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Fluorescence Helps Measure Reactive Oxygen Species in Cigarette Smoke
The main hazard of smoking cigarettes is that it has been linked to major diseases: cancer,...
Spotting Live Bugs Keeps a Cleanroom Clean
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Bright Ideas (Innovative Products)
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MID-IR TUNABLE LASER SYSTEMS
Daylight Solutions, Inc.
SERVO CONTROLLER
Precision Photonics Corp.
BENCHTOP SUPERLUMINESCENT LEDS
General Photonics Corp.
SEQUENTIAL COLOR MANAGEMENT
Unaxis Optics
11-MEGAPIXEL CCD CAMERAS
Lumenera Corp.
NIR SPECTROMETER
Polychromix Inc.
CURRENT SOURCES
ILX Lightwave Corp.
APC LASER
Arima Optoelectronics Corp.
WAVEFRONT SENSING
Flexible Optical BV
PARTICLE ANALYZER
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
SPECTRAL SHAPING FILTER
Alpine Research Optics
ELECTRON MICROSCOPES
JEOL USA Inc.
NIGHT-VISION TESTING
Optronic Laboratories Inc.
AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES
DMG Technologies Inc.
METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE
CPS Corp.
LASER CUTTING
Cincinnati Inc.
OPTICAL CLOCKS
LightTime LLC
DIGITAL CAMERAS
Basler Vision Technologies
FIBER-PIGTAILED DIODES
Modulight Inc.
X-RAY SPECTROMETER
Bruker AXS Inc.
RAMAN SPECTROMETER
B&W Tek Inc.
TIMING MEASUREMENT
Eldim SA
LASER DIODE MODULES
Laser Components IG Inc.
GALLIUM-FACING WAFER
Group4 Labs LLC
PROCESS CONTROL
Lasertechnik Berlin GmbH
DATA ANALYSIS
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
FIBER LASER
Lumics GmbH
FRAME GRABBER BOARD
Matrix Vision GmbH
SAFETY SPECTACLES
GPT Glendale Inc.
LED LIGHTGUIDES
Global Lighting Technologies
IMAGE SENSORS
Hamamatsu Corp.
NANOPARTICLE ANALYZER
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc.
MONOCHROME CAMERA
Toshiba Teli America Inc.
DESIGN SOFTWARE
RSoft Design Group Inc.
ROTARY STAGE
Nanomotion Inc.
LASER ELEMENT
Spectralus Corp.
DIODE LASER
nLight Corp.
IMAGE SENSOR
Eastman Kodak Co.
OSCILLATOR
Spectra-Physics Div. of Newport Corp.
OPTICAL INSPECTION
Vision Engineering Inc.
ACTUATION SYSTEM SHUTTER
Vincent Associates
LED ILLUMINATOR
Tofra Inc.
VISIBLE, THERMAL IMAGING
L-3 Communications
LASER DIODE POWER
SemiNex Corp.
UV-CURABLE ADHESIVE
Master Bond Inc.
SCANNING STAGES
Prior Scientific Inc.
MULTIMODAL SPECTROSCOPY
Centice Corp.
INDUSTRIAL VIDEO CAMERA
Toshiba America’s Imaging Systems Div.
INFRARED DETECTORS
Optek Technology Inc.
OTDR LASERS
Tyco Electronics
MOTORIZED STAGES
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP
VIBROMETERS
Sios Messtechnik GmbH
30° AND 60° LEDS
Osram GmbH
LED LIGHT
Henkel Corp.
HOLLOW WAVEGUIDES
Epner Technology Inc.
DIE-ATTACH ADHESIVES
Advanced Applied Adhesives
INDUSTRIAL CAMERAS
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
LASER DRIVER MODULES
OptoSci Ltd.
ASPHERIC LENSES
Edmund Optics Inc.
SCANNING STAGE
attocube systems AG
10-Gb/s OPTICAL MODULES
NEC Compound Semiconductor Devices Ltd.
UV CURING
Xenon Corp.
LASER MARKING
Laser Photonics
IR COOLED CAMERA
Cedip Infrared Systems
TURNING MIRRORS
Meller Optics Inc.
LED MODULE
Opto Technology Inc.
CONFOCAL OPTICAL PENS
Micro Photonics Inc.
CAMERA LENS
Volpi USA
LASER DIODE DRIVERS
Laselec Inc.
LENS MOUNTS
Rolyn Optics Co.
END-PUMPED LASER
EdgeWave GmbH
16-MEGAPIXEL CAMERA
Salvador Imaging Inc.
LASER ABLATION
Coherent Inc.
LIGHT MEASUREMENT
Radiant Imaging Inc.
DIODE LASER SYSTEMS
Toptica Photonics AG
MACHINING SYSTEM
Precitech Technology Inc.
GLASS ASPHERES
Precision Asphere LLC
SWIR CAMERA
Sensors Unlimited, Goodrich Corp.
COLOR CONTROL
GretagMacbeth
COLOR CAMERAS
Vision Components GmbH
LED CONTROLLERS
Mightex Systems
CUSTOM WAVE PLATES
Tower Optical Corp.
FIBER STRIPPER
FiberLogix Ltd.
LASER DIODE SYSTEM
Advanced Laser Diode Systems GmbH
LINE-SCAN CAMERA
The Imaging Solutions Group of New York Inc.
FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS
Acreo AB
THIN-FILM DEPOSITION
Inficon
YELLOW LASER
CrystaLaser Inc.
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CVI Technical Optics Ltd.
FIBER OPTIC SPECTROMETER
StellarNet Inc.

