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New Report Sheds Light on Global Market for Optical Amplifiers

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Optical Amplifiers: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019" to their offering.

1 Jul 2013

Launch of Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph Spacecraft Will Enable Better Observation of the Sun

Scientists will soon be able to observe the sun like never before, thanks to the successful launch of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft and science instrument, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for NASA. The IRIS spacecraft was launched at 7:27 pm PDT. IRIS ground stations received telemetry and verified the health of the spacecraft at 8:25 pm PDT.

29 Jun 2013

Zecotek and Intellectual Ventures Enter Joint Collaboration Agreement

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that it has entered into a joint collaboration agreement with Intellectual Ventures (IV®) of Bellevue, Washington.

From Zecotek Photonics 29 Jun 2013

Slim, Telescopic Contact Lens for Patients with Macular Degeneration

Contact lenses correct many people’s eyesight but do nothing to improve the blurry vision of those suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness among older adults in the western world. That’s because simply correcting the eye’s focus cannot restore the central vision lost from a retina damaged by AMD.

From Optical Society Of America 28 Jun 2013

Manufacturing High Quality Prisms - Optical Surfaces Ltd.

Optical Surfaces Ltd. manufacture high quality prisms to customer supplied specifications in quantities ranging from prototypes, through batch runs to production quantities.

27 Jun 2013

Xmark Media Announces Details of Photonex 2013 Event

Xmark Media the organisers of Photonex, the UK's showcase photonics event dedicated to applied optical equipment, biophotonics, fibre optics, lasers, sensing, vision & LIGHT announces the 2013 event. This will be held on the 16 & 17th October at the visitor-friendly Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

26 Jun 2013

Samsung Launches 3G/4G LTE Connected Compact System Camera

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced the launch of the GALAXY NX, the first 3G/4G LTE Connected Compact System Camera (CSC). Versatile and easy to use, the GALAXY NX combines cutting edge optical performance with connectivity capabilities and galaxy of applications based on Android eco-system, all in one stylish package.

21 Jun 2013

Researchers Explain Development and Decay of Third Radiation Belt

Since the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts in in the Earth's upper atmosphere in 1958, space scientists have believed that these belts consisted of two doughnut-shaped rings of highly charged particles — an inner ring of high-energy electrons and energetic positive ions, and an outer ring of high-energy electrons.

21 Jun 2013

Novel Miniature Thermal Sensor for Night Vision from Senso Optics

Senso Optics, a leader in the design, development and production of innovative thermal imaging technologies and advanced electro-optical solutions for military, paramilitary and security markets both in Israel and around the world, announces the new Miniature Thermal Sensor, the "X-Lite". The X-lite is a compact and lightweight Thermal Imaging Camera core for night vision.

From Dagan-Optics Ltd. 21 Jun 2013

Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform Features in CANARIE’s New Ultra-High-Speed Network

Ciena® Corporation, the network specialist, today announced that CANARIE, Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network, has deployed Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform equipped with third generation WaveLogic Coherent Optical Processors to support the 100G (100 Gigabits per second) upgrade and network expansion of a route connecting Montreal and New York.

From Ciena 20 Jun 2013

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