Optoelectronics Report articles from February 2003

Optoelectronics Report archives from February 2003

Photonics West focuses on technical hot spots.(2003 trade show)
February 15, 2003... SAN JOSE, CA-Telecom talk was in little evidence at Photonics West 2003 (January 25-31), as companies touted their traditional optoelectronic wares to good effect. The gist of exhibitors' reactions ranged from "more people than expected" to...

Lasers find new footing in homeland security.
February 15, 2003... SAN JOSE, CA--Opportunities for lasers, detectors, LEDs, and other photonics-based technologies abound in the emerging "homeland security" market, according to Dennis Killinger, professor of physics at the University of South Florida (Tampa,...

Up for grabs. (News Briefs).(Alcatel S.A. considers sale of Alcatel Optronics)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... According to Dow Jones news service, Alcatel SA Chief Executive Serge Tchuruk said in early February that "all options," including sale or closure, for Alcatel Optronics are "open" and that the company is trying to consolidate the division....

Patent suit. (News Briefs).(Furukawa Electric Company Ltd. v. Corning Cable Systems)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... Furukawa Electric Co. (Tokyo), the world's second-biggest manufacturer of fiberoptic cable, has filed a lawsuit against Corning Cable Systems International (Concord, NC) for infringement of its fiberoptic technology patent. According to the...

New CEO. (News Briefs).(Tronic Microsystem S.A. appoints Peter Pfluger)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... Peter Pfluger has joined TRONIC'S Microsystems (Grenoble, France), a provider of custom MEMS devices for high-end applications, as its chief executive officer (CEO). TRONIC'S Microsystems founding CEO, Stephane Renard, will step up to serve...

Laser vendors race to develop light-speed bullets.(Department of Defense contracts Northrop Grumman Space Technology and Raytheon Co.)
February 15, 2003... REDONDO BEACH, CA--The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has invested almost $40 million into the proposed development of high-power solid-state laser weaponry for mounting on aircraft, ships, or ground vehicles. Northrop Grumman Space...

Fiber laser funding. (News Briefs).(National Technology Agency funds Tampere University of Technology Optoelectronics Research Centre)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... The Optoelectronics Research Centre of the Tampere University of Technology (Tampere, Finland) has received a two-year, [euro]1.08 million (US$1.17 million) grant from the National Technology Agency to fund further development of...

Financial friends. (News Briefs).(Lumenis Inc. financing)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... Medical-laser manufacturer Lumenis (Yokneam, Israel) signed a new financing agreement with Bank Hapoalim B.M. that extends the company's $35 million existing revolving credit agreement to December 31, 2003. According to Lumenis, total...

Coatings company. (News Briefs).(Helia Photonics moves)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... Helia Photonics (Livingston, Scotland), a spin-out of Heriot-Watt University, has attracted start-up funding that has enabled the specialist optical coating company to move into new custom designed facilities. The company's engineering team...

DFB foundry. (News Briefs).(Compound Semiconductor Technologies Global Ltd. equipment)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... Optoelectronic foundry and technology transfer company CST Global (Glasgow, Scotland) has added two new capabilities to its device library: a customized InGaAs PIN photodiode fabrication service and a customized distributed feedback (DFB)...

Nanolasers loom large in disease, bioagent detection.
February 15, 2003... CAMBRIDGE, MA--Nanowire lasers incorporated into silicon microchips have the potential to selectively ablate different materials within the body in a molecularly sensitive way or to probe the contents of living cells to screen for many...

World record powers achieved in fiber lasers.
February 15, 2003... SAN JOSE, CA--Researcher Johan Nilsson of Southampton Photonics, Inc. (SPI; Southampton, England) and the Optoelectronics Research Center (ORC; University of Southampton) presented results at the Photonics West Conference in San Jose in...

JMAR to sell metrology equipment operation.(JMAR Technologies Inc. to sell JMAR Precision Systems)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... SAN DIEGO, CA--JMAR Technologies (San Diego, CA) is restructuring and streamlining its operations "to improve profitability and better support the commercialization of its emerging CPL semiconductor manufacturing systems and related...

Moving up. (News Briefs).(Laserdyne Systems)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... Laserdyne Systems (Champlin, MN), a division of PRIMA North America that develops and markets multiaxis laser machining systems, has moved into new facilities to better focus on customer needs for multi-axis, high precision, high speed laser...

Optical biochips. (News Briefs).(optical biochips consortium receives Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council funding)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... A new Optical Biochips Consortium in the UK has been awarded [pounds sterling]2 million (US$3 million) by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's (EPSRC) Basic Technology Research Program. The consortium, led by P.J. Smith of...

