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Princeton Optronics Provides VCSELs for Google Project
MERCERVILLE, N.J., Jan. 20, 2015 — Princeton Optronics Inc. said it is working with Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group on compact 3-D imaging systems for mobile devices. The initiative, called Project Tango, will use vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) from Princeton Optronics as illumination sources for motion and depth sensing. https://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/#project VCSELs provide high power conversion efficiency and low speckle, the company said, and can be
Bandwidth Demands Drive Fiber Optics Advances
Oct 3, 2014 — Data centers and other applications are pushing changes in long-haul and short-haul fibers. Fiber optics connects the world, carrying calls and data. With bandwidth demand growing, manufacturers are working to up transmission rates, cut costs and...
Vehicle Vision Puts the 'Auto' in 'Automobile'
Sep 4, 2014 — Vision systems are increasingly enabling self-driving cars to automatically park, maintain speed and prevent collisions. Can a world of ubiquitous self-driving cars be far off? Whether it’s a flying, automatically driven car like the...
Forecast: VCSEL Market to Grow to $2.1B by 2018
WELLESLEY, Mass., Aug. 13, 2014 — Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) will be a $2.1 billion market, growing 33.1 percent from 2013 to 2018, BCC Research predicts. Optical fiber data transmission is expected to record the highest growth within the VCSEL market: $615.1...
Laser Sensing for Self-Driving Cars, 3-D Video Games
BERKELEY, Calif., May 30, 2014 — Self-driving cars that could detect nearby objects and people. Answering your smartphone by waving a hand from across the room. 3-D video games that could be played literally anywhere. All of this could be possible with a new 3-D laser imaging...
IBM Sets Record for Data Transfer Speeds
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2014— A new record has been set for short-range data transmission that proves the existing technology remains up to snuff.
Optical Circuit Uses Stretchable Interconnections
GHENT, Belgium, Feb. 20, 2014 — The first optical circuit to use stretchable, bendable interconnections could be in the pipeline, following years of difficulty with such applications.
ITC Rules on Avago, Mellanox Patent Dispute
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2014 — Both Mellanox Technologies Ltd. and Avago Technologies are claiming victories in recent rulings by the International Trade Commission (ITC) regarding an ongoing patent dispute. Avago's claims that Mellanox of Sunnyvale, Calif., and FCI of France...
THz Generator Has Highest Signal Quality
MADRID, Dec. 18, 2013 — A terahertz (THz) generator currently in development improves signal quality by 1 million times as compared with the best device of its kind available on the market, opening the technology to applications in biomedicine, transportation safety,...
Oclaro sells Zurich laser diode business to II-VI for $115M
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Optical communications provider Oclaro Inc. has sold its Zurich-based subsidiary and laser diode business to II-VI Inc. for $115 million as part of its restructuring plan. Oclaro received $92 million in cash and will retain the existing accounts...
II-VI Marks VCSEL Shipping Milestone
SAXONBURG, Pa., Nov. 14, 2013 — The 200 millionth vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) since 2008 has been shipped by its Zurich-based laser enterprise subsidiary, II-VI Inc. announced Wednesday. It also said the unit will add high-power VCSELs aimed at high-volume...
Oclaro Sells Zurich Laser Diode Biz to II-VI for $115M
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2013 — Optical communications provider Oclaro Inc. announced that it has sold its Zurich-based subsidiary and laser diode business to II-VI Inc. for $115 million as part of its restructuring plan.
First nonpolar violet VCSEL could boost laser efficiency
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A violet nonpolar vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) based on m-plane gallium nitride semiconductors has been reported and could lead to more optically efficient lasers for lighting, displays and sensors. Because VCSELs exhibit low...
NIH Awards Vixar VCSEL Contract
PLYMOUTH, Minn., Sept.26, 2012 — Optoelectronic components and subassemblies supplier Vixar has received an SBIR Phase I contract from the National Institutes of Health to demonstrate the feasibility of a wavelength-tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser.
First Nonpolar Violet VCSEL Reported
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 23, 2012 — The first violet nonpolar vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers based on m-plane gallium nitride semiconductors have been developed and could lead to higher optical efficiency lasers at reduced manufacturing costs for lighting, displays and sensor...
Emcore Sells VCSEL Product Line to Sumitomo Electric
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 9, 2012 — The semiconductor components provider sold its vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser-based product lines to Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations USA Inc. for $17 million in cash.
Vixar Funding Round Raises $2.5M
PLYMOUTH, Minn., May 2, 2012 — The optoelectronic components and subassemblies supplier raised $2.5 million in Series B financing from Phoenix Venture Partners to commercialize its VCSEL products for the industrial, medical and consumer electronics markets.
Emcore Selling VCSEL Assets for $17M
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., and SAN JOSE, Calif., March 28, 2012 — Emcore Corp., a provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optics and solar power markets, announced Wednesday that it will sell its vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) and VCSEL-enabled transceiver...
Vixar Wins VCSEL Contract
PLYMOUTH, Minn., Feb. 10, 2012 — The National Science Foundation awarded Vixar the contract to demonstrate the feasibility of a composite resonator vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser that can achieve a 40- to 100-Gb/s serial data transmission rate.
Zephyr Photonics Forms Strategic Advisory Board
ZEPHYR COVE, Nev., Nov. 14, 2011 — Zephyr Photonics formed an advisory board to provide leadership as the company makes the transition from research and development firm to commercial enterprise. The company is entering the commercial sector with its patented vertical-cavity...
Former Novalux VP Hired as TriLumina CEO
RENO, Nev., Oct. 5, 2011 — Gary Oppedahl will take over as CEO and president of TriLumina, a laser technology company. He will replace TriLumina’s CEO and chairman of the board, Rudi Weideman, who has stepped down. Richard Neumann, formally president and CFO of...
Former Bookham Director Named BeamExpress Chairman
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 5, 2011 — Peter Bordui, former chairman of Bookham (now Oclaro) and a veteran of the fiber optics telco industry, has joined the board of directors at BeamExpress SA as its chairman, the company announced. BeamExpress also has completed a $3 million...
VCSEL-driven Atomic Clock Available to Consumers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 4, 2011 — A matchbook-size atomic clock 100 times smaller than its commercial predecessors has been created by a team of researchers at Symmetricom Inc., Draper Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. The portable chip scale atomic clock (CSAC) —...
Some telecom laser makers produce 1M per month
May 1, 2011 — Robust growth is anticipated and, in fact, already occurring in elements of the optical components market. When compared with past quantities, one area of extraordinary growth is lasers, the sources or drivers of any fiber optic network, and their...
Circular VCSEL
Oct 5, 2010 — VI Systems GmbH of Berlin has released the first circular chip arrays of its vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) designed for wire- and flip-chip bonding. With seven channels for data rates of up to 5 Gb/s per channel, the VCSEL delivers...
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