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Solar 3D Uses Existing Semiconductor Facility for Mass Production of Micro-Photovoltaic Solar Cells

Dedicated to harnessing maximum sunlight to produce electricity, Solar 3D, a California-based three dimensional solar cell manufacturer has devised a low-cost semiconductor method to create solar cells in massive quantities.

By Andy Choi 11 Mar 2011

Calmar Laser Expands Mendocino Femtosecond Fiber Laser Portfolio

Calmar Laser has expanded its Mendocino femtosecond fiber laser (FPL) portfolio with the launch of a high intensity 780 nm FPL called FPL-05RFF0.

By Andy Choi 11 Mar 2011

Proximion Fiber Systems Opens Dispersion Compensation Module Production Facility in Sweden

Provider of optical subsystems and modules, Proximion Fiber Systems declared that it has opened a new manufacturing plant in Kista, Sweden to produce dispersion compensation modules (DCMs) to meet the growing demand. The DCMs will be produced using fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) technology.

From PROXIMION 10 Mar 2011

Lusio Expands Commercial and Industrial Lighting Portfolio with Low Bay Wide Fixture

A division and international brand of LightWild, Lusio Solid-State Lighting has expanded its industrial and commercial luminaires portfolio, called the 80-fixture Lusio solid-state lighting, with the introduction of Lusio Low Bay Wide luminaire.

By Andy Choi 10 Mar 2011

Molex Unveils Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Active Optical Cable Assemblies

Interconnect solutions provider, Molex has launched Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP+) Active Optical Cable (AOC) assemblies that consume minimum power and have the longest link distance possible in the industry.

By Andy Choi 10 Mar 2011

Sabritec to Exhibit Copper-to-Fiber Optic Transceiver at 2011 OFC/NFOEC

Sabritec, provider of ultra performance, accurate interconnect solutions and a unit of Smiths Interconnect, will exhibit its new copper-to-fiber optic transceiver called Electroptical Cable Assembly at the 2011 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC).

By Andy Choi 10 Mar 2011

Cree Announces Commercial Availability of High Performance XLamp XM-L LEDs

LED lighting specialist, Cree proclaimed that it has introduced its XLamp XM-L LEDs in warm white and neutral color temperature range for the commercial market. The XM-L LEDs offers high performance over for a broad range of drive currents.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 10 Mar 2011

Olympus Release Top of the Range BX63 Microscope

Olympus has announced the release of the BX63 microscope system, the top-of-the-range model of the powerful BX3 portfolio. BX3 microscope systems are built by your needs, with a modular, customisable design that makes them flexible enough to be adjusted to different experimental requirements, while providing inherent future-proof adaptability.

10 Mar 2011

Teraxion to Showcase Coherent Communication Products at OFC+NFOEC Exhibition

TeraXion has introduced three new product lines to its existing laser components, specialized lasers and dispersion compensation portfolio.

From TeraXion Inc. 10 Mar 2011

Avago Releases 8- and 10-Gbps Fiber-Optic Transceivers

Avago Technologies has launched two fiber-optic transceivers that are capable of increasing the port density in storage and Ethernet equipment.

By Andy Choi 10 Mar 2011

Zhone, Myakka to Provide Active Ethernet and Broadband Services in Rural Florida

Zhone Technologies has partnered with Myakka Communications to deploy its Active Ethernet (AE) and Gigabit Passive Optical Network solutions to provide broadband services for 1,200 business and residential customers in Florida’s Sarasota and Manatee counties.

By Andy Choi 10 Mar 2011

Q-Cells’ Polycrystalline Solar Modules Achieve 17.84% Efficiency

Germany-based Q-Cells has announced that it has used an advanced solar cell technology to achieve an efficiency of 17.84% and an output of power of 268 w in polycrystalline solar modules.

By Andy Choi 10 Mar 2011

Panasonic Unveils Lumix FX77 Camera with Beauty Re-Touch Function

Loaded with an Art Retouch function, the Lumix FX77 from Panasonic can automatically whiten the teeth, shrink the face, enlarge the eyes and can even add lipstick, eye shadow or rouge at the touch of a button.

By Andy Choi 9 Mar 2011

AVT Add New Monochrome and Colour Cameras to Manta GigE Vision Range

STEMMER IMAGING announces that AVT has added a new camera to each end of its highly competitively priced range of Manta GigE Vision cameras. Available in both monochrome and colour variants, there are new 5 Mpixel and VGA (0.33 Mpixel) resolution versions of these robust cameras which can be used in industrial inspection and automation, logistics, intelligent traffic solutions and traffic monitoring.

9 Mar 2011