$2.4M Award to Advance Fiber Laser Technologies

Optica awarded the Edwin H. Land Medal to Susana Marcos, the David R. Williams director of the Center for Visual Science at the University of Rochester. Marcos is a co-founder of 2EyesVision SL and a...

Researchers from Aston University and Glasgow University have created signal-processing algorithms to help mitigate the impact of turbulence in free-space optical experiments. They used commercially...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Leonardo DRS received a contract to produce its next-generation thermal weapon sights for the U.S. Army. The firm fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command is...

Researchers from Aston University have developed a method to improve the accuracy of blood flow measurements in the feet of patients with Type 2 diabetes. The laser-based technique improves accuracy...

The DCP-R-34D-CS from Smartoptics is a compact reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) for larger fiber optic networks. Taking up a single rack unit and consuming less than 100 W of power...

The LP-ZV from Panasonic Industry is a 3D short pulse fiber laser marker designed for metal and resin marking applications. The laser marker uses a 1-ns short pulse that minimizes the thermal effect,...

The optical transport solutions from Nokia are meant for optical transport, IP routing, and PON applications and include coherent optical transceivers, a photonic engine, and a multihaul transceiver....

The Koheras ADJUSTIK HP T20 fiber laser from NKT Photonics A/S is designed for barium ion excitation. The rack-mountable benchtop system offers robust single-frequency operation, a narrow...

Over 60 years have passed since the first demonstration of a laser in 1960. After the initial spark of interest, lasers were for a while categorized as “a solution waiting for a problem,”...

Early fiber lasers were inefficient and limited to low powers, until more effective methods emerged to deliver the pump light into the cladding. Valentin Gapontsev, founder and CEO of IPG Photonics,...

Optical fibers are made from either glass or plastic. Most are roughly the diameter of a human hair, and they may be many miles long. Light is transmitted along the center of the fiber from one end...

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,...

In the PON (Passive optical network), especially the complex point-to-multipoint PON ODN (Optical distribution network) topology environment, the rapid monitoring and diagnosis of optical fiber...

Lumispot Tech Laser Solution - Light source of 1550 nm/1535 nm pulsed fiber laser for laser lidar used in unmanned driving, with the function of ranging, detection etc.

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...

Building a great lidar system requires a great laser. In this webinar, the presenters discuss the five most important criteria for choosing the right laser for your lidar systems, which are...

This event is supported by the European initiatives presented and is moderated by EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium. The European Commission is helping companies access the...

This eSeminar, presented by CST, will show you how to use CST STUDIO SUITE® to simulate the design of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs). It will demonstrate the complete workflow to analyze...

The integrated photonics market is a fast-growing domain whose main drivers are the internet and data centers. Photonics-based transceivers are the backbones of today’s internet connectivity...

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...

Free-space optics (FSO), also known as optical wireless communication or optical wireless networking, refers to the transmission of data using modulated beams of light through free space (air or a...

A CubeSat is a type of miniaturized satellite characterized by its standardized size and modular design. CubeSats are typically used for scientific research, technology demonstration, educational...

Supercontinuum refers to a broad spectrum of light that spans a wide range of wavelengths, typically from the visible to the near-infrared or even mid-infrared regions of the electromagnetic...

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...

Researchers at Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have discovered a new phenomenon of quantum cascade laser frequency combs, which would allow the devices to...

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

Students from large and small size companies and bigger Department of Defense affiliates of the AIM Photonics Institute took part in the recent AIM Photonics Summer Academy at MIT. This was the third...

A plastic-clad silica fiber optic fiber is an optical waveguide having a silica core and a plastic cladding.

DataRay Inc. was founded in 1988 with a mission to advance the technology of laser beam analysis. We develop standard and custom laser beam characterization solutions that exceed customer...

We are a manufacturer of Diffraction Limited Fiber Coupled Laser Systems, Optical Systems, and Fiber Optic Systems from 240 nm to 6000 nm. Unique products include various sizes of Fiber Collimators,...

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 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...