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Moog Announces Acquisition of Fiber Optic Design Manufacturer

Moog Inc. announced today that it has acquired PRIZM Advanced Communications Electronics Inc. for $12 million in cash.

20 Nov 2007

Cree's Extra Bright Green LEDs Available in Commercial Quantities

Cree, Inc., announced commercial availability of green XLamp® XR-E LEDs that are 70-percent brighter than the company’s previous green power LEDs. The new green XR-E produces maximum luminous flux of 87.5 lumens at 350 mA. The new green XR-E LEDs complement the previously released blue XR-E LEDs for industry-leading performance in RGB LED applications.

20 Nov 2007

Telecommunications Manufacturers to Benefit from Photonic Crystals

Smaller, faster, more efficient: BASF research scientists are helping to revolutionize the future world of telecommunications – with the aid of three-dimensional photonic crystals. In a three-year project, BASF is researching into the development of these crystals together with partners such as Hanover Laser Center, Thales Aerospace Division, Photon Design Ltd., the Technical University of Denmark and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne.

20 Nov 2007

Miniaturized Organic Lasers - Key Components of Future Integrated Photonic Devices

Efficient organic lasers with small footprint structures demonstrate the key components of future integrated photonic devices for both, communication and sensing applications. Furthermore, they offer an attractive packaging possibility for light-emitting arrays coupled to high-density optical interconnects.

19 Nov 2007

UK Research Council Invests £5m in Silicon Photonics

Silicon photonics could benefit from a research partnership between UK academia and industrial allies Intel and QinetiQ.

19 Nov 2007

Optical Nanocircuits Could Replace Conventional Electronics

US researchers believe that tiny optical versions of capacitors, resistors and inductors can be made by adjusting the size, shape and composition of sub-wavelength nanoparticles.

19 Nov 2007

Nikon Lens Includes Benefits of Vibration Reduction in a Compact and Affordable Zoom

Nikon Inc. today introduced the new versatile AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens that offers Nikon's proprietary Vibration Reduction (VR) technology to help consumers snap sharper photos than ever before, even while shooting handheld.

19 Nov 2007

Gennum First to Drive Fastest Optical Cable

Continuing to showcase its innovative solutions for video broadcast, Gennum Corporation demonstrates the industry's highest speed, highest performance video transport leveraging its optical technology.

19 Nov 2007

Congress Approves to Equip USAF with Latest in Tactical Lighting Technology

Cyberlux Corporation, a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, reported today that the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Appropriations legislation contains $8 million to equip the States Air Force with the Company's BrightEye Visible and Covert Portable Illumination Systems.

19 Nov 2007

Radlink Announces New Family of Digital Imaging Products

Radlink, Inc., a supplier of affordable medical imaging systems to healthcare providers, today announced the new family of hardware and software products they will be introducing to the marketplace at RSNA 2007, the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

19 Nov 2007

Verizon Successfully Completes Field Trial of Optical Network Transmission

Verizon has successfully concluded the industry's first field test of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) optical transmission, on a live, in-service 312-mile (504 kilometer) network route between Tampa, Fla., and Miami.

19 Nov 2007

QinetiQ Launched New Buried Cable Fibre-Optic Sensor Solution

Protecting borders, pipelines, underground cables and critical infrastructure against accidental damage or malicious attack is particularly demanding due to the distances involved and the scale of the challenge. Protection of essential services is also high on the political agenda.

19 Nov 2007

Quantum Optics: From Photons and Atoms to Molecules and Solid State Systems

In the past years the field of quantum optics has begun to expand from its original domain covering basic photon(ic) and atom(ic) systems into the realm of molecular and solid state physics. Theory and experiment have progressed to the point where the traditional boundaries between the different areas have become less pronounced.

19 Nov 2007

Raytheon Wins U.S. Air Force Paveway Contract

With the award of $36.1 million, Raytheon Company has won the majority share of U.S. Air Force competitive contracts for Paveway(TM) II laser guided bomb components for fiscal year 2007. This is the third consecutive Air Force majority share award for Raytheon, setting a benchmark for affordability and performance in the precision-guided weapons market.

19 Nov 2007

Konica Minolta Announce Strategic Relationship with Imaging Solution Supplier

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies from the desktop to the print shop, and Danka Business Systems PLC, one of the largest independent suppliers of office imaging solutions in the United States, today announced the companies have signed a strategic relationship agreement enabling Danka to distribute Konica Minolta products in the United States.

From Konica Minolta Sensing Americas 19 Nov 2007