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Photonics.com - March 2000
News & Features
Lawrence Berkeley Labs Turn toFiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet
BERKELEY, Calif., Mar. 31 -- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory -- home to the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, the Advanced Light Source accelerator, and a number of other...
Advanced Optical Uses Three-Five's Microdisplaysin Light Engine
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Mar. 31 -- Advanced Optical Engineering Inc. has completed designing and developing a light engine that incorporates Three-Five Systems' liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS)...
ESI Gets Honeywell Order for Laser Drilling Tools
PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 30 -- Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESI) has received an order for multiple units of its Model 5200 Laser Drilling systems and system upgrades from Honeywell's Advanced...
Power Breakthrough Claimed for Multiband IR Laser
NASHUA, N.H., Mar. 30 -- Sanders, a Lockheed Martin company, has reported the development of an infrared multiband laser that has demonstrated what the company describes as unprecedented efficiency...
Zygo, IBM to Terminate AFM Distribution
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., Mar. 30 -- Zygo Corp. and International Business Machine Corp. (IBM) have agreed to terminate a distribution agreement to market and sell atomic force microscope (AFM) products....
DRS Wins Army Contract for IR Sighting Systems
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Mar. 29 -- DRS Technologies Inc. has won a multi-year contract to provide the US Army with Second-Generation Forward-Looking Infrared sighting systems in support of the Army's...
Lucent to Supply Chinese with $145 Million in Optical Systems, Fiber Cable
BEIJING, Mar. 29 -- Lucent Technologies has signed contracts to supply $145-million worth of optical networking systems and fiber cable to two customers in China. Under an agreement with CITIC...
Veeco Buys IBM's Atomic Force Microscope Assets
PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Mar. 29 -- Veeco Instruments Inc. has purchased certain assets related to the Delray Beach, Fla.-based atomic force microscope (AFM) product line of International Business Machines...
Laser-Based Smart Scalpel Detects Cancer Cells
Albuquerque, N.M., Mar. 28 -- Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories have developed what they describe as a smart scalpel that can distinguish between cancerous and...
Berkeley's Advanced Light Source Yields Femtosecond Pulses
BERKELEY, Calif., Mar. 28 -- Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have for the first time produced strobe-like flashes of synchrotron light lasting less...
Data Translation Reports Quarterly Gains
MARLBORO, Mass., Mar. 28 -- Data Translation Inc. reported total sales of $3,902,000 for the quarter ended February 29, 2000, which represented an increase of approximately one percent over the...
Cognex Bullish on First Quarter, Full Year
NATICK, Mass., Mar. 27 -- Cognex Corp. has reported that it expects revenue and net income for the first quarter ending April 2, 2000, to exceed most current estimates and to set quarterly records....
Stocker & Yale Purchases Telecom Fiber Drawing Tower
SALEM, N.H., Mar. 27 -- Stocker & Yale, Inc. has acquired a fiber drawing tower capable of producing telecom-grade specialty optical fiber. The company expects the tower -- which was purchased...
Zeiss Chooses Metron Technology as European Repfor Microelectronic Systems
JENA, Germany, Mar. 27 --The Carl Zeiss Semiconductor Technology business group's Microelectronic Systems division has transferred sales and service of its wafer and mask inspection microscope...
Tyco Submarine SupplyingBangladesh-Singapore Cable System
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Mar. 24 -- Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd., has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board to...
GSI Lumonics to Offer 4 Million Sharesin the US, Canada
KANATA, Ontario, Mar. 24 -- GSI Lumonics Inc. has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and a short-form preliminary prospectus with the securities commissions...
Imaging Diagnostic Submits First Interim Report to FDA
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Mar. 24 -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc. has submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration an interim report on ongoing clinical investigation trials involving its...
Nortel to Acquire CoreTek for $1.43 Billion
BRAMPTON, Ontario, Mar. 23 -- Nortel Networks has announced that it will acquire optical component maker CoreTek, of Wilmington, Mass., for up to $1.43 billion in Nortel's common shares. Nortel...
Energy, Telecom Firms CreateSuper-Regional Fiber Optics Company
WASHINGTON, Mar. 23 -- Six energy and telecommunications companies have joined to create America's Fiber Network LLC (AFN), a super-regional high-speed fiber optics company with a network of more...
Bard, Lumitex Sign Marketing Agreement for Cold Light Technology
MURRAY HILL, N.J, Mar. 22 -- C.R. Bard Inc. has signed an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Strongsville, Ohio-based Lumitex Inc. for marketing rights to the Bard Light technology and...
Cree Gets Microvision Funding for Laser, LED Development
DURHAM, N.C., Mar. 22 -- Cree Inc. has received a commitment from Bothell, Wash.-based Microvision Inc. for an additional $10 million in funding for further development of light-emitting diodes...
