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Cover Story: Fibers for Illumination

News Breaks

Free-space quantum communication achieved over 144 km

UV nanowire LEDs show promise for efficient mass production

Fused-silica gratings broaden diffraction applications

Nanoparticles may pose risk during laser ablation

Microfiber knot laser operates evanescently

ARROW principle enables atomic spectroscopy on a chip

n-i-p structure yields high-efficiency solar cells

Spectrally tunable nanoscale silicon field-effect transistor detects 1.5 µm light

Electrodeless metal-halide lamp runs on microwaves

World News

Optical Design

Spectroscopy

Diagnostic Imaging

Laser Scanners

Ultrafast Systems

Microscopy

Optical Compontents

High-Power Semiconductor Lasers

Fiber-Optic Test & Measurement

Optical Security

Confocal Laser Microscopy

Fiber Lasers

Digital Imaging

Industry Reports

Lasers

Bill prohibits pointing lasers at aircraft

PennWell acquires LEDs Magazine

Oree receives $7 million

USDA awards laser grants for agriculture

DOE awards SSL grants

Optics

II-VI acquisition secures laser optics materials

OSA and SPIE lobby Washington

Multiyear mirror contract goes to MRC

BRO joins SolidWorks distributor network

Inficon acquires Maxtek for optical coatings

Imaging & Detection

Japanese robot supplier chooses Cognex sensors

QinetiQ, AWM collaborate on advanced sensors

LBO partners with Thales on displays

Imaging patent awarded to IMDS

Elbit awarded $50 million for night-vision systems

Fiber Optics

Gooch & Housego acquires Sifam

Innocor to broaden JDSU test portfolio

FTTx merger focuses on blown fiber

Emcore opens manufacturing facility in China

Agilent to acquire Adaptif Photonics

Features

Fiber for Illumination

Fiber illumination technology leapfrogs efficiency barriers

Focal-Plane Arrays

Integrated terahertz hot-electron-bolometer receivers form FPAs

Semiconductor Sources

Telecom packaging improves reliability of high-power lasers

Nonlinear Optical Microscopy

Ultrafast SPOPO enables deeper tissue imaging

Optoelectronic Applications: Microprocessing

Imprint lithography challenges EUV for next-generation chip manufacturing

Multispectral Imaging

Multispectral imaging and molecular nanophotonics clear path to early diagnosis

Photonic Frontiers: Quantum Computing

Quantum computing poses challenges

Imaging Optics

Precision molding provides compact consumer optics

Columns

The Editor's Desk

Software & Computing

Comment

Business Forum

Inside Imaging

In My View

Departments

New Products

Manufacturer's Product Showcase

Business Resource Center

Advertising/Web Index

Sales Offices


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