Free-space optical communications (FSOC), which use lasers for data transmission, are a promising approach for achieving high-speed links between aircraft, spacecraft, and ground stations. However, ...

Fiber lasers aren’t nearly as common as their diode and CO2 cousins, but if you’re lucky enough to have one in your garage or local makerspace, this technique for depositing thin films of metals in ...

IPG Photonics showcases innovative fiber laser solutions at Laser World of Photonics 2025, featuring real-time weld sensing and advanced technologies. IPG Photonics Corporation will showcase its ...

Laser cutting and engraving technologies have become essential tools across a wide variety of different industries, from manufacturing, art and small businesses. These technologies use laser beams to ...

Laser giant Coherent is using this week’s EuroBLECH trade fair in Hanover, Germany, to launch what it describes as a “radical” new series of high-power fiber lasers for industrial applications. Called ...

Normally, you have a choice with PCB prototypes: fast or cheap. [Stephen Hawes] has been trying fiber lasers to create PCBs. He’s learned a lot which he shares in the video below. Very good-looking ...

On July 7, ESA, the European Space Agency, successfully established Europe’s first deep-space optical communication link with NASA’s Psyche mission using a high-power fiber laser system from NKT ...

Radio over fiber transports RF signals via optical fiber, enabling low-loss distribution for wireless networks, radar systems, and radio astronomy applications.

Free-space optical communications (FSOC), which use lasers for data transmission, are a promising approach for achieving high ...