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JDSU Announced Delivery of Pump Laser to Support Increasing Network Traffic Demands

JDSU today announced that it has delivered its 400,000th 980 nanometer (nm) amplifier pump laser based on its planar platform. The recipient of the milestone shipment, Wuxi Zhongxing Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (WXZTE), located in Wuxi, China, has purchased more than 30,000 980nm pump lasers from JDSU over the past three years.

6 Nov 2007

Think Before You Ink

It could be colorful; it could be sexy; it could be unique; it could be romantic; but it could be one of the biggest mistakes a person could ever make. College students might feel that tattoos are a fun and special way to express themselves, but many forget to look at the big picture before getting a tattoo.

6 Nov 2007

Photonic Alternative to Wireless Networking Could Offer Faster Data Rates

A photonic alternative to wireless networking could offer data rates of up to 100 Mbit/s in an unlicensed part of the spectrum.

6 Nov 2007

Negative-Index Metamaterials Faster than Existing Telecoms Devices

An optical modulator based on negative-index metamaterials could be faster and more compact than existing telecoms devices.

6 Nov 2007

NovaCentrix Delivered PCS 1100 Machines to Customers of Photonic Curing Technology

NovaCentrix has delivered multiple R&D-class PCS 1100 machines to customers developing new inks and applications requiring the high-speed low-temperature substrate capabilities of the Photonic Curing technology.

6 Nov 2007

The Photonic Component Group Appointed Reseller of Laser Diode Products

The Photonic Component Group, a division of Power Technology, Inc., a leading force in the laser industry for almost 40 years, has been appointed as a reseller of Opnext, powered by Hitachi laser diode products. Opnext is the former Hitachi laser diode and photonics division.

6 Nov 2007

A Bright Future for Oxford High-Efficiency Light Company

Relume Technologies is not a lighting giant like General Electric or Philips -- at least not yet.

4 Nov 2007

Swisscom to Suggest Sharing Costs with Competitors on Laying Fibre Optics in Switzerland

Swisscom AG chief executive Carsten Schloter has suggested sharing costs with competitors on laying fibre optics in Switzerland, a move which he describes as making both business and economic sense.

4 Nov 2007

Sales of Fiber laser to Exceed $240 million in 2007

Sheet metal cutting and micro applications lead the growth in the fiber laser market according to the latest report from Strategies Unlimited.

4 Nov 2007

StockerYale to Unveil New Products at Vision 2007

StockerYale Inc. a leading provider of structured light lasers, LED modules and specialty optical fibers for industry leading OEMs, will unveil two new products at Vision 2007 show in Stuttgart, Germany, November 6-8, 2007, booth #4C10.

4 Nov 2007

Cree Plans to Convert HQ and Facility to LED Lighting

Cree, Inc., a leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced plans to convert all lighting at its Durham headquarters and manufacturing facility to LED lighting and released the results of the first phase of the conversion.

4 Nov 2007

Nitol Solar to Supply Polysilicon to Suntech in First Phase Agreement

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced a first phase agreement with Nitol Solar Ltd. to supply polysilicon to Suntech over a seven-year period beginning in 2009.

2 Nov 2007

USAF Orders Additional Advanced Boresight Equipment Systems

United Industrial Corporation announced today that its AAI Corporation subsidiary has been awarded a $4.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) for additional Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) systems.

2 Nov 2007

FDA Approves Redsense Medical for Blood Loss Detection Device

Redsense Medical's blood loss detection device for monitoring venous needle dislodgement has been granted FDA approval, and is now available for sale in the United States. The Swedish company's patented Redsense blood loss detection system is the world's first such device.

2 Nov 2007

New EOLAD Combines Night Vision Compatible Holographic Sight with Aiming Laser

US Night Vision Corp. Aftermarket weapon mounted accessories for tactical rifles and shotguns now cover a wide range of optical/electronic sights, illumination systems and aiming lasers. Matter of fact, there are so many potentially useful CQB add-on accessories that an operator’s weapon can become “over-loaded” with these items, thereby losing some of its effectiveness due to excessive weight.

2 Nov 2007