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KIO Networks’ Mission-Critical Service Infrastructure Features Coriant 7100 Nano Packet Optical Transport Platform

Coriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end transport networking solutions, today announced that redIT has deployed the Coriant® 7100 Nano™ Packet Optical Transport Platform to enhance the resiliency and flexibility of KIO Networks’ mission-critical service infrastructure.

1 Jul 2015

Spectrum Intends to Commence Initial Phase of Lens Prototype Development

Elissa Resources Ltd. ("Elissa") and Spectrum Optix Inc. of Calgary, Canada ("Spectrum" or collectively, with Elissa, the "Companies") are pleased to report that Spectrum intends to commence the initial phase of its prototype development strategy in July, 2015.

1 Jul 2015

AOS Technologies Launches PROMON SCOPE G2 Portable High-Speed Streaming Camera System

When it comes to troubleshooting manufacturing processes, accuracy and speed are critical. Downtime is costly, and the quicker technicians can figure out what's wrong, the better. To that end, AOS Technologies, the leader in high-speed recording technology, has introduced the PROMON SCOPE G2, a portable high-speed streaming camera system that helps technicians quickly isolate problems to get ailing equipment back up and running.

30 Jun 2015

A New Method to Control Light in Densely Packed Nanowaveguides

Researchers have developed a new method to effectively control light pulses in densely packed nanoscale waveguides, paving the way to ultra-compact, ultra-high density integrated photonic circuitry.

29 Jun 2015

LASER World of PHOTONICS 2015: TOPTICA Photonics Introduce More Than a Dozen Innovations

TOPTICA introduced their new frequency comb, showcase next generation fiber lasers, high-power diode lasers at 266 and 633 nm, flexible multi-color laser engines and terahertz sources at LASER World of Photonics 2015 exhibition in Munich.

From TOPTICA Photonics 26 Jun 2015

Coriant Introduces CloudWave Optics Software-Programmable Photonic Layer Technologies

Coriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end transport networking solutions, today announced Coriant CloudWave™ Optics, a versatile suite of software-programmable photonic layer technologies that brings a new level of flexibility, efficiency, and scalability to next-generation optical transmission networks.

26 Jun 2015

Short-Pulse Lasers Help Expand Capabilities of Terahertz Sources

Yet it has the potential for numerous applications. In Physical Review Letters, scientists at Jülich together with their international partners present a new concept that uses short-pulse lasers to expand the capabilities of terahertz sources currently being developed. An important part was played by calculations performed on Jülich's supercomputer JUQUEEN.

26 Jun 2015

Winners of First-Ever PHOTONICS Award Rewarded

At STARTUP WORLD – part of the LASER World of PHOTONICS trade fair in Munich, Germany – winners have just been announced in the two categories of the first-ever PHOTONICS Award. The competition seeks to re...

24 Jun 2015

Novel Display Technology Harnesses Natural Ambient Light

Using a simple structure comprising a mirror and an absorbing layer to take advantage of the wave properties of light, researchers at Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, have developed a display technology that harnesses natural ambient light to produce an unprecedented range of colors and superior viewing experience. An article describing their innovative approach appears today in The Optical Society’s new high-impact journal Optica.

24 Jun 2015

LASER World of PHOTONICS 2015: Rubicon to Highlight High-Quality Optical Sapphire

Rubicon Technology, Inc., a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, semiconductor and optical markets, today announced it will exhibit its high-quality optical sapphire, including the largest sapphire window ever produced, at the LASER World of PHOTONICS trade show from June 22-25 at the Munich Trade Fair Center. Rubicon will showcase its line of sapphire products in booth B1.418.

24 Jun 2015