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New Products, Technology Unveiled at CES LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2006 -- The 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, opened its doors yesterday with 2500 exhibitors showcasing the...

Latest Products, Technology Unveiled at CES LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2006 -- The 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, opened its doors yesterday with 2500 exhibitors showcasing the...

NEWS & FEATURES

Kodak Broadens Role in OLED Industry ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2006 -- In an effort to promote commercialization of OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology, Eastman Kodak Co. announced yesterday that it will broaden its...

Edmund Optics Buys Rythmx Software BARRINGTON, N.J., Jan. 31 -- Edmund Optics, a manufacturer and distributor of optics, optical components and imaging equipment, announced that it bought Percussion Inc.'s Rythmyx software for content...

Level 3 to Acquire Progress Telecom for $137M BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 31, 2006 -- Level 3 Communications Inc. has agreed to acquire all of the membership interests of Progress Telecom LLC, a regional wholesale network services company based in...

LG.Philips Display Unit Files Bankruptcy HONG KONG, Jan. 27, 2006 -- LG.Philips Displays Holding BV announced today that due to worsening conditions in the cathode ray tube (CRT) marketplace and unsustainable debt, the holding company and...

Global Telecom Conference Set in Qatar GENEVA, Jan. 27 -- More than 1000 policymakers and practitioners from international government and private organizations are expected to attend the World Telecommunication Development Conference...

Intel Invests in Xtreme UV Sources GOTTINGEN, Germany, Jan. 26 -- Xtreme technologies GmbH, the technology joint venture between Jenoptik AG and Ushio Inc., has received funding from Intel Capital, Intel Corp.'s strategic investment...

PWest '06: Nanotech Markets Will Evolve SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2006 -- Nanotechnology and nanophotonics have a world of potential but are not yet markets, according to speakers yesterday at Photonics West. Mark Lurie and Eric Drexler...

PWest '06: Si Lasers on Horizon

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2006 -- Silicon lasers are coming, and there will be many exciting applications beyond what is now being pursued, said Bahram Jalali, a University of California-Los Angeles...

PWest '06: Nanotech Markets Will Evolve SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2006 -- Nanotechnology and nanophotonics have a world of potential but are not yet markets, according to speakers yesterday at Photonics West. Mark Lurie and Eric Drexler...

PWest '06: Si Lasers on Horizon

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2006 -- Silicon lasers are coming, and there will be many exciting applications beyond what is now being pursued, said Bahram Jalali, a University of California-Los Angeles...

Tiny Crystals Promise Big Benefits for Solar Technologies

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Jan. 25, 2006 -- Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have discovered that a phenomenon called carrier multiplication, in which semiconductor nanocrystals respond to photons by...

MEMS, MOEMs PWest Plenary Topics

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 24, 2006 -- It was standing-room only for the first plenary session of Photonics West 2006 on Monday as experts in the field of MOEMS and MEMS (micro-optoelectromechanical...

Prism Funding Round Nets $500,000 NISKAYUNA, N.Y., Jan. 24, 2006 -- Prism Solar Technologies Inc. (PST), a Niskayuna, N.Y.-based developer of holographic optics technology, received an additional $500,000 investment from Rudd-Klein...

Sandia, Sharp to Work on Fuel Cells

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 24 -- Sandia National Laboratories and Sharp Corp. recently signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to work together on renewable and alternative...

Research, Products Photonics West Focus SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 23, 2006 -- Technologists, engineers and scientists will unveil 2800 photonics-related research papers at Photonics West 2006, being held this week through Thursday at the San...

Ocean Optics Teams Up With Centice DUNEDIN, Fla. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 23 -- Ocean Optics, a Florida-based supplier of optical sensing systems for research, development and OEM markets, and Centice Corp., a sensor...

Photonics West Spotlights Research, Products SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 23, 2006 -- Technologists, engineers and scientists will unveil 2800 photonics-related research papers at Photonics West 2006, being held this week through Thursday at the San...

Southwall Closing Palo Alto Facility PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 20, 2006 -- Southwall Technologies Inc., a global manufacturer of thin-film coatings for the electronic display, automotive glass and architectural markets, announced...

Emcore Corp. Acquires K2 Optronics SOMERSET, N.J., Jan. 20 -- Emcore Corp., a provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and wireless industries, acquired K2 Optronics...

Konica Minolta Shutters Camera Business TOKYO, Jan. 20, 2006 -- Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. said yesterday it will withdraw from the camera business as of March 31 and will sell part of a plant, intellectual property and other assets for...

