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SPIE Names 2014 Award Winners
BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 18, 2014 — SPIE has announced its 2014 award recipients, who are being honored for their outstanding achievements in the industry. And the winners are: SPIE Gold Medal Award: James Harrington of Rutgers University for his contributions to the field of specialty fiber optics and for his pioneering work in the development of IR transmissive fiber optics and its applications in laser power delivery, chemical and thermal sensing, and spectroscopy. Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award: Brian
MUSE Offers 3-D View of Distant Galaxies
CERRO PARANAL, Chile, March 6, 2014 — Far-away galaxies and bright stars could feel closer than ever, thanks to a new astronomical instrument that is a decade in the making.
Down-Hole Fluid Sensor Launched
HORSHAM, Pa., Feb. 12, 2014 — Optoelectronic components and systems designer Avo Photonics, in collaboration with an optical-sensor group at oil and natural-gas service company Weatherford International of Geneva, has validated the performance of a down-hole multichannel...
Roll-to-Roll Nano Sensors Enhance Manufacturing Opportunities
ESPOO, Finland, Feb. 7, 2014 — Roll-to-roll mass manufacturing is a key technology in low-cost disposable photonic sensor production, which could pave the way for new business and job opportunities, particularly for small and medium enterprises. Photosens, a European consortium...
Ultrathin PV Device is Highly Efficient
VALENCIA, Spain, & LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 30, 2013 — A thin film of perovskite sandwiched between two very thin organic semiconductors makes for a photovoltaic device with high power conversion efficiency, researchers have discovered. The thin-film photovoltaic device. A group led by Hendrik Bolink of...
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...
Disk Laser Research Garners EU Support
STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 29, 2013 — Two projects starting next month concerned with developing ultrashort-pulse disk lasers for industrial materials processing applications are receiving €9.14 million (about $12.5 million) in funding from the European Union’s 7th European...
Oclaro Sells Micro-Optics Business to II-VI
PITTSBURGH, & SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2013 — Optical communications components maker Oclaro Inc. announced Thursday that II-VI Inc. has exercised a previously announced option to buy its fiber amplifier and micro-optics business for $88.6 million. Under the deal, which is expected to close...
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.
Telescopic contact lens helps AMD patients see
SAN DIEGO, and LAUSANNE, Switzerland – A slim, telescopic contact lens that switches between normal and magnified vision in combination with liquid crystal eyeglasses could provide a relatively unobtrusive way to enhance the sight of patients with age-related macular degeneration...
Conference to Explore Laser-based Weather Control
GENEVA, Aug. 30, 2013 — Ultrashort-pulse lasers as an emerging tool for controlling the weather will be the topic of interest at a gathering of atmospheric physicists, meteorologists and climatologists next month at the World Meteorological Organisation in Geneva. The...
Bonsai to Distribute Headwall Sensors in France, Switzerland
FITCHBURG, Mass., Aug. 16, 2013 — Headwall Photonics has appointed Bonsai Advanced Technologies of southern France as its distributor of hyperspectral sensors in France and Switzerland. "We are very impressed with the level of technical understanding at Bonsai with respect to our...
Moves & Expansions
Aug 1, 2013 — Trumpf Laser Marking Systems AG has opened a 35,500-sq-ft production facility in Grüsch, Switzerland, to accommodate the 70 percent increase in orders for marking lasers over the previous year. The $17.8 million building doubles the...
Ultrafast Laser Researcher Wins LIA Schawlow Award
ORLANDO, Fla., July 29, 2013 — Ultrafast laser research pioneer Dr. Ursula Keller has been named the first female recipient of the Laser Institute of America’s (LIA) Arthur L. Schawlow Award.
Concentrating the power of 2000 suns
Jul 1, 2013 — A new photovoltaic system could harness the power of 2000 suns and convert a whopping 80 percent of incoming light into useful energy – providing sunny, remote locations with electricity, fresh water and cooler air at lower prices than...
People In The News
Jul 1, 2013 — Lambda Research Corp. of Littleton, Mass., has selected Corine Cupillard to head its European sales team, which was expanded to support increased regional demand for the TracePro optical and illumination design software. Cupillard previously was a...
Strain ‘bridges’ move germanium closer to lasing
ZURICH – Germanium, a semiconductor with far greater light conduction possibilities than silicon, is a step closer to providing a foundation for the light-based computers of tomorrow, thanks to a European team working to make the material laser-compatible....
Telescopic Contact Lens Helps AMD Patients See
SAN DIEGO, and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 27, 2013 — A slim, telescopic contact lens that switches between normal and magnified vision using liquid crystal eyeglasses could provide a relatively unobtrusive way to enhance the sight of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
New Material Improves Camera Sensitivity
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 13, 2013 — A new material with five times the light sensitivity of current silicon-based sensor technology could yield cameras sensitive enough to capture photos using only starlight.
Trumpf Expands Facilities in Switzerland
GRÜSCH, Switzerland, June 12, 2013 — Trumpf Laser Marking Systems AG has opened a 35,500-sq-ft production facility in Switzerland to accommodate the 70 percent increase in orders for marking lasers over the previous year. The $17.8 million building doubles the company’s current...
CVI Laser Optics Expands Relationship with AcalBFi
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 13, 2013 — CVI Laser Optics has expanded its European relationship with advanced technology distributor AcalBFi UK Ltd. of Wokingham, England.
CSEM Joins EU Project on Flexible OLEDs
NEUCHÂTEL, Switzerland, May 9, 2013 — CSEM SA, the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology, has joined a €11.2 million (about $14.7 million) project to help commercialize flexible OLEDs. The project — Flex-o-Fab — will create a pilot-scale manufacturing line for the OLEDs...
Escatec Appoints Micro-assembly Expert to Head MOEMS Facility
HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, April 29, 2013 — Wolfgang Plank, the R&D project manager of electronics manufacturing services provider Escatec, was appointed head of the company’s MOEMS (micro-optic electronic manufacturing services) facility.
Germanium Made Laser-Compatible
ZURICH, April 23, 2013 — A manufacturing technique that alters the optical properties of germanium — an element incompatible with lasers — has rendered the semiconductor laser-compatible through high tensile strain. The discovery could enable microprocessor components to...
System Aims to Concentrate Power of 2000 Suns
ZURICH, April 22, 2013 — A photovoltaic system capable of harnessing the power of 2000 suns and converting 80 percent of incoming light into useful energy could provide sunny, remote locations with electricity, fresh water and cooler air at lower prices than conventional...
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