Turin, Italy-based laser module manufacturer Convergent Photonics is developing new sources for high-power industrial and mid-power medical laser applications thanks to the introduction of a new ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL; Livermore, CA) has the highest-peak-power laser-diode arrays in the world, which in total produce a peak power of 3.2 MW. The diode arrays, which were ...

[Drake Anthony] makes building a cutting laser from a PC look easy, and it seems like it actually is. Almost everything you need can be found in a dead desktop unit. The diode is pulled from a DVD ...

Introducing a 3.3 mm diameter laser module in 650nm and 635nm. San Jose, California, USA: Creative Technology Lasers, www.LASER66.com, has announced it's smallest diode module ever! The 3.3 mm diamter ...

Meet the Ortur R2 Smart Laser Engraver — a next-generation, plug-and-play, fully enclosed laser engraving and cutting machine ...

This circuit was designed to meet a medical application’s requirement to drive a laser diode with reasonable precision and a minimum of components and footprint (the device is now in clinical trials).

[DiodeGoneWild]’s latest video lives up to the name. He takes apart a laser headlight to recover a pretty powerful blue laser. You can see the video, below. The headlights work with blue laser diodes ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is an automotive convenience or safety feature that allows a vehicle's cruise control system to adapt the vehicle's speed ...

In this video, I’ll break down the advantages and drawbacks of Co2 vs diode lasers, compare costs, and answer the question: which type of laser should you get? I’ll also discuss my ventilation setup ...