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Most Green Laser Pointers Not in Compliance with Safety Regulations

Using a low-cost apparatus designed to quickly and accurately measure the properties of handheld laser devices, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers tested 122 laser pointers and found that nearly 90 percent of green pointers and about 44 percent of red pointers tested were out of compliance with federal safety regulations. The NIST test apparatus was designed so that it can be replicated easily by other institutions.

21 Mar 2013

NeoPhotonics Introduces micro-Integrated Tunable Laser Assembly Technology for High Speed Communications Networks

NeoPhotonics Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of photonic integrated circuit, or PIC, based modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high speed communications networks, today announced a small form factor, narrow-linewidth, micro-Integrated Tunable Laser Assembly (micro-ITLA) technology.

20 Mar 2013

Low-Cost Approach to Improve MEH-PPV Polymer’s Ability to Confine Light

Researchers from North Carolina State University have come up with a low-cost way to enhance a polymer called MEH-PPV's ability to confine light, advancing efforts to use the material to convert electricity into laser light for use in photonic devices.

19 Mar 2013

Scientists Use X-ray Laser to Observe Actions of Catalysts at Molecular Level

An international team under the leadership of Hamburg scientists has observed a catalyst in action on the molecular level with the world's strongest X-ray laser. The study shows surprising details of a chemical reaction and opens up the possibility to see live pictures of these ultrafast processes.

15 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