December 2009/January 2010
CO2 LASER SOURCES
CO2 the future
As fibre and disk lasers achieve ever higher powers at ever lower costs, Stephen Mounsey asks if there's still a place for CO2-based technology
HARD TALK
Why diode lasers rule
John Ambroseo, CEO of Coherent, says high-power semiconductor lasers can help bring photonics back to growth
INDUSTRY REPORT: EMERGING MARKETS
The future for photonics
Warren Clark speaks to leading industry figures about the year ahead for the photonics industry
NANOPHOTONICS
Catching light
Stephen Mounsey looks at the potential for nanotechnology to improve solar power and other photonics applications
OPTICAL COATINGS
The key to coatings
Greg Blackman takes a look at how optical coatings are used to enhance the properties of the optics to which they are applied
PROFILE
What's in a name?
Warren Clark traces the history of NKT Photonics A/S, a new name for an established technology supplier
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