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NASA to Monitor Ionosphere with Jenoptik Optics' and Navy's MIGHT!
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 19, 2019 — NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite (ICON) is scheduled to launch next month for a two-year mission to gather information on weather and other physical processes within the ionosphere — the frontier of space, where Earth’s weather and space weather meet. A central component of the ICON satellite’s instrument package is the Michelson Interferometer for Global High-Resolution Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI), developed by a team at the U.S. Naval Research
Invicro Names Morris VP of Scientific Imaging Research
BOSTON, Sept. 18, 2019 — Invicro has appointed Evan Morris vice president of scientific imaging research at their New Haven, Conn., location. Morris serves as a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, biomedical engineering, and psychiatry at Yale University,...
Elbit Systems US Subsidiary Completes Acquisition of Harris Night Vision
HAIFA, Israel, Sept. 17, 2019 — Elbit Systems subsidiary Elbit Systems America has acquired Harris Night Vision for $350 million. The company was previously owned by L3 Harris Technologies. Bezhalel Machlis, president and CEO of Elbit Systems, commented, “The market position and...
Nanotronics Announces New Manufacturing Facility in Brooklyn, NY
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 16, 2019 — Nanotronics, along with New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, have announced a high-tech manufacturing center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The facility will be located in the historic Building 20, a 150-year-old former shipbuilding factory, and will bring...
Foresight to Collaborate with Guide Infrared
NESS ZIONA, Israel, Sept. 16, 2019 — Vision systems company Foresight Autonomous Holdings has announced a collaboration with infrared camera manufacturer Wuhan Guide Infrared. The companies will cooperate in the development of Foresight’s QuadSight vision system. The companies...
II-VI and LITE-ON Partner on Lidar
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2019 — II-VI Inc. has signed a strategic partnership agreement with optoelectronic specialist LITE-ON Technology Corp. The partnership will enable the volume manufacturing and commercialization of packaged semiconductor lasers for lidar systems in order to...
Modulight Appoints Orsila President, CEO
TAMPERE, Finland, Sept. 12, 2019 — Modulight Inc. has named Seppo Orsila as president and CEO, effective immediately. Petteri Uusimaa will assume the roles of vice president and CTO. Orsila and Uusimaa will continue to lead the company jointly as business partners and the largest...
LBP Purchases Symons Mirror Technology
BIGGLESWADE, England, Sept. 9, 2019 — LBP Optics has announced the purchase of Symons Mirror Technology, an optical and mechanical component diamond machining company. The acquisition allows LBP Optics to manufacture complex shapes such as polygons, axicons, infrared domes, aspheric,...
SCD Awarded More Than $40M in Contracts for MWIR Detectors
HAIFA, Israel, Sept. 6, 2019 — SemiConductor Devices has been awarded a number of contracts in North America and Europe, totaling more than $40 million, for the supply of MWIR (midwave infrared) high-definition detectors for observation and surveillance applications.
Harvard Bioscience Elects Edrick to Board of Directors
HOLLISTON, Mass., Sept. 6, 2019 — Harvard Bioscience, Inc. has elected Alan Edrick to its board of directors, effective Sept. 3. Edrick, 51, serves as executive vice president and CFO of OSI Systems, Inc., a specialist in optoelectronics and sensors, with applications in homeland...
Satisloh Names Lothes CEO
BAAR, Switzerland, Sept. 5, 2019 — Optics manufacturer Satisloh has named Peter Lothes as the company’s president and CEO, effective Sept. 1. Lothes became Satisloh’s worldwide president at the beginning of 2019. Lothes is a veteran of the ophthalmic industry with over 27...
Berliner Glas Takes on Apprentices
BERLIN, Sept. 4, 2019 — Berliner Glas welcomed 22 apprentices on Sept. 2, 16 of whom will work in Berlin and six at SwissOptic AG in Heerbrugg, Switzerland. Berliner Glas welcomes new apprentices to its Berlin office. Courtesy of Berliner Glas. Of the apprentices, four...
