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Laser-based terahertz generation & applications
13.11.2012 - Photonik international /2012

"Superior to alternative methods, optoelectronic techniques propel terahertz applications out of the lab and into the real world. One physical effect involves two laser b...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Optical Spectroscopy
Photoluminescence imaging applications in silicon photovoltaics
17.11.2011 - Photonik international /2011

Photoluminescence imaging of large-area silicon wafers was demonstrated at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, in 2005, and since then, the technique has proven to...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Optical Metrology
Fabrication of nanoparticles and nanomaterials using laser ablation in liquids
17.11.2011 - Photonik international /2011

The potential of functionalized nanoparticles and their outstanding properties is not fully exploited yet. There are a lack of methods to integrate these properties into ...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Manufacturing of Optics
Laser-sintering: the shortest path from design to finished product
17.11.2011 - Photonik international /2011

Laser-sintering represents a completely new concept for manufacturing components made of polymers and metals. Many of the limitations that trouble normal production metho...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Manufacturing of Optics
Extremely simple techniques for the complete spatio-temporal characterization of extremely complex ultrashort light pulses
23.11.2010 - Photonik international /2010

We describe four experimentally simple, accurate, and reliable methods for measuring both simple and very complex ultrashort light pulses. Although each method comprises ...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Optical Metrology
The pulsed fiber laser: evolution and application
12.11.2009 - Photonik international 2/2009

Up until 10 years ago, pulsed fiber lasers’ performance peaked out in the mW or low Watt range. Such lasers were used primarily for communications technology. Hardly anyo...
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Laser Doppler distance sensor and its applications
12.11.2009 - Photonik international 2/2009

The measurement of distance with high resolution is of great importance in many technical processes. Due to their non-contact and precise measurement principle optical se...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Optical Metrology
Holographic polymer data storage medium as a security label
12.03.2009 - Photonik international 1/2009

Is it really genuine? Nowadays, security holograms are old hat even to counterfeiters. The next step in the fight against product pirates is multi-level security systems ...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Optical Components
More driver information thanks to microsystems technology laser projection
12.03.2009 - Photonik international 1/2009

The space in which the car driver can be provided with visual information is limited. Displays are therefore required that can not only take on any desired form, but can ...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Displays
OPSL technology provides new wavelengths that benefit forensics
12.03.2009 - Photonik international 1/2009

Tests at a leading UK crime research lab have shown that newly available yellow (577 nm) and blue (460 nm) multi-watt lasers can find otherwise hidden fingerprints and tr...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Optical Metrology
Scanning lenses and systems
14.11.2008 - Photonik international 2/2008

Laser scanning systems using galvanometer mirrors or rotating polygons require f-theta scanning lenses. They can correct the nonlinearity between the distance traveled by...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Optical Components
Laser microscopy continues to diversify
14.11.2008 - Photonik international 2/2008

With diverse techniques ranging from cutting edge research in cell biology to emerging clinical applications, laser microscopy now relies on a wide portfolio of CW and ul...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Microscopy
Femtosecond fibre laser for material processing
14.11.2008 - Photonik international 2/2008

The ultrashort pulses from femtosecond lasers allow precise material processing and thus show great potential in the field of micro- and nano-processing. In the past, how...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Laser Sources
Laser marking on plastics
12.03.2008 - Photonik international 1/2008

As a marking tool, the laser meets the requirements for modern production more than many other solutions on the market. Compared to conventional engraving, imprinting, et...
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Pulse Shaping with the MIIPS-Process
12.03.2008 - Photonik international 1/2008

The full potential offered by ultra-short laser pulses can only be effectively used when the pulses can be manipulated. This is achieved by analysing them and optimising ...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Laser Sources
New optical design for remote laser welding with finest focus
12.03.2008 - Photonik international 1/2008

Larger scanner mirrors can be moved faster with the help of linear induction motors than with ordinary galvo systems. Combined with the appropriate optical elements, long...
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Optical physics with single atoms and photons
12.03.2008 - Photonik international 1/2008

In recent years, remarkable advances in laser-based techniques for cooling, confining, and coherently manipulating atoms have provided a rich set of tools for the investi...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Laser Sources
Switchable electrochromic filters as spectrally selective light modulators
12.03.2008 - Photonik international 1/2008

Electrochromism refers to the ability to change the oxidation state and so too the absorption of electromagnetic radiation of many organic and inorganic compounds by elec...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Optical Components
External power control and regulation of sealed CO2 lasers
15.03.2007 - Photonik international /2007

External power control and regulation of sealed CO2 lasers opens up new applications in the packaging, electronics, glass and automotive industries, in which CO2 lasers w...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Electronics
Frequency combs and frequency dissemination for scientific and industrial applications
15.03.2007 - Photonik international /2007

Optical frequency combs enable us to count oscillations of visible light with unprecedented precision. The invention that formed a basis for the patented frequency comb t...
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This technical articel is also under the category: Fibre optics and Optical Communication
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