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 May 2004


NEWS & FEATURES
Carl Zeiss Buys Bio-Rad Unit HERCULES, Calif., May 28 -- Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., a Hercules, Calif.-based developer of confocal microscopy and multiphoton technology, announced today the sale of its UK-based confocal...
Greg Olson Readies for Space Flight PRINCETON, N.J., May 28 -- Sensors Unlimited Inc.'s CEO, Greg Olsen, PhD, began training last month at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the first leg of his journey to...
MuAnalysis, Fersht Consulting Form Alliance OTTAWA, May 27 -- MuAnalysis Inc., an Ottawa-based laboratory for semiconductor microanalysis and reliability testing, and Fersht Consulting Inc., an area provider of Telcordia reliability testing...
Varioptic Announces Funding Round LYON, France, May 27 -- Varioptic SA, a Lyon-based maker of electrically controlled optical liquid lenses for optical designers, has announced a a 10-million-euro Series B funding round from...
Design Center Launched in Scotland EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Optocap Ltd., a design center that its founders say will provide a critical link in the commercialization of Scottish microelectronic and optoelectronic research, opened today...
Optics Researchers See the Light WEST BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 27 -- US researchers have developed a laser beam that is about one million times brighter than conventional lasers. Physicists at Lehigh University said the laser produces a...
OFC and NFOEC to Merge WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Organizers of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) announced plans today to combine the two...
Continuum, EdenTree Collaborate SAN JOSE, Calif., May 26 -- Continuum Photonics, a supplier of advanced photonic switch products, and EdenTree Technologies, a Camarillo developer of automation technology, have announced a strategic...
Bell Canada Buys 360networks' Canadian Assets SEATTLE, Wash., May 26 -- 360networks Corp., a provider of broadband telecommunications in North America, has agreed to sell its Canadian assets, primarily Group Telecom, to Bell Canada for $205...
Verizon Starts FTTP Rollout KELLER, Texas, May 25 -- Verizon has begun installing fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) in Keller, Texas, using fiber optic cable and optical electronics to directly link homes and businesses to Verizon's...
SBC, Union Reach Agreement SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 25 -- SBC Communications Inc. and the Communications Workers of America have tentatively agreed to terms of a new five-year contract for the company's 100,000 employees...
Bookham Technology Acquires Onetta OXFORDSHIRE, England, May 24 -- Bookham Technology plc announced today it is acquiring Onetta Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of optical amplifier modules and subsystems for communications...
Axsys Technologies Buys Telic Optics ROCKY HILL, Conn., May 24 -- Axsys Technologies Inc., a maker of precision optomechanical components and assemblies for the aerospace, defense and high-performance commercial markets, announced today...
Lucent Buys Telica MURRAY HILL, N.J., May 24 -- Lucent Technologies said today it has acquired Telica, a maker of telecommunications equipment that transmits telephone calls over high-speed data lines, for...
5824 Attend CLEO/QELS 2004 SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 -- A total of 5824 had attended the 2004 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/IQEC) as of this morning -- a six percent...
Car-Sized Magnet to be Parked at NYU NEW YORK, May 20 -- The 30-ton, superconducting magnet that forms the center of a 7-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system developed by Siemens Medical Solutions will be uncrated and moved by...
Manufacturing Show Attendance Up NORWALK, Conn., May 20 -- NEPCON East/Electro and Assembly East 2004 attracted 4013 manufacturing industry professionals -- a 14 percent increase from the 2003 event, according to its producer, Reed...
Magnetic Field Can 'Toggle' Carbon Nanotube CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 20 -- By threading a magnetic field through a carbon nanotube, scientists have switched the molecule between metallic and semiconducting states, a phenomenon predicted by...
Optical Fiber Communities List Updated WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) announced today an updated list of "US Optical Fiber Communities," with the total...
Aveva, Leica Announce Alliance HOUSTON, May 19 -- Aveva, a supplier of engineering information technology systems for the process, energy and marine industries, has announced an alliance with Leica Geosystems HDS Inc. (formerly...
Nufern Licenses United Technologies Patents SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 -- Nufern, an East Granby, Conn., manufacturer of fiber-intensive subassemblies and specialty optical fibers, has licensed a portfolio of patents from United Technologies Corp....
Intermagnetics to Buy MRI Devices LATHAM, N.Y., May 18 -- Intermagnetics General Corp., a Latham, N.Y.-based developer of superconducting materials, high-field magnets, medical systems and components, announced it will acquire MRI...
