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Technologies Topic Centers     Imaging and Detectors    Infrastructure     Instrumentation and Accessories     Lasers and Light Sources    Laser Parts and Accessories    Optical Component        Signal Processing / ICs                                             Systems and Subsystems Technologies Featured Stories EPA asking data centers about liquid cooling, blanking panels by Patrick McLaughlin, Chief Editor July 2, 2009 -- Data center facilities that apply for the EnergyStar rating will also be asked if they use hot-aisle/cold-aisle setups and airside economizers. Read More GigOptix achieves first sales of polymer-based optical modulators JULY 2, 2009 -- The company has delivered what it believes to be the world's first engineering prototypes of 20G, 40G, and 100G polymer Mach-Zehnder modulators. Read More Canadian carriers select Transmode iWDM JULY 2, 2009 -- Sogetel and Groupe Télécom Warwick chose Transmode's intelligent WDM optical networking elements for their joint network. Read More SED International to distribute Cables To Go connectivity products July 2, 2009 -- SED International Holdings has been signed by Cables To Go to serve as an authorized distributor of that company's product line to computer resellers, dealers, custom installers and e-tailers. Read More NOFA defines 'broadband' for stimulus funding JULY 2, 2009 By Stephen Hardy -- The definition will likely disappoint those hoping the bar would be set high. Read More Filing period for first broadband stimulus applications announced JULY 2, 2009 By Stephen Hardy -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced yesterday that applications for the first round of broadband stimulus money will be accepted starting at 8:00 AM EDT on July 14. Read More 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. Read More 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. Read More More Technology Stories >>		Applications Topic Centers     Advanced Lighting     Aerospace and Defense     BioOptics     Communications and IT     Consumer     Displays     Imaging and Vision     Industrial Manufacturing     Photovoltaics     Security                                            Test and Measurement                                            Transportation Applications Featured Stories ULIS quadruples production capacity of infrared detectors JULY 2, 2009--The ramp-up is a response to the double-digit compound growth ULIS has been experiencing every year since its founding, as well as emerging trends in IR detection applications. Read More Study sees rapid rise in sales of Ethernet components in China JULY 2, 2009--The expanding applications for industrial Ethernet components will help component shipments and revenues to increase almost by a factor of four in the five years to 2013, says IMS Research. Read More Crane DC/DC converters help power the Hubble Space Telescope REDMOND, Wash., 2 July 2009. Power Solutions of Crane Aerospace and Electronics, provided power supplies, including the SMRT Series of DC/DC converters to help NASA astronauts repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Read More 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. Read More GigOptix achieves first sales of polymer-based optical modulators JULY 2, 2009 -- The company has delivered what it believes to be the world's first engineering prototypes of 20G, 40G, and 100G polymer Mach-Zehnder modulators. Read More Canadian carriers select Transmode iWDM JULY 2, 2009 -- Sogetel and Groupe Télécom Warwick chose Transmode's intelligent WDM optical networking elements for their joint network. Read More 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. Read More NOFA defines 'broadband' for stimulus funding JULY 2, 2009 By Stephen Hardy -- The definition will likely disappoint those hoping the bar would be set high. Read More More Application Stories >>