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Display Industry Award Winners Announced
Sharp, QD Vision and Apple are among the winners of the 2013 Display Industry Awards, presented this week by the Society for Information Display (SID) during its Display Week 2013 in Vancouver, Britis... MORE

Photonics Societies Launch National Initiative
The National Photonics Initiative — an alliance seeking to unite experts from industry, academia and the government to advance photonics R&D, to grow the US economy, and to improve national security —... MORE

Boston Micromachines Awarded NASA Imaging Contract
Boston Micromachines Corp. has received a $500,000 contract from NASA to advance its MEMS-based deformable mirror technology for space-based imaging. MORE

PV to Reach $155B in 2018
The solar photovoltaic (PV) market is on the path to recovery, expecting to reach $155 billion in 2018, according to market analyst firm Lux Research. MORE

AMOLED Displays to Be a Major Influence on Smart Device Innovation
As the use of electronic devices becomes increasingly pervasive, the future of displays will change considerably, shifting attention to the imaging possibilities in active-matrix OLED (AMOLED) technol... MORE

Northrop Grumman to Help Navy Mature Laser Weapon Systems
Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected by the US Navy for the initial phase of an R&D project that aims to mature solid-state laser weapon systems and components for ship defense. MORE

Optical Chip Innovation Transferred to Industry
An optics innovation that enables researchers to vary how light is split on optical chips has been transferred from the University of Sydney to Finisar, creating a wave of sales for the Waterloo, Aust... MORE

Precision Optics Posts Revenue Increase, Loss Decrease
Optical instruments developer Precision Optics Corp. Inc. posted higher revenue and a decrease in losses for the third quarter ending March 31, as sales of its medical device products increased. MORE

GT Advanced Technologies Acquires Thermal Technology
GT Advanced Technologies has acquired substantially all of the business of Thermal Technology LLC of Santa Rosa, Calif., for purchase consideration of approximately 3.4 million shares of GT common sto... MORE

New Endoscopy System Offers 330-Degree View of Colon
A new full-spectrum endoscopy system that gives doctors a 330-degree view during colonoscopies may help them miss fewer adenomas during exams, according to a new study presented this week at Digestive... MORE

Laser World of Photonics Numbers High, Mark Upswing in Photonics Industry
A record number of exhibitors, stable visitor attendance and insight into revolutionary technologies at Laser World of Photonics and the World of Photonics Congress, held May 13-16 in Munich, marked a... MORE

Flir Nabs $23M Coast Guard Order
Flir Systems Inc. has received a $23 million order to support the US Coast Guard’s electro-optical sensor system configuration. MORE

Flir Awarded $81M Army Contract
Flir Systems Inc. has received a two-year, $81 million blanket purchase agreement from the US Army to support the Medevac program. MORE

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Transparent Electrode Key to Flexible Solar Cells
A hybrid transparent electrode that overcomes the “electron-transport bottleneck” of thin films could pave the way for flexible solar cells and color monitors, head-up displays in car windshields and ... MORE

Method Creates Atomic-Scale Semiconductors
An inexpensive material that can be “grown” in layers only one atom thick has yielded atomic-scale semiconductor thin films. The technique could be applied to make these devices wide enough to coat wa... MORE

IEEE Offers Open-Access Option for All Peer-Reviewed Journals
Driven by member and author feedback, technical professional association IEEE has announced that all of its peer-reviewed journals — more than 100 — now offer open-access publishing options. MORE

Controlling Light … with Light
Gold nanoparticles arranged into geometric patterns can control incoming light with light via a four-wave mixing process, transforming its output into a different color, Rice University theoretical an... MORE

Nanoantennas Improve Infrared Sensing
Patterning nanoantennas with “slots” that correspond to wavelengths in the mid-IR has yielded a new way to tune IR light into mechanical action, paving the way for more sensitive IR camera... MORE

Wheels Come Off Planet-Hunting Telescope
The Kepler space telescope, NASA’s primary instrument for detecting planets beyond our solar system, suffered a critical failure last week when one of its four reaction wheels stopped functioning, the... MORE

Optogenetic Tool Has Potential for Brain Mapping
An optogenetic tool that can map and track interactions between neurons inside different areas of the brain using low-energy near-infrared (NIR) light could help scientists better understand how diffe... MORE