Astronomers Find Huge 'Superbubble' of Gas Blowing out of Milky Way

GREEN BANK, W.V., Jan. 19, 2006 -- Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) recently made three discoveries: a huge "superbubble" of hydrogen gas...

PixelOptics' SuperVision Gets $3.5M ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 19, 2006 -- PixelOptics Inc. (Pixel), a developer of electronic eyewear, announced that it will receive $3.5 million from the Defense Department to develop SuperVision, a...

API Moves Microfab Ops to Michigan CAMARILLO, Calif., Jan. 19, 2006 -- Taking advantage of over $1 million in tax credits and expected local property tax abatements, Advanced Photonix Inc. (API) announced that it will consolidate its...

ILX Lightwave Donates Controllers to Cal Poly BOZEMAN, Mont., Jan. 19 -- ILX Lightwave recently donated $10,000 worth of LDC 3700B series precision laser-diode control instruments to California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). Dennis...

Kailight Photonics Funding Round Raises $4.5M for TASR Line DALLAS, Jan. 18, 2006 -- Kailight Photonics Inc., a developer of optical modules for the global telecommunications industry, announced today the first closing of its Series B funding round with an...

Ikanos Buys Line from Analog Devices FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 18, 2006 -- In a move the company says will help it capitalize on the worldwide demand for video services, broadband solutions provider Ikanos Communications Inc. has agreed to...

Gold Glitters Differently at the Nanoscale

ARGONNE , Ill. Jan. 17, 2006 -- Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have found that gold "shines" in a different way at the nanoscale, and the insights may lead...

WAM Buys Cerac for $25M CLEVELAND, Jan. 17, 2006 -- Precious, non-precious and specialty metal products maker Williams Advanced Materials Inc. (WAM) of Buffalo, N.Y., has acquired privately held Cerac Inc., a provider of...

First New Coherent Light Source in 50 Years Discovered by LLNL, MIT Researchers

LIVERMORE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2006 -- For the last 50 years, the only fundamental ways to produce coherent light has been with lasers or free-electron lasers. But a group of researchers from Lawrence...

Learning Factory Creators Lauded WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2006 -- Jens E. Jorgensen,, John S. Lamancusa, Lueny Morell, Allen L. Soyster and Jose Zayas-Castro will receive the National Academies’ National Academy of Engineering...

UK Firm Making Astra Gemini Mirrors KINGSTON, England, Jan. 16, 2006 -- Optical Surfaces Ltd., a Surrey, England-based provider of optical components and instruments, will supply two high-precision mirrors to the Central Laser Facility...

Texas Instruments Sells Sensors & Controls Business for $3B DALLAS, Jan. 16, 2006 -- Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) has agreed to sell its Sensors & Controls business to affiliates of Bain Capital LLC, a global private equity investment firm with...

Ocean Optics Helps Examine Hope Diamond

DUNEDIN, Fla., Jan. 16, 2006 -- Equipment and personnel from Ocean Optics, a Florida-based developer of optical sensing technology, were recently tapped by the US Naval Research Laboratory to examine...

Voltaix Funds to Boost SiGe Technoloy NORTH BRANCH, N.J., Jan. 13, 2006 -- Voltaix Inc., a manufacturer of specialty gases and chemicals that enhance the performance of electronic and photonic devices, was awarded a grant from the...

Agilent Names Semiconductor Spinoff PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 13, 2006 -- "Verigy" will be the name of Agilent Technologies Inc.'s semiconductor test spinoff company, which is expected to separate from Agilent this year. The company...

Dalsa Awarded Display Contract WATERLOO, Ontario, Jan. 13, 2006 -- Dalsa Corp. announced it has received contracts totaling CDN $1.3 million from Next Instrument, a Korean supplier of flat-panel display inspection equipment. Under...

Voltaix Funding to Boost SiGe Technoloy NORTH BRANCH, N.J., Jan. 13, 2006 -- Voltaix Inc., a manufacturer of specialty gases and chemicals that enhance the performance of electronic and photonic devices, was awarded a grant from the...

Heinz Lossau, PI Co-founder, Dies

AUBURN, Mass., Jan. 13, 2006 -- Heinz G. Lossau, a co-founder and longtime senior partner of Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG, a Karlsruhe, Germany-based developer of nanopositioning,...

