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Photonics.com - April 2008
News & Features
Cu Nanowires Create Displays
Copper (Cu) nanowires grown at low temperatures and catalyst-free could serve as interconnects in electronic device fabrication and as electron emitters in a very thin flat panel display known as a...
Some Auroral Glow is Polarized
An international team of scientists has detected that some of the glow of Earth's aurora is polarized, an unexpected state for such emissions. Measurements of this newfound polarization in the...
Atomic-Scale Optics Advanced
An advance that better explains how light interacts with matter could eventually lead to faster, more efficient computers. North Carolina State University physics professor David Aspnes, PhD, and...
Corning Profit Triples
A growing global appetite for LCD televisions helped propel specialty glass maker Corning Inc. to a first-quarter profit of $1.09 billion, or 64 cents a share --three times its net earnings one year...
Neurons Imaged Fast in 3-D
A technique that combines a laser beam with a multiphoton microscope allows scientists to quickly observe the function of neurons, or nerve cells, in three dimensions, providing a much better view of...
Fujitsu's Photonics to Merge
Fujitsu Ltd. and subsidiary Fujitsu Access Ltd. announced today that they plan to merge and reorganize their photonic systems sales, development and manufacturing businesses in July in response to...
Straight CNTs Made in Volume
Chemists have found a way to grow long, straight carbon nanotubes (CNTs) only a few atoms thick in very large numbers, removing a major roadblock in the pursuit of nanoscale electronics. These...
Broadcom Penalty is $12M
Semiconductor maker Broadcom Corp. has agreed to pay a $12 million penalty to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it falsified its reported income by backdating stock...
ESRF Finds Oil in Cave Art
Light from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble has proven that ancient paintings found in caves in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, were made with oil, hundreds of years before the...
2-D Colloidal Crystal Created
A "self-assembling" method could reportedly lead to an inexpensive way to make diamond-like crystals to improve optical communications and other technologies. The method, developed at Purdue...
Laser Study Shines at CLEO
Detecting dangerous chemicals with lasers, exploring the brain’s circuitry with light, and photoluminescence with nanoneedles will be among the latest breakthroughs in electro-optics, lasers...
Eye Scans May Reveal AD
Neuroptix of Acton, Mass., is developing a noninvasive laser procedure that combines laser-induced scatter and fluorescence measurements to detect the presence of a protein known to accumulate in the...
Transistor is 1 Atom Thick
Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of graphite that combines aspects of semiconductors and metals, has been carved into tiny electronic circuits containing individual transistors not much bigger...
Lockheed, Rice Form 'Lancer'
Airport scanners that can see through the soles of shoes, space-based sensors that monitor climate change, and nanomaterials that double battery efficiency or extract energy from waste heat are a few...
Fast Probes Outmeasure AFM
A new method for material characterization at the nanoscale integrates probe technology based on flexible membranes with a traditional atomic force microscopy (AFM) system to measure multiple...
AT&T to Cut 4600 Positions
Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. announced today it will trim approximately 4600 positions, primarily in management, as it continues to streamline its operations. AT&T told the...
AMD Reports Loss, Layoffs
AMD reported this week a net loss of $358 million, or $0.59 per share, and an operating loss of $264 million and announced plans Thursday to cut 420 jobs companywide, including 215 in Austin, Texas,...
Coherent Outsourcing Optics
Laser maker Coherent Inc. announced it will outsource its optics manufacturing by selling certain assets of its Auburn, Calif.-based operation to Research Electro-Optics Inc., a privately held optics...
Boeing Delivers JDAM Kits
The Boeing Co. announced it has delivered its laser JDAM (joint direct attack munition) precision laser guidance set (PLGS) systems to the US Air Force, as part of a $28 million contract awarded in...
Sensor Tracks Insulin Level
A sensor built from multiwalled carbon nanotubes can rapidly and continuously measure tiny amounts of insulin in a microfluidic device. Used in conjunction with a new procedure for treating Type 1...
