer of UltraThin and IES shutters, has released the ExtremeService shutter, designed for operation in extreme environmental conditions involving large variations...
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Cube 660 Compact Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 14, 2006 -- The new Cube 660 from Coherent Inc. is a compact laser that delivers 60 mW at 660 nm in a nearly circular, low M2 (1.15 typical) beam. According to the company, the introduction of this high-power,...
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NanoForm 250ultra Machining System
KEENE, N.H., June 14, 2006 -- The NanoForm 250ultra multi-axis, ultraprecision machining system features accurate part-cutting performance, the straighest and stiffest structural loop in its class, an advanced control system and...
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TBL3xxF Series Tube LED
TORRANCE, Calif., June 12, 2006 -- LEDtronics announces the availability of its TBL3xxF series sealed tube LED light strips that offer great illumination in many versatile applications. The TBL3xxF series comes with a milky frosted...
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USB400 Miniature CCD-Array Spectrometer
June 12, 2006 -- The USB4000, a 3648-element CCD-array miniature fiber optic spectrometer, replaces Ocean Optics’ USB2000 spectrometer. The modular USB4000 features enhanced resolution and onboard electronics for...
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LightTools 5.3 High-Speed Photorealistic Rendering Engine
PASADENA, Calif., June 9, 2006 -- A high-speed photorealistic rendering engine is a standard part of LightTools Version 5.3 software from Optical Research Associates (ORA). This enables a designer to generate high-quality images of...
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Filter Microassembly
WESTFORD, Mass., June 8 2006 -- Barr Associates Inc., a manufacturer of precision thin-film coatings and optical filters, has introduced an 18-element multispectral filter microarray. The company said each element is a...
Materion Balzers Optics
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Modular Multiplexer Technology
SAN JOSE, Calif, June 8, 2006 -- Bookham Inc., a provider of optical components, modules and subsystems, has introduced the ZoroLight LED multiplexer module, designed to support rear-projection television and pocket projectors that...
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Laser Wavelength Meter for Pulsed Lasers
VICTOR, N.Y., June 7, 2006 -- Bristol Instruments Inc., a maker of precision scientific instruments which was founded by former employees of Burleigh, has introduced a new laser wavelength meter developed for operation with...
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Upgrade Kit for Temporal Phase-Shifting Interferometers
TUCSON, Ariz., June 1, 2006 -- A new upgrade kit from 4D Technology refurbishes and enhances temporal phase-shifting interferometers no longer supported by their manufacturers. The upgrade, based on 4D's 4Sight software, provides...
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