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Document Authentication and Brand Protection: Latest Sophisticated Security Solution by JDSU

JDSU today announced the release of a new weapon in the fight against counterfeiters with the introduction of its latest sophisticated security solution for document authentication and brand protection. The market leader in overt printed security features, JDSU has applied its optical technology expertise to develop Charms™, a groundbreaking covert security product.

10 Sep 2007

JDSU Provides Laser Solution for Many Industrial, Dental and Medical Applications

JDSU, a leading enabler of broadband and optical innovation, today announced the general availability of its 2495-L3 Series 808 nanometer (nm) fiber-coupled diode laser. The diode laser incorporates new chip technology to provide a reliable and less expensive laser solution for many industrial, dental and medical applications. It generates twice the power of previous offerings and provides the highest level of 808 nm brightness among single-emitter fiber coupled diode lasers available in today's marketplace.

10 Sep 2007

Imagine Optics Release Revise Version of Flagship Wavefront Analysis Software

Imagine Optic is proud to announce the arrival of the latest addition to its award winning HASO™ wavefront sensor product line, HASO3, a completely revised version of its flagship wavefront analysis software, HASOv3, and the all new StitchWave™ for reconstructing multiple wavefronts obtained when measuring large surfaces. The company equally plans to release two new adaptive optics software packages, CASAO™ and GENAO™, in the first quarter of 2007.

9 Sep 2007

The Brain Sees Colour Differences Rather Than the Eye

Colour contrast is detected much earlier in the brain than previously thought, a new study shows.

7 Sep 2007

Pressure Sensors in the Eye Could Prevent Glaucoma and Blindness

Sensors can monitor production processes, unmask tiny cracks in aircraft hulls, and determine the amount of laundry in a washing machine. In future, they will also be used in the human body and raise the alarm in the event of high pressure in the eye, bladder or brain.

4 Sep 2007

New Links Found between pH and Blindness

The scientific community is just starting to appreciate the importance of pH regulation in normal vision.

3 Sep 2007

Free Electrron Laser Laboratory in Danger with Cuts to Federal Funding

Federal funding for an experimental laser program at Duke and other major U.S. universities has been marked for elimination by the Department of Defense despite support from North Carolina members of Congress.

2 Sep 2007

World's First Live Cryotherapy and Laser Procedures Symposium

The first interactive symposium on minimally invasive techniques in urology to feature live cryotherapy and laser surgery takes place today in Paris, one day prior to the prestigious SIU (Société Internationale d’Urologie) Congress. This innovative educational symposium is sponsored by Galil Medical, in collaboration with the equipment donors Lisa Laser Products and Karl Storz.

2 Sep 2007

Additives Enhanced Laser Marking and Laser Welding of Clear Plastics

The marking and transmission welding of transparent plastics is an interesting subject which is of increasing importance for many plastic products.

29 Aug 2007

Agilent Implements Complex Monolithic Optics Development Program for OEM Clients

Technologies Inc. today announced its Complex Monolithic Optics (CMO) Development Program for OEM customers. The program offers customers the opportunity to incorporate the latest high-precision optics design technology into their optical system designs. CMOs are stand-alone optical assemblies that are created when multiple discrete optics are bonded together into a single, pre-aligned optical structure.

28 Aug 2007