CVI Laser Acquires Melles Griot

Hamamatsu has completed its acquisition of NKT Photonics A/S. Beginning June 1, NKT Photonics will be a subsidiary of Hamamatsu Photonics, adding its fiber lasers and photonic crystal fibers to...

The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have finalized a cooperative...

SPIE’s annual showcase for mission-critical sensing technology and innovation heads to the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area for a five-day run from April 21-25. The Defense + Commercial...

AMS Technologies, a provider of lasers, optical components, lighting, power technologies, and thermal management systems, has enhanced its high-power laser engineering capabilities with the...

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 Fast Component Welding (FCW) laser processing system from Scansonic MI GmbH combines multiple scanner units, allowing for simultaneous processing of multiple components or the processing of...

Lumispot Tech’s green laser is a fiber-coupled 525-nm laser made for applications including fluorescence excitation, spectral analysis, photoelectric detection, and laser display. Operational...

The Ophir® BeamWatch® Plus noncontact beam profiling system from MKS Instruments Inc. is designed for measuring focus shift, focus spot size, and position of high-power industrial lasers...

Since its first successful operation in 1960 at Hughes Research Labs, the laser technology has been at the center of innovation and research. Semiconductor lasers first made their appearance in 1962...

The basic setup in laser perforation includes a pulsed laser, a lens and either a moving mirror, a rotating web or both. Each laser pulse creates a hole in the material. During the blank time in...

Silicon photonics is widely considered a key enabling technology for further development of optical interconnect solutions needed to address growing traffic on the internet. From the first submarine...

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...

3m.i.k.r.o.n.™ is the technology platform for compact, efficient, fast and reliable lasers for a wide range of potential applications in the field of medical engineering and industry.

A global leader in optical manufacturing, precision thin-film coatings, and complete optical solutions, announces the new polarizing beamsplitter cube that splits up the S & P polarization of light...

In Laser Range Finder (LRF) design, the right combination of Pulsed Laser Diodes (PLDs) and Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) can enhance range, accuracy, battery life and overall cost. Laser Components...

LaserPoint has recently introduced the fastest commercially available thermal high-speed laser energy sensor (named “BLINK High Speed”, patented) based on the laser LITV effect. Measurements up to...

Wlodzimierz Strupinski, Ph.D., and Marcin Gebski, Ph.D., of VIGO Photonics offer perspective to industry specialists and experts who share a technological interest in the epitaxy, processing, and...

Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) revolutionized communications systems in the 1990s. As the technology improved, VCSELs began to be employed in sensing applications because of the...

How has the optics and photonics market fared through the pandemic, and what can we expect as the world reemerges from it? Attend this talk to find out the latest on the optics and photonics market...

Next-gen ultrafast lasers will be cheap, compact, robust and versatile. How does your laser measure up? This webinar will discuss challenges in femtosecond laser design and manufacturing, such as...

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...

Micromachining laser systems are advanced tools that use laser technology to perform highly precise material removal and modification at micro and nanoscales. These systems enable the fabrication of...

Laser parameters are the characteristics that define the behavior and performance of a laser. These parameters can be categorized into several groups: spatial, temporal, spectral, and operational. ...

Nanophotonics is a branch of science and technology that explores the behavior of light on the nanometer scale, typically at dimensions smaller than the wavelength of light. It involves the study and...

A research team in Zurich breaks an ultrashort-pulse laser record. The ETH Zurich team lead by Ursula Keller is behind that breakthrough. PhotonDelta launches a PIC-based contest that could land one...

SNORQL Project overview - The key objective for the Space-certified Nonlinear Optical Rugged Quantum Lasers (SNORQL) project is to produce the world’s first ruggedized, packaged frequency doubling...

Leonardo DRS Daylight Solutions' line of business is the world's leading provider of best-in-class, mid-infrared, quantum cascade laser sources for life sciences, research, industrial, and defense...

Photonics Spectra Now is giving you a recap of the third annual SPIE Photonics Summit. There, U.S. federal officials talked about the importance of advancing the industry locally. All this happening...

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...

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...