NUBURU Accelerates Expansion with Funding Round, COO Hire

Laser welding finds its place in fields such as electromobility (e-mobility), aerospace, ship and rail transport, construction, the energy sector, semiconductor, consumer electronics, medical device...

Laser technology company NUBURU entered into definitive agreements, primarily with existing investors, to receive a cash infusion of $7.9 million prior to deducting transaction and issuance costs...

Optica launched a campaign to highlight the achievements of the global photonics community. The “Optica Community” campaign presents a series of life stories celebrating the...

Collaborators on the EU-funded LAMpAS project have developed what they report to be the first laser system based on interference patterning combined with a polygon scanner system for high-throughput,...

The BL-1000-F high-power and high-brightness blue laser from Nuburu Inc. offers compatibility with high-speed 2D galvo scanning heads. The laser is designed for mass-market metal joining...

Luminus Devices’ green and blue lasers were made for a range of applications including entertainment lighting, laser projection display, leveling and measurement, and biometric monitoring. The...

The Illucent and Neoteric families from LANTANA LED are lighting fixtures meant for commercial, industrial, and medical settings. The Illucent line includes linear, chandelier, and troffer styles...

The 532-nm HyperRapid NXT from Coherent is a picosecond industrial green laser for the manufacturing of thin-film solar cells. Based on the already established HyperRapid NXT platform, the laser...

For any discussion of laser beam diagnostics, it is first necessary to define some terms that characterize beam properties. Broad definitions can include measurements of laser energy or power,...

The ubiquitous Nd:YAG laser has played many roles over the years. For the military, it has provided rangefinding and target designation capabilities. When used with nonlinear optics or as a pump...

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...

Excimers are pulsed gas lasers that deliver high output power and pulse energies in the ultraviolet and deep-ultraviolet wavelengths. This enables them to power applications that cannot be supported...

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...

OEM dpss laser from lumispot tech, in this file, we mentioned the datasheet of the cw and qcw diode pumped solid state lasers, including its features, working principle and applications.

The market for the tunable light source is ever expanding due to its uses in countless fields, such as the inspection industry, machine visioning, and a wide range of optical experiments....

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,...

Since the blue laser's introduction in 2017, advancing capabilities have continued to expand its range. Blue laser materials processing is bringing new efficiencies to battery, consumer electronics,...

The automotive industry is facing tremendous change, including the advent of the electric car. To address the growing need to weld the copper required for electric vehicles, new high-power green and...

Photonics Media will host its second annual Photonics Spectra Conference Jan. 10-13. The virtual event will comprise four technology tracks — Lasers, Optics, Sensors and Detectors, and Imaging...

Laser welding has developed into one of the most used joining techniques in sheet metals for applications such as car bodies, medical devices, sensors, batteries, and more. To create successful welds...

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...

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...

Ultrasonic refers to sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing, typically above 20,000 hertz (Hz). These waves are termed ultrasonic because they are beyond...

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...

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...

Luminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...

Technology Transfer Programs are often a concerted effort to share skills, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing, and facilities among governments or...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we give you an in-depth look at the recent Luminate Lightning Awards. New York’s Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul was there and tells us why Luminate is important...

A diode-pumped solid-state laser is a type of laser system that uses semiconductor diode lasers to pump energy into a solid gain medium, resulting in the generation of coherent light. This technology...

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

The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have guided LaCroix Precision Optics to become the premier precision optics...

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...