Chien-Chung Lin, Huang-Yu Lin, Kuo-Ju Chen, Sheng-Wen Wang, Kuan-Yu Wang, Jie-Ru Li, Huang-Ming Chen and Hao-Chung Kuo The use of distributed Bragg reflectors in remote-phosphor white-LED packaging significantly improves luminous ...
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Turkey-based non-profit research organisation Soley Biotechnology Institute has discovered a method to increase the shelf-life of cheese by three to 10 times, after a four-year study with $20m funding. The research institute was working ...
NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks) says that at the Optical Fiber ...
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NeoPhotonics Corp of San Jose, CA, USA (a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for high-speed communications networks) has announced its 400G transceiver ...
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Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp says that on 1 July it will start shipping a laser-diode transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) capable of supporting 100Gbps optical transmissions. The new FU-402REA is being displayed at the Optical ...
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The universities of Virginia and of Texas in the USA have been developing avalanche photodiodes (APDs) based on aluminium indium arsenide antimonide (AlInAsSb) alloys. Two papers from the group detail the implementation of a staircase ...
Researchers in Canada claim the highest reported optical-to-electric power conversion of more than 65% (Figure 1) for a 150W/cm2 (~1500 suns) tuned narrow spectrum input from high-powered laser diodes [S. Fafard et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., ...
CDF, a manufacturer of drum, pail, intermediate bulk container and bag in box liners and flexible packaging, has received UN Certification for its combination package; fiberboard box with a plastic bag. The company said that the ...
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The GLUKOS Company, an all-natural sports nutrition brand, has launched protein bars and powders. Constructed with high-quality whey protein isolate, GLUKOS' protein bars and powders utilize Glucose - the "good" sugar - and contain no ...
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PhD Nutrition has created GlycoDurance, an innovative training and race fuel with the lowest serum osmolarity in the industry. GlycoDurance contains three key elements; a scientific blend of electrolytes; Sustamine® ...
The global visible light communication (VLC) market will post a remarkable compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of close to 64% to more than $8bn in 2019, according to the report 'Global Visible Light Communication Market 2015-2019' by ...
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For fiscal second-quarter 2016 (to 26 December), Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has reported revenue of $94.1m (slightly above the $88-94m guidance). This is up ...
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LED lighting technology firm Flip Chip Opto Inc of Fremont, CA, USA has launched what is claimed to be a first-in-class 2400W high-power horticultural flip-chip COB, as part of its new Duet series, geared towards the grow light industry. ...
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Yellow laser diodes with low thesholds have been produced by Jijun Feng (University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China) and Ryoichi Akimoto (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan) based on ...
Tags: Yellow lasers BeZnCdSe 560-590nm lasers, Ryoichi Akimoto, Electronics
University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Technology, and University of Crete have been exploring the potential of Frster resonant energy transfer (FRET) from an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) single quantum well (SQW) to a light-emitting ...
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