January 2023
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โLasers
| Many industrial micro-processing applications that use femtosecond lasers have been developed in a variety of sectors, including medical and semiconductors. To access new large-scale applications such as surface texturing, however, robust industrial-grade beam shaping solutions need to be combined with femto-second lasers. Cailabs and Light Conversion have developed a partnership to demonstrate the quality and robustness of their solution using a Canunda-Pulse beam shaper and a CARBIDE laser. The paper explaining this collaboration is entitled, โBeam shaping to scale up micro-processing.โ |
A research team converted aย Light Conversion PHAROS Yb laser to a tuneable ultrafast, deep ultraviolet source (208 nm to 306 nm) at ยตJ-level and high repetition rate, in a very compact setup. A published paper, entitled โEfficient and compact source of tuneable ultrafast deep ultraviolet laser pulses at 50 kHz repetition rate,โ describes this experiment. Click here for theย specifications of PHAROS. |
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| Theย FC-W-H series Fiber Coupled Laser Systemย fromย CNI Optoelectronics Techย combines laser diode, fiber coupled optics, laser power supply, LD current, and temperature control inย oneย box. Its compact size and convenient functions, such as power adjustment, temperature control, LED display, etc., make it quite suitable for pumping, scientific research, industrial, and medical applications. Possible wavelengths for this laser are: 375, 405, 445, 447, 450, 455, 460, 462, 520, 793, 808, 880, 915, 940, 976t and 980 nm. |
A team of researchers, including Scott Hamlin from MegaWatt Lasers (MWL), demonstrated that langasite (LGS) enables efficient Q-switch operation of Cr:Er:YSGG lasers at 2.79 ยตm. The laser is flash lamp-pumped and electro-optically (EO) Q-switched. They report 300 mJ output energy at 15 ns pulse duration at a 3 Hz repetition rate, which is, as far as the team knows, the record result documented to date at this wavelength. Click the link to read the paper detailing this research, entitled โ300 mJ electro-optically Q-switched 2.79 ยตm Cr:Er:YSGG laser.โ |
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| Light Conversionย built its OPCPA systems using in-house-developed front ends, specifically PHAROS and CARBIDE femtosecond lasers. Both of these laser series offer industrial-grade stability and reliability. Thus enabling theย ORPHEUS-OPCPAย system to deliver few-cycle, CEP-stable pulses in a compact space. Since the development of the SYLOS at ELI-ALPS, the company has produced over fiveย high-energy OPCPAs with sub-10 femtosecond pulses reaching hundreds of millijoules. Multiple table-topย ORPHEUS-OPCPAsย were also produced. These products are being applied in high-energy attosecond pulse generation, laser electron acceleration, and nuclear waste decomposition applications. |
โOptics
If you are working with Raman spectroscopy and looking to optimize performance, check out Iridian Spectral Technologiesโ latest article, entitled โHow Custom Raman Edge Pass And Dichroic Filters Optimize Instrument Performance.โ This article describes how best to choose and customize optical filters, such as edge filtersย andย dichroic filters, for your applications. |
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| The overall costs for data center interconnects play a major role, because large quantities of transceiver devices and fiber optic cables are required. Delivering high optical performance at the lowest possible cost is, therefore, critical for manufacturing datacom filters.ย Iridian Spectral Technologiesย designs and manufactures custom-tailored optical filters and etalons to fulfill the requirements for your datacom filter solution at the highest optical quality, robustness, reliability, and cost-sensitivity. |
โDetectors
Photonis has long-term partnerships with industry, researchers, and space agencies likeย NASAย andย ESA. Their scientific and industrial detectors include: Their imaging products include: |
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