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Photonics.com - December 1999
News & Features
GSI Lumonics Seeks Copyright RulingAgainst BioDiscovery
KANATA, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 30 -- GSI Lumonics Inc. has filed suit in US District Court in Massachusetts seeking a declaratory judgment that the company's QuantArray microarray analysis software...
Luxtec Gets FDA Approval to Market Arthroscopes
WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 30 -- Luxtec Corp. announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the US marketing of a line of arthroscopes produced by Luxtec's subsidiary, Fiber Imaging...
Scan-Optics, Maximal Systems Set Strategic Alliance
MANCHESTER, Conn., Dec. 29 -- Scan-Optics Inc. and Maximal Systems Inc. have formed a strategic alliance under which the companies will resell Scan-Optics' DocWise imaging product in conjunction with...
Pratt & Whitney Adopts RVSI's Data Matrix Technology
CANTON, Mass., Dec. 29 -- Robotic Vision Systems Inc. reported that Pratt & Whitney has adopted RVSI's Data Matrix two-dimensional symbology for on-parts marking of Pratt & Whitney engines....
OCLI Sets Date for Stockholder Meetingon JDS Uniphase Merger
NEPEAN, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 28 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. and Optical Coating Laboratory Inc. reported that January 25, 2000 has been set as the date for OCLI's special stockholder meeting to approve...
Laser Technology Wins Record International Orders
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 28 -- Laser Technology Inc. has received orders valued at more than $1.5 million from international customers for its handheld laser speed measurement devices. The orders...
Earth Search Sciences AcquiresSpace Technology Development
McCALL, Idaho, Dec. 23 -- Earth Search Sciences Inc. has completed its acquisition of privately held Space Technology Development Corp. of Alexandria, Va. Earth Search obtained all shares of Space...
Elbit Systems, Elop Electro-Optics to Merge
HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 23 -- Elbit Systems Ltd. has reported the signing of a merger agreement by Elbit, Elop Electro-Optics Industries Ltd., and shareholders of Elop, including Federmann Enterprises...
Free-Electron Laser Used in First Human Surgery
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 22 -- A free-electron laser (FEL) has been used for the first time in human surgery in a procedure conducted at Vanderbilt University. Michael Copeland, a former Vanderbilt...
SDL Announces Two-for-One Stock Split
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 22 -- SDL Inc. reported that its board of directors has approved a two-for-one stock split to be carried out in the form of a stock dividend. The split is dependent upon...
Corning to Acquire Honeywell's Optical Polymer Group
CORNING, N.Y., Dec. 22 -- Corning Inc. has acquired the Optical Polymer Group of Honeywell, which merged with Allied Signal on Dec 1, 1999. Corning expects the acquisition to expand its technology...
NASA, University Partner on New Technology to Observe Earth
MADISON, Wis., Dec. 21 -- NASA has selected the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison as its partner in the development of new satellite technology to...
ORNL Research May Point to Viable Solar Energy
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 21 -- A solar energy system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) may hold the key to a three-fold improvement over conventional...
Williams Communications, Worldwide Fiber Sign Deal
TULSA, Okla., Dec. 21 -- Williams Communications Inc. announced that its network unit has signed an agreement to sell services and fiber capacity to Worldwide Fiber Inc., in a deal valued at...
Swiss Approve AMD Treatment Using Coherent Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 20 -- Coherent Inc. announced that the Swiss Regulatory Agency, Interkantonale Kontrollstelle für Heilmittel, has approved the marketing of Visudyne for treatment of...
OCLI Shows Quarterly Gain
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 20 -- Optical Coating Laboratory Inc. (OCLI) reported revenues of $103.4 million for the fourth quarter of 1999, an increase of 47 percent over 1998 fourth-quarter...
JDS Uniphase Completes Acquisition of SIFAM
NEPEAN, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 20 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. has completed its acquisition of UK-based SIFAM Ltd. SIFAM produces fused components that split, combine, and filter light in optical fiber....
