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Laser Industry News 2008 p16:

• DILAS opens laser diode manufacturing facility in China
  March 14, 2008, Mainz, Germany--DILAS, the diode laser company, demonstrates its strong commitment to the Chinese economy by opening its first manufacturing facility in China. With a sales office currently located in Shanghai managed by Lin Yang, director, sales & marketing, the new state-of-the-art facility will be strategically located in Nanjing, China and will offer a full complement of customer support, product development, and technical services.
• Northrop Grumman sells its Electro-Optical Systems business to L-3
  March 14, 2008, Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY--Northrop Grumman Corporation signed a definitive agreement to sell its Electro-Optical Systems business for $175 million in cash to L-3 Communications. Completion of the transaction is expected in the second quarter of 2008.
• Edmund Optics forges cooperative agreement for molded aspheres
  March 11, 2008, Barrington, NJ--Edmund Optics, a manufacturer of precision optical components, forged a cooperative agreement with Clemson University and Benet Laboratories at the Watervliet Arsenal in Albany, NY. The 3-year program, entitled "Molded Aspheric and Essential System Assembly Technology", is designed to find a cost-effective solution for molding aspheric lenses in the United States.
• Sunovia Energy and EPIR partner in next-generation cadmium telluride solar cell development
  March 11, 2008, Sarasota, FL and Bolingbrook, IL--Sunovia Energy Technologies and EPIR Technologies are partnering to develop the most advanced cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells. According to Sunovia and EPIR, the top experts and leading institutions in the world for CdTe now reside with the companies.
• Forensic 3D laser scanner showcased in new TV series, 'Crime 360'
  March 10, 2008, Norcross, GA--The Leica Geosystems ScanStation, a 3D laser scanner that enables investigators to remotely measure, model, and diagram crime scenes with amazing detail, is prominently featured in the new A&E television series, "Crime 360."
• OLED display market to top $4.5 billion by 2010
  March 10, 2008, San Jose, CA--The global organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display industry is expected to experience high growth rates over the next five years, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts.
• OSA visits Capitol Hill to call for increased investment in Federal R&D funding
  March 7, 2008, Washington, DC--Optical Society of America (OSA) members came together on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, March 5th to speak with their senators and representatives about science policy issues as part of the annual Congressional Visits Day (CVD), held each year to remind legislators of the impact that R&D funding decreases have on America's ability to compete globally. The OSA partnered with the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) for this year's event.
• Aculight and Koheras sign joint marketing agreement
  March 7, 2008, Bothell, WA and Birkeroed, Denmark--Aculight Corporation, a developer of laser technologies, and Koheras, a developer and manufacturer of fiber lasers, entered into a joint marketing agreement in which Koheras will exclusively sell and market Aculight's Argos single-frequency, continuous-wave, multi-Watt, tunable optical parametric oscillator (OPO) in several European countries, including the U.K., Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, BeNeLux, and the Nordic countries.
• Student wins $30,000 prize for new polarized LED
  March 6, 2008, Troy, NY--Martin Schubert's polarized light-emitting diode could improve displays and save energy.
• Zecotek and Fujikura sign laser manufacturing/commercialization agreement
  March 4, 2008, Vancouver, BC, Canada--Zecotek Photonics announced that Zecotek Laser Systems Singapore, a wholly wned subsidiary, signed an agreement with Fujikura of Japan to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Zecotek and Fujikura laser products, associated components and systems, including Zecotek's crystal and fiber-based lasers and Fujikura's infrared fiber lasers.

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