A schematic of Coherent's adjustable ring mode fibre and the five basic power patterns possible within the focused laser spot (Image: Coherent)
Greg Blackman discovers how emerging lasers with adjustable beam quality are improving quality and flexibility in cutting and welding
Fibre lasers channel the and amplify the light through a fibre optic cable
Keely Portway takes a look at some of the latest developments in optical fibre design for fibre lasers
Keely Portway looks at how fibre lasers are advancing bio imaging and disease diagnosis and treatment
Professor Michalis Zervas, from the Optoelectronics Research Centre, charts the rise of high-power fibre lasers and asks what's next for the technology
IPG Photonics has said it doesn’t expect to reach the 2018 third quarter revenue guidance range it set itself at the end of July 2018
The company’s photonics business unit achieved revenue of $464.4 million for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2018
Laser optics and components manufacturer ULO Optics has launched its new, competitively-priced FT-CL Collimator
Driven by sheet metal processing, system and fibre vendors are combining beams with high reliability, finds Andy Extance
Laser manufacturer Coherent has exceeded $2.0 billion in annual orders, with net sales of $1.72 billion and a net income of $207.1 million for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2017, a 101 per cent and 137 per cent increase respectively compared to the previous year
Rachel Berkowitz on the latest developments made in photonic crystal fibres, optical fibres with unique light guiding properties
