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Newport to Acquire Ophir Optronics
IRVINE, Calif., July 8, 2011 — Laser, components and positioning systems manufacturer Newport Corp. reported today that it will strengthen its position in photonics instrumentation by acquiring Israel-based Ophir Optronics Ltd. for $230 million in cash. Based in Jerusalem, Ophir makes infrared optics, photonics instrumentation and three-dimensional non-contact measurement equipment. It has manufacturing operations in Israel and the US and employs 650. The acquisition will be completed through a merger of Ophir with a newl...
e2v, Thales Ink 2 Sensor Contracts
CHELMSFORD, England, July 7, 2011 — Imaging solutions provider e2v and Thales Alenia Space of Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, have signed two contracts worth a total of €4 million ($5.8 million USD). According to the agreements, e2v will supply imaging sensors for high-resolution...
JDSU Buys QuantaSol IP
MILPITAS, Calif., July 7, 2010 — Optical networking and test and measurement products provider JDSU announced that it has acquired product design, patented intellectual property and other assets from QuantaSol, a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology provider based in the UK....
LEDiL Taps Mouser as Global Distributor
MANSFIELD, Texas, July 7, 2011 — Mouser Electronics Inc., a subsidiary of TTI Inc., announced an agreement with LEDiL to distribute the latter’s line of LED reflectors and lenses to customers worldwide. LEDiL manufactures advanced optics designed to support high-power and...
QCL-Based JammIR Laser Successfully Tested
SAN DIEGO, July 7, 2011 — Daylight Defense LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daylight Solutions Inc., announced that its JammIR laser system successfully defeated heat-seeking missile threats during a test conducted by the US Air Force. Throughout the test program, the...
Zygo Receives $3M Laser Fusion Amplifier Order
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., July 7, 2011 — The Optical Systems Div. of Zygo Corp. has been awarded a $3 million continuation order from Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (CEA) for its meter class laser fusion amplifiers. The order is part of an ongoing contract...
II-VI Acquires Aegis Lightwave
PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 6, 2011 — Engineered materials and optoelectronic components maker II-VI Inc. has acquired privately held Aegis Lightwave Inc. for an initial consideration of $52 million in cash, II-VI announced Tuesday.
Micron Optics Installs Sensors on Mount Rushmore
ATLANTA, July 6, 2011 — Fiber optic sensing and laser imaging equipment provider Micron Optics Inc. has installed an optical interrogation system on Mount Rushmore. The Rock Block Monitoring System (RBMS) will provide the National Park Service with information...
Flexible Display Center Installs OLED Tool
TEMPE, Ariz., July 5, 2011 — The Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University has installed Korea-based Sunic Systems' GEN-II OLED SUNICEL Plus 400 vacuum evaporation and encapsulation process tool. The new system gives the FDC the ability to manufacture full-color...
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...
NikkoIA Licenses Siemens Imaging Tech
MOIRANS, France, July 5, 2011 — Grenoble startup NikkoIA SAS has signed a worldwide exclusive license agreement with Siemens AG to gain access to its patent portfolio on photodetector technology. The contract is accompanied by a transfer of technology and know-how from...
AFL Secures Optical Fiber Identifier Patent
Jul 1, 2011 — Fiber optic test equipment supplier AFL was awarded “Signal Identifying Apparatus for an Optical Fiber,” US Patent No. 7916983. The patent covers the company’s optical fiber identifier (OFI) technology for detecting the presence or...
ALM Acquires Stake in Laser Sintering
Jul 1, 2011 — In Texas, Advanced Laser Materials (ALM) LLC of Temple, a supplier of materials for rapid manufacturing, announced its strategic partnership with Integra of Round Rock, which offers technical expertise to the laser sintering business. The...
AMOLED Displays for Video
Jul 1, 2011 — The Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University in Tempe, and Universal Display Corp. of Ewing, N.J., have fabricated full-color, flexible active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display prototypes. With funding from the US...
Augusta Technologie Buys LMI
Jul 1, 2011 — LMI Technologies, which makes 3-D laser sensors for industrial measurement and control applications, has sold 100 percent of its shares to join Augusta Technologie AG, a Munich, Germany-based sensor and vision technology company. As a result, LMI,...
Boeing to Develop High-Brightness Laser
Jul 1, 2011 — The Chicago-based Boeing Co. has received a $4.2 million, 16-month contract to design and develop a 25-kW high-brightness laser for the Pentagon’s High Energy Laser – Joint Technology Office (HEL-JTO). The company will develop the...
Canon Forms Imaging Subsidiary
Jul 1, 2011 — Canon U.S.A. Inc. of Lake Success, N.Y., has established Canon Information and Imaging Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to expanding service to businesses. The unit will focus at first on accelerating the growth of sectors such as...
Carl Zeiss, Digital Surf Pen Software Agreement
JENA, Germany, & BESANÇON, France, July 1, 2011 — Carl Zeiss and Digital Surf have signed an agreement that enables the former company to provide the latter’s ConfoMap surface imaging and analysis software for use with Zeiss’ confocal microscopes. The software includes numerous...
Company Receives Integrated Optical Biosensor
Jul 1, 2011 — Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., based in Orangevale, Calif., has accepted delivery of a biosensor proposed for use in diagnosing cholera, tuberculosis and malaria. The sensor could be in clinical trials by 2012. Developed in conjunction with...
Emcore Gains Solar Cell Contract
Jul 1, 2011 — Emcore Corp. of Albuquerque, N.M., has entered into a multiyear supply agreement with Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) of Palo Alto, Calif., to manufacture and deliver multijunction solar cells for SS/L’s commercial satellite program. The contract...
FluxData Licenses Imaging Patent
Jul 1, 2011 — Multispectral imaging systems provider FluxData Inc. of Rochester, N.Y., has licensed Patent No. 7554586 titled “System and Method for Scene Image Acquisition and Spectral Estimation Using a Wide-Band Multi-Channel Image Capture,” from...
From a cold start, Brazilian science and technology heat up
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – In a country where basic educational needs have gone unmet for decades, you might not expect a thriving photonics industry. In Brazil, however, light-based efforts are steadily climbing toward prominence. As recently as the beginning of the century...
GE to Build US Solar Panel Factory
Jul 1, 2011 — GE announced that its full-size cadmium telluride thin-film solar panel has been independently certified as the most efficient ever reported for the technology. The company intends to manufacture the panels at a new 400-MW US factory as part of a...
Growth Predicted for Pico Projectors
Jul 1, 2011 — Front projector market information expert Pacific Media Associates (PMA) has reported that its first-quarter census of all front projectors indicated that worldwide shipments for the mobile, battery-powered types grew to 235,000 units, compared with...
Idex Acquires CVI Melles Griot
Jul 1, 2011 — Applied solutions company Idex Corp. of Lake Forest, Ill., announced on May 11 that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 3301%%CVI Melles Griot from Norwest Equity Partners. Based in Albuquerque, N.M., CVI Melles Griot, with annual...
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