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State-of-the-art Optical Transceivers for the New 787 Dreamliner Passenger Aircraft Series

Stratos International, a leading innovator in RF, microwave, and fiberoptic connectivity solutions for military/aerospace, telecom and broadcast markets, has been selected by Boeing and several key suppliers to Boeing for a variety of optoelectronic, electronic and electrical interconnect components for the new 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft series.

11 Sep 2007

New Video Transport Product to Pack Multiple Video Feeds into a Single Fiber Pair

Stratos Optical Technologies, a leader in fiber optic system solutions for the broadcast industry, developed a new family of digital video optical multiplexing/ transport racks that allow customers to pre-configure 16 uni-directional or 8 bidirectional channels in a single 19”x1 RU package. The product is compatible with all digital video rates from 19.4 Mbps ATSC through uncompressed SMPTE 292M HD rates.

11 Sep 2007

HMC Expanded Beam Fibre Optic Connector for Broadcast Applications

Stratos Optical Technologies, a leader in fibre optic video transport solutions for the broadcast industry, announced the European debut of its HMC (hermaphroditic miniaturized connector) expanded beam fibre optic connector at IBC 2007. Now available in 2 and 4-channel configurations, the HMC offers the reliability benefits of Expanded Beam (EB) technology in a more compact format – convenient for use on smaller, portable equipment as well as for high-density connector panels.

11 Sep 2007

Sun's Ultraviolet Brightness Measured using Solar Dynamic Observatory Instruments

The University of Colorado at Boulder delivered the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE), first of three Solar Dynamic Observatory instruments, to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. EVE will measure how much the sun's ultraviolet brightness changes.

11 Sep 2007

Fluorescence Filters for Various Biomedical Instrument Applications

JDSU, the leading enabler of broadband and optical innovation, introduced a new line of fluorescence filters utilizing its industry-leading and proprietary UCP-1 coating platform for use in various biomedical instrument applications. These filters were most recently showcased at the International Biomedical Optics Symposium in San Jose, California.

10 Sep 2007

New Optical Filters for Aerospace, Defense and Biomedical Industries

JDSU, a leading enabler of broadband and optical innovation, today announced the availability of two new optical filters – laser line rejection and detector response - targeting applications in the aerospace, defense and biomedical industries.

10 Sep 2007

Photonic Integrated Circuit that Combines a Tunable Laser and Optical Modulator

JDSU, a leading enabler of broadband and optical innovation, today announced it has successfully demonstrated a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) that combines a tunable laser and optical modulator, using a technology known as the Integrated Laser Mach Zehnder (ILMZ). The new PIC will allow JDSU to develop smaller, higher performance and more cost-effective tunable solutions that support faster network speeds.

10 Sep 2007

Document Authentication and Brand Protection: Latest Sophisticated Security Solution by JDSU

JDSU today announced the release of a new weapon in the fight against counterfeiters with the introduction of its latest sophisticated security solution for document authentication and brand protection. The market leader in overt printed security features, JDSU has applied its optical technology expertise to develop Charms™, a groundbreaking covert security product.

10 Sep 2007

JDSU Provides Laser Solution for Many Industrial, Dental and Medical Applications

JDSU, a leading enabler of broadband and optical innovation, today announced the general availability of its 2495-L3 Series 808 nanometer (nm) fiber-coupled diode laser. The diode laser incorporates new chip technology to provide a reliable and less expensive laser solution for many industrial, dental and medical applications. It generates twice the power of previous offerings and provides the highest level of 808 nm brightness among single-emitter fiber coupled diode lasers available in today's marketplace.

10 Sep 2007

Single LED has the Light Output of a Standard Household Light Bulb

Cree, Inc., a leader in LED lighting components, today announced it has demonstrated light output of more than 1,000 lumens – an amount equivalent to the output level of a standard household light bulb – from a single R&D LED. Cree’s achievement demonstrates continued leadership in the development of LEDs that can make traditional light bulbs obsolete.

10 Sep 2007

Imagine Optics Release Revise Version of Flagship Wavefront Analysis Software

Imagine Optic is proud to announce the arrival of the latest addition to its award winning HASO™ wavefront sensor product line, HASO3, a completely revised version of its flagship wavefront analysis software, HASOv3, and the all new StitchWave™ for reconstructing multiple wavefronts obtained when measuring large surfaces. The company equally plans to release two new adaptive optics software packages, CASAO™ and GENAO™, in the first quarter of 2007.

9 Sep 2007

UV Imaging for Microspectrophotometers

CRAIC Technologies, the leader manufacturer of UV-visible-NIR microscopes and microspectrophotometers, today released the new QDI ImageUV™ imaging system for the QDI 2010™ microspectrophotometer. This new system represents a major step forward in the fields of microscopy and microspectroscopy in that it allows users of the QDI 2010™ to acquire both images and spectra in the UV, visible and NIR regions of micron-scale samples. Images and spectra can be acquired in transmittance, reflectance, polarization and even fluorescence from the deep UV to the NIR.

7 Sep 2007

The Brain Sees Colour Differences Rather Than the Eye

Colour contrast is detected much earlier in the brain than previously thought, a new study shows.

7 Sep 2007

Toronto Switches to LED Lighting Solutions in Pursuit of Energy Efficiency

The Toronto Association of Business Improvement
Areas (TABIA) today announced that Toronto is joining Raleigh, N.C. in a
citywide initiative to install light-emitting diode (LED) lighting throughout
its infrastructure. The "LED City" program, which was launched in February by
City of Raleigh officials and LED manufacturer Cree, Inc., fosters
collaboration among municipalities as they deploy energy- efficient lighting
to deliver cost savings and environmental benefits.

6 Sep 2007

Determining How Much Light Exposure is Healthy

Scientists have long known that the human body runs like clockwork, guided by a circadian system that responds to daily patterns of light and darkness. Now a team of researchers is developing a personal device to measure daily light intake and activity, which could allow them to predict optimal timing for light therapy to synchronize the circadian clock to the 24-hour solar day and relieve psychosocial stress.

6 Sep 2007