The value of annual sales in the global photonics market has been revised upwards to $182bn, according to new analysis by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics (and owner of optics.org). The new results were presented by ...
Beyond all of the hype and tumult, market drivers and technological developments are converging to ensure a bright future for silicon photonics, according to the ‘Silicon Photonics 2014’ report from Yole Développement. ...
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EPIC publishes European photonics database 26 Apr 2013 Industry survey pegs European photonics market at close to €66?billion in 2012. A new survey of the European photonics ecosystem estimates it to have been worth nearly ...
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On 10 April, Mi-Light (the new non-profit alliance that brings together professionals from companies, academia and organizations to mutually support and promote photonics-related business in Michigan) was officially launched with its first ...
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Taiwan's Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA) signed a memorandum of understanding in September for cooperation on LED lighting standardization with the European Photonic Industry Consortium (EPIC), Korea LED ...
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Developer of"black silicon"laser texturing process for imaging and PV applications signs deal with In-Q-Tel. Laser-textured"black"silicon In-Q-Tel(IQT),the technology venture wing of the US Central Intelligence Agency(CIA),has ...
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LM-80 testing continues to be an important component of LED lighting development. Orb Optronix,the first fully-independent ISO 17025 certified IES LM-80 testing facility in the United States,has been chosen by the Korea Photonics ...
Tags: Orb Optronix, LM-80 in-house, high-brightness LEDs, KOPTI
Lucibel and Barefoot Power have closed additional rounds of financing,Next Lighting has hired Steve Paolini as CTO,Orb Optronix is to supply KOPTI with LM-80 test equipment,and Gamma Scientific is now able to perform third-party Energy ...
Tags: LED, Orb Optronix, Gamma, Next Lighting, Lucibel, Barefoot Power
Smethods initiative puts focus on optical design 17 May 2012 A Support Action of the Europe's FP7 program sees seven institutions provide training in design and simulation. In recognition of the role that good optical design and ...