White Papers

Laser welding in battery cells requires absolute precision. Up to 144 laser welds are required for the BMW i3. Using Ophir BeamWatch Integrated systems, BMW now checks the laser...

Biomedically relevant species can be utilized in custom compositions for medical, industrial or agricultural applications. Studying H2O2 densities with cavity ring-down spectroscopy...

Optical filters are vital for precision by enhancing signal quality and reducing interference in Raman spectroscopy. This paper covers filter types and their essential role in...

Continuously finding new ways to tap into the power of light to address a growing array of applications stretching across industry boundaries is taking innovation to the next ...

Lasers are increasingly used in advanced applications, from mapping objects in front of vehicles thousands of times per sec to pointing multiple kW of light at a flying object...

Bryan Germann, product manager for laser processing products, Aerotech, offers his expertise on the latest scan head technology and control methods.

Semiconductor laser modules have a wide range of applications across different industries. From alignment to material analysis, from precision measurement to photochemistry, lasers...

Common goals of spectroscopy applications, such as studying the chemical or biological properties of a material, often dictate the requirements of the measurement system’s lamp...

SWIR interferometers support the current drive toward optical communications in the 1535–1565nm wavelength band.

Production systems for luxury food and tobacco are complex, very high throughput, and run 24/7. To ensure product quality, Körber Business Area Technologies counts on seamless...

Quantum cascade lasers enable precise measurements of atomic oxygen densities with terahertz absorption spectroscopy. This method has the ability to enhance plasma research, creating...

In this white paper we show that sub 50 fs pulse durations provide unprecedented multiphoton conversion efficiencies.

Piezo flexure nanopositioners and air bearings are on the leading edge of precision motion control

EPs promise to advance physics applications, but as an emerging field, much still needs to be discovered about these optical phenomena. Using quantum cascade lasers to study EPs...