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Raman Spectroscopy Analyzes Illumination in Gutenberg Bibles
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Ink Treatment Enables Desktop Laser-Based Paper Cutting
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Bright Ideas (Innovative Products)
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LASER SYSTEM CONTROLLER
Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc.
HIGH-POWER DIODE LASERS
Spectra-Physics
MULTIMEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA
Lumenera Corp.
FIBER-COUPLED LASER DIODE MODULES
Quintessence Photonics Corp.
COMPACT CCD CAMERAS
SVS-Vistek GmbH
TERAHERTZ SPECTROMETER
Bruker Optics, Inc.
POWER SUPPLIES
Deltron, Inc.
MACHINE VISION LENS
Moritex Europe Ltd.
TRANSMITTER MODULE
Bookham, Inc.
Z-STAGES
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP
QUANTUM DOTS
Evident Technologies
EPOXY DISPENSER
EFD, Inc.
PROBE STATIONS
Micromanipulator Co.
ASSEMBLY MACHINE
Newport Corp.
SYSTEM ANALYZER
Polytec, Inc.
SUPERLUMINESCENT LED
Exalos AG
AWG MULTIPLEXER
Gemfire Corp.
VIRTUAL DISPLAY SYSTEM
eMagin Corp.
PIV SOFTWARE
Dantec Dynamics
FILTER TECHNOLOGY
Gage Applied Technologies
FEMTOSECOND LASER
High Q Laser Production GmbH
MICROSPECTROMETER
Axsun Technologies, Inc.
CERAMIC SUBSTRATES
CoorsTek, Inc.
IR CAMERAS
Thermoteknix Systems Ltd.
MARKING SOFTWARE
Raylase AG
DISPERSION ANALYZER
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
INTELLIGENT CAMERA
Tattile Srl
ROTARY DISK LASER
Sparkle Optics Corp.
MULTISENSOR INTERFACE
Ircon, Inc.
NIGHT-VISION SYSTEM
Electrophysics Corp.
ACQUISITION SOFTWARE
Signal Recovery
TOOL KIT
Cedip Infrared Systems
SOLDER COATINGS
Thin Film Concepts, Inc.
HELMET TRACKER
Ascension Technology Corp.
IMAGING SENSOR
Telops, Inc.
TCSPC DETECTOR
Boston Electronics Corp.
PULSED FLASHLAMPS
Xenon Corp.
FTIR IMAGING
Varian, Inc.
ATOM PROBE
Oxford nanoScience Ltd.
MICROANALYSIS SOFTWARE
Princeton Gamma-Tech
IR DETECTOR
Sofradir
LASER ABLATION
Optera Colorado, Inc.
RAMAN ANALYZER
Ocean Optics, Inc.
JPEG OPTION
Imaging Solutions Group of New York, Inc.
DIODE-PUMPED LASER
RPMC, Inc.
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Wavelength Electronics, Inc.
ROBOTIC VISION SOFTWARE
Adept Technology, Inc.
INTERROGATION SYSTEM
Fiber Optic Sensors and Sensing Systems (FOS&S)
RAMAN MODULE
River Diagnostics BV
FIBER LASER
NP Photonics, Inc.
LIGHT SCATTERING
Wyatt Technology Corp.
FEMTOSECOND LASER
Toptica Photonics AG
IMAGING SOFTWARE
Diagnostic Instruments, Inc.
SIGNAL CONVERTER
Terahertz Technologies, Inc.
IR DETECTORS
Scitec Instruments Ltd.
FO SPECTROMETERS
StellarNet, Inc.
FISH-EYE LENS
Sunex, Inc.
LASER LINE SENSOR
LMI Technologies (USA), Inc.
IR SENSOR
Armstrong Optical Ltd.
UV-CURABLE COMPOUND
Master Bond, Inc.
THERMOPILE DETECTORS
Dexter Research Center, Inc.
SURFACE ILLUMINATION
Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH (Limo)
DUAL-WAVELENGTH CAMERA
Sensors Unlimited, Inc.
FLUORESCENCE FILTERS
Semrock, Inc.
LINE-SCAN CAMERAS
Dalsa Corp.
LED CONTROLLER
Schott North America, Inc.
PUMP LASER MODULES
Lumics GmbH
LINEAR ACTUATOR
Kerk Motion Products, Inc.
EXCIMER LIGHT SOURCE
Cymer, Inc.
IMAGE ANALYSIS SOFTWARE
AutoQuant Imaging, Inc.
TUNABLE LASER
New Focus, Inc.
PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR
piezosystem jena GmbH
PROGRAMMABLE CAMERA
Philips Applied Technologies
EMCCD CAMERA
Photometrics
LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM
Nanonex Corp.
CCD CAMERAS
Cooke Corp.
INTERFEROMETER
4D Technology Corp.
GREEN LASER MODULE
Laserex Technologies Pty Ltd.
HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS
Edmund Industrial Optics, Inc.
WAVELENGTH METERS
Bristol Instruments, Inc.
VISION SYSTEM
Keyence Corp. of America
CYAN LASER
Picarro, Inc.
MICROSCOPE CAMERAS
Jenoptik Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH
FIBER SPLITTER
IMM Messtechnologie GmbH
IR CAMERA
Flir Systems, Inc.
PIEZO MOTORS
New Scale Technologies, Inc.
IR LASER DIODE
Power Technology, Inc.
BORESCOPES
Gradient Lens Corp.
SPECTROMETERS
Princeton Instruments
WAVE PLATES
Newport Corp.
MOTION CAMERA
Redlake
HIGH-POWER LEDS
Philips Lumileds Lighting
VISION PROCESSOR
Matrox Imaging
SMART CAMERA
Sony Electronics, Inc.
GREEN LASER
Z-Laser Optoelektronik GmbH
OPTICAL CHANNEL MONITORS
Princeton Lightwave, Inc.
FIREWIRE CCD CAMERAS
QImaging
FRAME GRABBERS
Cognex Corp.
COLOR MEASUREMENT
Petrolab Co.
FIREWIRE CAMERA
Prosilica, Inc.

