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New Laser Power/Energy Meter Combines High Damage Threshold, High Repetition Rate, and Widest Range of Wavelengths
Posted on 18-12-2008

December 17, 2008 - Logan, UT - Ophir-Spiricon, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment, today announced the PE50-DIF Pyroelectric Detector, the first laser power/energy detector ...
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Imagine Optic to Integrate Unique High-Power Laser System for Orion High-Power Laser
Posted on 17-12-2008

Imagine Optic, Europe’s leading manufacturer of Shack-Hartmann wavefront metrology and adaptive optics solutions is proud to announce that it has delivered unique laser metrology and adaptive op...
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Europe's Photovoltaic Industry Rapid Growth Now Worth EUR 14 Billion a Year
Posted on 16-12-2008

Europe's photovoltaic industry is growing rapidly and is now worth EUR 14 billion a year, according to the 2008 Status Report on Photovoltaics (solar energy technologies) released by the European Comm...
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Measuring conductance of carbon nanotubes, one by one
Posted on 15-12-2008

(PhysOrg.com) -- A single batch of carbon nanotubes -- molecular carbon cylinders that may one day revolutionize electronics engineering -- often includes more than 100 types of tubes, each with diffe...
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Breakthrough experiment on high-temperature superconductors
Posted on 12-12-2008

(PhysOrg.com) -- New information about the metallic state from which high temperature superconductivity emerges, has been revealed in an innovative experiment performed at the University of Bristol.Th...
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The First Off-the-Shelf Optic for LED Lighting Applications
Posted on 11-12-2008

Future Lighting Solutions today announced the availability of Carclo Technical Plastics' Ultra Wide Angle Optic, the first off-the-shelf optic for LED lighting applications requiring uniform illuminat...
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Bit of bling adds new dimension to laser beam technology
Posted on 11-12-2008

(PhysOrg.com) -- No longer just an expensive ornament, diamonds are now of a sufficient size and quality to attract the eye of a team of physicists at Macquarie University, who are using them to devel...
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Researchers Observe Magnus Effect in Light for First Time
Posted on 10-12-2008

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have become the first to observe the Magnus effect in light, potentially opening a new avenue for controlling light in nanom...
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Latest Laser Designed to Increase Manufacturing Productivity of OEMs for Solar Cell Processing
Posted on 10-12-2008

JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU and TSX: JDU) today announced availability of a new high power ultraviolet (UV) laser called the Q304-HD laser. Based upon the widely adopted Q Series UV laser platform from JDSU, t...
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IRphotonics Launches 2-5 um mid Infrared Fiber Targeting Defense and Aerospace Applications
Posted on 09-12-2008

IRphotonics, a leading provider of advanced infrared fiber and materials announced today the availability of its new II-VTM mid infrared fiber targeting Defense and Aerospace applications. The II-VTM ...
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Silicon Photonics Advancement Aims to Accelerate Future Computing, Communications
Posted on 08-12-2008

(PhysOrg.com) -- Intel researchers have made the next advance in the field of Silicon Photonics by achieving world-record performance using a silicon-based Avalanche Photodetector (APD) that could low...
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Carl Zeiss Introduces LSM 700 Laser Scanning Microscope for Materials Research
Posted on 06-12-2008

Carl Zeiss introduces the LSM 700 / mat laser scanning microscope for materials research. It allows very precise, 3-dimensional imaging of surfaces. The combination of fluorescence and reflection tech...
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Free Electron Lasers and You: An LCLS Primer
Posted on 05-12-2008

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a few short months, the Linac Coherent Light Source will start operation as the world's first hard X-ray free electron laser, pushing SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to the fr...
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Using Lasers to Measure Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
Posted on 04-12-2008

A recent ESA campaign has demonstrated how a technique using lasers could be employed to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The campaign supports one of the main objectives of the candidate Ear...
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3-D Laser Scanning can Provide a More Thorough Analysis of a Soil's Quality
Posted on 04-12-2008

Soil researchers pay close attention to bulk density, as it is one of the most common soil measurements and it is often used as a measure of soil quality. A soil's bulk density can be indicative of th...
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Coherent Introduces LaserCam-HR Laser Beam Profiling Cameras for IR and UV
Posted on 03-12-2008

Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has extended the spectral coverage of its LaserCam™-HR laser beam profiling cameras into both the ultraviolet and infrared with the addition of two...
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New holographic method could be used for lab-on-a-chip technologies
Posted on 02-12-2008

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze b...
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The photon force is with us: Harnessing light to drive nanomachines
Posted on 01-12-2008

Science fiction writers have long envisioned sailing a spacecraft by the optical force of the sun's light. But, the forces of sunlight are too weak to fill even the oversized sails that have been trie...
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