Excimer Laser

The illumination module platform from Coherent can be used for short- and mid-range lidar in automotive safety and robotic vision in industrial applications. Using eight 940-nm VCSEL modules, the...

The HyperRapid NXT 266 industrial-grade deep UV picosecond laser from Coherent offers precision manufacturing as small as 5 µm. The device can ablate holes, trenches, through cuts, and...

Galvo scan heads from Amada Weld Tech Inc. are designed for precision laser welding applications. The devices enable quick and efficient welding of multiple points, create welds in specific...

The Sapphire XC 1MZ 3D printer from Velo3D Inc. allows users to print parts with a height of 1 m, increasing the addressable use cases of end-to-end metal additive manufacturing. The system...

A team from Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (Fraunhofer IAF), with diamond sensing technology experts from RMIT University, demonstrated that magnetic-field-dependent emission...

Researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) built highly reflective mirrors that direct the beams from high-powered continuous-wave (CW) lasers...

Physicists at The City College of New York (CCNY) have developed a technique with the potential to enhance optical data storage capacity in diamonds. This is possible by multiplexing the storage in...

Amazon Web Services is partnering with synthetic diamonds manufacturer Element Six to explore ways to develop and improve synthetic diamonds for quantum networking. The collaboration aims to develop...

Given the pace at which technology advances, there always seems to be a learning curve. With the abundance of consumer electronics available, there typically is no right or wrong way to use these...

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...

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...

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.

Everything you need to know about soldering, mounting, thermal management, drive current, environment, and more, regarding extending the lifetime of your laser diodes.

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...

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,...

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...

Optical fibers made of fused silica have many applications, including communications, manufacturing, medical care and diagnostics, and research. These applications are as varied as the requirements...

Marco Mendes of IPG Photonics discusses recent laser processing advancements enabled by a new generation of ultrashort-pulsewidth (USP) fiber lasers, and how new fiber-based technologies enable...

Lasers are a beneficial tool for joining sheet, film, or molded thermoplastics, and textiles including thermoplastic composites. Laser processing allows for precise yet rapid delivery of a controlled...

Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the fabrication of optical components and systems. These materials are characterized by...

Laser texturing is a manufacturing process that involves using a laser beam to selectively modify the surface of a material, creating textures, patterns, or microstructures. This technique is...

Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a manufacturing process that involves creating three-dimensional objects by adding material layer by layer. This is in contrast to...

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...

Laser World of Photonics — sponsored by Messe München International — provides a spotlight for promising newcomers, industry veterans and innovative companies. And with tens of thousands of people...

The "superlaser" technology used by the Death Star space station may be closer to reality than you think, according to researchers in Australia who have proven that multiplying laser beams with a...

-Prism Award winners -Synthetic Diamonds -Saphire coatings A special edition of Light Matters, filmed live at SPIE Photonics West 2013 with reports on Power Technology’s acquisition of Klastech of...

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...

A dilatometer is an instrument used to measure expansion of solids, liquids and gases.

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...

Reynard Corporation has been a premier supplier of custom optics and thin-film coatings to a global customer base since 1984. Reynard focuses on manufacturing the highest quality products with...

Lumispot Tech, a leading scientific and technical enterprise, specializes in advanced rangefinder module, laser diode, LiDAR laser source, DPSS laser, solid-state, and fiber lasers, as well as...

Lambda Research Optics, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of laser optics with high power thin-film coatings and high precision fabrications. Lambda serves a wide range of industries, such as Biotech,...