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Laser Industry News 2008 p6:

• Avacta partners on laser-based gas detection technology for the petrochemical industry
  August 26, 2008--Avacta Group (York, England), developer of detection and analysis technology aimed at the pharmaceutical, healthcare, industrial and security sectors, entered into a product development partnership with one of the market leaders in toxic and flammable gas detection for the development of a new hydrogen sulphide sensor for industrial safety applications that uses its cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy (CEAS) technology.
• OEwaves awarded contract to develop photonic filters for communications
  August 26, 2008--Photonic products and solutions provider OEwaves (Pasadena, CA) was awarded a contract to develop frequency agile band-pass and notch filters to support receiver systems for military and communication applications. The filter development builds upon OEwaves' proprietary photonics filter technology concept that provides wideband tunability.
• Spectra-Physics reduces staff at Tucson laser diode facility
  August 22, 2008--According to an August 20 article in the Arizona Daily Star, the Spectra-Physics facility at 3321 E. Global Road, near South Country Club and East Bilby roads, is cutting its work force primarily in assembly, testing, and packaging operations for its laser diodes, said general manager Scott Dunbar. The facility has laid off 29 of its employees and has plans to let go of about 50 more through the first quarter of next year.
• QinetiQ awarded DARPA Phase 2 contract to develop 'first-of-their-kind' sensors
  August 22, 2008--A QinetiQ-led team has secured a 33-month $22 million follow-on research contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in support of its Large Area Coverage Optical Search While Track and Engage (LACOSTE) program. Defense and security equipment firm QinetiQ is working with Goodrich ISR Systems on the sensor technology.
• Gooch & Housego fiber-optic modules qualified for ESA space mission
  August 21, 2008--Gooch & Housego announced a supply deal with Swiss space equipment supplier, Oerlikon Space, for its Modular Fibre Optic Assembly (MFOA). Oerlikon Space will use the MFOA as part of its work with the European Space Agency (ESA) on its Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission.
• SPIE announces newly elected 2009 officers and directors
  August 21, 2008--At last week's Annual General Meeting of the Society, held August 12, 2008 in San Diego, CA in conjunction with the SPIE Optics + Photonics conference, SPIE 2008 president Kevin Harding announced the recent election results for 2009 SPIE officers with terms beginning January 1, 2009.
• "Green" optics conference, OPTOmism, announces call for papers
  August 20, 2008--OPTOmism: Photonics for the Green Revolution, to be held by Laser Focus World (Nashua, NH) and the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA; Washington, DC) at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, May 18-20, 2009, is announcing a call for papers.
• Steve Kelley becomes chief operating officer of Cree
  August 19, 2008--Cree (Durham, NC), a maker of LED lighting, announced that Steve Kelley will join the company as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective today.
• New market report assesses growth of high-brightness LEDs in lighting
  August 15, 2008--Strategies Unlimited has released a market report on high-brightness LEDs in lighting; dramatic improvements in the technology and cost reducation have contributed to rapid market growth.
• Arbor Photonics obtains exclusive license for chirally coupled core fiber
  August 15, 2008--Optical fiber technology from the University of Michigan will enable more average peak power for fiber lasers than current fiber.

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