The new LabMax-Pro SSIM laser power meter from Coherent works with the company's recently introduced PowerMax-Pro sensors to enable high speed measurements of lasers from 300 nm to 11 micrometres
The new Obis LG series of products from Coherent expands the company's family of compact plug-and-play lasers to output powers as high as several Watts
Coherent has released Astrella, an ultrafast, kilohertz amplifier
Coherent has released a new type of laser power sensing detector that combines the broad wavelength sensitivity, dynamic range and laser damage resistance of a thermopile with the response speed of a semiconductor photodiode
A new series of compact, economical lasers from Coherent has been introduced for constructing space-limited point-of-care and cost sensitive research instruments for a variety of life sciences and diagnostic applications
Coherent has introduced the HighLight which offers higher power for increased throughput for applications in metal cladding and heat treating
Coherent has launched its Fidelity laser, a sealed-box fibre laser that delivers short pulse widths and high average power at 1,055nm, with a footprint of 318 x 318mm
The new Daytona HE short pulse, UV fibre laser from Coherent of Santa Clara, CA, is claimed to deliver the highest peak power currently available from a UV fibre laser
Coherent has launched Verdi G20 lasers which deliver 20W of low noise output and can fit earlier Verdi G products
Coherent has launched the Diamond E-250, a fully sealed, pulsed CO2 laser offering 250W of average power and more than 750W of peak pulse power
Building a new semiconductor fab can cost more than €10bn. Credit: Imec
Proposed multi-billion dollar and euro packages look set to increase uptake of leading-edge lithography, including for photonic technologies, finds Andy Extance
Manx Precision Optics’ polishing lap. Credit: Manx Precision Optics
Benjamin Skuse asks why, after 400 years of polishing optics, the process hasn’t been automated
Mathias Bochow, GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam, is working on the Trace project to track marine plastic. Credit: Frank Schweikert, Aldebaran Marine Research & Broadcast (www.aldebaran.org/en/)
Abigail Williams speaks to scientists tracking marine plastic using satellite spectral imagery
James Webb: A technician inspects the primary mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope. The team’s improvements involving a Shack-Hartmann sensor have opened up applications for eye doctors examining human eyesight (image credit: NASA/Chris Gunn)
How the Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensing technique can be used to simply and quickly assess the quality of optical systems
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A look at the market for spectroelectrochemistry and some of the products and solutions available
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A look at the current market for Raman spectroscopy and some of the products and solutions available
The panel discussion at Laser Munich, with Leibinger holding the microphone (credit Messe Munchen)
Laser firms could really benefit from quantum computing, which should not just be reserved for the world's big challenges, finds Jessica Rowbury
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As Ayar Labs secures investment to develop its silicon photonics technology, Robert Roe speaks to Hugo Saleh about the firm's plans
GasSight is a low-cost imager based on quantum technology that can produce real time video of methane gas. (Credit: QuantIC)
Matthew Dale asks whether quantum technologies are ready to be seen on the global stage at one of the world’s largest photonics exhibitions
