Monthly Archives: May 2022
AL50 Q-Switched CO2 Laser
Whether ablating, cutting, perforating or marking, the highest precision in micro-material processing starts with the right beam source. The Access Laser AL50Q is a compact RF-excited, INVAR-stabilized, fully sealed CO2 waveguide laser that is Q-switched with an acoustic-optical modulator (AOM). This results in outstanding pulse characteristics with high peak powers of 2.5 kW, 200 ns … Continue reading
Opto-Tech 2022 Conference This Week
After a two-year break due to COVID, the Opto-Tech 2022 Conference at the New-Tech Exhibition 2022 returns to Tel Aviv on 24-25 May 2022 in Expo Tel- Aviv. Visit IL Photonics at Booth #70. The New-Tech Exhibition is the largest exhibition for the high-tech and electronics industry in Israel. Alongside the exhibition, the following conferences … Continue reading
How to Specify an Optical Filter
To achieve a desired optical functionality for an application, it is critical that key use parameters are well defined when specifying the filter. Understanding the filter function and use conditions enables the filter design team to create a filter that both meets the functional requirements as well as the commercial constraints (cost, lead-time, volume) of … Continue reading
High Precision Processing of Flexible or Thick Glass
Processing (cutting or micro-structuring) tempered or non-tempered, flexible or thick glass with high precision can be a challenging task. Mesh glass wafers and wafers for wafer-level-packaging (WLP) require various shapes of through-holes with high aspect ratio channels in the same wafer. Femtosecond lasers are perfect for both selective laser etching (SLE) and 5-axis drilling heads. … Continue reading
The Seagull Nebula Up Close
Here is another fantastic image from Terry Hancock! The Seagull Nebula (IC2177 and NGC 2327) is located in the constellations of Monoceros and Canis Major, lying at a distance of 3,600 light-years from Earth. This image was taken at Grand Mesa Observatory in Colorado over the course of 4 days with a total acquisition time … Continue reading
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