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The article reports that Customer engagement, anticounterfeiting, brand protection, tracking, and tracing along the supply chain are industry-wide concerns. There are individual product traceability applications that benefit every actor in the valuechain. Consumers caring where their food comes from, a medical laboratory fighting forgery to protect public health, manufacturers optimizing operational efficiency to relocate production.

The article informs that carbon dioxide lasers are experiencing renaissance in popularity through expanded use of non-metal materials. Topics discussed include PerfoTec laser system, use of Iradion's CeramiCore laser tubes from CeramiCore laser tubes, solutions for surgical medical challenges by Laser Engineering and thermoplastic additive manufacturing by Nexa3D.

The article discusses advances in laser automation that are opening up avenues for laser materials processing. Topics covered include examples of the processing of many complex part geometries and materials brought by the combination of automation with industrial laser technology, a machine system that is required in integrated solutions for laser materials processing, and the complexity of the integrated laser system solutions.

The article features several products including attosecond extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mirrors from UltraFast Innovations and Edmund Optics, the 238 Series optical wavelength meters from Bristol Instruments, and microprocessor-controlled helium neon gas laser power supplies from Power Technology.

The article offers information on the role of the laser diodes, leading to handheld medical instruments. It discusses the benefits of laser diodes over other light sources by enabling biological instruments to be smaller, less complex, and more cost-effective. It mentions the challenges in the beam profile and beam quality for imaging.

The article offers information on High-harmonic-based lensless imaging which has potential as a noninvasive method to characterize nanostructures for science and industry. It mentions that a group of researchers who work on lensless imaging are using computational methods to enable imaging with minimal requirements to optical components.

The article informs about photonics stock indices in 2021 helped open the financial investment floodgates for generations of photonics startups by lighting a fire in front of investors' eyes and showing that photonics was not just an esoteric little corner of technology serving industrial. Topics process worked hard at showing investors that photonics can create new applications in semiconductor sector; and lead investment banker taking Uniphase public with mid-tier investment banks.

The article offers information on various laser parts and accessories, cooling equipment, and vacuum and gas handling equipments from several manufacturers including Halogen Lamps from Ocean Optics Inc., Sodium Lamps from Hellma USA Inc., and Leak Detectors from ENMET Corp.

A chart is presented that details the specifications of continuous-wave argon-ion gas lasers.

Focuses on the development of miniaturized radio frequency-excited carbon dioxide lasers. Integration of the laser into a commercial package with data collection and analysis, electronic control and display; Applications in spectroscopy; Process involved for typical carbon dioxide lasers with stable resonator design.

Focuses on the availability of gas lasers to deliver the sustained high average powers sought for high-energy laser weapons. Limitations of laser weapons; Demonstrations of 25-kW laboratory versions of solid-state lasers; Progress in fiber lasers.

Reports on Russian Academy of Sciences researchers' development of a modification to high-power wide-aperture gas lasers. Conversion of a continuous-wave gas-dynamic laser to a high-frequency pulse-periodic mode; Potential applications of the gas laser.

Focuses on the growth in the development of excimer lasers. History of the development of excimer lasers; Applications for excimer lasers; Energy level of a typical excimer.

Discusses the use of excimer lasers in ultraviolet machining applications. Description of excimer lasers; Commonly used combinations of excimer laser gases; Three main elements in the lifetime and maintenance of excimer lasers.

Discusses the developments in metal vapor lasers. Developments in copper vapor lasers (CVL); Applications of CVL; Discussion on helium-cadmium lasers.

Reports on the continuing improvement of carbon dioxide lasers. Capabilities of carbon dioxide lasers; Advances that have resulted largely from improvements to carbon dioxide optics; Vital medical use of the lasers.

Provides information on carbon-dioxide lasers and its application. How the heat-affected zone can be reduced; Use of a shorter pulse laser; Efficiency of the sealed carbon dioxide laser.

Focuses on the patent issued to Uniphase Corporation in February 1999 for its blue microlaser technology that focuses on gas-laser applications. Information on the blue microlaser technology developed by Laser Power Corp. in 1990; Implication of the expiration of the patent issued to Uniphase; Potentials of the blue microlaser for a display market.

Discusses the medical and industrial applications of excimer lasers. Factors which led to the transition to excimer lasers for deep-ultraviolet lithography; Significance of specialty-gas suppliers to laser manufacturers and customers; Cylinder materials and proprietary processes developed by suppliers of specialty gases; Types of cylinder preparation; Impact of cylinder handling and climactic variations on fluorine-containing mixes.

