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Photonics.com - February 2008
Research & Technology
Optical Tech Topic of Talks
Getting the most out of limited wireless bandwidth, ratcheting up data rates, new routes on the information superhighway, and a new view of the electromagnetic spectrum are some of the topics that will be covered in research presentations during the technical conference at OFC/NFOEC (the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference), Feb. 24-28...
Optical Tech Topic of Talks
Getting the most out of limited wireless bandwidth, ratcheting up data rates, new routes on the information superhighway, and a new view of the electromagnetic spectrum are some of the topics that...
Pirelli Forms Photonics Group
The Pirelli Group announced it will form a new company by integrating the photonics work of its Broadband Solutions business with the photonics-related research and development activities of the...
News & Features
Student Awarded for New LED
A PhD student in electrical, computer and systems engineering who has developed the first polarized LED is the recipient of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize. Martin Schubert is the second recipient of the $30,000 prize, first given in 2007, which is awarded to an RPI senior or graduate student who has created or improved a product or process,...
Physicists to Honor McCombe
Some of the biggest names in condensed matter physics, including two Nobel laureates, will converge in western New York March 6-8 to celebrate the scientific contributions -- and the birthday -- of...
Sensors, Robotics Showcased
The latest in defense technologies -- including infrared sensors and imagers, robotic and unmanned systems, and space technologies and operations -- will be featured at the SPIE Defense+Security...
Electron Motion Filmed
An electron's rapid motion has been filmed for the first time, with attosecond laser pulses showing how an electron rides a light wave after being separated from an atom. Until now it has been...
Pirelli Launches PGT Photonics
Pirelli is presenting PGT Photonics, its new company that will specialize in photonics based on nanotechnologies, at the OFC/NFOEC exhibition and conference this week in San Diego. The company is...
Battelle Acquires Optimer
Battelle announced it recently acquired the intellectual property and other assets of Optimer Photonics Inc., including 14 US patents, several international patents and 12 pending applications for...
Demos, Debuts at OFC/NFOEC
Demonstrations of breakthrough technologies and products by companies such as Lightwire, Finistar, Corning, and JDSU are attracting visitors today to the exposition at OFC/NFOEC 2008 in the San Diego...
IPG Buys 100 BT Patents
IPG Photonics Corp., an Oxford, Mass.-based maker of fiber lasers and amplifiers, announced today it has purchased more than 100 US patents, and more than 340 foreign counterparts, by acquiring a...
Sharp, Sony Plan LCD Co.
Sharp Corp. and Sony Corp. announced today a joint venture to produce and sell large-sized LCD panels and modules using an LCD panel plant Sharp is building in Sakai City, Osaka, to make...
Deal Nets Lumera $25M
Electro-optic components designer Lumera Corp. announced that it could receive $25 million in capital over the next three years through a deal with private investment group Kingsbridge Capital Ltd....
Optical Tweezer Microfabbed
A new type of optical tweezer consisting of a Fresnel zone plate microfabricated on a glass slide can trap particles without using high-performance objective lenses. It has the potential to make...
Silicon Lasers Approach Mid-IR
Silicon-chip-based lasers developed at Intel Corp. that exploit "cascaded Raman lasing" could extend the wavelength of silicon laser operation from the near- to the mid-infrared (IR). Cheap and...
Atom-Moving Force Measured
The force it takes to move individual atoms on a surface has been measured for the first time, an achievement that could mean future nanoelectronic devices for information technology, medicine and...
Giant Camera Heads to Hawaii
The UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh yesterday shipped its biggest and most complex instrument ever -- a four-ton camera the size of a car that is expected...
Lensless Camera Uses X-rays
A lensless camera uses x-rays to take high-resolution images of ultrasmall structures buried inside nanoparticles, nanomaterials, and biological specimens. Scientists at Argonne National...
KLA-Tencor Acquiring ICOS
KLA-Tencor Corp., a maker of chip inspection and metrology systems for the semiconductor industry, announced today it will make a friendly tender offer to acquire Belgium-based ICOS Vision Systems...
Lasers Reveal Biomarkers
Laser light can be used to detect molecules in breath that may be markers for diseases like asthma or cancer. Although it has yet to be tested in clinical trials, a new apparatus may allow...
Nanofluid Apps Expanded
Liquids embedded with nanoparticles show enhanced performance and stability when exposed to electric fields -- a finding that could lead to new types of miniature camera lenses, cell phone displays...
NMR-on-a-Chip Devised
A supersensitive minisensor can detect nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in tiny liquid samples flowing through a novel microchip. The prototype device, which combines an atomic magnetometer with a...
