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Homeland Security Calls for Greater Protections of Global Telecommunications

Hibernia Atlantic, the only diverse transAtlantic submarine transport cable provider, today announces its support of U.S. accession to the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.

31 Oct 2007

Fibre Optic Essentials, Easy Reading for Both Professionals and Laymen

The book starts with a basic discussion on light waves and the phenomenon of refraction and reflection. It then goes on to introduces the reader to the field of fibre optics and covers some of the recent developments, such as fibre amplifiers, dispersion compensation and nonlinear effects. A number of other applications are also presented.

31 Oct 2007

Neoptix to Produce new On-Line Fiber Optic Condition Monitoring in a Joint Venture

Neoptix Incorporated, the market leader in fiber optic temperature sensors, and Qualitrol Company LLC, the global leader in transformer protection and monitoring, today announced their plans to develop and produce new solutions for on-line condition monitoring for the electric transmission and distribution markets.

31 Oct 2007

ARL to Make High-Power Fiber Lasers More Cost-Effective and Reliable

Alfalight, Inc., an innovative manufacturer of highly efficient and reliable high-power diode lasers, announced today that it has received a $1.2 million contract from the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, MD. This 12-month program, entitled "High Brightness Diode Sources" (HiBriDS) will enable Alfalight to leverage the results of two previous programs in order to create laser diode modules with higher brightness and reliability than current technology diode lasers can provide.

31 Oct 2007

New Three-Channel LED Driver IC Family Available to Customers

Supertex Inc., a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced a family of three LED driver ICs, the CL320, CL325, and CL330, each consisting of three channels of constant current output, designed to drive three LED strings at currents of 20mA, 25mA, and 30mA each, respectively.

31 Oct 2007

Scientists Developed UV Cancer Fighting Technology

Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a cancer fighting technology which uses ultra-violet light to activate antibodies which very specifically attack tumours.

31 Oct 2007

World's Largest Packaging Foundry Reaffirms Ultratech's Leadership Position

Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today announced that it has received an order from Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE)...

31 Oct 2007

Astronomers Discovered Heftiest Known Black Hole

Using two NASA satellites, astronomers have discovered the heftiest known black hole to orbit a star. The new black hole, with a mass 24 to 33 times that of our Sun, is more massive than scientists expected for a black hole that formed from a dying star.

31 Oct 2007

New Optical Networking Services for Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland

AT&T Inc. today announced a new optical networking services contract with Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, the only independent children's hospital in Northern California. Under the terms of the three-year contract, AT&T will be the primary provider and will deliver AT&T OPT-E-MAN(R) service to the main campus and its four remote locations throughout the Bay Area.

31 Oct 2007

Sony Introduces New Automatic Optical Inspection Machine for the Electronic Industry

Sony Manufacturing Systems America Inc. (SMSA) today announced a new automatic optical inspection (AOI) machine that delivers high-speed operation with accuracy and flexibility in a compact design.

31 Oct 2007

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