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Optra to Supply FBI with Laser Event Recorders
TOPSFIELD, Mass., June 30, 2010 — The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has awarded Optra Inc. a contract to supply laser event recorders (LER) that will be utilized to fight the laser dazzle problem faced by pilots worldwide. The ultra precision measurement solutions provider originally developed the technology under a US Navy contract. LER can be used in the cockpit of an aircraft to detect a laser pointed in the direction of an aircraft, allowing the pilot to avoid eye contact while simul...
Precision Solutions Names Interfire II Distributor
STEVENAGE, UK, June 30, 2010 — Precision Solutions announced the appointment of Metrology Concepts LLC as its US distributor for the Interfire II family of infrared interferometers. Based in Rochester, N.Y., Metrology Concepts specializes in surface and wavefront measurement...
THz Photonic Integrated Circuit Formed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 30, 2010 — By integrating a terahertz quantum-cascade laser and diode mixer into a monolithic solid-state transceiver, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories successfully formed a terahertz (THz) photonic integrated circuit that can provide improved...
Spin-Statistics Theorem Survives Test
BERKELEY, Calif., June 28, 2010 — The most rigorous trials yet of a fundamental assumption about how particles behave on the atomic scale has been conducted at the University of California at Berkeley. "We tested one of the major theoretical pillars of quantum field theory,...
Toptica Wins ESO Contract for Laser Guide Stars
VICTOR, N.Y., June 28, 2010 — Toptica Photonics has won a €5.2 million (about $6.4 million) contract from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) to develop four continuous-wave, high-power laser guide stars for the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Paranal, Chile.
Fly Cells Follow Laser Light
BALTIMORE, June 25, 2010 — Scientists at Johns Hopkins report using a laser beam to activate a protein that makes a cluster of fruit fly cells act like a school of fish turning in social unison, following the lead of the one stimulated with light. The study of this unexpected...
Solid-State Quantum Memory for Light
CANBERRA, Australia, June 25, 2010 — Using a technique pioneered to stop and control light from a laser by manipulating electrons in a crystal cooled to -270 degrees Celcius, a team from the Australian National University (ANU) say they have developed the most efficient quantum memory...
Northrop Grumman Exceeds Fiber Laser Goals
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., June 24, 2010 — Northrop Grumman Corp., a defense and technology company, has surpassed Phase I goals for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (Darpa) Revolution in Fiber Lasers (RIFL) program that seeks to mature fiber laser technology. As a...
Electron Superposition Controlled in Silicon
LONDON, June 23, 2010 — The remarkable ability of an electron to exist in two places at once has been controlled in the most common electronic material — silicon — for the first time. The research from the University of Surrey, University College London,...
PhotoMedex to Begin Laser Treatment of Psoriasis Clinical Trials
MONTGOMERYVILLE, Pa., June 23, 2010 — Global skin health solutions company PhotoMedex Inc. announced this month that Dr. John Koo will serve as the principal investigator in a clinical study to assess the efficacy of its Xtrac Velocity excimer laser in the treatment of generalized...
Quantum Gas in a Free Fall
GARCHING, Germany, June 23, 2010 — Against all conventional wisdom, a team of researchers say that by dropping a sensitive measuring device they can actually make the instrument even more sensitive than before. The team, headed by physicists from the University of Hanover and...
StockerYale Changes Name to ProPhotonix
SALEM, N.H., Jun 23, 2010 — StockerYale Inc. announced Wednesday it has changed its name to ProPhotonix Ltd., effective immediately. The company said the name change reflects its "track record for innovations in optics technology for both LED systems and diode-based lasers."...
New Method Manipulates Particles
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 22, 2010 — Researchers at Purdue University have developed a potential new tool for medical diagnostics, for testing food and water for contamination and for crime scene forensics. The novel technique uses a combination of light and electric fields to position...
Organic Laser Breakthrough
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 22, 2010 — Researchers at the University of Michigan have achieved a long sought-after optics phenomenon that could lead to more efficient and flexible lasers for telecommunications and quantum computing applications, among other uses. The researchers...
Spectranetics Settles Class Action Suit for $8.5M
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 22, 2010 — Medical laser maker Spectranetics Corp. announced Tuesday that it has settled a pending class-action suit for $8.5 million in cash and has also settled a stockholder derivatives case for payment of attorneys fees. The class-action suit was filed in...
Lantis Laser, Perio-Imaging to Merge
DENVILLE, N.J., June 18, 2010 — Lantis Laser Inc. announced it will merge with Perio-Imaging Inc., a private New York-based company that makes an ultrasongographic periodontal probe system. The merger would be an all-stock transaction. The name of the new company will be announced...
New Microscope Built in Scotland
GLASGOW, Scotland, June 21, 2010 — A new microscope that obtains crucial highly detailed images of cells, tissue and drugs has been built at the Center for Biophotonics of the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences in Scotland. Designed and built by Dr. Gail...
Laser Energetics Inks Dazer Laser Production Deal
MERCERVILLE, N.J., June 17, 2010 — Laser Energetics Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement for its Dazer Laser will be manufactured by General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products of Charlotte, N.C. "This is one of the most important business developments in...
Snake Creek Lasers Achieves 2 Milestones
HALLSTEAD, Pa., June 15, 2010 — Dr. David C. Brown, president and CTO of Snake Creek Lasers, announced the company has achieved two major milestones in the development of cryogenically-cooled solid-state laser technology: • A Yb:YAG cryogenically-cooled oscillator-amplifier...
KVH Nabs $7M Gyroscope Order
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., June 14, 2010 — KVH Industries Inc. has received a $7.1 million order from a major defense contractor for its DSP-3100 fiber optic gyroscopes. The unnamed contractor will employ the devices in remote weapons stations, which allow gunners to operate the weapon from...
Townes Honored for Lifetime Achievement
ORLANDO, Florida, June 11, 2010 — The Laser Institute of America (LIA) will present its first Lifetime Achievement Award to laser pioneer Dr. Charles Townes at the 29th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics (ICALEO), which takes place Sept. 26 to 30 in...
Golden year of lasers in India
Jun 10, 2010 — It has been quite a while since I attended the Annual Photonics Workshop at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). However, I simply can't seem to overcome the modest, yet grand scale of the event! More than that, I have very fond...
IMRA Facility LEED Certified
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 10, 2010 — IMRA America Inc. announced Tuesday that it was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification established by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute for...
Laser Device Produces Dark Pulses
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 10, 2010 — Researchers have demonstrated a new type of pulsed laser that excels at not producing light. The new device generates sustained streams of "dark pulses" – repeated dips in light intensity – which is the opposite of the bright bursts in a...
Lightworks Optics Begins 2nd Year of NIH Grant
TUSTIN, Calif., June 10, 2010 — Precision optical subassemblies and systems provider LightWorks Optics Inc., announced it received approval for the second year of funding fro a Small Business Innovation Research Grant (SBIR) awarded by the National Institute of Health (NIH). ...
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