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The SPL S1L90H_3 surface-mount edge-emitting laser diode from ams OSRAM is a space-saving device featuring a narrow 110-µm aperture. Easing optical integration in long-distance lidar...

Embed M3-F Focus Modules in next-generation sequencing instruments. Achieve precise laser spot size and imaging volume to optimize excitation and detection in lanes, channels, and nanowells. Modules...

quattroXX multi-spot beam shaping optics for high-power lasers have been announced by AdlOptica GmbH. Developed for material processing based on multi-kW lasers, the optics provide lossless...

Multi-element all-fused silica designs in our FC5 and FC10 series have diffraction limited performance with low wavefront error. Popular UV region covers 240 to 420 nm, NIR from 1000 to 1700 nm, and...

Automotive electrification is just one of the major trends redefining the requirements for high-volume materials processing in precision manufac­turing. From the need to align and connect battery...

Cutting Edge Optronics (CEO), a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, appointed Scott Mize general manager. Mize previously held roles at CEO such as COO, director of engineering, and engineering programs...

As part of the European Union (EU) funded PHOQUSING project, quantum technology startup company QuiX Quantum has created what is reportedly the largest quantum photonic processor to date, compatible...

Researchers at Cornell University demonstrated an optically pumped, aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN)-based multimode laser that emits deep-ultraviolet (DUV) light at low modal linewidths and at...

Photonics is the study of light and other types of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The impact of photonics on research, technology, navigation, culture, astronomy, forensics, and...

Neodymium-doped crystals and glasses such as Nd:YAG (neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet) have long been used as laser gain materials. Optically pumped, they produce an output wavelength close to 1...

A bench power supply should be thoroughly tested and characterized before it is used to power a laser. The quality of the controls and safety measures incorporated into a bench supply will need to be...

Carbon dots (C-dots) are nanoparticles composed of carbon with diameters below 10 nm. They were accidentally discovered in 2004 by Xu, et al1 when researching methods to purify carbon nanotubes....

The capacity to simultaneously identify and localize multiple molecules or molecular assemblies in complex, heterogenous specimens has long been a primary attribute driving applications of...

Small, precise motion modules enhance NGS system design and performance. Following the Human Genome Project, companies are racing to develop Next-Gen Sequencing (NGS) instruments for DNA sequencing....

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As demand for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) expands in and beyond datacom applications, so grows demand for pluggable and co-packaged PIC solutions offering higher levels of laser integration...

Active optical technologies such as lidar have been scientifically evaluated in a broad range of fields. Nikolaus Schmitt provides a short overview of key application fields and lidar technologies...

The range of applications in the NIR spectrum is expanding. Many of these are laser-based. Finding the most suitable fused silica for a particular application can be challenging. In this webinar,...

Fused silica is a key material in a multitude of optical applications, including high-power laser systems, spectroscopic instrumentation, astronomy and telecommunications. In this webinar, presented...

1. In optics, the bending of rays away from each other. 2. In lasers, the spreading of a laser beam with increased distance from the exit aperture. Also called beam spread. 3. In a binocular...

A crystalline semiconductor alloy used as the light confinement layer in both single- and double-heterostructure diode lasers.

Tiny (less than 2 mm in diameter) lenses, beamsplitters and other optical components used, for example, in endoscopes or microscopes or to focus light from semiconductor lasers and optical fibers.

A means of achieving higher peak powers and more efficient harmonic generation by narrowing the pulse width and thus increasing the frequency bandwidth of the output of CW mode-locked lasers....

Telecentric Lenses are widely used in metrology instruments, laser marking systems, and AOI (Automatic Optical Inspection) machines. Here’s a 360 view of one of our custom Telecentric Lenses which...

Edinburgh Instruments is a world-leader in both single photon counting and time correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) based fluorescence spectrometers. Our product range includes: FLS1000...

Labsphere’s Pulsed Laser Power Measurement Systems assure an accurate, reproducible method of determining the total power from a collimated or divergent laser or laser diode.

As a leader in the laser system and LED light sources business, Omicron-Laser has been developing, manufacturing, and distributing innovative laser and LED light sources since 1989. Omicron offers CW...

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...

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),...

LASER SAFETY • Eyewear • Barriers • Windows • Training laservision USA designs and manufactures a comprehensive assortment of custom-made laser safety eyewear that attenuates...