Optics & Photonics News

RSS

OFS Launches Bend-Optimized Single- Mode Fibre with 200 ìm Coating

OFS, a leading edge designer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative fibre optic network solutions, today announced the introduction of AllWave® FLEX and AllWave® FLEX+ Bend-Optimized Single- Mode Fibre with a 200 ìm coating for use in cables with higher fibre counts and in microcables where cable diameters must be minimized.

From OFS 20 Feb 2013

Laser Energetics’s Dazer Laser GUARDIAN Light Fighting Technology Complies with Critical FDA Standard

Laser Energetics, Inc. today reported that its Dazer Laser® GUARDIAN is fully compliant with the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) - 21 CFR 1040.10 standard for laser products. The GUARDIAN is the first of the Dazer Laser® Product Line to be in compliance with this important FDA requirement. The FDA 21 CFR 1040.10 standard sets the performance and labeling requirements that all laser products must meet prior to shipment for commercial and government entities throughout the United States.

20 Feb 2013

OFS Introduces SlimBox Drop System for EMEA FTTH Markets

OFS, a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative fibre optic network products, introduces the FOX Solution™ SlimBox™ Drop System to the European, Middle East and African (EMEA) markets. The SlimBox™ Drop System provides a versatile solution from a single platform for making the FTTH connection to SFU (Single Family Unit) or MDU (Multifamily Dwelling Unit) subscribers.

From OFS 20 Feb 2013

Scientists Demonstrate Advantages of Wavelength-Modulated Raman Spectroscopy for Biomedical Applications

Raman spectroscopy has enabled incredible advances in numerous scientific fields and is a powerful tool for tissue classification and disease recognition, although there have been considerable challenges to using the method in a clinical setting. Scientists have now demonstrated the advantages of wavelength-modulated Raman spectroscopy, opening the door to wider biomedical and clinical applications such as real-time assessment of tissues during surgery. This study is published in Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging.

20 Feb 2013

Astronomers Employ Multi-Object Spectroscopy to Study Atmosphere of Exoplanets

When astronomers discovered planet GJ 1214b circling a star more than 47 light-years from Earth in 2009, their data presented two possibilities. Either it was a mini-Neptune shrouded in a thick atmosphere of hydrogen and helium, or it was a water world nearly three times the size of Earth.

20 Feb 2013

EXFO Announces Addition of Bidirectional Testing to iOLM Fiber Characterization Technology

EXFO Inc. announced today the addition of bidirectional testing capabilities to its innovative intelligent Optical Link Mapper (iOLM) fiber characterization technology. The new, patent-pending functionality simplifies the time-consuming task of performing bidirectional measurements at multiple wavelengths and pulse widths, presenting clear pass/fail results in a single link view. This latest iOLM enhancement further speeds up the on-field testing and reporting for frontline technicians, increasing the overall field operations efficiency.

19 Feb 2013

Jiangsu Sterlite Tongguang Fiber’s Chinese Facility Begins Optical Fiber Production

Jiangsu Sterlite Tongguang Fiber Co. Ltd. (JSTFCL), the joint venture (JV) company formed between Sterlite Technologies Limited (Sterlite) and Jiangsu Tongguang Communication Co. Ltd. (TGCl), today announced the commencement of production of optical fiber at their new facility located in Haimen, Jiangsu Province, China.

19 Feb 2013

Researchers Analyze Planet’s Atmosphere Using Multi-Object Spectroscopy

19 Feb 2013

Larson Electronics Introduces EPL-TL-2X10W-C LED Traffic Light

Larson Electronics has announced the addition of the EPL-TL-2X10W-C LED Traffic Light to its line of industrial grade Led lighting solutions. This heavy duty unit features explosion proof approval and cool running LED lamps for high output and excellent visibility and is ideal for use as a traffic control device in servicing and refueling areas where flammable gases and vapors are present.

19 Feb 2013

New Fusion Laser and FiberMark Fusion Laser from Epilog

Epilog Laser, the leading producer of CO2 and fiber laser engraving, cutting and marking systems today announced it has added the Fusion and FiberMark Fusion to the company’s product line.

19 Feb 2013

New Optical Imaging Study Helps Understand Infant Brain Development

A new study by Columbia Engineering researchers finds that the infant brain does not control its blood flow in the same way as the adult brain. The paper, which the scientists say could change the way researchers study brain development in infants and children, is published in the February 18 Early Online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

19 Feb 2013

New Report Discusses Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts of Intraocular Lens

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Intraocular Lens (IOL): Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Nanotechnology, 2013 to 2018

19 Feb 2013

Larson Electronics Introduces High Output Explosion Proof Corrosion Resistant LED Light Fixture

Larson Electronics has announced today the release of a high output explosion proof LED light fixture designed to resist the damaging effects of wet and corrosive locations. The HALP-48-2L-LED-G2 Corrosion Resistant LED Light offers improved light output combined with a corrosion resistant design for use in hazardous locations where damage from water and corrosive marine environments is an issue.

18 Feb 2013

CARHY Employs HOLEP Advanced Laser Technology for Urology Surgery

Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Yeshwanthpur (CARHY) successfully conducted a Urology surgery through an advanced laser technology - HOLEP. The team of doctors led by Dr Manohar, Consultant Urologist at CARHY removed a large prostate gland weighing 350 gms, hitherto unheard of in medical history.

18 Feb 2013

Princeton Instruments IsoPlane Spectrograph Wins Prestigious Prism Award for Photonics Innovation

Princeton Instruments is pleased to announce the company’s IsoPlane imaging spectrograph has won SPIE’s Prism Award for Photonics Innovation in the category of Detectors, Sensing, Imaging and Cameras.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 18 Feb 2013