Conventional microscopy technique enables quick, cheap inspection of ultrathin materials.

US company Semprius will provide 2400 modules mounted on dual-axis trackers – enough to deliver 200 kW of power to the base.

Lindø Welding Technology commissioned the ultra-high-power thin-disk system from Trumpf to perform deep-penetration welding.

40 kW system using fiber lasers supplied by IPG Photonics completes deployment sequence on towed shell targets.

Promising new methods for optical processing for telecoms

Femtosecond laser systems for ophthalmology feature again in the FDA's list for third quarter of the year.

Opto Semiconductors subsidiary joins Nichia and Sony as a supplier of direct-emitting green laser diodes.

The technique suppresses unwanted spectral information from deeper tissue layers and improves specificity.

“Great expectations” of international partnership based on brittle glass cutting technique.

UK’s Technology Strategy Board funds two hyperspectral imaging projects based on the company’s “Firefly” optical parametric oscillator.

Investment of €10 million proves that image analysis techniques have potential to transform cancer diagnosis, company believes.

Record attendance in Amsterdam, anticipating 400G, even terabit comms