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Soliton Frequency Combs Produced in Optical Microresonators Allow Data Transmission at Record-High Speed

A new record for optical data transmission has been set by Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

9 Jun 2017

Researchers Introduce New Method to Efficiently Create Patterns of OLEDs

From smartphones to laptops and TVs, light emitting diode (LED) displays are present everywhere. Among these devices, OLEDs (where the O signifies they are organic or carbon-based) are the most energy efficient; however, they commonly have higher production costs due to the difficult fabrication processes required to arrange them properly.

8 Jun 2017

Basler AG Acquires mycable GmbH

Basler AG concluded the takeover of mycable GmbH on 1 June 2017. With the acquisition of mycable, Basler intends to increase its market penetration in field of embedded vision technology.

From Basler AG 8 Jun 2017

New, revolutionary way to measure laser light

A major advancement in the way of measuring of laser light could revolutionize quantum and medical technologies, according to a new report in the journal Nature Communications.

From M Squared Lasers 7 Jun 2017

Micron Optics Launches os7510 and os7520 Fiber-Based Accelerometers

Micron Optics, Inc., the leading provider of innovative equipment for fiber optic sensing equipment, today announces the launch of the os7510 and os7520 Fabry-Perot Accelerometers.

6 Jun 2017

UTA Researcher to Construct Power-Scalable Compact Semiconductor Laser

Conventional high-power lasers are hard to employ in portable platforms as they are bulky and require equipment. A University of Texas at Arlington Engineer is currently working to develop a semiconductor laser that will resolve those issues.

5 Jun 2017

Sterlite Tech Unveils New Optical Communication Technologies at ANGA COM 2017

Sterlite Tech, an end-to- end global technology leader in smarter digital networks, unveiled new optical communication technologies and integrated capabilities in designing, building and managing smarter digital networks at ANGA COM 2017.

2 Jun 2017

Eaton’s Ephesus Advanced LED Lighting System Illuminates Hockey League Venues

Power management company Eaton today announced that three of the four National Hockey League (NHL) and American Hockey League (AHL) venues hosting Stanley Cup and Calder Cup Championship games this month are equipped with its advanced LED sports lighting and controls system.

2 Jun 2017

Alluxa Announces a Doubling of Production Capacity

Alluxa, Inc., announces a further factory expansion at its Santa Rosa location.

From Alluxa 2 Jun 2017

Scientists Use Ultra-Bright X-ray Pulses to Create Electromagnetic Black Hole

When scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory focused the full intensity of the world’s most powerful X-ray laser on a small molecule, they got a surprise: A single laser pulse stripped all but a few electrons out of the molecule’s biggest atom from the inside out, leaving a void that started pulling in electrons from the rest of the molecule, like a black hole gobbling a spiraling disk of matter.

1 Jun 2017

MIT Researchers Use Deep-Cooled Princeton Instruments FPA Camera To Advance In Vivo Imaging in the SWIR

Princeton Instruments, a world-renowned manufacturer of sensitive low-light imaging and spectroscopic instruments, hails the introduction and evaluation of a new class of high-quality, indium-arsenide (InAs)–based, short-wave infrared (SWIR)–emitting quantum dots for use as in vivo imaging agents by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A state-of-the-art Princeton Instruments NIRvana® camera featuring a thermoelectrically cooled indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) focal plane array (FPA) was employed in the quantum dot evaluation.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 1 Jun 2017

Informative Lens Innovation Newsletter

Resolve Optics has published** the Spring 2017 issue of 'Lens Innovation' - its popular newsletter dedicated to addressing topical subjects, technological developments, interesting applications and breaking news involving optics and optical systems.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 1 Jun 2017

MKS' Ophir® Business Unit Announces Large Array Laser Beam Profiling Camera with Quick and Easy USB Interfacing

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® Pyrocam™ IV USB, a laser beam profiling camera that allows users to see their laser beam for dynamic alignment and proper operation. The camera features a 320 x 320 pixel pyroelectric array that can profile beams up to 1 inch (25 mm) without the need for reduction optics. It also includes a new USB 3.0 interface that provides a quick and easy connection to PCs for beam analysis, 2D and 3D beam display, as well as trending, data logging, and storage.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 1 Jun 2017

Scientists Achieve Highest Ever Reflectance in Far-Ultraviolet Spectral Range

Scientists at NASA have produced telescope mirrors that have the highest ever reflectance observed in the far-ultraviolet spectral range. Now, they are attempting to set another record.

31 May 2017

Laser Weapons Could Become Reality with Clemson Engineers' Research

In the “Star Wars”, we see the rebels and the empire use laser cannons to shoot it out on the big screen, but soon these weapons could enter the real battlefield with the help of two Clemson University engineers who are receiving a joint $3.2 million from the Department of Defense.

31 May 2017