Fiber advance. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... OmniGuide Communications (Cambridge, MA) is developing a new type of photonic-bandgap fibers based on a technology the company has transferred from MIT. Experimental results published in Nature (Vol. 420, p. 650, 2002) show that these fibers...

MEMS partners. (News Briefs).(microelectromechanical systems)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... Corning IntelliSense (Wilmington, MA), a subsidiary of Corning, is working with the Northrop Grumman Corporation's Electronic Systems sector on an Air Force Research Laboratory/Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (AFRL/DARPA) sponsored...

Unexpected cash boosts Lambda Physik's financials.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... GOTTINGEN, GERMANY--Lambda Physik AG has received an unexpected boost to its bottom line from a payment of US$4.4 million. The payment comes from a lithography customer as compensation for previously postponed orders related to the...

Laser tweezers may help the hard of hearing.(neuroscientist Dr. Corne Kros receives Medical Research Council grant)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... SUSSEX, ENGLAND--Dr. Corne Kros, a University of Sussex neuroscientist, has been awarded a $1.3 million grant by the Medical Research Council, UK, to use laser tweezers to search for the cause of deafness by looking at hair cells in the ear....

Optoelectronics Report 40.(stock prices)
February 15, 2003... Optoelectronics Report 40 52-week Company Ticker Jan.23 Feb. 10 Low High ADC Telecom ADCT 2.76 2.45 1.02 4.45 Agere...

Sad news. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)(Biography)
February 15, 2003... John Kessler, founder and former president of KMI Research (Newport, RI), a market research and consulting firm with areas of specialization in fiberoptics and communications, died January 30 at home in Newport, RI. He was 71.Kessler...

Japanese distributor. (News Briefs).(Opto Speed)(Mitsui & Co.)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... Opto Speed (Ruschlikon, Switzerland), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of optoelectronic modules for the communication, test & measurement, medical, and defense markets, has signed a distribution agreement with Mitsui & Co. to sell and...

Roper realigns. (News Briefs).(Roper Industries)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... Roper Industries (Duluth, GA) plans to realign its operating structure into four market-focused segments "to better serve its customers and markets and to better capture the resulting internal and external synergies." The four new segments...

New CFOs. (News Briefs).(chief financial officers)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2003... JDS Uniphase (San Jose, CA, and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) appointed Ronald Foster as its new CFO. Foster plans to join JDS Uniphase in mid-February, replacing Anthony Muller, the company's current CFO, who will retire at the end of February....

Review and forecast of the laser markets; Part II: diode lasers.(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2003... The Laser Focus World 2003 annual review and forecast of the laser marketplace is conducted in conjunction with Strategies Unlimited, an optoelectronics market research firm based in Mountain View, CA. Part II covers the diode-laser...

Financial Scoreboard.(Illustration)
February 1, 2003... Financial Scoreboard Fiscal End Company year Period date Revenues Excel Technology 2002 Year-end 12/31/02 $94.5 million East Setauket, NY 2001 Year-end...

Optoelectronics Report 40.(securities prices)(Illustration)
February 1, 2003... Optoelectronics Report 40 52-week Company Ticker Jan. 9 Jan. 23 Low High ADC Telecom ADCT 2.56 2.76 1.02 5.11 Agere...

$600,000 grant. (News Briefs).(for University of Wales School of Informatics)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Researchers at the School of Informatics at the University of Wales (UWB, Bangor) have received a US$600,000 grant from the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) of the United Kingdom to continue exploring how...

Scottish investment. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Scottish Enterprise has given the go ahead to build a [pounds sterling]4 million Integrated Optoelectronics Encapsulation Center in Scotland. When built, it will be the first opto packing center in Britain and will be run by the Scottish...

Telecom merger. (News Briefs).(Northlight Optronics AB acquires Ericsson unit)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Northlight Optronics AB (Kista, Sweden) has acquired the optoelectronic component business unit of Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden). This unit has more than 20 years experience in the design, development, and manufacture of telecommunication...

Coming to terms. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Nortel Networks (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and Ciena (Linthicum, MD) have entered into a settlement agreement to resolve the pending lawsuit originally brought by Nortel Networks in March 2000 against ONI Systems Corp. (formerly Optical...

Report forecasts 30% growth for telecom lasers.(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2003... MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Although the timing of the recovery of the telecom market is still uncertain and laser inventories remain on shelves, the telecom laser market stands to grow nearly 30% in 2003, largely due to the continued installation...

From the Editors.
February 1, 2003... Optoelectronics is the technology of systems and devices that emit, modulate, transmit, or sense light. Optoelectronic devices include lasers and other light sources, optics, fiberoptic components, detectors, displays, and imaging devices....