Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA (which makes high-power semiconductor laser components) has announced the commercial availability of its actively cooled laser bars, emitting 200W of ...
The factory in Mesa, Arizona, had never been intended to house the manufacture of a gemstone. Ahead of the photovoltaics industry’s 2011-2012 meltdown, First Solar had built it with the aim of producing 280 MW worth of solar panels ...
Tags: Arizona, photovoltaics industry, Alchemy Turns Sapphire
SPIE Photonics West 2014—Attend the largest and most influential event for the laser and photonics community in North America: 20,000 attendees, two exhibitions, 1,300 exhibiting companies, a wide range of papers on ...
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Industrial laser specialist says that there is still growth in the market for high-power CO2 lasers. Sales at Rofin-Sinar in the quarter ended June 30 have exceeded expectations, thanks mainly to machine tool and electronics applications ...
Tags: CO2 lasers, high-power lasers
SureFire, LLC. is an American company based in Fountain Valley, California. Their main products are flashlights, headlamps, weapon-mounted lights and laser sights. In addition, Surefire also manufactures knives, sound suppressors, Picatinny ...
Tags: SureFire, Lighting Brands, Flashlights
Laser vendors stay cautiously optimistic 24 Oct 2012 Longbow Research finds industrial demand staying positive and fiber lasers gaining market share in the third quarter of 2012. Big business: QCW sources from IPG The regular quarterly ...
Tags: IPG PhotonicsLongbow Research, fiber lasers, IPG, IPG Photonics
The deadline for the 2012-2013 Prism Awards expires at end of September. Past Prism winners:Optotune If you've developed a photonic product that breaks with convention,solves a long-standing problem or improves life in general,now is ...
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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
Yokohama launch:Dr.Peter Leibinger,Vice Chairman of Trumpf at the opening. Laser giant Trumpf has opened an Asian production location for disk lasers at Trumpf Japan in Yokohama.Dr.Peter Leibinger,Vice Chairman of the Managing ...
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GigOptix Inc of San Jose,CA,USA(a fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components for high-speed information streaming)has appointed David T.(Tom)Mitchell to fill a vacancy on its board of directors for an independent Class I ...
Tags: GigOptix, Fabrinet, USA, electronics, semiconductor
9 May 2012 Osram's 65%-efficient laser bars provide 200W cw for industrial lasers Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg,Germany says that its new SPL BKxx-40WFT series of laser bars offer high efficiency of up to 65%at 200W ...
Tags: Osram, Laser bars, Industrial Lasers, laser