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JILA Upgrades Terahertz Source
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 24, 2011 — JILA researchers have developed a laser-based source of terahertz radiation that is unusually efficient and less prone to damage than similar systems. The technology might be useful in applications such as detecting trace gases or imaging weapons in security screening. JILA is a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Close-up of the electron source. (Images: Zhang/JILA) Terahertz radiation —...
Group to Develop Stroke Sensor
MONS, Belgium, Jan. 14, 2011 — The P3SENS consortium has been formed to develop an immunoassay detection device suitable for emergency stroke diagnosis. Co-funded by the Seventh EU Framework Program, the €3.6 million project will develop photonic crystal technology for...
Gaining chirped pulse amplification with fiber only
VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ, France – Optical parametric amplification is a common method for improving laser-based telecommunications by boosting signal strength across long lengths of fiber optics. If you chirp the signal pulses – stretching and recompressing each pulse –...
Gooch & Housego Acquiring EM4
ILMINSTER, England, Dec. 17, 2010 — Optical components and systems manufacturer Gooch & Housego announced Friday that it will acquire Boston-based EM4 Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed; the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of January. EM4 makes...
Thermal Technology Launches Crystal Grower
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 13, 2010 — High temperature furnace systems and crystal growth equipment manufacturer Thermal Technology announced the commercial availability of its 90 kg Kyropoulos sapphire crystal grower. A 90 kg Kyropoulos sapphire crystal grown in Thermal...
Beetle Scales Could Help Speed Computers
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 1, 2010 — Research that began as a high school science fair project involving a shiny Brazilian beetle may ultimately help advance the pursuit of ultrafast computers that manipulate light rather than electricity. Brigham Young University physics major Lauren...
Quantum dot ink will make lasers printable
CLAYTON SOUTH and MELBOURNE, Australia, & PADUA, Italy – Printing techniques that already have been incorporated into solar cell manufacturing could prove useful for the production of lasers and other emitting optoelectronic devices, according to researchers from Australia and Italy. Quantum dots are...
Shasta Crystals Nabs Phase II SBIR Grant
ANDERSON, Calif., Sept. 1, 2010 — Crystal growth company Shasta Crystals Inc. announced Monday that it was awarded $493,883 from the National Science Foundation for a Phase II project. Titled, “Low Cost High Quality Nonlinear Optical Crystals for Laser Light Sources for...
Queen’s University Selects Linkam Stages
TADWORTH, England, Aug. 20, 2010 — For 10 years, Linkam Scientific Instruments has been used as temperature stage suppliers to Queen’s University in Canada to study the properties of ferroelectric liquid crystals. The research program, led by Professor Robert Lemieux and his...
Zecotek Lands Fermilab Contract
SINGAPORE, Aug. 9, 2010 — Zecotek Photonics Inc. announced that the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Illinois has contracted it to develop a custom micropixel avalanche photodiode (MAPD) based on its existing MAPD-3 design. The new units are required to...
Nanoparticles Intensify QDs’ Glow
UPTON, N.Y., July 27, 2010 — By linking individual semiconductor quantum dots with gold nanoparticles, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated the ability to enhance the intensity of light emitted by individual quantum dots by up to 20 times. According to...
Newport Sells Hilger Crystals to Dynasil
IRVINE, Calif., July 20, 2010 — Advanced technology products maker Newport Corp. announced Tuesday that it has sold its Hilger Crystals subsidiary to Dynasil Corp. of West Berlin, N.J., for $4 million in cash. Margate, England-based Hilger manufactures variety of synthetic...
Adding Fiber Pays Off for Industry
Jul 1, 2010 — For Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESI) of Portland, Ore., getting fiber into its diet has been one key to success. Among other things, the company makes a line of micromachining systems for the semiconductor, flat panel display, photovoltaic...
Cristal Laser Marks 20 Years
MESSEIN, France, May 10, 2010 — To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Cristal Laser looks back on its success as a leader in the growth of nonlinear materials. The company began as a spinoff of the University of Sciences at Nancy with a patent based on halide flux-grown KTP...
Sales Team Expanded
May 10, 2010 — Northvale, N.J.-based Photonic Products Group Inc., a manufacturer/developer of products including crystal-based optical components and devices, and optomechanical assemblies, has continued its global expansion with the addition of partners...
Shasta Crystals Nabs $150K NSF Grant
ANDERSON, Calif., April 23, 2010 — Crystal growth company Shasta Crystals announced that it has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for the Phase I project entitled, “Potassium lithium niobate (KLN) grown by modified laser heated pedestal growth...
"Totally new physics" yields first germanium laser
BOSTON – It’s the very first germanium laser capable of emitting wavelengths useful for optical communications. It’s also the first operable at room temperature. And this new laser not only holds promise for optical computing but also proves that...
Cooling goes cryogenic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – All-solid-state laser cooling, or “optical refrigeration,” a technique that can be applied to airborne and space-borne sensors, has been demonstrated by a team at the University of New Mexico under the direction of Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, a...
Crystal-Clear Research
Apr 12, 2010 — Exciting new findings about crystals – on subjects as diverse as diamonds, peptide nanofibers and colloids – could prove useful in science and industry, perhaps leading to new nanoscale constructs and better electronics. Diamond in...
Mitsubishi Electric to Sell TFT-LCDs in Americas
CYPRESS, Calif., April 5, 2010 — Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA Inc. announced that it now sells thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) modules for industrial applications in North, Central and South America. The company’s color TFT-LCD modules...
‘Microscope’ to Examine Glass Phase
ST. LOUIS, March 24, 2010 – The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.65 million to a project led by physicist Ken Kelton of Washington University in St. Louis to build an electrostatic levitation chambe...
Green is good for Asian laser makers
HSINCHU, Taiwan; and FUJIAN and SHANGHAI, China – For Asian laser diode makers, green seems to be the dominant hue. It shows up in emerging and recovering markets, as a look at just a few companies reveals. At HC Photonics Corp. in Hsinchu, for example, green is the color – for now. That may change...
UV Pulses for Quantum Computing
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 11, 2010 – Photons are promising candidates for investigating quantum systems. German researchers demonstrated a new method for generating intense, ultrashort light pulses in the ultraviolet...
NanoGram Hires Corbin as CEO
MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 27, 2010 – NanoGram Corp., a manufacturer of advanced materials and solutions for energy, optical and electronic materials, has hired Dave Corbin as chief executive officer. Since commenci...
II-VI to Acquire Photop
SAXONBURG, Pa., Dec. 29, 2009 – II-VI Inc. of Saxonburg, Pa., announced it plans to acquire, by the end of January, China-based photonics company Photop Technologies Inc. in a cash and stock deal worth approximately $83 million.
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