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Femtosecond Lasers
Trestles femtosecond Ti:Sapphire laser -
Trestles CW
Ti:Sapphire laser (40GHz - 20GHz - 2GHz linewidth)
Trestles Finesse femtosecond
Ti:Sapphire laser with integrated DPSS pump laser
Teahupoo Rider femtosecond amplified
Ti:Sapphire laser
Mavericks femtosecond
Cr:Forsterite laser
Tamarack femtosecond fiber laser (Er-doped
fiber)
Buccaneer femtosecond OA fiber laser (Er-doped
fiber) and SHG
Cannon Ultra-broadband light source
Tourmaline femtosecond Yb-doped fiber laser
Chata femtosecond Cr:ZnSe laser (2.5 micron) coming soon
Phonics West 2008: applications of femtosecond
lasers
CW single-frequency ring Ti:Sapphire and dye lasers
Trestles CW
Ti:Sapphire laser (40GHz - 20GHz - 2GHz linewidth)
Tekhnoscan introductory brochure
Flagship
model of 15-kHz-linewidth CW Ti:Sapphire laser TIS-SF-777 - now available
with <10kHz linewidth!
CW single-frequency ring Ti:Sapphire laser model TIS-SF-07
Frequency-stabilized CW single-frequescy ring Dye laser DYE-SF-077
Resonant Frequency Doubler for CW single-frequency lasers, model FD-SF-07
Combined CW Ti:Sapphire/Dye laser with intracavity frequency doubling, model
TIS/DYE-FD-08
Combined CW single-frequency laser
system based on Ti:Sapphire and Dye laser TIS/DYE-SF-07
High Power Femtosecond Laser Systems
Cortes 800 tabletop 40 TW
Ti:Sapphire laser system
Cortes E - High vacuum
laser ablation/deposition system with 2 TW Ti:Sapphire laser
Cortes K - femtosecond seed laser
for Petawatt KrF excimer laser
Cortes O 200TW femtosecond laser - KD*P CPOPA based
amplifier system
Jaws femtosecond Cr:forsterite
Multi-Terawatt Amplified Laser
High-vacuum system for laser
ablation/deposition
Femtosecond pulse measurement instrumentation
Reef scanning and single shot
femtosecond autocorrelators
Avoca SPIDER -
Spectral phase interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction (SPIDER)
Rincon third order femtosecond
cross-correlator (third order autocorrelator TOAC) also referred to as
contrastmeter
Ultrafast Dynamics Research Tools
Beacon femtosecond fluorescence
up-conversion (optical gating) spectrometer
Hatteras Ultrafast Transient
Absorption Spectrometer
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Femtosecond Systems and Accessories
Femtosecond Micromachining
Femtosecond nanophotonics
Femtosecond NSOM
Pacifica femtosecond fiber laser based
terahertz spectrometer
Pismo pulse picker (ultrafast
electro-optical shutter)
Wavelength conversion:
second and third harmonics generators for femtosecond lasers
Jibe white light continuum generator
Kirra Optical Faraday Rotators and
Isolators
Laser accessories
Diffractive Variable Attenuator for high power lasers
Deformable mirrors - active
elements for adaptive optics systems
ShaH - the family of fast,
accurate and reliable wavefront sensors
Complete adaptive optics systems
Faraday rotators and isolators for high-power
(up to 1kW) laser beams
SAM - Saturable Absorber Mirrors
PCA - Photoconductive antenna for terahertz
applications
Passive Q-switches based on Co2+:ZnS,
Cr2+:ZnS and Cr2+:ZnSe
Lithium Niobate Q-switches
Lithium Tantalate Q-switches
Lasers, misc.