Zygo Reports Record Orders in Asia-Pacific Region
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., Dec. 17 -- Zygo Corp. reported that sales of its NewView 5000 series of optical profilers to data storage customers in Asia and the Pacific Rim have reached nearly $3 million...
JDS Uniphase Purchases Oprel Technologies
NEPEAN, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 17 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. has acquired Oprel Technologies Inc., a Nepean, Ontario-based developer of optical amplifiers, test equipment, and optoelectronic packaging....
Edmund Industrial Optics Strengthens Leadership
BARRINGTON, N.J., Dec. 17 -- Edmund Scientific Co. has announced plans to bolster the leadership of its Industrial Optics division. John Stack, who serves currently as executive vice president of...
NetOptix to Sell Medical, Healthcare Businesses
STURBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16 -- NetOptix Corp. has agreed to sell its Leisegang Medical Inc. and related women's health businesses, along with assets relating thereto, to CooperSurgical Inc., a unit of...
Northrop Grumman-Lockheed MartinEnlists European Help on JFS
BALTIMORE, Dec. 16 -- Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector (ES3) has added a Dutch research organization to the Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control-Northrop Grumman ES3 team...
ESA's XMM Telescope Sends Self-Portrait
HOUSTON, Dec. 15 --The European Space Agency's X-Ray Multi Mirror (XMM) spacecraft has transmitted images of itself in space. Launched Dec. 10 from Korou, French Guyana aboard an Ariane 5 launch...
Oak Industries' Lasertron Wins DFB Laser Contract
WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 15 -- Oak Industries Inc. reported that its Lasertron Inc. division has signed a two-year, multi-million dollar contract to serve as the majority supplier of distributed feedback...
Cognex Receives $3 Million in Orders from TSK
NATICK, Mass., Dec. 14 -- Cognex Corp. has received orders totaling $3.1 million from semiconductor processing equipment maker Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd. TSK has ordered Cognex's machine vision...
Laser Technology Shuffles Management
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 14 -- Pulse-laser-measuring instrument maker Laser Technology Inc. has reported a reorganization of its management team. Laser Technology's management has been forced to deal...
Cree Wins LED Orders;Calls Infringement Claim Groundless
DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 13 -- Cree Research Inc. has received $22 million in new orders for light-emitting diode devices. The company reported that the new orders were placed primarily by Taiwanese...
Scientists Get First 3-D Images of Gene Machine
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 13 -- Scientists at the University of California - Berkeley andLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have obtained the first solid picture of a portion of the machinery...
ASML MaskTools, Mentor Graphicsto Partner on Optical Lithography
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 10 -- ASML subsidiary ASML MaskTools and Mentor Graphics Corp. have signed a collaborative agreement aimed at closing the gap between semiconductor design and sub-wavelength...
Kopin Corp. Sets Two-for-One Stock Split
TAUNTON, Mass., Dec. 10 -- The board of directors of flat-panel maker Kopin Corp. has approved a two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend. The split is subject to approval by Kopin's...
Photogen Reports PDT Treatmentof Ocular Melanoma Promising
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 10 -- Photogen Technologies reported that the findings of a researcher working under an agreement with the company show complete eradication of ocular melanoma tumors in...
Paradigm Submits Results, Seeks FDA Approvalof Laser Cataract Removal
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 9 -- Paradigm Medical Industries Inc. has submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration results from recent clinical trials of its laser cataract removal system -- the Photon...
Digital Lightwave Gets Order for Fiber Test Upgrade
CLEARWATER, Fla., Dec. 9 -- Digital Lightwave Inc. has received a $1.2-million order from Technology Rentals & Services (TRS) to upgrade its portable Network Information Computers (NICs) to...
UK University Science ProgramsPromised Extra £320 Million
LONDON, Dec. 9 -- Universities throughout the UK will receive an extra £320 million for science research. According to UK Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers, the grants to 45 projects...
