• Thomas Brandes

    Senior Marketing Manager, Osram Opto Semiconductors

    Thomas Brandes is Senior Marketing Manager at Osram Opto Semiconductors (Novi, MI).

    FIGURE 1. The blue laser-diode wavelength range expands options for entertainment lighting.
    Blue laser diodes continue to evolve, leading to new opportunities in applications from medical and stage lighting to manufacturing and automotive.
    Feb. 24, 2021
    (Courtesy of Osram)
    FIGURE 1. The beam profile of a 488 nm laser diode made by Osram is very smooth and Gaussian, but slightly asymmetric (a). A single-transverse-mode 488 nm laser diode (inset) with a 2 nm spectral bandwidth has a clean beam well suited for biological imaging (b).
    High beam quality, many visible wavelengths, and compact size enable laser diodes to miniaturize medical instrumentation, leading to consumer versions.
    July 14, 2020