Stocker & Yale Unveil Ultra-Thin-Line Laser

If lasers helped to redefine many manufacturing operations, then ultrashort-pulsed (USP) lasers promise to revolutionize them. They can process almost any material, and they can do so with a...

A compact particle accelerator developed by the University of Texas at Austin, several national laboratories, and the Texas-based company TAU Systems has produced an electron beam with an energy of...

An exciting prospect in modern optics is to exploit patterns of light — how the light looks in its many degrees of freedom — often referred to as “structured light.” Each...

High spatial resolution in ultrafast laser processing is increasingly important in semiconductor fabrication, the automotive parts industry, medical device manufacturing, and other fields. In laser...

TruFiber S fiber lasers from TRUMPF are multipurpose tools for welding and cutting thick, thin, and particularly challenging materials. With up to 6 kW of power output and an array of optics,...

The ZEISS T-SCAN hawk 2 handheld 3D laser scanner from Zeiss is a portable, reliable tool to capture data with metrology-grade precision in quality control or reverse engineering, maintenance,...

The Fluke 831 Laser Shaft Alignment Tool from Fluke Corp. features an intuitive guided user interface that enables quick and complete shaft alignment without advanced training or complicated...

The CARBIDE-CB3-50W-UV from Light Conversion Ltd. is a compact, 50-W UV femtosecond laser. The device emits 500-fs pulses at a 343-nm wavelength, ensuring long-term performance, high stability,...

As you operate your laser, only a portion of the electrical power sourced from your laser driver converts to light energy. The remainder turns to heat, and the buildup of that thermal energy presents...

Applications facilitated by tunable lasers fall into two categories: situations in which one or more discrete wavelengths are not available from any single- or multiline fixed-wavelength laser, or...

To obtain optimal performance from a laser scanning system, the system integrator must carefully weigh the effects of each component and consider how best to implement hardware and software to...

F-theta lenses are important compo-nents of machines for laser material processing. They are the part which enables cutting steel by focusing the laser beam. For even machining sur-faces, a couple of...

The FISBA READYBeam™ is our answer to customers' increasing demand for compact, powerful, and reliable multicolor laser source that can be easily integrated into existing set-ups. The multicolor...

An in-depth look at the advancements in quantum computing and the use of lasers from the team at the Bernien Lab at the University of Chicago. The team builds quantum computers out of individual...

Block Engineering's widely tunable mid-infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers are designed for use by researchers and manufacturers. Our next generation design features a six-fold increase in laser power,...

In this webinar, Max Eisele, Ph.D., will give an introduction to two-photon microscopy and highlight the potential of multiphoton excitation as compared to the standard fluorescence microscopy...

Laser microwelding is a manufacturing process that joins parts on a millimeter scale. The miniature size of the parts brings challenges to achieving consistency in welding quality and production...

Broadband tunable lasers have long been considered essential for scientific research in fields such as fluorescence imaging and material science. Their versatility stems from their ability to cover...

Lasers used for material processing face two general challenges over the course of their lives. First, these lasers operate at relatively higher power levels compared to lasers used in other...

Laser peening is a surface enhancement technique used to improve the mechanical properties of materials, particularly metals. It involves the use of high-energy laser pulses to generate shockwaves on...

Q-switching, short for "quenching-switching," is a technique used in lasers to generate short, high-energy pulses of light. The term "Q" refers to the quality factor of the laser cavity, which...

Machine vision illumination systems are specialized lighting setups designed to optimize the performance of machine vision systems. These systems are crucial for capturing high-quality images and...

In photonics, a lattice refers to a periodic arrangement of optical elements or structures, often on a microscopic or nanoscopic scale. These optical lattices can be created using various techniques...

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...

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...

Novanta’s Precession Elephant III (PE III) laser scan head — a laser beam delivery revolution for micro-drilling, tapering, and cutting applications. PE III is designed for micro-processing OEMs that...

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...

An electro-optic modulator is a device used to modulate the amplitude, phase, or polarization of light waves using an external electrical signal. Electro-optic modulation is a fundamental technique...

FOCtek provides customers with all types of custom manufactured lenses, Precision Optical Components, Polarizing Optics, Prisms, Filters, Coatings, Optical Systems, Crystals, Nonlinear Crystals,...

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),...

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...

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