Contents: February 2005 edition

Newport turns to Spectra to fill the gap in its plans

Newport's acquisition of Spectra-Physics in July 2004 created one of the largest firms in the photonics industry. Jacqueline Hewett caught up with the company's CEO Robert Deuster to find out how the merger is progressing.

Pocket scanner has curved surfaces wrapped up

Researchers in Japan have devised an image scanner from a sheet of organic electronics that can flex to scan curved objects. James Tyrrell finds out more.

Choosing a nonlinear crystal: quality is vital

If you want to frequency-double a laser or build an optical parametric oscillator, you'll need a nonlinear crystal. Marc-André Herrmann guides you through the most popular materials on the market. News This Month
Business
Editorial
Analysis
Technology Applications
R&D
Patents
Search Engine/Free Literature
Recruitment
Calendar/Advertisers' Index

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