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Deposition Sciences Provides Test and Measurement Capabilities for Advanced Optical Coatings

Manufacturer of durable optical coating solutions, Deposition Sciences provides various measurement and test capabilities for advanced optical coatings for aerospace and military applications.

15 Apr 2011

Peking University Researchers Develop New Integrated All-Optical Diode

Researchers at Peking University’s Femtosecond Photophysics and Integrated Optics division have developed an integrated all-optical diode with very high transmission and very low power characteristics.

15 Apr 2011

Sony Announces New Cameras to Open up the World of 3D

Sony is adding new cameras to its NXCAM and Cine Alta ranges. The compact 3D camcorder, the HXR-NX3D1E NXCAM, is the latest addition to its NXCAM series. The model which will be available in the summer of 2011

12 Apr 2011

SCHOTT to Present Expanded Range of HT Glasses at LASER

At LASER, World of Photonics, SCHOTT will be presenting its expanded range of HT glasses. These variants of standard optical glass offer extremely high internal transmission in the visible and especially the blue-violet spectral range.

12 Apr 2011

Scientists Discover New Technique to Determine the Aberrations of Hard X-Ray Optics

Scientists from the Cornell University, the University of Rochester and the Argonne and Brookhaven national laboratories have described that wavefront aberrations generated by defective hard X-ray optics can be measured by phase retrieval methods.

12 Apr 2011

Researchers Develop Model to Predict Optical Properties of Nanostructures

University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have designed a model, which can predict the optical characteristics of non-conducting nanostructures and nanoparticles.

7 Apr 2011

Laser Components Launches Opto-Mechanical Benches and Mounts

Laser Components, manufacturer and distributer of components for the optoelectronic and laser industry, has launched a new series of opto-mechanical mounts and benches for laser optics.

5 Apr 2011

Department of Defense Awards Multi-Million Dollar Contract to Eye Safety Systems

Idaho-based Eye Safety Systems has received a contract from the Philadelphia-based Department of Defense Logistics Agency Supply Center for optical prescription lens carrier kits.

31 Mar 2011

ACON Investments Purchases Refac Optical Group

Refac Optical Group has been purchased by ACON investments from a subsidiary of Palisade Capital Management.

31 Mar 2011

New Method Developed for Analyzing and Controlling Polarization of Light

A new method for analyzing and controlling the polarization of light has been developed by the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) and Würzburg University researchers. Scientists have utilized thin layers of semiconductor materials for this.

31 Mar 2011

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