Editor’s Picks

41. New250W CO₂ Laser Offers Unmatched Features And Performance 11/4/2013

    The new DIAMOND E-250 is the latest member of the E‑Series CO₂ laser family fromindustry leading Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR). 

42. PG&O® Provides Highly Precise, Large Polished Optics 7/28/2026

    Explore expanded large-format optical manufacturing, delivering highly precise optics up to 30 inches with exceptional flatness, angles, and surface quality.

43. Lasers Shine Light On Chemical Reactions 12/4/2006
    Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have been using a high-resolution laser technique to learn how molecules absorb light and fall apart during photodissociation reactions — chemical decomposition reactions triggered by light
44. Northrop Grumman And UCF Join Forces To Develop Next-Generation Optic And Photonic Technologies 5/27/2008
    Northrop Grumman Corporation has further strengthened its long-standing relationship with the University of Central Florida (UCF) by forming a strategic research partnership aimed at facilitating the co-development of advanced optic and photonic technologies
45. Huge demand for six-in LEC GaAs pushes VGF production aside 8/22/2000
    Earlier this year, Freiberger Compound Materials (Freiberg, Germany) showed very promising new results for four-in VGF (vertical gradient freeze) GaAs substrates...
46. Gould Fiber Optics Introduces New Product Developments Nx4 Truly Fused WIC ® 10/4/2001
    Gould Fiber Optics, a leading international provider of passive fiber optic components and manufacturer of advanced integrated optic solutions for the telecommunications industry
47. Dancing With The Light: A New Way To Make Crystals Bend By Shining Light 7/28/2021

    The word “crystal” typically conjures up images of gemstones like diamonds in our minds. Generally associating words like “hardness” and “rigidity” with crystals, we would most likely not consider them as flexible.

48. HP Teams With BNeD for Design Automation 3/11/1998
    Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP; Palo Alto, CA) and Broadband Network Design GmbH (BNeD; Berlin, Germany) have signed an agreement
49. Ophir BeamWatch Integrated 500 Industrial Beam Characterization System Measures Critical Laser Parameters In Real-Time For Production Environments Using Long Focal Length Lasers 6/14/2021

    MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir BeamWatch Integrated 500 industrial beam characterization system, a fully automated, non-contact laser measurement system designed for automotive and battery welding applications that works with single mode lasers using long focal lengths, up to 500mm from focal point to power meter.

50. Columbia Researchers Squeeze Light Into Nanoscale Devices And Circuits 5/23/2018

    As electronic devices and circuits shrink into the nanoscale, the ability to transfer data on a chip, at low power with little energy loss, is becoming a critical challenge. Over the past decade, squeezing light into tiny devices and circuits has been a major goal of nanophotonics researchers.