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Molex Acquires Fiberguide Industries to Extend Optical Fiber Industry Leadership and Drive Delivery of Customized, Integrated Solutions

Molex, a leading global connectivity and electronics solutions provider, announced the acquisition of Fiberguide Industries, a manufacturer of customized optical fiber solutions based in Caldwell, Idaho.

21 Dec 2020

New Chip-Based Photon Source is 100 Times More Efficient than Any Previous Device

Super-fast quantum computers and communication devices could revolutionize countless aspects of our lives -- but first, researchers need a fast, efficient source of the entangled pairs of photons such systems use to transmit and manipulate information.

18 Dec 2020

Study Helps to Better Understand the Nonlinear Optical Phenomena of 2D Materials

Since the invention of world's first laser - the ruby laser - in 1960, the human desire to control light has spread to various industries, including telecommunications, medicine, GPS, optical sensors and optical computers.

18 Dec 2020

Research Illuminates the Interactions Between Hybrid Light-Matter Quasiparticles

Why do two-dimensional exciton-polaritons interact

18 Dec 2020

Chromasens Debuts its First SWIR Line Scan Camera

Aiming to drive machine vision beyond the visible spectrum, Chromasens today launched its first Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) line scan camera, the allPIXA SWIR.

From Chromasens GmbH 18 Dec 2020

MICRO-LAM, Inc. Acquires 603OPTX, Inc Both Companies to Expand Range of Offerings

Micro-LAM, Inc., a manufacturer of laser-assisted machining systems for ultra-precision CNC Machining, has acquired 603OPTX, Inc., an optical fabrication company specializing in the fabrication of precision optical components. The acquisition aims to extend R&D, prototyping and preproduction capabilities to Micro-LAM customers, and further support them with optional production and fabrication expertise through 603OPTX’s turn-key capabilities.

18 Dec 2020

Traffic Light System Intervention Reduces Treatment Inertia in Neurologists

New research reports that one in four clinical decisions by physicians does not meet best practices, but when they reviewed a simple traffic light system before making a clinical decision, uncertainty was minimized by 70% and treatment decisions improved.

17 Dec 2020

Successful Start to Virtual Event Series

With its 1st Global Infrared Sessions, LASER COMPONENTS has successfully established the new virtual event format LC Talks. About 450 participants from all continents (except Antarctica) attended the two-day event and caught up on the latest developments in IR technology in more than 20 short presentations.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 17 Dec 2020

Graphene-Based Hybrid Material Enables Efficient Light Conversion of Invisible Light

Nonlinear optical conversion – i.e. the process by which an incident light beam of a certain wavelength turns into rays of different wavelengths, due to its interaction with the material it passes through – is relevant to for many current and future technologies, such as imaging, information storage and processing, telecommunication, quantum technologies, and other fields.

16 Dec 2020

Lincoln Laser Manufacturer Is a Cut Above the Rest

Lincoln-based manufacturing firm Micrometric is continuing to lead the way in laser manufacturing after identifying new uses for a high-precision laser machine predominantly used to produce medical components.

From Micrometric Ltd 16 Dec 2020

Free Online Event to Showcase Latest Photonics-Related Technology and Applications

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and the Chinese Laser Press will host a colloquium sponsored by their co-published journal Advanced Photonics. The six 90-minute interactive events will be moderated by the journal's associate editors and will cover new research and innovations in nanophotonics, imaging, quantum research, and metalenses. Registration for the events is free and open to the public.

15 Dec 2020