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Secondary Mirror Installed onto NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

The sole secondary mirror that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was installed onto the telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on March 3, 2016.

9 Mar 2016

Crystal IS Adds High-Output DUV LEDs to Optan Surface Mount Product Line For Instrumentation

Crystal IS augmented the Optan SMD (surface mount device) product line for instrumentation with the addition of higher light output and wavelength specific bins (SKUs).

From Crystal IS, Inc. 8 Mar 2016

Wayne State Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award for Microwave Radar System Research

Chung-Tse Michael Wu of the Wayne State University College of Engineering has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, the agency's most prestigious award for up-and-coming researchers in science and engineering.

7 Mar 2016

Ocean Optics’ Enhanced NIRQuest Series Features Replaceable Slit Design and Internal Shutter Option

Ocean Optics has enhanced the NIRQuest series of small-footprint near-infrared spectrometers. All NIRQuest spectrometer models now come with a replaceable slit design as standard, increasing measurement flexibility with easy user changes in the field. Additionally, the option of adding an internal shutter is now available to more effectively manage light throughput and dark measurements in experiment setups.

4 Mar 2016

Polatis Launches New Series of Fully Non-Blocking All-Optical Matrix Switch

Polatis, the performance leader in fiber layer switching solutions, has brought to market the industry's highest port count all-optical cross connect. The new Polatis Series 7000 Optical Circuit Switch (OCS) is a fully non-blocking all-optical matrix switch with up to 384x384 fiber ports and is available immediately. Occupying just 4RU of rack height, the Series 7000 packs 20% more capacity into 40% less space than alternative solutions, while maintaining the superior performance and reliability attributes enabled by Polatis' proven DirectLight™ optical switch technology.

4 Mar 2016

MACOM to Debut Newly Expanded Portfolio of Optoelectronics and Photonic Solutions at OFC 2016

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc., a leading supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave, photonic semiconductor products and components, will debut a newly expanded portfolio of optoelectronics and photonic solutions at OFC 2016 in Booth #3101.

2 Mar 2016

Nexoptic, Spectrum Optix Complete Trade Study Phase of POC Prototype Development Program

Nexoptic Technology Corp. ("Nexoptic"") and Spectrum Optix Inc. of Calgary, Canada ("Spectrum" and together with Nexoptic, the "Companies") report that further to their joint news release dated January 12, 2016, the Companies have successfully completed the 'Trade Study' phase of their proof of concept ("POC") prototype development program.

1 Mar 2016

EVT’s EyeMount System and EyeVision Software for Visual Measurement and Inspection Technology

With the EyeMount system, cameras, lenses and industrial lights can be easily and securely integrated into the machine. And also the inspection programs are as easily created with the EyeVision software for visual measurement and inspection with its drag-ang-drop function.

26 Feb 2016

Ricoh WG-M2 Camera with Ultra-Wide Angle Lens Captures Sharp 4K Ultra-HD Video

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation today announced the Ricoh WG-M2, a compact, shockproof and fully waterproof action camera with an ultra-wide 204-degree lens that captures stunningly sharp 4K Ultra-HD video.

23 Feb 2016

ON Semiconductor Introduces Next Generation Optical Image Stabilization/ Auto Focus (AF) Driver

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficiency innovations, introduces its next generation Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) / Auto Focus (AF) driver, the LC898123AXD, to its portfolio, offering a premier digital still camera and video experience for smart phones, tablets, notebooks and wearables, by using advanced auto-focus and optical image stabilization technologies to overcome the performance limitations of traditional camera modules.

23 Feb 2016