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Laser Industry News 2003 p21:

• DynamYX RS Positioning Stage Delivers High Performance
  Irvine, CA, March 113, 2003. The DynamYX RS Air-Bearing Positioning Stage from Newport Corporation offers customers an innovative approach to reticle positioning in their next generation semiconductor manufacturing inspection systems. The DynamYX RS is a high performance dual-axis air bearing stage platform that provides a smaller footprint than traditional open-frame architectures, greater flexibility in the optical system design, and easier access to the optical elements
• Fully Integrated Network Management for FSO Systems
  Hannover Germany and Vancouver, Canada, March 12, 2003. fSONA has introduced a fully integrated and embedded network management system for the SONAbeam FSO product line. fSONA's new Integrated Network Management (INM) provides network operations personnel with unprecedented control and monitoring of their FSO equipment via a directly IP addressable connection to the SONAbeam embedded processor.
• Kilmer Joins Sagitta as Director of Fiber Optic Products
  HAUPPAUGE, NY, March 12, 2003. Dr. Joyce Kilmer has joined the management team of Sagitta. Having both domestic and international involvement with fiber optics for nearly 20 years, Dr. Kilmer becomes Director of Fiber Optic Products. In this role he will lead Sagitta's marketing efforts relating to new production equipment for Fiber Optics component manufacturing.
• High Temperature Resistant Epoxy
  HACKENSACK, NJ, March 11, 2003. Master Bond has developed a new two component epoxy system for service above 500°F. Called EP125, this compound is designed to withstand exposure to boiling acids, alkalis, salts, fuels and most organic solvents.
• Newport Facility Achieves ISO 9001 Registration
  Irvine, CA. March 11, 2003. Newport's Chandler, AZ facility has achieved ISO 9001 registration. The facility, which is part of Newport's Advanced Packaging and Automation Systems Division (APAS) completed its initial assessment of conformance to ISO 9001:1994, and the British Standards Institution (BSI) consequently recommended registration of the facility's quality system.
• Lightbit Announces Pure-Optical Processor Chip
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, March 11, 2003. Lightbit has announced its pure-optical processor chip technology, which will vastly reduce the system cost for handling multiple channels over optical fiber networks. The optical chip can process multiple DWDM channels simultaneously, without requiring electronic conversion.
• Sorrento Networks Executes Restructuring Agreement
  San Diego, CA, March 10, 2003. Sorrento Networks has executed a definitive restructuring agreement with its convertible debenture holders and the Series A preferred stockholders of its optical networking subsidiary, Sorrento Networks, Inc. (SNI).
• New Modernized Facilities for SBIR
  Santa Barbara, CA , March 10, 2002. Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR), manufacturer of advanced Electro-Optic Test Equipment, has relocated into a newly redesigned 25,000 sq. ft. facility in Santa Barbara, CA. SBIR's rapid growth over the past two years necessitated the move from the company's 17,000 square foot facility.
• Rapid Prototyping Reduces Lead Times
  Irvine, CA, March 10, 2003. Custom optics are now available in as little as a week with Newport Corporation's new rapid prototyping program. This fast-track program is designed to manufacture and ship custom spherical lenses, aspheric lenses, windows, and mirrors much faster than typical suppliers, where normal lead times for custom optics range from 6 to 16 weeks.
• CODEON Quantum Photonics Merge to Form Covega
  Jessup, MD, March 7, 2003. Optical component companies CODEON and Quantum Photonics have completed their merger and the closing of a significant round of financing. The new company, Covega Corporation, raised $17 million as part of its Series A round of financing, participants in which included New Enterprise Associates, OCG Ventures, Boulder Ventures, Core Capital Partners, EDB Ventures, Intersouth Partners, Kinetic Ventures and Siemens Venture Capital

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