As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the laser, we’ve chosen to highlight the corporate member that has been with us the longest – Accuratus Ceramic Corporation. A member of LIA since 1985, which is when Milton Chang was LIA president, Accuratus is an industry-leading manufacturer of various vital components for the laser industry.
Newport Introduces the Vision IsoStation™ Vibration Isolation Workstation
Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage, and Measure Light®, premiered the new Vision IsoStation vibration isolation workstation during the CLEO/QELS exhibition at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA, May 18-20, 2010. The Vision IsoStation offers high performance and has more user-friendly features and accessories than […]
Coherent Launches Cost-Effective Green 532 nm Optically Pumped Semiconductor Lasers (OPSL) for Bioinstrumentation
Coherent, Inc. has expanded their Sapphire™ family of compact CW visible lasers with 532 nm (green) lasers based on the company’s unique OPSL technology. Two models of the Sapphire 532 are being offered with a choice of either 200 mW or 300 mW output. As with other Sapphire lasers, these new 532 nm lasers provide […]
LIA to Present Dr. Steven Chu, US Secretary of Energy, with 2010 Arthur L. Schawlow Award
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) will present U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu with the 2010 Arthur L. Schawlow Award at the 29th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics (ICALEO®) in Anaheim, Calif. Chu, co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with […]
LIA to Award Dr. Charles Townes with Lifetime Achievement Award
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) will present its first Lifetime Achievement Award to laser pioneer Dr. Charles Townes at the 29th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics (ICALEO®) in Anaheim, Calif. Townes, 94, won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1964 “for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has […]