Cree Signs $160M Deal With Sumitomo DURHAM, N.C., May 18 -- Sumitomo Corp. has agreed to purchase $160 million of Cree Inc.’s LED products during Cree’s fiscal year ending June 2005. Chuck Swoboda, Cree's president and CEO, said the...
ITU Approves Optical Fiber Standard GENEVA, May 18 -- The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)has approved a global standard for a new optical fiber optimized for coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) in metro networks....
JDS Uniphase Acquires E2O Communications SAN JOSE, Calif., May 18 -- JDS Uniphase announced Monday it has acquired E2O Communications Inc. for approximately $60 million in cash. As a result of the acquisition, JDS Uniphase said it expects...
Olympus Acquires Soft Imaging HAMBURG, Germany, May 14 -- Olympus Europe announced today it has acquired Soft Imaging System and its subsidiaries. Soft Imaging is a Munster, Germany-based provider of software and hardware...
Report: Demand Boosts Metro Ethernet in Asia PALO ALTO, Calif., May 13 --Increased demand for bandwidth from enterprise customers has contributed to the recent boom in metro Ethernet in the Asia Pacific region, says Frost & Sullivan in its...
Adept Founders Launch Automation Business LOS ALTOS, Calif., May 12 -- The founders of Adept Technology, a Livermore manufacturer of robotic systems, motion control and machine vision technology, have started a new automation company,...
OHB-System and ELOP Start Joint Venture BREMEN, Germany and HAIFA, Israel, May 12 -- Bremen-based space company OHB-System AG and Elop Electro-Optics Industries Ltd. -- a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., a defense technology company based...
'Incriminator' Appears on 'Law & Order' SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 11 -- A forensic laser system made by Coherent Inc. has been featured this season in the long-running NBC crime drama "Law & Order." The laser-based tool, the Incriminator,...
ORA Receives $1.7 Million NIST Award PASADENA, Calif., May 11 -- Optical software developer Optical Research Associates (ORA), of Pasadena, Calif., has received a $1.7 million Advanced Technology Program (ATP) award from the National...
Danaher Buys Harris Corp. Tool, Test Lines MELBOURNE, Fla., May 10 -- Harris Corp. has signed an agreement to sell its telecom tools, test sets and test systems product lines to Danaher Corp. for approximately $50 million in cash, subject to...
No Hairs Were Harmed in This Experiment CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., May 7 -- Researchers have demonstrated the fabrication of microscopic polymeric structures on top of a human hair, without harming it. Boston College chemistry professor John T....
Robots Dust Packages for Fingerprints CALGARY, Alberta, May 7 -- Police who need to dust suspicious packages for fingerprints could someday rely on a robotic device to do this dangerous work. Working with Sergeant Dave Wood of the...
Laser Demo Downs Rocket Over Desert REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 7 -- The US Army's mobile tactical high-energy laser (MTHEL) testbed destroyed its largest rocket to date in a demonstration held Tuesday at White Sands Missile Range, N.M....
Alcatel, Pirelli Make Submarine Deal PARIS, May 7 -- Alcatel and Pirelli have signed an agreement under which Alcatel will pay Pirelli 52.5 million euros for its submarine telecommunication business, and Pirelli will pay Alcatel 45...
USDA Approves Rural Broadband Loans WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week approved 20 rural broadband and telecommunication loans totaling $190 million to expand access to advanced technology in 19...
MetroPhotonics Secures PIC Funding OTTAWA, May 6 -- MetroPhotonics announced this week it has received a CDN $7.7 million (US $5.6 million) investment from Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) to continue to develop photonic...
MII Awarded $36M by NIST AUSTIN, Texas, May 6 -- Molecular Imprints Inc. (MII), a developer of step-and-flash imprint lithography (S-FIL) equipment, announced it has received a $36 million joint venture proposal funded by...
Quantum Keys Set Encryption Record GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 6 -- The fastest known cryptographic system based on transmission of single photons -- the smallest pulses of light -- has been demonstrated by a team at the Commerce...
JIT Network Protocal Tested RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 5 -- The MCNC Research & Development Institute (MCNC-RDI), of Research Triangle Park, N.C., said it recently demonstrated the just-in-time (JIT) optical...
Eikos to Develop Aircraft Canopy Nanotubes FRANKLIN, Mass., May 5 -- Eikos Inc., a developer and licenser of transparent carbon nanotube inks for conductive coatings and circuits, has been awarded an $860,000 contract from the Air Force...
Ciena Completes Acquisitions LINTHICUM, Md., May 4 -- Ciena Corp. has completed its acquisitions of Catena Networks Inc. and Internet Photonics Inc., which it announced in February (see Photonics.com news, 2/19/04). The...
