Optics & Photonics News

RSS

Communications Company Deploys Private Metro Optical Network

AboveNet Communications, Inc., a leading provider of fiber optic connectivity solutions, has deployed the first two nodes of its Boston Private Metro Optical Platform in the two Sentinel Data Centers.

31 Oct 2007

Demands in 3D Medical Imaging Will Boost Market for Advanced Visualization Techniques

The North American market for 3D/4D visualization in medical imaging applications was worth $0.5 billion last year and is forecast to reach $1.36 billion in 2013, according to a study from US market-research firm Frost & Sullivan.

31 Oct 2007

Swiss Elections Made History by Using Quantum Cryptography Protection System

Quantum cryptography was used in a real-world application for the first time when the Swiss went to vote in their national elections last week. A quantum key distribution (QKD) system protected the dedicated line that transmitted the ballots to the counting station, guaranteeing the secrecy and security of the data.

31 Oct 2007

Intense Developed High Power Laser

Intense Ltd., the developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, recently announced the Intense-HPD Series 6100, 980nm high power single emitter laser diodes. The 6100 Series are very high brightness, single mode lasers with up to 200mW of kink-free power. They provide high beam quality with low astigmatism and a Gaussian far field.

31 Oct 2007

Han's Laser Opens New Production Facility

Han's Laser Technology Co., one of the largest laser manufacturing companies in the world announces the opening of a new services headquarters in Houston Texas. The 4600 square foot state-of-the-art facility will serve North American customers and regional service centers with an additional 12,000 square foot expansion under construction for a U.S. manufacturing facility to produce a select group of the more popular systems sold within the U.S.

30 Oct 2007

National Guard to deploy high-performance tactical lighting systems

Cyberlux Corporation, a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that the Company has received a commitment for 17 BrightEye Visible and Covert Portable Illumination Systems from the National Guard Bureau.

30 Oct 2007

NEI to Fund for Development of High Resolution Retinal Imaging System

Boston Micromachines Corporation (BMC), a leading provider of MEMS-based deformable mirror (DM) products for adaptive optics (AO) systems, today announced that it has been awarded a $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Grant (SBIR) from the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

29 Oct 2007

Cynosure Introduces 18-watt Smartlipo System

Cynosure, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of a broad array of light-based aesthetic treatment systems, today announced the addition of an 18-watt workstation to its family of Smartlipo LaserBodySculpting(SM) products.

29 Oct 2007

Scientists Receives Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award 2007

Dr. Nicholas P. Economou and Bill Ward from Carl Zeiss SMT, Inc., Peabody, Massachusetts, recently received the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award 2007. The award was presented in the category of Materials and Other Base Technologies for the development of the ORION"! helium ion microscope. The Wall Street Journal awarded the prize based on the ORIONTM technology s promise of a significantly improved resolution over more widely used electron microscopes.

29 Oct 2007

Researchers to Develop Ways of Controlling Optical Energy

The University of Texas at San Antonio and The University of Texas at Austin are two of five research universities in a nationwide consortium awarded $1.4 million from the National Science Foundation. The Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) grant is designed to explore ways of concentrating optical energy on a scale of nanometers and develop means of controlling optical energy for applications in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

29 Oct 2007

Latest in Series of Test and Measurement Resource Guides by JDSU

JDSU today announced the availability of a new 300-page guide addressing best test and measurement practices for delivering triple-play services and deploying FTTx networks. "Triple-Play Service Deployment -- A Comprehensive Guide to Test, Measurement and Service Assurance" has been released worldwide and is available immediately.

29 Oct 2007

Create Any Color LED In the Visual Light Spectrum

Light Beam Industries, LLC, a leading technology firm dedicated to providing eco-efficient lighting solutions utilizing its patented wave guide, diffraction grading and LEC materials, has developed a new Solid State Designer LED-C™ (Light Emitting Diode Converters) System.

29 Oct 2007

Custom Zoom Lenses Overcome Performance Limitations

Drawing upon over 15 years experience Resolve Optics Ltd has established an international reputation for design and manufacture of OEM quantity custom zoom lens.

29 Oct 2007

Tokuyama Corporation successfully starts up AIXTRON MOCVD System for development and production of UV LEDs

AIXTRON AG is pleased to announce the successful start-up of an AIXTRON 200/4 RF-S epitaxy reactor at Tokuyama, Japan. The system is used for the development and production of AlGaN based ultra-violet light emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) and is installed at the Tokuyama R&D center in Tsukuba, Japan.

29 Oct 2007

Connexion Technologies Deploying Corning® ClearCurve™ Products in MDU Installation

Corning Cable Systems, part of Corning Incorporated's Telecommunications segment, announces that Connexion Technologies is deploying products from Corning's revolutionary ClearCurve™ product suite in a West...

29 Oct 2007