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Laser Industry News 2008 p27:

• Lumera merges with GigOptix to focus on high-speed optical interconnects
  April 1, 2008, Bothell, WA--Photonic communications company Lumera Corporation entered into an agreement to merge with privately held GigOptix (Palo Alto, CA), a provider of integrated circuits for optically connected communication systems. The combined company will be listed on the NASDAQ market under the name GigOptix, Inc., and will be led by GigOptix's CEO and chairman Avi Katz, who will serve as CEO and chairman of the combined company.
• ROADM component maker Xtellus secures expansion capital
  April 1, Morris Plains, NJ--Xtellus, a supplier of scalable wavelength selective switches (WSS) for reconfigurable optical networks, announced the addition of $8.3 million in growth capital. Led by a new investor, NanoDimension Limited Partnership, this round also includes Xtellus's existing investors.
• ILDA honors LaserLight Magic photography with 2007 Artistic Award
  March 31, 2008, Orlando, FL--The International Laser Display Association has announced its 2007 Artistic Award winners, with LaserLight Magic (Arvada, CO) being honored with the Artistic Award for its entry "Reflection" in the Best Laser Photography category.
• Carl Zeiss opens imaging demo facility in Singapore
  March 28, 2008, Singapore--Carl Zeiss, an international group of companies in the optical and optoelectronic industry, officially opened the Carl Zeiss Advanced Imaging Centre Singapore, a world-first centre that offers customers the opportunity to view and experience the full range of Carl Zeiss' micro and nano imaging solutions.
• Microphotonics expert Rajbenbach to receive SPIE Europe Recognition award
  March 27, 2008, Cardiff, Wales, UK--Henri Rajbenbach, European Commission (EC) Scientific Project Manager, will be presented with the 2008 SPIE Europe Recognition award.
• LED and diode-laser patent complaint targets major electronics manufacturers
  March 26, 2008, New York, NY--The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to investigate a patent complaint that seeks to block the importation of a wide array of LEDs, lasers, and consumer electronics products into the USA.
• Israel rejects U.S. anti-rocket laser system
  March 25, 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel--According to a breaking news story on WorldTribune.com, Israel has concluded that a U.S. laser system would not serve as an interim defense solution for the frequent rocket and missile attacks it has sustained. The Defense Ministry concluded that Skyguard, a laser-based system developed by Northrop Grumman, could not guarantee defense against short-range missiles and rockets fired either from Lebanon or the Gaza Strip, officials said.
• University of Delaware receives $3.75 million DOE grant for solar research
  March 25, 2008, Newark, DE--The University of Delaware's (UD) Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC) will receive $3.75 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar America Initiative over the next three years to continue leading-edge research on photovoltaic-based solar cells.
• Sun Microsystems wins $44 million DARPA contract to develop on-chip optical networks
  March 24, 2008, Santa Clara, CA--The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Sun Microsystems $44.29 million funding for a five and a half-year research project focused on microchip interconnectivity via on-chip optical networks enabled by silicon photonics and proximity communication.
• State job grant to help Tessera expand wafer-level optics business
  March 24, 2008, Charlotte, NC--The North Carolina Economic Investment Committee is awarding a Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) to Tessera, a provider of miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry, that will enable the company to add 185 jobs and invest approximately $30 million in its Charlotte-based wafer-level optics facilities during the next five years.

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