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Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council Acquires NPL-Designed Gauge Block Interferometer

Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC), in the United Arab Emirates, has purchased a Gauge Block Interferometer designed by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and manufactured under licence by Hexagon Metrology UK

10 Feb 2015

New Half-Wave Spectropolarimeter Helps Obtain Multiple Observations of Polarized Standard Stars

How do astronomers determine the shapes of objects that are too far away to photograph? One method is by using spectropolarimetry, an observational technique that measures the way light waves align after they scatter through clouds of gas and dust in space.

9 Feb 2015

Silicon Photonics Market Forecast to Grow at 27.74% CAGR

According to the new market research report "Silicon Photonics Market by Product (Photonic Wavelength, Optical Modulators, Optical Interconnects, WDMF, LED, and Others), by Application (Telecommunication, Data Communication, and Others), and by Geography - Global Trends and Forecasts to 2014 - 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, The silicon photonics market is expected to grow to $497.53 Million by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 27.74% from 2014 to 2020.

9 Feb 2015

U.S. DOE Secretary Dedicates the National Synchrotron Light Source II

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz today dedicated the world's most advanced light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The NSLS-II is a $912-million DOE Office of Science User Facility that produces extremely bright beams of x-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared light used to examine a wide range of materials, including superconductors and catalysts, geological samples, and biological proteins to accelerate advances in energy, environmental science, and medicine.

9 Feb 2015

USC Proposal to Establish Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation Advances to Final DoD Funding Round

The proposal by the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering to establish a new Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IP-IMI) has advanced to the final round of consideration for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funding.

6 Feb 2015

iXBlue Announces Integration of iXFiber and Photline Subsidiaries

iXBlue, a leader in fiber-optic gyroscopes (FOG), Photonics, and underwater acoustic technologies and a leading global supplier of navigation, positioning and imaging solutions, completes the integration of iXFiber and Photline subsidiaries.

6 Feb 2015

JDSU to Showcase New Laser Technology at SPIE Photonics West 2015

JDSU today announced new laser technology will be on display at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco from February 10 - 12, 2015. JDSU will feature new laser products that enable a wide range of advanced micro materials and macro materials processing applications.

6 Feb 2015