Optoelectronics Report articles from August 2003

Optoelectronics Report archives from August 2003

SPIE meeting lights up sunny San Diego.
August 15, 2003... SAN DIEGO, CA -- Perhaps it was the balmy San Diego weather, but uncharacteristic of exhibitors at technical trade shows for the last couple of years, exhibitors in San Diego earlier this month at the annual meeting of the International...

Time-Bandwidth Products acquires GigaTera.
August 15, 2003... ZURICH, SWITZERLAND -- In another sign of a retrenching optical components industry, GigaTera has been acquired by Time-Bandwidth Products (TBP) for an undisclosed sum of cash. Kurt Weingarten, chairman and cofounder of both companies, said,...

FSO contract.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... FSO contract: Free-space optics provider Terabeam (Redmond, WA) has signed a contract with Great Wall Broadband Network Service Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China), the leading broadband Internet service provider in China, to extend Great Wall's...

Mars Rover.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... Mars Rover: Continued investment in computer controlled machining equipment and engineering research for manufacturing process improvements is securing Optimax Systems' (Ontario, NY) position as an important supplier for many NASA programs,...

GSI Lumonics opts to stay in Canada.
August 15, 2003... OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA--GSI Lumonics has withdrawn the proposal submitted to its shareholders to restructure the company as a publicly traded United States corporation. A special meeting of the company's shareholders, scheduled to be held on...

Intel refocuses photonics business.
August 15, 2003... SAN JOSE, CA -- Even the seemingly impervious are being affected by the ongoing economic downturn and its impact on the telecommunications industry. Once considered a prime beneficiary of this downturn, Intel is now refocusing its photonics...

New plant.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... New plant: Coherent (Santa Clara, CA) has officially opened its new facility in Bloomfield, CT, completing the consolidation of its C[O.sub.2] laser business and the completion of the transition of some of its product lines from California to...

Optical alliance.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... Optical alliance: NTT Electronics Corp. and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) have reached an agreement to form an alliance covering a wide range of the optical communication device business, including the integration of two...

3D displays.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... 3D displays: Actuality Systems (Burlington, MA) has been granted key patents on its spatial 3D technology in both the United States and Taiwan. The patents broadly describe a volumetric 3D display system and specifically cover unique optics...

Holographic acquisition.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... Holographic acquisition: Headwall Photonics (Fitchburg, MA) has acquired the spectral module and holographic diffraction grating business of Agilent Technologies (Palo Alto, CA) through a management buyout. The deal included funding and asset...

New company.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... New company: DMG Technologies (Los Angeles, CA) was formed in July to acquire the assets and IP rights of Demeter Module Group from Finisar (Sunnyvale, CA) in a privately funded transaction. DMG Technologies designs and manufactures optical...

Laser Technology sold for $11 million.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... ENGLEWOOD, CO -- Laser Technology, which sells laser rangefinders for applications ranging from traffic speed enforcement to forestry, surveying, mapping, golfing, hunting, and the docking of ships and space shuttles, has been sold to a group...

Spectra-Physics pursues China market.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- With the creation of a new subsidiary in Beijing, China, Spectra-Physics hopes to exploit the rapidly growing market in China for laser systems, photonic components, and OEM sub-systems. Dr. Baining Liu, Spectra-Physics...

Three rules for intellectual property protection in China.
August 15, 2003... ATLANTA, GA -- As more foreign companies move into China--a country not known for protecting the intellectual property (IP) rights of an IBM server, a Microsoft Windows system, or a JDS Uniphase optical switch--they face numerous issues...

Digital library.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... Digital library: SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering (Bellingham, WA) launched its Digital Library on 1 August 2003. The new SPIE Digital Library, available online at spiedl.org, provides researchers around the globe with...

Machine vision.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... Machine vision: High security locations from prisons, banks and airports to military bases, museums and art galleries will soon be able to improve their intruder protection capability following the development of a unique system as part of a...

Near-IR sorting.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... Near-IR sorting: Genoptix (San Diego, CA) a developer of optical technologies for cellular analysis, has received a $750,000 Phase II contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company plans to invest thefundsinto...

Optoelectronics Report 40.(Illustration)
August 15, 2003... Optoelectronics Report 40 52-week Company Ticker July 29 August 12 Low High ADC Telecom ADCT 2.07 2.26 1.02 3.21...

New sensor.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... New sensor: A low-cost optical concentrator, design-adaptable for individual application needs and with performance levels of up to 50 times the maximum theoretical gain provided by a hemispherical lens, has been developed by Optical Antenna...

Another merger.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... Another merger: Insensys Ltd. (Hampshire, England), a provider of optical-fiber sensing solutions, acquired Indigo Photonics Ltd. (Birmingham, England), a specialist in optical-fiber sensor systems and optical components basedon fiber Bragg...

Series C.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... Series C: ASIP Inc. (Somerset, NJ) raised $16 million in the initial installment of its Series C financing round. ASIP will use the proceeds of this financing to enable the fulfillment of customer commitments, to further development of its...

Lighting meeting.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2003... Lighting meeting: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Building Technologies Program) will host a two-day workshop on solid-state lighting at the Doubletree Crystal City (Arlington, VA) November...

