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03 Apr 2009
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LIGHT THERAPY
Light: the medicine of the future has arrived
Light as a therapy can heal injuries and reduce pain in humans and animals. James Carroll of THOR Photomedicine discusses the rapidly growing field of low level laser therapy.
ASK THE EXPERT
Ultrafast fibre lasers need insight for success
Marie Freebody speaks to Fianium's chief executive officer, Anatoly Grudinin, to find out how misconceptions about ultrafast fibre lasers are threatening their commercial success.
BIOPHOTONICS
Optical syringe aids studies of single cells
The next time you look at a list of microscope accessories, a photoporation module for cellular analysis could well be available. Jacqueline Hewett talks to Kishan Dholakia about the clinical and commercial potential of optical injection by photoporation.
FIBRE LASERS
Fibre lasers look to large mode areas
New approaches to obtaining diffraction-limited beams from large-mode-area fibres point to unprecedented ruggedness and output powers. Breck Hitz investigates.
TECHNOLOGY TUTORIAL
Optical interferometry for surface metrology
Manufacturing a precision surface requires a balance between satisfying the optimum quality requirements at the minimum cost. Steve Martinek summarizes the challenges of increasing the precision levels of optical interferometers for this application.
SOFTWARE
Optical modelling points the way to PDT progress
Off-the-shelf commercial software is helping scientists to enhance the clinical efficacy of photodynamic therapy for targeted tumour destruction. Joe McEntee reports.
BACK CHAT
Industry associations create stability during downturns
When it comes to surviving an economic downturn, industry associations offer strength in numbers. Tom Pearsall tells OLE how members of the European Photonics Industry Consortium are bearing up.
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