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Gazettabyte | How to Shepherd a Company’s Technologies for Growth

February 16, 2023. CTO Interviews Part 3: Dr Julie Eng. “One of the things that I always somehow had a knack for is interacting with customers, sensing opportunities, and then figuring out how our technologies can help customers solve their problems,” says Eng.

How to shepherd a company’s technologies for growth

Laser Focus World | Laser Engines Improve Life Sciences Applications

August 18, 2022. Multiwavelength laser engines, which combine laser sources with pre-aligned and stabilized free-space focusing optics or integrated fiber delivery systems, simplify alignment and integration tasks for fluorescence microscopists and flow cytometry OEMs.

Laser Engines Improve Life Sciences Applications

E-Motec | Silicon Carbide: Coming of Age in Electric Vehicle Powertrains

August, 2022. Using silicon carbide (SiC) for power switches enables higher power densities and switching efficiencies in electric vehicle (EV) powertrains.

Silicon Carbide: Coming of Age in Electric Vehicle Powertrains

Cignal AI | II-VI and ADVA Announce a Shakeup in the 100ZR Market

July 5, 2022. In June, II-VI and ADVA announced a joint collaboration on a QSFP28-based 100Gbps coherent pluggable optic (aka 100ZR) to be released next year. For the past several years, Cignal AI has been forecasting 100ZR optics demand for enterprise and network edge applications. This is the first announcement of a product designed specifically for this market, and it holds the promise of mass deployment of 100Gbps at the network’s edge.

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High Energy X-Rays Study Laser Welding

Experiments at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility provide views of ARM fiber laser welding never seen before.

An In-Depth Study of Fiber Laser Welding

Coherent Improves Augmented Reality

Coherent components and manufacturing tools enable advanced AR goggles.

Making Augmented Reality (AR) a Reality

MDM Welding from small batches to large volumes

Discover the advantages of a diverse family of machines for MDM welding.

Laser welding is ideal for devices and instruments (e.g., endoscopes) with tubular or asymmetric shapes.

A Solid Advance in OLED Display Production

Novel solid-state laser reduces costs and improves results for polysilicon annealing.

Excimer Laser Annealing

First High-Power, Deep UV, USP Laser

Microablate 5 µm features for display fabrication, IC production, and biomedical products.

The Three Secrets to Better Laser Polymer Welding

Learn the key steps to getting a reliable polymer welding process that is scalable.

Polymer Welding

A better burn: Lasers target rocket engine efficiency

Improved propulsion – it really is “rocket science”

A better burn: Lasers target rocket engine efficiency

Laser Marking Improves Product Traceability

Fast and flexible laser marking enhances traceability and compliance in many industries.

Laser Marking Improves Product Traceability

Rare Elements Bring New Capabilities to Optical Fiber

Read how and why these fibers have become so important in many applications.

Doped Fibers – A Critical Photonic Technology

Coherent Announces Surface Texturing Solution for Medical Implants

The new AP 530 S uses 6-axis robotic part handling to accommodate implants of all shapes and sizes.

Coherent Announces Surface Texturing Solution for Medical Implants

SiC power electronics improve EVs

This wide-bandgap semiconductor is key to increasing EV range and performance.

SiC makes EVs better

Speeding Laser Marking

Coherent ExactMark 210 TL — with 6-axis robotic part handling — fully automates multi-sided laser marking of trays of small parts.

ExactMark 210 TL with Robotic Option Speeds Laser Marking

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University of Vienna: Orders of Magnitude Improvements in Radioisotope Analysis

See how Dr. Martin Martschini at the University of Vienna used lasers to perform AMS in conjunction with selective photodetachment.

Together with the ultraviolet AVIA LX, the Verdi 18 is a key laser in the ILIAMS setup, enabling unwanted background signals from isobars to be suppressed by up to 11 orders of magnitude.

Teamtechnik: SmartWeld+ Fills the Gaps in Production Welding

See how production automation expert teamtechnik worked with Coherent Labs.

Top view of the 0.5 mm zinc coated copper to 1.0 mm nickel coated copper weld.

APEX: West Australian Heavy Industries Benefit From Direct-Diode Laser Technology

Learn how APEX ETG uses Coherent 10 kW direct-diode lasers for efficient, high-speed cladding of components for industries such as mining, energy, and construction.

IPS: Optical Isolators Improve Laser Reliability

Discover why IPS chose Tornos optical isolators in a custom format from Coherent.

Innovative Photonic Solutions (IPS) laser module with an integrated optical isolator. Free-space or fiber coupled versions are available.

Nichrominox: Automated Laser Marking Delivers Production Flexibility

Learn how Coherent CombiLine laser markers enables dental equipment manufacturer Nichrominox to efficiently process diverse batches of metal products.

Lasers can produce durable, high-contrast marks on most metals

Siemens: Laser Framework Makes a Mark in its Digital Factory

Learn how Coherent's Laser FrameWork software was able to successfully meet the laser marking demands of Siemens ID Link manufacturing program.

Laser Marking Success at Siemens

New Mexico State University: Time-Resolved Flow Cytometry

Professor Jessica Houston’s research group at New Mexico State University investigates the unique ways in which time-resolved measurements can be used in flow cytometry.

Assembling the time-resolved flow cytometer

University of Vienna: Shaping and Patterning Electron Beams with Laser Light

Dr. Thomas Juffmann and team developed new imaging techniques in light and electron microscopy using the Coherent Monaco femtosecond laser.

Thomas Juffmann (right) with members of his reach group

AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY: EXCIMER LASER OPTICS FACILITATE FLUENCE CONTROL

A team led by Prof Helmut Karl at Augsburg University chooses a COMPex laser and bespoke PLD beam optics for quantitative ablation studies of single-crystalline targets.

