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Photonics.com - October 1999
News & Features
Lucent to Split into Four Divisions
MURRAY HILL, N.J., Oct. 29 -- Lucent Technologies plans to divide into four parts in a bid to focus on the high-growth areas of optical networking, wireless communications, semiconductors and...
EMI, Bezek International Lead GroupsGaining Control of Global Net Consortium
TEL-AVIV, Israel, Oct. 29 -- Groups led by Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. and Bezek International Ltd. have reached an agreement with the Oxygen Group under which the EMI- and Bezek-led groups will...
Spire Forms Medical Products Group
BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 29 -- Spire Corp. has formed the Spire Medical Products Group to work with medical device manufacturers and clinicians to bring to market medical products that incorporate...
Cymer Third-Quarter Revenues Increase 36 Percent
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 28 -- Cymer Inc., a supplier of excimer lasers for deep-ultraviolet photolithography, has reported third quarter revenues of $58,934,000. Revenues rose 36 percent from the...
ESI Founder Douglas C. Strain Steps Down
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28 -- Electro Scientific Industries Inc. announced that company founder Douglas C. Strain is retiring as vice chairman of ESI's board of directors. The success of ESI today is...
Lucent and Embratel to Build Brazilian Network
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- Lucent Technologies Inc. will join Embratel, a Brazilian long-distance telephone company, in building the first nationwide high-speed data network in Brazil. In a company...
Bell Labs Builds First Two-In-One Laser
MURRAY HILL, N.J., Oct. 27 -- Bell Labs has unveiled what it calls the world's first bi-directional semiconductor laser. According to researchers at Bell Labs, the R&D division of Lucent...
APA Optics Raises $2 Million in Private Placement
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 27 -- APA Optics Inc. announced that it has raised almost $2 million in a private placement. The company expects to net approximately $1.87 million on the sale of 465,000...
Army Gives DRS Technologies Contract for IR Systems
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 27 -- DRS Technologies Inc. has won a US Army contract to provide spares for the sighting systems of the Abrams M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) and Bradley M2A3 fighting...
Laser Wireless Inc. Acquired by NextPath
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Oct. 26 -- NextPath Technologies Inc. has acquired 100 percent of Lancaster, Pa.-based Laser Wireless Inc. in a stock and cash transaction. Laser Wireless designs and markets...
Advanced Photonix Picks New CEO
CAMARILLO, Calif., Oct. 26 -- Advanced Photonix Inc. has named Brock Koren to be the company's new president, CEO, and a member of its board of directors. Koren, who joined Advanced Photonix in July...
Corning to Double Flat Panel Capacity
CORNING, N.Y., Oct. 26 -- In response to demand for flat panel computer displays, Corning Inc. announced plans to double its global production capacity for active matrix liquid crystal display...
Spectra-Physics' Third-Quarter ResultsMatch Revised Expectations
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 25 -- Spectra-Physics announced that results for the third quarter ended September 30, 1999, were consistent with the company's previously announced revised expectations....
Newport Buys Corning OCA'sCommercial Optics Operation
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 25 -- Newport Corp. has acquired the commercial optics operation of Corning Inc. subsidiary Corning OCA Inc. The company expects the cash transaction to accrete to earnings...
FDA Approves Summit's Excimer Workstation for LASIK
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 25 -- Summit Technology Inc. reported that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the company's Apex Plus Excimer Laser Workstation for the LASIK treatment of myopia...
CyberOptics Reports Improved Third Quarter Results
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 22 -- CyberOptics Corp. announced consolidated revenues of $10,418,000 for the third quarter of 1999 ended September 30, 1999. This represents an increase of 35 percent over the...
Virtek Acquires LaserTechniek
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 22 -- Virtek Vision International Inc. has finalized an agreement to purchase LaserTechniek BVBA, a laser systems company based in Belgium. Last year LaserTechniek...
Camera on Palomar Telescope Captures Neptune Images
ITHACA, N.Y., Oct. 22 -- An infrared camera on the California Institute of Technology's 200-inch Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory in California is providing detailed images of space unobstructed...
Newport Credits Fiber, Semiconductor Saleswith Third Quarter Boost
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 21 -- Newport Corp. reported a five percent rise in third quarter net income to $2.3 million, or 25 cents per diluted share, over last year's earnings of $2.2 million, or...
Spire Wins NASA Contract for Advanced Photodiodes
BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 21 -- Spire Corp. has won a contract valued at $600,000 to develop high-speed, advanced photodetectors for next-generation fiber optic communications systems for NASA's John...
