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Precision Optics Corporation Announces Appointment of Dr. James D. Rancourtas Senior Vice President of Optical Thin Film Technology
GARDNER, Mass., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: POCI) announced today the appointment of Dr. James D. Rancourt as Senior Vice President, Optical Thin Film Technology.
Dr. Rancourt was affiliated with Optical Coating Labs, Inc. (OCLI) for many years, where his management and technical responsibilities included optical thin film design, development, manufacturing, process automation and project management. From 1995 through 1997 Dr. Rancourt was Chief Scientist at OCLI. For the past two years he directed new thin film coated product development at Guardian Industries Corporation, a large international manufacturer of commercial flat glass.
Dr. Rancourt is a recognized expert in all facets of optical thin film filter design, development and manufacturing, and the holder of numerous optical thin film patents. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America, has published an internationally recognized reference work in optical thin films ("Optical Thin Film Users Handbook"), and numerous technical papers, as well as serving as topical editor for thin films for the international journal "Applied Optics."
His in-depth expertise in the understanding, design and development of narrow bandpass filters is directly applicable to Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical filters used by the fiber optics telecommunications industry.
Precision Optics Corporation provides high quality optical thin film coatings used in a variety of applications including optical filters for DWDM use in optical communications. In addition, Precision Optics Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets specialized optical systems and components, including advanced endoscopes and other medical optics.
SOURCE Precision Optics Corporation, Inc.
CO: Precision Optics Corporation, Inc.
ST: Massachusetts, Minnesota
IN: MTC TLS
SU: PER
01/19/2000 12:15 EST prnewswire.com |
