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Centronic Releases New Infrared Photodiodes Line for 1 to 2.4 µm

Centronic announced at Photonics West 2010 a new series of infrared photodiodes for the wavelength region 1µm to 2.4 µm

29 Jan 2010

Coherent Expands Sapphire Series CW Visible Laser Line with 532nm Lasers

Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has expanded their Sapphire™ family of compact CW visible lasers with 532 nm (green) lasers based on the company’s unique OPSL technology.

29 Jan 2010

AIXTRON to Build New Research and Development Facility

AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6; NASDAQ: AIXG, ISIN US0096061041) today announced an important step in the implementation of its accelerated Research and Development strategy by building a new state of the art R&D campus at its premises in Herzogenrath-Kohlscheid in support of the company’s Research and Development strategy.

29 Jan 2010

Ophir-Spiricon Unveils PD300-R Line of Circular Photodiode Sensors

Compact, low noise photodiode energy detector provides wide dynamic range, from picoWatts to Watts

28 Jan 2010

IPG Photonics Announces Acquisition of Alabama-Based Photonics Innovations

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP), the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, announced today the acquisition of the outstanding shares of privately-held, Birmingham, Alabama-based Photonics Innovations, Inc. (PII), a maker of active and passive laser materials and tunable lasers for scientific, biomedical, technological, and eyesafe range-finding applications.

28 Jan 2010

New 365nm UVC LED Emitters Available from LedEngin

LedEngin, Inc., a leading innovator in high flux density LED technology announces immediate availability of 365nm UVC LED emitters in single and multi-chip packages. LedEngin is the first LED manufacturer to deliver record flux numbers up to 700mW at 365nm.

27 Jan 2010

DLP Technology Introduces LightCommander Development Kit for Use in Light Processing

Today at SPIE Photonics West, DLP® Technology from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced the DLP® LightCommander™, a development kit that offers users a highly versatile and easy to use tool for incorporating DLP technology into light processing applications.

27 Jan 2010

Raytheon Receives Contract to Develop Spectroscopic Panels for Rail Cars Scanning

Under a $4.3 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is developing next-generation panels that can scan rail cars to detect nuclear weapons and other materials.

27 Jan 2010

Trimble Launches New 4D Control Software That Combines GNSS with Optical Technologies

Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) introduced today a new version of its Trimble® 4D Control software, the core of Trimble monitoring solutions, that combines Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and optical technologies for real-time deformation monitoring applications. The software is ideal for monitoring dams, bridges, buildings, pipeline support piers, large-scale construction and excavation sites, underground and open pit mines, landslides, tunnels, and other structures.

27 Jan 2010

Researchers Find Time of Light’s Transit Through Multilayered Materials Does not Depend on Thickness

Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) can speed up photons (particles of light) to seemingly faster-than-light speeds through a stack of materials

27 Jan 2010