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Laser World of Photonics Numbers High, Mark Upswing in Photonics Industry
A record number of exhibitors, stable visitor attendance and insight into revolutionary technologies at Laser World of Photonics and the World of Photonics Congress, held May 13-16 in Munich, marked an upswing in the photonics industry, the shows’ organizers said. MORE >>
Polariton Laser Is Electrically Injected
A paradigm-shifting “polariton” laser fueled by electricity rather than by light has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Michigan. MORE >>

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Electronic Components Speed Spectroscopy
A new solution employing electronic components could make atmospheric-gas measurement more even and 1000 times faster than with conventional techniques and could advance green...
Krattley Joins IPG’s Industrial Sales Team
Dave Krattley has joined the industrial sales team of fiber lasers and amplifier manufacturer IPG Photonics Corp., the company announced Wednesday.
Photonics Integrated with CMOS Under HELIOS Project
Europe is strongly positioned to design and manufacture silicon photonic devices, now that HELIOS, a four-year project to integrate photonics with electronics, has ended succe...
Photonics Growth in Europe Outpaces GDP
With a worldwide market value projected to hit €615 billion (about $791 billion) in 2020 and to remain stronger than the gross domestic product (GDP), photonics has moved from...
Underwater Laser Imager Uses Separate Platform Approach
In underwater laser imaging systems, the transmitter and receiver usually are on the same platform, but a new method that places the devices on separate platforms could enhanc...
CVI Laser Optics Expands Relationship with AcalBFi
CVI Laser Optics has expanded its European relationship with advanced technology distributor AcalBFi UK Ltd. of Wokingham, England.
Teem Photonics Names Market Tech as US Distributor
Passively Q-switched microlaser maker Teem Photonics has appointed Market Tech of Scotts Valley, Calif., as its US distributor, Market Tech announced this week. Privately...
UK Photonics Group Elects New Leaders
The Photonics Leadership Group (PLG), which includes members from more than 50 UK photonics manufacturers, associations and research institutes, elected a new chairman and chi...
IMRA Files Patent Suit Against Coherent in Germany
IMRA America Inc. filed a patent infringement suit in Germany Friday against two Germany-based subsidiaries of laser maker Coherent. The patent relates to using picosecond and...
Optical Gratings Could Make Quantum Tech Portable
A microfabricated chip that produces ultracold atoms could lead to portable, ultraprecise clocks and quantum sensors. Many of the most accurate measurement devices, inclu...
PixelTeq Adds 2 VPs
PixelTeq, formerly Ocean Thin Films, has added two semiconductor optics veterans to its management team, the maker of spectral filters, sensors and imaging products announced ...
Biolase Laser Receives FDA OK for First Nondental Surgery
Dental laser maker Biolase Inc.’s WaterLase iPlus all-tissue laser has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration for soft-tissue use in orthopedic and podiatri...
Prism Winner Nabs Edison Award
Skin cancer detector maker Verisante Technology Inc. received a bronze Edison Award in the Diagnostic/Analytic category for its noninvasive Aura device. The award was presente...
Element Six, TU Delft Reach Diamond Quantum Network Milestone
Synthetic diamond maker Element Six, working in collaboration with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, entangled quantum bits, or qubits, in two synthetic diamo...
Spectaris Names New Head of Photonics Association
Lasers and optics industry veteran Dr. Wenko Süptitz has been named head of Photonics and Precision Technology, the trade association of Spectaris, the German industry as...
ProPhotonix to Offer Osram Green and Blue Laser Diodes
Diode-based laser modules and LED systems maker ProPhotonix Ltd. will now offer Germany-based Osram Opto Semiconductors’ range of green and blue laser diodes, the compan...


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Spirit ps 1040-10 Picosecond Laser
Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corp. brand, has released the Spirit ps 1040-10, an industrial-grade picosecond laser for precision micromachining applications, including semicondu...
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Anti-Counterfeit Laser
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Understanding Infinity-Corrected Objective Resolving Power and Magnification
Understanding Infinity-Corrected Objective Resolving Power and Magnification
This informative white paper from Edmund Optics covers a range of topics from the field of Microscopy, including terminology, application examples,...
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The Measurement of High Optical Densities (up to 8 Abs) in the Near-Infrared
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