IR Solar Cell Record Set EWING, New Jersey, Jan. 12, 2006 -- Global Photonic Energy Corp. (GPEC), a developer of organic photovoltaic technology for high-power solar cells, announced that its research partners at Princeton...

Ethernet Alliance Formed MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 12, 2006 -- The Ethernet Alliance was created this week to "accelerate industry adoption and remove barriers to market entry by providing a cohesive, market-responsive,...

CU-Boulder Develops Laser for ARPES

BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 11, 2006 -- Researchers have developed a new application for lasers in the field of condensed matter physics that they say leads the way for their use in angle-resolved...

StockerYale to Realign Operations SALEM, N.H., Jan. 11, 2006 -- StockerYale Inc. announced Tuesday it will realign its operations into three core businesses -- lasers, LEDs and specialty optical fiber. The company said it will...

Bell Labs Awarded Technical Grammy

MURRAY HILL, N.J., Jan. 10, 2006 -- Bell Labs, the research and development arm of Lucent Technologies, today announced it was awarded a technical Grammy by The National Academy of Recording Arts and...

Alliance Bids for Army Sourcing Program MCKINNEY, Texas, Jan. 10, 2006 -- Defense contractor Raytheon Co. is teaming up with Boeing Co. and IBM to bid on a major US Army technology contract worth about $20 billion, the companies said...

Motorola, Kodak Announce Partnership LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2006 -- Motorola Inc. and Eastman Kodak Co. have announced a 10-year global product, cross-licensing and marketing alliance to incorporate CMOS sensors in Motorola's camera phones....

New Products, Technology Unveiled at CES LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2006 -- The 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, opened its doors yesterday with 2500 exhibitors showcasing the...

DoD Awards Edmund Optics $2.8M BARRINGTON, N.J., Jan. 6, 2006 -- Edmund Optics, a Barrington, N.J., producer of optics, imaging and photonics technology, announced it recently received $2.8 million in Department of Defense (DoD)...

Latest Products, Technology Unveiled at CES LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2006 -- The 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, opened its doors yesterday with 2500 exhibitors showcasing the...

CCD Inventors Win NAE's Draper Prize

MURRAY HILL, N.J., Jan. 5, 2006 -- Former Bell Labs researchers Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith are this year's recipients of what is considered to be one of the highest honors in engineering,...

OIDA Expects 'Vibrant' Market Growth WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2006 -- The optoelectronics industry is showing "vibrant growth," said Michael Lebby, executive director of the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA), at its...

CEA: 2005 DTV Revenues Grew 60 Percent ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 5, 2006 -- High-definition television (HDTV) will outsell analog TV set units in 2006, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced yesterday. HDTV sets will outsell...

CCD Inventors Win NAE's Draper Prize

MURRAY HILL, N.J., Jan. 5, 2006 -- Former Bell Labs researchers Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith are this year's recipients of what is considered to be one of the highest honors in engineering,...

OIDA Expects 'Vibrant' Market Growth WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2006 -- The optoelectronics industry is showing "vibrant growth," said Michael Lebby, executive director of the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA), at its...

Theory 'Stands Self-Assembly on Its Head' PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 4, 2006 -- A scientist at Princeton University is proposing a theory that could turn a central concept of nanotechnology on its head. If it bears out, it could have radical...

Theory 'Stands Self-Assembly on Its Head' PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 4, 2006 -- A scientist at Princeton University is proposing a theory that could turn a central concept of nanotechnology on its head. If it bears out, it could have radical...

New Optical Modulator Could Make Communications 100 Times Faster

ATLANTA, Jan. 4, 2006 -- By using electromagnetic waves instead of electrical current for switching, researchers have operated an optical modulator at terahertz frequencies -– an accomplishment that...

Irvine Sensors Acquires Optex Systems COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2006 -- Irvine Sensors Corp. announced today it has purchased 70 percent of the stock of Optex Systems Inc., a Richardson, Texas, maker of optical sighting systems and...

NY Nanotech Research Institute Planned ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 3, 2006 -- A $435-million Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery and Exploration (INDEX) -- one of only two to be created in the nation -- will be located at the Center of...

ACQUISITIONS

Ikanos Buys Line from Analog Devices FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 18, 2006 -- In a move the company says will help it capitalize on the worldwide demand for video services, broadband solutions provider Ikanos Communications Inc. has agreed to acquire the Fusiv network processor product line of Analog Devices Inc., including ADSL ASICs. The all-cash transaction, valued at approximately $30 million, is subject to customary closing conditions...

