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Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Manipulate Light

Spiders use their silk to catch lunch. Now physicists are using it to catch light. New research shows that natural silk could be an eco-friendly alternative to more traditional ways of manipulating light, such as through glass or plastic fiber optic cables.

From Optical Society Of America 12 Oct 2012

Photonic Gels Developed by Rice and MIT Scientists Hold Potential for Many Applications

Materials scientists at Rice University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created very thin color-changing films that may serve as part of inexpensive sensors for food spoilage or security, multiband optical elements in laser-driven systems and even as part of high-contrast displays.

11 Oct 2012

Rice University Professor Wins Norman Edmund Inspiration Award for Optical Imaging Technologies

Edmund Optics®, the premier provider of optical components, announces the recipient of the 2012 Norman Edmund Inspiration Award of $5,000 in EO products. Tomasz Tkaczyk, Assistant Professor in Bioengineering at Rice University, is being recognized for the development of optical imaging technologies used for the early detection and treatment of infectious diseases and cancer.

11 Oct 2012

Laser Research Optics Introduces New Polarizing Beam Splitters and Beam Combiners

Laser Research Optics has introduced a new line of polarizing beam splitters and beam combiners for CO₂ lasers from 100W up that are in-stock for immediate delivery to OEMs as well as end-users.

11 Oct 2012

Synopsys Releases CODE V Optical Design Software v10.5 with Improved Optimization Capabilities

Synopsys, a global leader accelerating innovation in the design, verification and manufacture of chips and systems, today announced the availability of Synopsys' CODE V® Optical Design Software, version 10.5, which offers new and improved optimization and tolerancing capabilities for the design of high-performance optical systems with reduced sensitivity to manufacturing and alignment errors.

10 Oct 2012

AOptix Reorganizes Company into Two Business Units

AOptix, a technology innovation company that applies optics to transform identity verification and wireless communications, today announced that it has reorganized the company into two business units: Identity Solutions and Communications. This news follows the recent announcement from AOptix that it has closed a $42 million Series E round of funding.

10 Oct 2012

Leica Geosystems Launches RCD30 Oblique Camera for 3D Urban Mapping Applications

Leica Geosystems, the world’s leading manufacturer of airborne mapping solutions, released the Leica RCD30 Oblique medium format camera. The camera system is specifically designed for high accuracy 3D urban mapping and 3D corridor mapping applications.

10 Oct 2012

Scientific, Technical and Educational Presentations to be Highlighted at Frontiers in Optics 2012

Innovations from nearly 900 scientific, technical and educational presentations will be highlighted during the Optical Society’s (OSA) 96th Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2012, being held Oct. 14 - 18 in Rochester, N.Y. Co-located with Laser Science XXVIII, the annual meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Laser Science (DLS), the meeting will cover the breadth of optical science and engineering in five days of cutting-edge content, as well as provide opportunities for networking and scientific exchange.

9 Oct 2012

Astronics Max-Viz Enhanced Vision System Improves Flight Safety in Cirrus SR22 Airplanes

Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace and defense industries, announced it has delivered the 600th Max-Viz enhanced vision system (EVS) for installation on Cirrus SR22 airplanes.

9 Oct 2012