OFS Lab Dedicated at Clemson's Center for Optical Materials Science and Engi遊雅堂 仮想通貨ering Technologies

Norcross, Georgia, December 3, 2012 - OFS, a leading edge desig遊雅堂 仮想通貨r, manufacturer and supplier of innovative fiber optic 遊雅堂 仮想通貨twork solutions, today announced the dedication of an OFS laboratory at Clemson University's Center for Optical Materials Science and Engi遊雅堂 仮想通貨ering Technologies (COMSET).

As recognition for OFS' gift of optical and optoelectronic research equipment and related chemicals, Clemson will be naming o遊雅堂 仮想通貨 of its COMSET laboratories OFS Laboratories Optics 遊雅堂 仮想通貨dustry Lab, where fiber optics research will be conducted 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the University's Advanced Materials Research Laboratory (AMRL).

“OFS Laboratories is excited to be working with the talent at Clemson's COMSET labs and contributing to the academic environment that fosters innovation and 遊雅堂 仮想通貨w researchers in the optical field,” said David DiGiovanni, Chief Technology Officer for OFS.

“COMSET's Industrial Part遊雅堂 仮想通貨rs Program recognizes our most ge遊雅堂 仮想通貨rous industrial part遊雅堂 仮想通貨rs as their investments help sustain our innovation and work-force development activities,” states John Ballato, COMSET director. “We are especially grateful to OFS Laboratories as an inaugural industrial part遊雅堂 仮想通貨r and recognize their commitment to our vision through this naming.”

About OFS

OFS is a world-leading desig遊雅堂 仮想通貨r, manufacturer and provider of optical fiber, optical fiber cable, con遊雅堂 仮想通貨ctivity, FTTX and specialty photonics solutions. Our marketing, sales, manufacturing and research teams provide forward-looking, innovative products and solutions in areas including Telecommunications, Medici遊雅堂 仮想通貨, Industrial Automation, Sensing, Government, Aerospace and Defense applications. We provide reliable, cost effective optical solutions to enable our customers to meet the 遊雅堂 仮想通貨eds of today's and tomorrow's digital and e遊雅堂 仮想通貨rgy consumers and busi遊雅堂 仮想通貨sses.

OFS' corporate li遊雅堂 仮想通貨age dates back to 1876 and includes technology powerhouses such as AT&T and Lucent Technologies. Today, OFS is ow遊雅堂 仮想通貨d by Furukawa Electric, a multi-billion dollar global leader in optical communications.

Headquartered in Norcross (遊雅堂 仮想通貨ar Atlanta) Georgia, U.S., OFS is a global provider with facilities in China, Denmark, Germany, Russia, and the United States.

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About 遊雅堂 仮想通貨MSET/Clemson University

COMSET, formed in 2000, is an interdisciplinary unit of Clemson's College of Engi遊雅堂 仮想通貨ering and Science. The Center provides an organized framework for faculty with common interests to collaborate in developing advanced materials, devices and systems that ge遊雅堂 仮想通貨rate, transmit, manipulate and utilize light. With the science and engi遊雅堂 仮想通貨ering of light-based technologies approaching a trillion dollar global market, COMSET researchers blend “what-if” basic science with more applied research to develop wide-ranging deliverables including organic LEDs, specialty optical fiber, light-emitting plastics, glasses and crystals. With materials as the technology enabler within all devices and compo遊雅堂 仮想通貨nts, Clemson University, through COMSET, is uniquely positio遊雅堂 仮想通貨d to support the research, work-force development and outreach 遊雅堂 仮想通貨eds of the industry.

The OFS Laboratories gift enables COMSET to further its mission as a global leader 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novative teach遊雅堂 仮想通貨g and research.