New Excimer Laser Offers Lowest Cost/Watt for UV Micromachining

The new LEAP excimer laser from Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) offers an unsurpassed combination of output power, low purchase price and economical operating cost for micromachining applications in microelectronics and medical device manufacturing.  In particular, the LEAP is primarily intended for cost sensitive, throughput critical micro-manufacturing tasks such as for small and […]

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OP-TEC Industry Survey – 2,100 New Photonics Technicians Needed over the Next Year in the U.S.

Dan Hull, Executive Director of the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC), has announced the official release of the survey results from its 2009 industry survey of U.S. photonics technician employers. The survey, conducted at the University of North Texas Survey Research Center, has identified more than 2,100 current jobs for photonics technicians […]

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Newport Introduces New Series of Thermopile Detectors

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage and Measure LightSM introduces three new additions to the Newport 818P series of thermopile detectors, the fan-cooled 818P-500-55, the water-cooled 818P-3KW-060 and the high-sensitivity 818P-001-12NIR.  Newport is meeting more demanding customer requirements with these updated sensors, one of which is capable of […]

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Just a Phone Call Away – iPhone® Operates Laser System

Operating and monitoring a laser system via telephone? The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH), in cooperation with the industrial partner neoLASE GmbH, has developed a laser system control which can be used with an iPhone.

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ICALEO 2009 – Accepting the Challenge

Held in the Hilton located in the Walt Disney World® Resort, the 28th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics (ICALEO®) once again brought together many of the best and brightest of laser and optics professionals and scientists to network and review the state-of-the-art in laser materials processing and predict where the future will […]

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