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Laser Technology News 2004 p5:

• Cassini spacecraft arrives At Saturn
  Pasadena, CA, July 01, 2004--The international Cassini-Huygens mission has successfully entered orbit around Saturn, beginning a four-year study of the giant planet, its majestic rings (seen here close-up) and 31 known moons.
• Hymite optical packages fully compatible with new specs for miniature devices
  Richardson, TX, June 28, 2004--Hymite A/S, which specializes in advanced packaging for optical and MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) components, announced that its small housings for optical components are fully compliant with new common specifications released this month for 10-Gbit/sec Miniature Devices (XMDs). The optical devices include vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and edge emitters.
• Supernova spectrograph sees first light
  Berkeley, CA, June 25, 2004--The Nearby Supernova Factory, an international collaboration of astronomers and astrophysicists, has announced that SNIFS, the Supernova Integral Field Spectrograph, has achieved "first light" and is meeting its design goals.
• J&J invests in 'smart sensor' technology
  Amherst, New York, June 21, 2004--Johnson & Johnson has committed $180,000 to the University of Buffalo to develop a smart sensor system (BIS3) for medical and industrial applications. The proposed system integrates the specificity of immunological selection, nanotechnology, fiber optics, and electro-flexible polymeric membranes
• QPC announces high-power 2-D array of surface-emitting laser diodes
  Sylmar, CA, June 18, 2004--Quintessence Photonics Corporation (QPC) announced that it has developed a two-dimensional (2-D) monolithic high-power laser-diode array based on surface-emitting laser diodes. The optical output of 75 laser diodes arranged in three rows of 25 exceeded 100 W during the demonstration and is scalable to over 1000 W.
• Quantum States Teleported From One Atom to Another
  Boulder, CO, June 17, 2004--Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST; Boulder, CO) have demonstrated "teleportation" by transferring key properties of one atom to another atom without using any physical link, according to results reported in the June 17 issue of the journal Nature.
• BBN Technologies unveils real-world quantum-cryptography network
  Cambridge, MA, June 4, 2004--BBN Technologies announced that it has built the world's first quantum-cryptography network and is operating it continuously beneath the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Collaboration to roll out electronic paper
  Seattle, WA, May 27, 2004--During the annual meeting of the Society for Information Display, SiPix (Fremont, CA), developer and manufacturer of a fully-scalable electronic paper compatible with all display types has entered into an agreement with Polymer Vision, a venture in the Technology Incubator of Philips Electronics (Eindhoven, The Netherlands).
• Algorithm series enhances image quality on mobile displays
  Eindhoven, The Netherlands, May 13, 2004--Royal Philips Electronics has announced a series of patented algorithms, dubbed LifePix, intended to significantly enhance the performance of mobile LCD and OLED displays. The introductory algorithm, advanced color gamut mapping on mobile displays, offers the most complete color enhancing solution on the market for optimal brightness and color, according to a company statement.
• NIST Sets Speed Record for Quantum Encryption Keys
  Gaithersburg, MD, May 4, 2004--The fastest known cryptographic system based on transmission of single photons has been demonstrated by a team at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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