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Route des Lasers to Demonstrate Next-Generation Products at Photonics West 2016

The Route des Lasers (RDL), a competitiveness cluster exclusively for photonics companies, today announces it will host a strong turnout of next-generation and first-ever products launched by its members during Photonics West 2016 at the French Pavilion, booths 1123-A; 1223-F; 1223-J.

16 Dec 2015

New Offering Focuses on ICPMS Instruments

PHOTONIS USA, a leading electro-optic manufacturer, announced that it has reached an agreement with MasCom Technologies GmbH of Bremen, Germany to stock and resell a wide selection of discrete dynode electron multipliers designed for use in Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometer instruments (ICPMS).

From PHOTONIS Technologies S.A.S. 15 Dec 2015

New Transparent Material Shows Promise for Affordable and Efficient Screen Displays, Mobile Devices

A new material that is both highly transparent and electrically conductive could make large screen displays, smart windows and even touch screens and solar cells more affordable and efficient, according to materials scientists and engineers at Penn State who have discovered just such a material.

15 Dec 2015

Force Protection to Sell New State of the Art 1080HD Law Enforcement Camera System

Force Protection Video Equipment (OTC Markets: FPVD) announced today its plan to sell a new state of the art law enforcement camera along with management software and total security onsite storage. Shipments should begin in the first quarter of 2016.

14 Dec 2015

Checkpoint Technologies Demonstrates 125nm Optical Resolution in Silicon Integrated Circuits

Checkpoint Technologies, LLC, announces a technological achievement. Utilizing its industry leading SIL technology, laser scanning microscopy and visible light, the company demonstrated optical resolution of 125 nm pitch of lines and spaces, in silicon integrated circuits. This is believed to be the smallest optical resolution achieved in the world.

12 Dec 2015

Axis Introduces New Bullet-Style HDTV Network Cameras for 24/7 Video Surveillance

Axis Communications, the global leader in network video surveillance, introduces two new bullet-style HDTV network cameras for day and night 24/7 video surveillance. AXIS P1435-E and AXIS P1435-LE feature Axis’ Zipstream technology that lowers bandwidth and storage requirements by an average of 50 percent or more compared to standard H.264 compression.

11 Dec 2015

INRS Professor Elected OSA Fellow in Recognition of Contributions to Ultrafast Photonics

INRS professor José Azaña of the Énergie Matériaux Télécommunication Research Centre has been elected Fellow by the Optical Society (OSA) in recognition of his remarkable contributions to the advancement of ultrafast photonics, particularly in the areas of integrated waveguide technologies and compact fibre optics devices. He is the only Quebec academic and one of three Canadian researchers in this year's group of 77 OSA Fellows.

11 Dec 2015

Synopsys Releases RSoft Photonic System Design Suite Version 2015.12

Synopsys, Inc. today announced the latest releases of the RSoft™ product portfolio, the company's industry-leading family of software tools for photonic component and optical communication system design. Version 2015.12 of the Synopsys RSoft Photonic System Design Suite includes new features to accelerate the design and fabrication of state-of-the-art silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits and optical transceivers in data center applications.

10 Dec 2015

BIOS 2016: Argolight and Imagine Optic to Unveil New Faster Performance Photonics Products

The Route des Lasers, a competitiveness cluster exclusively for photonics companies, today announces that cluster members Argolight and Imagine Optic will unveil new faster performance photonics products at the Route des Lasers booth #8847 during BIOS, February 13 – 14, 2016 in San Francisco.

10 Dec 2015

UCLA Professor Honored with International Commission for Optics Prize

Aydogan Ozcan, Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received the International Commission for Optics (ICO) Prize. Ozcan was recognized for his seminal contributions to biophotonics technologies impacting computational microscopy, and digital holography for telemedicine and global health applications.

9 Dec 2015