"Invest in Photonics" selects 12 companies
03/15/2010
BORDEAUX, FRANCE--Following a two month screening and selection process led by an international panel of photonics industry experts and venture capitalists, 12 emerging technology companies from Europe and North America have been chosen to participate in fu...
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Have 'telecom bubble' wounds finally healed?
03/15/2010
SAN DIEGO, CA--In anticipation of the upcoming Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference or OFC/NFOEC 2010 (www.ofcnfoec.org) to be held March 21–25 in San Diego, I thought it appropriate t...
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A final note for Optoelectronics Report readers
03/15/2010
NASHUA, NH--As the editor for Optoelectronics Report for the past few years, I'd like to include a special thanks in this final issue to our production editor, Dawn Adams, for her years of tireless work in making this newsletter look good.
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News Briefs
03/15/2010
IEEE Photonics Award: Ivan Paul Kaminow is being honored with the 2010 IEEE Photonics Award for seminal contributions to electro-optic modulation, integrated optics and semiconductor lasers, and leadership in optical telecommunications.
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NIF tour: prepare to be impressed
03/15/2010
LIVERMORE, CA--On the way to its official dedication on May 29, 2009, the National Ignition Facility (NIF; lasers.llnl.gov) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory endured many funding cuts and criticisms; after all, a multi-billion dollar project always ...
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Chipmakers' soaring profits good for photonics
03/15/2010
EL SEGUNDO, CA--The global semiconductor business is more profitable now than it has been at any time in the last decade, according to figures collected by electronics market-research firm iSuppli (www.isuppli.com/news.aspx).
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Optoelectronics Report TOP 40 Company Stocks
03/15/2010
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From the Editors
03/01/2010
Optoelectronics is the technology of systems and devices that emit, modulate, transmit, or sense light.
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Europe tackles tough EUV-lithography issues
03/01/2010
EUROPEAN UNION--As those who are clued in to the semiconductor industry know, the smallest feature size found on the current generation of leading-edge computer chips is 45 nm, and the next generation (which manufacturers are working on now) will have a min...
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Innovation Awards deadline March 10; SUBMIT NOW!
03/01/2010
WASHINGTON, DC--CLEO conference organizer the Optical Society of America (OSA) and PennWell's Laser Focus World (Nashua, NH) wants to know if you have an innovative product, application, or service that has been released in the last 18 months.
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Earnings point to photonics industry recovery
03/01/2010
NASHUA, NH--As editor of Optoelectronics Report, I am pleased to announce that laser and photonics company financials for the fourth quarter of calendar year 2009 continued their upward trend as forecast in our annual Marketplace Review.
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Optoelectronics Report TOP 40 Company Stocks
03/01/2010
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All good news for the HB LED market
03/01/2010
SANTA CLARA, CA--With nearly 3000 registrants from 38 countries, and nearly 90 sponsors and exhibitors, the Strategies in Light 2010 Conference set all-time records.
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News Briefs
03/01/2010
DC LaserFest event: Laser pioneers, Nobel Laureates, and other laser luminaries were honored at a reception on February 12 in Washington, DC that was part of LaserFest, the 2010 celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first demonstration of a ...
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From the Editors
02/15/2010
Optoelectronics is the technology of systems and devices that emit, modulate, transmit, or sense light. Optoelectronic devices include lasers and other light sources, optics, fiberoptic components, detectors, displays, and imaging devices.
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Sapphire market to exceed $200M in 2010
02/15/2010
LYON, FRANCE--An analysis released by Yole Développement on the sapphire-substrate industry includes an estimate of the total market size from 2005 to 2013, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the sapphire materials industry.
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Sparkle Optics licenses open laser architecture
02/15/2010
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA--To pass the cost benefit to ultraviolet (UV) laser manufacturers and users in research and industry, Sparkle Optics Corporation (www.sparkleoptics.com) introduced an Open Architecture Laser system at Photonics West 2010.
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NIH could see biomedical boost
02/15/2010
WASHINGTON, DC--The budget for the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) would increase by 3% ($9.5 million) under the FY 2011 budget request submitted by the Obama Administration. NIBIB is part of the National Institutes of He...
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Optoelectronics Report TOP 40 Company Stocks
02/15/2010
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People, not patents, make a startup work
02/15/2010
An excerpt from Larry's VC View Blog entitled "IP Problems":
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