The global photonics market is currently booming, having experienced significant growth in the last five years. It was reportedly worth €615bn last year (Photonik Forschung Deutschland organization).
Amplitude Laser supplies ophthalmic surgery instrument producers
Picosecond and femtosecond lasers are moving beyond ophthalmology into applications including cancer screening and therapy, finds Andy Extance
Manufacturers are increasing the power and wavelength of ultrafast sources used in live tissue imaging to aid researchers, Matthew Dale finds
Spectra-Physics has introduced Spirit-NOPA-IR, a high peak power, tunable long infrared wavelength ultrafast source for 3-photon imaging
Spectra-Physics has introduced three new additions to its Explorer One line of ultra-compact actively Q-switched diode pumped solid state (DPSS) lasers with enhanced UV performance
Spectra-Physics introduces the new Excelsior One NB 488-50, a narrow bandwidth 488 nm direct diode laser for powering bio-instrumentation applications
Spectra-Physics introduces a family of one-box, ultrafast amplifiers with the industry's highest energy and power
Spectra-Physics, a Newport company, introduces Talon 355-20, a high UV output power addition to its highly popular Talon family of Q-switched diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers
Spectra-Physics, a Newport Company, has introduced ClearShape, a patent-pending femtosecond laser process for highest quality, fast cutting of chemically strengthened glass, unstrengthened glass, and sapphire
Spectra-Physics, a Newport Company, has introduced two new additions to its Explorer One line of ultra-compact actively Q-switched diode pumped solid state (DPSS) lasers.
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Tiny nanodiamonds are being used to dramatically optimise the calibration of optical microscopes, Matthew Dale finds
After the test disk is placed inside the chamber, some fine tuning is required to ensure they are horizontal and perfectly centred (credit: Caltech)
LIGO scientists have developed a new mirror coating that could dramatically increase the observatory's detection rate of gravitational waves
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Advances in research have made strides in the improvement of wearable and AR/VR displays
LLNL optical engineers Justin Wolfe (left) and Simon Cohen are seen through the 'r' filter (credit: Garry McLeod)
A telescope, described as one of the world’s newest, has been completed following a project undertaken by researchers to develop some very specialist optical filters
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Advances in optical prisms are being used to help researchers gain a greater understanding of space and astronomy
Universities offering associate degrees for optics technicians could help answer the photonics skills shortage, finds Jessica Rowbury
