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Get ready for Photonics West 2027!
Before we start speeding through the holidays, we caught up with Bob Hainsey, senior director of SPIE’s Science, Technology, and Industry Programs, for a quick chat about what...
Nov. 10, 2026
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Don't miss Laser Focus World’s PhotonicsNXT 2026 virtual event!
Oct. 13, 2026
FIGURE 1. Nitinol crystal structure transformation between austenite (B2) and martensite (B19) during heating and cooling.
Nitinol laser welding parameter selection and quality evaluation
Oct. 6, 2026
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Handheld laser materials processing performed with compliant equipment and controls.
Handheld laser devices for materials processing: From viral video to workplace risk
Aug. 25, 2026
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PODCAST: Tech training matters
Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast
Aug. 11, 2026
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FIGURE 1. Schematic of the LidroCUT process.
Laser processing: Powering next-gen semiconductors
July 29, 2026
Peak-power wall.
Lasers & Sources
Break the peak-power wall: Long-lifetime gain media redefine efficient high-energy lasers
July 28, 2026
OPTOMAN high-power laser optics.
Optics
Importance of application-level support grows for high-power laser systems
July 9, 2026
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A moment of focus in the Smith Lab: perfecting a prototype SAM-integrated multiphoton imaging system for the next leap in imaging technology.
Optics
‘Multiplier effect’ solves throughput bottleneck in laser scanning and adaptive optics
April 3, 2026
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