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Bookham Leads Telecom Pump Module Market with Half-a-Million Units Shipped

20 billion field hours achieved since introduction of technology in 1995 San Jose, CA - February 15, 2008, Bookham, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKHM), has today announced the shipment of its 500,000th 980nm pump laser module to the telecoms industry. The milestone firmly establishes Bookham as one of the leaders in this market, with over 20 billion device hours accumulated in the field and industry leading FIT...

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Anti-Vibration Tools Are Show-Stoppers Introduced by Craftsman-® at the 2008 International Builders Show

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 14 -- International Builders Show -- Anti-vibration tools are sure to be the show-stoppers at Craftsman's 2008 International Builders Show booth. The Craftsman brand continues to develop innovations and technologies to advance products, using customer feedback and opinions as a guide. Here is a sneak peak of the new, powerful Craftsman tools and hardware that are currently...

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HOYA ConBio and The Hornbrook Group Announce Expanded Alliance

HOYA ConBio Lasers to be Exclusively Featured in Leading Dental Education Curriculum Through 2009 FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 12 - HOYA ConBio(TM), a global leader in dental and aesthetic lasers, today announced an extended alliance with The Hornbrook Group, an internationally recognized dental education company, in which VersaWave(TM) and DioDent(TM) Micro 980 lasers will be the exclusive hard-tissue...

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Tunable Laser System offers linewidth as low as 60 kHz.

Tunable Laser System offers linewidth as low as 60 kHz.

Featuring fiber-coupled pump source and 50 GHz mode-hop-free tuning range, Argos(TM) single-frequency, continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator provides multi-Watt, tunable output in near- to mid-infrared wavelengths. Continuous tuning is available from 1.4-2 microns and 2.3-3.9 microns using 3 interchangeable, pre-aligned, wavelength converter modules. Operating at room temperature,...

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Fiber Laser Cutting System handles large scale jobs.

Fiber Laser Cutting System handles large scale jobs.

Based on 2,000-5,000 W upgradeable Fiber Laser, Titan FLS 48 comes equipped with single pallet shuttle table, Class I safety enclosure, and direct drive motion control platform. It has small heat affected zone and requires no optical system alignment, laser service, or laser replacement parts. In addition to cutting intricate designs and highly reflective metals such as aluminum, system is...

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Reverse Engineering Drives Expansion of 3D Engineering Solutions

Reverse Engineering Drives Expansion of 3D Engineering Solutions

Addition of three field engineers and significant upgrades in software at 3D Engineering Solutions are the result of growing demand for the company's reverse engineering services, portable on-site laser-based scanning and 3D modeling. New field engineers and a Unigraphics software upgrade from NX5 to a Mach 3 bundle provides more capability at 3D Engineering's 15,000 square-foot metrology lab...

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Laser Energetics Receives a $550,000 Order for a Dental Laser System

MERCERVILLE, N.J., Jan. 29 - Laser Energetics, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LNGT) announced today that it has received an order for a fully developed, pre-production clinical laser system with an order value of $550,000. The laser system is based on Laser Energetics' proprietary and patent protected BrightStar(TM) Alexandrite laser. The order was placed by Hygenilase, Inc. Hygenilase is a newly-formed...

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Holographic System manipulates microscopic elements.

Comprised of Spatial Light Modulator, Collimated Fiber Laser, CCD camera, and Holographic Optical Trapping workstation with LabRyx software, HOTkit(TM) Holo-Tweezers System can be incorporated into virtually any research-grade microscope or imaging modality. Instead of being limited to stationary or single beam, holography allows user to create hundreds of traps to grab and move multiple cells...

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2008 World of Concrete Exhibit Features Three Different Sizes of Laser Screed-® Equipment Plus New Pervious Concrete Head

New Mini Screed(TM) joins CopperHead-® XD(TM) 3.0 and SXP-® Laser Screed in bringing laser-controlled accuracy to concrete placement and finishing. LAS VEGAS-The Somero Enterprises, Inc. booth (C5612) at this year's World of Concrete trade show is double in size from last year in order to showcase its full line of concrete placing and finishing equipment. In addition to launching the Mini...

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Laserline Selects Bookham Very High Brightness Bar for Industrial Direct Diode Systems

Zurich, Switzerland -January 22, 2008 - Bookham, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKHM), a leading manufacturer of optical components for industrial applications, today announced that Laserline has selected its Very High Brightness (VHB) bar to support their high brightness direct diode laser systems. Volker Krause, Managing Director and Cofounder of Laserline, a leading manufacturer of direct diode laser systems...

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