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New Report on Global Markets for On-Chip and Chip-to-Chip Optical Interconnects

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Markets for On-Chip and Chip-to-Chip Optical Interconnects - 2015 to 2024" report to their offering.

17 Feb 2015

Panasonic Develops Large 75mm Diameter Glass-Molded Aspheric Lens

Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed the industry’s largest*1 glass-molded aspheric lens measuring 75 mm in diameter that can be used for interchangeable lenses for cameras and projectors whose size and resolution have been increasingly reduced and enhanced, respectively. The shipping of samples of this large-diameter aspheric lens will start from February 13, 2015. We will also commence with external sales of these lenses.

16 Feb 2015

Cree Introduces Field Adjustable Color Temperature for CR Series LED Troffers with SmartCast Technology

Cree, Inc. reinvents intelligent lighting with the introduction of field adjustable color temperature for SmartCast™ Technology-enabled CR Series LED troffers, delivering a dynamic and customizable lighting experience for building managers and occupants.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 16 Feb 2015

Simple Light Bulb and SLR Camera Help Uncover New Details of Gauguin's Printmaking Process

French artist Paul Gauguin is well known for his colorful paintings of Tahitian life -- such as the painting that sold recently for nearly $300 million -- but he also was a highly experimental printmaker. Little is known, however, about the techniques and materials Gauguin used to create his unusual and complex graphic works.

16 Feb 2015

New Telescopic Contact Lens Holds Promise for Better, Stronger Vision

An estimated 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide. Age-related macular degeneration alone is the leading cause of blindness among older adults in the Western world. But this week at the AAAS Annual Meeting in San Jose, California, Eric Tremblay from EPFL in Switzerland unveils a new prototype of his telescopic contact lens--the first of its kind--giving hope for better, stronger vision. The optics specialist also debuts complementary smart glasses that recognize winks and ignore blinks, allowing wearers of the contact lenses to switch between normal and magnified vision.

16 Feb 2015

X-ray Laser Helps View Atoms Forming a Tentative Bond

Scientists have used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to get the first glimpse of the transition state where two atoms begin to form a weak bond on the way to becoming a molecule.

16 Feb 2015

Laser Microprobe Technology Helps Refine Timeline of Meteorite Impacts on the Moon

It's been more than 40 years since astronauts returned the last Apollo samples from the moon, and since then those samples have undergone some of the most extensive and comprehensive analysis of any geological collection. A team led by ASU researchers has now refined the timeline of meteorite impacts on the moon through a pioneering application of laser microprobe technology to Apollo 17 samples.

13 Feb 2015

Ophir Photonics Introduces 120K-W Laser Power Meter at Photonics West

Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced at Photonics West the 120K-W Laser Power Meter, the only commercial sensor for measuring very high power 120kW lasers.

From Ophir Photonics Group 13 Feb 2015

Photo Stencil Adds Laser Direct Imaging Capabilities to Stencil Manufacturing Process

Photo Stencil, LLC, a leading full-service provider of high-performance stencils and tooling, has just added laser direct imaging (LDI) capabilities to its stencil manufacturing process. Their new LDI equipment enables Photo Stencil to transfer intricate patterns, fine lines, and small dots that are necessary for high density interconnects, BGAs, CSPs, and flex circuits, onto a substrate to create an extremely accurate stencil that can be used for solder paste printing of PCBs.

13 Feb 2015

SPIE Photonics West: Molex to Highlight Polymicro Technologies Optical Fiber Bundle Assemblies

Molex Incorporated will highlight its Polymicro Technologies™ Optical Fiber Bundle Assemblies in Booth 2233 at SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 10-12, 2015. The bundle assemblies are custom configured for scientific and industrial optical requirements, including biotechnology and pharmaceutical diagnostic equipment, semiconductor fabrication and inspection and laser welding and marking.

13 Feb 2015

Raman Spectroscopy Can Successfully Detect Cancerous Tissue Following Laser Ablation

Surgeons rely on 200-year-old techniques based on sight and touch when removing cancer, to determine how much to remove and what to leave alone. Laser technology pioneered at Florida Atlantic University has the promise to help a surgeon better determine if an area is cancer or healthy tissue. Moreover, when combined with laser treatment for cancer, this work lays the groundwork for laser robotic treatment of cancer.

13 Feb 2015

Optical Harmonic Generation Can Become Non-Instantaneous

Ultrashort light pulses from modern lasers enable temporal resolution of even the fastest processes in molecules or solid-state materials. For example, chemical reactions can, in principle, be traced down to the 10-fs time scale (1 femtosecond (fs) = 10-15 s).

13 Feb 2015

Glass-Free, Organic Transistors-Based Unbreakable Liquid Crystal Displays

FlexEnable, the leader in the development and industrialisation of flexible organic electronics is partnering with Merck, the global market and technology leader for liquid crystals and organic electronic materials.

13 Feb 2015

Ophir Photonics Debuts Pyrocam IIIHR Pyroelectric Laser Beam Profiling Camera at Photonics West

Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, today announced the newest member of the Pyrocam family of pyroelectric laser beam profiling cameras at Photonics West, the Pyrocam IIIHR.

From Ophir Photonics Group 12 Feb 2015

Converged IP and Optical Transport Technologies Can Help Ease Network Capacity Demands

A study by Bell Labs, the industrial research arm of Alcatel-Lucent, has identified that network operators who use converged IP and optical transport technologies can significantly ease the burden being placed on their infrastructure by demands for capacity caused by the explosion of bandwidth-hungry applications.

12 Feb 2015