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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
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A quarterly newsletter focused on the latest advancements in and applications for industrial lasers - from materials processing to metrology. Manage your Photonics Media membership at Photonics.com/subscribe.
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Trends in Industrial Laser Solutions
The demands on lasers grow as the need for precision in manufacturing and other applications increases. In general, lasers enable processes that cannot be performed economically in any other way — such as drilling holes, selectively removing material, or texturing a surface. Lasers also allow novel methods of imaging.
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Low-Powered VCSELs Find a Wide Variety of Uses
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, or VCSELs, have found use in 3D sensing, lidar, automated driving and manufacturing, high-speed data communication, laser printers, optical mice, and smartphones. A market report from BCC Research estimates that VCSELs will be a $3.6 billion business by 2020.
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Kentek’s Hi Vis Curtain Door
Kentek Corporation
A laser laboratory poses multiple safety hazards that can be harmful to individuals and equipment. Engineering and other control measures must be incorporated into the operation of lasers to maintain a safe environment. Laser safety barriers, either movable or free-standing, are often found surrounding the laser work environment and typically create low light conditions that make it difficult to locate egress points.
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Industrial Laser Safety at a Glance
Photonics Media
A straightforward guide, offering clear, real world explanations of laser safety elements and the necessary background materials for the industrial laser environment. It raises awareness of the dangers of laser exposure, the proper tools needed to protect oneself from the potential hazards of industrial lasers, and the steps that must be taken to ensure a safe environment for all workers.
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For Scientific Ultrashort-Pulse Lasers, the Sky Is Not the Limit
Upgrades in terms of footprint, efficiency, and reliability over the last three decades have allowed ultrashort-pulse lasers, also known informally as ultrafast lasers, to move out of research labs and become commonplace in industrial, biomedical, and physical applications.
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Fiber Optics for High-Power Applications
Specialty fiber components are an increasingly important part of generating and transmitting high-power laser beams for applications ranging from materials processing to laser surgery to lidar. These applications require precision — with minimal surrounding damage — and accuracy, both of which can be achieved with a high-quality (diffraction-limited) laser beam.
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Researchers Demonstrate Fractal Light from Lasers
Scientists have demonstrated that fractal light can be created from a laser, verifying a prediction made two decades ago. The researchers provide experimental evidence for fractal light from simple lasers and add a new prediction, namely that the fractal light should exist in 3D and not just 2D, as previously thought.
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Optical Metrology Solutions for the Semiconductor and Microelectronic Industries
Tue, Apr 2, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
This webinar will discuss specific analysis for quality control in PCB applications. It will also cover critical dimensional measurement, roughness, and defect identification. You will learn how Sensofar's proprietary software quickly identifies profiles, roughness parameters, and defects for surface texture, height, and traces. The focus will be on imaging wafers, pads, step heights, bonds, and probe cards. This webinar is presented by Sensofar Metrology.
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