Spectra-Physics New Tristar 355-2, Q-Switched DPSS Industrial Laser

Spectra-Physics®, a Newport Corporation Brand, announces a new addition to its Tristar™ family of Q-switched diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) industrial lasers. The high-repetition-rate Tristar 355-2 is ideal for high throughput LED scribing  and provides over 2 W of 355 nm output at 90 kHz and a short pulse width of less than 25 ns.

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Coherent Launches First 514 nm All-Solid-State OPSL

Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) has expanded their Sapphire™ family of compact CW visible lasers with the first 514 nm (green) offering based on the company’s unique OPSL technology.  With a choice of four different output powers ranging from 20 to 100 milliwatts, these cost-effective Sapphire 514 LP lasers provide a compact (125 […]

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Newport’s New S-2000AN Non-Magnetic Vibration Isolator

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light®, introduces the S-2000AN Stabilizer Non-Magnetic Vibration Isolator. The newest addition to the S-2000 Stabilizer™ family is designed specifically for applications where the measurement of small magnetic fields would be otherwise impacted by traditional magnetic steel isolators.  The S-2000AN provides […]

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Board of Laser Safety – “The Value of Certification”

The Value of Certification Getting Certified in a Down Economy: Could it Create an Upturn in Your Career? We hear it every day. In the news we see reports of more layoffs, increasing unemployment rates and other worrisome economic turmoil. Often, in difficult economic times, professionals return to school to finish college or acquire a […]

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LIA Joins LaserFest as Partners

The organizers of LaserFest, the celebration in 2010 to mark the 50th anniversary of the development of the first laser, announced that the Laser Institute of America (LIA) will be participating as a partner in the initiative. LaserFest partners are organizations, including universities, research institutions, museums and corporations that help promote the 50th anniversary of […]

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