InterOpto sends positive signals.
August 1, 2003... CHIBA, JAPAN--A first glance at the omens was not favorable for a successful InterOpto 2003 (July 15-18), held as usual in Makuhari Messe in the Tokyo suburb of Chiba. A global recession in high tech combined with fear of SARS led to lower...

Industry veteran leaves JDS Uniphase.
August 1, 2003... SAN JOSE, CA--Fred Leonberger, chief technology officer at JDS Uniphase for nearly a decade, has decided to retire from the company to pursue other interests. His last day was June 30. Leonberger's career in optoelectronics dates back...

Back in charge.(RPC Photonics returned to independent operation in May 2003)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Back in charge: RPC Photonics (Rochester, NY), a spin-off of Corning Rochester Photonics Corporation, returned to independent operation in May 2003. The company develops optical components for a variety of applications using precision...

Optical subsystems.(Bookham Technology and BTI Photonic Systems form technology, product, and commercial association to deliver optical subsystems)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Optical subsystems: Bookham Technology (Oxfordshire, England) and BTI Photonic Systems, a supplier of managed link transport systems for optical networks, have formed a technology, product, and commercial association to deliver optical...

High-brightness LED market surges 51%.
August 1, 2003... MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--High-brightness light-emitting diodes (HB LEDs) have been a bright spot in an otherwise dismal market for semiconductors and optical components of all types. While the markets for most electronic and optical components...

India emerges as leading optical fiber market.
August 1, 2003... PROVIDENCE, RI--Fiber deployment in India has surged over the past two years. At the end of 2000, cumulative installations of fiberoptic cable in India were 2.5 million fiber-km. By the end of 2002, cumulative installations had more than...

American subsidiary.(FemtoLasers Produktions sets up FemtoLasers Inc. )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... American subsidiary: FemtoLasers Produktions (Vienna, Austria) has established FemtoLasers Inc. (Harvard, MA), which will be responsible for all activities of FemtoLasers Produktions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Mary Essary has...

Optoelectronics exit.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Optoelectronics exit: The board of directors of AXT Inc. (Fremont, CA), a manufacturer of compound semiconductor substrates and optoelectronic devices, has approved management's plan to exit the company's unprofitable optoelectronics...

Solid contract.(Sensors Unlimited gets subcontract from Battelle (Columbus, OH) to develop all-solid-state InGaAs shortwave infrared (IR) range-gated camera system. )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Solid contract: Sensors Unlimited (Princeton, NJ), a provider of indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) technology, has received a subcontract from Battelle (Columbus, OH) for a 12-month, $530,000 program to develop what the company says will be...

SBIR awards.(Nova Biomimetics awards four SBIR contracts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... SBIR awards: Nova Biomimetics (Solvang, CA) was awarded four SBIR contracts, all relating to development and testing of new variable acuity superpixel imaging focal plane array sensor technology. The contracts were awarded by various offices...

New fiber delivers IR energy directly to tissue.(OmniGuide Communications is developing new type of hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber)
August 1, 2003... CAMBRIDGE, MA--Some laser wavelengths commonly used in medical applications can only be delivered by an articulated arm, which ultimately limits their utility. Using technology developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT;...

Semicon West gives industry some good news.
August 1, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO, CA--Innovation, upturn, sustainable recovery--these terms peppered conversations, presentations, and press conferences during the week-long Semicon West 2003 conference (July 14-18, San Francisco and San Jose, CA). Sponsored...

Out of this world.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Out of this world: The National Space Development Agency of Japan reportedly is set to make the world's first attempt to manufacture in space photonic crystals to be used in commercial laser equipment. The project plans to utilize the...

OLED license.(Eastman Kodak Co has licensed Truly International Holdings Limited (Hong Kong))(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... OLED license: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) has licensed Truly International Holdings Limited (Hong Kong), a manufacturer of liquid crystal displays (LCD) and consumer electronics products, to make and sell the passive matrix version...

Imaging pact.(Coreco Imaging is partnering with Tokyo Electronic Industry Co. to design high-speed inspection system )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Imaging pact: Coreco Imaging (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)is partnering with Tokyo Electronic Industry Co. to design a high-speed inspection system that provides 100% reliability in consumer durable goods inspections. The new inspection system...

Nanotech players.(Veeco Instruments and FEI are among leading high-end players in nanotechnology market)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Nanotech players: Josh Wolfe, managing partner at Lux Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm, and the author of the monthly Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report newsletter, says that Veeco Instruments (Woodbury, NY) and FEI (Hillsboro,...

Optoelectronics Report 40.(Illustration)
August 1, 2003... Optoelectronics Report 40 52-week Company Ticker July 11 July 29 Low High ADC Telecom ADCT 2.42 2.07 1.02 ...

UK expansion.(OpTek Systems is expanding its UK facilities )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... UK expansion: OpTek Systems (Abingdon, England) is expanding its UK facilities in response to increasing demand for its precision machining systems and contract laser machining services. OpTek Systems specializes in developing and...

PhoPack symposium.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... PhoPack Symposium: PhoPack 2003 will be held August 10-12 at Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, as part of WESCON 2003. Sponsored by The IEEE CPMT (Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society) Santa Clara Valley chapter, and...

Optical-networking report.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Optical-networking report: According to a new report from KMI (Providence, RI), the optical-networking equipment market (SONET, SDH, DWDM, DXC, and OXC) declined 53% in 2002 to $10.1 billion, following a 29% decline in market value from 2000...