Quantel Medical, a France-based provider of technologies for the treatment of ocular diseases, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Vitra Multispot laser system. The device, which features ...
Tags: FDA, Multispot laser system, Medical
Technology development firm Versatilis LLC of Shelburne, VT, USA has spun out VerLASE Technologies LLC, a new venture in lasers and solid-state lighting that aims to further develop and commercialize technology that it has been developing ...
Tags: Green laser, Lights, Lighting
After a fiscal year in which it was hit by slumping metal prices and floods in Thailand, II-VI reports mixed demand trends. The diversified optics and materials company II-VI has reported sales of $534.6 million for its fiscal year ...
Wide-bandgap semiconductor materials such as gallium nitride (GaN) offer far higher performance than traditional silicon but cost significantly more. However, by 2020 GaN costs will drop enough for it to become competitive based on ...
Tags: Bulk GaN, traditional silicon, gallium nitride, reckons market
Green laser pointer finds traces of dangerous chemicals 12 Oct 2012 Real-time operation offers rapid benefits for security systems. The novel sensor's compact design makes it an excellent candidate for rapid field deployment to ...
Tags: green laser, OSA, optical sciences
Osram Opto Semiconductors launches direct emitting green laser diodes Osram Opto Semiconductors now offers its first direct green diode lasers. The two compact laser diodes have an optical output of 30 and 50 milliwatts and a particularly ...
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18 October 2012 Osram Opto launches direct-emitting green laser diodes Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg,Germany says that it is now offering its first direct-emitting green diode lasers.The two compact indium gallium ...
Sony's diode lasers claim 2012 Leibinger prize 17 Sep 2012 Mass production of laser diodes and backwards compatible optical data storage recognized with biennial Zukunftspreis. Osamu Kumagai, a senior VP at Sony, has won the 2012 ...
Tags: Sony, Osamu Kumagai, Red Emitters, Blu-ray Disc
Semiconductor and MEMS giant aims to integrate video-sharing devices within smart phones and laptops. Projector phone:Samsung's Galaxy Beam Swiss-headquartered STMicroelectronics,rated as the world's leading maker of ...
Tags: ST, bTendo, STMicroelectronics, smart phones, laptop
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 ...
Tags: laser diode, GaN substrate, semiconductor materials provider, SEI
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 ...
Tags: Lasers, the Olympic sailing events, innovative project, LightVeils
Commonly available laser pointers can speed data through the air across a room twice as fast as most USB cables or Wi-Fi routers.The new optical wireless promises to be cheap and easy to roll out in hospitals and other places where radio ...
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New research shows that diode lasers could eventually compete with LEDs for home and commercial lighting solutions. Sandia National Laboratories recently asked participants to rate various LED and diode laser lighting scenarios and found ...
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