NKT Photonics succeeds in patent case against Fianium
BIRKEROED, Denmark, 6th of May, 2010 – NKT Photonics - with its brand Crystal Fibre - is pleased to have successfully ended its legal dispute with Fianium in the UK (English Patent Infringement Claim No.: HC 09 C 00159).
On 29th of April 2010, Fianium was ordered by the English Patents Court not to infringe the Crystal Fibre patents EP 1 340 725 and EP 1 153 324 in any way howsoever. These patents relate to pressure control for producing photonic crystal fibers, also known as microstructured fibers, and to post-processing of such fibers, respectively. Further, Fianium was ordered to pay for past infringements of the patents, and also to pay the legal costs of both parties from February 2009 (the date it was sued) until one year later, February 2010, when an acceptable settlement offer from Fianium was finally made.
“We are very pleased with the outcome and we remain fully committed to protecting our intellectual property portfolio.” says Jakob Skov CEO of NKT Photonics A/S. “In our view, photonic crystal fibers represent a key platform for photonics applications, such as supercontinnum systems and high power lasers. In recent years we have seen a rapid growth in the PCF based fiber & component sale demonstrating commercial success for our OEM customers.”
Nasa develops lidar using Koheras Basik seed laser from NKT Photonics
Engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center has developed a high spectral resolution lidar for atmospheric studies using a Koheras Basik module as the seed laser.
NKT Photonics A/S expands global distribution partners
Birkerød, Denmark (February 11th 2010), NKT Photonics A/S – the industrial manufacturer of supercontinuum sources and fiber lasers – proudly announces the expansion of its global distribution partner’s network with these companies:
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UK – Photonic Solutions Plc.
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Italy – Crisel Instruments Srl.
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BeNeLux – Applied Laser Technology
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Japan – Opto Science Inc.
New DC-285/100-PM-Yb-ROD rod type fiber
NKT Photonics releases a CRYSTAL FIBRE rod for MW peak power fiber amplifiers. The DC-285/100-PM-Yb-ROD fiber is polarization maintaining and features a 6 micron mode field diameter Ytterbium core offering an effective mode field area of over 4500 µm2. The 285 micron pump core diameter accepts pump light at numerical aperture values up to 0.55 for pumping at 915 or 976 nm. Pump absorption is 30 dB/m for 976 nm pumping. Download the DC-285/100-PM-Yb-ROD datasheet
New DC-150/30-PM-Yb amplifier fiber
NKT Photonics A/S has introduced a new version of its CRYSTAL FIBRE series double clad fiber. The DC-150-30-PM-Yb fiber is made with CRYSTAL FIBRE patented airclad technology and features low photodarkening. The polarization maintaining Ytterbium fiber is typically used in fiber amplifier configurations for pulsed laser amplification. Download the DC-150/30-PM-Yb datasheet
New video section
We have a new video section on our site, where you can watch different presentations and demonstrations of our products. More to come.
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