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Light and Optical Atomic Coherence Entanglement Reported
A state-insensitive optical trap could prove promising for the development of quantum networking, researchers in Georgia have found. MORE >>
Microphone Listens with Light
Listening to a conference call can leave you on the edge of your seat craning to hear what the person on the other end of the call is trying to say. But, a new sensor developed in Norway could change all that, giving microphones hyper-acute hearing and a sense of direction. MORE >>

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BAE Delivers Laser Jammers, Receives $68M Contract
BAE Systems has completed initial deliveries of its Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) laser jammer systems ahead of schedule and has received a $68 million contract to pr...
Laser Quantum Moves to New HQ
Laser Quantum has moved its Stockport headquarters to a new building not far from its old facilities, the diode-pumped solid-state and ultrafast laser technology provider anno...
UAB Altechna Acquires Optida
UAB Altechna, a manufacturer and distributor of laser optics, optoelectronics and laser components, has purchased a major share of Vilnius-based optical coating company Optida...
3-D Maps of Blood Vessels in Brain Reveal Surprises
Blood vessels within a sensory area of a mouse’s brain loop and connect in unexpected ways, a new 3-D map has revealed. The findings could help scientists better explore what ...
Space Photonics Nabs SBIR Contract
Space Photonics Inc. has partnered with Schott North America Inc. and Harris Corp. to further develop its LaserFire laser communications technology under a Phase II Small Busi...
Noble Industries Increases Laser-Cutting Capacity
Metal fabrication company Noble Industries Inc. has added a two-laser Mazak flexible manufacturing system (FMS) to its line of laser-cutting products. The FMS automatical...
Lasers Proposed to Expand Photon Thrust
Adapting high-power thin-disk laser technology could significantly expand applications for photon thrust in spacecraft propulsion, enabling improved maneuverability and extend...
Jenoptik Receives €5.5M Order from Rheinmetall
The Jenoptik Defense & Civil Systems division has received a €5.5 million order from Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf, Germany, to supply 62 thermal imaging target a...
Trumpf Expands Facilities in Switzerland
Trumpf Laser Marking Systems AG has opened a 35,500-sq-ft production facility in Switzerland to accommodate the 70 percent increase in orders for marking lasers over the previ...
Lockheed Updates Laser Range Finders for Apache Helicopters
Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has delivered the first phase of laser range finder upgrades for use on the US Army’s Apache helicopter.
LIA Introduces Laser U Online Training
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) has unveiled Laser U, an online training tool that provides laser professionals access to presentations from LIA conferences and workshops...
Laser-Driven Neutrons Could Thwart Nuclear Smugglers
A single short-pulse laser-driven neutron source could make searching for nuclear materials smuggled in shipping containers much easier, an international experiment has demons...
Laser Micro Industry Veteran Joins PowerPhotonic
Precision micro-optics manufacturer PowerPhotonic has appointed Jason Alexander head of its North America operations.
Alfano Awarded Laser Science Prize
Robert Alfano, distinguished professor of science and engineering at The City College of New York, has been awarded the 2013 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science by the A...
CLEO Presents Cutting-Edge Research on Optics, Lasers
Smartphone-based cancer detection, a telecom-based time cloak and UV-LEDs that slow food rot are just a few of the cutting-edge applications of optics and lasers that will be ...
PD-LD Adds 2 to Board
PD-LD Inc., a developer of Volume-Bragg Grating technology for photonic applications, has appointed Uri Abrams and Richard J. Capalbo to its board of directors, bringing the t...


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CO2 Laser Lenses
Laser Research Optics, a division of Meller Optics Inc., is offering CO2 lenses and turning mirrors for engraving and marking lasers that are optimized for 10.6 µm. ...
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Oria IR Ti:Sapphire-Pumped OPO
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Flare Pulsed Laser
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1060-nm DFB Seed Laser
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The Measurement of High Optical Densities (up to 8 Abs) in the Near-Infrared
The Measurement of High Optical Densities (up to 8 Abs) in the Near-Infrared
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Hollow Silica Waveguides for Mid-Infrared Power Transmission and Spectroscopy
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