Lumotive and Himax Technology Set Sights on Autonomous Vehicle Market with High-Performance Lidar
SEATTLE and TAINAN, Taiwan, Sept. 4, 2019 — Lumotive, a startup funded in part by Bill Gates, has announced a collaboration with Himax Technologies Inc. to jointly develop alternative beam steering technology in lidar systems for the autonomous vehicle market. Yole Devéloppement projects that...
Luxinar Opens Regional Office in Germany
KINGSTON UPON HULL, England, Sept. 3, 2019 — Luxinar Ltd., previously Rofin-Sinar UK, has opened a regional office near Hamburg, Germany. The official opening took place Aug. 28. Thorsten Föcking will serve as regional general manager of the new site, and he and his team will be...
Lumentum Announces Herscher as New Board Chair
MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 30, 2019 — Lumentum Holdings Inc. has announced the appointment of Penny Herscher as chair of its board of directors. She has served on the board since the company split from JDSU in 2015. Herscher also serves on the boards of Faurecia SA, Verint, and PROS...
EV Group Partners with SCHOTT on Lithography
ST. FLORIAN, Austria, Aug. 29, 2019 — EV Group (EVG) has partnered with SCHOTT to demonstrate the readiness of 300-mm nanoimprint lithography (NIL) for high-volume patterning of high-refractive index glass wafers used in the manufacture of waveguides/light guides for next-generation...
HÜBNER Photonics Cuts Ribbon on New Facility
KASSEL, Germany, Aug. 28, 2019 — The HÜBNER Group has opened a new facility to support research, development, and manufacturing of laser technology for HÜBNER Photonics. The new facility, the HÜBNER Photonics HUB Kassel was officially opened June 28. Worldwide,...
MEMS Drive, SmartSens to Collaborate on CMOS Image Sensing
HONG KONG, Aug. 28, 2019 — A cooperation agreement between CMOS imaging systems provider SmartSens and image stabilization innovator MEMS Drive could further research into the fields of CMOS image sensing and chip-level optical image stabilization (OIS) technologies.
Cooke Optics opens location in China
LEICESTER, England, Aug. 26, 2019 — Cooke Optics has officially opened its new office in Shanghai, China. The office will provide full lens servicing and testing for the company’s Asian market. Running the facility will be general manager Jeson Hao, who will be supported by...
Delta Optical Thin Film Lays Cornerstone for New Facility
HØRSHOLM, Denmark, Aug. 23, 2019 — Delta Optical Thin Film celebrated the start of construction on a new facility with a cornerstone laying ceremony on Aug. 22. The new 2300 sq. meter building has been designed with the potential for growth in mind. Located in the DTU Science Park,...
Rheinmetall and MBDA to Develop High-Energy Laser Effector System for German Navy
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Aug. 23, 2019 — Rheinmetall AG and MBDA Deutschland will collaborate on high-energy laser effector systems for the German navy. The two companies will construct, integrate, and test a laser demonstrator for the navy’s corvette K130. The division of...
New Scale Technologies Names Quinlivan VP of Sales and Marketing
VICTOR, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2019 — New Scale Technologies has promoted Heidi Quinlivan to vice president of sales and marketing. Quinlivan has more than 25 years of experience in business development, marketing, customer care, and financial management. She joined New Scale in 2012...
Northrop Grumman Receives $200M Order for IR Countermeasure Systems
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Aug. 21, 2019 — Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $200 million order for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and support from the U.S. Air Force under an existing indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. The systems are designed to...
Applied Energetics CEO Named to Army’s R&D Roundtable
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 20, 2019 — Gregory Quarles, CEO of Applied Energetics, a laser guided energy specialist, has been appointed to serve as a member on the Army Board on Research and Development’s Energetics Roundtable at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...
Robert Alfano Awarded 2019 SPIE Gold Medal
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 20, 2019 — Robert Alfano received the 2019 SPIE Gold Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the society, during the awards banquet at the SPIE Optics + Photonics conference this month. Alfano, professor of science and engineering at The City College of New York...

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