Spectrolab Eyes European Markets for Spacecraft Solar Cells
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 22 -- Spectrolab Inc. has received US government approval to provide solar cells, panels, and arrays to major European spacecraft manufacturers. Spectrolab's high-power solar cell...
GTS to Deploy Ciena's Systems in European Optical Network
LINTHICUM, Md., Mar. 22 -- Ciena Corp. has reported that its MultiWave CoreStream intelligent optical transport systems will be deployed by Global TeleSystems (GTS) in the company's trans-European...
Microvision Invests in Laser Development Company
BOTHELL, Wash., Mar. 21 -- Microvision Inc. has made an equity investment in Gemfire Corp., a closely held Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of high-intensity laser light sources. Gemfire has...
Artificial Eyelid Reacts Faster Than Laser
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Mar. 21 --- Researchers at the University of Florida and a North Carolina institute have developed a device with a surface that converts from transparent to opaque so rapidly that...
C-COR.net, Finisar to Co-DevelopAdvanced Fiber Products
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Mar. 21 -- C-COR.net and Finisar Corp. have agreed to jointly develop fiber optics-based products for active or passive broadband hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) networks. The companies...
Precision Optics Completes Private Placement
GARDNER, Mass., Mar. 20 -- Precision Optics Corp. Inc. has completed a private placement valued at up to $22.9 million to institutional and private investors. Investors agreed to purchase 657,895...
Corning Anticipates Better-Than-Expected First-Quarter Results
CORNING, N.Y., Mar. 20 -- Corning Inc. said it expects to report first-quarter earnings that are well above the current First Call consensus estimate of 48 cents per share. Based on results through...
Bell Labs Demos First Long-Distance Triple-Tb Transmission
MURRAY HILL, N.J., Mar. 20 -- Scientists at Bell Labs, the research and development arm of Lucent Technologies, have demonstrated the first long-distance triple-terabit data transmission. The...
Intel to Acquire Danish Optical Communications Chip Maker
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Mar. 17 -- Intel Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GIGA A/S, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based NKT company, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately...
DQE Communications, Penn Telecom Ink Fiber Leasing Agreement
PITTSBURGH, Mar. 17 -- DQE Inc. subsidiary DQE Communications reported that Penn Telecom, an integrated communications provider, has leased fiber on its metropolitan fiber optic backbone. The...
Cognex Acquires Komatsu's Machine Vision Business
NATICK, Mass., Mar. 17 -- Cognex Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the machine vision business of Komatsu Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of electronics and industrial equipment, and...
Nortel to Acquire Xros for $3.25 Billion
BRAMPTON, Ontario, Canada, Mar. 16 -- Nortel Networks has agreed to acquire photonic switch developer Xros, of Sunnyvale, Calif., for $3.25 billion worth of Nortel common shares, fully diluted....
Mitsubishi Unveils 250-mW Laser Diode for Optical Communications
TOKYO, Mar. 16 -- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. reported that it has developed a 980-nm pump laser diode with output power of 250-mW at 70 °C for an erbium-doped fiber amplifier employed in...
Photronics Acquiring Major Interest in Precision Semiconductor Mask
JUPITER, Fla., Mar. 16 -- Photronics Inc. plans to acquire a majority share of Precision Semiconductor Mask Corp. (PSMC) of Taiwan. In conjunction with certain of its principal shareholders, PSMC has...
Zygo Appoints Vice President, Automation Systems
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., Mar. 16 -- Zygo Corp. has named D.E. Mike Davis as its new vice president of Automation Systems. Davis has held senior-level positions with IBM for over 20 years; he has served...
Advanced Fibre Communications, France Telecom Sign Contract
PETALUMA, Calif., Mar. 16 -- Advanced Fibre Communications Inc. (AFC) has signed a multi-year contract to supply its UMC1000 multi-service access platform to France Telecom. The contract was awarded...
Global Crossing Adds Spain, Scandinaviato Pan European Net
LONDON, Mar. 15 -- Global Crossing has extended its pan-European fiber-optic network to Spain and Scandinavia. The network now includes five cities in Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona, and three...
Nortel Files Suit Against Optical Networks Inc.
TORONTO, Mar. 15 -- Nortel Networks has sued Optical Networks Inc., alleging that the San Jose, Calif.-based firm has taken trade secrets and infringed on Nortel patents with its data transportation...
Laserscope Wins FDA Clearance for Hair Removal Laser
SAN JOSE, Calif., Mar. 15 -- Laserscope has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market its Lyra Laser System for use in removing hair on patients with the full range of...
US High-Tech Companies Export a Record $181 Billion
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15 -- In 1999, US high-tech companies sold a record $181 billion in manufactured products overseas, accounting for more than one-quarter of all US exports, according to a market...
New Alloy's 'Crazy Physics' Could Lead to Photovoltaic Power Source
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Mar. 14 -- Researchers at the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories are exploring the use of an indium gallium arsenide nitride (InGaAsN) alloy as a photovoltaic...
