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New Surface Treatment that Boosts Light Absorption of Silicon Photovoltaic Cells

Using two different types of chemical etching to create features at both the micron and nanometer size scales, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a surface treatment that boosts the light absorption of silicon photovoltaic cells in two complementary ways.

24 Mar 2009

EMCORE Corporation Announces New Tunable TOSA 10 Gb/s Optical Component Platform

EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, today announced its plans to release a new full-band tunable TOSA (transmit optical sub-assembly) product line.

24 Mar 2009

Major Goal of this Report is to Analyze and Quantify the Markets for OPV Materials of all Kinds

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Organic Photovoltaic Materials Markets: 2009 - 2016" report to their offering.

24 Mar 2009

Filmetrics Launches Thin-Film Photovoltaic Dedicated Measurement Systems

Filmetrics announces the launch of its thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) dedicated measurement systems. With the release of the F10-PV and the F37-PV Filmetrics now offers commercially available tabletop and in-line metrology solutions for industries utilizing all classes of TFPV materials.

19 Mar 2009

Sencera Demonstrates 8.7% Efficient Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cell

Sencera, a manufacturer of thin film silicon based photovoltaic modules, has successfully deposited single-junction silicon solar cells with an initial 8.7% sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency under standard test conditions.

19 Mar 2009

EMCORE Corporation Awarded Active Optical Cable Patent

EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, today announced that it has received a patent award for its Active Optical Cable technology.

19 Mar 2009

Researchers Designed New High-Performing Photoconducting Material Using Zinc Oxide

Photodetectors -- devices found in cell phones, digital cameras and other consumer gadgets that utilize photoconducting materials -- are a green technology in performance (converting light into electricity), but the manufacture of very powerful photodetectors needs to be improved before they can qualify for solid green status.

18 Mar 2009

Machine Vision Technology Gives Solar Cell Manufacturers New Opportunities to Increase Productivity and Lower Costs

DALSA Corporation (TSX: DSA), a global leader in machine vision technology, today announced its entrance into the solar cell inspection market. The company's efficiencies and expertise in area scan, line scan, and embedded processing for inspection in the flat-panel display industry are now being successfully applied to solar cell inspection, resulting in high quality, yet cost-effective inspection capabilities for the solar cell industry.

18 Mar 2009

DuPont Expects to Triple its Annual PV Sales to More than USD 1 Billion in 2012

DuPont expects to nearly triple its annual photovoltaic sales to more than USD 1 billion in 2012 based on strong fundamentals for long-term revenue growth in the photovoltaic solar energy market, combined with the company’s ability to deliver new technologies to the industry.

17 Mar 2009

OFC/NFOEC Features Breakthroughs in Next-Generation Metamaterials and Optical Communications

The world's largest international conference on optical communications begins next week and continues from March 22-26 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) is the premier meeting where experts from industry and academia intersect and share their results, experiences, and insights on the future of electronic and wireless communication and the optical technologies that will enable it.

17 Mar 2009

Featured Equipment

Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

These F-theta lenses by Avantier are designed for consistent spot size and uniform field curvature correction, ideal for high-resolution imaging applications.

From Avantier Inc.

Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Precision Solutions for Advanced Optical Systems

Shanghai Optics provides high-precision off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors designed for advanced optical systems, offering superior reflective solutions for applications requiring precise light collimation and focus.

From Shanghai Optics