Lasers Reference Materials

Description: The stumbling block of employing Raman imaging in nanoscience and nanotechnology is the diffraction-limited spatial resolution. Several approaches have been employed to improve the spatial resolution, ...

Description: We have experimentally demonstrated that the emission of visible light from the polymer matrix doped with luminescent dye and gold nanoparticles (GNPs) can be enhanced with the use of surface plasmon ...

Description: Optimized conditions for measuring the multiple distances within a single molecule by switchable FRET increase the temporal resolution of the method by an order of magnitude. Furthermore, linked ...

Description: Ischaemic stroke patients treated with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) show improved motor, cognitive and executive functions, but the underlying mechanism(s) are incompletely ...

Description: Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM) is an imaging technique particularly suited for long term in-vivo analysis of transparent specimens, able to visualize small organs or entire organisms, ...

Description: The Gram-negative Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Fusobacterium nucleatum are major causative agents of aggressive periodontal disease. Due to increase in the number of antibiotic-resistant ...

Description: We describe a setup including a microscope to study volumes of a few µm3 by static and dynamic light scattering (DLS) in a backscattering configuration. Light scattered by individual objects of ...

Description: We report an experimental study of the temporal and spatial dynamics of shock waves, cavitation bubbles, and sound waves generated in water during laser shock processing by single Nd:YAG laser pulses ...

Description: Holography is divided into two processes which are recording and reproduction, the interference fringes is generated on the holographic plate through the superposition between the reference light and ...

Description: A depth resolved hyperspectral imaging spectrometer can provide depth resolved imaging both in the spatial and the spectral domain. Images acquired through a standard imaging Fourier transform ...

Description: Spirooxazine could be used as optical storage medium due to the excellent photochromic characteristic. In this paper, dynamics of holographic grating recording in spirooxazine-doped PMMA polymers was ...

Description: Digital holography is an emerging technology that can generate complex light patterns for controlling the excitability of neurons and neural circuits. The strengths of this technique include a high ...

Description: High Precision Tip/Tilt Mechanisms Keep Laser Beams Stabilized and Precisely on Target ...

Description: The system is designed for operational control of the slab dimensions during its rough rolling. All components are installed on tripod. 2D scanner is mounted with possibility of swinging around of ...

Description: Femtosecond, or fs for short, is a unit measuring time length. 1 femtosecond is equal to 10-15 second. Femtosecond laser has a pulse width of a femtosecond magnitude. By far it is the commercially ...

Description: Colloquially speaking, Laser-Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) represents the critical value of a laser intensity at which an optical device can withstand without being permanently damaged. The LIDT of ...

Description: Application of laser processing technology in the industrial field ...

Description: As one of the oldest printing techniques, woodblock printing is a form of relief printing. It can create beautiful designs on wallpaper, fabric, maps and many other materials. ...

Description: With the increasing demand for small electronic products and microelectronic components, UV lasers are ideal tools for processing plastic and metal materials commonly used in microelectronic ...

Description: Piezo driven laser focus shifter module advances speed and quality in laser machining applications ...

Description: Lasers are having a moment. In 2018, three physicists received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in "groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics." It is the latest in a long line ...

Description: Have a Product That Needs Engraving? Save Money and Time by Bringing it In-House There's never been a better time to bring laser services on-site. August 17th, 2018 by Amy Dallman Lens assembly and ...

Description: The Oxford Living Dictionary defines a makerspace as "a place in which people with shared interests, especially in computing or technology, can gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, ...

Description: Counterfeiting is big business in the electronics world, manifesting itself through multiple avenues and a wide variety of methods. It is a threat pervasive to every part of the supply chain, from ...

Description: Marking medical devices can be challenging for medical device manufacturers. Identification tasks become increasingly demanding and the industry's regulations are getting stricter, such as currently ...

Description: In this tutorial, we explain how to create a basic SpeedMark program, including the following tasks: Line marking, Ellipse marking, Outline text marking, Rectangle marking, and Arc marking ...

Description: A new class of plasma cutting, called X-Definition™, is further enhancing plasma's ability to tackle high precision applications. When installed on a high-quality cutting machine, equipped with ...

Description: Measurement of directed blood flow by laser speckle ...

Description: A MOPA laser source is a great way to expand your marking capabilities and improve the quality of your marking results on certain plastics and metals. With a conventional fiber laser, markings on ...

Description: Linear and 2D codes, like serial numbers, are already used in most industries, (for example, the automotive industry, medical technology, or electronics industry), in order to make products or ...

Description: The digital printing revolution has changed the landscape of label creation significantly. With the flexibility of printed design, the need to easily change the cut shape to match has become very ...

Description: Laser ablation is the process of removing material from a surface by irradiating it with a laser beam. Laser-based ablation is greatly affected by the nature of the material and its ability to absorb ...