FastTrack (Business News)
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Agilent Technologies Opens Optics Shop to External Customers
In response to customer requests, Agilent Technologies Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif., has opened its...
Rofin-Sinar Gains Stake in H2B Photonics
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. of Plymouth, Mich., has purchased a 40 percent stake in H2B Photonics...
Schott Plans Additional Facility in Germany
Schott Solar Inc. of Rocklin, Calif., will build a €60 million facility in Jena, Germany, for...
Coherent Opens Office in Seoul
Coherent Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., has opened an office in Seoul, South Korea, to support local...
NASA Presents Phase 2 Tech Awards
NASA has selected 14 small high-technology businesses in eight states for Phase 2 of its 2004 Small...
Grand Challenge Scheduled for 2007
DARPA plans to hold its third Grand Challenge competition for autonomous ground vehicles Nov. 3,...
CVI Acquires Quality Laser Optics
CVI Technical Optics Ltd. of Onchan has announced the acquisition of Quality Laser Optics of...
Networking Groups Merge
The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), a nonprofit organization including carriers, component...
Eye-Tracking Technologies Project
The five-year Communication by Gaze Interaction (COGAIN) project was established to extend the...
Researchers Receive DoD Award
Two researchers at the University of Central Florida in Orlando have won an award of $309,600 from...
Umicore Expands IR Glass Capabilities
L-3 Communications Corp.’s Infrared Products Div. of Dallas will sell intellectual property,...
NEC Tokin Transfers Optical Device Business
In Japan, NEC Tokin Corp. of Miyagi will transfer its optical device business to Seikoh Giken Co....
Moritex Opens Office on East Coast
Moritex USA Inc. of San Jose, Calif., has announced the opening of an East Coast office in Natick,...
Toyoda Gosei and Philips Share LED Patents
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. of Aichi, Japan, and Philips Lumileds Lighting Co. of San Jose, Calif., have...
OIDA Commissions Lumera, Duke University
Lumera Corp. of Bothell, Wash., has announced that it has received an order from the...
West Penn Power Invests in Plextronics
The West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund has provided $500,000 to Plextronics Inc. of...
PI Wins Contract for Positioning Systems
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP of Auburn, Mass., has received an order to supply 25 six-axis hexapod...
kSaria and DRS Announce Agreement
KSaria of Lawrence, Mass., and DRS Laurel Technologies plan to construct an automated center at...
Pacer Acquires Rocotech Distribution Business
In the UK, Pacer Components plc of Reading has acquired the distribution unit of Rocotech...
Comsol Names Distributor in China
Comsol Inc. of Burlington, Mass., has chosen ZhongFang Information Technology Ltd. of Shanghai,...
Veeco to Support Lighting Research
To develop materials and device technology for high-efficiency solid-state lighting, Veeco...
ASI/Silica to Supply Vapor Deposition Units
ASI/Silica Machinery LLC of North Hills, Calif., has received a multimillion-dollar order for 16...
