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Most Advanced All-Fiber-Optic Network Straight to Consumers' Homes

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8 Nov 2007

Swisscom to Suggest Sharing Costs with Competitors on Laying Fibre Optics in Switzerland

Swisscom AG chief executive Carsten Schloter has suggested sharing costs with competitors on laying fibre optics in Switzerland, a move which he describes as making both business and economic sense.

4 Nov 2007

Fibre Optic Essentials, Easy Reading for Both Professionals and Laymen

The book starts with a basic discussion on light waves and the phenomenon of refraction and reflection. It then goes on to introduces the reader to the field of fibre optics and covers some of the recent developments, such as fibre amplifiers, dispersion compensation and nonlinear effects. A number of other applications are also presented.

31 Oct 2007

Tokuyama Corporation successfully starts up AIXTRON MOCVD System for development and production of UV LEDs

AIXTRON AG is pleased to announce the successful start-up of an AIXTRON 200/4 RF-S epitaxy reactor at Tokuyama, Japan. The system is used for the development and production of AlGaN based ultra-violet light emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) and is installed at the Tokuyama R&D center in Tsukuba, Japan.

29 Oct 2007

JDSU Introduces Latest Generation of MTS/T-BERD Fiber Optic Test Line

JDSU today announced the latest generation of its MTS/T-BERD fiber optic test line, the MTS/T-BERD 6000 LITE. A highly integrated, non-modular, compact Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) ideally suited for the construction, fault location and troubleshooting/maintenance of FTTx and access networks, the MTS/T-BERD 6000 LITE offers even inexperienced field service technicians a high-performance tool for broadband network quality and reliability.

29 Oct 2007

SMI Receives Funding to Develop a Fiber Optic Etalon Pressure System

Structured Materials Industries, Inc. (SMI) reports that it has received NASA Phase I SBIR funding to investigate and develop a fiber-optic etalon pressure sensor system with high thermal and mechanical stabilities.

27 Oct 2007

Battery-Powered Tunable Laser Source Now Available From JDSU

JDSU today announced the industry's first handheld, battery-powered tunable laser source, the TLS-55 Smart Optical tester. Designed to support ROADM network test applications, the tester is fully compatible with the JDSU optical spectrum analyzer for the T-BERD/MTS-8000, which uses a new, highly accurate method for measuring the true optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) in Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) networks.

25 Oct 2007

GCI Signs Southeast Fiber Equipment Contract

GCI officials announced today that NEC Corporation (NEC) has been awarded a contract to supply the submarine cable, amplifiers and line terminal equipment for the Southeast submarine fiber optics project.

19 Oct 2007

Energy Photovoltaics Announced Series of Organizational Changes

Energy Photovoltaics, Inc. (EPV), a thin-film photovoltaic module manufacturer with headquarters in New Jersey, USA, announced today a series of organizational and senior staff changes that reflect the new direction of the company. Approved by its Board of Directors and shareholders, Energy Photovoltaics, Inc., will now operate as EPV SOLAR, Inc., effective immediately.

19 Oct 2007

Researchers Developed New Lighting Material That Enhances LCD Clarity

A joint South Korea-U.S. research team said Tuesday that they have developed a new lighting material that greatly enhances liquid crystal display (LCD) clarity in an outdoor environment.

16 Oct 2007