Description: Scientists have recorded the first ever microscopic movies of water being vaporized by the world's brightest X-ray laser. The data gathered at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator ...

Description: Laserglow's 532 nm Single Frequency DPSS Laser was recently used as an illumination source by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in an experimental observation of ...

Description: Laserglow's LRS-532 LabSpec laser was recently used as a light source by a team of researchers at Tel Aviv University, in a study that demonstrates highly dynamic photothermal interferometric phase ...

Description: Researchers the University of Wisconsin have demonstrated how cerebral hemodynamics are significantly impacted after optogenetic stimulation, as was displayed by use of Spectral Domain Optical ...

Description: Spectroscopy may be broadly defined as the study of the interaction between matter and radiation. What makes spectroscopy truly interesting is that it's arguably the most widely applied study method ...

Description: DNA sequencing is the process of determining the precise order of nucleotides within a DNA molecule. It includes any method or technology that is used to determine the order of the four bases-adenine, ...

Description: Laserglow's LRS-473 LabSpec Laser was recently used as an illumination source in a research conducted by a team at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Quebec, Canada to ...

Description: Cutting-edge, airborne laser scanning technology based on LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) has enabled the discovery of a previously unknown, ancient temple site in Cambodia, not far from Angkor ...

Description: The World Economic Forum recently named Optogenetics as one of the top 10 emerging technologies of 2016. Several industry reports have suggested that the growth of this technique in biotech ...

Description: Laser Development and Material and Processes departments at Germany's Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH), together with eight European partners are developing a laser-based, autonomous inspection system to ...

Description: A Laserglow 671 nm LabSpec™ laser was recently used as a light source in a study using MRI-Guided Focal Photothermal Therapy (PTT) to destroy tumorous prostate cancer cells. The research was ...

Description: In 2018 NASA will launch a system equipped with LIDAR technology for the specific purpose of mapping the world's forests in 3D, from trunk to canopy. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) ...

Description: A combined team of researchers from Scotland and Germany has developed a way to create a polariton laser by using jellyfish proteins cultivated in E. coli cells. Unlike conventional lasers, a ...

Description: Laserglow's 473 nm LabSpec™ laser was used as the light source in the experimental setup for researchers at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal who, in collaboration with ...

Description: Researchers at McGill University in Montreal, Canada have demonstrated the potential role of optogenetics in pain management through a study in which light-sensitive neurons were inhibited in the ...

Description: Earlier this year researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen (HZM), a German Research Center for Environmental Health, succeeded in stimulating the regeneration of injured neurons in a living ...

Description: A group of researchers at University of Central Florida has produced the most efficient quantum cascade laser ever designed - and done it in a manner that makes the lasers easier to reproduce. Quantum ...

Description: It is difficult to overestimate the impact fluorescence imaging has had on life sciences. Fluorescence has advanced the field dramatically, and has become the basis for numerous bio-imaging methods ...

Description: Researchers at UC Berkeley have published a multidisciplinary study that aims to identify the different classes of chemosensory neurons that detect sex-specific pheromones and are responsible for ...

Description: Use of a novel material, nanocrystalline yttria-stabilized zirconia (nc-YSZ), to make cranial implants may allow the safe and efficacious use of laser-based therapies to treat brain disorders while ...

Description: Since atoms and molecules have their own unique spectra response, spectroscopy can be used in Applied Chemistry to detect, identify and quantify information about particles and hence distinguish one ...

Description: An introduction to the CLARITY technique and the Human Connectome Project. ...

Description: The development and use of lasers in biological and medical research has provided a deeper understanding of diseases, organisms, pathogens, cellular structure of many life forms, and has enabled ...

Description: While most people are aware of the dangers associated with misuse of laser-pointers, little is known about the extent to which lasers are found in every day work-environments. A worker may be exposed ...

Description: A group of researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a new, highly sensitive method to detect the presence of V600E- the most common mutation of the BRAF cell in humans. V600E ...

Description: Conditioned Taste Aversion (CTA) may be broadly defined as a condition in which an individual develops a distaste for a newly introduced food substance. Previous studies have failed to accurately ...

Description: Every seal press consists of two die plates - the positive (female) and the negative (male). For the positive die plate (displayed as black text/graphics on a white background in the graphics program) ...

Description: Optimal engraving and cutting results require perfectly cleaned optics -- especially when working with wood or rubber, which produce more dust than other applications. To ensure the quality of the ...

Description: In today's modern hard disk drives, a controlled magnetic disk texturing is needed to alleviate the problem of "stiction" which occurs when the disk stops spinning and the super-smooth slider comes ...

Description: Solar cells based on thin-film devices may well take the lead as the next generation solar panel technology. A key aspect in the cost effective manufacturing of large solar panels is the thin film ...

