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Awards Reinforce Blazar's Ability to Enable Direct Fiber-to-the-Chip Connectivity for the HPC Market

Luxtera, the worldwide leader in Silicon CMOS Photonics, today announced that as a winner of the 2008 Prism Award, it will participate in the Prism Innovations Product Lab at this year's SPIE Optics and Photonics conference in San Diego, California.

29 Jul 2009

NTT-AT Launches New Antistatic Fiberoptic Cleaner

Neoclean-E is a simplified pen type cleaner with a replaceable cleaning cartridge, which allows the cleaning of the end-faces of fibre connectors and in-adapter ferrules. Residue on the endface of optical connectors can be removed by a simple push that provides a consistent and dependable cleaning every time.

22 Jul 2009

KVH Industries Receives Multi-Million Order for Precision Fiber Optic Gyros from Major Defense Contractor

KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) announced today that it has received a new $2.5 million order for its precision fiber optic gyros (FOGs) for use in remote stabilized weapon stations (RWS) from a major defense contractor. Shipment of KVH FOGs for this order is expected to be completed by the end of 2009.

16 Jul 2009

Jdsu Announces Standardization of its Fiber Inspection and Power Meter Product Line with Abovenet

JDSU announced today the standardization of its HP3-60 fiber inspection and power meter product line with AboveNet, Inc., (NYSE: ABVT) a leading provider of high-bandwidth connectivity solutions.

16 Jul 2009

New Type of Invisibility Cloak that Works for All Colors of the Spectrum

Researchers have created a new type of invisibility cloak that is simpler than previous designs and works for all colors of the visible spectrum, making it possible to cloak larger objects than before and possibly leading to practical applications in "transformation optics."

20 May 2009

Two Lasers May be Better than One When Attacking Cancer Cells

Yildiz Bayazitoglu, Rice's H.S. Cameron Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering and an authority on heat transfer and fluid flow, and doctoral student Jerry Vera are using computer simulations to quantify the effect of heating nanoparticles with near-infrared lasers to kill cancer tumors without damaging healthy tissue.

25 Mar 2009

EMCORE Corporation Announces New Tunable TOSA 10 Gb/s Optical Component Platform

EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, today announced its plans to release a new full-band tunable TOSA (transmit optical sub-assembly) product line.

24 Mar 2009

EMCORE Corporation Awarded Active Optical Cable Patent

EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, today announced that it has received a patent award for its Active Optical Cable technology.

19 Mar 2009

Breakthrough Procedure has Potential Applications in Medical Imaging and Biological Sensors

Chemists at the University of Connecticut have found a way to greatly increase the luminescence efficiency of single-walled carbon nanotubes, a discovery that could have significant applications in medical imaging and other areas.

6 Mar 2009

System Change to Commercialize Remote Light’s Intellectual Property Portfolio of UV Optics

Remote Light, Inc., an optics technology company, has appointed System Change, Inc. to license its extensive portfolio of ultraviolet (UV) light, optics, and fiber optic patents for drinking water and air applications. System Change will help establish Remote Light as a technology licensing company that offers custom design, validation and prototyping services.

4 Feb 2009