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 October 2004


NEWS & FEATURES
Spectra-Physics Donates Lab Equipment to Optics Center TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 29 -- Spectra-Physics Lasers, a division of Newport Corp., has donated laboratory equipment worth $1.6 million to the University of Arizona's Optical Sciences Center, including optical tables, microscopes, lasers, wire bonders, chillers, data acquisition units, fiber couplers and burn-in systems. Spectra-Physics, based in Mountain View, Calif., specializes in laser and...
Cornell Devises All-Optical Switch ITHACA, N.Y., Oct. 29 -- Cornell University researchers announced they have demonstrated for the first time a device that allows a low-powered beam of light to switch another on and off on silicon, a...
F-16 Pilots Join in Laser Games KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Oct. 28 -- F-16 pilots participating in a computerized war-game exercise this week will be armed with a simulated laser cannon developed by the Air Force Research...
Sensors Unlimited Gets AF Contract PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 28 -- Sensors Unlimited Inc., a manufacturer of short-wave infrared (IR) cameras, has received a US Air Force contract to research and design a communication device that can be...
Eye-Catching Photo Captures 1st MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 28 -- A brilliantly hued, highly detailed photograph of a healthy arteriole in the eye, an image used in training new researchers specializing in ophthalmic diseases, won first...
Sensors Unlimited Awarded AF Contract PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 28 -- Sensors Unlimited Inc., a manufacturer of short-wave infrared (IR) cameras, has received a US Air Force contract to research and design a communication device that can be...
Report Takes Transportation 'Lightly' WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- A new report offers scientific solutions for increasing the safety and security of our nation's transportation system. "Riding on Light" offers recommendations to the US...
Thermo Opens Spectrometry Center WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 26 -- Mass spectrometry-based technologies for protein biomarker discovery and development will be the focus of the Biomarker Research Initiatives in Mass Spectrometry (BRIMS)...
Picarro Wins NSF Research Award SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 26 -- Picarro Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance lasers and laser-based instruments, has been awarded a $492,690 Phase II Small Business Innovative Research contract by...
UCLA Scientists Demonstrate First Silicon Laser LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 -- Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have demonstrated the first silicon laser, which could lead to more effective biochemical detection, secure...
Capella Photonics Funding Round Nets $6 M SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 22 -- Capella Photonics Inc., a maker of wavelength selective switch modules for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer and optical cross-connect applications,...
Oil Giant Invests in Actuality BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 22 -- Spatial 3-D visualization technology developer Actuality Systems Inc. received a $1.2 million investment from Apache Corp., an oil and gas exploration and development...
Fiber Optics Increase Sensor Range BLACKSBURG, Va., Oct. 22 -- Researchers at Virginia Tech University's Center for Photonics Technology say they are on their way to solving a problem that is limiting the range and number of sensors...
Ampex Corp. Files Suit Against Kodak REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 21 -- Ampex Corp., a California maker of digital image storage systems, announced today it has filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission seeking to bar...
$1.7 Billion FTTP Contract Goes to Alcatel SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 21 -- SBC Communications Inc. announced a five-year, approximately $1.7 billion primary supplier agreement with Alcatel to provide network equipment and video system...
PerkinElmer Wins Lockheed Contract BOSTON, Oct. 20 -- PerkinElmer Inc. has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide two critical subsystems for the Joint Common Missile (JCM). The initial contract is for development and prototype...
PPGI Buys MRC Precision Metal Optics NORTHVALE, N.J., Oct. 20 -- Photonic Products Group Inc. (PPGI) announced today it has acquired the stock of MRC Precision Metal Optics Inc., a Sarasota, Fla., precision metal optics and optical...
Longest Nanotubes Conduct Electricity IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 18 -- The University of California at Irvine (UCI) announced today that scientists at its school of engineering have synthesized the world's longest electrically conducting...
Flextronics Updates Nortel Deal SINGAPORE, Oct. 18 -- Flextronics announced today it has updated its agreement to buy certain optical, wireless and enterprise manufacturing operations and optical design operations from Nortel...
L-3 to Acquire Northrop Grumman Unit NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- L-3 Communications announced today it will acquire Northrop Grumman's Canadian navigation systems and space sensors system division business for approximately $65 million in...
Optics Institute's 75th on OSA Slate ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 14 -- The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, was on the "agenda" of the Optical Society of America's annual meeting,...
OSA Elects VP, Directors ROCHESTER, Oct. 14 -- The Optical Society of America (OSA) elected Joseph Eberly, a professor of physics and of optics at the University of Rochester and director of the Rochester Theory Center for...
Solitons May Slowly Speed Up Signals GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 14 -- Light waves that travel very slowly without distortion could eventually help simplify and reduce the cost of high-speed optical communications. Light is so fast, it...
Optics Institute's 75th on OSA Slate ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 14 -- The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, was on the "agenda" of the Optical Society of America's annual meeting,...
Actuality Adds $6.5 M Funding BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 13 -- Actuality Systems Inc., a developer of spatial 3-D display systems, announced it has secured $6.5 million in Series C financing from private individuals and...
UK Accelerators Get Boost LONDON, Oct. 13 -- Two particle accelerators that will help UK scientists pursue breakthroughs in areas such as medical research, super-fast computers and clean energy technology received a...
Finisar, Infineon Modify Acquisition Agreement SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 12 -- Finisar Corp., a maker of fiber optic subsystems and network performance test systems, and chip maker Infineon Technologies AG, of Munich, Germany, announced they have...