Description: In laser card marking, the pulsed energy produced by a laser is applied to the plastic (e.g., polycarbonate) card creating characters, images and even photographs via a set steering mirrors and/or a ...

Description: New and innovative polymer composite materials are being developed to meet the increasing mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of materials within industries ranging from automotive to ...

Description: Laser micromachining has proven to be a very successful tool for precision machining and microfabrication with applications in microelectronics, EMS, medical device, aerospace, biomedical, and defense ...

Description: As with most pieces of equipment, preventive maintenance is an important part of owning any CO2 laser engraving system. This month we'll discuss common maintenance techniques that will keep your laser ...

Description: Laser engraving systems have come a long way since their inception. Today's systems are faster, more powerful, have more features, and best of all, are more affordable than ever. If you're in the ...

Description: Laser machine users know it, but often ignore it. Laser manufacturers swear by it, but often don't push it. It's maintenance, and it should be the watchword of anyone who owns and operates a laser. ...

Description: Aero Manufacturing is a 40-year-old, family-owned company specializing in the fabrication and machining of precision parts for the power generation and aerospace industries. The company had its ...

Description: Right now at least 4,000 laser job shops in the U.S. are competing in a "virtual" service market that continues to be characterized by downward pricing pressure. Practically speaking, ...

Description: A sheet storage tower helps Watson Engineering's laser operations grow up It's elementary for Watson. If Watson Engineering wanted to keep up with its customers in the heavy-duty equipment ...

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Description: It took one phrase to change Jeff Adams' direction in manufacturing: "At some point in the future, this is all going to be done with lasers." Today he owns and operates Laser Precision ...

Description: The manufacturing industry is cyclical, transitioning every few years from one hot market to the next. A company's success is dependant on its ability to evolve with those changes. The right ...

Description: The marketplace is experiencing a quick shift toward laser cutting systems as manufacturers explore ways to stay competitive with foreign competition in today's U.S. economy. The most recent shift ...

Description: Tornqvist, Inc., established in 1876, manufactures component parts for the industrial, architectural and pharmaceutical industries. Three years ago, the Wayne, New Jersey company moved into a new ...

Description: The basic structure of any laser is based on an active medium (either a gas or semiconductor) contained between two reflectors. A laser's reflectors contain light by oscillating it through a medium ...

Description: Laser Beam expanders are designed to decrease the laser's beam spot size at large distances. There are two main types of beam expanders: Keplerian and Galilean. In its simplest form, the Galilean type ...

Description: Production times in stamp production can be reduced thanks to the automated processes of laser engraving machines. Which is why stamp engraving with laser machines has become the standard in stamp ...

Description: Architectural model making is an extremely precise craft. All parts used for a model must be of outstanding accuracy and quality. Therefore, the cutting system has to provide excellent results on ...

Description: Traceability of medical products: UDI laser marking of surgical instruments and implants. Marking of stainless steel and plastic. ...

Description: The beam of a laser machine is its universal "tool" for acrylic cutting, and is ideal acrylic processing regardless of the material thickness and shape. There are endless advantages that a laser ...

Description: How do you turn product ideas into prototypes in just a few steps? With a laser cutter, pupils and students can quickly create their first scale models: Whether in model making, design or fashion. ...

Description: Today nearly every industry has a need for permanent metal marking. Whether it's marking tools with serial numbers, medical devices with logos or even producing architectural signage that calls for a ...

Description: Photographs are one of the most popular items for engraving purposes. Taking a captured memory and engraving it upon a different material such as wood or marble truly takes photographs to the next ...

Description: When it comes to laser engraving, CO2 engravers are capable of handling almost any material, from wood to acrylic, treated aluminum to glass and well beyond. But how do you know what speed and power ...

Description: Medical implantable devices like pacemakers, ICDs and leads are progressively becoming more compact and lighter. Some of the components used for hermetic and structural welding are still large and ...

Description: Today's manufacturing retail jewelers have a wide range of new technologies available to enhance their ability to provide the highest level of quality, craftsmanship and service to their clients. One ...

Description: Today's small precision welding shops specializing in plastic injection mold, dies and tooling repair have a wide range of new technologies available to enhance their ability to provide the highest ...

Description: Today's precision optical repair shops specializing in fast, high quality repairs of eyewear frames and accessories have a wide range of new technologies available to enhance their ability to provide ...

Description: High consistency of performance among fiber lasers of a given type means that the degree of repeatability between workstations is also much higher. For the end-user, this means setting up and ...

Description: Lasers make find furnaces - they are electrically very inefficient sources of light. Depending upon the laser type, somewhere between only .01% and 30% of the power drawn from the wall is converted to ...

Description: There are several sighting options for IR thermometers. By understanding the sighting choices available, you can select the most appropriate balance of features and price for your application. From ...