ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2016 — Passive IR lens fabrication equipment formerly owned by Orafol Display Optics Inc. has been acquired by Empire Precision Plastics to expand its optics offerings. Empire has in-house capability to provide custom designed diamond-turned and injection molded prototypes, thin-film and reflective coatings and integrated optical solutions for a wide range of military, medical, commercial and consumer markets. The company provides medical device, consumer, industrial, military and aerospace

SAXONBURG, Penn., Feb. 9, 2016 — Semiconductor wafer manufacturer EpiWorks Inc. has merged with II-VI Inc., a crystal material growth manufacturer, operating as a business unit within the company and expanding its production facility. “Long-term demand is strong for...

OYAMA, Japan, Dec. 15, 2015 — Gigaphoton Inc. said it has achieved continuous operation and stable emission with an extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) light source scanner, a laser-produced plasma light source prototype with an output of 108 W and an average energy stability of 0.5...

NEWTON, Mass., Dec. 2, 2015 — Dynasil Corp. of America has appointed Gary J. Bishop executive vice president of photonics. "We expect his leadership in this new position will be transformational for our optics group," said Dynasil President and CEO Peter Sulick. "With more than...

Oct 8, 2015 — The world of industrial automation continues to advance technically. In the past few years, the machine vision industry has developed and introduced many new 3D methodologies, including time-of-flight analysis, projected pattern correlation, laser...

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Aug. 18, 2015 — Optics manufacturer Fisba AG has named Markus Hersche its new CEO. Taking over the responsibilities of Managing Director Werner Krüsi, Hershe moves into the management role from the supervisory board. Krüsi will remain active in the...

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 14, 2015 — JFL Chip Simplifies Quantum Optics Experiments BRISTOL, England, Aug. 14, 2015 — A chip that can process photons in an infinite number of ways could speed up development of quantum computing. Researchers say the device is a step quantum...

MILPITAS, Calif., Aug 13, 2015 — Lumentum Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of optical photonics products for optical networking and commercial lasers, has completed its spinoff from JDS Uniphase Corp. and initiated operations as an independent, publicly traded company. Formerly...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 10, 2015 — Combining quantum dot (QD) and photonic crystal technology could lead to brighter and more efficient displays and lighting. Researchers from the University of Illinois have developed a new method that extracts polarized light from QDs over a large...

RIJSWIJK, Netherlands, Aug. 7, 2015 — Carlos Lee, director general of the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC), has been awarded the first Photonics Innovation Award by PNO Consultants BV. Lee was selected by PNO customers for his “continuous effort to promote the market...

DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 6, 2015 — LED manufacturers Cree Inc. and Epistar Corp have signed a worldwide patent cross-license agreement for LED chips. Under terms of the agreement, each party will receive a license to the other’s nitride LED chip patents and is granted certain...

Jun 29, 2015 — Innovations in lithography-based technologies increasingly have led to process complexities and mounting operational costs. New light source advancements, however, futher support on-wafer critical dimension stability for improved yields while...

GARBSEN, Germany, May 6, 2015 — Laseroptik GmbH has expanded from four to eight industrial ion-beam sputtering (IBS) machines to meet increasing demand for dispersive mirrors and dielectric filters for the UV. Additionally, one IBS coater has been built for coatings on large...

ZURICH, May 5, 2015 — Even nonprofessionals may someday be able to create high-quality video panoramas using multiple cameras with the help of a new algorithm. The method smooths out the blurring, ghosting and other distortions that routinely occur when video feeds from...

GREENVILLE, S.C., April 28, 2015 — Scio Diamond Technology Corp. expected to complete an expansion in May that will more than double its capacity to create diamonds for optical and other applications. The company is refitting its current diamond-growing reactors with larger growing...

PITTSBURGH, April 15, 2015 — L-3 Integrated Optical Systems Brashear has provided Defence Research and Development Canada with a high-energy laser (HEL) beam director (BD) to enhance the government agency's mobile characterization and development laboratory. Designed for use on...

Apr 9, 2015 — For quality control, measurements must be absolutely precise: Many systems, processes and parts affect the quality of the final product. In assembly operations, many inspection points must be monitored to ensure that components fit properly and that...

Apr 9, 2015 — Cows are happier. They also are giving more milk. Both of these related outcomes are a consequence of automated milking systems that depend upon photonics-based 3-D sensors. Other innovations involve sensors operating outside the visible spectrum,...

Apr 9, 2015 — Quantum information technologies are set to revolutionize communication security and computing capabilities over the coming decades, and governments and companies are beginning to invest heavily in development and, in some cases, installation of...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 25, 2015 — Semrock has named Dr. Prashant Prabhat the new business line leader for its newly formed life sciences catalog business segment. Prabhat and his team will focus on growing the catalog filter business, which supports researchers in fluorescence...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2015 — From 3-D printed optics to novel laser systems to mobile medical diagnostics and chemical sensors, nine cutting-edge products were recognized Wednesday during the Photonics West trade show with Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation. Sponsored by...

Jan 27, 2015 — Edmund Optics Inc. of Barrington, N.J., has named new directors for its imaging, optics and sales units. Gregory Hollows, former director of machine vision technology at Edmund Optics, will lead the company’s imaging unit. He has 15 years of...

Jan 27, 2015 — Seeing is believing – and seeing is also control, in the case of industrial applications. An example is anti-sway technology from SmartCrane. Software from the Poquoson, Va.-based company provides control of crane motion. This technology...

Oct 21, 2014 — Hyperspectral imaging systems supply classification and identification information, in addition to image information. This property makes them useful for numerous industrial and other applications, many of which have yet to be discovered. New...

Oct 21, 2014 — When is a boundary actually reached? When is “small” so small that anything smaller is simply not possible? Today’s smartphones are a never-ending fountain of information: They allow us to compare prices in real time, network with...