Coherent has today decided to accept II-VI's offer and will pay Lumentum the $217.6 million termination fee
II‐VI has completed the acquisition of Coherent, forming a global company in materials, networking, and lasers
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Three-photon microscopy at 1300 nm is gaining popularity due to excellent transmission in brain and other tissues, thus maximising imaging depth. Two-photon optogenetic stimulation can target specific neuron populations with single-cell resolution, enabling all-optical physiology experiments. Monaco 1300, the latest addition to the Monaco portfolio, caters to researchers in these evolving fields, seeking a low-maintenance, integrated 3P imaging and 2P photo-stimulation source.
Rob Roe details how lasers and optics have enabled recent breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility
On 18 March, Coherent confirmed receipt of a revised acquisition proposal from II-VI. Lumentum now has until the end of the day to make a revised offer.
Following Lumentum's recent announcement it was set to buy Coherent, MKS Instruments and II-VI have both put in acquisition bids
Two laser manufacturing giants are set to merge following Lumentum's announcement that it will acquire Coherent for $5.7 billion
Coherent's revenues drop 30 per cent year-on-year, while IPG’s decrease by 12 per cent
The Coherent PowerMax Pro OEM is a laser power sensor, combining the response speed of a photodiode with the broadband wavelength coverage, large detection area, dynamic range, and laser damage resistance of a thermopile
John Ambroseo has announced that he will retire as CEO of laser manufacturer Coherent by April 2021, after nearly 17 years in the position
Professor Paul Shore led the team that micromachined the complex mirrors within James Webb’s mid-infrared instrument. He chats about the technical lessons learnt
EMF invested a great deal of time and effort in developing a coating system for producing long-lasting diamond like carbon (DLC) coatings on chalcogenides at scale
The properties of chalcogenide glass optics have opened up a number of use cases in infrared optics applications and beyond. This article assesses how some of the associated manufacturing and handling challenges of this material can be overcome
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We detail the commercial offerings from some of the main players in optical mirrors
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Shining a light on the latest products and solutions in the diode laser space
Optical technologies offer researchers a powerful new toolkit to explore the structure and function of the brain. (Image: Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock.com)
Advances in optical fibres and microscale LEDs are furthering neuroscientists’ understanding of the brain
The nulling interferometry devices under development at Caltech’s Exoplanet Technology Laboratory cancel out starlight to help detect and identify foreign worlds. (Credit: Shutterstock/Dotted Yeti)
Nemanja Jovanovic, lead instrument scientist at Caltech’s Optical Observatory and Exoplanet Technology Laboratory, on emerging astrophotonic technologies on his radar
Robert Smith is a professor at the University of Alberta and historian to JWST since 2002
As James Webb Space Telescope beams back images from the edge of space and time, space historian Robert Smith recalls some of the decisions made to bring the $10bn NASA project to fruition. David Stuart reports
