Laser News

LED Market to Exceed $33 Billion by 2013

Demand and usage of light-emitting diodes is booming, in direct contrast to the bearish global economy and the resulting contraction in many product categories. Beginning in the second half of 2007, LEDs have recovered from the sluggish sales and unit shipments that characterized the market from 2004 to mid-2007.

Liquid Lens That Can Focus and Direct Light at Will

Like tiny Jedi knights, tunable fluidic micro lenses can focus and direct light at will to count cells, evaluate molecules or create on-chip optical tweezers, according to a team of Penn State engineers. They may also provide imaging in medical devices, eliminating the necessity and discomfort of moving the tip of a probe.

A Surprising Twist to Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a remarkable biological process that supports life on earth. Plants and photosynthetic microbes do so by harvesting light to produce their food, and in the process, also provide vital oxygen for animals and people.

A Material that is More Dense than the Core of the Sun is Being Produced at University of Gothenburg

A material that is a hundred thousand times heavier than water and more dense than the core of the Sun is being produced at the University of Gothenburg. The scientists working with this material are aiming for an energy process that is both more sustainable and less damaging to the environment than the nuclear power used today.

SiliconCore Technology Begins Mass Production with SANYO

SiliconCore Technology, a leading fabless analog products company, today announced that one of its Laser Diode Driver (LDD) devices has started mass production with SANYO’s slim type Optical Pick-up Unit (OPU).

Nanocrystal that Constantly Emits Light

For more than a decade, scientists have been frustrated in their attempts to create continuously emitting light sources from individual molecules because of an optical quirk called "blinking," but now scientists at the University of Rochester have uncovered the basic physics behind the phenomenon, and along with researchers at the Eastman Kodak Company, created a nanocrystal that constantly emits light.

CIG Implements Discrete Optics With Mindspeed's Burst-Mode Laser Driver to Cost Reduce Optical Network Terminals

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced that Mindspeed's M02090 laser driver with integrated limiting amplifier and M02015 high sensitivity transimpedance amplifier (TIA) have enabled Cambridge Industries Group (CIG) to implement a bi-directional optical sub-assembly (BOSA) on-board design in dual closed loop configuration, significantly reducing the cost of optical network terminals (ONTs) for fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) applications.

NIST Physicist to Receive 2009 William F. Meggers Award from Optical Society of America

Leo Hollberg, a physicist and group leader who recently retired from NIST Boulder, will receive the 2009 William F. Meggers Award from the Optical Society of America (OSA).

New Product Catalog from Coherent Details the Largest Selection of Excimer Lasers and Related Products

A new 52-page product catalog from Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) details the largest selection of excimer lasers and related products available anywhere. Specifically, this guide provides detailed specifications, selection guides and an application matrix for Coherent's offering of over 40 different excimer laser products.

Coherent Introduces New Fully-Integrated Laser Source for Multiphoton Excitation Microscopy

The new Chameleon™ Vision from Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) is a fully-integrated laser source for Multiphoton Excitation (MPE) microscopy that delivers both state-of-the-art image quality and superior ease of use.