Laser Institute of America

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in lasers and photonics solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light^®, introduces the Integrity VCS Series vibration control system designed specifically to provide an economical and stable platform for basic photonic research and development at universities, government, or corporate labs.  All Integrity VCS systems include a steel honeycomb damped optical platform and a mating support frame that is available with or without active leveling pneumatic isolators.

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Presented by LIA, the International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC^®) is a comprehensive four-day conference covering all aspects of laser safety practice and hazard control. Laser safety experts from around the world descended on San Jose, Calif. to discuss and define the latest changes to regulations and common practices in the field. Held March 14-17, 2011, scientific sessions addressed developments in regulatory, mandatory and voluntary safety standards for laser products and for laser use. (more…)

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in lasers and photonics solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light^®, introduces the Laser µFAB, a tabletop laser microfabrication workstation optimized for research applications.  The Laser µFAB is designed for use in both additive and subtractive processes, including 3D microfabrication by two-photon polymerization (TPP), laser ablation and surface structuring of various materials, volumetric writing of waveguides and microfluidics, nanosurgery, microdissection, and others. Specific research applications using TPP in custom or commercial photoresists, include photonics, microelectronics, and MEMS.  Relevant industrial materials that can be used in ablation and surface structuring applications include metals, polymers, semiconductors, glasses, ceramics,  and biological targets.  Waveguides and microfluidics can be volumetrically written in glasses and polymers.  Nanosurgery and microdissection can be done in vivo for sub-cellular investigations of model organisms. (more…)

Spectra-Physics^®, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces InSight DeepSee, an extraordinary new ultrafast laser system that takes multiphoton imaging to new depths.  Based on a novel proprietary technology, the new InSight DeepSee delivers nearly double the tuning range of existing ultrafast lasers and provides seamless access to long infrared wavelengths for deepest in vivo imaging.  Robust and fully automated, InSight DeepSee provides easy-to-use, hands-off operation, freeing users to focus on their critical research. (more…)

Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has released a new 10 Watt, very low noise, CW green (532 nm) laser intended for cost-effective pumping of Titanium:Sapphire oscillators and amplifiers.  The new Verdi G10 now becomes the highest power model in the Verdi™ G family, which utilizes Coherent’s next-generation, optically pumped semiconductor laser (OPSL) technology to deliver a unique combination of high performance, exceptional reliability, compact size and low cost of ownership. (more…)

Ophir Photonics Group, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment, featured first of its kind, new power/energy measurement and beam profiling systems at Laser World of Photonics 2011 in Munich, Hall B2 Stand 257. Among the new products that were introduced is the BeamTrack Series, the industry’s first thermal sensors that combine power and energy measurement, beam position, and beam size in a single, compact device. The company also introduced the Pyro-C Series of compact, pulsed laser power/energy sensors. They provide the lowest measurable energy, longest measurable pulse and highest accuracy among competitive products. Several recently released laser beam profiling systems were demonstrated in the booth, including BeamGage® and NanoModeScan. (more...)

Newport Corporation introduces the new terahertz (THz) pulse generation kit using a sub-35-fs Ti:sapphire amplifier system. The kit can be easily integrated with a Ti:sapphire amplifier to generate terahertz pulses which can be further used for linear, nonlinear, and time-resolved spectroscopy applications. (more…)

A new Carrier-Envelope Phase (CEP) stabilized, Titanium:Sapphire regenerative amplifier-based laser from Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) now offers much higher power than any previously available system of this type.  Specifically, the Legend Elite Duo CEP delivers up to 10 Watts of power, as well as higher repetition rates (up to 10 kHz), yet it does not require the complexity of cryogenic cooling of the gain medium, unlike systems offered by competitors.  Coherent also is currently the only vertically integrated laser manufacturer offering a complete, single supplier, CEP stabilized ultrafast amplifier system.  When used as part of an all-Coherent setup, the new amplifier demonstrates CEP phase stability as good as <200 mrad (rms). (more…)

Supplying the world with electricity from renewable sources is one of the greatest challenges of the 21^st century. A decisive aspect is the effort to considerably reduce the costs of generating electricity from photovoltaics and to increase cell efficiencies. But it is still a long way to make this product competitive with conventionally generated electricity, in other words, to reach grid parity. Lasers as production tools offer a large potential for reaching these goals. Because of their spatially selective, contact-less and controllable processing characteristics, lasers are highly suitable for the production of sensitive components such as solar cells. (more…)