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Ultratech Receives Multiple-System, Follow-On Order for LSA101 Laser Spike Anneal Systems

Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography, laser-processing and inspection systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices and high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs), as well as atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, today announced that it has received a multiple-system, follow-on order for its LSA101 laser spike anneal systems. Ultratech's customer plans to use the LSA101 systems for production at its facility in Asia.

11 Dec 2015

AFIT Develops Novel Human Skin Detection Technology

Color-image based systems are excellent at locating people in aerial search and rescue operations, but fall short when it comes to discerning between actual human skin and objects with similar hues. To remedy this, researchers at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) have developed a novel two-dimensional feature space which uses the spectral absorption characteristics of melanin, hemoglobin and water to better characterize human skin.

11 Dec 2015

Axis Introduces New Bullet-Style HDTV Network Cameras for 24/7 Video Surveillance

Axis Communications, the global leader in network video surveillance, introduces two new bullet-style HDTV network cameras for day and night 24/7 video surveillance. AXIS P1435-E and AXIS P1435-LE feature Axis’ Zipstream technology that lowers bandwidth and storage requirements by an average of 50 percent or more compared to standard H.264 compression.

11 Dec 2015

NASA Engineers Test Pinpoint Accuracy of Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System

Close enough doesn’t cut it in the spacecraft assembly cleanroom at NASA Goddard’s Space Flight Center, where engineers are building an elevation-measuring instrument to fly on the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 or ICESat-2. Recently, engineers tested the instrument's pinpoint accuracy.

11 Dec 2015

Smithers Apex Releases Agenda for the Phosphor Global Summit 2016

Smithers Apex is pleased to announce the release of the Phosphor Global Summit 2016 agenda. The 14th annual Summit will bring together industry leaders such as GE Global Research, the National Institute for Materials Science, Seaborough Research and more to discuss the latest market trends, the future of lighting and more.

11 Dec 2015

INRS Professor Elected OSA Fellow in Recognition of Contributions to Ultrafast Photonics

INRS professor José Azaña of the Énergie Matériaux Télécommunication Research Centre has been elected Fellow by the Optical Society (OSA) in recognition of his remarkable contributions to the advancement of ultrafast photonics, particularly in the areas of integrated waveguide technologies and compact fibre optics devices. He is the only Quebec academic and one of three Canadian researchers in this year's group of 77 OSA Fellows.

11 Dec 2015

Windstream Offers Expanded Wavelength Division Multiplexing Service

Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network and cloud communications, announced an expanded Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) – or "Wave" – service offering to meet enterprise customers demand for dedicated, high bandwidth data center connectivity solutions. The announcement is one of a series highlighting Windstream's fiber-based, high-bandwidth service expansion following successful network expansion and modernization efforts this year.

10 Dec 2015

CommScope Introduces Enhanced High Density Next Generation Frame for More Bandwidth

CommScope has significantly enhanced its Next Generation Frame (NGF) portfolio by introducing an Enhanced High Density NGF to help data center owners and operators plan and deploy solutions for more bandwidth. The new frame accommodates increased fiber density blocks to seamlessly add fiber terminations without requiring significant changes to the data center layout while conserving floor space.

10 Dec 2015

Larson Electronics Releases Towable, Self-Contained Telescoping 1600W LED Light Tower

Larson Electronics continues its commitment to providing high grade lighting equipment to specialty markets with the release of a towable, self-contained LED light tower powered by a water cooled diesel engine.

10 Dec 2015

Diodes Introduces BCR420U and BCR421U Constant-Current Regulators for Driving Low-Power Linear LED Strips

Diodes Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today introduced the BCR420U and BCR421U. These constant-current regulators (CCR) provide a simple means of driving low-power linear LED strips.

10 Dec 2015

Synopsys Releases RSoft Photonic System Design Suite Version 2015.12

Synopsys, Inc. today announced the latest releases of the RSoft™ product portfolio, the company's industry-leading family of software tools for photonic component and optical communication system design. Version 2015.12 of the Synopsys RSoft Photonic System Design Suite includes new features to accelerate the design and fabrication of state-of-the-art silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits and optical transceivers in data center applications.

10 Dec 2015

BIOS 2016: Argolight and Imagine Optic to Unveil New Faster Performance Photonics Products

The Route des Lasers, a competitiveness cluster exclusively for photonics companies, today announces that cluster members Argolight and Imagine Optic will unveil new faster performance photonics products at the Route des Lasers booth #8847 during BIOS, February 13 – 14, 2016 in San Francisco.

10 Dec 2015

New High Energy XUV Spectrometer from McPherson

McPherson's grazing incidence wavelength dispersive optical spectrometer allows rapid analysis of spectral light in the ~1 to 300nm wavelength region (4 to 1200 eV.) Beside high-harmonic laser generation experiments, the Model 248/310 is also useful for measuring ion- or discharge light sources and astrophysics detector calibration. At FLASH, the Free Electron Laser experiment at DESY Germany, the McPherson 248/310 UHV model assisted in analysis of the 2.3 to 4.4-nanometer water window (a region transparent to light).

9 Dec 2015

UCLA Professor Honored with International Commission for Optics Prize

Aydogan Ozcan, Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received the International Commission for Optics (ICO) Prize. Ozcan was recognized for his seminal contributions to biophotonics technologies impacting computational microscopy, and digital holography for telemedicine and global health applications.

9 Dec 2015

EPFL Spin-Off Launches Microscope for Observing Living Cells in 3D

EPFL spin-off Nanolive has launched the 3D Cell Explorer, a microscope for observing living cells in 3D. This new tool could be a real boon for researchers in such areas as infertility.

9 Dec 2015