FastTrack (Business News)
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OSA and SPIE Go to Congress
Members of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and SPIE took up the cause of increasing US...
A Map to the Future
The photonics industry needs some way to bring everything together, according to Lionel C....
National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Bestows Grants
The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, based in Washington, has announced the recipients...
OmniVision Acquires CDM Optics
OmniVision Technologies Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., has acquired the privately held CDM Optics Inc....
Nikon Combines Metrology, Inspection Businesses
Nikon Instruments Inc. of Melville, N.Y., has integrated high-precision industrial metrology...
Redlake Collaborates with Geospatial Systems
Redlake of San Diego and Geospatial Systems Inc. of Rochester, N.Y., have partnered to focus on...
ITT Wins Defense Contract for Night-Vision Goggles
ITT Industries' Night Vision Div. in Roanoke, Va., will provide enhanced night-vision goggles under...
PicoQuant Relocates
To accommodate the increasing number of sales, product developments and employees, PicoQuant GmbH...
Matrix Vision Chooses North American Agent
Matrix Vision GmbH has selected Digital Network Vision of Waltham, Mass., to represent its products...
Highwave Purchases Northlight Optronics
A supplier of active-fiber-based components and subsystems for the industrial, defense and...
Fabrinet Is Acquiring JDS Plant in China
Engineering and electromechanical manufacturing services company Fabrinet of San Francisco intends...
Spectra Couleur Picks Agent for North America
Spectra Couleur GmbH, a Berlin-based supplier of visible up-conversion fiber laser systems for OEM,...
ATC and Oxley Ally for Protective Coatings
In the UK, Advanced Technology Coatings Ltd. of Plympton and electro-optics supplier Oxley...
Flir Systems to Develop Sensor for US Army
Flir Systems Inc. of Portland, Ore., has received a contract valued at approximately $13 million...
Lambda Research Moves to Larger Facility
Lambda Research Corp. has moved to expanded quarters in Littleton, Mass. The 9000-sq-ft area will...
Forecasts for Nonlinear Optical Materials Market
Currently estimated at $856 million, the global market for nonlinear optical materials is expected...
IMT Masken Augments Production Quarters
With the intent of housing its essential processes under one roof, IMT Masken und Teilungen AG of...
JDS Uniphase Purchases Photonic Power Systems
JDS Uniphase Corp. of San Jose, Calif., has acquired Photonic Power Systems Inc., a supplier of the...
CVI Laser Secures Optical Components
CVI Laser LLC of Albuquerque, N.M., has purchased Optical Components Inc., a manufacturer of custom...
Specialised Imaging Picks North American Agent
A manufacturer of ultrahigh-speed imaging systems and components for industrial, military and...
Two-Tiered LED Industry Is Forecast
By 2010, the global LED market may consist of sectors for high-technology innovations and for...
Evatec Buys Box Coater Evaporation Business
Evatec NA Inc. of Manchester, N.H., has acquired the box coater evaporation business of Unaxis...
Lockheed Martin Picked as Integrator for Laser Defense System
General Atomics has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Bethesda, Md., as a weapons system integrator...