PRODUCTS

V-Grooves and Optical Fiber Arrays Fiberguide Industries has introduced a line of high-fiber placement tolerance linear arrays designed for use in a wide variety of applications in telecom, data transmission and switching, as well as...

Molex, Fiberguide

Airborn, 3-Mirror Telescope

Space Optics Research Labs (SORL) wide field-of-view, off-axis reflective telescope with 12-inch clear aperture, 2-degree field of view and less than 1-micro-radian bore sight jitter. Designed for...

SORL/Space Optics Research Labs LLC

85 YCA Series of DPSS Lasers

CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 31, 2006 -- Melles Griot, a global supplier of photonics products including optical components and systems and lasers, has introduced a new member of the 85 YCA series of...

IDEX Health & Science - Melles Griot, Light Sources Group

Golden Dragon LEDs SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 31 -- Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc. has introduced an addition to its Golden Dragon line of high-performance, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which it says are the first...

Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc.

Industrial Diode Laser System SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 31 -- JDSU, a provider of high-precision optical products for industrial applications, announced the availability of a laser architecture that offers high-precision solutions...

Lumentum Operations LLC

OL 770-NVS Night-Vision Display Test & Measurement System

Optronic Laboratories proudly introduces the OL 770-NVS night-vision display test and measurement system. Comprised of the OL 770VIS/NIR multichannel spectroradiometer and OL 620-NVS CCD imaging...

Optronic Laboratories LLC

EOS Illumination Delivery Technology

BARRINGTON, N.J., Jan. 26 -- Edmund Optics Inc. (EO) launched its EOS illumination delivery technology, described as a next-generation approach to increasing illumination brightness in LEDs, this...

Edmund Optics Inc.

Optical and Thermal Imaging Systems

Senspex is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of optical systems including systems for chemical detection and customized thermal imaging systems for surveillance, security and...

SmartTable UT Optical Table and 1935-C Power and Energy Meter Family Vibration control technology company Newport Corp. is introducing the SmartTable UT Series field-upgradeable optical table. The tables feature internal mounting surfaces for Newport’s patent-pending...

High-Accuracy Laser Wavelength Meter

Bristol Instruments has introduced its 621 series of laser wavelength meters. Bristol said it used its expertise in optical interferometry to provide an instrument that measures laser wavelength...

Bristol Instruments Inc.

Laser Optics, Spectrometers, Spectrophotometer Cells and More

Hellma is a Plainville, N.Y.-based manufacturer of optics, photometer cells and accessories, including fiber optic immersion probes, photometric calibration standards and quartz microplates. The...

Hellma GmbH & Co. KG

IntelliWave 5.0 Interferogram Analysis Software IntelliWave 5.0 from ESDI combines powerful new data analysis capabilities and a new level of interaction with the outside world. IntelliWave’s new programming language has the power of a full-blown...

85 BCD Series of Blue DPSS Lasers

CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 18, 2006 -- Melles Griot, a supplier of lasers and photonics components, has unveiled the 85 BCD series of blue DPSS (diode-pumped, solid-state) lasers -- CDRH- and...

IDEX Health & Science - Melles Griot, Light Sources Group

Automatically Tunable Laser Systems

BUENA PARK, Calif., Jan. 18, 2006 -- Sacher Lasertechnik has introduced a line of automatically tunable laser systems in Littman/Metcalf configuration. The systems offer a high-output power,...

Sacher Lasertechnik LLC

Imaging Fiber Optics and Holes in Glass Collimated Holes Inc. produces unusual structures of glass for biotechnology, telecommunications, scientific, industrial and medical applications: fused fiber structures, single and multichannel...

Collimated Holes Inc.

Vibration-Insensitive Fizeau Interferometer: Intellium H1000 The new Intellium H1000 instantaneous phase-shifting Fizeau interferometer is vibration-insensitive and can capture events down to 10 microseconds. Suitable for shop floors and other vibration-prone...

USB4000 Spectrometer Ocean Optics introduces the USB4000 Spectrometer to its extensive product line. A unique combination of technologies, the USB4000 provides users with a high spectral response and impressive optical...

X4 Light Analyzer

The compact and modular X4 light analyzer is designed for use with a PC under remote control operation via USB interface with the supplied OS-X4 software for measurement and display of x,y and u,v...

Gigahertz-Optik Inc.

