Optics & Photonics News

RSS

LROC Images Help Researchers to Locate Soviet Union Spacecraft

ASU and Johns Hopkins University researchers have located the spacecraft from Soviet Union lunar sample return missions with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) images.

26 Mar 2010

Samsung and Tessera Sign Licensing Agreement for Face Tracking Solution

Tessera Technologies, Inc. announced today that Samsung Electronics has licensed Tessera's FotoNation(R) FaceTracker solution, which provides high-performance face detection and tracking capabilities.

26 Mar 2010

New Mi Macro Imaging Station from Nikon Simplifies Pathologists Work

Nikon Instruments, Inc. today announced its newest product in the digital pathology market, the Mi macro imaging grossing station.

26 Mar 2010

New EZ-Bend Bundled MDU Optical Cable from OFS can Save 60% Installation Time

OFS, designer, manufacturer and supplier of leading edge fiber optic network products, today announced it has made available the EZ-Bend® Bundled MDU Cabling System that helps speed low-cost deployment of fiber to multi-dwelling units (MDUs).

26 Mar 2010

OFS Releases Research Report on Transmission Fiber at OFC/ NFOEC 2010

OFS, designer, manufacturer and supplier of leading edge fiber optic network products, today published ground breaking research on various designs for next-generation transmission fiber for coherent optical communications at OFC/ NFOEC 2010.

26 Mar 2010

Tamron's Optics Unit to Exhibit CCTV Lenses at SecuTech Expo in Taiwan

Industrial Optics Business Unit of Tamron Co., Ltd. announces that it will exhibit CCTV lenses at SecuTech Expo 2010 in Taiwan on April 21(Wed)-23(Fri) 2010.

26 Mar 2010

SPIE 2010 Conference to Feature Imaging, Sensing Technologies from Clear Align

Michael G. Bush and Dean P. Kossives of Clear Align, an electro-optic systems company focused on custom imaging, fiber optic and laser sensors for military and aerospace applications, will present papers documenting two novel technologies during the SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing Conference in Orlando, Florida, April 5-9, 2010.

26 Mar 2010

STEMMER IMAGING Introduces New Cameras Featuring Solar Sensor

A new range of cameras from STEMMER IMAGING use a sensor based on solar cell technology to allow imaging from scenes which simultaneously contain both very light and very dark areas.

26 Mar 2010

GPEC Announces Joint Research Project on Organic Photovoltaic Technology

Global Photonic Energy Corporation (“GPEC”), a leading developer of a sustainable Organic Photovoltaic (OPV™) technology, said today that its research partner at the University of Michigan has secured a joint research project funded by Dankook University (“DKU”) and the South Korean government.

26 Mar 2010

Samsung Wave Smartphone to be DivX Certified for HD Video

DivX, Inc., a leading digital media company, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading mobile provider, today announced that the highly anticipated Samsung Wave is the world's first mobile phone to be DivX Certified for HD video playback at 720p resolution.

26 Mar 2010

ORNL Researchers Analyze Light Atoms Using Electron Microscope

Using the latest in aberration-corrected electron microscopy, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their colleagues have obtained the first images that distinguish individual light atoms such as boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen.

26 Mar 2010

JDSU Launches Four New MAP-200 Optical Test and Measurement Modules

JDSU today announced the introduction of four new modules for its MAP-200 optical test and measurement platform.

26 Mar 2010

Luminus Provides Light Source fo LED-Based Profile Light

Luminus Devices, developer and manufacturer of big-chip PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced that it provides the light source inside Martin Professional’s new MAC 350 Entour™, the world’s first high output LED-based, mercury-free, profile light.

25 Mar 2010

Westell to Incorporate Clearfield’s Clearview Cassette in Outside Plant Enclosures Range

Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL), a leading provider of broadband products, outside plant telecommunications equipment and conferencing services, and Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD), a specialist in fiber management solutions for fiber to the premises (FTTp) deployments, today announced that the two companies have established a Joint Development Agreement as part of Clearfield’s “Clearview Multiplied” program.

25 Mar 2010

Cyberlux LED Recessed Downlight for Construction and Retrofit Markets

Cyberlux Corporation, (OTCBB: CYBL), a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that the Company is expanding its product portfolio with the market launch of a six inch LED recessed ceiling “can light.” Designed for both the new construction and the retrofit markets, the LED recessed lights include a retrofit kit for the replacement of any incandescent or fluorescent six inch recessed light socket currently installed. The high-powered, energy efficient LED recessed light is a 13 Watt, 620 lumen fixture, including embedded proprietary dimming technology that works with standard resistance dimmers. The non-dimmable products are well-suited for commercial or government common areas that do not require dimmable capabilities.

25 Mar 2010