DuPont and Fraunhofer Collaborate
DuPont Semiconductor Packaging & Circuit Materials of Research Triangle Park, N.C., has formed...
Ametek Creates Materials Analysis Div.
Ametek Inc. of Paoli, Pa., has combined recently acquired Spectro Analytical Instruments GmbH &...
Georgia Tech, Solvay Collaborate on OLEDs
Solvay of Brussels, Belgium, a chemical and pharmaceutical group, has signed a three-year...
Finetech Appoints Representatives
Arizona-based Finetech Inc. has chosen Hattas and Associates of Mundelein and Technology Plus of...
Optech Collaborates with Applied Imagery
Optech Inc.’s Industrial & 3D Imaging Div. in Toronto will incorporate its automated alignment...
Vistec Semiconductor Systems Is Launched
Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH of Wetzlar, Germany, unveiled its new corporate identity,...
Coastal Optical Systems Becomes Jenoptik Agent
Jenoptik Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH of Jena, Germany, has appointed Coastal Optical Systems Inc. as...
nm Laser Relocates
Laser shutter producer nm Laser Products Inc. has moved to a custom-designed facility in San Jose,...
Bodkin Awarded Navy Contract
Bodkin Design & Engineering LLC of Newton, Mass., has received a $70,000 contract from the US...
Bruker BioSciences Buys Bruker Optics
Bruker BioSciences Corp. has purchased molecular spectroscopy company Bruker Optics Inc., for $135...
LightWorks Optics Receives Contract
Lockheed Martin Corp. of Bethesda, Md., has awarded a second infrared focus assembly contract to...
4D Technology Gets NASA Award
NASA’s Goddard Achievement in Excellence Award has been presented to 4D Technology of Tucson,...
LightPath Awarded Grant
The US Naval Air Warfare Center has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant to LightPath...
Rudolph Receives Multiple-System Order
Rudolph Technologies Inc. of Flanders, N.J., has been awarded a multiple-system order from a US...
DataLase Expands UK Headquarters
DataLase, a provider of patented laser marking solutions for product identification and...
OmniVision to Supply Image Sensors to Hella
OmniVision Technologies Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., has been selected to provide CMOS image sensors...
Konica Subsidiary Launched in Europe
Konica Minolta Sensing Inc. of Tokyo has formed a subsidiary, Konica Minolta Sensing Europe BV, to...
Daitron Purchases Chori America Unit
Daitron Inc. of Wilsonville, Ore., has acquired the CCD Camera Div. of Chori America Inc. of New...
Imago Purchases Oxford NanoScience
Imago Scientific Instruments Corp. of Madison, Wis., has acquired Oxford NanoScience Ltd., an atom...
MAC to Develop Spectrometer for Aircraft
Under a $1.5 million multiyear contract with Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University...
Alfalight to Produce Multiwatt Diodes
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $4.7 million to Alfalight Inc. of...
Sharp to Open Plant in Poland for LCD Screens
Sharp Electronics Corp., a global company, will build an LCD screen manufacturing facility in...
Fujitsu and Mitsui Launch Optical Device Venture
Fujitsu Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. of Tokyo have provided venture capital to establish an...

