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European Researchers are Shaking Up the Way R+D is Carried Out on Optical Chips

By working together to share costs and know-how, European researchers are shaking up the way research and development is carried out on optical chips.

7 Oct 2008

Industry's First 8 Gb/sec SFP+ LR Optical Transceivers for Fibre Channel

Avago Technologies today announced availability of the industry's first 8 Gb/sec SFP+ LR (Long Reach) optical transceivers for Fibre Channel applications. The company is a leading supplier of interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications.

7 Oct 2008

JDSU Introduces New Pump Laser to Support FTTH Networks

JDSU(R) today announced the new 4900 Series pump laser product that provides twice the power, improved efficiency and a package that is 70 percent smaller than previous offerings for deployment in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks.

7 Oct 2008

Paving the Way Towards Optical Sensing Foils

IMEC's associated laboratory at the Ghent University, INTEC, has made the first functional optical links embedded in a flexible substrate. The links include optical waveguides, light sources, and detectors. With this technique, it becomes possible to make foils that sense changes in pressure. Such sensing, skin-like foils could be used for monitoring irregular or moving surfaces, e.g. in robots, pliable machinery, or as an artificial skin.

7 Oct 2008

CVI Melles Griot Launches New Compact Laser Head and Universal Controller System

CVI Melles Griot announces the release of its new 26-CRH series compact laser head and universal controller system. In addition to a 50% reduction in footprint over previous versions, this new laser features: three beam size options to simplify optical system design; a true "off" in modulation; and the new Universal Controller and power supply.

6 Oct 2008

Launch of HiPER Project Heralds New Era of Laser Science and Energy Research

A new international research project which could one day lead to a new source of safe, abundant clean energy for Earth was launched today by scientists, engineers and Ministers from across Europe, at a special event and press conference at the Science Museum in London.

6 Oct 2008

New VFL Field Instrument Quickly and Easily Locates Damages in Optical Fiber

JDSU today announced the release of the pocket-sized FFL-050 (fiber fault locator) and the ruggedized FFL-100 Visual Fault Locators (VFL) for installing and troubleshooting fiber optic cable.

6 Oct 2008

nLIGHT Ranked Third in the Technology Fast 50 Program for Washington State

nLIGHT Corporation (nLIGHT), a leading supplier of high-power semiconductor lasers and high-performance fibers, is pleased to announce that Deloitte has recognized nLIGHT as one of the top companies in its prestigious Technology Fast 50 program for Washington State.

5 Oct 2008

European X-Ray Laser Project is One Step Closer

A brilliantly bright light source that can examine the detail of atoms at a microscopic level is one step closer, thanks to the adoption of a Europe-wide convention, says a leading scientist from Imperial College London.

3 Oct 2008

Honor Recognizes Excellence in DUV Innovation and Application

Cymer, Inc., the market's leading developer of light sources used to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, announced today that Berthold Leibinger Stiftung, a non-profit German foundation also dedicated to recognizing technical innovations in laser technology, has awarded two of Cymer's researchers with a "Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis" award.

2 Oct 2008