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Engineers Achieve World-Record Speeds for Real-Time Signal Processing

Electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego have achieved world-record speeds for real-time signal processing in an effort to meet ambitious goals set by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the first Terabit-scale technology for optical processing. The technology could have widespread ramifications for networking, computing, defense and other industries.

28 Jan 2009

CRi Nuance Demonstration During Spring 2009

LOT are offering a demonstration of the CRi Nuance multispectral imaging system at your site during Spring 2009.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 27 Jan 2009

Camera Commander System Increases Sensor Quality Control with Automated Analysis for Dramatically Reduced Testing Time

Sarnoff Corporation today announced the launch of Camera Commander™, a complete CMOS and CCD imaging device and camera testing system for camera manufacturers and their users.

27 Jan 2009

SiOnyx Boosts CMOS Sensor Team, Opens West Coast Office

SiOnyx, Inc., the leading innovator in shallow junction photonics - a patented semiconductor process coined 'black silicon' that radically alters the photonic properties of semiconductor devices - has added several leading image sensor scientists and engineers to its team and opened an engineering office in Beaverton, Oregon.

27 Jan 2009

CU-Boulder Professor Wins $3 Million Fellowship from DoD

University of Colorado at Boulder physics Distinguished Professor Margaret Murnane has been named a National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellow by the U.S. Department of Defense.

27 Jan 2009

Bookham Introduces 25W Multi-Emitter Fiber Laser Pump Module

Bookham, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKHM), a provider of optical components for industrial applications, has launched a high power multi-emitter pump module capable of delivering 25W out of a 105um fiber with 0.15NA. The product meets fiber laser manufacturers' demands for increased output power and brightness, compact pump configurations, and reduced overall system cost.

27 Jan 2009

Alfalight Unveils Breakthrough in Laser Diode Technology for Lower-Cost, High-Power Laser Systems

Alfalight, Inc., a leading supplier of highly efficient high-power diode lasers, announced today the first details of its breakthrough Surface-Emitting Distributed Feedback (SE-DFB) laser diode technology. This technology uses a significantly different approach at the wafer level to provide a lower-cost system solution with enhanced brightness and ruggedness compared to the edge-emitting laser technology.

27 Jan 2009

Air Force Researcher Develops Satellite Imaging Technology

A research associate at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Laser and Optics Research Center here is developing a new capability that will allow satellites to be seen and see clearer.

26 Jan 2009

Canadian Photonics Industry Shines a Ray of Light Amid Economic Gloom

The Canadians are gathering at Photonics West 2009 in San Jose, CA with OCRI representatives to build on what a new industry report says is a shining success. In its survey entitled "Illuminating a World of Opportunity," the Canadian Photonics Consortium states Canada has 370 photonics companies employing some 20,000 people who collectively generate close to $4.5 billion annually, with approximately 85% from exports including 50% to the U.S.

26 Jan 2009

Bookham Achieves Output Power of 200W with a 10mm Laser Diode Bar

Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM), a provider of optical components for industrial applications, has achieved an output power of 200W with a 10mm laser diode bar - believed to be the industry's most powerful commercially available continuous wave (CW) single bar product.

26 Jan 2009