RLI's Laser Sentry Entryway Control System

The RLI Laser Sentry Entryway Control System is used to control entry and egress as well as laser emission to areas in which there is accessible and/or exposed laser energy. The laser sentry can be...

Rockwell Laser Industries

2D-OMA V InGaAs Detector for Low-light IR imaging PI/Acton has introduced the 2D-OMA V: 320, a 2-DInGaAs focal plane (FPA) camera with sensitivity up to 1.7 µm. The detector uses a 320 x 256 format array with 30 by 30-µm pixels and is cooled to...

Teledyne Princeton Instruments

SpectraPro HRE High-Resolution Echelle Spectrograph

PI/Acton has introduced its SpectraPro HRE high-resolution echelle spectrograph, a unique approach to spectrograph design that is ideally suited for use with PI/Acton’s CCD and ICCD camera systems....

Teledyne Princeton Instruments

Low-Cost Laser Wavelength Meter

The 521 Series laser wavelength meter from Bristol Instruments is a compact system that provides reliably accurate laser wavelength measurement, intended for scientists and engineers who need to know...

Bristol Instruments Inc.

FBG Reflector for Fiber Lasers TeraXion offers the flexibility to adapt FBG reflectors to the specific needs of each fiber laser design. Choose from a variety of single mode, polarization maintaining, large area mode, and...

Photo Transistor

Two new phototransistors from Hamamatsu Corp., the S10084 and S10115, are available for use in brightness-detection applications such as backlight control of LCD TVs and mobile devices, ambient light...

Hamamatsu Corporation

Optical Power Meters Thorlabs offers a line of optical power meters for precision optical power measurements, peak detection and laser tweaking. Complete sets are available, including display and sensor units covering an...

Littman/Metcalf Tunable Laser System

Sacher Lasertechnik has introduced a line of automatically tunable laser systems in Littman/Metcalf configuration. The systems offer a high-output power typically of 100 mW over a large tuning range...

Sacher Lasertechnik LLC

SQL Series Piezo Motor

The tiny SQL series Squiggle motor from New Scale Technologies offers precise linear motion at low power for today’s smaller portable OEM electronic products, according to the company. Applications...

New Scale Technologies Inc.

Coatings, Polished Flat Optics, Machined & Molded Blanks Custom manufacture hand-molded and precision-machined optical blanks, ground and polished flat optics and thin-film vacuum coatings. Large inventory of optical glass, Pyrex, fused silica, quartz,...

United Lens Co. Inc.

Intralux 5100 Fiber Optic Light Source The Intralux 5100 is a 150-W halogen light source compatible with all Volpi fiber optic components. With a metal housing, ergonomic design and small footprint, it is ideal for industrial and...

Specialty Multimode Silica Fibers and Assemblies FiberTech Optica designs and manufactures specialty multimode all-silica, HCS, PCS, hard-clad all-silica and ZBLAN fluoride fibers. Spectral bands coverage from deep ultraviolet (180 nm) up to...

FiberTech Optica Inc.

TracePro 3.3.5 Release

LITTLETON, Mass., Jan. 13, 2006 -- Lambda Research's new release of TracePro -- version 3.3.5 of its optical engineering software for optics and illumination designers -- includes a total of 67...

Lambda Research Corporation

Merchant Optical Coating Service

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 12, 2006 -- The Melles Griot Optics Group, a supplier of optical components and optical systems, announced it will make its thin-film coating capability available to customers...

IDEX Health & Science

Insertion Loss/Return Loss Meters

NEWBURY PARK, Calif., Jan. 5, 2006 -- OptoTest Corp.'s new OP930 insertion loss/return loss meters perform automated insertion loss and return loss measurements in optical fibers mandrel-free and...

Santec California Corp.

Merchant Optical Coating Service

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 12, 2006 -- The Melles Griot Optics Group, a supplier of optical components and optical systems, announced it will make its thin-film coating capability available to customers...

IDEX Health & Science

TracePro 3.3.5 Release

LITTLETON, Mass., Jan. 13, 2006 -- Lambda Research's new release of TracePro -- version 3.3.5 of its optical engineering software for optics and illumination designers -- includes a total of 67...

Lambda Research Corporation

Automatically Tunable Laser Systems

BUENA PARK, Calif., Jan. 18, 2006 -- Sacher Lasertechnik has introduced a line of automatically tunable laser systems in Littman/Metcalf configuration. The systems offer a high-output power,...

Sacher Lasertechnik LLC

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