Grommet Diode Pumped Nd:LSB
microchip solid-state lasers
Chatarra Cr:ZnSe CW laser
Compact pulsed Nd:YAG lasers
OPO systems
Solid State Raman Shifter
High aperture double additive/subtractive
monochromator
High repetition rate DPSS lasers
Deep Sea excimer lasers
Precision Optical Components, Crystals and Wafers
Optics from A to Z
Axicons
BaF2 (Barium Fluoride) components
BBO (Beta Barium Borate) crystals
Ge (Germanium) optical components
YAG:RE crystals and laser rods
LiF (Lithium Fluoride) optical components
Lithium Niobate wafers - high quality non-linear
optical substrate: Diam 2", 1 mm thick -
diam 2", 500 micron thick
Rutile (TiO2) coupling prisms
Newsletter - Laser Optics Berlin - March 2008 edition
Topics
* Laser Optics Berlin 2008
* Opening press conference of Laser Optics Berlin
* School laboratories network – “GenaU”
* Human resources professionals advise engineers at Laser Optics Berlin 2008
* New products at Laser Optics Berlin
* Measurement technology in optical manufacturing
* Optical functional layers for meeting the highest quality requirements
* Laser integration in production engineering (Initiative LiFt )
* Berlin: City of light with a scientific tradition
* Efforts to overcome the shortage of specialists
* Imprint
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Laser Optics Berlin 2008
Berlin trade show scores with its close links to politics and research
Optical technologies are setting the pace for innovation and have become an
impressive economic factor in recent years, opening up some major opportunities
and possibilities at the present time and for the future too. According to
recent media reports the industry expects production to rise annually by 8.5 per
cent between now and 2015, accompanied by an increase in the number of people
employed in these sectors by more than 140,000.
Kerstin Kube-Erkens, Project Manager, Laser Optics Berlin: “Laser Optics Berlin
2008 on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds is based on a combination of technical
convention, forum and exhibition. In this way we in Berlin can provide a
comprehensive overview of the different applications for optical technologies as
well as an interesting market place for the industry, with close links to
politics and research.”
Some 130 exhibitors and several thousand visitors are expected to attend Laser
Optics Berlin 2008 on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.
www.laser-optics-berlin.de
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Opening press conference of Laser Optics Berlin
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 11 a.m., Funkturm Lounge
The following will be speaking about Laser Optics Berlin and current
developments in optical technologies, and will be available to answer questions:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Elsässer, Director Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und
Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Dr. Christian Göke, COO of Messe Berlin, Mr. Werner Mocke,
Director, Competence Centre Facility & Construction, Dr. Andreas Nitze, Chief
Executive of BERLINER GLAS, Mr. Rudolf Schmitz, Chief Executive of WISTA-MANAGEMENT
GMBH, Prof. Dr. Eberhard Stens, Head of the Adlershof branch office and
Divisional Manager for Optical Technologies, and Dr. Peter Strunk, Divisional
Manager for Communication, WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH.
Contact:
Project Manager: Kerstin Kube-Erkens, T:+49(0)30 3038 2056, E: kubeerkens@messe-berlin.de
Press: Anja Schenk, T:+49(0)30 3038 2217, E: schenk@messe-berlin.de
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School laboratories network – “GenaU”
Eleven student laboratories at research facilities and universities in Berlin
and Brandenburg have come together under the slogan “Together for
Scientific-Technical Instruction” (In German: GenaU). The main sponsor of the
GenaU network is the TSB Technology Foundation Berlin, which is committed to the
support and training of young talent in scientific and technical careers (www.technologiestiftung-berlin.de).
GenaU is also supported by the Robert Bosch Foundation and LeLa - Center for
Consulting and Quality Development. There are more student laboratories, and
with a greater diversity, in the Berlin-Brandenburg region than anywhere else in
Germany. The GenaU network can offer instruction in science and engineering for
every age group and type of school.
Generating enthusiasm for science and technology is the main aim of the student
laboratories. Furthermore, for gifted students and students with a particular
interest in science, the laboratories can offer numerous opportunities for a
more far-reaching involvement with science and/or technology. Such activities
make an important contribution to attracting new young talent and providing them
with the necessary qualifications. Over 20,000 students perform experiments in
the network’s labs each year. Around 800 accredited teachers receive advanced
training in the labs and approx. 200 who are studying for a teaching certificate
obtain practical training in the student laboratories.
What you can see at the Optics Workshop in Hall 18, Stand 207:
- The DLR_School_Lab Berlin-Adlershof of the German Aerospace Center will show a
model of a High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC). One of the components of the
Mars Express mission, this camera has been delivering images from the surface of
Mars since 2003. In addition, visitors can use a thermal imaging camera to take
pictures of events at the fair.
- The MicroLAB of the Ferdinand-Braun-Institute for High Frequency Technology
will show examples of fine structures, chips and wafers, as well as ways in
which these can be created by students themselves in the laboratory.