MicroStrain Joins Sensor Project WILLISTON, Vt., Oct. 12 -- MicroStrain Inc., a maker of sensors for applications including advanced automotive controls, health monitoring and inspection of machines and buildings, announced it will...
Highwave to Acquire DA-LightCom LANNION, France, Oct. 8 -- Highwave Optical Technologies, a supplier of active fiber-based components and subsystems for telecommunication dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems, the...
Kodak, Sun Settle for $92 M ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 8 -- Eastman Kodak Co. announced yesterday it has reached a tentative agreement with Sun Microsystems Inc. to settle a lawsuit filed by Kodak in 2002 regarding a software...
Did Renaissance Artists Use Optical Projections, Or Didn't They? WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Contemporary artist David Hockney caused a stir in 1999 with his controversial theory that early Renaissance artists used optical devices like the camera obscura or concave...
Highwave Optical to Acquire DA-LightCom LANNION, France, Oct. 8 -- Highwave Optical Technologies, a supplier of active fiber-based components and subsystems for telecommunication dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems, the...
Verizon, Council Members Lauded at FTTH Expo ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 8 -- Verizon received the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council’s President’s Award today at the 2004 FTTH Conference and Expo, held this week in Orlando, Fla. The award...
Corning, ENrG Get Fuel Cell Grant CORNING, N.Y., Oct. 7 -- Corning Inc. and ENrG Inc., a Buffalo maker of ceramic components for solid oxide fuel cell systems, announced today they have received a National Institute of Standards and...
It's an Ever-Smaller World MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 7 -- Seth A. Coe-Sullivan, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), won first place in the 30th Annual Nikon International Small World Competition,...
Visible Light Communications is CEATEC Topic TOKYO, Oct. 6 -- Visible light communications is the topic of two speakers at the CEATEC Japan 2004 information technology and electronics exhibition, being held this week in Tokyo. Masao Nakagawa,...
CEATEC Showcases Visible Light TOKYO, Oct. 6 -- Visible light communications is the topic of two speakers at the CEATEC Japan 2004 information technology and electronics exhibition, being held this week in Tokyo. Masao Nakagawa,...
Raytheon Buys Photon Research WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 6 -- Raytheon Co. announced today it has acquired Photon Research Associates Inc. (PRA), based in San Diego, for an undisclosed amount. PRA makes physics-based modeling,...
3 Win Nobel for 'Everything' Theory Work STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 5 -- Three American scientists won the 2004 Nobel physics prize today for a "colorful" discovery in the world of quarks, the building blocks of the atomic nucleus. The work,...
Spellman Acquires Del High Voltage HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Oct. 5 -- Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp., a maker of high-voltage power supplies, DC-DC converters and power systems for medical and industrial applications, semiconductor...
3 Win Nobel for 'Everything' Theory Work STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 5 -- Three American scientists won the 2004 Nobel physics prize today for a "colorful" discovery in the world of quarks, the building blocks of the atomic nucleus. The work,...
NIH Announces First Pioneer Awards BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 4 -- Nine researchers who are pushing the limits in nanoscale chemistry and mechanics, bioengineering, spectroscopy and other areas of medical science are recipients of the first...
Level 3 Buys Sprint Wholesale Dial Internet Business BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 1 -- Level 3 Communications Inc. today announced it has acquired the wholesale dial Internet access business of Sprint Corp. Level 3 will pay $34 million in cash to acquire...
NSF Funds Nanotech Education Center ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 1 -- With a five-year, $15 million grant to Northwestern University, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding the nation's first Center for Learning and Teaching in...
Tektronix Completes Inet Acquisition BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 1 -- Tektronix Inc., a provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today completed its previously announced acquisition of Inet Technologies Inc., a...
Indium Corp. of America, based in Clifton, N.Y., is now represented by Bobet Corp., which will sell Indium's complete line of electronics assembly products in the Arizona area. Bobet President Bob...
Motion Detector 1000 Times Subtler ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 1 -- A new class of very small handheld devices can detect motion a thousand times more subtly than any tool known. "There was nothing in the [optics] literature to predict...
PRODUCTS
ThermaCAM E65 Infrared Camera NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., Oct. 29 -- Even novice thermographers will be able to get started faster and work more efficiently using the ThermaCAM E65 infrared (IR) camera, says its manufacturer, Flir Systems. "The E65 is an ideal first camera for companies just starting out in thermography or a good choice for companies who might already own a full-feature camera -- like our new ThermaCAM P65 -- and...
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Solder Paste CLINTON, N.Y., Oct. 29 -- To meet the high demand of water-soluble solder paste users who need to comply with the Pb-Free (lead-free) requirements, Indium Corp. of America has developed Indium3.1, a...
Indium Corp.
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Network Synchronization Analyzer QUEBEC CITY. Oct. 22 -- Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. has released its FTB-8080 Sync Analyzer for network synchronization assurance, monitoring and troubleshooting applications. With...
EXFO Inc.
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Fiber Laser Marking Systems LAKE MARY, Fla., Oct. 13 -- Laser Photonics says its fiber laser marking system is a safe, low-cost alternative to conventional Nd:YAG systems in creating high-speed, high-quality material ablation...
Laser Photonics Corp.
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Small Sample Module STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 8 -- Perten Instruments has introduced a small sample module for the Inframatic 9200 grain analyzer. The module allows users to analyze samples of grain, oilseed, powders and...
Perten Instruments AB
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