Optics in Singapore SPIE Chapter News Photonics Association News 4th Wafer fab park in Singapore LCD fabrication facility NTU invents a new device to monitor oral bacteria "Design for Manufacturibility." Eric Vancoille GINTIC

Articles/talks of interest Seeking a Cellular Oxygen Sensor Assays by the Score Sub-wavelength Surface-Relief Gratings Sonoluminescence: nature's smallest blackbody Distributed pressure sensor with a mode-locked fiber-ring laser Cesium optical atomic clock Luminance spatial scalestereoscopic depth segmentation Digital Imaging Colorimeter Birds take flight at the sight of the red spot

Conferences and Events ISPA 2001 Nov. 26-29, 2001 Shangrila Hotel, Singapore ETOP 2001 Nov. 26-29, 2001 Shangrila Hotel, Singapore 4th Optics/Photonics Forum Marina Mandarin Hotel July 25th 2001 APOC 2001, Beijing Nov. 16-19, 2001

Products / BIZ News Blue Sky Research Ramps up for Volume Manufacturing of Optical Telecommunications Components in Singapore Subsidiary Job Market Strong or weak - conflicting signals Designer Labs: Does Aesthetics Make for Better Science? Cancer detection has a glowing future Micromirrors are key to optical measurement Data storage gets a touch of glass DuPont cuts deals in displays and LEDs Tiny particles shield sunlight