Spectra-Physics®, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces InSight DeepSee, an extraordinary new ultrafast laser system that takes multiphoton imaging to new depths. Based on a novel proprietary technology, the new InSight DeepSee delivers nearly double the tuning range of existing ultrafast lasers and provides seamless access to long infrared wavelengths for deepest in vivo imaging. Robust […]
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Laser Additive Manufacturing of Turbine Components, Precisely and Repeatable
By: A. Techel, F. Brückner, S. Nowotny, R. Wappler, S. Scharek, F. Kubisch, S. Bonß, E. Beyer Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (IWS) Laser additive manufacturing with diode, fibre or disc lasers offers outstanding possibilities for applications in aircraft manufacturing or maintenance. High-precision laser additive manufacturing requires precise tolerances of all the components […]
A Laser Alignment Practical Training Course
By: Michael Woods SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has developed a Laser Alignment Practical Training Course as one of its core laser safety classes. The course is taught to small groups of up to three students and takes 1-3 hours to complete. This practical course is not a substitute for site-specific On-the-Job […]
Coherent Launches 10 Watt Low-Noise Green Laser
Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has released a new 10 Watt, very low noise, CW green (532 nm) laser intended for cost-effective pumping of Titanium:Sapphire oscillators and amplifiers. The new Verdi G10 now becomes the highest power model in the Verdi™ G family, which utilizes Coherent’s next-generation, optically pumped semiconductor laser (OPSL) technology […]
Ophir Photonics Group Features Innovative Developments in Power/Energy Measurement and Beam Profiling at Laser World of Photonics
Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment, featured first of its kind, new power/energy measurement and beam profiling systems at Laser World of Photonics 2011 in Munich, Hall B2 Stand 257. Among the new products that were introduced is the BeamTrack Series, the industry’s first thermal sensors that combine power and […]