Latimer, Dooley Join Fisba as Sales Directors

FREIBURG IM BREISGAU, Germany — Oliver Ambacher is stepping down as director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF. Since Jan. 1, Rüdiger Quay has been acting...

Lidar specialist Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH has reorganized its top management. The previous program director of ibeoNEXT, Christophe Minster, has been named COO, a new position, and Stefan Gros...

Tailwind Acquisition Corp. and NUBURU have completed their previously announced business combination, resulting in NUBURU becoming a publicly listed company. The combined company now operates under...

Blue laser specialist NUBURU appointed Brian Knaley CFO. Knaley has served as CEO at three public companies and has more than 25 years of experience. Most recently he served as CFO for CEA...

Version 2.5 of the VPIdeviceDesigner software from VPIphotonics GmbH provides Python-driven design framework for photonic devices. The easy-to-use photonic device design platform combines a set...

The EVG®7300 automated SmartNIL® nanoimprint and wafer-level optics system from the EV Group combines multiple UV-based process capabilities such as nanoimprint lithography, lens molding, and...

ADVA Optical Networking SE and II-VI Inc. have announced a 100ZR pluggable coherent transceiver for the optical network edge. The digital coherent optics transceiver is rated for both...

Version 11.3 of VPIphotonics GmbH’s Design Suite is an updated design software for photonic components and optical transmission systems. With professional, application-specific simulation...

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...

The term fluorescence is often applied as a synonym for photoluminescence, although luminescence actually covers fluorescence and phosphorescence. Both of these terms describe the process of...

Photonics Rules of Thumb Scientists and engineers tend to want to answer simple relational questions with a blackboard covered with equations, even when questioners just want a rough estimate to...

We offer custom prisms, polygons, windows, mirrors, and wedges from one source. FISBA not only has the complete production chain in-house, we can also develop entire systems built-to-spec or support...

We combine all resources for your successful micro imaging needs under one roof. We are specialists in ready-to-install, small and high-precision individual lenses and cemented elements. Our...

We started developing FACs more than 15 years ago. The result is highly automated in-house processes which allow for competitive prices – even with high volumes. Diode lasers are efficient, compact,...

This application note demonstrates the use of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy for the analysis of human serum albumin. An IR5 FTIR spectrometer was used, equipped with a heated ATR accessory, to help tackle...

In this webinar, Edmund Optics’ asphere experts will discuss the benefits of using aspheres in optical system design and the factors to take into account during the design process. You will...

This event is supported by the European initiatives presented and is moderated by EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium. The European Commission is helping companies access the...

An increasingly wide range of applications need to be able to function in harsh environments, not only on space missions but also here on Earth, in particle detectors, for example. It is important to...

LASER COMPONENTS brings together some of the brightest minds in the industry for a one-hour workshop. Doctoral students from MIT, Princeton University, and Stanford University share how they are...

The smallest linear diameter to which a laser or other beam of radiant energy is capable of being focused, depending on the quality of the focusing optics, aperture and focal length, beam irradiance...

The study of the effects of a magnetic field on specific properties of light, such as polarization.

A reflecting grating ruled on a concave spherical surface that not only disperses the light but focuses the spectrum. The great advantage of this grating lies in the fact that no separate collimating...

An optical system that superimposes a synthetic display providing navigational or weapon-aiming information on a pilot's or driver's field of view. The system includes a cathode-ray tube, collimating...

Welcome to the movies and inside the home of laser optics and coatings! Get an impression of our daily routine and enjoy our thin films film stars ...

FISBA AG is one of the leading suppliers in the optics industry. Its mass-produced optical components, systems, and microsystems are distributed worldwide, and alongside its headquarters in St....

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we give you an in-depth look at North America's largest optical fabrication exhibition and show – Optifab 2017. 188 companies filled the showroom floor of the...

From engineering to volume production all from one source Founded in 1957, FISBA is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high precision micro-optics and optical system solutions. We...

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

Ohara manufactures precision optical glasses: strip/slab, cut/molded blanks, pressings, high homogeneity blanks, fine gobs, polished ball lenses, near-UV transmitting i-Line glass, ceramic...

Optics that Defend, Build, Cure and Discover The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have placed LaCroix Precision Optics...