Feature Articles
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Photonic Crystals Enable Single-Mode Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers
The vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) has been the subject of intense research since...
Innovative Technology Enables a New Architecture for the World’s Largest Laser
The world’s largest laser, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National...
Channeling Surface Plasmons
Modern communications systems must deal with huge amounts of data at ever-increasing speeds. In...
A New Look at Risley Prisms
With more and more applications requiring laser beams to be aimed at distant targets, such as for...
Lasers Emerge as a Tool for the Direct Study of Electrons in Solids
Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy is the most direct way to observe the quantum-mechanical...
Photonics Set to Rescue Microprocessor Clocking
In the fast-paced and ever-changing microprocessor world, there is one undeniable truth: Photonic...
The Best of Both Worlds for Spectroscopy
Spectroscopists continue to push the boundaries of technology as they seek to learn more about...

LED Focus
GaN LEDs Incorporate Laser Liftoff and Photonic Crystal
The material of choice for solid-state lighting solutions from the ultraviolet to the blue-green...
White LEDs Approximate Daylight
In pursuit of alternative material systems for white LEDs, scientists at National Institute for...
Fluorescent/Phosphorescent White Organic LEDs Employ Singlets and Triplets
In their continuing pursuit of a replacement for the incandescent light bulb, researchers at...

Microscopy Focus
Nano-Raman Images on the Nanoscale with a Light Touch
When dealing with something delicate, you must be gentle. Researchers at Vanderbilt and Fisk...
Laser Acts as Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscope Probe
Researchers in China have demonstrated a near-field scanning optical microscope that employs a very...
UV Thermal Lens Microscope Shows Promise for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications
The miniaturization of various analytical systems greatly simplifies chemical and biochemical...

Nanophotonics
In Situ Process Promises Mass Production of Nanowire-Based Photodetectors
A fundamental hurdle in the race to develop viable optoelectronic devices based on nanoscale...
Microscale Tubes Incorporate Quantum Dots
A team at Max Planck Institut für Festkörperforschung in Stuttgart, Germany, has produced...
Dots Within Dots May Hit the Spot
Like nested dolls, quantum dots can reside inside microspheres. Quantum dots are a few nanometers...

New Media
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SPECTRAL LIBRARIES
Thermo Electron Corp.
OPTICAL FILTERS
Omega Optical
SURFACE MEASUREMENT
Precision-Optical
FO TESTING
M2 Optics Inc.
LASER MARKING
DataLase Ltd.
BEAM MEASUREMENT
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc.
FIBER TESTING
AgilOptics
DEFORMABLE MIRRORS
OptoTest Corp.
FO SWITCHES
AC Photonics Inc.
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
Optical Insights
HARDWARE, OPTICS
Melles Griot
OPTICAL PRODUCTION
Rochester Precision Optics (RPO)

Peregrinations
Sole Searching
Scotland Yard may someday have a better way of tracking criminals — by examining the treads on...
Laser ‘Lite’?
Imagine if one could drop in at a laser light booth and come out svelte and blemish-free! Don’t...

Presstime Bulletin
Backward Pulses Studied in Erbium-Doped Fiber
Reporting in the May 12 issue of Science, scientists at the University of Rochester in Rochester,...
Metamaterials Display Negative Phase and Group Velocity
A team made up of researchers in Europe and the US has confirmed that negative-refractive-index...
Strained Silicon Enables Electro-Optic Modulator
A switchable silicon waveguide demonstrated by scientists at Danmarks Tekniske Universitet in...

Research
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Photonic Quasicrystals Studied Experimentally
Scientists in Israel and in the US have experimentally investigated the optical properties of...
Ceramic Nd:YAG Laser Generates 144 W
Ceramic laser materials may enable the development of significantly less expensive lasers because...
Short Photonic Crystal Fiber Shows Promise for High-Peak-Power Pulse Generation
Photonic crystal fiber enables designers to avoid several of the problems inherent with...
Compact Solid-State Source Is Tunable from Green to Red
Tunable femtosecond pulses in the visible spectral region are valuable in numerous applications,...
Compact Solid-State Laser Generates 4.6 W at 457 nm
A major stumbling block on the way to laser displays is the lack of a compact, efficient blue...

Spectroscopy Focus
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FTIR Spectroscopy Measures Sugars in Apples
One quantitative measure of the quality of fruit that can be employed to determine the optimum...
Frequency Comb Improves Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy
Spectral discrimination reveals band structures to identify analytes, but accessing spectral...
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Images Buried Nanoscale Features
Thanks to researchers at the University of Rochester in New York, looking below the surface may be...
IR Spectroscopy Maps Linker Films
In fields as diverse as genomics and defense, surfaces must be scanned for traces of chemicals and...

Technology
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Laser Technique Accurately Measures Turbine Tip Clearance
The clearance between a turbine blade and its housing is critical to the machine’s performance. Too...
Phase Mask Increases Depth of Focus
Anyone who has taken a picture with a camera only to find some features out of focus will...
Liquid Crystal Lenses May Replace Bifocals
By age 50, some people notice that their arms have become too short to hold a newspaper or book...
Photonic Crystal Improves IR Sensor Performance
Scientists at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and at California Institute of Technology...
Noise Links Digital Images to Camera
Digital forensics has taken a step forward, thanks to a technique developed at State University of...