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OpTek Invests in Operational Facilities in US, China, UK ABINGDON, England, Oct. 7, 2020 — Precision laser processor and manufacturer OpTek Systems announced its investment into new operational facilities on three continents. The company expanded its Greenville, S.C., facility by 2000 sq ft, adding additional fiber processing and machine commissioning space. The company also said it opened a new facility, co-located with HITEC Sensors, in Chelmsford, Mass., outside Boston. Both OpTek and HITEC are Humanetics Group companies. OpTek additionally increased the square footage of
SCHOTT Closes Acquisition of INCOM’s MEGAdraw Business SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 6, 2020 — SCHOTT North America Inc. finalized its acquisition of INCOM Inc.’s MEGAdraw business. The MEGAdraw process is used for image intensification processes and applications. SCHOTT, in a press release, said the acquisition expands its existing...
Low-light Photodetector Senses Shades from UV to NIR MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 23, 2020 — Researchers at RMIT University (Australia) introduced a hyper-efficient broadband photodetector capable of imaging all shades of light between the UV and near-infrared ranges and is at least 1000× thinner than existing commercially available...
Researchers Confirm Drastically Reduced Noise in Room Temperature Optical Fiber ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 22, 2020 — A hollow optical fiber developed by researchers at the University of Central Florida greatly reduces noise that interferes with transmitted signals, compared to single-mode fibers that are currently used to reduce noise. Researchers at the...
Coherent Solutions Is Now Quantifi Photonics AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 15, 2020 — Optical communications and test and measurement company Coherent Solutions has announced a new name. The company is now operating as Quantifi Photonics. The new name and brand, says the company, effective as of Sept. 15, supports its growth in new...
Single-Process and Inexpensive Optical Fiber Fabrication Method Will Enable Self-Production SAO PAULO, Sept. 14, 2020 — Cristiano Cordeiro, a researcher and professor at the University of Campinas’ Physics Institute, has developed a method for fabricating optical fibers that is faster, simpler, and cheaper than conventional processes. The procedure roughly...
Luminate NY Innovation Finals Showcase Range and Depth of Photonic Innovation ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2020 — For the first time, Luminate NY is holding its Innovation Finals Competition in a virtual format, at an event on the opening day of The Optical Society’s (OSA) Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science Conference (FiO + LS) Sept. 14-17. Finalists...
All-Glass Fiber Optic Sensor Measures Force on Miniature Objects WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 10, 2020 — A team of researchers has designed a tiny fiber optic force sensor, approximately equal in diameter to a human hair, capable of measuring extremely slight forces exerted by small objects. The light-based sensor is made of silica glass formed into a...
EXFO to Acquire InOpticals QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 10, 2020 — EXFO Inc., a provider of test and service assurance solutions for wire-line and wireless network operators and equipment manufacturers, including those for the installation, management, and maintenance of converged, IP-fixed, and mobile networks,...
Two-Photon Comb Technique Supports 20-km Distribution for Quantum Communication YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 31, 2020 — In telecom networks connected by fiber optic cable, transmitted photons tend to be absorbed by the material that comprises the cable after traveling just a few kilometers. To prevent the signal from deteriorating, repeaters are placed at regular...
Infinera Announces Leadership Transition SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 28, 2020 — Tom Fallon will be stepping down as Infinera’s CEO. David Heard, the company’s current COO, will succeed Fallon in the position. The transition is expected by the end of 2020. Fallon is expected to remain a member of the company’s...
High-Performance Diamond Sensors Made with Glass Fiber Can Be Used in the Field MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 14, 2020 — Scientists at RMIT University and the University of Adelaide have developed a diamond sensor using conventional fibers. They embedded μm-scale diamond particles within the cross-section of a silicate glass fiber. The diamond-doped optical fibers...
Marine Algae Optical Fiber Boasts Applications in Range of Medical and Scientific Environments SÃO PAULO, Aug. 7, 2020 — Researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil and Gunma University in Japan have designed an optical fiber from agar, the natural gelatin obtained from marine algae. In addition to being edible, the fiber is biodegradable and...
US DOE Reveals Blueprint to Spur Development of National Quantum Internet CHICAGO, July 27, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet. In a July 23 press conference at the University of Chicago, DOE representatives reaffirmed commitment to widening the...
At 5-Year Mark, AIM Photonics Looks Back on Key Accomplishments, Future Goals ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 16, 2020 — Since 2015, AIM Photonics has been at the forefront of New York’s success in the integrated photonics arena. Over the past five years, AIM has created a photonic integrated chip (PIC) manufacturing ecosystem, providing the photonics community...
Researchers Develop Glacier Monitoring Tool Using Optical Fibers BERN, Switzerland, May 20, 2020 — Swiss National Science Foundation professor Fabian Walter has come up with a new glacier monitoring tool in the form of optical fibers. The fibers are capable of monitoring entire glaciers. Due to seismometers’ difficulty being installed in...
Optical Fiber Laser Performance Enhanced by Formulation TUCSON, Ariz., April. 28, 2020 — A team of five inventors at the University of Arizona led by Nasser Peyghambarian, a professor in the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, created a formulation for phosphate-doped fiber and tellurite-doped fiber, enhancing their performance...
Researchers Test Fiber Optics Seismology Solution LANSING, Mich., April 2, 2020 — University of Michigan (U-M) researchers have demonstrated the potential for using existing networks of buried optical fibers as an inexpensive observatory for monitoring and studying earthquakes. The study provides new evidence that the same...
Working Remotely? Dial In to a Photonics Media Webinar PITTSFIELD, Mass., April 1, 2020 — As the days grow longer, so does our spring webinar schedule. This spring, there will be many opportunities to learn about the latest advancements and applications in photonics while you work at home. Optics, biophotonics, machine vision, and...
Researchers Demonstrate Missing Link for the Quantum Internet CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 27, 2020 — Harvard and MIT researchers have found a way to correct for signal loss in quantum computing with a prototype quantum node that can catch, store, and entangle bits of quantum information. A quantum internet could be used to send unhackable messages,...
Chip-Based Quantum Key Distribution Could Secure High-Speed Networks BRISTOL, England, March 19, 2020 — A research team at the University of Bristol has demonstrated chip-based devices that contain all the optical components necessary for quantum key distribution (QKD). The team showed that secure quantum key exchange could be accomplished between two...
Photonics Market Feels Impacts of COVID-19 at Many Levels PITTSFIELD, Mass., March 17, 2020 — With COVID-19 now declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and states of emergency declared around the globe, the photonics market is starting to feel the impacts of the virus — global supply chains are beginning to slow, and...
Caltech and JPL Launch Hybrid, High-Rate Quantum Communication Systems PASADENA, Calif., March 10, 2020 — Caltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are collaborating on the design of a practical, high-rate, high-fidelity quantum communication system over fiber and free space. The team said that it is on track to deploy, commission, and...
World Faces Air Pollution Threat, and Light Technology Could Help MAINZ, Germany, March 5, 2020 — Air pollution is responsible for shortening people's lives worldwide on a scale far greater than wars and other forms of violence and than parasitic and vector-borne diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, and smoking, according to a study published...
OFC 2020 Celebrates 50 Years of Light-Speed Connections SAN DIEGO, March 2, 2020 — The Optical Networking and Communication Conference & Exhibition (OFC 2020), to be held at the San Diego Convention Center March 8-12, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first viable optical fiber. The world’s largest conference on...
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