Laser News
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The Who, What, And Where Behind Photonics’ Explosive Growth
2/9/2023
The photonics market is growing at a tremendous rate from China, Japan, and South Korea to The Netherlands To Orlando. In this two-part look at photonics’ explosive growth, let's figure out why.
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Bright Ideas — Quantum Dots Integrated With Ultra-Low Loss Waveguides, Lasers That Fit On A Fingertip, SPIE Announces 2023 Fellows, And More
1/11/2023
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in optics and photonics. This week, we learn about the three proteins behind diatoms’ intricate nanoscale-patterned shells; why companies are moving away from setting qubit records in favor of practical hardware and long-term goals; and seven semiconductor trends for 2023.
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Moving Data Faster With An All-Optical Approach To Pumping Chip-Based Nanolasers
1/5/2023
Researchers have developed a new technology that could enable chip-based optical communication links that process and move data faster than today's electronic-based devices.
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Bright Ideas — Prism Award Finalists Announced, Insight Into Alternative Material For Solar Cells, and Exploring Graphene Quantum Dots
11/23/2022
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in optics and photonics. This week, SPIE announced 24 finalists across eight categories that are up for Prism Awards, Intel Corporation announced 10 startups that will be taking part in a 12-week tech expert program, and Rockley Photonics revealed groundbreaking technology that supports IR and hyperspectral image detection and sensing devices.
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Physics Department Of Bridgewater University Won A BEAMAGE-4M Camera-Based Laser Beam Profiler
10/3/2022
The physics department of Bridgewater University participated in the Gentec-EO Laser Lab Awards and won. Their prize? A BEAMAGE-4M camera-based laser beam profiler.
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Live Demos Of PI’s Motion Control For Precision Manufacturing Technology At IMTS 2022
9/14/2022
The latest advancements in motion control for laser machining and 3D printing, linear motor stages, and hexapods for 6-axis metrology will be showcased in the PI booth at IMTS in Chicago, IL, starting September 12, 2022.
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Armadillo SIA Introduces Radiation-Resistant, Silica/Silica Optran® UV NSS Optical Fibers
8/16/2022
The solarization-resistant optical Optran® UV NSS Fiber provides provide deep-UV (ultraviolet) solarization resistance and is ideal for spectroscopy, medical diagnostics, and laser delivery systems.
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Bright Ideas — SDA Seeks Demo For Space-To-Aircraft Laser Communications, Cats & Coffee Latest Benefactors Of Laser Innovation
8/10/2022
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, the Space Development Agency (SDA) is again looking for a vendor to demo laser crosslinks between orbiting satellites and moving aircraft, France is trying out a new anti-drone laser weapon ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games, and Trumpf is taking the shipping crises into its own hands.
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Test Results: Voice-Coil Nanopositioning Stages For Two-Photon Polymerization
7/18/2022
it wasn’t until the turn of the 21st century that the laser became a standard tool for material scientists and engineers – from cell phone screen cutting and semiconductor wafer dicing, to improving the surface properties of metals. Still, most of these laser applications revolve around separating, melting or removing materials. What if you could use a laser to literally construct objects?
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Intel Labs Announces Integrated Photonics Research Advancement
6/28/2022
Intel Labs announces industry-leading advancements in multiwavelength integrated optics, including the demonstration of an eight-wavelength distributed feedback (DFB) laser array that is fully integrated on a silicon wafer and delivers excellent output power uniformity of +/- 0.25 decibel (dB) and wavelength spacing uniformity of ±6.5% that exceed industry specifications.