GigOptix Inc of San Jose,CA,USA(a fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components for high-speed information streaming)has appointed David T.(Tom)Mitchell to fill a vacancy on its board of directors for an independent Class I ...
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22 June 2012 New Focus launches first tunable,direct-diode blue laser operating at 461nm Photonics product maker New Focus(a division of Newport Corp of Irvine,CA,USA)has launched the Vortex Plus Blue TLB-6802 precision ...
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Fluke has introduced the new Fluke 62 Max and 62 Max+Infrared Thermometers.These rugged,accurate,easy-to-use test tools are dust,moisture and drop resistant,making them ideal for the harsh conditions faced by technicians in ...
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22 June 2012 Sumitomo and Sony claim first 100mW true-green 530nm laser diode Tokyo-based compound semiconductor materials provider Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd(SEI)and Sony Corp say that,by using a semi-polar gallium ...
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Fiber laser firm EOLITE sold for$10M 20 Jun 2012 Oregon-based laser system vendor Electro Scientific Industries buys the French company in an all-cash deal. EOLITE Systems,the venture-backed fiber laser specialist that is based at ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath,Germany has won the 2012 LEDinside Aurora Award in the"Best MOCVD equipment"class,for its latest CRIUS II-XL technology,which was introduced in November 2011.The award,which recognizes ...
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For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2012(to end-April),fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale,CA,USA has reported revenue of$239.9m,up 1.3%on$236.9m a year ago but down 1.3%on$243m last quarter. ...
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Value of leading infrared laser optics manufacturer slips 15%on weaker-than-expected guidance for the forthcoming year. II-VI stock drops 15% More than$150 million was wiped off of the value of the US-based optics company II-VI,after ...
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Manufacturing data added to cost estimating software. WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA, June 15, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- MTI Systems, developer of Costimator cost estimating software, announces the addition of "Hypertherm HyPerformance" plasma ...
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European Patent Office (EPO) recognizes development of wavefront-corrected eye surgery by Josef Bille at annual ceremony. European Inventor Awards 2012 Josef Bille’s development of the ...
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Best MOCVD Equipment Award 2012 for latest CRIUS II-XL Technology At the LEDforum 2012 in Guangzhou,China,AIXTRON SE has been awarded the 2012 LEDinside Aurora Award in the"Best MOCVD Equipment"category.With this award,the jury has ...
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The projector market is expected to grow by 8-10% this year due to advancements in projector technologies that use either LED or lasers as light sources instead of traditional bulbs. Companies such as Acer, Optoma and ViewSonic are all ...
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UK-Laser displays on an epic scale lit up the seafront and promenade in Weymouth recently where,in eight weeks'time,the Olympic sailing events for London 2012 will be held. Highly visible and iconic,the'LightVeils'display is unique to ...
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Princeton Optronics Inc of Mercerville,NJ,USA,which manufactures high-power vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs),has announced the availability of 800nm and near-800nm infrared VCSEL arrays with output powers from 100mW to more ...
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Global sales deal for laser-produced nanoparticles 05 Jun 2012 German start-up spun out of Laser Zentrum Hannover signs agreement with US-based Strem Chemicals. Particular GmbH,a spin-out company from Laser Zentrum Hannover that uses ...
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