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Acclaim Lighting Offers High-Powered DynaCove Linear LED Cove Fixtures

Acclaim Lighting, a leader in innovative and advanced lighting technology, offers DynaCove interior and exterior linear LED cove fixtures, the perfect options for any cove, millwork and signage applications.

21 Sep 2013

GE Expands Infusion Family of LED Modules for Retail Lighting Applications

Lighting plays a vital role in today’s retail environments, maximizing shopping experiences and making merchandise appear its best.

21 Sep 2013

ECOC 2013: Oplink to Debut 100G Metro DWDM CFP Transceiver

Oplink Communications, Inc., a leading provider of optical communications components, intelligent modules and subsystem solutions, today announced that it will introduce its 100G Metro DWDM CFP transceiver at the upcoming European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), to be held September 23 to 25 in London.

21 Sep 2013

IDS Adds Hi-Res 5 MP Sensor to uEye Board Level GigE Camera

IDS Imaging Development Systems, a global leader in medical and machine vision, announced today that its Gigabit-Ethernet board-level GigE uEye™ LE camera series is now available featuring a high-resolution 5 Megapixel CMOS sensor from Aptina™.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 20 Sep 2013

Oclaro Samples Low-Cost TRS5013WV 10G Ethernet SFP+ Transceiver for Single-Mode Fiber Applications

Oclaro, Inc. , a leading provider and innovator of optical communications solutions, today announced the company is sampling the TRS5013WV, a low-cost 10G Ethernet SFP+ transceiver for single-mode fiber applications up to 2 km.

20 Sep 2013

Industrial Developments International Realizes Significant Energy Savings with Eaton's LED Lighting Solutions

Power management company Eaton today announced that its Cooper Lighting division has provided products and solutions to help Industrial Developments International (IDI), a privately held real estate company with offices across the nation, reduce energy costs at its Jurupa Valley, Calif., facility.

20 Sep 2013

High Repetition Rate Advanced Petawatt Laser System to be Developed at Dolni Brezany in the Czech Republic

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, a team led by Bechtel and the University of California, has been granted an agreement worth more than $45 million to develop and deliver a state-of-the-art laser system for the European Union’s Extreme Light Infrastructure facility in Dolní Bøežany, near Prague in the Czech Republic.

20 Sep 2013

Oclaro Commences Volume Production of Dual-Rate 100G CFP2 LR4 Transceiver

Oclaro, Inc., a leading provider and innovator of optical communications solutions, today announced that the dual-rate 100G CFP2 LR4 transceiver, which is fully-interoperable with the 100G CFP LR4 transceiver supporting both OTU-4 and 100GbE interfaces, has joined that module in volume production. Approximately 30 customers have already qualified or are in the process of qualifying the Oclaro 100G pluggable LR4 transceiver modules.

20 Sep 2013

Breakthrough High-Density LED Arrays from Cree

Cree, Inc. announces the industry’s first High-Density (HD) LED Arrays – a breakthrough technology that doubles the system intensity of spot lights compared to previous arrays. The new HD class of CXA Arrays provide unrivaled lumen density, enabling major reduction in system cost and power consumption.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 19 Sep 2013

ECOC 2013: Xilinx to Demonstrate 100G Link Running at OTN Data Rates

Xilinx, Inc., in participation with the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), will demonstrate a 100G link running at OTN data rates at ECOC in London. Xilinx's demonstration showcases an implementation of next generation Nx 100G capabilities, enabling customers to design and deliver more efficient communications systems for smarter networks. Visit Xilinx at OIF Booth #360 September 23-25, 2013 at ECOC to learn more.

19 Sep 2013

Dynamic Advancements Lead to Larger Area OLED Displays with Enhanced Image Quality Features

Over the years, organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays have emerged as the technology of choice for use in a wide range of consumer electronic devices, including smartphones, tablets and television sets. Efficiency, brightness, and flexible form factor make OLEDs a viable alternative to conventional LCD displays. However, the lack of cost-effective manufacturing processes and lifetime duration issues must be resolved to enable wide-scale adoption.

19 Sep 2013

Green Photon Beams Enable More Precise Optical Manipulation of Macrostructures

Romanian scientists have discovered a novel approach for the optical manipulation of macromolecules and biological cells. Their findings, published in EPJ B, stem from challenging the idea that visible light would induce no physical effect on them since it is not absorbed.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 19 Sep 2013

Hybrid Packet-Optical Circuit Switched SDN to be Demonstrated at ECOC 2013

A live demonstration of a hybrid packet-optical circuit switched software-defined network (SDN) will take place at Europe’s largest optical communications event next week. The European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) will take place from 22- 26 September in London.

19 Sep 2013

Luminus Devices and Lightera Announce Completion of Previously Announced Merger

Luminus Devices, the leading global manufacturer of high-performance LEDs, and Lightera, a U.S.-based developer of LED components, announced today the completion of all merger activities previously announced on June 11, 2013. Luminus is now a subsidiary of Lightera, and will continue to operate under the name Luminus Devices.

19 Sep 2013

Zebedee Mobile Laser Mapping System Creates 3D Map of Leaning Tower of Pisa

Developed by the CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, the Zebedee technology is a handheld 3D mapping system incorporating a laser scanner that sways on a spring to capture millions of detailed measurements of a site as fast as an operator can walk through it. Specialised software then converts the system's laser data into a detailed 3D map.

19 Sep 2013