LASER WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
LASER SOLUTIONS
The BeamPeek system allows simultaneous beam profiling, focal spot size and position, and power measurement of Additive Manufacturing (AM) lasers.
The 871 Series Laser Wavelength Meter uses a proven Fizeau etalon-based design to measure the wavelength of both pulsed and CW lasers that operate from 375 nm to 2.5 μm.
The innovative Optran® UV NSS is a solarization-resistant optical fiber with a hermetic carbon layer ideal for spectroscopy, medical diagnostics, and laser delivery systems.
The 671 Series Laser Wavelength Meter uses proven Michelson interferometer-based technology to accurately measure the wavelength of CW lasers that operate from 375 nm to 12 μm.
Laser Components' double beam splitter has combined both a beam splitter and a polarizer into one component, saving space in setup and time in servicing. This beam splitter consists of a combined beam with the wavelengths 1030 nm and 515 nm split in such a way that 50% of each of the beam components is reflected or transmitted, despite the different polarization of the two wavelengths.
The HP60A-15KW-GD-QBH-MET-D0 from Gentec-EO is a high power detector for laser power measurement up to 15000 W, including a QB/QBH fiber adaptor.
The F150(200)A-CM-16 is a thermal power/energy laser measurement sensor with a high damage threshold for high repetition rate pulsed lasers. It has a 16mm aperture and can measure power from 300mW to 150W continuously and to 200W intermittently.
G&H’s Superpolishing process delivers Scratch-Dig of 5-2, less than 0.5 Å of surface roughness, and zero defects at 300x magnification for ring laser gyroscope (RLG) mirrors, R&D applications, short wavelength and ultrafast lasers.
LASER NEWS
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![Innovation-GettyImages-1162522638]( "NSF Invests In Photonics Innovation")
The Advancing Photonics Technologies collaboration is one of more than 40 teams across the nation selected to receive one of the first-ever NSF Engines Development Awards, which provide up to two years of funding toward the planning of a multistate initiative to create economic, societal, and technological opportunities for their regions.
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![GettyImages-966489206]( "Directed Energy’s Walk Through The Valley Of Death")
Directed energy weapons are at a crossroads of sorts. Will the much-desired technology survive the valley of death?
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![Laser GettyImages-1311236338]( "DE, LEO, And 3D: 3 Unique Applications Of Laser Technology")
Lasers are used in many ways across nearly every industry. Here, we take a look at how they are being used by the military and in LEO, as well as future use in medical electronics.
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![SPIE logo]( "Defense + Commercial Sensing: Exploring The Latest Innovations In Imaging, Sensing, And Photonic Technologies")
Over the past 68 years, SPIE has been connecting, engaging, and serving its global constituency of more than 258,000 people from 184 countries. A big part of meeting that mission is accomplished by hosting conferences and exhibitions and, at the end of the month, SPIE will be hosting a big one: The Defense + Commercial Sensing conference and exhibition.
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![bright-ideas]( "Bright Ideas — 3D-Printed Rocket Launched, NSF Gives Grant To University of Dayton, Nanophotonics And Ultrafast Optics Breakthrough, And More")
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in optics and photonics. This week, we look at a SPIE Summit, combining MEMS with photonics in a single microchip, a demo of a new laser weapon system, and more.
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![bright-ideas]( "Bright Ideas — Exceptionally Brief Hard X-Ray Pulses, Silicon Photonics Kicking Down Doors, Gh-Gh-Gh-Ghost (Imaging), Butterfly Wings, And More")
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in optics and photonics. This week, we look at a couple of pieces of Optica news, a Texas A&M professor wins a major award, a photodetector shows enhanced sensitivity and speed, and more.
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![bright-ideas]( "Bright Ideas — Quantum Imaging, Single Photons On A Chip, A Lattice With Properties Never Seen Before, And More")
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in optics and photonics. This week, we look at what’s happening with SPIE and Optica, explore nanophotonics, say hello to Eindhoven, and more.
LASER VIDEOS
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![pw2023-mks]( "New Advances In Ruggedized And Large Area Beam Profiling")
Reuven Silverman of MKS Instruments provides an overview of exciting new beam profilers and imager products at Photonics West 2023.
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![Enabling Development Of Life-Improving Products Through Engineering And Customer Service]( "Enabling Development Of Life-Improving Products Through Engineering And Customer Service")
On Day Two of Photonics West 2023, Simon Miner of G&H discusses navigating regulatory hurdles and the mutual benefits of helping companies through the low volume NPI phase of their business.
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![pw2023-gentec]( "Reliable (And Cost-Effective) Laser Beam Measurements")
Félicien Legrand of Gentec-EO talks laser beam measurements, including customized solutions, on Day Two of Photonics West 2023.
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![Ophir - Beam Profiler]( "Ophir BeamWatch Integrated – Automated Beam Measurement For Industrial High-Power Lasers")
The Ophir BeamWatch Integrated industrial laser beam profiler combines non-contact beam profiling of the BeamWatch family and an Ophir power measurement sensor with high industrial standards for automation.
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![Ophir - Industrial Laser]( "High Power Laser Measurements For Tough Industrial Use: IPM-10KW Industrial Power Meter")
Meet the new IPM-10KW from Ophir, a modular industrial sensor with a rugged industrial design that measures the average power of high-power lasers up to 11kW.
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![gentec - how to clean a UP detector]( "How To Clean A UP Laser Power Detector Absorber")
Charles Dumas, international sales director at Gentec-EO, demonstrates how to know if and when to clean a laser power detector absorber and how to do it.
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![gentec - how to understand damage thresholds]( "How To Understand Damage Thresholds Of Your Laser Power Or Energy Detector")
In this video, Félicien Legrand, U.S./Canada sales manager at Gentec-EO, discusses damage thresholds and why understanding them is so important.
