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Compact Free-Electron Lasers Expanding Opportunities in Engineering and Medical Research

Physicists are greatly interested in free-electron lasers (FEL) because they are capable of generating high-intensity laser radiation across a very broad wavelength spectrum, even down to the extreme ultraviolet rays and x-rays. Worldwide, several multi-billion-dollar efforts are underway to build next-generation free-electron lasers at x-ray wavelengths.

30 Oct 2008

Zecotek Photonics Receives Second Payment From Government of Singapore Economic Development Board

Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced that it has received a second grant payment under the previously announced Government of Singapore Economic Development Board's (EDB) Research Incentive Scheme for Companies. The payments cover a portion of Zecotek's operational expenses in research and development and under the terms of the agreement, grant details remain confidential.

30 Oct 2008

Researchers Develop New Way of Looking at Molecules

In the quest to slow down and ultimately understand chemistry at the level of atoms and electrons, University of Colorado at Boulder and Canadian scientists have found a new way to peer into a molecule that allows them to see how its electrons rearrange as the molecule changes shape.

30 Oct 2008

K-State Physics Lab Frontrunner in Ultrafast Laser Research

For decades, the J.R. Macdonald Laboratory at Kansas State University has been known worldwide as a center for atomic collision physics using particle accelerators. Now, researchers at the lab are working toward making it known for ultrafast laser science.

28 Oct 2008

Novel Optical Fiber Enabling Transmission of Ultrashort Light Pulses with Low Degree of Distortions

Researchers of the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short-Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) have developed a novel optical fiber that enables transmission of ultrashort light pulses with an unprecedented low degree of distortions.

28 Oct 2008

Coherent Announces Newest Addition to the LabMax Family of Laser Power and Energy Meters

The newest addition to the LabMax(TM) family of laser power and energy meters from Coherent Inc. adds enhanced interfacing capabilities to support GPIB/IEEE-488, in addition to USB, RS-232 and onboard flash memory.

27 Oct 2008

Extremely Powerful Lasers Pave Way for Cleaner Energy

Research that has provided a deeper understanding into the centre of planets could also provide the way forward in the world's quest for cleaner energy.

23 Oct 2008

Largest Market for Optical Coatings Worth Estimated US$2.81 Billion in 2008

Thanks to continuous innovations, optical coatings industry is driving new markets and business opportunities with its progressive transformation. The coatings are utilized in various sectors including environmental, chemical, and abrasion resistance; EMI shielding; climate control; biological protection; and high and low temperature operation, in addition to applications in optical fibers and filters.

23 Oct 2008

OptoCooler HV Designed Specifically for the Optoelectronics and Telecommunications Industry

Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, today announced the availability of the OptoCooler HV series, a new class of RoHS-compliant high voltage and high heat pumping thermoelectric coolers that are optimized for standard circuitry and power requirements. The first module in the series, the OptoCooler HV14, is the latest product in Nextreme's OptoCooler(TM) family of thermoelectric coolers designed specifically for the optoelectronics and telecommunications industry.

22 Oct 2008

Providing Photomask Manufacturers Flexibility of Optimizing Writing Speed and Resolution

Micronic Laser Systems AB, a leading global supplier of laser pattern generators for photomasks, today introduced the FPS5300, a pattern generator for producing the large area photomasks needed in the expanding field of advanced packaging as well as other electronic applications.

22 Oct 2008