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Most Advanced All-Fiber-Optic Network Straight to Consumers' Homes

The future of television has arrived for thousands of southwestern Pennsylvania consumers as Verizon today announced the launch of its industry-leading FiOS TV service in the greater Pittsburgh area. Verizon delivers...

8 Nov 2007

US Market for Intraocular Lens to Exceed $980 Million in 2011

Millennium Research Group forecasts that the US will rapidly adopt advanced intraocular lenses (IOL), while inflexible reimbursement programs in Europe and Japan will delay the adoption of these vision-enhancing devices.

8 Nov 2007

Moritex Endoscopes Range Opens Door to Micro-Inspection in Inaccessible Spaces

The new expanded range of Lightscope video endoscopes from Moritex opens the door to convenient micro-inspection in inaccessible spaces. $$IMAGE$$ Incorporating a high resolution CCD sensor and high quality optics...

8 Nov 2007

SCHOTT to Create More Jobs at its Jena Site

SCHOTT, the technology group based in Mainz, Germany, inaugurated industrial mass production of thin-film solar modules in Jena by its subsidiary, SCHOTT Solar. By investing a total of 75 million euros towards a state-of-the art manufacturing facility with a module capacity of 33 megawatts (MW) per year, SCHOTT will be creating an additional 180 jobs at its Jena site.

7 Nov 2007

Indium Phosphide-Based Optical Component Maker Acquired Inplane Photonics

Indium phosphide-based optical chip and component maker CyOptics Inc of Lehigh Valley, PA, USA has acquired Inplane Photonics of South Plainfield, NJ, USA, which was founded in 2001 and designs and manufactures planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) for optical networks in both commercial and defense markets, including telecoms, LAN/WAN networks, avionics and shipboard systems.

7 Nov 2007

Photonic Alternative to Wireless Networking Could Offer Faster Data Rates

A photonic alternative to wireless networking could offer data rates of up to 100 Mbit/s in an unlicensed part of the spectrum.

6 Nov 2007

NovaCentrix Delivered PCS 1100 Machines to Customers of Photonic Curing Technology

NovaCentrix has delivered multiple R&D-class PCS 1100 machines to customers developing new inks and applications requiring the high-speed low-temperature substrate capabilities of the Photonic Curing technology.

6 Nov 2007

The Photonic Component Group Appointed Reseller of Laser Diode Products

The Photonic Component Group, a division of Power Technology, Inc., a leading force in the laser industry for almost 40 years, has been appointed as a reseller of Opnext, powered by Hitachi laser diode products. Opnext is the former Hitachi laser diode and photonics division.

6 Nov 2007

Swisscom to Suggest Sharing Costs with Competitors on Laying Fibre Optics in Switzerland

Swisscom AG chief executive Carsten Schloter has suggested sharing costs with competitors on laying fibre optics in Switzerland, a move which he describes as making both business and economic sense.

4 Nov 2007