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Product News: Lasers
Jenoptik unveils 45W JenLas® disk IR50 laser system

The JenLas® disk IR50, a 45W-version of Jenoptik's new disk-laser-generation line, features a beam quality in the infrared spectral range and is said to be suitable for industrial applications in micromaterial processing, such as microdicing, microdrilling and microstructuring.

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New ultrashort pulse fiber laser

IMRA America Inc.'s latest ultrashort-pulse fiber laser, the FCPA µJewel D-10K, is designed specifically for industrial applications. The D-10K outputs 1040nm, sub-700-femtosecond pulses with an average power of 10W at 1MHz (10 µJ per pulse) from a compact optical head. The system is designed with the pump laser diode mounted in the controller to allow for a passive air-cooled optical head for vibration-free performance.

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RPMC heralds new compact, air-cooled picosecond laser

RPMC Lasers Inc., O'Fallon, Mo., recently introduced the APL-500-1064, a compact, air-cooled picosecond laser from Attodyne Inc., Toronto, that can be pulsed on demand from 0-500kHz.

With 5ps pulse durations and energies up to 25µJ@10kHz, the diode-pumped solid-state laser is said to be ideal for applications such as the repair of thin film transistors, repair of printed circuit boards and masks as well as dicing, scribing and interconnecting wafers.

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Laser processing, micromachining brochure

Motion control products manufacturer Aerotech Inc.'s Laser Processing and Micromanufacturing brochure details the company's solutions for laser micromachining, cutting, welding, marking and engraving, drilling, ablation, cladding and peening. Applications include medical device fabrication, data storage components and systems,

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Deep Photonics introduces ps laser

Deep Photonics Corp.'s new FLP-266-PPP is a 2w, picosecond, 266nm fiber laser designed for the photovoltaic industry. It features adjustable pulse width, pulse burst packets and variable pulse packet frequency.

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Projection: one-third of mobile phones to have accelerometers

Technology research consultant iSuppli Corp. forecasts that one-third of the mobile phones shipped next year will include accelerometers. The El Segundo, Calif.-based company bases its prediction on the key role accelerometers play in the user interfaces of popular smart phones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Palm Inc.'s Pre.

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Miyachi Unitek's new laser microwelder

Miyachi Unitek has introduced its LW5AG green laser welder, featuring two-and-a-half times improved weld speed, about 30 percent better penetration and an added integration flexibility of two energy- or time-share outputs over the company's earlier 2W model.

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New pulse-burst control for lasers

Time-Bandwidth Products has introduced a technology called FlexBurst that provides full control of the pulse-burst mode in picosecond lasers to improve micromachining capabilities. The product is designed specifically for the company's 10W Duetto and 50W Fuego picosecond lasers.

A picosecond laser's pulse burst refers to group of 10 ps pulses with a temporal spacing in the tens of nanoseconds.

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Noble UltraLight laser for athermal machining

Medical device manufacturer Norman Noble Inc. has introduced its Noble UltraLight, an athermal, ultrashort-pulse laser for machining intricate features in materials ranging from bioabsorbable polymers to shape-memory metals and exotic alloys--without producing a heat-affected zone.


The Norman Noble logo was machined in this bioabsorbable stent with the
Noble UltraLight technology.

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New laser for high-throughput micromachining

Coherent Inc.'s new Matrix 532-8-100 is a Q-switched, diode-pumped, solid state laser for micromachining applications in solar, semiconductor and medical device manufacturing. It provides 8W of output power at 532 nm at a pulse rate of 100 kHz for high-throughput procedures.

It is constructed with the company's PermAlign (soldered) component mounting technology using robotic assembly methods; and it incorporates Aluminum Free Active Area pump diodes.

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