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Researchers Demonstrate First Planar Lens Working with High Efficiency in Visible Spectrum

Curved lenses, like those in cameras or telescopes, are stacked in order to reduce distortions and resolve a clear image. That’s why high-power microscopes are so big and telephoto lenses so long.

3 Jun 2016

Scientists Fabricate Tiny Lasers Directly on Silicon

A group of scientists from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; the University of California, Santa Barbara; Sandia National Laboratories and Harvard University were able to fabricate tiny lasers directly on silicon -- a huge breakthrough for the semiconductor industry and well beyond.

3 Jun 2016

CIOE Announces Launch of CIOE Photonics Innovation Pavilion at 2016 Show

Optoelectronics/photonics technology has rapidly advanced in terms of innovation and application over the last several years, covering applications in communications, consumer electronics, displays, defense & security technology, and measurement and remote sensing.

2 Jun 2016

Metamaterial Technologies Acquires RML Lithographic Technology and NanoWeb Products from Rolith

Metamaterial Technologies Inc. (MTI), a global leader in smart materials and photonics headquartered in Canada announced today, that it has acquired Rolith's business, including its proprietary manufacturing technology, Rolling Mask Lithography (RML®) and its NanoWeb® products.

27 May 2016

Gallatin College MSU Receives NSF Grant to Prepare Graduates to Work in Laser Optics and Photonics Companies

The Gallatin Valley is home to approximately 30 photonics and optics companies – the highest per capita concentration of such companies in the U.S. – but skilled photonics technicians are needed to grow the industry.

27 May 2016

Researchers Present a Way to Use Optical Atomic Clocks for More Accurate Timekeeping

GPS-based navigation, communication systems, electrical power grids and financial networks all rely on the precise time kept by a network of around 500 atomic clocks located around the world.

26 May 2016

Excelitas Introduces iFLEX-Agile CW Optical Parametric Oscillator

High-power OPO Offers Broadband Wavelength Tunability with Exceptional Beam Quality

From Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG 26 May 2016

ADVA Optical Networking Becomes Part of Telecom Infra Project

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that it has joined the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and plans to support the newly created Open Optical Packet Transport project group. The new group has been specifically established to develop an open DWDM system that will help the TIP community rapidly expand network deployments and meet the fierce growth in global data demand.

25 May 2016

Scientists Develop Novel Laser System to Track and Kill Flying Insects in Real-Time

Control and monitoring of disease-vector insects are critical to global health, as insect vectors spread pathogens among humans, animals and agricultural products, creating worldwide strain on health care and food resources. Mosquito-borne malaria, for example, caused over 200 million infections and over 400,000 deaths in 2015, according to the World Health Organization.

24 May 2016

Meller Optics' X-Ray Goniometry Service Provides Complete Lattice Orientation of Single Crystals

Meller Optics, Inc. has announced they are offering a new service that provides a complete lattice orientation of single crystals and is suitable for a wide variety of materials, regardless of size and weight.

19 May 2016