Researchers in Israel have created a microscopic optical device that could simplify high-power laser ...
Researchers have built a microscopic 3D-printed optical device that funnels light from 37 separate multimode semiconductor lasers into a single optical fiber, merging 222 distinct spatial modes; the ...
Taara started as a Google X moonshot spinoff aimed at connecting rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa with beams of light.
Cladding light stripper (CLS) technology addresses a major challenge in scaling thulium fiber lasers beyond their long-standing 1 kW power limit. A new self-adapting CLS design distributes heat along ...
The development of cheaper, more powerful lasers has always been a cause for excitement among hackers, and fiber lasers are no exception. One of the newer tools they’ve enabled is the laser welder, ...