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Thorlabs Acquires Fiber Optic Product Line from Norland Products

Thorlabs announced today that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the Fiber Optic Portfolio of Norland Products Inc. and has made the GL16 All-in-One Interferometer and CC6000 Portable Interferometer available for purchase through its website.

From Norland Products Inc. 30 Oct 2018

Laserax Adds a 200 W Fiber Laser for Marking and Cleaning Applications

Laserax’s 200 W laser is ideal for material processing applications, such as laser marking on metal parts, and for laser cleaning applications, such as tool, die and mold cleaning, rust removal and surface preparation.

19 Sep 2018

Molex Announces Hybrid FTTA-PTTA Optical Cable Solutions

Molex, a leading global manufacturer of electronic solutions, has launched Hybrid FTTA (Fiber to the Antenna)-PTTA (Power to the Antenna) Optical Cable Solutions for cell phone towers.

From Molex Fiber Optics 19 Sep 2018

Advanced Optical Monitoring System Precisely Matches Optical Coating to Its Design, Every Time

Eddy Company, experts in optical monitoring systems for over 35 years, announces an innovative optical monitoring system with exceptional precision and unmatched thin-film reproduction capabilities.

From Eddy Co. 22 Aug 2018

Erbium Ytterbium Doped Optical Fibres for Fibre Lasers

LASER COMPONENTS offers Erbium Ytterbium doped fibre with a core diameter range of 6 µm to 30 µm.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 22 Aug 2018

Novel Optical Fiber Can Detect Materials Surrounding Them

Scientists at EPFL have created an optical fiber with the ability to detect the type of liquid or material it has come into contact with.

3 Aug 2018

New Silicon Laser Uses Sound Waves to Amplify Light

Researchers from Yale have developed an innovative silicon laser that amplifies light using sound waves.

11 Jun 2018

Optical Frequency Reference Based on Molecular Iodine Successfully Demonstrated in Space

A frequency reference based on molecular iodine was effectively demonstrated in space for the first time, marking an important milestone for laser ranging measurements with the highest precursor and precision for optical satellite navigation systems.

21 May 2018

Innovative Technologies for Higher Fiber-to-the-Home Data Transmission Capacity

Scientists from the Eindhoven University of Technology and Genexis, a fiber broadband equipment supplier, have devised data transmission methods that increase the data transmission capacity of prevalent fiber-to-the-home connections by two, or even three, times.

24 Apr 2018

Achieving Long-Distance, Large Data-Rate Transmission with 3-Mode Optical Fiber

A 3-mode optical fiber, with the ability to carry out wide-band wavelength multiplexing transmission with a standard outer diameter that can be cabled with prevalent equipment, has been developed by NICT Network System Research Institute and Fujikura Ltd.

17 Apr 2018