- The PhysLab of Berlin’s Free University invites students to build a simple
nitrogen laser at the fair.
- The UniLab-Adlershof of Berlin’s Humboldt University enables visitors to
measure the speed of light as it travels through water, air and Plexiglas.
The universities’ student laboratories also supply visitors with information
about opportunities for studying physics. The GenaU network provides advice
about the research facilities and universities in Berlin and Brandenburg where
students can perform experiments and where teachers can attend the appropriate
training sessions.
www.genau-bb.de
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Human resources professionals advise engineers at Laser Optics Berlin 2008
Free Coaching / Exhibitors can use the job-board to announce job opportunities
The consulting group beratungsgruppe wirth + partner is the official careers
partner of Messe Berlin at Laser Optics Berlin 2008. From March 17 to 19 the HR
professionals from Munich will be in Hall 18, Stand 110 with an exhibitors’
job-board, career coaching and specialised lectures.
There is currently a surplus of job offers for engineers. “To whom this really
applies and how an applicant can find a suitable ‘needle in the haystack’ -
these are the topics we would like to focus on at Laser Optics Berlin,”
explained Dorothee Mayrhofer, from beratungsgruppe wirth + partner.
The HR professionals, who specialise in the laser and optics industries, will
conduct free individual career path counselling interviews with university
graduates as well as with experienced professionals who are interested in
finding a new job. “It’s important to us to point out the risks and side effects
of the current job market,” Mayrhofer added.
The allocation of coaching appointments on March 18 and 19 from 10am - 6pm will
take place before the fair via info@wirth-partner.com as well as in Hall 18, on
all three days of the fair, from 9am to 6pm. The lecture “Surplus of Job Offers
for Engineers? - Get the Right One!” on March 18 - 19 rounds off the programme.
www.wirth-partner.com
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New products at Laser Optics Berlin
Exhibitors present innovative equipment and processes for optical technologies
Laser for identifying malignant melanomas In future it will be possible to
achieve an early diagnosis of malignant melanomas using the Laser Induced
Melanin Emission Spectometer (LIMES). LIMES 16 P has been developed by LTB
Lasertechnik Berlin on the basis of a new, patented process which reveals
ultra-weak melanin fluorescence in tissue and enables tumors to be identified at
an early stage. It is also planned to make LIMES 16 P available for in-vivo
analysis (licensing).
Halle 18 Stand 315
Improving newspaper print quality
The company Berliner Glas KGaA is presenting an innovation in the form of large
cylindrical lenses which, for the first time, enable the entire surface to be
displayed during the measuring process. These more exacting demands for the
surfaces of large cylindrical lenses in terms of the tolerance of form and the
accuracy of angles are essential to the manufacturers of the exposure equipment
used during the pre-print stage This technology enables printing works to
enhance the quality of newspapers and high gloss magazines even further.
Berliner Glas is one of the leading suppliers of optical and mechanical
developments, key optical components, subassemblies and systems, as well as
display glasses for the entire light-using industry.
Halle 18 Stand 201
High output diode lasers with a wave length of 880 nm
Limo Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH from Dortmund has made further refinements to
its high output diode lasers, which are now available with a wavelength of 880
nm. The Limo series of lasers are available either in a fibre-coupled version or
as a general-diffuse laser. They are used in industry and in medicine. The ideal
combination of laser source and beam-shaping optic enables the systems to be
operated effectively and reliably.
Halle 18 Stand 232
Flexible control of pulse duration for laser cutting
Fibre lasers are notable for their extreme robustness and long working life and
are ideally suited for laser cutting, welding and lettering. With its redENERGY™
fibre laser SPI Lasers from Southampton, UK, has introduced an innovative
pulse-tune technology. The special OEM integrators provide flexible control of
the pulse duration and outstanding performance. This enables the system to be
used in many different applications. The first series of redENERGY™ fibre lasers
is suitable for almost every kind of marking applications requiring peak outputs
of up to 15 kW and a wide range of pulse repeat rates. SPI Lasers has developed
water- and air-cooled high output lasers under the redPOWER™ name for use in
extremely hot and dusty environments. The lasers have an output ranging from 25
to 100 W. High output lasers are particularly suited for cutting, welding and
soldering of metals and noble metals, as well as for welding plastics and for
engraving.
