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Suttman Receives WLT Prize MUNICH, Sept. 22, 2017 — Oliver Suttmann, head of the production and systems department at the Laser Zentrum Hannover EV, received the Prize of the Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Lasertechnik EV (WLT) for his contributions to the fields of fiber composite, glass and microprocessing. The WLT Prize is awarded annually for outstanding accomplishments in the field of applied laser research. WLT focuses on the scientific further development of laser radiation as a universal tool and on opening up new interdisciplinary
PowerPhotonic Plans New Manufacturing Facility DALGETY BAY, Scotland, Sept. 22, 2017 — Micro-optics developer PowerPhotonic Ltd. has announced plans to invest in a new facility that will triple its current manufacturing capacity. Scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018, the company’s move will transfer its operations into...
QD Lasers Could Be Smallest to Date HONG KONG, Sept. 21, 2017 — Record-small electrically pumped micro-lasers have been epitaxially grown on industry standard (001) silicon substrates. Continuous-wave lasing up to 100 degrees Celsius was demonstrated at 1.3 μm communication wavelength. Researchers achieved a...
Physicists Identify Optimum Conditions for Laser Plasma Acceleration DRESDEN, Germany, Sept. 19, 2017 — Laser plasma acceleration, which has a smaller footprint and higher peak currents than conventional electron accelerators, could be the basis for the next generation of compact light sources. To make laser plasma acceleration practical for future...
Graphene-Based Absorbers Could Enable Ultrafast Lasers in THz Range MODENA, Italy, Sept. 15, 2017 — A terahertz (THz) saturable absorber has been created using printable graphene inks produced by liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) and deposited by transfer coating and ink jet printing. A THz saturable absorber, which decreases the absorption of light...
Lasertools Cites Brazilian Research Foundation as Catalyst for Expansion SÃO PAULO, Sept. 15, 2017 — With support from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), laser welding service provider Lasertools Tecnologia Ltd. has extended the use of solid-state neodymium-doped lasers to raise power levels and processing speeds. Lasertools was...
Cloaking Approach Enables Light to Pass Through Without Scattering VIENNA, Sept. 14, 2017 — In a novel approach to cloaking technology, researchers irradiated an opaque material from above, using a specific wave pattern that allowed light waves from the left to pass through the material without any obstruction. The researchers believe that...
Photoacoustic Imaging Technique Uses Squid Ink to Measure Periodontal Health LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 12, 2017 — Using squid ink as a contrast agent for a photoacoustic ultrasound, researchers have developed a dental imaging method for assessing gum health that is non-invasive, comprehensive and accurate. The photoacoustic method can image the entire pocket...
M Squared Collaborating With University of Alabama, Imperial College London GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 8, 2017 — Laser developer M Squared is collaborating with teams at the University of Alabama and Imperial College London to develop devices for measurement and quantum 3D sensing. In the ANAGRAM project, co-funded by Innovate UK and part of the UK National...
NASA, Norwegian Map Authority to Develop Arctic Satellite Laser Ranging Station WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 8, 2017 — NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of orbiting satellites, help track changes in the ice...
NSF Grant Supports Baker College Photonics Education FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich., Sept. 5, 2017 — Baker College has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $512,000 to advance photonics and laser education. The goal of the three-year grant is to educate more students to become qualified photonics, laser and fiber optics...
Laser Cavity Reveals Fundamental Physics Driving Its Optical Responses ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 1, 2017 — The optical response of an externally probed laser cavity was monitored before and after gain clamping to reveal the underlying mechanisms of the cavity’s response. The research provided a unique window into fundamental physics and optical...
IPG, MCM Form Laser Manufacturing Partnership OXFORD, Mass., Sept. 1, 2017 — Fiber laser and amplifier provider IPG Photonics Corp. has entered into an agreement with metalworking and metal fabrication machine manufacturer MC Machinery Systems Inc. (MCM) to promote its growing portfolio of industrial laser systems for...
Amada Miyachi America Expands App Labs MONROVIA, Calif., Aug. 31, 2017 — Welding and machining developer Amada Miyachi America Inc. has expanded its application laboratories. The newly enhanced application technical center features 25,000 sq-ft of lab space situated in a new 85,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility. It is...
Resonetics Expands With Aduro Acquisition NASHUA, N.H., Aug. 30, 2017 — Laser micromachining company Resonetics is expanding its capability in medical device production with the acquisition of California's Aduro Laser. Aduro laser processes tubular components for medical applications.It manufactures a wide variety of...
Kentek Goes Mobile with Cross-Country Van Store PITTSFIELD, N.H., Aug. 30, 2017 — Laser safety product developer Kentek Corp. has created a new PHOTON1 "mobile store," a Ford Transit 250 van filled with product examples from all of its laser safety lines, and is driving across the U.S. to various businesses and laboratories. ...
Researchers Pattern Laser-Induced Graphene on Wood HOUSTON, Aug. 28, 2017 — A thin film of laser-induced graphene (LIG) has been patterned on a block of pine using CO2 laser scribing. Previous iterations of LIG have been made by heating the surface of a sheet of polyimide with a laser. Turning wood into graphene opens the...
Low-Energy Laser Pulse Generates Relativistic Electron Beams COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 23, 2017 — Relativistic electrons driven by low-energy, ultrashort mid-infrared (MIR) laser pulses have been produced, according to researchers for the first time. Researchers used long-wavelength low energy femtosecond (fs) laser pulses to study relativistic...
Jenoptik Receives €10M in Automotive Laser Orders JENA, Germany, Aug. 23, 2017 — Integrated photonics group Jenoptik AG has received orders for several laser systems with a combined value of €10 million ($11.8 million) from German car manufacturers and automotive suppliers. The laser machines are used for the contour...
CST Global Leads UK Diode Laser Manufacturing Project PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 22, 2017 — A UK government-funded project led by CST Global Ltd. aims to produce high-speed distributed feedback lasers with significantly larger broadband line rates than currently available with a new manufacturing process aimed at reducing laser costs by a...
Diagnostic Tool Uses NIR to Detect Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke COVENTRY, England, and MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 21, 2017 — Scientists increased the wavelength in a tool used to detect fatty deposit build-up in arteries to NIR wavelengths, and found that they could use the tool to selectively identify plaques with internal bleeding typically associated with high-risk...
RMD, Dynasil Subsidiary, Receives $3.5M in DOE Grants NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 21, 2017 — RMD Inc., the contract research subsidiary of optics and photonics products developer Dynasil Corp. of America, has received three Phase Two grants totaling $3.5 million under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research...
Thermal Ablation System Enables Transdermal Drug Delivery KUMAMOTO, Japan, Aug. 17, 2017 — A novel transdermal protein delivery system for protein-based drugs uses photothermal ablation to increase the permeability of the skin by heating and perturbing the first skin layer, so that the drug can be delivered through via a skin patch....
Anapole Lasers Generate Ultrafast Pulses for Managing Nanoscale Optics THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 17, 2017 — Anapole lasers made from semiconductors shaped into energy-storing nanodisks could be used in the development of optically powered neurocomputers. According to researchers, the lasers could be made small enough to fit onto computer circuit boards...
M Squared Demonstrates 'Quantum Gravimeter' GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 15, 2017 — Quantum laser developer M Squared has demonstrated the UK’s first industrial quantum gravity technology, a quantum gravimeter. The device, able to measure gravity, is crucial for such applications as the detection of new oil and gas...
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