NASA Awards Epir Contract
A contract awarded to Epir Technologies Inc. will help NASA optmize x-ray absorbers for silicon-based calorimeter spectrometers. The resulting x-ray sensors will have significantly higher...
Chip May Warn of Cardiac Risk
A nano-bio-chip assay could someday be used to analyze a patient's saliva on board an ambulance, at the dentist’s office or at a neighborhood drugstore, helping save lives and prevent damage from...
RIO Raises $7.5M
Redfern Integrated Optics Inc. (RIO), a maker of optical transmitters for fiber optic sensing and communications, announced this week it has raised $7.5 million in equity financing. The funding...
Waveguides Control T-rays
Waveguides that can transmit, bend, split and combine terahertz radiation (also known as T-rays) represent a step toward building circuits for light-powered computers that operate 1000 times faster...
'FlowCytobot' Detects Blooms
The Imaging FlowCytobot, an underwater microscope developed as a research tool, recently proved its worth as an early warning device by detecting blooms of harmful marine algae in the Gulf of Mexico...
Laser Triggers Thunderclouds
Scientists have used ultrashort laser pulses to trigger electrical activity in thunderclouds, a first step toward creating man-made lightning. In a modern-day take on Benjamin Franklin's...
GSI to Reduce US Jobs
GSI Group Inc. announced today is will cut its US work force by 10 percent during the first half of this year as a result of soft semiconductor markets and plant closings. GSI, based in Billerica,...
Microdevice to Track Tumors
A wireless, needle-like injectable device has been designed to more effectively kill tumors by telling doctors the precise dose of radiation received and the exact position of tumors during...
Killer Sound Waves Revealed
An imaging technique that combines a high-speed camera with fiber optic probes is providing new understanding of a strange sound wave phenomenon that's plagued rocket scientists for years...
IBM Bets on Racetrack RAM
The idea of mp3 players that could store 500,000 songs are enough to make an audiophile's head spin. But they could be one result of of using metal spintronics technology to create "racetrack" memory...
‘Stained Glass’ CNTs Made
Metallic carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been used to make thin films that are semitransparent, highly conductive, flexible and come in a range of colors, with an appearance similar to stained glass....
Intel Sells Optical Assets
Emcore Corp., a maker of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, announced it will acquire the enterprise...
Flir Buys Software Firm
Flir Systems Inc. announced it has acquired Ifara Tecnologias SL, a provider of software used to create sensor networks, for approximately $11 million. Based in Madrid, Spain, Ifara develops...
Petawatt Power Peak Reached
The Texas Petawatt laser produced a petawatt of peak power on March 31, making it the highest powered laser in the world, said Todd Ditmire, a physicist at the University of Texas at Austin. The...
Rohm and Haas Adds OLEDs
Specialty materials provider Rohm and Haas Co. announced it has broadened its Display Technologies business by acquiring Gracel Display Inc., a South Korea-based maker of organic LED (OLED)...
Astro-Combing for Planets
The discovery of Earth-sized planets outside our solar system, or "exoplanets," has reportedly been made possible with a laser-measuring device that will advance the resolution of current...
II-VI to Sell Sensor Div.
II-VI Inc. announced it intends to sell its x-ray and gamma-ray radiation sensor division, eV Products Inc., a unit in its Compound Semiconductor Group. A sale price was not disclosed for the...
DoD to Fund Research Tools
Photonics instruments at the University of Maine, an ultrafast laser to study photochemical reactions at the University of Chicago, stereo particle image velocimetry for investigations of unsteady...
Translating Brake Signals
Brake lights could learn a second language with a system that indicates a driver's intention to either slow down or stop, as opposed to just stop or go. “The problem is that brake lights are yes...
Wireless Sensor Images in 3-D
A cordless, lightweight sensor device the size of a shoebox can take 3-D images virtually anywhere, including crime scenes, doctors' offices, and manufacturing production lines. The sensor was...
THz Laser Temp. Tweaked
In a step toward moving terahertz devices from niche applications to everyday use, researchers in England and the US have increased the operating temperature of a terahertz (THz) quantum cascade...