Halle 18 Stand 306
Three interferometers in one device
With its new three-beam interferometer SIOS Messtechnik, based in Ilmenau in the
German state of Thuringia, has succeeded in incorporating three interferometers
in one device for the first time. This combination enables longitudinal
measurements to be made simultaneously in three axes. All three units are served
by the same laser. With these interferometers readings can be made of
longitudinal measurements and angles, as well as of oscillations in the
sub-nanometer range, and they are also used for validation and calibration
purposes, at research facilities and in precision and nano-technology.
Halle 18 Stand 322
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Measurement technology in optical manufacturing
A technical seminar was held by the PhotonicNet GmbH Optical Technologies
Competence Network at the Customer and Applications Centre of Mahr GmbH in
Göttingen on 21 February 2008 at which some 100 participants from leading
high-tech companies and institutions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
discussed current developments in the use of measurement technology for optical
manufacturing. Summing up its results, it was stated that the future belongs to
the new measurement systems that are used to support manufacturing processes.
The six technical papers that were presented by the nine speakers covered a
range of topics from precision optics made from plastics to new optical
measurement methods utilising white light sensors. The speakers emphasised in
particular the rapid pace at which developments have taken place in
manufacturing technologies for optical components and systems for shaping light.
Three main tendencies are apparent. Firstly: there is an increase in
ultraprecise optical surfaces and coatings involving accuracies measured in
nanometers, as well as in non-traditional surfaces, for example, aspherical
forms. Secondly: refractive and diffractive micro-optics are being used in
photonic microsystems, e.g. as compact, integrated lasers in industrial
installations. Thirdly: standard components are being produced in ever
increasing quantities. All three of these development trends demonstrate the
extensive demand that exists for measurement systems to support the
manufacturing process, in some cases imposing exacting requirements in terms of
precision, robustness and the speed with which the measurements are obtained.
For additional details:
www.mahr.de
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Optical functional layers for meeting the highest quality requirements
Cutting Edge Coatings is the latest firm to be set up at Hannover
In recent years Laser Zentrum Hannover has been instrumental in the development
of a number of highly innovative spin-offs. The latest company to be set up is
Cutting Edge Coatings GmbH, which is responsible for marketing innovations in
ion beam sputtering (IBS) processes. IBS is used in the creation of thin optical
functional coatings to meet the most exacting quality requirements. Established
in September 2007, the activities of CEC GmbH are intended to support companies
in the implementation of an improved IBS process through the provision of
coating installations.
The IBS process meets the constantly increasing demands imposed on the optical
and structural quality of coating systems, in particular for applications in
laser technology. In contrast to traditional thermic vaporisation processes, in
which the coating material tends to form porous microstructures through the
application of energy levels measured in tenths of an electron volt, the high
energy levels used in the IBS process create compact, glasslike structures which
are extremely stable and of a high quality. The entire process is one that is
clearly defined and easy to follow. Ion generation, atomisation and the
formation of coatings take place separately in the process chamber, the process
itself is highly stable and reproducible, and contamination by impurities or
particulates is kept to a minimum.
Contact:
Cutting Edge Coatings GmbH, Dr. Kai Starke, Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover
Tel.: +49-511-2788-244, Fax:+49-511-2788-100
E-mail: starke@cutting-edge-coatings.com
www.cutting-edge-coatings.com
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Laser integration in production engineering (Initiative LiFt )
The widespread and sustainable expansion of Saxony’s potential for mechanical
engineering and plant construction through the use of laser technology, and
maintaining a competitive edge – these are the aims of the Initiative LiFt,
which was the winner of the competition held by the Federal Ministry of
Transport in 2007 that was entitled "Business Meets Science".
LiFt stands for Laser Integration in Production Engineering and is a joint
project by the Hochschule (College) Mittweida (FH), the Institut für innovative
Technologien, Technologietransfer, Ausbildung und berufsbegleitende
Weiterbildung (ITW) e. V. Chemnitz (Training and Innovative Technologies Centre)
and the Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik IWS (Institute for
Materials and Beam Systems) in Dresden. The network structure is intended to
reveal potentials, offer a range of services and highlight the benefits of
shorter, more reliable and more economical process chains. In their capacity as
developers of technology and as agencies for the transfer of knowledge, the
partners in the Initiative LiFt can provide assistance with specific
applications for small and medium-sized companies, especially in Saxony,
including the manufacturers of laser equipment, mechanical engineering firms and
plant constructors, as well as component manufacturers.