Qioptiq Buying Point Source
Optical systems manufacturer Qioptiq announced today that it is strengthening its laser capabilities by acquiring Point Source Ltd., a producer of fiber-optic laser delivery systems and lasers....
Toshiba Turns Off HD DVD
Toshiba Corp. announced today it will no longer develop, manufacture or market HD DVD players and recorders, after a "thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD" and "recent major changes in...
Optical Tech Topic of Talks
Getting the most out of limited wireless bandwidth, ratcheting up data rates, new routes on the information superhighway, and a new view of the electromagnetic spectrum are some of the topics that...
CA Aerospace Center Opens
A Canadian aerospace research and development center will develop a new generation of highly resistant materials, surface treatments and manufacturing processes designed to meet the extreme...
Hercules' Power Increased
Thanks to an additional amplifier, a laser at the University of Michigan can now produce a concentrated beam of light so intense it is like holding a giant magnifying glass in space and focusing all...
Piezo Power ’Lights’ Fibers
A shirt that harvests energy from the wearer’s physical motion converts it into electricity for powering personal electronic devices. Georgia Institute of Technology nanotechnology researchers...
Laser Makes Black Holes
Imagine being able to peek inside a black hole and even perform experiments there. It may not be as far-fetched as it sounds, thanks to a team that claims to have simulated a black hole’s event...
A More Precise Atomic Clock
An atomic clock using strontium atoms sets new records. The clock, which tops previous records for accuracy in clocks based on neutral atoms, has been demonstrated by physicists at JILA, a joint...
Gemfire, Covega Merge
Integrated photonics company Gemfire Corp. announced yesterday it has completed its merger with optical devices and opto-electronic components and subsystems provider Covega Corp. Financial terms of...
Tissue Made Transparent
A new optical trick that counteracts the scattering of light through humans could one day make biological tissue as see-through as a jellyfish under diagnostic and therapeutic imagers. "The reason...
Thin Film Delivers Drugs
An implantable thin-film system can deliver drugs to specific targets in the body by disintegrating when an electric field is applied. The film developed at the Massachusetts Institute of...
Corning Expects LCD Growth
Global demand for LCD glass is expected to grow 2 to 30 percent in 2008 -- an increase of more than 450 million square feet of glass, Corning Inc. told investors last week. A compound annual growth...
Deconstructing Sand Castles
Building sand castles requires some skill and imagination, but no instruction manual: The water content is relatively unimportant to the mechanical properties of the sand. This observation, borne...
Cree Buying LLF for $103M
LED chips and components maker Cree Inc. announced it will acquire privately held LED Lighting Fixtures (LLF) Inc., a company established by its co-founder, for approximately $103.4 million. LLF...
Walking for Wattage
A wearable technology that generates electricity from the natural motion of walking promises to revolutionize the way we charge portable battery-powered devices. The Biomechanical Energy...
Pittcon Spotlights Innovation
Pittcon 2008, the 59th annual Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, will feature 55 symposia, 118 short courses, 115 oral sessions, 80 poster...
Cable Repairs Underway
Repairs on two undersea communication cables -- between Alexandria, Egypt, and Palermo, Italy, and between Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Al Seeb, Oman -- should be completed by Sunday, Flag...
New Name Sought for GLAST
NASA announced Thursday it is inviting people from around the world to submit a new name for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, known as GLAST, before the satellite launches in mid-2008 to...
UAlbany, IMEC to Work on EUVL
Two centers for nanoelectronics research and development -- the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany in Albany, N.Y., and IMEC in Leuven, Belgium -- have...
Corning to Expand Glass Plant
Corning Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan of $453 million to further expand its liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate manufacturing facility in...
Maiman Tribute Set at CLEO
A symposium in honor of the late Theodore Maiman, inventor of the first operable laser and twice nominated for a Nobel Prize, will be among topics at CLEO/QELS, to be held May 4-9 at the San Jose...
EU Photonics, Nano Map Drawn
The consortium MONA (Merging Optics and Nanotechnologies) has published a European Roadmap for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, which provides insight into the future of materials, equipment,...
Erasable Holograms Created
A special light-sensitive plastic film sandwiched between two pieces of glass coated with transparent electrodes can capture images when laser light and an external electric field are applied....
Bipolar-Disorder Marker Found
People with manic depression, or bipolar disorder, have a distinct chemical signature in their brains, according to results of a new study. The research involved using nuclear magnetic resonance...
Report: ICT Saves Energy
Technology leads to a dramatic increase in energy efficiency and is actually a net saver of energy by a 10:1 ratio across the economy, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient...
