Optics & Photonics News

RSS

Infinera to Host Webinar on ‘Light on a Chip: The Future of Photonic Integration’

Infinera, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks™, announced today that it will host a webinar titled Light on a Chip: The Future of Photonic Integration on December 10, 2014. The webinar observes ten years of commercial photonic integrated circuit (PIC) based transport networking solutions and launches in anticipation of the United Nations' International Year of Light in 2015.

From Infinera 25 Nov 2014

AOptix Recognized as Fierce Innovation Awards Winner

AOptix, a pioneer in ultra-high capacity wireless communications, announced today that it received top honors in the Metrocell Backhaul category of this year’s Fierce Innovation Awards: Telecom Edition, a unique operator-reviewed awards program from the publishers of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom, and FierceCable.

25 Nov 2014

New Report on Global and Chinese Optical Fiber Preform Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Optical Fiber Preform Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

25 Nov 2014

Gigaphoton Provides eTGM Function for GT Series ArF Immersion Laser Products

Gigaphoton Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer, today announces the provision of a new function, called “eTGM (eco-Total Gas Management),” for the existing users of its flagship high-output GT Series of ArF immersion laser products free of charge for a fixed period of time.

25 Nov 2014

Increasing Implementation of Laser Drilling in Oil and Gas Exploration May Favor Laser Processing Market

Increasing implementation of high-cost laser drilling in oil and gas exploration fields is expected to replace conventional techniques, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. As a result, reducing the drilling costs can make the uneconomic oil deposits commercially viable, which may favorably impact the laser processing market.

24 Nov 2014

International OSA Network of Students Host IONS - KOALA 2014 at University of Adelaide

The International OSA Network of Students (IONS) will host the 2014 IONS - KOALA 2014 at the University of Adelaide, Australia, November 23-28. The conference, organized by the University of Adelaide OSA Student Chapter, will consist of both research focused and social events featuring the field of optics.

From Optical Society Of America 24 Nov 2014

Global Market for Optical Network Semiconductors Expected to Reach About $7.6 Billion by 2019

The global market for optical network semiconductors reached roughly $6.0 billion in 2013 and increased to about $6.4 billion in 2014. The market is expected to reach about $7.6 billion by 2019, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2% from 2014 to 2019.

24 Nov 2014

Hubble Captures Close-Up View of NGC 986 Barred Spiral Galaxy

This Hubble image is a snapshot of NGC 986 — a barred spiral galaxy discovered in 1828 by James Dunlop. This close-up view of the galaxy was captured by Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2).

24 Nov 2014

Installation of New Free-Electron X-ray Laser SwissFEL to get Underway in 2015

Researchers from PSI have spent the last four years developing key technologies for the X-ray laser SwissFEL and subjecting them to the acid test in the injector test facility. Now that the development programme has drawn to a close, the installation of the new large-scale research facility is due to get underway in early 2015.

24 Nov 2014

NEC Display Launches Widescreen LED-Backlit LCD Display for Diagnostic Applications

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today launch of the MultiSync® MD212G3 LCD, a widescreen display for diagnostic review applications in healthcare organizations.

21 Nov 2014

Customized Structures Enable Ultrasound to Penetrate Bone or Metal

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that allows ultrasound to penetrate bone or metal, using customized structures that offset the distortion usually caused by these so-called “aberrating layers.”

21 Nov 2014

Brain-Imaging Study Leads to Rediscovery of Disputed Brain Pathway

What started a few years ago as a brain-imaging study turned into a scientific mystery that eventually ended in the basement of Stanford's Lane Medical Library, within the pages of a book first published in 1881 and last checked out in 1912.

21 Nov 2014

LiDAR Laser System Discovers Hidden Roman Gold Mining Network

Hidden under the vegetation and crops of the Eria Valley, in León (Spain), there is a gold mining network created by the Romans two thousand years ago, as well as complex hydraulic works, such as river diversions, to divert water to the mines of the precious metal. Researchers from the University of Salamanca made the discovery from the air with an airborne laser teledetection system.

21 Nov 2014

New Low Profile 60W Colored LED Wall Pack Light from Larson Electronics

Larson Electronics announces the release of a new low profile LED wall pack light with an optional red, blue, green, amber, purple, pink and white color output. This 60 watt LED light offers high light output from a compact form factor and is designed to provide a more durable and long lived alternative to halogen and metal halide units.

21 Nov 2014

Multidirectional Paraxial Cloak Created Using Four Lenses

Inspired perhaps by Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, scientists have recently developed several ways--some simple and some involving new technologies--to hide objects from view. The latest effort, developed at the University of Rochester, not only overcomes some of the limitations of previous devices, but it uses inexpensive, readily available materials in a novel configuration.

21 Nov 2014