The FemtoBlade laser employs a modular design that provides increased flexibility and high power at high repetition rates which will enable faster processing and improved throughput for micromachining applications
The IceFyre GR50 laser delivers >50W average power and >100μJ of green pulse energy.
The Spectra-Physics IceFyre GR50 is a compact, high-power green picosecond laser with industry-leading performance and low cost-of-ownership
Jim Bovatsek, applications engineering manager for MKS Spectra-Physics, shares how UV picosecond lasers can effectively cut layered stacks of organic polymers in flexible OLED display production
Jim Bovatsek of MKS Spectra-Physics, shares how UV picosecond lasers can effectively cut layered stacks of organic polymers in flexible OLED display production
The filter features million of laser-drilled holes that remove microplastics from municipal wastewater. (Image Fraunhofer ILT)
The filter was drilled with a kilowatt-level ultrafast laser using multibeam technology
Light Conversion now offers an 80W model with 2mJ pulse energy
Active Fiber Systems is now a member of the Trumpf Group. (Image: Trumpf)
Trumpf hopes to leverage synergies in the research and further development of its existing ultrafast laser portfolio
The company supplements its ultrashort pulse laser beam shaping offer with two new wavelengths: 515nm and 532nm.
Laser-functionalised glass with decorative Fusion Bionic logo inspired by the morpho butterfly. (Image: Fusion Bionic)
The firm is a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS
Frederic Schell and Christoph Zwahr describe how direct laser interference patterning can augment additively manufactured medical implants
Schematic illustration of the production of femtosecond laser-induced graphene. (Image: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
The supercapacitors are made from fallen leaves irradiated with a femtosecond laser
Sanin Zulic and Sunil Pathak share how laser shock peening can be used to improve residual stresses in additively manufactured parts
Sanin Zulic and Sunil Pathak share how laser shock peening can be used to improve residual stresses in additively manufactured parts
Mark Zediker, Jean-Michel Pelaprat and Andrew Dodd share how early results are already demonstrating the advantages of blue lasers in additive manufacturing
Mark Zediker, Jean-Michel Pelaprat and Andrew Dodd share how early results are already demonstrating the advantages of blue lasers in additive manufacturing
Alexandre Rondepierre and Olivier Casagrande demonstrate a new approach that overcomes existing laser shock peening challenges
Alexandre Rondepierre and Olivier Casagrande demonstrate a new approach that overcomes existing laser shock peening challenges
(Image: Andrey Armyagov/Shutterstock)
An brief look at laser cutting and some of the technology developments made in recent years
Richard Stähr and his colleagues are using laser drilling to produce perforated acoustic liners for insulating aircraft noise
Richard Stähr and his colleagues are using laser drilling to produce perforated acoustic liners for insulating aircraft noise
Oliver Haupt and Jan Brune describe how deep-UV excimer lasers can overcome microLED display manufacturing challenges
Oliver Haupt and Jan Brune describe how deep-UV excimer lasers can overcome microLED display manufacturing challenges
Hot-fire testing of a GRCop-42 L-PBF chamber and NASA HR-1 LP-DED nozzle with integral channels at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. (Image: NASA)
Matthew Dale learns how additive manufacturing is optimising the production of rocket components
Frederic Schell and Christoph Zwahr describe how direct laser interference patterning can augment additively manufactured medical implants
