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Enablence Technologies Acquires Supplier of PLC Based Photonic Devices in California

Enablence Technologies Inc., a developer of Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) transceivers for optical modems, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of ANDevices Inc., subject to certain approvals, consents and conditions. ANDevices is a supplier of Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) based photonic devices for the Access, Metro and Long-Haul communication markets and is based in Fremont, California.

20 Jan 2008

Novel Technique to Sharpen X-Ray Imaging

Researchers at the PSI and the EPFL in Switzerland have developed a novel method for producing dark-field x-ray images at wavelengths used in typical medical and industrial imaging equipment.

20 Jan 2008

Elbit Systems Receives Contracts to Supply Thermal Imaging Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded contracts valued at a total of approximately $40 million from several customers for the supply of its CORAL and CORAL-CR hand-held lightweight Thermal Imaging cameras.

20 Jan 2008

RGBLase Announces Latest Free Space Laser Module

RGBLase LLC, a leading manufacturer for OEM laser modules and photonic total solution provider, today announced the introduction of a new product family: the FreeBeam series of free space semiconductor laser module.

19 Jan 2008

Laser Diode Marks Company's Entry into Human Body Light Measuring Device Market

Opnext, Inc., a global leader in state-of-the-art laser technology, today announced the availability of the HL7001/7002MG laser diode for use in medical applications such as blood, analysis light source and endoscopy.

19 Jan 2008

Tiny Blue-Violet Laser Offers Strength and Power

Photonic Products is pleased to announce that Sanyo’s tiny blue-violet laser diodes are now available in industrial strength and power.

19 Jan 2008

Lines of Pure Mass-Energy Stretching Across the Entire Universe

A team of physicists and astronomers from the University of Sussex and Imperial College London have uncovered hints that there may be cosmic strings - lines of pure mass-energy - stretching across the entire Universe.

18 Jan 2008

Securing Messages in a Chaotic Waveform

Secure messages hidden in chaotic waveforms, transmitted at up to 10 gigabits per second, is the vision behind a group of dedicated European researchers. Now they are prototyping the equipment that could make the vision a reality.

18 Jan 2008

New Chips Call on Light Speed

The tiny copper wires that connect different areas of an integrated circuit may soon limit microchip-processing speeds. So European researchers have developed technologies to produce and combine semiconductor microlasers with silicon wave guides for novel, power-efficient optical connections.

18 Jan 2008

DILAS Begins Distributing Laser Products

DILAS, the diode laser company, specializing in high power diodes announced that it will begin distributing m2K products.

18 Jan 2008

Charter Installs High-Speed Fiber Optic Facilities to Support Businesses in Joint Collaboration

Charter Business and Time Warner Cable Business Class announced they will collaborate in the installation of High-Speed, Fiber Optic connections to support the needs of businesses located in each company's service area.

18 Jan 2008

ITT Corporation Announces a $174.7 Million Order from U.S. Army

ITT Corporation today announced that its night vision business was awarded an order from the U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command Acquisition Center totaling $174.7 million. The order is for the AN/PVS-14 night vision monocular—ITT's most versatile night vision unit—and spare image tubes. It is the latest order for the Omnibus VII contract awarded by the U.S. Army in September 2005.

17 Jan 2008

Scientists Uncovers New Insight into How Crystals Form

A deeper fundamental understanding of complex materials may now be possible, thanks to a pair of Princeton scientists who have uncovered a new insight into how crystals form.

17 Jan 2008

New Laser Diode Modules Designed for Booming Fiber Laser Market

Bookham, Inc., a leading manufacturer of optical components for industrial applications, will debut products from its rapidly expanding high power portfolio targeting high-growth industrial markets, at this year's Photonics West, taking place in San Jose next week.

17 Jan 2008

Next Generation Optical Fibres Many Times More Powerful

Scientists have discovered a way of speeding up the production of hollow-core optical fibres - a new generation of optical fibres that could lead to faster and more powerful computing and telecommunications technologies.

17 Jan 2008