Materials

RSP Technology has developed a line of aluminium alloys for optical applications, including mirrors, moulds and mounts.

Optek Technology has developed a thermally conductive aluminium substrate, which provides solid state lighting design engineers with a means of dissipating heat in visible LED applications.

Northrop Grumman Synoptics is now offering composite solid-state laser rods, plates and slabs in YAG, ceramic YAG, YLF and YVO4.

Raicol Crystals is providing two new nonlinear optical materials for laser applications. The RTP Q-Switch operates at 500KHz Repetition Rate for nano, pico and femtosecond lasers.