OptiFab Submissions open | Abstracts due 1 April Conference in Rochester, NY:  14 – 17 October 2013 SPIE Optifab conference is a unique technical focus on classical and advanced optical manufacturing technologies, this meeting offers attendees an opportunity to interact with worldwide experts in the field of optical fabrication. Organized jointly by SPIE and APOMA,...Continue Reading

Register Today – Injection Molded Polymer Optics – Free OSA Webinar OSA, in partnership with G-S Plastic Optics, brings you a free, interactive webinar: Injection Molded Polymer Optics: An Engineer’s Guide for Successful Programs. Free Webinar 6 March 2013 – 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET Register Now: www.osa.org/webinars This webinar discusses the topics of...Continue Reading

Register now for the Clarkson/Alfred University joint technical conference being held at The Doubletree by Hilton Rochester, 1111 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623 on March 11 & 12, 2013. This conference will cover the broad range of research activities from both Universities and Industry. We believe this symposium will be both enlightening and stimulating, and...Continue Reading

20 Years of Growth and Development Optimax started operations in a barn in Webster, New York with a single mission– to grind and polish optical components. Today, the company stays true to its roots while expanding and taking on challenging projects to meet emerging market needs. In 2012, Optimax added 50+ new employees to their...Continue Reading

Today, at Photonics West: Going Pro – Marketing Essentials for Sustainable Business (WS1093) Date: 6 February 2013 Time: 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM Location: San Francisco Course Level: Intermediate CEU: .35 Instructor: Michele Gleber, PLS Launch Solutions (United States) Members: $350.00 | Non-members: $405.00 Course Details This course is about long term business success. Going...Continue Reading

All of the banners are attention-grabbing and colorful. Only one group has over 70 companies at Photonics West, more than any of the others.  Something else distinguishes that group. Can you guess what it is? New York is a State, not a country! And yet we compete with countries to develop the optics, photonics, imaging...Continue Reading

Albuquerque, NM – February 1, 2013 ─ The IDEX Optics & Photonics (IOP) platform announced that CVI Melles Griot will be moving forward as two companies, CVI Laser Optics and Melles Griot, effective immediately. The two companies had been acquired separately and merged into a single marketing name, CVI Melles Griot for several years.  The...Continue Reading