In principle, lasers are suitable for inclusion in traditional production
methods in almost every group of processes, thereby reducing the length of the
processing chain. Such integrative concepts have already shown their
effectiveness in industrial applications in various different areas, such as
laser beam hardening. New applications can be exploited using modern lasers and
improved optics or beam deflection systems, and existing automated solutions can
be made more efficient. Cycle times can often be substantially reduced by
incorporating a laser in machinery or in a chain of manufacturing processes. The
latest developments embrace all kinds of processes and materials.
In a joint project involving the laser production company IPG Laser GmbH, a
manufacturer of robots Reis GmbH & Co. KG, ULT AG (aviation engineering), and
the engineering consultant Göbel (laser safety), scientists at the IWS and the
staff of ALOtec GmbH have developed an installation for demonstrating various
laser material processing methods.
Contact:
Dr. Steffen Bonss, Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik IWS,
Dresden
Telephone: +49(0)351 - 25 83 201
Telefax: +49(0)351 - 25 83 300
E-mail: steffen.bonss@iws.fraunhofer.de
Internet: www.laserintegration.de, www.iws.fraunhofer.de
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Berlin: City of light with a scientific tradition
According to the Scientific State Secretary Hans-Gerd Husung, in the field of
optical and nanotechnology Germany can claim “a density of research facilities
and repositories of expertise that are almost unparalleled in Germany or in
Europe”. Speaking at an event entitled "Nanophotonics – An Economic Factor for
Berlin” on 7 February 2008 at the Technical University (TU) Berlin, Husung drew
attention to the existence of some 30 research facilities and 270 companies
engaged in optical technologies in and around the German capital, with annual
sales totalling around 2 bi. euros.
As the politician emphasised: the TU Berlin in particular has a “long and
eminent tradition in the field of the optical sciences and technologies”. In the
1930s, at the forerunner of today’s TU, the Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg,
Ernst Ruska developed the electron microscope which earned him the Nobel Prize
in 1986. The TU Berlin was also the place where “most of the initial work
leading to the discovery of the principle of the laser was carried out, and
where a whole series of new types of lasers have been developed into fully
functioning systems”, Husung pointed out, quoting as an example the development
of diode lasers and their application in fibre optic communication networks. And
equally importantly, the fact that current research is focussing on photonics is
proof of the “wholehearted commitment by this university to continuing this
tradition and to exploring previously unknown territory.”
Husung referred to Professor Dieter Bimberg’s work on nanophotonics, and the
main focus of this research, into semiconductor quantum points, “as raising
expectations of a new generation of optoelectronic and photonic components for
use in communications technology, consumer electronics and measurement
technology”. The scientific breakthroughs achieved by Bimberg in the mid-1990s,
together with the results of research by two other working groups in France in
the USA, laid the foundations for present-day nanophotonics. Predications about
significant improvements in the properties of semiconductor lasers and the rapid
advances in nanophotonics have been largely influenced by the work of the team
in Berlin under Prof. Bimberg.
www.tu-berlin.de
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Efforts to overcome the shortage of specialists
The companies involved in optical technologies will only be able to make full
use of their potential for expansion if they can succeed in meeting their
extensive demand for scientists, engineers and skilled workers. In optical
technology there is a particular need for specialised courses of study, for
example in laser optotechnology and a masters’ course in optics and photonics.
In this respect Dr. Andreas Nitze, Chief Executive of BERLINER GLAS and Deputy
Chairman of SPECTARIS, stated: “Various challenges must be overcome in order to
counter the shortage in specialists in optical technologies. In particular this
means encouraging people to develop an enthusiasm for technology, making
improvements in training and advanced training in Germany, and compensating for
the consequences of demographic shifts, by ensuring the closer involvement of
older specialists and also by relaxing the conditions regarding immigration and
by introducing measures to promote integration. And finally, by providing the
right set of conditions, support for efforts to attract more women specialists
to this sector should be available.”