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In free space, the light wave of a laser beam propagates on a perfectly straight line. Under certain circumstances, howe…
MKS Launches Spectra-Physics >50 W UV Picosecond Laser
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OSRAM Direct Emission Green Laser Diodes
Mounted in a tiny TO38icut or TO56 package with integrated photodiode, they combine an unbeatable form factor with excel…
II-VI Incorporated Introduces High Durability Dielectric-coated Metal Mirrors for High Power Fiber Laser Systems
II-VI’s metal mirrors feature precision dielectric coatings deposited by ion beam sputtering that can achieve long-lasti…
‘Double-slit’ quantum experiment shows strangeness of quantum uncertainty
This theory combines wave and particle aspects in quantum mechanics be postulating that the motion of a particle is chor…
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