High-power direct-diode lasers have emerged as a competitive option for applications like cladding, welding and heat treating. Stuart Woods of Coherent explains why the basic construction and ...

A first-generation process head has been transferred to the project partner Photon Laser Manufacturing (PLM). It is mounted ...

It is widely recognized that high-power diode lasers (HPDLs) are compact, portable and highly reliable. Recent advances in their output power and the efficiency of their electrical-to-optical power ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opnext, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXT), a global leader offering one of the most comprehensive families of high power, low operating current red and infrared laser diodes, today ...

High-power semiconductor laser diodes represent a critical technology underpinning modern industrial, medical, and telecommunications applications. These devices convert electrical energy into ...

The development of power diode pump laser sources that demonstrate extended life and higher brightness have resulted in this novel technology becoming commercially feasible. This effect prevents ...

[Jeshua Lacock] from 3DTOPO owns a large-format CNC (4’x8′, or 1.2×2.4 m), that he strongly feels is lacking laser-cutting capabilities. The frame is there, and a 150 W CO2 laser tube has been sitting ...

Power Technology, Inc. (PTI), a leader in the Photonics Industry for over 40 years and an ITAR registered manufacturer, announced today that it is offering a further expanded product line targeted for ...

Intersil has unveiled the ISL78365, a laser diode driver for automotive heads-up display (HUD) systems. Highly integrated the device pulses four high intensity lasers up to 750mA for projecting ...