Diode laser maker DILAS of Mainz, Germany is now delivering 40W of output power (substantially higher than previously available) from a T-bar-based 638nm 400-micron/0.22NA fiber-coupled module used for cinema projection. DILAS says that, ...
Tags: Diode laser maker, DILAS of Mainz, T-Bar modules, cinema projection
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 ...
Tags: IR Laser Sources, Osram, Lighting
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 ...
Tags: BMBF project, Semiconductors
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
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
Solid-state devices such as LEDs are subject to very limited wear and tear if operated at low currents and at low temperatures. Many of the LEDs made in the 1970s and 1980s are still in service today. Typical lifetimes quoted are 25,000 to ...
Tags: LED, Light emitting diode
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 ...
Tags: laser endodontic therapy system, Biolase, US Patent and Trademark Office
Back in 1960 Electronics Weekly was born into a ferment of III-V semiconductor research that within two years would produce the first practical LED. In 1960 Dr Nick Holonyak of General Electric was developing an unusual material,GaAsP,as ...
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The North American branch of FT System, an Italy-based manufacturer and supplier of container inspection and monitoring solutions, is to launch its new pressure and leak inspection system - the PCS700-LS - to measure total pressure and leak ...
Tags: FT System, Carbonated Beverage Container Inspection System
Biolase has obtained rights to market its new diode laser technology in the US and throughout the European Union (EU) and in those Asian and Latin American countries that recognize the CE mark. The EPIC 10 diode soft tissue laser utilizes ...
Tags: diode laser, diode soft tissue laser, laser
During the International Woodworking Fair IWF in Atlanta the IMA Group received its first order for a laser-edging line from North America. An order was signed with the Canadian front-end manufacturer Schenck Architectural Imports, on 23 ...
Tags: market view, Woodworking
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
German start-up focuses on'kilowatt'direct diodes 18 Jul 2012 Direct Photonics aims to use Fraunhofer know-how to boost output,challenge fiber and disk lasers. Direct Photonics'DirectPump 900 is a wavelength-stabilized laser ...
New guide star laser debuts at SPIE astronomy event 26 Jun 2012 Apparatus could help observatory one day"find another Earth"–Toptica. Burning bright:ESO's portable guide star laser unit under test.A novel approach to laser guide ...
Tags: European, EOS, guide star laser system, SPIE, MPB, Toptica
Procedure for treating chronic atrial fibrillation,a condition that causes palpitations and fainting,features a laser balloon catheter. Green light for laser heart treatment? A follow-up study of 56 patients with chronic atrial ...
Tags: Heart Surgery, Laser, EAS