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VLOC is a recognized leader in the growth and manufacture of laser crystals, materials and optical components for the solid state laser market. Here you will find information regarding Lightweight Optics, Thin Film Coatings, Laser Optics, Laser Crystals, Waveplates, YAG Crystals.

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Lightweight Optics

TECHNOLOGY REVIEW 2008: Photonic feats (Dec 1, 2008)
It was a year in which metamaterials began to take shape as optics, 80-attosecond pulses probed intra-atom electronic properties, optical interconnects benefited the digital revolution, and superbroadband fibers diversified. Read More >>

ASPHERIC OPTICS: Distributing aspheric surfaces brings down cost (Feb 1, 2007)
Robert Smith’s A Compleat System of Opticks (Cambridge, England, 1738) has a chapter on ideas for the fabrication of aspheric optical surfaces “without the assistance of a fortune which could well bear the disappointment. Read More >>

Thin Film Coatings

THIN-FILM METROLOGY: Innovations in ellipsometry facilitate thin-film analysis (Nov 1, 2008)
An advanced thin-film metrology tool based on spectroscopic ellipsometry and dedicated to the measurements of blank and patterned wafers is designed to reduce the need for modeling while providing accurate and reliable results. Read More >>

Optical coatings: Rugate coatings enhance performance of head-up displays (May 1, 2008)
A head-up display (HUD) provides the ability to project information onto a transparent screen so that it appears to be floating in space as a virtual image. Read More >>

Laser Crystals

HIGH-POWER SOLID-STATE LASERS: The Mercury laser moves toward practical laser fusion (Mar 1, 2009)
The diode-pumped Mercury laser will deliver 100 J pulses at 10 Hz under automatic control, advancing the development of high-repetition-rate inertial laser fusion. Read More >>

PHOTONIC FRONTIERS: MATERIALS FOR SOLID-STATE LASERS: New materials expand capabilities of solid-state lasers (Feb 1, 2009)
Ceramic hosts, transition-metal doping of II-VI hosts, and optically pumped semiconductor lasers are expanding the range of solid-state laser capabilities to new wavelengths and higher powers. Read More >>

Waveplates

CCDS AND MICROSCOPY: Real-time 3-D microscopy enables viewing of specimen dynamics (Feb 1, 2009)
Because a standard confocal microscope efficiently images only regions of a specimen that lie close to the focal plane, producing a 3-D depiction requires that the microscope refocus and image a series of closely spaced planes. Read More >>

Quantum information Processing: Photons promise an exciting route to quantum computing (Apr 1, 2008)
Quantum information science seeks to answer the question, “What additional power and functionality can be gained by harnessing uniquely quantum-mechanical effects in the encoding, transmission, and processing of information?” Read More >>

YAG Crystals

FREQUENCY CONVERSION: Oscillating RGB emission forges white-light laser (Apr 1, 2008)
Most visual colors (including white) in projection displays and other lighting applications can be obtained by a weighted combination of red, green, and blue (RGB) light. Read More >>

New Products

VLOC has recently added Large Diameter Optics, Ceramic based YAG materials, and Lightweighted Optics to its product offerings. Contact our sales team for the latest datasheets on our new products or visit us on the web at http://www.vloc.com.

VLOC is a subsidiary of II-VI Incorporated (II-VI), a publicly traded company listed under the trading symbol IIVI on the NASDAQ National Market.

Located on the West Coast of Florida, near Tampa, VLOC operates out of facilities totaling 65,000 Sq. ft. and employs approximately 200 employees.

Find out more about VLOC

7826 Photonics Drive, New Port Richey, FL 34655
Tel: 727.375.VLOC (8562)
Fax: 727.375.5300
EMail: info@vloc.com
http://www.vloc.com

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