JDSU providing optical components to NIF
July 2, 2009--JDSU (Milpitas, CA), supplier of optical components for telecommunications, medical, and consumer markets, is supplying optical components called electro-optic modulators for the new National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser system at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Construction for NIF was completed earlier this year.
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Optical-fiber switches speed analytical measurement equipment
Piezosystem Jena has developed and manufactured a broad range of optical multiplexer/fiber switches for all standard fibers with diameters from 50 to 600 µm. The switches are designed to address the need for analyzing more more signals by one receiver in a less time. An input fiber is moved by a piezo-based electrical actuator to an output fiber so that a surface cross coupling is achieved with an excellent signal flow.
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Boeing team to develop spacecraft power system for DARPA
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., 2 July 2009. An industry team led by Boeing won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for work on Phase 2 of the Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed (FAST) program. The $15.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is currently funded to $13.8 million.
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Flat, wide-angle camera may fit military needs
JULY 2, 2009--Researchers are combining overlapping images of dozens of small lenses to produce a clear image without the size and weight of a large lens. The Panoptes camera, with funding from DARPA, may be used in surveillance by small aircraft at low altitudes or helmet-mounted surveillance equipment for soldiers on the ground.
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