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Workshop Reviews Photonic Sources And Detectors The Scottish Optoelectronics Association, Photonics and Plastic Electronics (PPE) KTN and Optocem have announced that they will host a Photonic Sources and Detectors workshop. The event will be of interest to companies and researchers in the field and everyone will be given an opportunity to contribute. Speakers at the event will summarise recent advances in the field. The event will build on the UV, IR and THz Solid State Sources and Detectors workshop held in January 2009. Output from the 2009 event included a document created by delegates that details key applications, features, technology drivers and barriers for UV, IR and THz sources and detectors. This material will be reviewed and discussed. The Photonic Sources and Detectors workshop will take place on 3 March 2010 in the Still Room, IET Teacher Building, 14 St Enoch Square, Glasgow.

GAO Tek Unveils High-Stability Light Sources GAO Tek has introduced the GAO3100 series of light sources, with highly stable output power and wavelengths. This series is ideal for simulating various conditions in the manufacture, testing and maintenance of passive optical components. These light sources conduct high-efficiency testing by using high-accuracy automatic power control (APC) and automatic temperature control (ATC) techniques. They can deliver one to three wavelengths specified by the user, and optical laser types are also available. They provide adjustable optical output power and two communication ports: RS485 and RS232.