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New Low Power Consumption High Performance Laser and Driver from NeoPhotonics

NeoPhotonics Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of photonic integrated circuits, or PIC, based modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high speed communications networks, today announced general availability of its low power consumption 28G EML laser and driver for Dual Rate 100G LR4/ER4 CFP2 client side transceivers. Low power EML lasers and drivers are especially critical for 100G CFP2 power class 3 transceivers, which require a total power consumption of less than 9W.

23 Sep 2014

Fortune Global 100 Customer Places Nearly $1.9 Million in Component Orders with MicroVision

MicroVision, Inc., a leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display technology, today announced it has received purchase orders for components for high definition display modules being developed by its Fortune Global 100 customer.

From MicroVision GmbH 22 Sep 2014

Meller Optics Introduces Wide Range of Production Overrun Precision Optics

Meller Optics, Inc. is introducing a wide range of hard to find precision optics that are production overruns and in-stock for immediate shipment to give product designers an opportunity to purchase them at a discount and eliminate the need for custom ordering.

From Meller Optics, Inc. 18 Sep 2014

Applied Optoelectronics Rolls Out DOCSIS 3.1 CATV Products

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets, today announced the introduction of a family of transmitter and receiver products that are compliant with the new DOCSIS 3.1 standard, which allows faster internet connections over a CATV network. The products will be customized to meet the needs of CATV OEM customers.

From Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. 17 Sep 2014

Canon U.S.A. Introduces Three New Lenses

Following on the heels of its milestone of 100 million EF lenses produced worldwide*, Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is excited to announce three new lenses adding to it’s rich history of developing and delivering outstanding optics to all types of photographers, cinematographers, online content creators and image makers from budding amateurs to the most seasoned professionals.

17 Sep 2014

Innovative Optical Method Makes Individual Proteins Visible

In future, some diseases might be diagnosed earlier and treated more effectively. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen have developed an optical method that makes individual proteins, such as the proteins characteristic of some cancers, visible.

15 Sep 2014

Sigma Releases 150-600mm F/5-6.3 DG OS HSM High-Performance, Hyper-Telephoto Zoom Lenses

Sigma Corporation of America, a leading researcher, developer, manufacturer and service provider of some of the world's most impressive lines of lenses, cameras and flashes, has announced two new 150-600mm F/5-6.3 DG OS HSM high-performance, hyper-telephoto zoom lenses that celebrate significant optical and build advancements.

From Sigma Corporation of America 15 Sep 2014

Lockheed Martin to Advance Optical Systems with New Technology Center

A new technology center in the heart of Silicon Valley will help Lockheed Martin advance optical systems that power innovations used in satellites, lasers, telescopes and targeting systems.

12 Sep 2014

Synopsys Launches RSoft OptSim Circuit for Advanced Photonic Integrated Circuits

Synopsys, Inc., a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced the availability of RSoft™ OptSim™ Circuit, an extension of Synopsys' OptSim fiber optic systems modeling tool.

12 Sep 2014

Optogenetic Proteins Help Visualize Developing Heart

New technologies involving optogenetic proteins, which use light to control and observe cells with unprecedented precision, have begun to illuminate processes underlying cellular behavior and the effects of cell- and gene-based therapies. Cornell researchers are developing advanced forms of these proteins to create a toolkit to make them more widely available to scientists.

11 Sep 2014