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Researchers Explore Atomic-Scale Transformations in Photosynthesis Using Ultrabright X-Ray Laser

Opening a new window on the way plants generate the oxygen we breathe, researchers used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to simultaneously look at the structure and chemical behavior of a natural catalyst involved in photosynthesis for the first time.

16 Feb 2013

LaserMotive Introduces New Line of General-Purpose Power Over Fiber Products

LaserMotive, an independent R&D company specializing in laser power beaming, today announced the MicroPoF, the first in LaserMotive's new line of general-purpose Power over Fiber (PoF) products. The MicroPoF delivers power to electrical devices via laser light transmitted over fiber optic cable, without a traditional electrical connection.

13 Feb 2013

Intevac Receives Northrop Grumman Order for LIVAR Digital Imaging Cameras

Intevac Photonics, a subsidiary of Intevac, Inc. today announced the receipt of two production orders during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012, for its LIVAR® (Laser Illuminated Viewing and Ranging) digital cameras from Northrop Grumman Corporation.

11 Feb 2013

Non-Linear Optics Researcher Earns NSF CAREER Award

A Johns Hopkins engineer who is developing a high-speed imaging system designed to enable researchers to continuously record images at a rate of more than 100 million frames per second – 100 times more rapidly than current technology allows – has been awarded the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, a five-year, $400,000 grant.

8 Feb 2013

FDA Clears BIOLASE’s Diolase 10 Diode Soft Tissue Laser for Broader Medical Procedures

BIOLASE, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of dental lasers, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the 940nm Diolase 10 diode soft tissue laser for use in 19 additional medical markets including: ear, nose and throat, oral surgery, arthroscopy, gastroenterology, general surgery, dermatology, plastic surgery, podiatry, GI/GU, gynecology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, pulmonary surgery, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, urology, dermatology, aesthetics, and vascular surgery. This FDA clearance includes over 80 different procedures.

7 Feb 2013

ITT Exelis successfully completed an optical fabrication contract for the University of Rochester’s Lab for Laser Energetics.

7 Feb 2013

Ophir Photonics Launch New Pyrocam IV Laser Profiling Camera at Photonics West

Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced the Pyrocam IV at Photonics West.

From MKS Ophir 6 Feb 2013

Southampton ORC Scientists Study Use of Fibre Lasers for Particle Accelerator Technologies

Scientists from the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton are part of an international project that is investigating the use of fibre lasers in ground-breaking particle accelerator technologies, such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

6 Feb 2013

Ophir Introduces NIST-Calibrated Laser Beam Profiler at Photonics West

Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced NanoScan 2 at Photonics West, the new version of their scanning slit beam profiler.

From MKS Ophir 6 Feb 2013

NKT Photonics to Supply Fiber Amplifier Module for Coherent Sub-Nanosecond Pulsed Laser

NKT Photonics, the pioneer of photonic crystal fibers, and Coherent, Inc., a world leader in lasers and laser systems for commercial and scientific markets, today announced that NKT Photonics will supply a high-power fiber amplifier module for use in Coherent’s newly released Daytona sub-nanosecond pulsed laser, targeted at various micro-electronics applications.

From NKT Photonics A/S 6 Feb 2013

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