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Lasers Cool Gas Clouds
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 5, 2012 — A new way to cool semiconductor membranes paradoxically uses lasers to bring their temperature down by heating them up, paving the way to efficient cooling of components for future ultrasensitive sensors and quantum computers.
Hamilton Thorne, Leica Expand Partnership
BEVERLY, Mass., & TORONTO, March 2, 2012 — Hamilton Thorne expanded its distribution partnership with the German supplier, giving Leica Microsystems access to its current portfolio of laser products as well as select pipeline products, including the IMSI STRICT software for the fertility...
Luxtera, STMicroelectronics Partner on Si Photonics
GENEVA & CARLSBAD, Calif., March 2, 2012 — The two companies will collaborate to bring Luxtera’s silicon photonics intellectual property and knowledge to a photonics process to be developed at STMicroelectronics’ Crolles, France, facility.
A brighter way to ring in the New Year
Mar 1, 2012 — On New Year’s Eve 2011, the people of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, celebrated the launch of not just 2012 but a citywide laser installation. A laser projected “2011” on the capital city’s 175-m-high Anayasa tower and then...
Ametek Buys TMC
Mar 1, 2012 — Electronic instruments maker Ametek Inc. of Berwyn, Pa., has acquired privately held Technical Manufacturing Corp. (TMC) of Peabody, Mass., a manufacturer of vibration isolation systems and optical test benches. Financial terms were not disclosed....
Amorphous silicon makes better optical fibers
COLLEGE PARK, Pa. – A first-of-its-kind technique deposits a noncrystalline form of silicon into the long, ultrathin pores of optical fibers, making more flexible and efficient fibers. This method uses high-pressure chemistry to make well-developed films and wires from...
AMS Technologies Acquires Company
Mar 1, 2012 — AMS Technologies AG will acquire Azpect Photonics AB of Sodertalje, Sweden, creating the largest pan-European provider of products for optical, power and thermal management technologies, AMS said.
Breaking wavelength limits enables chips with finer features
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A new way to break through wavelength-related limits to feature size in state-of-the-art silicon chips could enable further leaps in computational power. The microchip revolution has seen a steady shrinking of features on silicon chips, packing...
Challenging Solving Improving
Mar 1, 2012 — Winners of 2011 Prism Awards represented an intriguing mix of European and US-based small companies and established businesses. This year’s winners include a 60-laser system for inspecting train rails at high speed, a dual-laser source for...
European Companies Win Big
Mar 1, 2012 — The winners of the 2011 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation represented an intriguing mix of European and US-based small companies and established businesses. The annual international competition, sponsored by Photonics Media and SPIE, honors...
FEI Acquires Aspex
Mar 1, 2012 — FEI Co. of Hillsboro, Ore., has paid $30.5 million for Aspex Corp. of Delmont, Pa., which makes scanning electron microscopes for environmentally demanding military, industrial and factory floor applications. Aspex makes an electron microscope that...
General Dynamics Creates Imaging Division
Mar 1, 2012 — General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems of Fairfax, Va., has created General Dynamics Global Imaging Technologies to deliver imaging solutions for law enforcement, defense and homeland security customers. The new division will allow the...
GigOptix Books $1.8M Order
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 1, 2012 — The electronic and electro-optic components supplier booked a $1.8 million purchase order for its 100G Mach-Zehnder modulator quad-driver, a customized version of the GX62451, for a Tier 1 telecom 100G dense wavelength division multiplexing...
High-speed CMOS sensors provide better images
DUISBURG, Germany – A patented photodetector that boosts the speed of traditional CMOS sensors now can produce better-quality images for low-light applications such as spectroscopy, astronomy and x-ray photography. Some CMOS applications require pixels in excess...
Incom Buys Paradigm Optics
Mar 1, 2012 — Fused fiber optics components maker Incom Inc. of Charlton, Mass., has expanded into the polymer fiber optics market with the acquisition of Vancouver, Wash.-based Paradigm Optics. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Paradigm...
Jenoptik Wins Order in Asia
Mar 1, 2012 — Based in Jena, Germany, the Optical Systems Div. of Jenoptik has received a multimillion-euro order for flat panel display equipment from an undisclosed Asian customer.
Lasers sought to map jet emissions
Mar 1, 2012 — Travelers concerned about the carbon footprint – or carbon trail, if you will – left behind by airplanes might be happy to hear about a British endeavor in which lasers could lead to greener jet engines. The project, called FLITES...
Masking moments in time by splitting light
ITHACA, N.Y. – A technique that employs a split-time lens to break light into its slower (red) and faster (blue) components creates a temporal gap, albeit at the picosecond timescale, engineers at Cornell University have reported. The optical fiber-based...
Millerick Joins Dynasil Board
WATERTOWN, Mass., March 1, 2012 — John Millerick was elected to the board of directors at the detection and sensing company's annual stockholders meeting.
Novotech Completes Modernization Plan
Mar 1, 2012 — Infrared optics and germanium materials supplier Novotech Inc. of Acton, Mass., has completed an equipment modernization plan that includes the purchase of automated robotic optics edging and curve-generating machines that can produce several...
One-step process turns carbon fibers into graphene QDs
HOUSTON – Common carbon fiber can be turned into graphene quantum dots (QDs) in a one-step chemical process that is much simpler than established techniques. This discovery could prove useful for optical, biomedical and electronic applications. ...
Optics industry on steady ground after quake
TOKYO – One year after the devastating tsunami and earthquake in Japan, there are no lasting effects on the optics industry, and all supply chain problems have been resolved, according to two executives from Edmund Optics Japan Co. Ltd. The...
Particle Counting Prevents Contamination-Related Damage
Mar 1, 2012 — Particle contamination of fluids is a huge problem in a variety of applications. Pharmaceutical products, pure water, and hydraulic and lubricating oil and fuels, for example, have strict cleanliness standards and contamination limits. In open...
Plasmonic nanoantennas promise optics with strange new abilities
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Arrays of plasmonic nanoantennas can abruptly change the phase of light, potentially enabling more powerful microscopes, computers and telecommunications systems. “By abruptly changing the phase, we can dramatically modify how light...
Precision Optical Opens Facility
Mar 1, 2012 — Laser-quality precision optical assemblies and components manufacturer Precision Optical of Costa Mesa, Calif., celebrated the opening of its 42,000-sq-ft facility in early December. Members of the optics industry, local government officials, and...
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