Contents: June 2008 edition

02 Jun 2008

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BACK CHAT John Grabo on internationalization

The Global Advantage programme is helping many companies gain traction in international markets. John Grabo from the University of Arizona, US, tells OLE how the city of Tucson is benefiting from its participation.

SILICON CARBIDE

Silicon carbide meets optical grade standards

Marie Freebody speaks to Steve Hastings of optoSiC who believes that recent improvements in manufacturing techniques have enabled silicon carbide to be used by the laser scanning industry.

ASK THE EXPERT

Optical frequency combs span new wavelengths

Optical frequency combs are breaking new ground in applications ranging from precision timing to breath analysis. Marie Freebody speaks to Jun Ye from JILA to find out more.

MID-IR SOURCES

High-power CW OPO has narrow linewidth

CW optical parametric oscillators emitting multiple watts of output power in the near- to mid-infrared are now a commercial reality. Angus Henderson of Aculight reviews the technology.

TECHNOLOGY TUTORIAL

Detecting UV poses fabrication challenges

Matching the needs of your application with the numerous ultraviolet detectors on the market can be daunting. Tim Stokes of Hamamatsu Photonics offers his advice.

DIODE LASERS

Coherence spans 12 orders of magnitude

Gaps in the coherence spectrum of diode lasers have been known to hinder research. Anselm Deninger and Thomas Renner look at how these gaps are being filled.