New Breast Imaging Methods Tested HANOVER, N.H., May 4 -- Dartmouth physicians and engineers are collaborating to test three new imaging techniques to find breast abnormalities, including cancer. The techniques are electrical...
Motorola Acquires Quantum Bridge HORSHAM, Pa., May 4 -- Motorola Inc. announced today it has finalized its recently announced acquisition of Quantum Bridge Communications Inc., a private provider of fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP)...
NY Telecoms to Build Fiber Optic Network ALBANY, N.Y., May 3 -- Thirteen independent New York telecommunications companies have formed a consortium to bring high-speed voice, video and data network services to underserved communities...
DARPA Funds Packet Router Team SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 3 -- A team of researchers in industry and higher education, led by a group at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been awarded major financial support by the...
Intermagnetics to Acquire MRI Devices LATHAM, N.Y., May 18 -- Intermagnetics General Corp., a Latham, N.Y.-based developer of superconducting materials, high-field magnets, medical systems and components, announced it will acquire MRI...
Manufacturing Show Attendance UP NORWALK, Conn., May 20 -- NEPCON East/Electro and Assembly East 2004 attracted 4013 manufacturing industry professionals -- a 14 percent increase from the 2003 event, according to its producer, Reed...
Nufern Licenses United Technologies Patents SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 -- Nufern, an East Granby, Conn., manufacturer of fiber-intensive subassemblies and specialty optical fibers, has licensed a portfolio of patents from United Technologies Corp....
PRODUCTS
Expanded Ultrafast Optics Product Line IRVINE, Calif., May 21 -- Newport Corp. has expanded its line of products for ultrafast laser applications with the addition of new output couplers, larger Brewster’s angle dispersing prisms and a thinner beam sampler. All these optics feature l/10 surface flatness and utilize broadband coatings that provide the ideal combination of low group velocity dispersion and high damage threshold. This is...
MKS/Newport
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IDMax Industrial Code Reading Software NATICK, Mass., May 17 -- Cognex Corp., a supplier of machine vision systems and vision sensors, has introduced IDMax data matrix code reading software. Based on Cognex's PatMax technology, IDMax is...
Cognex Corp.
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Model 275 Linear Amplifier DANBURY, Conn., May 11 -- Conoptics Inc. has introduced the Model 275 linear, high-voltage differential amplifier designed to be used with various Conoptics electrooptic modulators. The output of the amplifier is designed to...
Conoptics Inc.
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Drop-in Elevator LED Lamps TORRANCE, Calif., May 7 -- LEDtronics has introduced its BL630 and BXL630 series LED lamps, which are replacements for incandescent #1383 R12-style lamps found in elevator cabs, cabinets and recessed...
LEDtronics Inc.
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New Green LED Products DURHAM, N.C., May 7 -- Cree has introduced two new products in its LED line: the XT-290 LED and the XB-900 LED. The XT-290, offered in a 527-nm version, has a typical radiant flux of 9 mW at 20 mA....
Wolfspeed Inc.
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Opera Optical Parametric Amplifier SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 5 -- Coherent Inc. has introduced Opera, a femtosecond optical parametric amplifier (OPA) that extends the wavelength range of Ti:sapphire kilohertz amplifiers from...
Coherent Inc.
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808-nm Laser Diode BERLIN, May 5 -- Lumics, a manufacturer of pump laser modules and laser chips, has introduced the LU0808B005 laser diode, with up to 5-W power output from a 100-µm single emitter. This new...
Lumics GmbH
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Opera Optical Parametric Amplifier SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 5 -- Coherent Inc. has introduced Opera, a femtosecond optical parametric amplifier (OPA) that extends the wavelength range of Ti:Sapphire kilohertz amplifiers from...
Coherent Inc.
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AII 7-axis Asphere Robotic Polisher GERMANTOWN, Wisc., May 11 -- The polishing component of LOH Optical Machinery's new aspheric line, the AII, is a seven-axis aspheric robotic polisher. Its seven-axis CNC control enables automatic...
Conoptics Inc.
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IDMax Industrial Code Reading Software NATICK, Mass., May 17 -- Cognex Corp., a supplier of machine vision systems and vision sensors, has introduced IDMax data matrix code reading software. Based on Cognex's PatMax technology, IDMax is...
Cognex Corp.
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Expanded Ultrafast Optics Product Lines IRVINE, Calif., May 21 -- Newport Corp. has expanded its line of products for ultrafast laser applications with the addition of new output couplers, larger Brewster’s angle dispersing prisms and a...
MKS/Newport
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