Also in the news . . .
Templex Technology (Eugene, OR) was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research $977,000 contract from the Department of Defense aimed at continuing research into optical switching and control devices based on the firm`s temporally accessed, spectral multiplexing technology. . . . Fiber Options Inc. (Bohemia, NY) will open a new office in Fort Lauderdale, FL, to service South American and Caribbean clients exclusively. . . . SpecTran Specialty Optics (Avon, CT) held an opening celebrat