Semiconductor laser developer BinOptics Corp, Ithaca, NY, USA, has incorporated its patented Etched Facet Technology (EFT) into a variety of silicon photonic applications. The company says creating indium phosphide-based lasers and other ...
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Researchers from the universities of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and of New Mexico (UNM) have demonstrated semipolar nitride semiconductor blue and green laser diodes (LDs) with part of the upper cladding replaced by indium tin oxide ...
Tags: Iii-Nitride Lasers, Electrical
For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (ended 19 June), optical networking and associated semiconductor technology firm JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA has reported net revenue of $421.3m, up on $405.3m last quarter but down on $434m a year ago. ...
UK-based etch, deposition and growth system maker Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), part of Oxford Instruments plc, has received an order from Nanoplus in Germany for an ion beam deposition and a plasma etch system for use on ...
PV market 'reaches turning point' thanks to Asia demand 22 Aug 2013 Solarbuzz sees demand in China and Japan doubling in the second half of the year. PV demand in the Asia-Pacific region PV demand from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region ...
Absolute Encoders Deliver for Microassembly Cells Amicra Microtechnologies GmbH recently replaced incremental measuring systems with Resolute absolute optical encoders, achieving ±0.5μm accuracy and 1.66 Cpk process capability. ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
Dr. David T. Hon, the CEO and founder of Dahon, has been nominated for the University of California, Berkeley Excellence in Achievement Award for "his contributions in high-power lasers as well as his role in revolutionizing the modern-day ...
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Intel is looking to use light and lasers to shuffle data faster among servers, and is proposing a new optical interconnect, MXC, that could change the way servers are implemented in data centres. The chip maker is pitching MXC as a ...
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Quantel Medical has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) glaucoma laser for clinical use, called Solutis. Solutis is a 532nm SLT laser designed for primary open angle ...
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Songhao Liu, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the famous optics and lasers scientist professor, recently stated that LED lamps will replace incandescent bulbs soon, occupying the lighting market. He believes that the ...
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Waterjet cutting is a water-based cutting tool that is capable of cutting, slicing or carving several different types of materials in the industrial and commercial arena. A pressurized jet of water is forced through a small orifice to ...
University of Tokyo has improved the temperature performance of 1.3μm quantum dot (QD) laser diodes bonded to silicon [Katsuaki Tanabe et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol6, p082703, 2013]. Photonic circuits are commonly created in silicon, ...
Tags: Quantum Dot Lasers, Electrical, Electronics
Laser markets keep on an even keel 31 Jul 2013 Longbow Research finds vendors reporting no rude surprises, while fiber laser players continue to tussle. Materials processing The fortunes of US laser vendors during the second quarter of ...
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Industrial laser specialist says that there is still growth in the market for high-power CO2 lasers. Sales at Rofin-Sinar in the quarter ended June 30 have exceeded expectations, thanks mainly to machine tool and electronics applications ...
Tags: CO2 lasers, high-power lasers
Convergent Dental has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Solea, a CO2 laser system for ablation of hard tissue for caries removal and cavity preparation. Claimed to be the first 9.3μm CO2 computer ...