If you’ve used a diode laser engraver or cutter, you know that focus is critical. You’d think it would be relatively simple to get a sharp focus, but it isn’t that simple. [Makers Mashup] shows in a ...

The MATRIX 532-8-100 from Coherent (Santa Clara, CA) is a Q-switched, diode-pumped, solid-state laser designed "to deliver the best cost:performance ratio for demanding micromachining tasks in solar, ...

JDS Uniphase, a major supplier of optoelectronic components to the telecoms sector and other industries, is now offering a new series of high-power fibre-coupled laser diodes for pumping fibre lasers, ...