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

Alcatel-Lucent Tackles the Capacity Crunch Caused by the Rapid Growth in Video With Fiber Optic Technology Four Times Faster Than Today's Networks
PARIS, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As communications service providers face the increasing challenge of a network capacity crunch due to the demands of smartphone ownership and growing video traffic, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is introducing the Photonic Service Engine (PSE), a new chip for fiber optic networks that offers double the capacity, and four times the speed of today's networks.

Global Non-linear Optical Materials Market to Reach $1.0 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Driven by rise in demand for telecommunication, laser and electro-optic applications, global market for non-linear optical materials is projected to reach $1.0 billion by the year 2015.

PD-LD Introduces Pulsed Dual Laser Combiner Module
Test Equipment customers enjoy benefits of unique product

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 ...

TRINAMIC Teams with Actel’s SmartFusion™ Intelligent Mixed Signal FPGAs for Motion Control
The power of full-custom SoC technology without the cost and leadtime on display at ESC Silicon Valley, Actel booth #930

Small Optical Force Can Budge Nanoscale Objects
With a bit of leverage, Cornell researchers have used a very tiny beam of light with as little as 1 milliwatt of power to move a silicon structure up to 12 nanometers. That's enough to completely switch the optical properties of the structure from opaque to transparent, they reported.