Samsung Integrates Units
Samsung announced it will integrate the digital camera business of Samsung Opto-Electronics America (SOA) Inc. with Samsung Electronics America's (SEA) consumer electronics business in March....
Surface Repels Most Liquids
The surface of a new material repels virtually all liquids, then absorbs them when a jolt of electricity is applied. Made of tightly packed nanostructures resembling tiny nails, the material could be...
Pirelli Forms Photonics Group
The Pirelli Group announced it will form a new company by integrating the photonics work of its Broadband Solutions business with the photonics-related research and development activities of the...
Navitar Buys Special Optics
Navitar, a Rochester, N.Y., maker of precision optics and optomechanical assemblies, announced it has acquired Special Optics, a Wharton, N.J., maker of optical assemblies for long-range...
T-rays Reveal Hidden Art
A device that combines lasers and electronics uses pulses of terahertz radiation -- T-rays -- to reveal depth and detail in a way x-rays cannot, and could let art historians see murals hidden beneath...
NKT Photonics Acquires Vytran
NKT Photonics announced that it has increased its 27 percent stake in Morganville, N.J.-based Vytran LLC to full ownership of the company, which makes high-end fiber splicing, cleaving and recoating...
Purple Platinum, Blue Gold?
A tabletop femtosecond laser has been used to change the surface properties of metals to reflect a specific color or combination of colors. Silver, platinum, gold, and other metals have been turned...
acquisitions
Qioptiq Buying Point Source
Optical systems manufacturer Qioptiq announced today that it is strengthening its laser capabilities by acquiring Point Source Ltd., a producer of fiber-optic laser delivery systems and lasers. Point Source is based in Hamble, England, employs 70 people and generated approximately $22 million in revenue for 2007. It specializes in fiber-optic laser delivery systems and lasers for commercial...
Trumpf Acquires Laser Plastic Welding, Soldering Technology
Trumpf Laser GmbH + Co. KG of Ditzingen, Germany, announced yesterday that it has acquired the laser plastic welding and selective laser soldering capabilities of Fisba Optik AG for an undisclosed...
Cree Buying LLF for $103M
LED chips and components maker Cree Inc. announced it will acquire privately held LED Lighting Fixtures (LLF) Inc., a company established by its co-founder, for approximately $103.4 million. LLF...
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Military & Custom DPSS Lasers
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ProScan II Motorized Stage
ROCKLAND, Mass., Feb. 27, 2008 -- Prior Scientific said its new H117LSM ProScan II flat-top motorized stage is designed specifically for Carl Zeiss laser-scanning microscopes (LSM). The ProScan II was developed in close...
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Photon 3-D Laser Scanner
LAKE MARY, Fla., Feb. 27, 2008 -- Faro Technologies Inc. said its new Photon 3-D laser scanners replace the company's LS line of scanners by offering greater clarity, accuracy and portability. The Faro Photon is a portable,...
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High-End Optics
Since 1965 WZWOPTICAG have been producing optics for customers all over the world with Swiss precision. Manufacturing capabilities for high-end optics and opto-mechanical assemblies all under one...
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Compass 561 Yellow Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 25, 2008 -- Coherent Inc. said its newest Compass 561 laser delivers 50 mW at 561 nm, while still offering substantially lower noise than any other solid-state yellow laser currently available. According to...
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Enhanced FFP Tunable Filters
ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2008 -- Micron Optics Inc. said enhancements made to its current line of fiber Fabry-Perot (FFP) tunable filters include an available finesse value of 16,000, widely tunable filters with PM (polarization...
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Therma-Klear Transparent Heaters
Dontech’s Therma-Klear Transparent Heaters are ideal for the low temperature operation of LCDs, touch screens, camera and sensor windows used in outdoor, military or avionic environments....
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Fast Ship Program
LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 20, 2008 -- Ophir-Spiricon today announced Fast Ship, a new program that provides one-day shipment of its most popular power/energy, beam profiling, and M2 laser measurement equipment. Select equipment is...
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Codixx colorPol MIR
HUDSON, N.H., Feb. 19, 2008 -- Laser Components IG Inc. (LCIG), an authorized distributor, said Germany-based optical polarizer maker Codixx has extended its colorPol polarizer product line to cover the mid-infrared (MIR) range...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Long-Travel Translation Stages
BARRINGTON, N.J., Feb. 19, 2008 -- Edmund Optics (EO) Inc. said its linear translation stages with travel track distances as long as 24 inches use rack-and-pinion positioning with an accuracy of 0.01 in. and are designed to allow easy...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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T-lam Metal-Core PCB
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19, 2008 -- Laird Technologies said its new T-lam SS LLD is a metal-core printed circuit board (MCPCB) laminate for LED applications. The environmentally friendly laminate is designed to keep bright and...
