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    • Laser Processing

    The laserfocusworld.com Laser Processing channel features articles and other content that discuss industrial laser applications and technology.

    Highlights

    Mark Turner, CEO and founder of Turner Laser Systems.
    Executive Forum

    Turner Laser Systems: A holistic approach to entrepreneurship

    Jose Pozo
    Oct. 21, 2024
    Mark Turner, CEO and founder of Turner Laser Systems, shares his journey in photonics.
    (Photo credits: Menhir Photonics and neoLASE)
    Jonas Heidrich, product line manager at Menhir Photonics (left), and Maik Frede, cofounder and CEO of neoLASE (right).
    Lasers & Sources

    Meet Menhir Photonics and neoLASE

    Antonio Castelo
    Sept. 9, 2024
    Menhir Photonics' Jonas Heidrich and neoLASE's Maik Frede chat with EPIC’s technology manager for biomedical and lasers.
    (Photo credit: Photonic Devices Laboratory/Bilkent University)
    In the lab (left to right) with their setup: Professor Onur Tokel, Alperen Saltik, Rana Asgari Sabet, and Mehmet Bütün.
    Lasers & Sources

    Holographic techniques ‘key’ to nanofabrication deep within a silicon wafer

    Sally Cole Johnson
    Sept. 2, 2024
    Researchers send laser pulses deep into a silicon wafer to achieve controlled nanofabrication inside it—and feature sizes down to 100 nm—without altering its surface.
    Optics

    Femtosecond vs. nanosecond laser damage threshold

    Olivia Wheeler
    Aug. 1, 2024
    Understanding laser damage mechanism differences between femtosecond and nanosecond lasers promotes efficiency and longevity of laser systems.
    (Image credit: BOLD Laser Automation)
    Laser Processing

    What role does PTFE play in laser processing?

    Todd E. Lizotte
    July 23, 2024
    Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) enhances the efficiency and repeatability of nanosecond and picosecond laser processing techniques used in microelectronics and display glass manufacturin...
    (Image credit: scia Systems)
    Laser Processing

    Ion beam trimming system offers subnanometer removal

    LFW Staff
    July 11, 2024
    The Trim 200 ion beam trimming system is used for high-precision surface trimming of wafers, without limitations on film and wafer materials.
    (Image credit: IPG Photonics)
    Laser Processing

    Laser welding and cleaning system features long-reaching cobot arm

    LFW Staff
    June 27, 2024
    The cobot (collaborative robot) is a fully automated laser welding and cleaning system.
    Photo 31955180 © Charon | Dreamstime.com
    Lasers & Sources

    Bright future anticipated for DPSS lasers

    Antanas Laurutis
    June 3, 2024
    If DPSS lasers overtake excimer lasers, Lithuania is prepared to embrace the shift.
    (Image credit: Luxinar)
    Laser Processing

    USP laser platform offers ablation-cooled material removal

    LFW Staff
    May 30, 2024
    The LXR ultrashort pulse (USP) laser platform features patented burst mode processing and ablation-cooled material removal.