Digital Optics, Agilent Join on Development of Transmitters/Receivers
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 8 -- Digital Optics Corp. and Hewlett-Packard subsidiary Agilent Technologies Inc. will work together to develop a demonstrator micro-optical module for use in...
Laserscope Reports Positive Results in Leg Vein Study
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 8 -- Laserscope announced that results of a clinical study using the company's Lyra Laser System to treat leg veins show early promise. Brian D. Zelickson of the University of...
Corning Chief Sees Earnings Growth in 2000
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 -- Roger G. Ackerman, chairman and CEO of Corning Inc., said he expects the company's 1999 earnings per share -- before one-time items -- to be in line with analyst predictions of...
Virtek Completes Purchase of Templating Business
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 7 -- Laser projection technology developer Virtek Vision International Inc. has finalized the purchase of GSI Lumonics Inc.'s Aerospace Templating business. The final...
RCN, NorthEast Optic Network Sign Deal
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 7 -- RCN Corp. has signed an agreement to lease dark fiber capacity from NorthEast Optic Network Inc.'s network in southern New England and White Plains, N.Y. RCN reported that...
Thermo Vision Sets Date for Merger Vote
FRANKLIN, Mass., Dec. 7 -- Thermo Vision Corp. announced that it has received clearance of its proxy materials from the Securities and Exchange Commission, and consequently has set January 6, 2000,...
New Patents Boost Organic Light Emitter Project
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6 -- Flat panel display developer Universal Display Corp. (UDC) reported that its research partners, Princeton University and the University of Southern California, have received...
US Optics Picks Hitachi's Equipment for West Coast Networks
ATLANTA, Dec. 6 -- Hitachi Telecom (USA) Inc. reported that Los Angeles-based US Optics Inc. would deploy Hitachi's optical transmission equipment in its West Coast Network. The agreement -- valued...
Laser Photonics Names President, CEO
CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 6 -- Laser Photonics Inc. has appointed Jeffrey F. O'Donnell as its new president and CEO, and as a member of its board of directors. O'Donnell's most recent role was as...
Corning Revamps Management Team
CORNING, N.Y., Dec. 3 -- Corning Inc. announced several changes to its executive management team. In the first of these changes -- all of which are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2000 -- the...
Ultratech Wins Order from Semiconductor Manufacturer
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 3 -- Ultratech Stepper Inc. has received an order from a major semiconductor manufacturer for multiple Model 1500MVS systems. The multi-million-dollar order will be Ultratech's...
Kodak Names R&D Director, Associate Director
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 3 -- Eastman Kodak Co. has named James C. Stoffel to fill the newly created position of director of research and development for the company. Jack C. Chang was appointed...
Laser Power Corp. Reports Results; Will Sell Loss Operations
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2 -- Laser Power Corp. announced results for its fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, 1999. Net income from continuing operations was $543,000, or six cents per diluted share, compared...
CyberOptics Sells Assets of Industrial Measurement Product Line
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 2 -- CyberOptics Corp. has agreed to sell the assets and license the software of its CyberScan Cobra industrial metrology product line to Optical Gaging Products, Inc. of Rochester,...
Emcore Gets Export License, Ships Solar Cells
SOMERSET, N.J., Dec. 2 -- Emcore Corp. has received an export license from the US State Department that will allow the company to export up to 300,000 high-efficiency solar cells for panel lay-down...
Astronomers Detect Six Nearby Planets
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Dec. 1 -- Researchers from the University of California - Santa Cruz, Washington, D.C.'s Carnegie Institution, and the University of Sussex, England, have identified six new...
CIBA Vision, British Firm to Partner on Photodynamic Therapy
DULUTH, Ga., Dec. 1 -- The CIBA Vision unit of Novartis has signed a co-development agreement with Destiny Pharma of Brighton, England, that grants CIBA Vision exclusive worldwide rights to develop...
ESI Patent Slated for Reexamination
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1 -- Electro Scientific Industries Inc. reported that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a request to reexamine ESI's US Patent No.5,265,114,...
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