ECE News and Announcements

Jan 09, 2013
Arbor Photonics acquired by nLIGHT    Bookmark and Share
1843.jpgArbor Photonics, co-founded in 2007 by Prof. Almantas Galvanauskas, was recently acquired by nLIGHT, a semiconductor laser maker. Prof. Galvanauskas, who will be on their technical board, "pioneered the development of a proprietary technology it calls Chirally-Coupled Core (3C)." The technology "is said to enable state-of-the-art high-power fiber lasers with peak powers of up to 100 kW." [Optics.org article]   [More Info]
 
ECE in the News 
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ECE Student News and Awards 
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ECE Alumni News 
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ECE Course Announcements 
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