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:: News From Laser Focus World The Laser Focus World e-Newsletter is distributed twice monthly to interested readers and is part of a global franchise that includes the print version of the magazine, the Laser Focus World Buyers Guide, and the Laser Focus World web site (www.laserfocusworld.com). Our news, features, and industry reporting provide optoelectronics and photonics professionals throughout the world with in-depth coverage of the optoelectronics industry, its technology, and applications. |
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INDUSTRY NEWS :: Tessera to buy Digital Optics for $59.5 million San Jose, CA--Tessera Technologies signed a definitive agreement to purchase Digital Optics Corporation (Charlotte, NC), a provider of micro-optical solutions, for $59.5 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2006. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: Qioptiq makes offer for LINOS AG Gottingen, Germany--Optco Akquisitions GmbH announced that it is planning to take over LINOS AG. It will be making the shareholders an offer to buy their bearer, no par value shares in LINOS AG via a voluntary takeover bid. The consideration for this is to be a cash payment of $20 (16 Euro) per share. Optco Akquisitions GmbH is an investment company of the Qioptiq Group, designer and manufacturer of high-precision optical components and modules for military and commercial applications. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: BRO wins contract from Synodon for gas sensing equipment Tucson, AZ--Breault Research Organization (BRO) has reached an agreement to provide key test and service-line equipment to Synodon (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) to create the first optical service system for wide-range aerial inspection of gas pipelines. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: Lumera wins DARPA contract for electro-optic polymer modulators Bothell, WA--Lumera Corporation, an emerging leader in the field of nanotechnology, announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected Lumera amongst competing companies to award it a $3.45 million contract which, based on the achievements of certain milestones, will be followed by a $2.43 million contract for a total of $5.8 million. The contract is to build state-of-the-art electro-optic polymer modulators. :: Click Here for Full Story :: TECHNOLOGY NEWS :: Northrop Grumman develops Skyguard laser-defense system Redondo Beach, CA--Northrop Grumman Corporation has taken the Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL), a testbed deuterium fluoride (DF) laser weapon, and further developed it into a laser-based air defense system the company calls Skyguard. Northrop Grumman says the new system has higher power than older systems and a larger beam, and has benefited from significant technological advances, although no technical specs were disclosed. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: HPDFO patent increases CO2 laser power density Scottsdale, AZ--Universal Laser Systems, manufacturer of CO2 lasers and laser systems, has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,060,934 for its High Power Density Focusing Optics (HPDFO) that effectively increases the power density of a CO2 laser beam to produce the effects of a much higher power laser. The effective spot size produced by HPDFO can be as small as one-quarter the size of the spot produced by a standard 2.0 inch focusing lens. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: SiOnyx gets funding for "black silicon" Cambridge, MA--SiOnyx, Inc. has closed on an initial seed round of financing to the amount of $750,000 from Harris and Harris Group (New York, NY). SiOnyx is working to commercialize optoelectronic products (detectors and imaging arrays) based on a unique material the company calls "black silicon." SiOnyx is a spinout of Harvard University (Cambridge, MA). :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: Nano-sized pH meter may monitor living tissues and cells Houston, TX--Using unique nanoparticles that convert laser light into useful information, Rice University scientists have created a nano-sized pH meter. The development, which appears online this week in the journal Nano Letters, presents biologists with a potential means of measuring accurate pH changes over a wide pH range in real-time inside living tissue and cells. :: Click Here for Full Story ::
NEW PRODUCTS 
:: Calibrated light source The Gamma Scientific RS-5B calibrated light source is made from several LED channels; each calibrated in color and brightness. The brightness is tunable over a 16-bit dynamic range, with ± 1-bit accuracy. It has an RS-232 computer connection and can be calibrated for illuminance or luminance. Applications include CCD, CMOS, and sensor performance measurement. Light Tec, Hyeres, France :: Click Here for Full Story :: 
:: Vibration-isolation mounts Customized vibration isolation mounts are designed for OEM manufacturing, retrofitting sensitive equipment, or isolating entire rooms. Load capacities range from 200 to 20,000 lb per mount. Vacuum-compatible, nonmagnetic, or specialty materials are available. Height control is to within 0.005 in. and the standard blue polyurethane finish provides Class 100 cleanroom capability. Kinetic Systems, Boston, MA :: Click Here for Full Story :: 
:: Optical-design software LightTools Version 5.3 enables designers to generate high-quality images of LightTools models that appear to be digital photographs. Users can apply surface finishes from a built-in library and set backgrounds. A photorealistic renderer is able to include lit appearances, showing the luminance effects of the light sources contained within the model itself. A “skinned solids” feature allows the creation of complex 3-D objects. Optical Research Associates, Pasadena, CA :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: More new products ... ... from the pages of Laser Focus World :: Click Here for Full Story ::
FOCUS ON: LASER MACHINING :: Picosecond fiber laser targets pulsed laser deposition The lower shocks and pressures due to lower pulse energies of picosecond fiber lasers are easier on the target material and allow even more precise cutting. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: High-power diode-laser bars come of age Semiconductor-laser bars have steadily grown in power and decreased in price per watt. Several beam-conditioning techniques are now used to increase brightness and beam quality. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: Excimers take more-refined approach to micromachining From drilling inkjet nozzles to etching diamond jewelry, the excimer laser continues to make its mark. :: Click Here for Full Story :: :: Water-guided lasers create clean cuts The cooling effect of water combined with its ability to guide laser energy directly to the workpiece benefits many cutting applications, especially those involving sensitive material. :: Click Here for Full Story :: |
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