IRIS Gets NIH Grant for Detectionof Subtle Genetic Abnormalities
CHATSWORTH, Calif., Oct. 21 -- International Remote Imaging Systems Inc. reported that its Perceptive Scientific Instruments subsidiary has received a Phase 1 Small Business Innovative Research Grant...
JDS Uniphase Acquires Ramar Corp.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 20 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. has acquired Northborough, Mass.-based Ramar Corp., a developer of lithium niobate-based integrated optical components. Terms of the acquisition were...
SLI, Orthogenesis System Form Joint Venture
BINGHAMTON, N.Y., Oct. 20 -- Semiconductor Laser International Corp. and Orthogenesis System Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y. have agreed to jointly develop, sell and distribute a low-level laser therapy unit...
Spectranetics Reports Record Core Medical Revenues
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 20 -- Spectranetics Corp. has reported record core medical revenues for the three months ended September 30, 1999. Core medical revenues exclude sales of lasers and...
Orbotech Gets Order from Unicap Electronics
YAVNE, Israel, Oct. 19 -- Orbotech Ltd. announced that Unicap Electronics Industrial Corp., a Taiwanese printed circuit board manufacturer, has placed an order valued at $2 million (US) for...
PDT Said to Cut Risk of Vision Loss in Some AMD Patients
BALTIMORE, Oct. 19 - A treatment regimen combining lasers and a light-sensitive medication appears to reduce the risk of vision loss in some patients with age-related macular degeneration, or AMD,...
TRW Reaches Key Milestone in Laser Tracker Integration
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Oct. 19 -- TRW and the US Army report that they have achieved a critical integration milestone for the Army's Tactical High Energy Laser/Advanced Concept Technology...
Report Sees Long-Term Growth in IR System Market
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 18 -- Depleted military stockpiles and an expanding commercial market will fuel demand for infrared technology and products, says market researcher Frost & Sullivan in its...
Alcatel, Brazilian Operator Sign Contract
PARIS, Oct. 18 -- Pegasus Telecom, a Brazilian data communication service provider, has named Alcatel to be its technology partner for the optical backbone of its dense WDM and SDH-based network....
New Heat-Sink Design Promises Cooler Lasers
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 18 -- Researchers at Ohio State University announced they have developed a heat sink for lasers and other microelectronic devices that is more efficient than current designs. The...
US Seeks Millions from Plummer in Fraud Suit
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15 -- In a suit charging Plummer Precision Optics with falsifying inspection reports, the US government is seeking fines up to three times the government's damages -- rumored to be...
NDC Automation Gets Order for Laser System
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 15 -- NDC Automation Inc. has received an order for a turnkey Lazerway laser-guided vehicle system to be installed at the Georgia printing facility of a major North American...
Bell Labs Sets Record for Multimode Fiber Transmission
HOLMDEL, N.J., Oct. 14 -- Scientists from Bell Labs have succeeded in sending data at 10 Gb/s over 1.6 km of Lucent's LazrSPEED multimode fiber for local area networks, setting a world record for...
Team ABL Completes Testing of Updated Laser Module
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Oct. 14 -- Team ABL, comprising the US Air Force, Boeing, TRW and Lockheed Martin, has completed testing of the laser module that will serve as a technical foundation for the...
Duke Free-Electron Laser Breaks 2000-Angstrom Barrier
DURHAM, N.C., Oct 14 -- Duke University reports that its Russian-built free-electron laser (FEL) has emitted at deep-UV wavelengths shorter than 2000 angstroms. According to Vladimir Litvinenko,...
Rutgers, South Africa Join on New Telescope
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Oct 14 -- Rutgers University announced it would participate in the South African Large Telescope (SALT) project to create the world's second-largest telescope. The university has...
Corning Inc. and Fibercore Settle Lawsuit
CORNING, N.Y., Oct. 13 -- Corning Inc. has settled the patent infringement lawsuit it filed against Fibercore Ltd. in December 1998. In the suit, Corning alleged that Fibercore was infringing upon...
Standard MEMS, Blue Road Research to Join Forces
BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 13 -- Standard MEMS Inc. and Road Research have agreed, in principle, to a business combination. The companies plan to sign a definitive agreement by December 1999. Nicholas...
Alcatel Expands Optical Component Manufacturing
GENEVA, Oct. 13 -- To meet growing demand for optoelectronics, Alcatel is expanding its optical component manufacturing capacity by doubling its facility in Nozay, France. This investment will help...
