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Carl Zeiss MicroImaging Formed in Germany
Apr 1, 2006 — In Germany, Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH has announced that its Microscopy Group was merged to form Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH. Based in Jena, the company will continue to operate under the Zeiss brand and further expand its global activities in the fields of spectral sensors and microscopy systems for research, laboratory and industrial applications. The sole shareholder is Carl Zeiss AG of Oberkochen.
CREOL Wins Research Funding
Apr 1, 2006 — The Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL) at the University of Central Florida in Orlando is the recipient of US Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative awards. The center will lead the...
CVI and Hyperion Form Alliance
Apr 1, 2006 — Joining in a strategic alliance, CVI Laser LLC of Albuquerque, N.M., and Hyperion Development of San Ramon, Calif., plan to produce optomechanical assemblies and subassemblies. Hyperion specializes in optical analysis and in optical system and...
DARPA Offers Grants to Support Research on Mid-IR Lasers
Apr 1, 2006 — DARPA will make funding available under its Efficient Mid-wave Infrared Lasers program. The technical goals of the project are to demonstrate a mid-infrared laser operating in continuous-wave mode at room temperature with more than 1 W of power and...
FiconTec Gets Contract for Automated Systems
Apr 1, 2006 — Laser diode manufacturer Alfalight Inc. of Madison, Wis., has placed an order for fully automated laser bar soldering and inspection systems produced by ficonTec GmbH of Bremen, Germany. The systems not only increase yield, but also improve the...
Flir, Autoliv Collaborate on IR Night Vision
Apr 1, 2006 — Flir Systems Inc. has granted a license to Autoliv Inc. of Stockholm, Sweden, for its automotive infrared camera design. Under terms of the agreement, the Portland, Ore., company will provide infrared sensors for integration into Autoliv’s...
Heptagon Expands
Apr 1, 2006 — Heptagon Oy has doubled its manufacturing space to 440 sq m and has increased the equipment, work force and offices at its facilities in Rüschlikon, Switzerland. The ISO 9001-certified company manufactures diffractive and refractive micro-optic...
Intel Supports EUV Source Development
Apr 1, 2006 — Intel Corp.’s investment business, Intel Capital, has provided funding to Xtreme technologies GmbH to advance its development of extreme-ultraviolet sources for photolithography at its plants in Jena and Göttingen, Germany. Xtreme is a joint venture...
Jenoptik Expands Photonics Business
Apr 1, 2006 — Jenoptik AG of Jena, Germany, has expanded its surface inspection operations as part of its focus on photonics technology. Its subsidiary SIS GmbH in Munich, Germany, which produces surface inspection systems, has been brought into the Jenoptik...
Leica Microsystems, Koheras Forge Agreement
Apr 1, 2006 — Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH of Wetzlar, Germany, and Koheras A/S of Birkerød, Denmark, have signed a nonexclusive license agreement on several of Leica’s patent rights related to the use of supercontinuum light sources in various applications. Under...
Mesophotonics, Horiba in Market Partnership
Apr 1, 2006 — Mesophotonics Ltd. of Southampton, UK, has entered into a marketing partnership with Horiba Jobin Yvon of Edison, N.J. Under the agreement, the companies expect to develop and market surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy systems based on the substrate...
Micro Lamps Distributes Acol Products
Apr 1, 2006 — Micro Lamps Inc. of Batavia, Ill., has agreed to distribute the products of Acol Technologies SA in North America. The Meyrin-Satigny, Switzerland, company supplies high-brightness LED products for use in solidstate lighting applications such as...
Modulight to Develop High-Power Diode Bars
Apr 1, 2006 — In Finland, a $1.8 million contract to develop high-power laser diode bars has been awarded to Modulight Inc. of Tampere by the Technology Development Centre, known as Tekes, in Helsinki. The laser diode bars, which will be used for solid-state...
Multifaceted Innovation Drives Machine Vision Industry
Apr 1, 2006 — Hardware that is used to integrate machine vision systems is becoming more compact and sophisticated. Designers are leveraging these improvements to produce easy-to-use vision systems for a variety of applications. Market analyst Frost &...
Nanometrics to Buy Accent Optical
Apr 1, 2006 — Accent Optical Technologies Inc. of Bend, Ore., a supplier of process control and metrology systems for semiconductor manufacturing, is expected to be acquired by Nanometrics Inc. in a transaction valued at about $81 million. The latter company will...
NASA Extends Grant to Boston Micromachines
Apr 1, 2006 — NASA has extended a Phase I project with Boston Micromachines Corp., granting a Phase II contract for approximately $600,000 for the development of a deformable mirror suitable for high-resolution imaging applications in space. The Watertown,...
NEC Reabsorbs Semiconductor Sector
Apr 1, 2006 — The board of directors of NEC Electronics Corp. of Kawasaki, Japan, has voted to merge its wholly owned subsidiary NEC Compound Semiconductor Devices Ltd. into the parent company, effective April 1. The company announced that the merged entity’s...
Optical Manufacturers Release Standard Specifications
Apr 1, 2006 — Optical chip manufacturers Avanex Corp. of Fremont, Calif., CyOptics Inc. of Breinigsville, Pa., Opnext Inc. of Eatontown, N.J., and Japan-based Eudyna Devices Inc. of Yokohama, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. of Osaka, and Mitsubishi Electric...
Osram Opto and Avago Cross-License Patents
Apr 1, 2006 — Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany, and Avago Technologies of San Jose, Calif., have entered into a limited patent cross-license agreement. Osram has granted Avago a license for several patents to manufacture and sell white LEDs...
PI Moves Office to Irvine, Calif.
Apr 1, 2006 — PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, a manufacturer of piezobased precision motion-control and nanopositioning equipment for semiconductor, photonic and life sciences applications, has relocated its California office from Tustin to Irvine.
Picarro Gets Grant for Pollutant Monitor
Apr 1, 2006 — The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant to Picarro Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., to produce instrumentation for detecting the toxic chemical acrolein. The company will develop a continuous...
Polatis Appoints Japanese Agent
Apr 1, 2006 — Optical switch supplier Polatis Inc. of Billerica, Mass., has formed a distribution agreement with Marubun Corp. The Tokyo-based company will represent a number of Polatis’ products, including the optical switch tray and module, through its sales...
Quantum Cryptography Joint Venture Announced
Apr 1, 2006 — MagiQ Technologies Inc., which is based in New York, has formed a joint venture to commercialize diamond-encrusted single-photon sources for use as components of quantum cryptography systems. Also participating in the agreement are Silicon Graphics...
Science Applications Wins Contract from NASA
Apr 1, 2006 — NASA has chosen Science Applications International Corp., based in San Diego, to provide support for Goddard Space Flight Center’s Ocean Color research programs. The company will support the Ocean Biology Processing Group, which handles sea-viewing,...
SMI Receives Funding for Optical Coatings
Apr 1, 2006 — The US Air Force/Missile Defense Agency will provide Phase II funding to Structured Materials Industries Inc. of Piscataway, N.J., for continued development of a metallorganic chemical vapor deposition tool to produce very low absorption optical...

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