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    Coda Devices
    The Thorlabs acquisition of Coda Devices will include Coda’s portable Raman spectroscopy products, such as this analyzer that can detect heroin and fentanyl inside clear baggies, protecting the lives of first responders who can avoid direct contact with unknown substances.
    Test & Measurement

    Thorlabs ramps Raman spectroscopy expertise through Coda Devices acquisition

    Gail Overton
    Aug. 13, 2019
    The companies will work together to expand the market reach of Coda Devices' coded-aperture Raman Spectroscopy techniques.
    FIGURE 1. LASER World of PHOTONICS takes place at the Messe München fairgrounds, outside of Munich.
    Lasers & Sources

    LASER World of PHOTONICS 2019: Inspiring

    John Lewis
    June 7, 2019
    The depth and diversity of photonics technologies and products on display is an exciting reminder of the pivotal role of the world’s leading photonics tradeshow.
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    Test & Measurement

    3D laser line profiler from LMI Technologies available

    May 13, 2019
    The Gocator 2512 3D smartlaser line profile sensorcan scan specular and diffuse surfaces simultaneously. It scans glass at 8 µm X resolution, 0.2 µm Z repeatability, and speeds...
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    Spectroscopy

    NIR analyzer from KPM Analytics produces results in 30 seconds

    May 9, 2019
    The SpectraStar XT at-line and laboratory near-infrared (NIR) analyzer is designed for the food, agricultural, and ingredient markets.

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    (Image credit: G. Blaclard/CEA Saclay)
    Large-scale simulations demonstrate that chaos is responsible for stochastic heating of dense plasma by intense laser energy. This image shows a snapshot of electron distribution phase space (position/momentum) from the dense plasma taken from PIC simulations, illustrating the so-called 'stretching and folding' mechanism responsible for the emergence of chaos in physical systems.
    Software

    New simulation tools improve understanding of laser/plasma coupling interactions

    Gail Overton
    May 8, 2019
    Understanding of these mechanisms is critical to the development of ultracompact particle accelerators and light sources.
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    Inside NIST's laser welding booth, a high-power laser melts a piece of metal to form the letters NIST. (Image credit: Paul Williams/NIST)
    NASA
    Fiber-drawing equipment from Physical Optics Corporation (POC) was part of the technology payload on the Cygnus Cargo Ship that reached the International Space Station on April 17, 2019.
    Fiber Optics

    POC optical fiber manufacturing module arrives at International Space Station

    Gail Overton
    April 26, 2019
    This NASA materials research study will evaluate the feasibility of producing optical fibers in a zero-gravity environment.
    Pacific Lasertec acquires Melles Griot helium-neon laser business
    Lasers & Sources

    Pacific Lasertec acquires Melles Griot helium-neon laser business

    April 25, 2019
    HeNe lasers have narrow bandwidth, high beam quality, and low cost and are still widely used.
    The 2019 IR WORKshop will be held in Princeton, NJ. Shown is the 2017 event held in Phoenix, AZ. (Image credit: Laser Components)
    Detectors & Imaging

    Princeton, NJ site of October's 6th International WORKshop on Infrared Technologies

    Gail Overton
    April 25, 2019
    The WORKshop includes informative, technical presentations and special hands-on presentations at breaks.
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    Test & Measurement

    Automation Technology compact 3D sensors are customizable

    April 18, 2019
    The MCS series of modular high-speed 3D compact sensors allows users to configure the sensors themselves.