Nanowires Drive OLED Display
A new class of transparent transistors and circuits created from nanowires could one day be used in applications such as electronic paper, flexible color monitors and "head-up" displays in car...
Nanoparticles as Beacons
Raman spectroscopy has been used to take images deep within the human body, after injecting tiny nanoparticles to serve as beacons. The method is expanding the available tools for molecular imaging,...
3-D View Has Neural Base
A small area of the brain that combines visual and nonvisual cues is behind our ability to perceive depth with one eye, a University of Rochester team has discovered. "It looks as though in this...
Products
Pastel InspirationLEDs
PALATINE, Ill., April 30, 2008 -- Lumex Inc. said it is offering three new pastel color choices -- pink, purple and turquoise -- through its InspirationLEDs line of visible LEDs. The company said the new colors are ideal for adding impact, excitement, and product differentiation to all types of electronics equipment ranging from consumer products through even the most specialized electronic instrumentation. Potential...
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FilmTek Autoloader, CD
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 30, 2008 -- Scientific Computing International (SCI) has introduced a wafer autoloader option and a CD for tabletop FilmTek metrology models. SCI said the FilmTek autoloader is designed as a cost-effective...
Scientific Computing International
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CRVD Display Backlighting
REGENSBURG, Germany, April 29, 2008 –- Osram Opto Semiconductors announced their unique backlighting for the new ultrawide, curved high performance display module from Ostendo Technologies Inc. Measuring 42.4 in. diagonal and...
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
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.4mm LED-based BLU
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio, April 29, 2008 –- Global Lighting Technologies Inc., has introduced what it said is the thinnest LED-based, high-brightness backlights on the market today. The MicroLens is a .4 mm thick and is the slimmest BLU...
Global Lighting Technologies
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Green and Yellow Lasers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 23, 2008 -- Taipan lasers from Coherent Inc. provide green and true-yellow output for entertainment/light-show uses in large venues and outdoor arenas. The products are based on Coherent’s unique OPSL...
Coherent Inc.
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Light Tools Solar Design Utilities
PASADENA, Calif., April 23, 2008 -- Optical Research Associates (ORA) is expanding the capabilities of LightTools, its illumination design and analysis software, with solar-design utilities that enable engineers to create virtual...
Synopsys Inc., Optical Solutions Group
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70-W Green PS Laser
BOHEMIA, N.Y., April 22, 2008 -- Photonics Industries International Inc. said it has shipped the first of several lasers from its new PS line of high-power, mode-locked picosecond lasers. Photonics Industries said its customer...
Photonics Industries International Inc.
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ForceRobot System
BERLIN, April 22, 2008 -- JPK Instruments AG said its ForceRobot automation system is now making force spectroscopy, a single-molecule technique that allows the real-time study of molecular interactions at the nanoscale,...
Bruker Nano GmbH, JPK BioAFM
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Large-Output Beam Expanders
WHARTON, N.J. - April 22, 2008 -- Special Optics Inc., a Navitar company, has introduced a line of high-performance large-output laser beam expanders that include diffraction-limited optical designs with large output clear apertures...
Special Optics Inc.
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Fastcam SA2
SAN DIEGO, April 16, 2008 -- Photron Inc. said its new 4-megapixel Fastcam SA2 high-speed video camera delivers up to 1000 frames per second (fps) at full pixel resolution (2000 x 2000). Features include a PL lens mount,...
Photron USA Inc.
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SpeedMarker Fiber Laser
YPISLANTI, Mich., April 16, 2008 -- Trotec Laser Inc., an Austria-based maker of laser cutting, marking and engraving products, said its SpeedMarker galvanometer-based fiber laser is fast, precise and durable and that it provides...
Trotec Laser Inc.
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FSM-60S Fusion Splicer
SURREY, England, April 16, 2008 -- A fusion splicer from Fujikura Europe Ltd., the FSM-60S, is an upgrade to its best-selling FSM-50S for the European telecommunications market. The FSM-60S, more rugged, smaller and lighter than...
Fujikura Europe Ltd.
