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2010 Master Catalog from Semrock Features 50 New Optical Filters

With 50 innovative new products

23 Jan 2010

Essilor's New Acquistions Support Global Expansion

Essilor International has signed ten acquisition or partnership agreements in its five global operating regions since October 2009. These companies generate combined annual revenue of around €35 million.

23 Jan 2010

Nextgen Chooses Alcatel-Lucent as Optical Component Supplier for NBN project

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that Nextgen Networks will deploy its leading optical platformas part of the first building block of the National Broadband Network (NBN) on mainland Australia.

23 Jan 2010

Alphion Introduces New 1060nm Semiconductor Optical Amplifier

Alphion® Corporation, a privately held company that develops, manufactures and markets communication systems, subsystems, and integrated photonic components based on its proprietary QLight® technology, announced the introduction of the 1060nm SAX20r Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA).

23 Jan 2010

PI Launches New High-Speed Piezomotor Rotary Stage

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. introduces a new ultra-low profile (0.6”), direct-driven, high-speed rotary stage based on its proprietary PILine® piezomotor drive technology at this year’s SPIE Photonics West conference, January 23 -28 at San Francisco's Moscone Center.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 23 Jan 2010

JDSU Introduces New Optical Light Sources and Power Meters

JDSU today introduced a new family of cost-effective optical test instruments and kits, the JDSU Optical SmartPocket™ handhelds, to support enterprise and broadband service providers. The JDSU Optical SmartPocket handhelds are designed to deliver an easy to use interface, accurate performance and other key features that make them the most suitable optical test tools for any field technician dealing with optical fiber.

22 Jan 2010

LightPath Introduces 10.6mm Focal Length LWIR Lens for Uncooled IR Sensors

LightPath Technologies is pleased to introduce an f/1.0, 10.6 mm focal length Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) lens assembly designed for uncooled infrared sensors. These lenses are designed as the primary optics for thermal imagers in a wide variety of applications including homeland security, firefighting, predictive maintenance and driver’s vision enhancement systems in automobiles. These thermal imaging markets have a combined current estimated value of over $2.5 billion.

22 Jan 2010

Nextreme Demonstrated Laser Cooling in TO-8 Package Using Thin-Film OptoCooler

Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, today announced the cooling of a laser diode in a TO-8 package using an embedded thin-film thermoelectric OptoCooler HV14 module. Cooling the laser improves the output performance and reliability of the device.

22 Jan 2010

Analog Devices Announces Highly Integrated Precision Analog Microcontrollers for Optical Drivers

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, today introduced a pair of highly integrated precision analog microcontrollers featuring on-chip memory, data converters, and other analog peripherals that combine to deliver the highest level of programmability and smallest package size.

22 Jan 2010

PerkinElmer Debuts New Atomax Series of 1.5 Inch Hollow Cathode Lamps

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the addition of the Atomax™ line of 1.5 inch hollow cathode lamps (HCL) to the Company’s atomic spectroscopy consumables portfolio

22 Jan 2010