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Laser Industry News 2004 p17:

• DenseLight Passes Telcordia Tests
  Singapore, January 22, 2004. DenseLight Semiconductors' superluminescent LEDs (SLEDs) have passed Telcordia's GR-468-CORE Requirements. The company has completed the vigorous 7-month testing process that includes mechanical, endurance, 5000-hour accelerated-ageing and ripple-ageing tests. The results validate the inherent reliability of DenseLight's SLEDs, which are then packaged in industrially established form-factors.
• APA Discontinues Optics Manufacturing
  Minneapolis, January 21, 2004. APA Optics has discontinued its optics manufacturing operations, eliminating five positions at its Blaine, Minn., facility, and has consolidated its fiber optics communications activities in Blaine by eliminating three positions and retraining personnel in Aberdeen to support operations of its subsidiary, APA Cables & Networks (APACN), in Plymouth, Minn.
• SID Symposium Heads for Seattle as Displays Boom
  Seattle, January 20, 2004. The Society for Information Display will hold its Annual Symposium, Seminar, and Exhibition at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle from May 23 to 28, 2004. SID 2004 will be held at a time when makers of liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) and plasma display panels (PDPs) are running their plants at full capacity and are enjoying firm prices.
• Forum To Focus On Bio-Optics And Defense
  Nashua, NH, January 16, 2004 . PennWell Corporation and Breault Research Organization have partnered to bring the investment community a conference designed to highlight opportunities in optics technologies and applications. Sponsored by Laser Focus World and Optics Report, "The Photon Forum" will be held at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort (Tucson, AZ), April 5-7, 2004.
• Sanyo Commissions 200kW Solar Installation
  San Diego, CA, January 15, 2004. Sanyo North America has commissioned two new solar installations that will generate 200kW of clean, electrical power. The two solar arrays, a 150kW PowerLight PowerGuard system atop the roof of SANYO's U.S. headquarters, and a 50 kW PowerLight PowerTracker on the adjacent carport structure, will generate enough electricity during the daytime to power over 200 homes.
• SPIE Announces 2004 Officers and Directors
  Bellingham, WA, January 14, 2004. James Bilbro was elected by SPIE members to serve as the 2004 President. Malgorzata Kujawinska was elected to serve as the Vice President. Paul F. McManamon was elected to serve as Secretary. Robert E. Fischer was elected to serve as the 2004 Treasurer. Ralph B. James, Gloria Putnam, Bruce J. Tromberg and Ichirou Yamaguchi were elected by SPIE members to serve as 2004-2006 Directors of the Society.
• Nanotec 300 Buys Ultrathin Film Metrology
  Flanders, NJ, January 13, 2004. Rudolph Technologies has sold a S300-ultra metrology system to the CEA-Leti Advanced R&D Center, Grenoble, France, for the Nanotec 300 program, a consortium involving ST Micro, Philips, and Motorola. Nanotec 300 focuses on developing the 300 mm processes that will transfer to production at the 45 nm technology node. Nanotec 300 will use the S300-ultra for measuring the ultrathin transparent films required for advanced gates.
• Princeton Lightwave Adds to Management Team
  Cranbury, NJ, January 12, 2004. Princeton Lightwave has appointed three senior executives in R&D and Operations. Alka Swanson is Executive VP of Sales, Marketing & Business Development. Sabbir Rangwala is VP of Products and Operations, and Mark Itzler joined as Chief Technical Officer.
• Visual Inspection of Cavities and Spaces
  Cambridge, UK, January 9, 2004. Moritex Europe has announced a new addition to its range of industrial endoscopes. The Bore scope offers ease of use and cost performance for visual inspection of cavities and hollow spaces.
• EXFO Reports 11.4% Growth Quarter-Over-Quarter
  Quebec City, Canada, January 8, 2004. EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering reported sales growth of 11.4% and a 5.2% improvement in gross margin for the first quarter ended November 30, 2003. Sales reached $16.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to $14.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2003 and $17.7 million in the first quarter of 2003. The net book-to-bill ratio increased to 1.06 in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 from 0.98 in the previous quarter.

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