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02 Sep 14
Wavelength division multiplexer market reaches record revenue

WDM Revenue in second quarter of 2014 rises to $2.6bn.

01 Sep 14
Fibercore acquires Swedish firm Fibertronix

Southampton firm is targeting oil and gas industry applications.

01 Sep 14
Gooch & Housego appoints new COO

Alex Warnock joins UK optical systems specialist, which is undergoing executive reshuffle.

29 Aug 14
Automotive boost for OmniVision profit

Imaging sensor company reports a strong uptick in revenues amid buy-out interest from Chinese investment firm.

27 Aug 14
Banknote security to get butterfly wings

Morpho-inspired Nanotech Security to buy Fortress Optical Features for C$17.5M following new equity offering.

26 Aug 14
Orders up, losses down at ProPhotonix

LED and laser diode module company reports 13% increase in sales in latest half-year results.

21 Aug 14
Content providers boost US optical hardware investment

Q2 spending also up by 56% in Asia, but EMEA down, says sector report by Infonetics.

21 Aug 14
Photonic sensor and detector sales to hit $15bn

BCC Research market analysis predicts CAGR of 16% over next five years.

20 Aug 14
Meadowlark Optics buys products division of Boulder Nonlinear Systems

Reorganisation of Colorado, US-based photonics firms will maximise business potential of both.

19 Aug 14
Losses widen at Inrad Optics

Sharp decline in sales offsets the cost-cutting measures taken by the US company last year.

13 Aug 14
Cree's annual sales jump 19%

But the solid-state lighting company's stock falls by 10% after a modest financial outlook.

13 Aug 14
Fiber laser sales up sharply at JDSU

Japanese machine tool partner Amada said to be enthusiastic about second-generation product.

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