Contents: March 2006 edition

06 Mar 2006

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INTERVIEW

Ultra-clean fabrication inspires Nufern growth

When the telecommunications industry dried up, the military market came to the rescue of speciality fibre firm Nufern. Company president Martin Seifert tells Jacqueline Hewett how Nufern turned things around and found new applications for its fibre.

HIGH-POWER DIODE LASERS

Diode lasers get fundamental push to higher power

nLight is confident that no fundamental barriers stand in the way of squeezing 1 kW out of a single 1 cm diode laser bar. James Tyrrell speaks with Paul Crump to find out why.

MARKET REPORT

Firms must join forces to tackle light bulb culture

HB-LED makers should concentrate on building relationships with their customers in order to break down the incumbent culture based around the light bulb, say analysts.

ILLUMINATION Edmund Optics solves LED coupling problems

The days of the quartz halogen lamp in machine vision applications could be over. Jacqueline Hewett finds out how Edmund Optics went back to basics to improve the coupling efficiency of an LED, turning it into a practical alternative.

PRODUCT GUIDE Waveplates offer precise control of polarization

Understanding polarization, polarization control and waveplates can be a daunting task. Emily Kubacki from CVI Laser describes the how, why and what of waveplates.