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Conterra Broadband Services Lights Up New All-Fiber Optic Network to Support Data Requirements of SSAISD District

Conterra Broadband Services, a leading provider of private fiber-optic broadband networks, announced today the lighting of a new all-fiber optic network to support the data, video and voice requirements of the South San Antonio Independent School District's ("SSAISD") 16 locations.

8 Mar 2016

Fotona Granted Patent for FracTat Method for Lightening or Eradicating Pigments in Human Skin

Fotona, based in the U.S. and Europe, announced that is has been granted a patent (US9254174) for its advanced FracTat™ Method for Lightening or Eradicating Pigments in Human Skin, in particular for pigmented skin lesions and tattoos.

7 Mar 2016

Alma’s Breakthrough Laser Hair Removal System Features Trio Clustered Diode Technology

Alma Lasers is proud to present Soprano ICE Platinum, a limited edition platform for 2016 featuring trio clustered diode technology. The Platinum Edition combines three laser wavelengths into a single applicator simultaneously treating different tissue depths as well as anatomical structures within the hair follicles.

7 Mar 2016

Viavi Solutions’ New Ultra-Compact Spectrometer Helps Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Achieve Improved Productivity

Viavi Solutions Inc.'s ("Viavi") Optical Security and Performance Products division, a leader in the design and manufacturing of high-precision optics, announced today an expansion of its MicroNIR™ ultra-compact spectrometer portfolio that gives pharmaceutical manufacturers new tools to improve productivity, cut costs, and operate smarter manufacturing processes.

7 Mar 2016

Wayne State Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award for Microwave Radar System Research

Chung-Tse Michael Wu of the Wayne State University College of Engineering has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, the agency's most prestigious award for up-and-coming researchers in science and engineering.

7 Mar 2016

Acclaim Lighting Unveils Intelligent Dimming Technology, Ai Dim

Acclaim Lighting, a leader in innovative and advanced solid lighting technology, announces its latest innovation to the solid state LED lighting market, Ai Dim. Abbreviated for Acclaim intelligent dimming, Ai Dim is the combination of a finely tuned dimming curve and a specific grouping of LEDs, which results in a near perfect representation of incandescent dimming. Acclaim meticulously designed every detail of the Ai Dim system, from the custom LED chipset and driver to the smooth dimming curve, which brings the best of LED and incandescent lighting together.

4 Mar 2016

Cree’s New LED Street Luminaire Provides Better Light at Warm Color Temperatures

Cree, Inc. introduces the Cree RSW™ LED Street Luminaire, the first of a new generation of streetlights that deliver LED energy savings and reliability in a warm color temperature that is preferred in many residential applications.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 4 Mar 2016

SPIN-R’s Unique LED Lamp Features Custom Mood Lighting and 3D Animated Emojis

SPIN-R introduces Tittle Light (#TittleLight), a unique LED lamp that instantly transforms any home environment by titillating users’ senses with a variety of beautiful and custom mood lighting and 3D animated emojis.

4 Mar 2016

Ocean Optics’ Enhanced NIRQuest Series Features Replaceable Slit Design and Internal Shutter Option

Ocean Optics has enhanced the NIRQuest series of small-footprint near-infrared spectrometers. All NIRQuest spectrometer models now come with a replaceable slit design as standard, increasing measurement flexibility with easy user changes in the field. Additionally, the option of adding an internal shutter is now available to more effectively manage light throughput and dark measurements in experiment setups.

4 Mar 2016

Polatis Launches New Series of Fully Non-Blocking All-Optical Matrix Switch

Polatis, the performance leader in fiber layer switching solutions, has brought to market the industry's highest port count all-optical cross connect. The new Polatis Series 7000 Optical Circuit Switch (OCS) is a fully non-blocking all-optical matrix switch with up to 384x384 fiber ports and is available immediately. Occupying just 4RU of rack height, the Series 7000 packs 20% more capacity into 40% less space than alternative solutions, while maintaining the superior performance and reliability attributes enabled by Polatis' proven DirectLight™ optical switch technology.

4 Mar 2016

Windstream Announces 100G Network Expansion into McAllen Data Center

Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications, announced today its network expansion into McAllen Data Center in McAllen, Tex. Windstream will deploy diverse 100G-capable Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) routes, providing direct, low-latency transport from the McAllen Data Center to San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, and many other high-density data centers within our footprint.

4 Mar 2016

Fiber Optic Center Announces Fiber Blowing Solutions

Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leader in distributing fiber optic components, equipment and supplies and recognized as one of the most technically savvy fiber optics companies in the world, announces a new line of Fiber Blowing Solutions to address challenges in existing infrastructure and in the ground.

From Fiber Optic Center, Inc. 3 Mar 2016

ADVA Optical Networking to Develop Next Generation Mobile Networks and Services

ADVA Optical Networking today announced its involvement in the 5G-XHaul project. The company's engineers and equipment are playing a central role in the EU-funded initiative to develop the next generation of mobile networks and services.

3 Mar 2016

Soraa Adds Lower and Higher Wattage 120V MR16 GU10 LED Lamps to its Product Portfolio

Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, today announced it has added lower and higher wattage 120V MR16 GU10 LED lamps to its product portfolio. The 5W lamps are perfect replacements for 35W equivalent halogen lamps, and the 9W LED lamps replace 65-75W halogen lamps. These two new lines join the company’s existing line of 7.5W lamps (50W halogen equivalent). Soraa’s VIVID GU10 LED lamps produce unmatched peak intensity at a 25° beam angle; provide flawless beam definition and smooth beam edges; and have exceptional color (CRI of 95 and R9 of 95) and whiteness rendering.

3 Mar 2016

New Computational Physics Research Could Lead to New Devices for Use in Fiber-Optic Communications

New computational physics research at the University of Arkansas shows that applying electrical fields and changing temperature could lead to new devices for use in fiber-optic communications.

3 Mar 2016

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Conterra Broadband Services Lights Up New All-Fiber Optic Network to Support Data Requirements of SSAISD District

Fotona Granted Patent for FracTat Method for Lightening or Eradicating Pigments in Human Skin

Alma’s Breakthrough Laser Hair Removal System Features Trio Clustered Diode Technology

Viavi Solutions’ New Ultra-Compact Spectrometer Helps Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Achieve Improved Productivity

Wayne State Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award for Microwave Radar System Research

Acclaim Lighting Unveils Intelligent Dimming Technology, Ai Dim

Cree’s New LED Street Luminaire Provides Better Light at Warm Color Temperatures

SPIN-R’s Unique LED Lamp Features Custom Mood Lighting and 3D Animated Emojis

Ocean Optics’ Enhanced NIRQuest Series Features Replaceable Slit Design and Internal Shutter Option

Polatis Launches New Series of Fully Non-Blocking All-Optical Matrix Switch

Windstream Announces 100G Network Expansion into McAllen Data Center

Fiber Optic Center Announces Fiber Blowing Solutions

ADVA Optical Networking to Develop Next Generation Mobile Networks and Services

Soraa Adds Lower and Higher Wattage 120V MR16 GU10 LED Lamps to its Product Portfolio

New Computational Physics Research Could Lead to New Devices for Use in Fiber-Optic Communications

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