Japan's Shimadzu Corp has developed a blue direct diode laser (DDL), providing what is claimed to be industry-leading brightness levels. The 10W-type laser is being exhibited at InterOpto 2013 at Pacifico Yokohama, Japan (16-18 October). ...
Tags: Blue laser diode, Electrical, Electronics
Laser markets keep on an even keel 31 Jul 2013 Longbow Research finds vendors reporting no rude surprises, while fiber laser players continue to tussle. Materials processing The fortunes of US laser vendors during the second quarter of ...
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ProPhotonix Ltd of Salem, NH, USA, a designer and manufacturer of LED illumination systems and laser diode modules as well as a distributor of laser diodes, has been appointed distributor for Osram Opto Semiconductors range of green and ...
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To help improve the performance of laser systems while reducing production costs, Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany is coordinating the project IMOTHEB (Integrated microoptical and microthermal elements for diode lasers ...
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The aim is to increase the performance and lower the costs of laser systems for material processing As part of the ‘Integrated Microphotonics’ initiative, Osram Opto Semiconductors is coordinating the IMOTHEB project ...
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Diode laser maker DILAS of Mainz, Germany says that its new fiber-coupled tailored bar (T-bar) module meets the critical metric of <1kg/kW of overall module weight to optical output power, while maintaining nearly 50% efficiency. In terms ...
Tags: Advanced Photonix, Diode laser, Lighting
At next week's Photonics West Conference (5 – 7 February) in San Francisco, optical components, modules and subsystems developer Oclaro of San Jose, CA, USA will be showcasing an expanded portfolio of laser diodes that now includes ...
A consortium of companies and research institutes from five European countries has joined forces to improve the brightness of high-power direct-diode laser . Having started in September, the three-year project 'BRIDLE' (Brilliant ...
Tags: DILAS, Brilliant Industrial Diode Laser, LED, high-power, direct-diode
High-power bursts of light from femtosecond system are being honed for new compact particle accelerators. An ultrafast laser system under development at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) in California has delivered ...
Tags: laser, High-power bursts, ligtht, LBL, BELLA, Berkeley
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a new patent No. 8,221,117 B2 to Biolase's laser endodontic therapy system. The new patent relates to the ability of the radially fire or side firing endodontic probe to combine ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors launches direct emitting green laser diodes Osram Opto Semiconductors now offers its first direct green diode lasers. The two compact laser diodes have an optical output of 30 and 50 milliwatts and a particularly ...
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18 October 2012 Osram Opto launches direct-emitting green laser diodes Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg,Germany says that it is now offering its first direct-emitting green diode lasers.The two compact indium gallium ...
Sony's diode lasers claim 2012 Leibinger prize 17 Sep 2012 Mass production of laser diodes and backwards compatible optical data storage recognized with biennial Zukunftspreis. Osamu Kumagai, a senior VP at Sony, has won the 2012 ...
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Innolume GmbH of Dortmund,Germany,which manufactures quantum-dot(QD)diode lasers covering the 1064–1320nm spectrum,has launched the next generation of its LD-12XX-series laser diode. While keeping output characteristics the ...
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New CTO,Asian distributors,licensing agreement and first"LightEngine"sale make it a busy month for Berlin direct diode laser developer. Direct Photonics is focused on the development of ultra-high brightness direct-diode lasers.August ...
Tags: direct photonics, Dr Stefan Heinemann, CLT