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iXBlue Announces Integration of iXFiber and Photline Subsidiaries

iXBlue, a leader in fiber-optic gyroscopes (FOG), Photonics, and underwater acoustic technologies and a leading global supplier of navigation, positioning and imaging solutions, completes the integration of iXFiber and Photline subsidiaries.

6 Feb 2015

Nikkiso to Debut New High-Power Deep UV-LED Product Line at SPIE Photonics West

Nikkiso America, Inc., a world leader in the development and commercialization of deep ultraviolet LEDs, has announced that it has initiated shipments of the world’s highest power deep UV-LEDs, featuring three times more optical power output than is commercially available from other sources in the UV-C and UV-B range.

6 Feb 2015

JDSU to Showcase New Laser Technology at SPIE Photonics West 2015

JDSU today announced new laser technology will be on display at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco from February 10 - 12, 2015. JDSU will feature new laser products that enable a wide range of advanced micro materials and macro materials processing applications.

6 Feb 2015

VISTA Telescope Maps Central Regions of Milky Way in Infrared Light

As one of its major surveys of the southern sky, the VISTA telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile is mapping the central regions of the Milky Way in infrared light to search for new and hidden objects. This VVV survey (standing for VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea) is also returning to the same parts of the sky again and again to spot objects that vary in brightness as time passes.

5 Feb 2015

Meller Optics Introduces Custom Fabricated Sapphire Viewports and Sight Windows

Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced custom fabricated sapphire viewports and sight windows for builders of UHV systems and process machinery that permit viewing in hostile environments.

From Meller Optics, Inc. 5 Feb 2015

Prescolite’s LED Downlight Available in Lumen Packages Ranging up to Over 16,500 Lumens

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today that Prescolite’s award-winning, high output LED downlight is now offered in lumen packages ranging up to more than 16,500 lumens. From school auditoriums and concert halls to theaters and churches, the MegaLum delivers the very best in cost savings and performance for high ceiling applications from 20 to 60 feet.

5 Feb 2015

Indian LED Lighting Market to Grow at Over 32% CAGR During 2015-2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "India LED Lighting Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020" report to their offering.

5 Feb 2015

SPIE Photonics West 2015 to Feature Imec’s New Snapshot Hyperspectral Image Sensors

At next week’s SPIE Photonics West 2015, imec will presenta new set of snapshot hyperspectral CMOS image sensors featuring spectral filter structures in a mosaic layout, processed per-pixel on 4x4 and 5x5 ‘Bayer-like’ arrays.

From imec Inc. 5 Feb 2015

Resolve Optics Introduces High-Performance Custom SWIR Lenses

Custom SWIR lensesfrom Resolve Optics provide unmatched high performance in the 0.9-to-1.7-µm waveband.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 5 Feb 2015

PIXELTEQ Expands Operations and Takes on New Team Members at Florida Facility

PIXELTEQ has completed a major expansion and upgrade at its Largo, Florida operation to accommodate growing demand for the company’s innovative OEM spectral sensor and micro-patterned filter solutions.

4 Feb 2015

Breakthrough Fluorescent Probe Shows Promise to Facilitate Osteoarthritis Diagnosis and Monitoring

A fluorescent probe may make it easier to diagnose and monitor osteoarthritis, a painful joint disease affecting nearly 27 million Americans. The disease is often detected late in development after painful symptoms occur.

4 Feb 2015

Brazilian General LED Lighting Market to Grow at 42.1% CAGR During 2014-2019

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "General LED Lighting Market in Brazil 2015-2019" report to their offering.

4 Feb 2015

Coriant 7100 Nano Packet Optical Transport Platform Selected by Hub One

Coriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end transport solutions, announced today that Hub One, a leading player in mobility and telecoms services in France, has selected the Coriant™ 7100 Nano™ Packet Optical Transport Platform for a new WDM network interconnecting the airports of Paris.

4 Feb 2015

New Research Work Paves Way for Large, Affordable Holographic Video Displays

Holographic video displays, featuring three-dimensional images, are about to "go large" and become a lot more affordable at the same time, thanks to the work of a team of Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers and their collaborators at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

4 Feb 2015

JDSU to Launch Five New Turnkey Fiber Laser and Direct-Diode Laser Systems

JDSU today announced that it will introduce five new turnkey fiber laser and direct-diode laser systems for use by machine tool manufacturers for macro-materials processing applications.

4 Feb 2015