Fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar, of Sunnyvale, CA, USA recently held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new production facility in Wuxi, China, attended by government officials, executive ...
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Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for optical communications) has appointed Pete Mangan, a 30-year technology finance veteran, as chief financial officer (effective 11 ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has signing an initial three-year supply contract with Philips Technologie GmbH for epitaxial wafers used for the manufacturing of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser ...
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Agilent Technologies Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA has introduced a physics-based model for its opto model library that quickly and accurately solves the challenges posed by signal distortion in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers ...
Laser welding technology is increasingly being utilized in several industrial processes ranging from the production of micro electronics to shipbuilding. However, amongst various applications, the technology has gained considerable ...
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The addressable market for chip-level optical interconnects could eventually run into billions of units, as revenues rise to almost $520m by 2019 then $1.02bn by 2021, according to the report 'Revenue Opportunities for Optical ...
Japan's Shimadzu Corp has developed a blue direct diode laser (DDL), providing what is claimed to be industry-leading brightness levels. The 10W-type laser is being exhibited at InterOpto 2013 at Pacifico Yokohama, Japan (16-18 October). ...
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Engineering materials and optoelectronic components provider II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the optical amplifier and micro-optics business of Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which ...
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Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for optical communications, says that its chief financial officer Jerry Turin plans to resign on 8 November to pursue other opportunities. ...
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Plasma process equipment maker Plasma-Therm LLC of St Petersburg, FL, USA has introduced new MicroDieSingulator (MDS) systems. The systems deliver plasma-based singulation of semiconductor dies from 4-inch, 6-inch, and 8-inch wafers mounted ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA says that the University of Oklahoma will receive the first shipment of Veeco’s new GENxplor R&D molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system early in ...
Daylight Solutions Inc of San Diego, CA, USA, which makes molecular detection and spectroscopic imaging systems based on mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) for scientific research, life science, industrial process control and ...
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Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for optical communications, has announced underwhelming financial results for its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2013 (ended 29 June). ...
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Nitride Solutions Inc of Wichita, KS, USA, which manufactures bulk and template nitride materials for LEDs, lasers and power electronics, has achieved the first commercial sales of its new AT-50 aluminium nitride (AlN) template product to a ...
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After giving a trading update for first-half 2013 in late July, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has confirmed record revenue of £63m (up 84% from £34.3m for first-half 2012). EBITDA (earnings ...
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