TRENDING IN THE NEWS: LIA’S TOP 4 ARTICLE PICKS AQUA-FI: UNDERWATER WIFI DEVELOPED USING LEDS AND LASERS
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Aquatic internet that sends data through light beams could enable divers to instantly transmit footage from under the sea to the surface. Read more
ULTRASHORT-PULSE LASER MICROPROCESSING WITH UNPRECEDENTED PRECISION
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Posalux SA, a company in Switzerland, has introduced a femtosecond laser that can produce the smallest hole geometries to meet the complex market requirements of applications in test electronics. Read more
RAMPING UP WITH HIGH-INTENSITY LASERS
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In Europe, China, and the U.S., laser projects — either built or planned — are ramping up intensity, with systems now reaching peak power of 10 petawatts (PW), or 10 million billion watts. Read more
LIGHT-EMITTING HEXAGONAL SIGE PROMISES INTEGRATED PHOTONICS BREAKTHROUGH
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Researchers in Europe have found a way to make silicongermanium (SiGe) alloys emit light efficiently, a breakthrough that has the potential to revolutionize integrated silicon photonics. Read more
