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High Laser-Induced-Damage Threshold Optics Despite nearly 50 years of study, laser damage continues to be a topic of some confusion for both o...	Analyzing Particles to Save the Planet – and for Profit Shane M. Murphy’s research begins with something small but could end with something big. Murp...
EMCCD vs. sCMOS for Microscopic Imaging CCD sensors have been the staple for scientific imaging for decades.1 The addition of electron mult...	Superconductors Strengthen Single-Photon Detectors Single-photon detectors (SPDs) underpin a host of new areas in optical physics, one of which is qua...
For Sensitive Internal Components, Moisture Is the Enemy Moisture control technology – critical to the defense, aerospace, electro-optical and many ot...

Femtosecond laser reaches kilowatt range An amplification concept developed for femtosecond lasers has enabled researchers to achieve mean p...	Compact brilliant laser light source developed Scientists from Ferdinand-Braun-Institut have developed small, brilliant laser light sources that ...
“Liquid pistons” advance camera lenses A few unassuming drops of liquid locked in a very precise game of “follow the leader” c...	E-beams get a new twist A new method to expand the capabilities of conventional transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) ha...
Carbon nanotubes as optical antennae Researchers at Cornell University have found that carbon nanotubes’ light transmission behave...	Atmospheric laser propagation An underwater photo-ionization laser acoustic source developed by researchers at the US Naval Resea...
Laser analysis used for mining As demand for minerals and other natural resources increases, so does the need for optimizing minin...	A new technique for terahertz radiation A new laser-based source of terahertz radiation that is more efficient and less prone to damage tha...
Sniffing out bombs and pollutants from a distance A breakthrough in laser sensing technology could allow soldiers to detect hidden explosives from a ...	Optical materials go designer Advances in fabrication technologies could one day lead to superlenses and other designer optical m...
Nanostructures caught on film A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a movie comprising several pictures can tell you about...	Electrons “synch up” to form superconductors One hundred years after superconductivity was first observed in 1911, a team of researchers has use...

Global collaborations flow from a tiny corner of Western Europe LEUVEN, Belgium – From the heart of Belgium, Imec is a resource for fans of cross-disciplinar...	Korean Distribution ShinHoTek has joined SemiNex Corp.’s distribution network as its exclusive distributor in Sou...
Acquisition Completed Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. of Waltham, Mass., has completed its previously announced acquisition...	Partnership Agreement China Valves Technology Inc. of Kaifeng, China, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with t...
LED Patent Reissued Spectros Corp. of Portola Valley, Calif., received validation for its white LED patent during re-ex...	$41M Mast Contract The Electro-Optical Div. of imaging systems provider Kollmorgen Corp. of Northampton, Mass., has be...
Periscope Delivery Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH of Oberkochen, Germany, an optical and optoelectronics product supplier, ...	Plant Expansion In Carrollton, Texas, optical end-point detection systems provider Verity Instruments Inc. has comp...
Sapphire Crystallization Order GT Solar International Inc. of Merrimack, N.H., has received a $33.3 million order from OCI Co. Ltd...	North American Distribution B&W Tek Inc. of Newark, Del., a producer of optical spectroscopy and laser systems, has entered...
Acquisition Grows Spectroscopy Portfolio Agilent Technologies Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., is expanding its spectroscopy product offerings by...	Cleanroom Expansion Avo Photonics, an optoelectronics system design, packaging and manufacturing company in Horsham, Pa...
Organizational Partnership The Optical Society of America (OSA) will establish permanent organizational ties with the Optoelect...	Dental X-Ray Sensor Production TowerJazz of Migdal Ha’Emeq, Israel, and e2v Technologies plc of Chelmsford, UK, have announc...
Imaging Acquisition Global defense and security company BAE Systems of Arlington, Va., has entered into a definitive ag...	Active Optical Cable Unit Purchased High-speed interconnect provider Molex Inc. of Lisle, Ill., has completed the acquisition of Luxter...
Patent Application Submitted Opsens Inc. of Quebec City has filed a patent application for its OptoWire diagnostic tool that can...	Semiconductor Packaging Agreement To provide increased performance and smaller-size portable electronics and other advanced systems, ...
Medical Imaging Expansion Based in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, medical imaging solutions provider Telemis has further consolid...	Image Sensor Unit Acquired ON Semiconductor of Phoenix will acquire the CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit (ISBU) of 3331%%Cypres...

Smooth flakes of gold build better plasmonic devices Size is everything when it comes to fabricating plasmonic structures. For optical nanoantennas, for...

A Story of Transformation in the Optical Industry The optical communications market has experienced substantial growth in recent years, demonstrating...

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