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Fiber Laser Leader Secures More than 100 Key U.S. Photonics Patents

IPG Photonics Corporation, the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, today reported that it has purchased more than 100 key U.S. patents, and their more than 340 foreign counterparts, by acquiring a photonics patent portfolio from British Telecom.

26 Feb 2008

EMCORE Announces New Features to its Broadband Transmitter and Optical Amplifier Product Lines

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, today announced new features to its 1550nm broadband transmitter and optical amplifier product lines.

26 Feb 2008

New High Power Tunable Laser Generates All Commonly Used Wavelengths

NeoPhotonics, a leading supplier of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) based components, modules and subsystems for the telecom and CATV industries, will debut at OFC a new high power tunable laser for DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) networks that has an output power of 40 mW and other features ideal for DQPSK coding and 40 Gbps systems.

25 Feb 2008

JDSU Announces Availability of its Pocket-Sized Family of Fiber Optic Testers

JDSU today announced that its pocket-sized family of fiber optic testers is now available through an authorized network of distributors.

25 Feb 2008

World's Smallest 10Gbps 4-Channel Parallel Fiber Optic Transceiver

NEC Corporation today announced that it will launch samples of the world's smallest 10Gbps 4-channel parallel fiber optic transceiver.

25 Feb 2008

Zecotek Announces Manufacturing and Commercialization Agreement

Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced that Zecotek Laser Systems Singapore Pte Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, has signed an agreement with Fujikura Ltd, Japan to develop, manufacture and commercialize Zecotek and Fujikura laser products, associated components and systems, including Zecotek’s crystal and fiber based lasers and Fujikura’s infra-red fiber lasers.

25 Feb 2008

Clearance Opens Door For Home Use In The Anti-Aging Market

Light BioScience(R), LLC, the leader in the science of LED (light emitting diode) Photomodulation, announced today that it has become the first company to receive a 510(k) over-the-counter (OTC) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of periorbital wrinkles.

25 Feb 2008

Manipulating Light Using Optical Fibers

OFS, designer, manufacturer and supplier of leading edge fiber optic products, today announced research developments from OFS R&D that further advance fiber optic technology. The 18 papers being presented at OFC 2008, February 26-29, highlight advanced concepts in optical fiber design and applications.

25 Feb 2008

Installation of Six COIL Modules on ABL Aircraft

The Boeing Company, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have achieved a significant milestone for the revolutionary Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program with the installation of all six chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) modules on the ABL aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

24 Feb 2008

Future of Photonic Integration for Telecom Networks

Infinera will unveil its vision of the future of photonic integration for telecom networks at next week’s OFC/NFOEC 2008, the annual trade show and conference for the optical networking industry.

23 Feb 2008