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INO and Opto Biometrics Partner to Develop Optical Correlator
Aug 1, 2004 — Under a signed transfer agreement, INO of Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada, has granted Opto Biometrics Inc. of the Quebec City area an exclusive worldwide license for the use, commercialization and development of its optical correlation and recognition technology. An optical technology firm specializing in security and defense systems, Opto intends to use INO's optical correlator for antiterrorism security applications, such as automated facial recognition and detection of objects in luggage and...
Kaston Selects Rocotech as UK Distributor
Aug 1, 2004 — A Macau-based producer of high-grade crystals for laser applications, Kaston Optronics Manufacturing Ltd. has appointed Rocotech International Ltd. of Gerrards Cross, UK, as its exclusive distributor in the UK. The ISO-9001-qualified Kaston, which...
L-3 Acquires Two Companies
Aug 1, 2004 — L-3 Communications of New York has bought Brashear LP of Pittsburgh for roughly $36 million. Also, its intended acquisition of Cincinnati Electronics of Mason, Ohio, from CMC Electronics Inc. of Montreal for approximately $172 million was expected...
Manufacturers Release Common Specifications for Optical Devices
Aug 1, 2004 — A group of optical chip and module manufacturers has released common specifications for optical devices based on a 10-Gb/s Miniature Device multisource agreement. The specifications are intended for devices capable of transmission over at least 20...
NanoDynamics Inc. Subsidiary Wins Contract for IR Windows Material
Aug 1, 2004 — Nanomaterials manufacturer NanoDynamics Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y., has announced that its subsidiary, MetaMateria Partners of Columbus, Ohio, has received a $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research award from the US Navy to fabricate...
Precision Photonics to Develop Optical Frequency Metrology
Aug 1, 2004 — Precision Photonics Corp. of Boulder, Colo., plans to develop high-speed optical frequency metrology for spectroscopy, interferometry and optical communications under a two-year, $2 million award from the National Institute of Standards and...
Riegl Relocates to Larger Facilities in Florida
Aug 1, 2004 — To increase its sales, service, administrative, distribution and research and development capabilities, Riegl USA has relocated to expanded corporate facilities in Orlando, Fla. The company manufactures 3-D laser scanners and rangefinders that are...
SPIE Bolsters Awards Program
Aug 1, 2004 — As SPIE approaches its 50th anniversary, the society has reportedly taken measures to increase the depth and horizon of its awards, scholarships, grants and fellowships. According to Osuk Kwon, chairman of the awards committee and director of...
Synrad Forms Partnership with Benelux Company
Aug 1, 2004 — To handle the distribution of its laser products in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, Synrad Inc. of Mukilteo, Wash., has formed a distribution partnership with Laser 2000 Benelux CV, which is based in Vinkeveen, the Netherlands. A specialist...
Applied Image and Sine Patterns Enter Agreement
Jul 1, 2004 — With the signing of an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement, Applied Image Inc. of Rochester, N.Y., has added Sine Patterns LLC to the Applied Image Group companies, which collectively supply test targets, bar-code standards, microscopy and...
Austrian 3-D Microscopy Company Opens US Office
Jul 1, 2004 — Graz, Austria-based Alicona GmbH has opened an office in Rochester, N.Y., with plans to continue the growth in the US that it has experienced in Europe. The company's MeX software for scanning electron microscopes and InfiniteFocus microscopes and...
Automation Business Is Initiated
Jul 1, 2004 — Brian Carlisle and Bruce Shimano, who founded Adept Technology Inc. of Livermore, Calif., in 1983, have left the company and launched Precise Automation in Los Altos, Calif. They plan to develop vision-guided robotic motion controllers with...
Bookham Technology to Purchase Onetta
Jul 1, 2004 — Bookham Technology plc of Abingdon, UK, has agreed to acquire Onetta Inc., a provider of optical amplifier modules and subsystems for communications networks. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company produces erbium-doped fiber amplifiers. As part of the...
Canadian Firm Gains Funding for Advanced Integrated Circuits
Jul 1, 2004 — Photonic integrated circuits developer MetroPhotonics Inc. has received a $7.7 million investment from Technology Partnerships Canada, a government agency that provides financial support to Canadian companies for research, development and...
Carl Zeiss Opens Manufacturing Plant in China
Jul 1, 2004 — Carl Zeiss of Oberkochen, Germany, has opened its first production facility in China, in the city of Suzhou, approximately 80 km west of Shanghai. Initially the factory will house the volume manufacture of optical modules for digital projectors and,...
Clemson University Wins Faculty Chair in Optical Materials
Jul 1, 2004 — In Pendleton, S.C., the Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (Comset) at Clemson University was awarded a $10 million endowed faculty position in optical materials. The chair, created with $5 million from the state and...
Cree and Sumitomo Sign Contract for LED Chips
Jul 1, 2004 — Sumitomo Corp. of Tokyo has agreed to purchase LED products from Cree Inc. for $160 million during the Durham, N.C., company's fiscal year ending in June 2005, subject to customer demand and other terms and conditions. As part of the arrangement,...
Cristal Laser Moves to New Plant
Jul 1, 2004 — Cristal Laser SA, a company with expertise in the growth and marketing of crystals for nonlinear optics, has moved to Messein, France, where it has the space to expand its capacity for crystal growth threefold. The relocation is the result of a...
CRL Opto Expands Microdisplay Production
Jul 1, 2004 — In Dunfermline, UK, CRL Opto Ltd., a supplier of high-resolution ferroelectric liquid-crystal-on-silicon microdisplays and related items, has acquired the microdisplay production assets and inventory of MicroVue Ltd. from that company's liquidators....
Danaher Motion Purchases Motion Engineering
Jul 1, 2004 — To strengthen its multiaxis motion control offerings, Danaher Motion of Washington has purchased Motion Engineering Inc. of Santa Barbara, Calif. The acquired company develops PC-based motion control products and network technology for high-volume...
DRS to Apply Infrared Technology Commercially
Jul 1, 2004 — DRS Technologies Inc., based in Parsippany, N.J., has entered the commercial IR technology market, according to an announcement made by Fred L. Marion, president of its Surveillance & Reconnaissance Group, at SPIE's Defense and Security...
Fons Opens New Corporate Headquarters
Jul 1, 2004 — Provider of passive fiber connectivity products Fons Corp., formerly of Northboro, Mass., has relocated to world headquarters in Marlboro, Mass. Situated in the region's Route 495 high-technology corridor, the facility will house research and...
Glimmerglass to Provide Switching Fabrics for Optical Networking
Jul 1, 2004 — Glimmerglass Networks Inc. will supply its carrier-class Reflexion switching fabrics over the next two years to Lambda Opticalsystems of Reston, Va., under a $10 million contract. The Hayward, Calif., company previously delivered $1 million worth of...
GSI Lumonics Wins Contract for Laser Systems
Jul 1, 2004 — GSI Lumonics Inc. of Billerica, Mass., has received a roughly $5 million order for multiple WaferTrim laser systems from an integrated circuit manufacturer based in the US. Delivery of the systems was planned for the second quarter. The wafer...
Halma Acquires Ocean Optics
Jul 1, 2004 — As of June, Ocean Optics Inc. of Dunedin, Fla., has become a member company of Halma plc, a safety and environmental technology group based in Amersham, UK. According to Halma chief executive Stephen O'Shea, the manufacturer of miniature fiber optic...

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