Berlin-based CryLaS Crystal Laser Systems introduced the passively Q-switched 213nm laser at Photonics West 2013
Hypertherm, a manufacturer of cutting systems, has announced the release of a 3kW fibre laser system - the HyIntensity Fiber Laser HFL030
German company Nanoscribe has introduced its 3D printer, called The Photonic Professional GT, for micro-objects measured in microns here at Photonics West
Universal Clad optical fibre from Fiberguide is designed for integration into fibre-based lasers and OEM systems performing high power transmission
Concept Laser has expanded its range to include a flexible model in a small format - bearing the suffix R, for titanium applications
Toptica's FemtoFErb 780 laser system delivers 50mW average power at 780nm centre wavelength, with a pulse duration of less than 100fs at a repetition rate of 100MHz
Eurolaser's new generation 3XL-3200 laser system is for especially large textiles
Cambridge Technology says its FlexScan-3D systems are application-flexible, integrated 3-axis solutions for scanning applications
Eurolaser has developed a laser system for especially large textiles. With the new generation 3XL-3200, textile sheets up to 3,210mm wider can be processed
Dilas has announced that its next generation fibre-coupled system, SF1000/400 is capable of delivering up to 1-kW output from a 400-micron fibre at 976nm, at a single wavelength
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
Credit: Ayar Labs
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
