ASI, 89 North, Berliner Glas, Goodrich ISR, and Insight light up the Photonics West show floor (VIDEO)
02/21/2012
San Francisco, CA--Laser Focus World attempted to capture the essence of some of the best showings on both the BiOS and Photonics West 2012 exhibit floors. |
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Fiber-based MOPA system avoids stimulated Brillouin scattering
02/20/2012
Mountain View, CA--Mobius Photonics was granted United States patent 8,009,705 for a "Fiber MOPA System without Stimulated Brillouin Scattering." |
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Integrated GRIN lens could couple light efficiently into silicon photonic circuits
02/20/2012
Singapore--Qian Wang and his group at the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) Data Storage Institute have developed a graded-refractive-index (GRIN) lens that can be directly integrated on a silicon chip at th...
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Spending cuts to US military laser budget may go deep
02/17/2012
For FY 2013, the Pentagon has proposed deep cuts to the budget for military lasers and directed-energy weapons, slashing the total by approximately 33% from FY 2012. |
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Vixar wins SBIR contract to develop 40-100 Gbit/s VCSEL
02/14/2012
Plymouth, MN--The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Vixar, a vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) maker, to demonstrate the feasibility of a ...
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Honeywell selects TeraXion to provide lasers for next-gen fiber-optic gyroscopes
02/14/2012
Quebec City, QC, Canada--TeraXion was selected to provide high-end laser solutions for the development of Honeywell’s next generation of fiber-optic gyroscopes. |
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Slow-light lidar scans independently in two dimensions
02/09/2012
Researchers from the University of Rochester and the University of Ottawa who had previously demonstrated the one-dimensional (1D) steering of a lidar beam using slow light have now used two independent slow-light mechanisms to...
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Fiber-optic refractometer shows promise for measuring biological SRI
02/08/2012
A reflective fiber-optic refractometer with a thin-core fiber (TCF) section achieves a sensitivity of 133/26 dB/refractive-index unit for temperature immune surrounding-refractive-index (SRI) measurement. |
Arden Photonics selects OgMentum as Chinese distributor
02/07/2012
Solihull, England--Optical fiber test and inspection company Arden Photonics has appointed OgMentum as its sales and marketing partner for China and the western part of the US. |
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Continuous, splice-free fiber Bragg gratings possible with draw-tower process
02/03/2012
Geel, Belgium--FBGS is able to produce continuous, splice-free FBG-based sensor fibers with multiple FBGs along the length at customer-specified positions. |
Optelian acquires optical modulator maker Versawave
02/03/2012
Ottawa, ON, Canada and Marietta, GA--Optelian acquired Versawave Technologies, a maker of ultrahigh bandwidth gallium-arsenide-based optical modulators. |
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PURAVIS fibers improve white-light transmission, chemical stability for medical & industrial applications
02/02/2012
Elmsford, NY--SCHOTT launched PURAVIS high-purity glass optical fibers that offer improved white-light transmission, lower color shift, higher chemical stability, and lead-free manufacturing. |
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High-Power Solid-State Lasers for Military Applications
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