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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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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

PLD: from Lab Research to Full Production

See how excimer laser deposition creates high-quality films.

PLD: from Lab Research to Full Production

Coherent Field Service Maximizes Customer Success

Delivering rapid repairs, plus installations, preventative maintenance, and operator training.

Field Service Engineers Maximize Equipment Value

New Markers for Semiconductor Applications

The PowerLine F QS series of green (532 nm) laser markers now offers a 3X increase in laser power and marking speed.

Coherent Announces New Markers for Semiconductor Application

BETTER BEAM POSITIONING FOR PRECISION REMOTE WELDING

HIGHvision machine vision system improves throughput in e-mobility and automotive welding tasks.

Better Beam Positioning For Precision Remote Welding

NEW CUTTING HEADS FOR FIBER LASERS UP TO 30 KW

High-speed cutting of sheet metal up to 50 mm thick, with high reliability and uptime.

NEW CUTTING HEADS FOR FIBER LASERS UP TO 30 KW

MDM Cutting Increasingly Uses Femtosecond Lasers

Many MDM applications are adopting cutting with femtosecond lasers due to a convergence of technical and market factors.

MDM Cutting Increasingly Uses Femtosecond Lasers

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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.

Vision and pattern recognition capabilities included in Laser FrameWork, combined with a TTL vision system, ensure mark placement accuracy.

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

Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory: Coherent Supplies Optics for Ambitious Project

Coherent supplies optics and optical fabrication technology for one of the most ambitious astronomy projects ever conceived – the Thirty Meter Telescope.

Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory: Optics from Coherent Give Telescopes a Bright Future

Dartmouth College: Coherent OBIS Lasers Power Research on Neurological Diseases

See why a team led by Prof Michael Hoppa at Dartmouth College chose an OBIS laser for their study of synaptic dysfunction and treatments for epilepsy and other neurological diseases.

Success story with Michael Hoppa of Dartmouth. OBIS lasers.

Watlow: Laser Welder Delivers Heat at Just the Right Spot

See how our Select Manual Laser Welder enables precision thermal solutions provider Watlow to produce a novel type of resistance heating element.

Wires laser bonded directly to the thermal spray layer of an inline circulation heater

THE COHERENT GLOSSARY

IDEAS THAT DRIVE INNOVATION

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

Check Out the Glossary

Laser Cutting Machines Diagram

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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.)

Coherent Introduces 1300 nm High-Power DFB Lasers for Silicon Photonics-Based Transceivers

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a leader in datacom transceiver components, today announced the introduction of its 1300 nm high-power continuous wave (CW) distributed feedback (DFB) laser diodes for silicon photonics-based datacom pluggable transceivers.

Coherent Introduces WaveShaper and WaveAnalyzer for Operation Across the Super C-Band

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a leading provider of test and measurement instruments for optical communications technology, today announced the introduction of its WaveShaper and WaveAnalyzer product platforms for operation across the super C-band.

Coherent Honored as a Top-Rated ESG Company by Sustainalytics

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced the company has been named a 2023 Top-Rated ESG Company by Sustainalytics, an independent research, ratings, and analytics firm that reports on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance to institutional investors and companies.

Coherent Introduces Ultra-Wideband Telemetry Module for Embedded Performance Monitoring in C+L-Band Optical Transport Systems | Coherent

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a leader in optical communications technology, today announced the introduction of its ultra-wideband telemetry module, or optical channel monitor (UWB-OCM), specifically designed for next-generation C+L-band optical transport systems.

Coherent Introduces Portfolio of Smaller Ultracompact Components for Optical Amplifiers in High-Speed Telecom Transceivers | Coherent

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a global leader in optical communications and sensing technology, today announced the introduction of a portfolio of smaller ultracompact components that enable optical amplifiers embedded in next-generation high-speed telecom transceivers and in LiDAR subsystems.

Coherent Introduces 2x1000 mW Dual-Chip Pump Laser Module for Optical Amplification in Optical Networks

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a leader in pump laser technology for erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) deployed in optical networks, today announced the industry’s first dual-chip pump laser module with up to 1000 mW of output power per fiber in a 10-pin butterfly package.

Coherent Honored by Lightwave Innovation Reviews for Three Industry-Leading Products

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 9, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced that three of its products were recognized among the best by the 2023 Lightwave Innovation Reviews.