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Transmitting Uncompressed HD Feeds Simultaneously Across Several Kilometers

AOptix Technologies, Inc., a leading edge developer of ultra-high bandwidth laser communication solutions was awarded TV Technology magazine's prestigious 2008 Mario Award and S.T.A.R. awards at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. "Our panel of editors walk the show floor in search of the most innovative technologies. The AOptix broadcast lasercom system is a significant technology breakthrough that is worthy of our two annual awards for technical excellence and forward thinking," said Tom Butts, Editor of TV Technology magazine.

12 May 2008

Device to Directly Measure Complex Ultrashort Light Pulses at and Near Focus

Lasers that emit ultrashort pulses of light are used for numerous applications including micromachining, microscopy, laser eye surgery, spectroscopy and controlling chemical reactions.

8 May 2008

Higher Temperatures Yield Tunable, Supersensitive Hyper-CEST MRI

Standard magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, is a superb diagnostic tool but one that suffers from low sensitivity, requiring patients to remain motionless for long periods of time inside noisy, claustrophobic machines.

8 May 2008

Chipset Simplifies System Design by Being Fully Programmable

GigOptix, the leading provider of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world, today announced that the HXR4104, a 4x10.3Gbps Transimpedance Limiting Amplifier (TIA/LA) and the HXT4104, the industry's lowest power 4x10.3Gbps Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VSCEL) driver are available now as a chipset.

8 May 2008

How Does Light Pass Through a Tiny Hole

How does light pass through a tiny hole? For the first time, Dr Aurele Adam and Prof. Paul Planken of Delft University of Technology, in conjunction with two South Korean and one German research groups, have succeeded in mapping this process properly.

8 May 2008

Raytheon Signs Cooperative Development Agreement for Semiactive Laser Guided Rockets

Raytheon Company and Emirates Advanced Investments of the United Arab Emirates have signed a cooperative development agreement for a semiactive laser guided 70 mm (2.75-inch) rocket designed to provide increased precision and lethality compared with conventional unguided rockets.

7 May 2008

Agilent Technologies Introduces Multi-wavelength Laser Combiner for Microscopy Applications

Agilent Technologies Inc., a leader in precision optics, today announced the availability of a Multi-wavelength Laser Combiner for microscopy applications.

6 May 2008

Ultrafast Laser Offers High Speed, Short Pulses and High Average Power

Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ultrafast laser that offers a record combination of high speed, short pulses and high average power.

5 May 2008

Product Based on Hazard-Detection Technology Developed for U.S. Army

JMAR Technologies, Inc. a leading developer of advanced laser, photonics and detection products, today announced that it will unveil the first commercial prototype of its double-pulse laser system at next week's Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) in San Jose, California.

2 May 2008

Zecotek to Exhibit at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced it will be exhibiting select imaging and laser products during the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, May 6-9, 2008 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

29 Apr 2008