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Technology Breaks Through Last Bottleneck to Network Automation

With more and more optical network automation, one task has remained manual: fiber connections. But now, as the result of research conducted by Verizon, that is likely to change.

26 Feb 2008

New Photon 3-D Laser Scanner Enhances Performance and Image Clarity

FARO Technologies, Inc. the world leader in portable computer-aided measurement hardware and software, announced the launch of its new family of 3-D Laser Scanners called Photon 80 and Photon 20.

26 Feb 2008

BTU Establishes International Solar Research and Process Application Centers

In a move that signals the company’s commitment to rapidly grow its solar energy business, BTU International, Inc. today announced several initiatives, including the formation of a new Business Group for its Alternative Energy equipment business, the addition of key talent, and the establishment of international solar research and process application centers.

26 Feb 2008

Revolutionizing Service Provider ROI

Teknovus, the leading provider of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (G-EPON) chips for the deployment of triple-play services in broadband access networks, today announced the TK3723, its third-generation EPON Optical Line Terminal (OLT) chip with two dual-speed Turbo-EPONTM MACs and multi-service traffic management and shaping.

26 Feb 2008

Fiber Laser Leader Secures More than 100 Key U.S. Photonics Patents

IPG Photonics Corporation, the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, today reported that it has purchased more than 100 key U.S. patents, and their more than 340 foreign counterparts, by acquiring a photonics patent portfolio from British Telecom.

26 Feb 2008

Name Change Reflects Broadening of FTTX Applications Served by OFS

OFS today announced that it is re-launching the Access ADVANTAGE System, as FOX Solution (Fiber Optics to the X). This new name better reflects the broadening diversity of OFS’ FTTX solution for multiple applications.

26 Feb 2008

ET Solar Signs Agreement with Largest Global Manufacturers of Solar Tracker Systems

ET Solar Group Corp., a Nanjing-based integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products including ingot, wafer, module, and state-of-the-art dual-axis tracking systems with manufacturing facilities located in Taizhou, China, announced today a framework collaborative agreement with Spain-based Meca Solar, one of the largest global state-of-the-art manufacturers of solar tracker systems.

26 Feb 2008

EMCORE Announces New Features to its Broadband Transmitter and Optical Amplifier Product Lines

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, today announced new features to its 1550nm broadband transmitter and optical amplifier product lines.

26 Feb 2008

Highly Customizable Software Supports Transparent Operation of AON Superblade

This telecom-grade application framework will support all of the optical functions within JDSU's new AON Superblade solution that was also announced today, allowing it to seamlessly integrate within network equipment manufacturer's (NEMS) and service provider networks.

26 Feb 2008

Breakthrough Optical Technology Enables Creation of Denser DWDM Transport

JDSU today announced that is has invented the first nano wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology. The Nano WSS includes technology extracted from JDSU’s core Mini WSS technology, and will enable JDSU to develop denser and more highly integrated optical solutions, such as the AON Superblade, a single-slot blade solution that JDSU also announced today.

26 Feb 2008

New AON Superblade Reduces Size and Power Requirements of Optical Components

JDSU today announced that it is creating a single-slot blade solution for delivering all major functions required for optical network transport, called the Agile Optical Network (AON) Superblade.

26 Feb 2008

Revolutionary New Technology Delivers Improved Signal Integrity

Lightwire, Inc., the technology leader in CMOS photonics interconnects, today introduced the industry's first CMOS photonics 10GbE SFP+ LRM optical module, the LSME10XX.

26 Feb 2008

Projection Industry's Largest Market Chooses 3LCD Over All Other Technologies

3LCD, the world's projection technology leader, finished 2007 as the clear technology choice of the Pro AV market with more than 75 percent market share, according to data from Pacific Media Associates (PMA) for the period of January 2007 through December 2007.* Pro AV customers include the largest school systems, universities, corporations and high-end home theater enthusiasts.

26 Feb 2008

JDSU Introduces SRS Functionality to its TestPoint 10Gbps Product Line

JDSU today introduced stressed receiver sensitivity (SRS) functionality to its TestPoint 10Gbps product line.

25 Feb 2008

Thin-Film and Organic Photovoltaics Will Reach $3.8 Billion by 2015

Materials for use in thin-film and organic photovoltaics (PV) will reach $3.8 billion by 2015, according to a new study by NanoMarkets, an industry analyst firm.

25 Feb 2008