Laurin Publishing 2001 Photonics Awards

The Distinction in Photonics Award honors those individuals whose dedicated service over the years has contributed to the growth and prosperity of the photonics industry. The publishers and editors at Laurin Publishing are pleased to present the 2001 Distinction in Photonics Award to: Teruo Hiruma, Hamamatsu Photonics KK
Dr. Donald B. Keck, Corning Incorporated
who, through tireless devotion to their companies, employees and industry associations, have furthered the cause of the photonics industry.

The Photonics Circle of Excellence Awards: Recognizing the 25 Most Technically Innovative New Products of the Year

For more than a decade, these annual awards have recognized the enterprising companies and individuals who have refused to accept the status quo and have instead pushed the limits of technology to develop new photonic products and processes.

This year's 25 winning products were chosen from among the hundreds of entries submitted from around the world. They have survived the toughest scrutiny: judgment by the members of Photonics Spectra's Editorial Advisory Board -- a panel of recognized experts in a variety of disciplines.

The 2001 Circle of Excellence Award Winners:

Agere Systems - 2722 Lithium Niobate Polarization Controller
Andor Technology Ltd. - DV 465 Electron-Multiplying CCD
Beam Co. - Crystal-Scan Laser Beam Multimeter
Cisco Systems Inc. - ONS 15540 Extended Services Platform
CogniTens Ltd. - Optigo 100E Noncontact 3-D Measurement System
Coherent Inc., Photonics Group, Laser Div. - Sapphire Laser
Eastman Kodak Co., Image Sensor Solutions - 16-Million-Pixel Full-Frame CCD Image Sensor
Emcore Corp. - 10-Gb/s Oxide VCSEL
General Photonics Corp. - Dynamic Differential Group Delay Module
Hamamatsu Photonics KK - Programmable Phase Modulator
IMRA America Inc. - A-70 Ultrafast Fiber Laser
JDS Uniphase Corp. - Fiber Bragg Grating Tunable Dispersion Compensator
LaserComm Inc. - Hi-Mode Dispersion Management Device
New Focus Inc. - TLS 420C Widely Tunable Laser Module
Nortel Networks Optical Components - LCW5 High-Power Tunable Laser
NTT Electronics Corp. - Polarization-Maintaining Arrayed Waveguide Grating
Photobit Technology - PB-MV13 1.3-Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor
Photonfocus AG - MV-D1024k Digital Camera
Polytec PI Inc. - MSV-300 Micro-Scanning Vibrometer
QED Technologies Inc. - Q22-Y Magnetorheological Finishing Raster System
Scientific Solutions Inc. - NIR High-Resolution Liquid Crystal Fabry-Perot Etalon
Spectra-Physics - Millennia UV Laser
TNP Instruments Inc. - DUV-250 Deep-UV Microscope
Veeco Instruments Inc., Metrology Group - Optium Automated Filter Test and Sort System
WaveFront Sciences Inc. - Columbus Wafer Nanotopography System