Korean FPD Photomask Manufacturer Will Use Heidelberg Instrumetns DWL System for Production

What is Photonics?
Summary definition article on the term Photonics, which was coined in 1967 by Pierre Aigrain.

Lumerical-NNIN/C Partnership Accelerates Nanophotonics Research
Lumerical has donated ten FDTD Solutions Engine licenses to the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Computation Project. The joint capabilities of the 224 core HPC system and the donated licenses, freely accessible to NNIN members, promise to speed nanophotonics design efforts across the United States.

Pro-Dex, Inc. Announces the Sale Of Its Motor Business
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PRO-DEX, INC. (Nasdaq: PDEX) announced today the sale of its fractional horsepower motor business, operating under the name Pro-Dex Astromec and located in Carson City, Nevada. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement, executed on February 27, 2012, the Company sold substantially all the assets of Astromec, consisting of inventory, equipment and intangibles, and excluding cash, accounts receivable, the parent-owned facility in which Astromec conducted its business and all liabilities, for a cash payment of $830,000, representing the estimated net book value of the purchased assets and subject to adjustment based on physical counts of the assets sold.  The Company may also receive condi ...

Isotech Expands In-House Automation Engineering Capabilities to Better Serve Demand for Application Design
Increasingly manufacturers are challenged with the task of engineering complex automation solutions in order to maintain a competitive advantage in areas like manufacturing processes. The pace of technology often leaves these businesses short on resources, technical know-how, and time to effectively and efficiently meet those challenges. Isotech, Inc., a supplier of linear motion components, is increasing in-house automation engineering capabilities to meet the demand for outsourced automation engineering.

Announcement: New North American Laser Distributor
Engineers, Quality Managers, and Production Managers sometimes don't know where to find solutions to critical measurement issues. This news release will provide resources regarding laser alignment and measurement.

Oclaro and Huawei Collaborate on Petabit Photonic Cross Connect (PPXC) Technology Using Ultra-Fast Switching Lasers
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR), a tier-one provider and innovator of optical communications and laser solutions, today announced that it has worked closely with Huawei to drive the development of Petabit Photonic Cross-Connect (PPXC) technology that can realize Petabit OTN switching in an all optical way with fine granularity.

Nanotechnology for Photonics: Global Markets
NEW YORK, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:   Nanotechnology for Photonics: Global Markets   INTRODUCTION   STUDY BACKGROUND   Nanophotonics technologies play an increasingly important role in various sectors of the global economy.