2007 Innovation Award Winners

The Innovation Awards Program allows CLEO exhibitors the chance to showcase their latest products and services entering the marketplace. The exhibiting company that submits the winning presentation has the the opportunity to reach the top industry decision makers in attendance at the premier laser conference. The award also offers this exhibitor with a unique promotional opportunity with PhAST's partnership with Laser Focus World.

The PhAST co-sponsors, APS, IEEE/LEOS and OSA, and Laser Focus World congratulate Thorlabs, Inc., on becoming the recipient of the 2007 PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Award.

WINNER

Thorlabs, Inc.
BOOTH 1711

Adaptive Scanning Optical Microscope (ASOM)
For integrating adaptive optical technology with microscopic imaging to provide
micrometer resolution across a large and dynamically configurable field of view.

Be sure to attend the Award Presentation at the Plenary Session on Monday, May 7, 6:30 p.m. in Ballroom III – IV of the Baltimore Convention Center.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Biophotonic Solutions, Inc. BOOTH 1138 Unlocking the Power of Femtosecond Lasers Using MIIPS For developing a pulse shaper that can automatically measure and compensate phase distortions that broaden femtosecond laser pulses.	FASTLITE BOOTH 1642 The PHAZZLER: A Unique Dual Mode Ultrafast Pulse Shaping and Ultrafast Pulse Measurement System For developing a commercial ultrafast pulse shaping and measurement system that enables the collection and comparison of measurement results using a single instrument. .
Discovery Semiconductors, Inc. BOOTH 1739 Kitty Hawk Ultra-Fast Coherent Optical Receiver For creating the first commercial coherent optical receiver system.	PolarOnyx, Inc. BOOTH 1538 The World’s First 10 W Femtosecond Fiber Laser Product For the development of a high-power, ultrashort pulse fiber laser.

Congratulations to all the winners! For more information on this program or any of the entries, contact custserv@osa.org.

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