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Dear readers,
You are receiving our issue 01.2025 of the newsletter from LP.PRO –
the specialist medium for the high-tech fields of laser technology and photonics.
Best wishes,
Dr. Matthias Gerlach and the LP.PRO team
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Detecting and removing tumors with laser light
An endoscope developed as part of a collaboration works on the principle of 'detect and treat'. The new feature is the optical real-time detection of tumor tissue and its immediate removal in a single step. The technology is based on a femtosecond laser and artificial intelligence.
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2025 – The year of quantum technologies
2025 has been declared the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology by the United Nations. With the photonics industry as a driver, Germany is set to play a leading role in the development of new technologies..
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Exceptionally bright microdisplays through stacked OLEDs
Data glasses for augmented reality require bright displays with a long lifetime and low power consumption. Fraunhofer researchers have now achieved a significant increase in the brightness of OLEDs by stacking several units without increasing the lifetime-limiting current density.
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Ultra-compact light source for quantum encryption
Researchers at Fraunhofer IOF and TU Ilmenau have developed a compact photon source based on surface-emitting semiconductor lasers. The new source is not only remarkably small, but also highly accurate and protected against eavesdropping.
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Optical production test of AR/VR/MR devices
The new luminance and color measurement camera from Instrument Systems, which is equipped with a straight lens, is suitable for use in the production of data glasses equipped with display modules for augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality.
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Blue diode laser for copper and gold 3D printing
New high-brilliance diode lasers from Laserline offer an output power of 400 or 800 watts. For the first time, technology from WBC Photonics has been used to combine high efficiency and beam quality for 3D metal printing.
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UV F-theta lens for electronics production
The new F-Theta lens from Excelitas offers reduced outgassing behavior for applications in semiconductor manufacturing and other UV laser processing applications. The lens is optimized for the wavelength range from 340 to 360 nm.
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LP.PRO – current issue (in German language)
Photodiodes with almost perfect optoelectronic properties · microstructured mirrors shape the laser beam · more process reliability in laser joining of plastics · camera-assisted recycling: plastic waste hyperspectrally sorted · automating optical vibration measurement
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LP.PRO – event list
January 28 - 30, 2025 Photonics West, San Francisco
March 11 - 13, 2025 Logimat, Stuttgart
March 19 - 20, 2025 W3+ Fair, Wetzlar
March 31 - April 04, 2025 Hanover Messe, Hanover
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