Laird Technologies
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8G/ 10G SFP+/XFP
Optoway 10-Gb XFP and SFP+ are designed for 10 Gigabit Ethernet , 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel and SONET OC-192 / SDH-64 SM/MM applications to support 9.95 Gb/s to 11.1 Gb/s. They comply with multisource...
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Uniform Source Systems
NORTH SUTTON, N.H., Feb. 14, 2008 -- For calibration of cameras, displays, remote sensing devices, telespectroradiometers and imaging radiometers, Labsphere’s USS-800 series uniform source systems provide application flexibility and...
Labsphere Inc.
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NYFORS Advanced Splicing Suite
AFL Telecommunications announces has introduced a NYFORS line to its product suite: AutoCleaver, AutoCleaver S1, S2 and AutoCleaverLDF CleaveMasterLDF and CleaveMeterLDF MiniCoater, Recoater 1 and...
AFL
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M700 Compact Single-Mode OTDR
The Noyes M700 from AFL Telecommunications is a compact single-mode OTDR that includes an integrated visual fault locator (VFL), an optical power meter (OPM) displaying up to three wavelengths...
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Tiny Motor Pushes 200x its Weight
Now 40% faster and 50% stronger! SQL Series SQUIGGLE motor pushes 30-gram axial loads. Use for focus, zoom, alignment and more. Patented piezo motor is just 1.8 x 1.8 x 6 mm, less than half the size...
New Scale Technologies Inc.
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BrightLase® Ultra-500™
QPC introduces the Ultra-500™ featuring BrightLase and on-chip BrightLock™ wavelength stabilization technologies. Up to 425 Watts “cladding-free” output power. Wavelengths range from...
QPC Lasers Inc.
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High Power Connectors with Shutter
OZ Optics electrically controlled fiber optic shutters are ideal for safety interlocks, remote control systems and industrial laser applications. Fibers connect to either side of the shutter, which...
OZ Optics Limited
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Optically Pumped SC Lasers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 13, 2008 -- Coherent Inc. has introduced two new optically pumped semiconductor lasers (OPSLs) for laser photocoagulation treatment of wet-form macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. The OPSL 532-5...
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Customized Microstructures
IMT, a leading manufacturer of customized reticles and microlithography solutions economically produces some of the highest quality products in our industry. By using our highly automated processes,...
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MultiSpot Pattern Generator
REHOVOT, Israel, Feb. 11, 2008 -- A new addition to Holo/Or's MultiSpot line, a pattern generator for 1064-nm lasers, generates a two-dimensional array with eight spots arranged as in a 3x3 array without a spot in the center. This...
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Nanona Optical Switch
The Nanona ultrafast and low-loss optical switch from Boston Applied Technologies Inc. (BATi) redirects the optical signal from one channel to another at speeds faster than 50 ns. The Nanona...
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Fiber-Coupled, Multibar Modules
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 5, 2008 -- Dilas has introduced fiber-coupled multibar modules capable of delivering up to 200 W out of a 200-µm fiber. Allowing clad-free coupling of the diode light at wavelengths of 808, 940 and 980nm,...
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Miricle 110KS-25 Thermal Imaging Camera
BELLEVIEW, Wash., Feb. 5, 2008 -- The Miricle 110KS-25 miniature thermal imaging camera from Thermoteknix is a sealed and waterproof infrared unit that incorporates a 25-µ lightweight detector with optional supersensitivity modes in...
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USB2000+ Spectrometer
DUNEDIN, Fla., Feb. 5, 2008 -- Ocean Optics said its USB2000+ miniature fiber optic spectrometer, its fastest, is designed to monitor high-speed chemical and biochemical reactions. The CCD-array detector, with a high-speed USB 2.0...
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ICI 7320 Infrared Camera
BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. 5, 2008 -- Infrared Cameras' ICI 7320 infrared imaging radiometer, for microscopic temperature measurement, weighs less than 5 oz, with dimensions roughly the size of a business card. Thermal sensitivity...
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LaserTab Marking System
BRANFORD, Conn., Feb. 1, 2008 -- Lasit USA said its newest generation LaserTab is a compact, desktop fiber-laser marking system with a motorized Z-axis with 15.75-in. travel. The fully enclosed Class 1 system comes complete with...
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AF32 Glass, IR Optics
ELMSFORD, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2008 -- Schott introduced AF32 glass designed for optoelectronics applications, and an expanded line of advanced optics to include infrared (IR) materials available in both zinc sulfide (ZnS) and IR...
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