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08 Mar 13
Inrad Optics cuts workforce by 9%

Layoffs and cuts to working hours in Northvale and Sarasota expected save company more than $650,000 annually.

08 Mar 13
Trumpf opens new solid-state laser development center

€13.5 million investment in Schramberg-Sulen site brings development activity under a single roof.

06 Mar 13
Row erupts between Suntech execs

Zhengrong Shi, founder of the PV giant facing huge bond repayment deadline, blasts move to oust him as “unlawful”.

28 Feb 13
Universal Display rides higher on hopes of OLED TV ramp

Organic LED materials specialist reports 'best ever' financial year, and is excited by investments at LG and Samsung.

27 Feb 13
Winners and losers emerge in Europe's optical fiber race

Russia sees a dramatic 42% increase in FTTH subscriptions, Europe reports “steady” 15% growth, where Lithuania and Sweden lead the way.

27 Feb 13
Analysts acknowledge global PV power slowdown

Solar PV capacity passes 100GW as demand slows to 30GW. But its future is positive, say two new market reports.

25 Feb 13
Amonix and Solar Junction combine CPV expertise

The two US companies, who lead the field in CPV module and cell efficiencies, say results of their collaboration will be revealed “soon”.

25 Feb 13
Edinburgh Instruments sold to Hong Kong-based Techcomp

Analytical instrumentation group buys majority shareholding in the UK-based maker of lasers, spectrometers and sensors.

21 Feb 13
Slack LED market weighs on sapphire maker Rubicon

Provider of large-diameter sapphire wafers expects revenues to drop by more than half in first quarter of 2013.

21 Feb 13
“Right-sized” Newport hopeful of second-half recovery

Californian firm re-organizes business around lasers, optics and photonics; writes down Ophir acquisition loss.

15 Feb 13
IPG slips on latest results

Sales of fiber lasers grew sharply once again, but hard-to-please analysts had been expecting more.

14 Feb 13
Asia investment keeps Carl Zeiss Meditec on track

Revenues were up 4% in first quarter, despite weak US demand and a slump in sales of ophthalmic systems as the firm introduced a new OCT model.

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