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Lithography mask-aligner tools now paired with simulation software 02/22/2012 Garching, Germany--A new cooperation agreement pairs SUSS MicroTec lithography mask aligner exposure optics tools with Layout LAB simulation software from GenISys GmbH.
	Modified LCD helps measure sensitivity of cuttlefish polarization vision 02/21/2012 Bristol, England--Using a liquid-crystal display (LCD) screen modified to vary polarization angle instead of intensity, researchers at the University of Bristol discovered that cuttlefish have the most acute polarization vision...
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.
	Wind turbine LIDAR control system adopted for 10 MW Canadian wind farm 02/20/2012 Chantilly, VA--Catch the Wind signed a sales agreement with Saturn to equip all wind turbines at its 10 MW Gesner wind farm with Vindicator LIDAR.
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."
	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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Photonics education; where to begin?

For the April issue of Laser Focus World, we will feature an article on "Photonics Education" that was envisioned to complement the new education resources that appear on our OptoIQ home page. I... Read More

CLEO Innovation Award deadline draws near

If your company has an innovative product or service and will be exhibiting at The Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) in San Jose, May 6-11, then now is the time to enter the Innova... Read More

Spectroscopy for everybody else

I've just come across a tangle of connected websites that have to do with do-it-yourself spectroscopy -- meaning REALLY do-it-yourself, like building your own video spectrometer from a DVD-R (as... Read More

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