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IDEX Corp. appointed Katrina Helmkamp nonexecutive chair of its board of directors, effective Oct. 1. Helmkamp has served as an independent director and member of the IDEX board since 2015 and as a...

On-chip laser diodes based on quantum dot (QD) and quantum well (QW) semiconductor materials are strong candidates for applications that rely on stable laser emissions with narrow linewidth. Examples...

A study conducted by researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and collaborators from Mexico, Scotland, and the University of Pretoria aims to explain the rules governing the complex...

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) reported advancements to the previously developed Cytophone device. In the current work, the researchers integrated a miniature...

The IQ1C195(380-210) from Power Technology is a continuous wave high-power 380-nm laser diode module for high-end analytical and scientific applications, such as bioanalysis, fluorescence, and Raman...

The Grande.9 (532-1) diode laser module from Power Technology Inc. is a high-power device at 532 nm for OEM applications. The device offers a stable semiconductor alternative to at nearly 1 W...

The high-temperature resistant module (HRM) from Power Technology is a part of its Extreme Environment Lasers portfolio. The platform features two performance levels, one offering functionality in...

ProPhotonix Ltd. has announced 375-nm UV industrial laser modules to address a wide range of OEM applications. Rugged and reliable, the lasers are available at power levels up to 30 mW and...

When purchasing an industrial laser system, the astute buyer will look for a Class 1 laser product — a system where the laser beam hazard is completely enclosed and there is no potential laser...

Materials processing with lasers is actually a broad term for a diverse range of applications. The major categories of these uses, and the lasers that service them, are summarized Table 1. At one...

While some design engineers know exactly what they need from their laser diode, others may choose a partner to navigate what can be a complex development process. Laser diode manufacturers know which...

Given the pace at which technology advances, there always seems to be a learning curve. With the abundance of consumer electronics available, there typically is no right or wrong way to use these...

A great "How-to" for cleaning optics. A must have for ALL.

The whitepaper describes how femtosecond pulses from a Menhir Photonics MENHIR-1030 seeder can easily be amplified using the modular neoYb amplifiers from neoLASE. The advantages of the presented...

Answering some common questions new users of optical design and analysis software have are “How accurate are the results?” or “Can I trust the results I get?” and discussing the importance of...

3m.i.k.r.o.n.™ is the technology platform for compact, efficient, fast and reliable lasers for a wide range of potential applications in the field of medical engineering and industry.

Power Technology will present new options for h-line lithography. Laser light sources have become a viable alternative to LED illuminated maskless lithography systems. Laser technology has several...

Large-scale interdisciplinary research efforts have worked to comprehensively catalog cellular architectures in health and disease. To aid in this effort, researchers have developed a scalable...

Photonics Media invites you to join us for our upcoming FREE digital conference, "Photonics for Ophthalmology." The event will feature several 15-minute online presentations on the use of light-based...

This webinar will discuss a new model for advanced microscopy, based on shareable, modular instruments. This model, called Flamingo, is designed to bridge the gap between biology and technology....

A GaAlAs laser is a type of semiconductor laser diode that emits light in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is composed of layers of gallium, aluminum, and arsenic, hence...

A laser diode module is a compact device that incorporates a laser diode, optics, and often other components into a single package. These modules are designed to provide a convenient and efficient...

A laser crystal, also known as an active medium or gain medium, is a solid-state material used in the construction of lasers. The primary function of the laser crystal is to amplify light by...

A fiber laser is a type of laser in which the active gain medium is an optical fiber doped with rare-earth ions such as erbium, ytterbium, or neodymium. Fiber lasers generate coherent light through...

Microelectronics technology innovation and, more notably, recent legislation have brought to the fore the need for a unified strategy to ensure sustained positive outcomes in today's semiconductor...

Extremely Compact Laser Module Packed with Functionality

-Prism Award winners -Synthetic Diamonds -Saphire coatings A special edition of Light Matters, filmed live at SPIE Photonics West 2013 with reports on Power Technology’s acquisition of Klastech of...

Members of the Capasso Group at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have successfully encoded multiple holographic images in a metasurface. The separate...

A diode laser is a type of laser that uses a semiconductor diode as the active medium to generate coherent light. Semiconductor diodes are electronic devices that conduct electricity primarily in one...

At Power Technology, Inc., we have been a driving force in the laser industry for over fifty years. Since 1969, we have been designing, developing, and manufacturing a comprehensive range of laser...

FOCtek provides customers with all types of custom manufactured lenses, Precision Optical Components, Polarizing Optics, Prisms, Filters, Coatings, Optical Systems, Crystals, Nonlinear Crystals,...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...

OHARA manufactures more than 130 environmentally safe optical glass types, free of both lead and arsenic. More than 300 tons of optical glass are melted per month, available in the following forms of...