• Joachim Hein

    Senior Scientist, Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics

    Joachim Hein is a senior scientist at the Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics (Jena, Germany).

    (Courtesy of Hellma Materials and Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)
    A Yb3+-doped CaF2 crystal is highly transparent in the visible (colors are caused by antireflection coatings).
    New alkaline-earth fluoride laser materials and ever-improving diode-laser module technology are bringing very high-energy, moderate- to high-repetition-rate DPSS lasers for research...
    Oct. 1, 2010