Optics & Photonics News

RSS

Eye Surgeons Integrate Excimer and Femtosecond Lasers

Eye surgeons at Gordon-Weiss-Schanzlin Vision Institute were the first to perform custom wavefront guided LASIK Surgery in the world, and they have been providing their patients with clearer vision since 1980. They have now invested in acquiring the most recent advance in laser technology, the WaveLight® EX500 Excimer Laser and the FS200 Femtosecond Laser – a system the LASIK surgeons in San Diego say provides unrivaled precision and speed for laser vision correction treatment.

20 Jul 2013

Innovations in Ophthalmic Devices

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Key Findings: Innovations in Ophthalmic Devices - Anterior Segment" report to their offering.

20 Jul 2013

NASA Honors Johns Hopkins Astronomer for Outstanding Contributions to Hubble Space Telescope

Holland Ford, an astronomer at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., has received NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal for his outstanding contributions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

19 Jul 2013

New Series of Pole Mounted LED Site and Area Lighting Fixtures from Amerlux

For the lighting designer or architect that needs the latest LED technology for exterior lighting applications, Amerlux has launched Salvus, a new series of Pole Mounted LED Site and Area Lighting fixtures, a line that will make any new or retrofit project look state-of-the-art. Salvus replaces existing metal halide and high-pressure sodium outdoor fixtures with up to 60 percent greater efficiency in parking lots, walkways, college and corporate campuses, retail centers, hospitality areas and other commercial environments.

19 Jul 2013

Dell’Oro Group Releases New Optical Transport Forecast Report

In a newly released Optical Transport forecast report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, total optical packet product revenues are forecast to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19 percent over the next five years, approaching $11 billion by 2017.

19 Jul 2013

Panasonic Unveils LUMIX DMC-FZ70 Camera with Ultra Wide Angle Lens and Super Telephoto Optical Zoom

Panasonic today unveiled the new LUMIX DMC-FZ70 (FZ70) because life is more than just a single moment captured in time. That's why the LUMIX DMC-FZ70 is packed full of the best multimedia technologies Panasonic makes. Optically the FZ70 delivers from its amazing 20mm wide-angle to 1,200mm (60X) long zoom, making it a category class leader.

19 Jul 2013

New Report on Epi-Wafer Market for LED Lighting Applications

As LED lighting becomes an $80 billion industry, the market for the epitaxial wafers (epi-wafers) LEDs are made from will grow to $4 billion in 2020, according to Lux Research.

19 Jul 2013

Teledyne DALSA Introduces New Remote RadEye X-Ray Camera

X-ray camera provides flexibility in design and product options for complex industrial and scientific imaging applications Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in digital image sensing t...

19 Jul 2013

Stunningly Varied Color Patterns Created by Subtle Differences in Tiny Crystals of Butterfly Wings

Butterfly wings can do remarkable things with light, and humans are still trying to learn from them. Physicists have now uncovered how subtle differences in the tiny crystals of butterfly wings create stunningly varied patterns of color even among closely related species.

18 Jul 2013

International Space Station Images Benefit Emergency Responders during Natural Disasters

The International Space Station (ISS) partner agencies released a statement Wednesday on the benefits of the space station during natural disasters on Earth.

18 Jul 2013

New Report on Visible Light Communication, Li-Fi Technology & Free Space Optics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Visible Light Communication (VLC)/Li-Fi Technology & Free Space Optics (FSO) Market (2013-2018) - By Component (LED, Image Sensor, Opto-couplers), Application (Indoor Networking, Underwater Communication, Location Based Service, ITS) & Geography" report to their offering.

18 Jul 2013

HiRISE Images Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity Crossing Botany Bay

An image from Mars orbit taken 10 years after the launch of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the long-lived rover on its trek to a new destination on Mars.

18 Jul 2013

Three Ball Aerospace Ultra-Wide-Field Flight Cameras Installed on Orion Interplanetary Spacecraft

Three Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. flight cameras have been installed on the Orion Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) crew module by prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Ball’s cameras are the first avionics hardware completed for the EFT-1, which is scheduled to launch in September 2014.

From BAE Systems 18 Jul 2013

Solar3D’s New 3-Dimensional Solar Cell Prototype Delivers 10% More Power

Solar3D, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, today announced that its newest prototype is producing almost 10% more power than the earlier version of its advanced solar cell.

17 Jul 2013

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Launches Advanced V-Groove Fusion Splicer

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, a major leader in the design and manufacturing of optical fiber and connectivity solutions, today announced the introduction of the Quantum Type-Q101-VS™ V-Groove Fusion Splicer, the third splicer launched in its Quantum Splicer product line.

17 Jul 2013