TRW Industrial Laser Sets Cutting Records
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Oct. 12 -- TRW Inc. reports that the cutting capabilities of its DP-23 industrial solid-state laser could lead to new manufacturing applications and lower the cost of...
Planar Systems to Restructure
BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 12 -- Planar Systems Inc. is restructuring to help reduce operating expenses to a level consistent with current revenue expectations. The planned restructuring calls for...
Charles Stark Draper Prize Awarded to Fiber Pioneers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The National Academy of Engineering has awarded the 1999 Charles Stark Draper Prize to three major figures in the development of fiber optics -- Charles K. Kao, Robert D....
Metromedia Fiber, WinStar Sign Dark Fiber Agreement
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 -- Metromedia Fiber Network has signed a dark fiber agreement valued at over $300 million with WinStar Communications, the second such agreement between the two companies....
SPIE Members Backed Merger Plan
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Oct. 8 -- The members of SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) have voted in favor of a plan to merge with the Optical Society of America (OSA). As previously...
JDS Uniphase to Purchase EPITAXX Inc.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 8 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Trenton, N.J.-based EPITAXX Inc., a supplier of optical detectors and receivers for fiber-optic...
Fiber Optek Wins $4-Million Contract
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y., Oct. 8 -- Fiber Optek has received a master contract from a New England-based inter-exchange carrier to design, obtain permits for and construct a fiber-optic infrastructure...
Tiny Laser Angioplasty Catheter Receives European Approval
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 8 -- Spectranetics Corp. has received the CE mark of approval for European marketing of the company's laser angioplasty catheter designed for use on small, hard-to-treat...
Bausch & Lomb Surgical's Excimer Laser System Approved
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 7 -- Bausch & Lomb announced it has received FDA clearance to market its Keracor 116 excimer laser system, despite the company's plans not to market the system in the US....
SPIE Names Arthurs Executive Director
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Oct. 7 -- Eugene G. Arthurs has been named the new executive director of SPIE, effective November 1, 1999. Arthurs will succeed James E. Pearson, who resigned the post in February...
Galileo Corp. Changes Name to NetOptix
STURBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 6 -- Galileo Corp. has changed its name to NetOptix Corp. The change reflects the company's move to become primarily a manufacturer of optical telecommunications components...
Raytheon Fiber Transceiver Approved for Building Networks
SUDBURY, Mass., Oct. 6 -- Raytheon Control-By-Light announced that its fiber optic modular transceiver has been approved for use in open multi-vendor LonWorks control networks. The device implements...
Metrologic Wins Patent for HoloTrak Scanner
BLACKWOOD, N.J., Oct. 6 -- Metrologic Instruments Inc. reports that it has received a US patent for its HoloTrak holographic bar code scanners. Metrologic's holographic technology incorporates the...
OSA Vote Sinks Plan to Merge with SPIE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Despite the backing of both organizations' boards of directors, the Optical Society of America's membership has voted not to merge with the International Society for Optical...
Andover Corp. Offers On-Line Buying
SALEM, N.H., Oct. 5 -- Andover Corp., a manufacturer of optical interference filters and optical coatings for the electro-optics and biomedical markets, announced that it now offers on-line buying on...
Cymer Opens European Headquarters in Netherlands
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4 -- Cymer Inc. has established a European headquarters office in Maarssen, The Netherlands, in a move to centralize its European field service and support, as well as all sales,...
TMR Said to Lower Heart Disease Pain
BOSTON, Oct. 4 -- The New England Journal of Medicine has published new research showing that using a laser to drill holes in heart muscle to restore blood flow significantly reduces the pain and...
Spire to Supply Manufacturing Line to BP Solar Malaysia
BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 4 -- Spire Corp. announced that it would provide an SPI-LINE turnkey photovoltaic module production line to BP Solar Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between BP Solarex and...
Cognex Re-Files Lawsuit Against Lemelson Partnership
NATICK, Mass., Oct. 1 -- Cognex Corp. has re-filed its lawsuit against the Lemelson Medical, Educational & Research Foundation Limited Partnership. The venue for the case has changed to the US...
Advanced Optics Electronics BuysInterest in Fiber Switch Maker
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 1 -- Advanced Optics Electronics Inc. has purchased a minority interest in WIZARD Technologies Inc. (WTI), a New Mexico-based developer of fiber optic switches. WTI estimates...
Biolase Obtains FDA Clearances for New Diode Lasers
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 1 -- Biolase Technology Inc. has obtained clearances from the US Food and Drug Administration to market the company's new lightweight diode lasers, TwiLite and HyLite, for...
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