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Attendees of Largest Astronomy Lesson Learn Secrets of Cosmos Using Light and Color

Looking up through hundreds of colored filters and spectral glasses, 526 people shattered the record for the Largest Astronomy Lesson. Under the Texas night sky, students were instructed on the lawn of the Long Center for the Performing Arts at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin on Sunday, March 10, 2013.

14 Mar 2013

Vytran to Highlight CAS-4100 Optical Fiber Splicer at OFC/NFOEC Conference

Vytran, an innovative supplier of optical fiber splicing and processing solutions, will demonstrate its compact, high-performance "CAS-4100" optical fiber splicer, and show a selection of other precision fiber processing equipment, at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) 2013, booth #2109. The OFC/NFOEC exposition will be held March 19-21 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

14 Mar 2013

Telecom Leaders Convene for Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition

Next week, leaders from telecom, datacom and computing will convene for the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC)—the premier optical communications event where experts from industry and academia share their results, experiences, and insights on the future of hot topic areas such as cloud and datacenter networking, software-defined networks, photonic integration and more. More than 12,000 attendees and an exhibit with 550 companies are expected.

13 Mar 2013

Lightwave Logic Engages EM Photonics to Develop Advanced Telecom Modulator

Lightwave Logic, Inc., a technology company focused on the development of a Next Generation Non Linear Optical Polymer Materials Platform for applications in high speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing, announced today that it has engaged EM Photonics, of Newark, Delaware, to develop an advanced telecom modulator.

13 Mar 2013

Australian Light Provider, Planet LED, Launches Easy-to-Navigate Website

Planet LED, a company that is Australia's top LED light provider, has just launched its new and easy-to-navigate website. The site, www.planetled.com.au, features in-depth information about the wide range of LED lights that are available at the company.

13 Mar 2013

Scientists Create 3-D Reconstruction of Ancient Water Channels on Mars Using MRO Images

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has provided images allowing scientists for the first time to create a 3-D reconstruction of ancient water channels below the Martian surface.

13 Mar 2013

Lyncean to Improve Miniature Synchrotron X-ray Source Employing Laser and Electron-Beam Technology

Palo Alto-based Lyncean Technologies, Inc., today announced that it has received a $1.1M SBIR Fast-Track grant to further develop the performance of the Compact Light Source, a miniature synchrotron X-ray source employing state-of-the-art laser-beam and electron-beam technology.

13 Mar 2013

3S PHOTONICS to Supply 980 nm Laser Chips for New Packaging Platform

3S PHOTONICS, a world-leading manufacturer in optical and optoelectronic components for telecommunication networks, and Finisar Corporation, the world's largest supplier of optical communication components and subsystems, today announced their formal agreement to launch a partnership for the development of a new packaging platform for 980nm cooled laser pump modules.

13 Mar 2013

Hertz Fellow Honored for Development of Optogenetics

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation applauds Hertz Fellow, Edward S. Boyden III, Associate Professor in the MIT Media Lab and at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research.

13 Mar 2013

Photonis Granted European Patent for Ion Mobility Spectrometer Using Resistive Glass

PHOTONIS USA, a leading electro-optic manufacturer, has been awarded a European patent for the manufacture of an ion mobility spectrometer built using Resistive Glass technology. Patents were previously granted in the US for the instrument as well as for other specific products made with the specialty glass.

From PHOTONIS Technologies S.A.S. 13 Mar 2013

Xmark Media Announces Free Photonics Tutorial Programme for Photonex London Roadshow

Xmark Media announces the free Photonics Tutorial programme for this year's annual Photonex London Roadshow. Attendance to these, the exhibition and conference sessions is FREE.

12 Mar 2013

Avago and Corning Partner to Provide New Optical Connectivity Solutions

Avago Technologies and Corning Incorporated today announced collaboration on new optical cabling connectivity solutions.

12 Mar 2013

SEACOM Selects Ciena’s Optical Platform for Submarine Network Upgrade

The privately owned communications service provider SEACOM has selected Ciena Corporation’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform and OneControl Unified Management System for the upgrade of its submarine network across the Southern and Eastern African coastlines.

12 Mar 2013

St. Jude Medical Launches Combined FFR and OCT Imaging Technology Platform

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced the launch of its ILUMIEN™ OPTIS™ System, a next-generation technology designed to help physicians make personalized stenting decisions based on each patient’s unique anatomy and disease state.

12 Mar 2013

Medicine Park Telephone Deploys ADTRAN Broadband Access Platform for Fiber-to-the-Home Service

ADTRAN®, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, today announced that Medicine Park Telephone is deploying ADTRAN’s comprehensive broadband portfolio in its Broadband Stimulus funded, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) high-speed broadband service.

12 Mar 2013