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New Study on Random Lasers

When University of Utah scientists discovered a new kind of laser generated by an electrically conducting polymer, no one knew how it worked.

25 Jan 2010

Semrock Releases VersaChrome Tunable Bandpass Optical Filter

Now access the full visible spectrum with only five filters.

23 Jan 2010

Nextreme Demonstrated Laser Cooling in TO-8 Package Using Thin-Film OptoCooler

Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, today announced the cooling of a laser diode in a TO-8 package using an embedded thin-film thermoelectric OptoCooler HV14 module. Cooling the laser improves the output performance and reliability of the device.

22 Jan 2010

Intense and CST Enter Deal to Consolidate Business Operations

Intense Ltd, developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, and Compound Semiconductor Technologies (CST) have announced that the two companies have completed a deal to consolidate their business operations in the UK. CST has acquired the UK fabrication assets of Intense Ltd. in Hamilton, Scotland. As part of the deal Intense has taken a minority stake in the enlarged CST business and will complete the process of consolidating all of its product development and manufacturing activities into its New Jersey, USA facility in the first half of 2010.

22 Jan 2010

SPI Lasers Doubles Manufacturing Floor Space to Handle Planned New Product Releases

SPI Lasers, a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber lasers, today announced that it was increasing investment in people, machinery and sales channel following significant growth in demand for its products. This combined with further new product releases planned in each quarter of 2010 has warranted a doubling of manufacturing floor space, recruiting across operational, engineering and sales functions and investing in sales and application development facilities.

22 Jan 2010

Energetiq Introduces EQ-99 Laser-Driven Light Source Product

EQ-99 Laser-Driven Light Source to be exhibited at SPIE Photonics West and BiOS 2010

22 Jan 2010

Elbit Systems Receives $50 Million Order for Various Laser Systems from Israeli Defense Ministry

Elbit Systems Ltd. ( ESLT) announced today that it was awarded contracts in an aggregate amount of approximately $50 million to supply various types of laser based systems to the Israeli Ministry of Defense and to North American customers. The Israeli MoD will be supplied with laser systems, while in North America, Elbit Systems will supply two different customers with airborne laser systems. The orders were received by Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. (Elop) and are to be delivered over the next two years.

22 Jan 2010