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Plastic Laser Has Come One Step Closer

The plastic laser has come one step closer, with researchers in the US and Japan developing a new way to make luminescent semiconducting polymers emit and confine polarized light. The results could lead to brighter polarized sources for products with LED-type displays, such as portable computers and mobile phones.

18 Oct 2007

Two-Color Two-Photon Absorption Has Been Used to Image Blood Vessels

A US team has developed a technique to image hemoglobin in red blood cells with micrometer resolution, but without the need to inject external contrast agents or dyes into the blood. The method might also differentiate between oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin, which would be a crucial step in cancer studies. (Optics Letters, 32, 2641).

18 Oct 2007

nLight Continues its Rapid Growth with Acquisition of Fiber Manufacturer

nLight of the US has announced the acquisition of Liekki, the Finnish fiber manufacturer. The acquisition, which will be completed by the end of the month, will enable nLight to expand its product portfolio to supply a complete chain from semiconductor lasers and fibers to optical modules.

18 Oct 2007

Alma Lasers Continues to Stand Behind Product

Alma Lasers Ltd., a global leader in the development and commercialization of innovative aesthetic laser, light-based, and radiofrequency systems, filed a response last week denying all Lumenis' patent infringement claims. Alma Lasers will vigorously defend its position.

18 Oct 2007

Tomophase OCT System Designed to Visualise Cross-Sectional Images of Human Bronchial Tissue

Tomophase Corporation announced today that it will display the first cross-sectional images of excised human bronchial tissue using their patented optical coherence tomography ("OCT") system at the CHEST meeting in Chicago, October 22nd through October 24th.

18 Oct 2007

Philips Awarded Contract to Develop New Light Test System

Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, the entity formed by Philips' recent acquisition of Boston's Color Kinetics Inc., has been awarded a $250,000 contract by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

18 Oct 2007

Cree Hoping to Spread Word About LED Technology with New Partner

A new partnership with Duke Energy has Cree hoping to spread the word about its light-emitting diode technology.

18 Oct 2007

'Seeing in the Dark' Internet Telescope

It appears that video games are not the only hot item in the cosmos. In its first month of operation, the Seeing in the Dark Internet Telescope (SIDIT) has shot images of distant galaxies and nebulae in response to requests from more than 1,000 students around the world.

17 Oct 2007

Modulight Announced Arrival of High-Power Laser Chip Housed in 9-mm TO-Can

Modulight, Inc., a manufacturer of high- performance optical semiconductor components, today announced the arrival of its laser family's newest member: the high-power, single-emitter 1550 nm laser chip housed in a 9-mm TO-can. The product code is ML1470.

17 Oct 2007

JDSU Formed Partnership with Optical Transport Systems Company to Provide 40G to Telecom Industry

JDSU today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Mintera, a high bit-rate optical transport systems solutions leader, to provide a complete 40 gigabits per second (40G) solution set to the telecom industry.

17 Oct 2007

US Air Force Increases Funding for Tandem CIGS Photovoltaics

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state-of-the-art, thin-film photovoltaic materials, announced today that the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has contracted to increase funding of Ascent Solar's development of high-performance thin-film tandem photovoltaics (PV) based on their flexible monolithically integrated CIGS technology.

17 Oct 2007

Bronx Residents Now Have Verizon's FiOS Internet Service at Their Fingertips

Residents of the 1,416-unit Eastchester Heights apartment complex in the Eastchester section of the Bronx now have Verizon's FiOS Internet service at their fingertips, delivered on the nation's most advanced digital all-fiber-optic network right into their homes. With FiOS Internet, they get download speeds of up to 50 Mbps.

17 Oct 2007

Laser Technology Now Available For Patients in St. Louis To Treat Variety of Skin Conditions

The summer months can wreak havoc on our skin, but help is on the way thanks to new laser technology now available at a laser center and plastic surgery practice in St. Louis. Genesis Cosmetic Surgery Center & Laser Center recently upgraded its facility to offer five new laser devices that treat a variety of skin conditions and can be used for such procedures as laser hair removal, acne treatment, and spider vein removal.

17 Oct 2007

U.S. Medical Customer Receives High-Power Laser for Surgical Laser Applications

QPC Lasers, Inc. a world leader in the development and commercialization of high-brightness, high-power semiconductor lasers for the industrial, defense, and medical markets, today announced that it has shipped its first 100-watt Generation III semiconductor laser to a medical customer in the U.S. for a surgical application.

17 Oct 2007

Dow Corning Introduces New Encapsulants to Increase Brightness for the Fast Growing LED market

Dow Corning Corp. today introduced three new two-part high refractive index (HRI) silicone encapsulants to serve the fast-growing light-emitting diode (LED) market.

17 Oct 2007