The optical industry “almost completely relies on mechanical processes in its process chains,” So says laser and photonics research center Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT). This, ...

Knight Optical, the leading global supplier of on-spec, metrology-tested optics, has revealed its latest product offering – a trio of components that are suitable for a wide range of laser varieties, ...

A line of ZnSe laser optics for heavy steel cutting lasers up to 4kW that come in various focal lengths to optimize laser performance has been introduced by Laser Research Optics. PROVIDENCE, R.I., ...

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Australia's Electro Optic Systems (EOS) is "very likely" to shift its headquarters and stock market ...

Edmund Optics®, a leading global manufacturer of laser optics coatings, components, and assemblies optimized for high-power laser systems, continues to invest in its laser optics manufacturing and ...

A new technology in the fiber-optics market is striking the right note with investors and raising cash at a time when industry confidence is low and venture capital is hard to find. A number of ...

We’ve all heard the “Do not stare into laser with remaining eye” joke. It’s funny because it’s true, as pretty much any laser a hobbyist can easily come by can cause permanent damage to eyes unless ...

To help take extra sharp images of space, a telescope in South America is firing a mega-laser – one made up of five beams – into the night sky. The sodium laser "constellation" – as scientists call it ...

When ground-based telescopes view stars, the light they collect must weave its way through layers of air. When those layers are turbulent, the light gets blurred, so images from observatories with ...

The facility's director says the investment will strengthen national security missions while creating local jobs.