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LASER COMPONENTS provides comprehensive calibration service based on DIN ISO 9001 standard

LASER COMPONENTS offers a comprehensive calibration service for fiber optic light­sources, optical power meters and OTDRs from AFL, Greenlee, OptoTest and Viavi – and also, upon request, for devices from other manufacturers. […]

ZEISS showcased its new VISULAS green® photocoagulation laser at the WOC Barcelona

The Medical Technology business group of ZEISS unveiled its next-generation VISULAS green® photocoagulation laser at the World Ophthalmology Congress in Barcelona. Retinal Photocoagulation Lasers are used to treat a variety of eye […]

SCANLAB’s precSYS 5-axis scan sub-system utilized in Posalux’s new laser processing system

Posalux SA has introduced a newly designed machine for electronics fabrication that employs SCANLAB GmbH’s highly integrated precSYS 5-axis scan sub-system. The Swiss manufacturer’s laser processing system is specifically tailored to demands […]

Edmund Optics® acquires the new SPECTOR® Ion Beam Sputtering System to further advance its state-of-the-art optics fabrication

Edmund Optics®, the world’s leading supplier of optical components, has ordered the SPECTOR® Ion Beam Sputtering System from Veeco Instruments Inc. . The new capability is in support of Edmund Optics’ expanding […]


LASER COMPONENTS’s pyroelectric detectors now equipped with narrow-band IR filters for NO2 measurements

LASER COMPONENTS is the first manufacturer to offer its pyroelectric detectors with narrow-band IR filters for NO2 measuring (filter option V). This innovative change makes the challenging NO2 measurement possible with non-dispersive […]


Edmund Optics®’s new versatile prisms enable beam steering with minimal wavefront distortion

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introduces TECHSPEC® Nd:YAG Laser Line λ/20 UV Fused Silica Right Angle Prisms. These versatile prisms offer a combination of precision surface flatness and […]


New laser diode (LD) modules by Hamamatsu Photonics offers high-intensity output for laser processing applications

Hamamatsu Photonics has developed new laser diode (LD) modules that are extremely compact yet emit a uniform high-intensity beam of light. These new LD modules consist of stacks of LD bars that […]


LASER COMPONENTS introduces its new FTTx measurement kit

With the FTTx measurement kit, LASER COMPONENTS now offers a complete package for control and acceptance measurements in FTTx and PON networks with wavelengths of 1310 nm, 1490 nm, 1550 nm, and […]


Edmund Optics® presents its new TECHSPEC® UCi Series Fixed Focal Length Lenses

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introduces TECHSPEC® UCi Series Fixed Focal Length Lenses. Designed for space-limited applications, these lenses are ultra-compact instrumentation (UCi) versions of EO’s UC Series […]


Epilog Laser to host a celebratory bash for its 30th anniversary in Denver

Epilog Laser is excited to celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2018. A celebratory bash will be hosted in the Denver metro area on August 11 to celebrate its successes since 1988. “As […]


Edmund Optics® presents its new TECHSPEC® λ/20 UVFS Right Angle Prisms

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introduces new TECHSPEC® λ/20 UVFS (Ultraviolet Fused Silica) Right Angle Prisms. The versatile UVFS prisms feature precision specifications to meet the most demanding […]


Ocean Optics fiber optic transmission and reflection probes in Air and Water

Ocean Optics fiber optic transmission and reflection probes are optical sampling systems that work in either air or liquids, depending on the assembly type and sample environment. Probe behavior changes when the […]


Edmund Optics®’s new TECHSPEC® Low Scatter OAP Mirror features decrease scatter in the UV and VIS regions

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introduces TECHSPEC® Low Scatter Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors. Providing a surface figure of λ/8 RMS and a surface roughness of fewer than 50Å […]


ZEISS optics are on board of the new Sentinel-5P earth observation satellite

On 13 October 2017, at 10:27 CET, the new Sentinel-5P earth observation satellite of the European Space Agency ESA was launched into space in northern Russia. Sentinel-5P is one of the overall […]


SCHOTT presented new phosphate laser glass for high-power lasers

APG-760 phosphate laser glass is made for high-performance applications at 1.05 μm. The glass is available in various versions and can be flexibly adapted to the needs and requirements of applications. Dielectric […]


LASER World of PHOTONICS 2017 features a comprehensive program

The LASER World of PHOTONICS 2017 as well as the World of Photonics Congress open it’s gates in Munich June 25 to 29, 2017, expecting almost 1,300 exhibitors and more than 30,000 […]


SCHOTT’s BOROFLOAT® borosilicate glass ideal for dichroic filters or hot and cold mirrors

High quality functional coatings enable a large variety of customized light management design options – especially when based on a reliable substrate material such as BOROFLOAT® borosilicate glass. This flat glass from […]