Alloys So Bright They Could Have Medical Apps
Nanoscale alloys that are 100 times brighter than those currently being used could have potential applications in medicine, demonstrations conducted at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) have shown. MORE

Polariton Laser Is Electrically Injected
A paradigm-shifting “polariton” laser fueled by electricity rather than by light has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Michigan. MORE

Electronic Components Speed Spectroscopy
A new solution employing electronic components could make atmospheric-gas measurement more even and 1000 times faster than with conventional techniques and could advance greenhouse-gas measurement. MORE

Composite Created with Specific Optical Properties
When it comes to creating nanostructured composite materials with specific optical and electrical properties, size matters. MORE

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H101F Flat-Top Microscope Stage
Prior Scientific Inc. has extended its line of motorized high-precision microscope stages with the H101F flat-top stage for upright microscopes. The device’s design incorporates a flat-top ... MORE

BrixX ps Universal Diode Lasers
Omicron-Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH’s BrixX ps series compact universal diode lasers can be pulsed in the picosecond range as well as operated in CW and modulated mode. With completely inte... MORE

Mid-Wavelength Infrared Polarizer
Meadowlark Optics Inc. has introduced a high-contrast polarizer and liquid crystal variable retarders, attenuators, solid-state shutters and polarization rotators for the mid-wave IR. The wire-gr... MORE

FalconEye Optical Sensor
Carl Zeiss has introduced a FalconEye optical sensor that can be used on stepping, articulating probe holders and is suitable for complex measuring and quality assurance tasks in the automotive indust... MORE

PIXCI E8 Frame Grabber
The PIXCI® E8 PCI Express x8 frame grabber supports the highest bandwidth Camera Link cameras. The PIXCI E8 supports any base, medium, full, or deca camera with 1.4 gigabytes per second DMA transf... MORE

Scan XY40 2-D Piezo Scan and Positioning Stage
The Scan XY40 piezoelectric actuating stage from piezosystem jena offers a travel range of 40 µm per axis and is suitable for 2-D scanning applications as well as applications that require low s... MORE

LCS-100 Solar Simulators
Oriel Instruments, a Newport Corp. brand, has introduced the LCS-100 series solar simulators for photovoltaic cell research requiring a certified system for small illumination areas. The 38 &time... MORE

AXUV16ELG 16-Element Photodiode
Opto Diode Corp., a member of the ITW Photonics Group, has released the AXUV16ELG, a 16-element photodiode for UV/EUV or electron detection. Featuring a 40-pin dual in-line package and internal q... MORE

MFP-3D Origin Atomic Force Microscope
Asylum Research’s new MFP-3D Origin atomic force microscope (AFM) has full upgrade potential to the MFP-3D and its complete range of environmental and advanced application accessories. The ... MORE

Microscopy Stand
Flir Systems’ microscopy stand is a complete solution for thermal evaluation of small objects such as electronic and photovoltaic components. Comprising a proprietary SC5000 series research... MORE

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Developments in Optics and Optical Components
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 1:00 PM
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Wednesday, June 05, 2013 - 1:30 PM
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Raman Spectroscopy for Research and Industry
Monday, June 24, 2013 - 1:00 PM
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CLEO 2013 - Technology Transfer
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 1:00 PM
This free webinar, sponsored by the Technology Transfer program of CLEO: Market Focus and Photonics Media, complements the live event, which will be h... MORE >>

Preview Agilent’s soon-to-be-released Cary Universal Measurement Spectrophotometer (UMS)
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 12:00 PM
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	The Measurement of High Optical Densities (up to 8 Abs) in the Near-Infrared The optical densities of various materials used in the manufacture of laser safety eyewear have been determined in the NIR. The lens materials were... MORE INFO >>
	Hollow Silica Waveguides for Mid-Infrared Power Transmission and Spectroscopy Applications in the Mid-Infrared often require a flexible conduit for transmitting light from source to destination. Hollow Silica Waveguides with... MORE INFO >>
	Clearly Superior Epoxies for Optical Applications As technology in the optics industry continues to advance and improve, careful consideration of the properties of epoxies must be evaluated. When... MORE INFO >>

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