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Alphanov, Leukos Sign Pulsed-Laser Technology Transfer Agreement
LIMOGES, France, May 6, 2015 — Leukos plans to produce a pump system for its supercontinuum light sources based on a new picosecond laser module developed by Alphanov of Talence. The two companies have signed a technology transfer agreement, the terms of which were not disclosed. The Alphanov platform is based on a fully fibered architecture for generating high-peak-power picosecond laser pulses for micromachining and pumping nonlinear fibers for supercontinuum generation. By integrating the device as a pump
Laseroptik Increases Production Capacity for Thin-Film Coatings
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...
SPIE, OSA Call for Community Input on Proposed ITAR Changes
BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 5, 2015 — SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, is calling on members to make their voices heard as the U.S. government weighs new export regulations. The Commerce Department today opened a 60-day comment period on revisions to Category...
Collaboration to Develop QCL Threat-Detection Systems with €3.35M EC Grant
GLASGOW, Scotland, May 5, 2015 — A group of European companies and researchers, including laser experts and law enforcement agencies, will collaborate on a €3.35 million European Commission-funded project to develop photonic systems to detect explosives and hazardous...
Expanding into Australian Market, AFL Acquires AFC Group
SPARTANBURG, S.C., May 4, 2015 — AFL Telecommunications LLC has acquired the AFC Group Pty Ltd., a manufacturer, designer and integrator of fiber optic and copper communication solutions with operations in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Terms of the transaction were not...
Chinese Consortium to Acquire OmniVision for $1.9B
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 4, 2015 — A group of Chinese private-equity firms is planning to acquire OmniVision Technologies Inc. for approximately $1.9 billion. The prospective buyers are Hua Capital Management Co. Ltd., CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd. and GoldStone Investment Co. Ltd....
Meprolight, Rolta to Develop Imaging Optronics for Indian Defense Forces
OR-AKIVA, Israel, May 4, 2015 — Meprolight Ltd. is seeking to establish a joint venture with Indian defense contractor Rolta India Ltd. to develop optronic devices based on image intensifier and thermal imaging technologies for India's defense and security forces. Still pending...
Lidar Firm Rechristened Teledyne Optech after Acquisition
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., April 30, 2015 — Teledyne Technologies Inc. has taken full ownership of Optech Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of laser-based survey and digital imaging instrumentation. Terms of the transaction, which was carried out through Teledyne subsidiary of Teledyne Dalsa...
Optical Processor to Boost Speed, Reduce Energy Demands of Genome Research
CAMBRIDGE, UK, April 28, 2015 — A prototype optical processor with a scalable, lensless design can crunch math problems faster than existing computers, according to its developer, Optalysys Ltd. With a processing speed equivalent to 320 gigaflops, or 320 billion floating-point...
Expansion Doubles Diamond-Growing Capacity at Scio
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...
Kopin Receives Orders Worth $1.8M for Fighter Jet HMDs
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., April 27, 2015 — Kopin Corp. has received $1.8 million in follow-on production orders from Rockwell Collins Inc. for high-brightness LCD SXGA displays for helmet-mounted display (HMDs) worn by F-35 fighter pilots. The SXGA displays are based on the company's new...
Schlüter to Head Business Development at Laser 2000
WESSLING, Germany, April 27, 2015 — Dr. Ing. Holger Schlüter has been named head of business development for kilowatt lasers at Laser 2000 GmbH. Active in the field since 1993, Schlüter holds several patents in the field of laser resonators and laser applications. He has a...
Huennekens Named Board Chairman at EndoChoice
ALPHARETTA, Ga. April 27, 2015 — Scott Huennekens has been elevated to the position of chairman of the board at endoscope manufacturer EndoChoice Inc. Jim Balkcom, who had been chairman since 2009, will remain on the board of directors and continues to serve as chairman of the...
Richards-Kortum Elected to Academy of Arts and Sciences
HOUSTON, April 27, 2015 — Rebecca Richards-Kortum, a bioengineering professor at Rice University who uses optics to help fight disease, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A member of the Rice faculty since 2005, Richards-Kortum directs...
PI Names Matt Reck Product Line Manager for Air-Bearing Positioning Stages
AUBURN, Mass., April 27, 2015 — Matt Reck has been named product line manager for air-bearing precision positioning stages PI (Physik Instrumente) LP. Reck has worked for a number of motion control companies including Dover Instrument Corp., Danaher Corp. and Aerotech Inc. As a...
Attosecond Laser Facility Awards €1.4M in Secondary-Source Contracts
BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 27, 2015 — Leaders of the Extreme Light Infrastructure Attosecond Light Pulse Source (ELI-ALPS) facility planned for Szeged recently signed contracts totaling €1.4 million for development of four secondary light sources. The contracts were awarded to the...
Strengthen Ground-Based Optical, IR Astronomy, Says National Research Council
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2015 — The National Research Council has called for improvements in observation, instrumentation and data management capabilities, as well as coordination among federal and private partners, to better position the U.S. ground-based optical and IR astronomy...
ASML to Provide EUV Lithography Systems to US Semiconductor Manufacturer
VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands, April 23, 2015 — ASML Holding NV will provide at least 15 extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems under a new agreement with a U.S. semiconductor manufacturer. Financial terms were not disclosed. Delivery of the first two NXE:3350B EUV systems is expected...
Edmund Optics Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Defense Contract for IR Smart Sensors
BARRINGTON, N.J., April 16, 2015 — Edmund Optics Inc. said it has received a multimillion-dollar defense-related contract for custom optical components supporting a smart sensors system. "We see positive response to new investments in IR molding and diffractive optics technologies,...
Basler Hires Regional Sales Manager for Canada
AHRENSBURG, Germany, April 15, 2015 — Rob Karimi has been named regional sales manager for Canada by industrial camera firm Basler AG. He will be based in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Karimi graduated from York University in Toronto in 2005 with a degree in Economics and Marketing. He has...
Cui to Bolster eMagin's HMD Effort as VP of Business Development
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y., April 15, 2015 — Dan Cui has been named vice president of business development for eMagin Corp.'s head-mounted display (HMD) group. The company has developed multiple HMDs for both military and consumer uses. It is now completing a next-generation prototype with...
Deverell Named VP of Finance, Administration at Sydor Instruments
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 15, 2015 — Sydor Instruments has named Scott Deverell vice president of finance and administration. In this newly created position, Deverell will provide financial leadership for the company, which operates in the U.S. and U.K. Deverell most recently was...
L-3 Beam Director to Aid Canadian Defense R&D
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...
Trumpf Acquires Fiber Laser Subsidiary from GSI Group for $31.5M
DITZINGEN, Germany, April 15, 2015 — Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG has acquired a subsidiary of GSI Group Inc. of Bedford, Mass., for approximately $31.5 million in cash. JK Lasers Ltd. of Rugby, England, will become part of Trumpf's SPI Lasers UK Ltd. of Southampton. "We decided to sell JK...
Australian Military Tests Laser-Guided Missiles
NASHUA, N.H., April 13, 2015 — Laser-based missile guidance systems scored 10 out of 10 hits in recent testing aboard an Australian military helicopter, according to developer BAE Systems Inc. The test shots, conducted in November, were conducted in extreme heat conditions at...
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