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The U.S. Market for Industrial Lasers - A Mid-Year ReviewThis presentation will describe the US market for industrial laser systems, and show how the US' lead in manufacturing productivity has been a key contributor to the continued sales growth of these products.
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06/07/2012
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Next-generation laser beam steering system enables new applications in laser material processingThis session will present Cambridge Technology's Lightning II technology, features and performance, and share three case studies in via hole drilling, roll-to-roll converting, and medical applications.
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05/23/2012
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On Demand Webcasts |
Fundamentals of Ion Beam Sputtering for Optical CoatingsThis webcast will provide an introduction to ion beam sputtering, how it works and why it is important to the needs of the optics industry. A review of recent innovations in ion beam sputtering for volume manufacturing will be given along with examples of the resulting coatings that can be achieved. |
Fundamentals of Miniature SpectrometersIn this one hour instructional webinar, we will discuss the fundamentals of modular spectrometers and how they have evolved into a modern spectroscopic tool. |
Optical Coating Performance in SystemsAngus Macleod of the Thin Film Center Inc (Tucson, AZ) who explains in this live Web event that in order to deal effectively with such effects they must be understood. |
Basics of Optical Surfaces: Roughness, Texture and Mid-Spatial Frequency Form ErrorsLearn the fundamentals of tolerancing and testing for surface roughness and mid-spatial frequency errors. |
Opportunities in Mid-IRIn this webcast Laser Focus World contributing editor, Jeff Hecht will review these mid-infrared sources and their applications. |
Industrial Lasers — Materials, Applications and InnovationsThis webcast provides an in-depth, informative view into making the most of your current laser processing system, and how to select the best technology to suit your future needs. |
Micro Motion For Optical Instruments....Inspired by your Smart PhoneSmall motion systems designed for camera-lens autofocus in smart phones can be used in optical instruments for nonconsumer applications also. The important benefits of these micro-motion systems can be summarized as: small, precise, and smart. In this webcast, David Henderson of New Scale technologies details the capabilities of these systems and their potential uses. |
200-kHz Swept Light Source for OCT Imaging
05/07/2012
NTT-AT introduces new swept light source for OCT imaging.
- High-speed: 200-kHz A-line rate
- Voltage-controlled sweeping formats: k-linear scan available
- Coherence length > 7 mm at 200 kHz Scan*
- All solid state: no ...
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Scalable High-Power and High-Brightness Fiber Coupled Diode Laser Devices - Photonics West 2012
04/26/2012
In this paper we present a detailed characterization of different diode laser sources based on the scalable modular concept. The optical output power is scaled from 180 W coupled into a 100 μm NA 0.22 fiber up to 1.7 kW coupled...
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Design and Test of Fast Laser Driver Circuits
03/30/2012
In industrial laser systems and measurement applications, the designers are challenged with the very demanding task to design and verify fast driver circuits.
This White Paper describes the design of fast driver circuits, PCB l...
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High-power diode laser pumps for alkali lasers (DPALs)
02/22/2012
We present performance data of recent high-power laser diodes emitting at typical pump wavelengths for alkali vapor lasers: 852 nm for cesium, 780 nm for rubidium, 766 nm for potassium, and 670 nm for lithium atoms. Due to diff...
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