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Fiber-Optic Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensor Available from AMS Technologies

The new DSTS sensor from OZ Optics is now available from AMS Technologies throughout Europe.

24 Sep 2007

AMS Technologies Announces Availability of XFP Transceivers for MAN Applications

MS Technologies announces the availability of 80km OC-192/STM-64 DWDM XFP transceivers from Optical Communication Products Inc. (OCP) to support high-density, long distance metropolitan area networking (MAN) applications.

24 Sep 2007

Infinera's Digital Optical Network to Link Paris and Roubaix Data Centers

Roubaix, France-based OVH chose Infinera's digital optical network to link its Paris and Roubaix data centers. The Internet service provider (ISP) operates more than 24,000 servers in its data centers.

24 Sep 2007

Infinera's Photonic Integrated Circuits Demonstrated Transmission of 40 Gb/s Over Transoceanic Distance

Infinera has demonstrated the transmission of 40 Gigabit/second (Gb/s) services over a distance of 8,477 kilometers across a transoceanic network spanning Europe and the U.S., a record distance for a field trial involving 40 Gb/s services. Infinera believes that this demonstration shows how key Infinera technical innovations can enable service providers to offer new high bandwidth services such as 40 Gb/s or OC-768/STM-256 Packet over SONET (POS) services today, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) in the future, over existing infrastructures with less cost and greater flexibility than the 40 Gb/s solutions offered by traditional WDM providers.

24 Sep 2007

Royal Laser Corp Announced Intention to Acquire an Ontario Based Steel Service Centre

Royal Laser Corp. announces that they have signed a letter of intent to acquire 100% of the equity in Apogee Slitting Inc., a Mississauga, Ontario based steel service centre, for a minimum purchase consideration of 6,000,000 common shares in the Corporation, at a deemed price of $0.45, and cash consideration of $6,000,000. Additional purchase consideration of $5,000,000 is payable in the event that Apogee meets certain additional revenue and profit thresholds - payable in cash or common shares of the Corporation, at the vendor's option. Apogee will be merged into the Venture Steel Inc. subsidiary of Royal Laser.

24 Sep 2007

Ericsson Demonstrates Real-Time, Global, Network-Interoperability

Ericsson today announced that it had successfully participated in a real-time, global, network-interoperability demonstration in Berlin at ECOC07, Europe's largest optical communications event.

24 Sep 2007

All-Purpose Interference Filters with Variable Transmission Characteristics

Applications such as analytical and environmental science, medical and biotechnology, and genetics and fluorescence measurement could all benefit from Schott¡¦s latest interference filters. Called ¡§Veril¡¨ filters, the product uses thin layers to either transmit or reflect various colors of the spectrum.

24 Sep 2007

Simple and Inexpensive Optical Imaging System Providing Real-Time Mapping of Animals' Internal Organs

The new system, which researchers Elizabeth Hillman of Columbia University and Anna Moore of the Harvard Medical School have dubbed a dynamic fluorescence molecular (DFM) imager, is currently being used to monitor the organs of laboratory mice. Hillman is now collaborating with Cambridge Research & Instrumentation to develop a commercial imaging platform that could have applications in drug testing and in the search for tumour-killing cancer treatments.

24 Sep 2007

New tunable Mirrorless Optical Parametric Oscillator - Tunable and Mirrorfree Infrared Source

The first mirrorless optical parametric oscillator (MOPO) has been unveiled by researchers in Sweden. The simplicity of the device with its ability to tune with high precision in the near- and mid-infrared makes the MOPO an interesting option for a number of applications.

24 Sep 2007

Alternative to Conventional Lighting - Efficient and Environmentally Friendly White Organic LED

Researchers in Hong Kong claim to have developed the highest power efficiency non-doped white organic light emitting device (WOLED) made using a single white-emitting material. They believe that their high purity, color stable device, surpasses existing WOLEDs and is a more efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to inorganic LEDs.

24 Sep 2007

Improved GPS and Fiber-Optic Inertial Sensor Assembly Developed by Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman says its new LN-260 system has an improved GPS and fiber-optic inertial sensor assembly.

24 Sep 2007

Six Coastal Provinces in Angola linked by a Fiber-Optic Submarine Network Provided by Ericsson

Global telecom company, Ericsson, has been selected by Angola Telecom to supply a fibre-optic submarine network to link six coastal provinces in Angola.

24 Sep 2007

New Tunable Laser for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Networks

NeoPhotonics Corp., a leading supplier of optical components for the telecom and CATV industries, will debut at ECOC (the European Conference on Optical Communications in Berlin, booth 15031, September 17th ¡V 19th) a new tunable laser for DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) networks that performs the functions of any of 200 single-wavelength lasers.

24 Sep 2007

Cooling the Skin After Laser Treatment Increases Discoloration in Dark-Skinned Patients

Cooling the skin to protect it from hyperpigmentation after laser treatment actually increased discoloration in dark-skinned patients, researchers reported.

24 Sep 2007

Laser Alignment Tool for Precision Measurements and Calibrations

Pinpoint Laser Systems® is introducing the 2D Microgage Laser alignment tool for precision measuring, machine alignment, calibration, and other demanding industrial applications. Roll and web lines, CNC cutting and milling equipment, lathes, stamping presses, injection molding machines, extrusion systems, and other production equipment are easily checked and aligned for improved operating efficiency and reduced downtime with this new Microgage. The new Microgage 2D is compact and easy to set-up and use right on the factory floor.

24 Sep 2007

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Fiber-Optic Distributed Strain and Temperature Sensor Available from AMS Technologies

AMS Technologies Announces Availability of XFP Transceivers for MAN Applications

Infinera's Digital Optical Network to Link Paris and Roubaix Data Centers

Infinera's Photonic Integrated Circuits Demonstrated Transmission of 40 Gb/s Over Transoceanic Distance

Royal Laser Corp Announced Intention to Acquire an Ontario Based Steel Service Centre

Ericsson Demonstrates Real-Time, Global, Network-Interoperability

All-Purpose Interference Filters with Variable Transmission Characteristics

Simple and Inexpensive Optical Imaging System Providing Real-Time Mapping of Animals' Internal Organs

New tunable Mirrorless Optical Parametric Oscillator - Tunable and Mirrorfree Infrared Source

Alternative to Conventional Lighting - Efficient and Environmentally Friendly White Organic LED

Improved GPS and Fiber-Optic Inertial Sensor Assembly Developed by Northrop Grumman

Six Coastal Provinces in Angola linked by a Fiber-Optic Submarine Network Provided by Ericsson

New Tunable Laser for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Networks

Cooling the Skin After Laser Treatment Increases Discoloration in Dark-Skinned Patients

Laser Alignment Tool for Precision Measurements and Calibrations

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