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Meller Optics Introduces Custom Fabricated Sapphire Viewports and Sight Windows

Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced custom fabricated sapphire viewports and sight windows for builders of UHV systems and process machinery that permit viewing in hostile environments.

From Meller Optics, Inc. 5 Feb 2015

SPIE Photonics West 2015 to Feature Imec’s New Snapshot Hyperspectral Image Sensors

At next week’s SPIE Photonics West 2015, imec will presenta new set of snapshot hyperspectral CMOS image sensors featuring spectral filter structures in a mosaic layout, processed per-pixel on 4x4 and 5x5 ‘Bayer-like’ arrays.

From imec Inc. 5 Feb 2015

Resolve Optics Introduces High-Performance Custom SWIR Lenses

Custom SWIR lensesfrom Resolve Optics provide unmatched high performance in the 0.9-to-1.7-µm waveband.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 5 Feb 2015

PIXELTEQ Expands Operations and Takes on New Team Members at Florida Facility

PIXELTEQ has completed a major expansion and upgrade at its Largo, Florida operation to accommodate growing demand for the company’s innovative OEM spectral sensor and micro-patterned filter solutions.

4 Feb 2015

Coriant 7100 Nano Packet Optical Transport Platform Selected by Hub One

Coriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end transport solutions, announced today that Hub One, a leading player in mobility and telecoms services in France, has selected the Coriant™ 7100 Nano™ Packet Optical Transport Platform for a new WDM network interconnecting the airports of Paris.

4 Feb 2015

New Research Work Paves Way for Large, Affordable Holographic Video Displays

Holographic video displays, featuring three-dimensional images, are about to "go large" and become a lot more affordable at the same time, thanks to the work of a team of Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers and their collaborators at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

4 Feb 2015

RIT Competes for Multimillion-Dollar Federal Investment in Regional Photonics Center

Rochester Institute of Technology is among the leaders of a consortium named as one of three finalists in the country competing for a multimillion-dollar federal investment in a regional photonics center.

31 Jan 2015

National Photonics Initiative Commends Three Consortiums for Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation

The National Photonics Initiative (NPI), a collaborative alliance seeking to raise awareness of photonics and increase US funding and investment in key photonics-driven fields, today commended the three consortiums led by University of Central Florida, University of Southern California and the Research Foundation for the State University of New York selected by the US Department of Defense (DOD) to submit full proposals to secure the Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IP-IMI).

31 Jan 2015

Fujitsu Honors JDSU with 2015 Distinguished Partner Award

JDSU today announced that Fujitsu, a leading electronics corporation, granted JDSU the 2015 Distinguished Partner Award at its recent supplier event that included more than 600 attendees in Tokyo, Japan.

29 Jan 2015

QED Optics to Manufacture Precision Optics for Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope

QED Technologies (QED), pioneer and provider of Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF®) polishing and Subaperture Stitching Interferometry (SSI®) metrology platforms for the precision optics industry, announces that the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) has awarded QED Optics a contract to manufacture precision optics for the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST).

28 Jan 2015