Feature Articles
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Raman Lasers Offer Power and Wavelength Versatility
Have you ever wanted to convert your laser to another color at the flick of a switch?Perhaps you...
The Pros and Cons of Protected and Surface Coatings for High-Phase-Thickness Applications
Metal salt compounds, or dielectrics, produce thin-film coatings with precise spectral control....
Getting the Picture on Imaging Software
To hear Kyle Voosen tell it, there are really only two places to be when talking about industrial...
Understanding Lenses: Aplanats and Achromats
Optics terminology can be confusing, but it is critical to be fluent in the language when searching...
Virtual Photodetectors: Building Your Own Detector
Photodetectors are available in multiple configurations, with point, quadrant, linear and 2-D...
Photonic Instrumentation Aids Cosmetic Measurements
As with all manufacturers of colored products, cosmetics companies use specialized measuring...
The US Photonics Job Market
Research on people’s views of their job brings out some interesting perceptions, and this year’s US...
Quantum Dots: Small Structures Poised to Break Big
Imagine a mechanical part that can tell when it is worn out. Or an ink that is impossible to...
How Can Quantum Dots Be Used?
Quantum dots are so versatile that most of their applications have not yet been realized. A few in...
Making Light from a Grain of Sand
LED manufacturers have been working for years to replace the incandescent light. Among their many...
Get a Charge, Get a Quantum Dot
Researchers at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., have demonstrated carbon nanotube-based...
Quantum-Dot Focal Plane Array Has Two-Color Capability
Mid- (3 to 5 μm) and long-wave (8 to 12 μm) infrared focal plane arrays have found a...
Quantum Dots and Quantum Wells Go Head-to-Head
In the pursuit of more efficient GaAs-based emitters for telecommunications applications,...

LED Focus
Alternate Packaging Improves White LEDs
Various techniques for boosting the performance of white LEDs are being considered to reach the...
Cree and Sumitomo Expand Distribution Agreement
LED manufacturer Cree Inc. of Durham, N.C., has announced that Sumitomo Corp. of Tokyo will...
Polymer Microlenses Added to Micropixelated UV LED
Proposed applications of LEDs having micron-scale pixel elements include microdisplays and...

Nanophotonics
Excimer Laser Produces Nanobump Arrays
Two-dimensional arrays of 260-nm-diameter silicon bumps have been fabricated by exposing...
Painting Nanowires Yields High-Speed Circuits
The production of circuits and processors from silicon substrates is expensive, and the required...
Optical Conveyor Belt Transports Submicron Objects
Investigators at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Brno and at the University of St....

New Media
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DIODE LASER MODULES
Coherent Inc.
FILTERS RESOURCE
Omega Optical Inc.
PLASMONICS
Springer Science+Business Media Inc.
LASER SHUTTERS
nm Laser Products Inc.
TECHNICAL COMPUTING
Comsol Inc.
DETECTORS, CAMERAS
Hamamatsu Corp.
PHOTONICS RESOURCE
Thorlabs Inc.
800-nm COMPONENTS
Femtolasers Produktions GmbH
PHYSICAL OPTICS
SPIE
CERAMICS SITE
CeramTec North America Corp.
OPTICAL FIBERS
The Light Brigade
SIMULATION TOOL
The MathWorks
MICROCHANNEL PLATES
Burle Electro-Optics Inc.
CCD MICROSCOPE
Moritex USA Inc.
TEST, DATA ACQUISITION
VXI Technology Inc.
OPTICAL CRYSTALS
Springer
THIN FILMS
SPIE
INTERFEROMETERS
Taylor Hobson
MEMS DEVICES
Marcel Dekker Inc.

Peregrinations
Bringing Antiquities to Light
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri collection is a treasure trove of trash salvaged in the late 19th century...
Fly-by-Night Findings
For their biannual migrations, songbirds use both the stars and the Earth’s magnetic field for...
Rubbery Robot?
The discovery that some octopuses use a pair of their tentacles to “walk” on the seafloor may spur...

Presstime Bulletin
Photon-Number-Resolving Sensor Displays High Efficiency
A quantum calorimetric sensor developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in...
Gold Nanostructures Act as Optical Antennas
Researchers at Universität Basel in Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology...
Photoresist Replicates Transmission Through Nanoholes
A team of investigators at Indiana University in Bloomington has developed a technique for mapping...

Research
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Fiber Sensor Uses Raman and Brillouin Scattering
Fiber sensors are replacing traditional transducers in many monitoring and measuring applications,...
Dual-Wavelength Pumping Creates Gain in the S-Band
Coarse wavelength division multiplexing is preferable to dense wavelength division multiplexing in...
Good Quantum Defects Make Good Lasers
The quantum defect -- the energy difference between a pump photon and a laser photon -- is one of...
Diode-Pumped Yb:YVO4 Laser Generates Femtosecond Pulses
Scientists at Belarus National Technical University and at Solix Ltd., both in Minsk, Belarus, and...
'Slow Light' Demonstrated in Optical Fiber
A collaboration of researchers from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., the University of Rochester...

Technology
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Laser Ultrasound Sensor Tested in Paper Mill
Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., have completed a...
Single-Photon Source Is a Tall Order
Towering above the crowd helps in basketball. Now investigators at Cambridge-based Toshiba Research...
Nanoscale Structures Act as Photonic Antennas
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in...
Novel Enhancements Demonstrated for Intracavity Nonlinear Optics
Intracavity nonlinear optics has long been the pathway to additional wavelengths from established...
Actuated Microdisk Is a Wavelength-Selecting Optical Switch
Microdisk and microring resonators have been widely studied because they can perform many of the...
Holey-Fiber Raman Laser Generates 3.6 W
Researchers at Imperial College London have designed and operated what they believe is the first CW...