Augsburg lab photo with (left to right) Helmut Karl, Ralph Delmdahl, Florian Jung and Andreas Heymann

Washington University: Dual-Laser Multiphoton Microscope for Immunology and Other Research

Dr. Mark Miller, Associate Professor and Director of the In Vivo Imaging Core at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has a long history of building and using multiphoton microscopes, particularly for use in intravital studies of immunity.

In vivo two-photon imaging of “T cell antigen recognition” reveals the key role played by random T cell motility in initiating adaptive immune responses. T cells (red) in the cervical lymph node migrate away from high endothelial venules(pink) and make random contacts with dendritic cells (green, zoomed view).

E&R: Advanced Wafer Scribing with Monaco Femtosecond Lasers

E&R Engineering Corp. (based in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan) wanted to develop a next-generation scribing machine capable of singulating miniature dies with dimensions smaller than a millimeter.

Advanced Wafer Scribing with Monaco Femtosecond Lasers

INTAI: Precision Laser Cutting of “Difficult” Medical Devices

INTAI manufacturers a wide range of products for medical devices, automotive, aerospace, and much more, and powers precision manufacturing with Coherent StarCut Tube fiber lasers.

Intai Success Story

THE COHERENT GLOSSARY

IDEAS THAT DRIVE INNOVATION

The Coherent Glossary is an educational resource for key terms in photonics.

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Laser Cutting Machines Diagram

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Coherent Introduces New HIGHmotion 2D Laser Processing Head Optimized for Deep Copper Welds Over Wide Working Areas in EV Applications

PITTSBURGH, June 1, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in advanced laser processing solutions, today introduced its new HIGHmotion 2D laser processing head that is rated for 8 kW beam delivery and which has been optimized for deep copper welds over wide working areas in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing applications.

Coherent Introduces New Laser Welding Head With Tactile Seam-Tracking Technology for Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

PITTSBURGH, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in advanced laser processing solutions, today introduced HIGHtactile, a new laser welding head with tactile seam-tracking technology ideal for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing applications.

Coherent Introduces 1 kW Optical Isolator for High-Energy Ultrashort-Pulse Lasers

PITTSBURGH, May 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in advanced laser materials processing solutions, today introduced the PAVOS kW Ultra, an optical isolator that is robustly designed to withstand up to 1 kW of power and is specifically targeting applications involving high-energy ultrashort-pulse (USP) lasers.

Coherent and Mitsubishi Electric Enter into a Collaboration to Scale Manufacturing of SiC Power Electronics on a 200 mm SiC Technology Platform

PITTSBURGH and TOKYO, May 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a program to scale manufacturing of SiC power electronics on a 200 mm technology platform.

Coherent Corp. Significantly Reduces Its Global Carbon Footprint with Renewable Energy Contracts Worldwide

PITTSBURGH, April 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, announced today that the company is now obtaining greater than 50% of its global electricity needs from renewable energy sources. Coherent powers 95 of its sites around the world from renewable electricity, more than triple the number of such sites at this point in 2022. In total, this represents over 500 million kWh of renewable electricity per year, thereby avoiding over 85,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually.

Coherent Awarded Phase 2 of IARPA RESILIENCE Program for High-Energy Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

PITTSBURGH, April 6, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in engineered materials, today announced that it was awarded Phase 2 of its high-energy rechargeable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery development contract with the U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), under the multiyear Robust Energy Sources for Intelligence Logistics In Extreme, Novel, and Challenging Environments (RESILIENCE) program.

Coherent Unveils Patented Module Architecture for UltraCompact Dynamic Illumination and Sensing with Backside-Emitting VCSEL ARRAYS

PITTSBURGH, March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in optical sensing, today unveiled a patented module architecture for ultracompact dynamic illumination and sensing with backside-emitting vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays.

Coherent to Hold Industry-First Live Demonstration of 200G PAM4 Mach-Zehnder Modulated Laser Technology at OFC 2023

PITTSBURGH, March 7, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in optical communications components and subsystems, today announced that it will hold a live demonstration of its 200G four-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) Mach-Zehnder modulated laser technology at OFC 2023 in San Diego, March 7-9, booth #3815.

Coherent To Demonstrate 200G Per Lane For 800G and 1.6T Transceivers at OFC 2023

PITTSBURGH, March 7, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in optical communications components and subsystems, today announced that it will demonstrate an optical transceiver module operating at 200 Gbps per optical lane and co-packaged optical (CPO) multimode optical engine operating at 50 Gbps NRZ at OFC 2023 in San Diego, March 7-9, booth #3815. These pluggable and co-packaged modules embody the next generation of 800 Gbps and 1.6 Tbps optical modules for the data networking industry in single-mode and multimode applications, respectively.

Coherent Thought Leaders to Present at OFC 2023

PITTSBURGH, March 2, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, announced today that its thought leaders will present at panels, technical sessions, and other events at OFC 2023, March 7-9 at the San Diego Convention Center.

Coherent to Showcase Award-Winning 100G and 400G Coherent Transceivers at OFC 2023

PITTSBURGH, March 1, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in transceivers for optical communications, today announced that it will showcase its award-winning 100G and 400G digital coherent optics (DCO) transceivers across a live network and in multiple locations in the exhibition area at OFC 2023 in San Diego, March 7-9, booth #3815.

Coherent Introduces 100G PAM4 VCSEL and Photodiode Arrays for 800G Transceivers and Active Optical Cables

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in datacom transceiver components, today announced the introduction of its 100G PAM4 vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and photodiode (PD) arrays for 800G short-reach datacom pluggable transceivers and active optical cables (AOCs.)