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SmartTable® OTS System
The new SmartTable OTS optical table system is a new, innovative vibration isolation system featuring integrated storage, safety and ergonomic features to optimize lab space, organization and...
MKS/Newport
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Diode Laser Arrays-High Brightness
Two new f/c diode laser arrays offer substantially higher brightness than previously available. The FAP 200 delivers either >50 W at 976 nm or >30 W at 808 nm from a 200-m core diameter fiber...
Coherent Inc.
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New Commercial 100W Laser @ 808nm
Coherent is offering the world's first microchannel-cooled-package (Onyx) diode laser bar that delivers 100 W (CW) power at 808 nm with high reliability. Lifetime is over 10,000 hours with electrical...
Coherent Inc.
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TechSpec
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-Theta Lenses
BARRINGTON, N.J., April 14, 2008 -- Edmund Optics has introduced a line of TechSpec f-Theta scanning lenses designed to optimize the laser scanning process. These lenses are optimized for use with either Nd:YAG lasers operating at 1064...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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IQ Laser Module
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 14, 2008 -- Power Technology Inc. said it has made a significant increase in the power available in its instrument quality (IQ) modules by now offering a 405-nm IQ laser module with power output up to 120...
Power Technology Inc.
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MWIR Lens Assembly
KEENE, N.H., April 11, 2008 -- A 50-mm midwave infrared (MWIR) large-format lens assembly from StingRay Optics has an optional microscanning and step-stare sensor capability for enhanced imaging requirements and can be used as...
G&H StingRay, Optical Systems
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InGaAs Linear Array
PRINCETON, N.J., April 10, 2008 -- Sensors Unlimited Inc. (SUI), part of Goodrich Corp., announced its new LC series linear photodiode arrays. The new SU256LCS-2.6T2 detector array is available with 256 elements of extended-response...
Sensors Unlimited Inc.
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Flexible Fiber Optic Borescope
BUFFALO, N.Y., April 9, 2008 -- A flexible borescope (model TFS4-720) from Titan Tool Supply Inc., of Buffalo, N.Y., offers a high-resolution 17,000 optical fiber imaging bundle that can be twisted via a 90° mirror tip that allows...
Titan Tool Supply Inc.
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PX Series Sensors
WOODCLIFF Lake, N.J., April 9, 2008 -- Keyence Corp. of America said its PX series of photoelectric sensors represents the ultimate in rugged, high-performance sensors, because the sensor heads carry an IP-69K environmental rating that...
Keyence Corp.
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Andor iDus InGaAs
Andor iDus InGaAs offers 512- or 1024-element linear photodiode arrays (PDA) for near-infrared spectroscopy with high sensitivity and high resolution. Wavelength coverage from 800 to 2200 nm,...
Andor Technology
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Handheld Fiber Optic Meter
STAMFORD, Conn., April 3, 2008 -- Omega Engineering said its new FOH201 model is a compact and portable fiber-optic handheld meter that provides absolute, accurate measurements with patent-pending white-light-polarization...
Omega Engineering Inc.
Andor Newton EM
Andor Newton EM is the only camera in the world to incorporate electron-multiplying CCD sensors dedicated to spectroscopy. A combination of unique sensitivity and speed makes it the detector of...
Andor Technology
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Manufacturing Capabilities
MERCERVILLE, N.J., April 1, 2008 -- Princeton Optronics, a provider of laser-based optical devices, announced it is offering its technical services and manufacturing capabilities, including its laser and optical subsystems...
Princeton Optronics Inc.
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Avia UV Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 1, 2008 -- Coherent Inc. said its new Avia 355-23-250 offers the highest pulse-repetition rate of any Q-switched ultraviolet laser, making it the optimum solution for high-speed integrated circuit (IC) die...
Coherent Inc.
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TruMark 6020 Marking Laser
GRÜSCH, Switzerland, April 1, 2008 -- Trumpf Laser Marking Systems AG has introduced the TruMark 6020, a marking laser that completes the TruMark 6000 series of diode-pumped marking lasers of various performance classes, wavelengths, and...
TRUMPF Laser Marking Systems AG
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