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Rofin-Sinar UK Rebrands as Luxinar
KINGSTON UPON HULL, England, July 11, 2019 — Industrial laser company Rofin-Sinar UK has rebranded as Luxinar Ltd., effective June 25, marking a new chapter in the company’s 20-year history.
TOPTICA Photonics Opens Facilities in China
SHANGHAI, July 10, 2019 — Laser developer and producer TOPTICA has expanded into China with a head office in Shanghai and a branch in Beijing to provide sales, service, and application support for its full range of technologies. TOPTICA Photonics China was established to...
International Laser Community Honors Poprawe for Life's Work
AACHEN, Germany, June 27, 2019 — Nearly 300 laser experts and colleagues gathered to honor retiring professor Reinhart Poprawe for his life’s work during a symposium in Germany on June 23, where he was recognized for shaping technological progress in photonics and bolstering...
New Imaging Technique Targets Cholesterol in Arterial Plaque
BELLINGHAM, Wash., and CARDIFF, Wales — Researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T) have developed a cholesterol-detection imaging technique using laser photoacoustics and continuous wave lasers to allow for more timely treatment of atherosclerosis.
On the Shoulders of Giants
Jun 6, 2019 — For millennia, scholars in the old and new worlds have realized that their efforts depend largely on the works of those who came before. The “eureka!” moments experienced by scientists and other observers of nature do arise, but there...
A History of the Laser: 1960 - 2019
Jun 6, 2019 — In 2020, the laser turns 60. This is a timeline of some of the more notable scientific accomplishments related to light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser). An interactive version of the laser timeline is available, as well as...
Organic Laser Diode Suppresses Losses, Lowers Electricity Requirements
FUKUOKA, Japan, June 3, 2019 — Lasing by direct electrical stimulation of an organic film is possible, according to researchers at Kyushu University, who have demonstrated a laser diode based on organic semiconductors. Organic laser diodes produce a pure light, but they require...
New CTO Strengthens PicoQuant’s R&D Department
BERLIN, March 20, 2019 — As PicoQuant GmbH continues its steady growth, the company has broadened its management structures and installed a new chief of technology officer to strengthen its research and development department.
Laser Diodes in Sensor Detect Quality Differences in Olive Oils
MADRID, Dec. 26, 2018 — Researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the Scintillon Institute have designed a sensor that can detect counterfeit olive oil labeled as extra virgin or protected designation of origin. Laser diodes in the sensor detect...
TRUMPF Acquires Laser Diode Division of Philips
DITZINGEN, Germany, Dec. 18, 2018 — TRUMPF GmbH is acquiring 100 percent of Photonics GmbH from Philips, headquartered in Ulm, Germany. TRUMPF says this opens up a new market segment for the company in addition to its existing business in high-power diode lasers and expands its...
Large Laser Crystal Could Serve as Active Medium for Lidar
KAZAN, Russia, June 29, 2018 — A colquirite crystal grown over a three-year period by a team of Kazan University physicists could be used with lidar to detect polluting compounds in the Siberian atmosphere and measure their concentration more precisely. Tests showed that the...
Frequency-Stable Laser Enhances Optical Satellite Navigation
BERLIN, June 19, 2018 — Scientists report that an active optical frequency reference based on molecular iodine was successfully tested for the first time in space. Results of the JOKARUS experiment (German acronym for iodine comb resonator under weightlessness) could be a...
YouTube Phenom Builds Lasers From Spare Parts
Feb 28, 2018 — Drake Anthony calls himself a professional mad scientist on YouTube. That’s because … well … he sort of is. Anthony has built his own lasers since he was 12, when he first took apart a green laser pointer, modified it and made it...
Hybrid Perovskite Material Could Be Key to Making Organic Diode Lasers
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Dec. 5, 2017 — Researchers are closer to creating a tunable semiconductor diode laser from hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites. Using a material composed of an inorganic perovskite sublattice with relatively big organic molecules confined in the middle, a Penn...
Underwater Video Achieves Quality by Improving Bandwidth
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 20, 2017 — Underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) systems could be a flexible and cost-effective technology for streaming high-quality underwater video images. Existing technologies like acoustic communications and low-frequency radio waves are...
Clemson Researchers Seek Improved Beam Quality for High-Power Industrial Diode Lasers
ANDERSON, S.C., July 31, 2017 — The military already has a few lasers in their arsenal they’ve been testing to shoot down drones and incoming missiles. Now, the Department of Defense has employed the help of two Clemson University researchers to help build and design a...
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Semiconductor Lasers Power Up
May 25, 2017 — Improvements to semiconductor lasers promise big changes, from increases in power to expanded wavelengths. Other innovations could mean faster data rates for a bandwidth-hungry world. And then there are self-driving cars. Equipped with lidar,...
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SemiNex Expands Headquarters
PEABODY, Mass., March 31, 2017 — High-power IR diode laser manufacturer Seminex Corp. has doubled its manufacturing capacity, expanded office space and implemented a dedicated cleanroom. To keep up with growing demand, Seminex combined multiple locations into to one larger...
50 Years of Photonics in Defense
Mar 3, 2017 — The Airborne Laser and Advances in Airborne Optics (2006-Present) In the early 2000s, Boeing and other contractors developed the Airborne Laser (ABL), consisting of lasers aboard a plane that would effectively target and destroy ballistic missiles...
Biolase Epic Pro Dental Laser Receives FDA Approval
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2017 — Dental laser manufacturer Biolase Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of its Epic Pro laser systems, offering higher laser power than most diode lasers in dentistry. The Epic Pro is the first commercially available laser...
Tunneling Could Be Key to Modulating Bandwidth of Transistor Laser
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Dec. 30, 2016 — Two recent studies could impact the fundamental modulation bandwidth of the transistor laser and increase its capacity for data transfer in optical and 5G wireless communications. Electrical engineers Nick Holonyak, Jr. and Milton Feng at the...
Laser Treatments Shown Effective in Killing Bacteria That Cause Dental Disease
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2016 — The results of computer simulations depicting various laser wavelengths aimed at virtual bacterial colonies buried in gum tissue suggest that use of lasers in oral debridement is effective in killing disease-causing bacteria and promoting dental...
PowerPhotonic Partners with Precitec
DALGETY BAY, Scotland, Dec. 7, 2016 — Micro-optics developer PowerPhotonic Ltd. has announced an exclusive partnership with Precitec GmbH & Co. KG to supply beam shaping optics for high-power industrial laser cutting applications. Novel optics have been co-developed with Precitec to...
Patterson named CEO of Quantel USA
BOZEMAN, Mont., Nov. 9, 2016 — Dr. Steve Patterson has been named CEO of Quantel USA, a Quantel Laser subsidiary. Patterson comes to Quantel after leading DILAS Diode Laser’s U.S. office through rapid growth and market expansion. A nine year Army veteran, Patterson holds a...
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Medical Lasers Cut and Heal
Oct 26, 2016 — For medical lasers, the future may include both addition and subtraction. That’s because, in medicine, lasers have traditionally been used for ablation, cutting and other processes that remove tissue. Now researchers and companies are looking into...
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