BluGlass demonstrates leading-edge precision in visible GaN lasers at ICNS-15

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Semiconductor developer BluGlass has unveiled performance enhancements to its gallium nitride lasers, demonstrating leading-edge precision at the International Congress on Nitride Semiconductors in Malmö, Sweden. The advances unlock key functionality for next-generation applications including quantum computing, secure communication and wearable medical devices. BluGlass published its results in an invited presentation on GaN Distributed Feedback lasers…

BluGlass appoints laser industry luminaries to new Industry Advisory Board

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Semiconductor company BluGlass has appointed an Industry Advisory Board, led by University of California, Santa Barbara Professor Steven DenBaars and laser semiconductor executive Dr Richard Craig, as the company seeks to progress its gallium nitride (GaN) laser products commercially. Following an announcement last week of a world record result for power produced by a single-mode…

BluGlass awarded repeat order from University of Central Florida

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ASX-listed semiconductor developer and maker BluGlass has announced an order worth $120,000 for “semi-custom Gallium Nitride (GaN) laser diode bar products” from the University of Central Florida’s College of Optics and Photonics, a repeat customer. According to a statement on Thursday from the company, which operates across Australia and the United States, the order follows…

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ARE receives $5m grant for rare earths development Australian Rare Earths has received a $5 million grant from the federal government’s International Partnerships in Critical Minerals Program. The funding will support additional metallurgical test work, completion of a pre-feasibility study and building/operating a demonstration plant at the company’s Koppamurra project, a frontier ionic clay rare…

BluGlass to provide chips for blue ocean LiDAR project

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Semiconductor developer and maker BluGlass has announced a project with Macquarie University and defence contractor Aurizn aimed at commercialising a method of laser-based sensing for underwater environments.  In a statement to the ASX on Wednesday, BluGlass said the LIDAR sensing method would be used to measure subsurface water temperature and depth, with the project part-funded…

BluGlass makes $1.9 million through sale of specialist IP to European company

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Semiconductor developer BluGlass has announced a US$1.28 million (approximately $1.93 million) payment from an unnamed European wafer developer for intellectual property rights relating to gallium nitride (GaN) growth techniques on wafers.  According to a statement from BluGlass on Thursday, it developed the specialised IP for the European client under a paid contract development program, which…

BluGlass teams up with Applied Energetics 

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ASX-listed compound semiconductor developer BluGlass has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with US defence and dual-use photonics company, Applied Energetics, with the two companies to work together on military and commercial applications.  In a statement on Friday, BluGlass said the work would leverage its high-performance gallium nitride (GaN) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers “in Applied…