TyCom Ltd. Seeks $1 Billion in Initial Stock Sale
WASHINGTON, Mar. 14 -- TyCom Ltd., a supplier of undersea fiber optic networks and services and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd., hopes to raise as much as $1 billion in an...
Premier Laser Systems Reorganizes Under Chapter 11
IRVINE, Calif., Mar. 13 -- Premier Laser Systems Inc. has filed a voluntary petition for protection and reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in US Bankruptcy Court in Santa Ana,...
SDL Acquires Queensgate Instruments
SAN JOSE, Calif., Mar. 13 -- SDL Inc. has acquired Brucknell, UK-based Queensgate Instrument Ltd. The terms of the purchase agreement call for payments of up to $210 million consisting of initial...
FCC Approves Qwest, US West Merger
DENVER, Mar. 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the merger of Qwest Communications International Inc. and US West Inc. The FCC's order is contingent upon its approval of...
GSI Lumonics Names Vice President of Components
KANATA, Ontario, Mar. 10 -- GSI Lumonics Inc. has promoted Felix Stukalin to vice president of components. Stukalin joined GSI Lumonics in 1994, becoming general manager of components in 1999. Prior...
Market for Optical Switching Systems to Reach New Highs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Mar. 9 -- Long-term demand for optical switching systems in the global telecommunications marketplace is set to boom, according to a report from Pioneer Consulting. In North America...
RVSI Wins Order for Semiconductor Assembly Equipment
CANTON, Mass., Mar. 9 -- Robotic Vision Systems Inc.'s (RVSI) Vanguard Automation division has received an order valued at $1.3 million from a European subcontract chip manufacturer for chip...
Corning Presents Market Overview
BALTIMORE, Mar. 8 -- Corning Inc. presented its annual business briefing on Monday, March 6, at OFC 2000 in Baltimore. The company provided industry analysts with its overview of and expectations for...
DRS Wins Army Sighting Systems Contract
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Mar. 6 -- DRS Technologies Inc. said that its DRS Optronics unit in Palm Bay, Fla., has received a $7.2-million contract from Lexington, Mass.-based Raytheon Co. to manufacture...
Trimedyne to be Granted Cosmetic Laser Patent
IRVINE, Calif., Mar. 6 -- Trimedyne Inc. reported that the US Patent and Trademark Office has allowed 41 claims of an application covering its new cosmetic laser. The company expects the patent to...
Advanced Lighting Technologies Creates Telecom Unit
CLEVELAND, Mar. 3 -- Advanced Lighting Technologies Inc. has launched a fiber optic telecommunications business unit to develop and manufacture passive optical telecommunications devices and...
IntelliSense, Corning to Collaborateon MEMS Technology
CORNING, N.Y., Mar. 3 -- Corning Inc. and IntelliSense Corp. have entered into a joint development agreement to design, develop and fabricate optical-communications products based on...
Three-Five Ships LCoS Microdisplays to inViso
TEMPE, Ariz., Mar. 2 -- Three-Five Systems Inc. has begun shipping pre-production volumes of liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) microdisplays to inViso Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer of...
Premier Laser Systems Furloughs More Employees
IRVINE, Calif., Mar. 2 -- Premier Laser Systems Inc. has placed all but nine of its employees on temporary unpaid leave in what the company described as a move to address short-term liquidity issues....
Coherent Medical, Mass. General HospitalSign Research Pact
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Mar. 1 -- Coherent Inc. reported that its Medical Group has signed a multi-year research agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital to develop advanced photomedicine...
FDA Clears ESC Medical's Systemfor Dark-Skin Hair Removal
NEEDHAM, Mass., Mar. 1 -- ESC Medical Systems announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company's proprietary Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) technology for use in removing...
Standards to Monitor Customer Satisfaction
GENEVA -- Customer accountability and continuous improvement are two major areas addressed in the latest round of revisions to the International Standards Organization 9000 quality management system....
Submarine Network Is Under Way
Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd. of Hamilton, Bermuda, has begun construction of an undersea fiber telecommunications network. The system, which is to...
Micromirrors Relieve Communications Bottlenecks
Information is the lifeblood of global commerce in the 21st century, and networks are its veins and arteries. But even the highest-capacity optical networks are subject to "thromboses" -- bottlenecks...
Fiber Optic Sensor Gauges Steel Volatility
The process of welding adds diffusible hydrogen to steel, causing embrittlement of the weld. The steel could even explode if concentrations get too high. Although scientists have been detecting...
Schools to Track International Students
WASHINGTON -- The US Immigration and Naturalization Service plans to begin charging international students for the costs of an electronic data transfer system that will process and track their status...
Rivals Surge When Competitors Merge
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It's likely that each time deep-pocketed Lucent Technologies, JDS Uniphase Corp. or Corning Inc. buys a supplier, other companies benefit. A new study explains why more than half of...
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