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Mergers and Acquisitions, Oh My! It has been another eventful year for the photonics industry as companies continue to seek new oppor...	Ones to Watch The first South African to earn a doctorate in biophotonics was recognized by her nation’s lea...
Reader Poll: School & Major University programs with “photonics” in their names are a rather new development –...	Reader Poll: Essential Reading We reached out to Photonics Spectra readers on various social media platforms to see what they consi...
Reader Poll: Recruitment Strategies Because the field is so vast, it can be difficult to explain to outsiders just what photonics is &nd...	The Largest Photonics Regions in the World Fans of the science and industry of photonics are joiners, not loners. Usually because of the influe...
Photonics Institutions Flourish Around the World Every corner of the world, it seems, is involved with photonics-related research. Organizing all of ...	Where the Jobs Are In today’s recovering economic climate, the outlook for jobs in photonics, optics and related ...
Position Yourself for Success Whether you are a new graduate or an experienced professional displaced for reasons beyond your cont...	True Invisibility Remains Elusive But research moves toward practical applications of cloaking technology. Invisibility cloaks have...
IR Imaging Optics Meet Varied Needs Infrared camera technology spans a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum, with results that var...

Gigapixel “supercamera” delivers sharp shots The challenge to creating high-pixel imaging lies in the sophistication of the integrated circuits r...	Tabletop device generates all wavelengths in single beam For the first time, a device small enough to fit on a single laboratory table has converted a cohere...
Nondistorting mirror eliminates blind spots Have you ever been passed on the road by a vehicle that seems to have come out of nowhere? Well, dri...	FEL reveals protein architecture in detail A free-electron laser (FEL) x-ray technique that obtains high-resolution structural insight into bio...
OCT device could KO chronic ear infections A new optical coherence tomography (OCT) device that can see difficult-to-detect bacteria behind the...	Laser rulers join the planet hunt Astronomers searching for extrasolar planets may be a step closer to finding other Earth-like places...
Matter waves conjured in Schrödinger’s hat An amplifier devised to boost light, sound or other waves while hiding them inside an invisible cont...	Laser ARPES helps explain superconductivity A new ultrafast laser angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) technique may soon help scie...

EuroLED draws more than 2000 attendees The ninth annual euroLED exhibition, gala dinner and conference attracted more visitors than ever. T...	Astronomers decry UK’s defunding of Hawaii telescopes May 31 was “a sad day for British astronomy,” according to David Southwood, president of...
Mobius Granted Patent Fiber laser producer Mobius Photonics Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., has received US Patent No. 8,16...	AFL Expands in Europe AFL of Spartanburg, S.C., has announced the Netherlands-based Systicom Solutions as an authorized di...
SPIE Backs SMART Jobs Bill A new bill that would enable foreign students educated in US graduate programs to stay in the countr...	Teledyne Acquiring Companies Teledyne RD Instruments Inc., a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc. of Thousand Oaks, Calif., h...
NSF Award Creates Partnership The National Science Foundation awarded $3.3 million to the University of Texas at El Paso and the U...	Süss MicroTec Takes Over Company Süss MicroTec AG of Garching, Germany, has increased its shareholding in Suss MicroOptics SA of...
Light Brigade Names VP The Light Brigade, a fiber optic training provider, has appointed Dario De Paolis as its vice presid...	Edmund Named Finalist Robert Edmund is a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 program based in ...
Genia Photonics Granted Loan Genia Photonics of Laval, Quebec, Canada, has received $300,000 in financial assistance from the Can...	Laser Operations Names CEO Laser veteran Dr. Vittorio Fossati-Bellani is the new CEO of QPC laser manufacturer Laser Operations...
LightPath Hires Hayden IR Optical components manufacturer LightPath Technologies Inc. of Orlando, Fla., has retained Hayden IR...	Nufern Wins Military Contracts Fiber laser manufacturer Nufern of East Granby, Conn., has been awarded multiple contracts on compet...
Raytheon Executives Honored Mark E. Russell and James A. Horkovich of Raytheon Co., which is based in Waltham, Mass., were honor...	Biolase Responds to Patent Suit CAO Group Inc. of West Jordan, Utah, has filed a lawsuit against dental laser company Biolase Techno...
Evans Joins Artemis Optical Chris Evans has been appointed sales manager for defense and aerospace at Artemis Optical Ltd. of Pl...	UK Companies Win Queen’s Award Three photonics companies have received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s most ...
Korean Unit Begins Operations Lithography light source manufacturer Gigaphoton Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary Gigaphoton Kor...	MicroVision Secures $5M Investment Projection display maker Micro-Vision Inc. of Redmond, Wash., has received a $5 million equity inves...
Next Lighting Names Katona VP of Products Dr. Thomas Katona is the new vice president of products for solid-state lighting provider Next Light...	Northrop Grumman Fires Up Laser Northrop Grumman Corp. of Falls Church, Va., test-fired the first product in its next-generation Fir...
Sensors Selected for Airborne Apps Headwall Photonics’ Hyperspec short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) sensors have been selected for ...	Synopsys Acquires RSoft Electronic design automation company Synopsys Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., has acquired the privat...
Boston Micromachines Awarded Contract Boston Micromachines Corp. of Cambridge, Mass., has received a $750,000 Phase II NASA Small Business...	Emcore Secures Contract Emcore Corp. of Albuquerque, N.M., has been awarded a solar panel manufacturing contract from NASA&r...
Rusnano Invests in NeoPhotonics Photonic integrated circuit manufacturer NeoPhotonics Corp. of San Jose, Calif., has received a $39....	Lasertel Buys MBE System To increase its laser diode manufacturing capacity, Lasertel Inc. of Tucson, Ariz., has purchased a ...
Desai Joins Kotura Team Silicon photonics company Kotura Inc. of Monterey Park, Calif., has named Samir Desai as vice presid...

Sometimes green saves green – by accident Environmentally friendly solutions can have a positive financial impact. In this case study, recycli...	Artificial leaf could charge up developing world The first practical artificial leaf – composed of silicon, nickel and cobalt – can conve...
New dyes seek to replace silicon for solar Silicon solar cells could be replaced by flexible, lightweight and inexpensive dyes, if scientists i...

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