Focuses on the impact of gas quality on industrial gas lasers' performance. Process gas and applications; Pressure and purity; Nonsteel cutting; Fume evaluation; Laser welding gases.

Provides information on gas lasers and their uses, and gives a representative overview of laser gases and their handling issues, with emphasis to industrial and medical types. Importance of safety when dealing with gases; Comments of Eric Soderlund, director of marketing for Nova Gas Technologies; Importance of gas cylinder care; Measures advised to maintain high gas purity.

A table is presented which shows the specifications of different argon-ion gas lasers from various manufacturers including Midwest Laser Products LLC, CVI Melles Griot, and JDSU.

This article reports that carbon dioxide lasers have become a mainstay in a wide variety of industrial, medical, and scientific processes. These lasers are often integrated into assembly lines, on movable gantries or on robot arms, with applications ranging from metal cutting and welding, cutting dieboard or complex acrylic signage, to textile processing and package marking. One design approach is to develop lasers based on modules. Use of a basic core building block allows such lasers to be scalable to higher performance levels while simultaneously taking advantage of manufacturing cost efficiencies. Gas temperature is a critical parameter that influences the beam quality, power level, and overall size of the laser structure.

A chart is presented that details the specifications of continuous-wave helium-cadmium gas lasers.

Focuses on a self-initiated volume discharge, a method of pumping non-chain hydrogen fluoride (HF)/deuterium fluoride (DF) chemical lasers without preionization at the Prokhorov General Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences. Characteristics of self-sustained volume discharge and laser output; Dynamics of self-initiated volume discharge; Electron attachment; Streak-camera images at different instants of time of a self-initiated volume discharge.

Two letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the impact of laser safety classification changes towards U.S. and international manufacturers and the article "Gas lasers: Durable survivors evolve new forms" by Jeff Hecht.

A table is presented which shows the features and capacities of several gas lasers out of helium-neon from various manufacturers, including CVI Melles Griot, Midwest Laser Products LLC, and Mark-Tech Laser Inc.

A table is presented which lists several pulsed gas lasers including the PSX-100 model from MPB Communications Inc., Ipex-840 from LightMachinery Inc., and Altex from ATL Lasertechnik Gmbh.

A table is presented which shows the features and capacities of several gas lasers out of helium-cadmium from various manufacturers, including CVI Melles Griot, Kimmon Electric US LP, and Power Technology Inc.

A table is presented which shows the features and capacities of several gas lasers out of carbon dioxide from various manufacturers, including PRC Laser Corp, TRUMPF Inc., and Infrared Instruments Inc.

A chart is presented depicting the specifications of gas lasers with helium-cadmium components, giving emphasis on the laser's output power, special features, manufacturers and model number.

A chart is presented that lists the specifications of gas lasers with argon-krypton-ion components, highlighting the laser's output power, special features, manufacturer and model number.

A chart is presented that details the specifications of continuous-wave krypton-ion gas lasers.

The article presents information on verticalexternal- cavity surface-emitting laser (VECSEL). New research, provides what the researchers believe is the first demonstration of high-power continuous-wave (CW) operation from a red VECSEL. Researchers have seen CW powers of up to 400 megawatts at 674 nm from a gallium indium phosphide/aluminum gallium indium phosphide VECSEL in a three mirror cavity arrangement. The VECSELs are seen as a possible replacement for gas lasers in many research and industrial applications. But developing VECSELs that emit directly in the visible region has proved challenging, the region is outside the comfortable limits of the aluminum indium gallium arsenide.

The article focuses research studies on excimer lasers. Studies have shown that excimer lasers are efficient and safe tools for removing layers of specified thickness from the surface of icons and paintings in a controllable way. To refine the technique, a team from the Institute for Electronic Structure and Laser-Foundation for Research and Technology in Heraklion, Greece, investigated the influence of combining high repetition rates with low laser influences to optimize the cleaning process. To optimize the laser parameters to clean most effectively, a study was first performed on model samples prepared by the conservation team of the National Gallery of Athens.

Focuses on a wide range of laser technologies for confocal microscopy. Gas lasers; Reasons for the continued success of argon and argon/krypton lasers; Contribution of advances in laser-system design and production to ion lasers; Application of solid state lasers to confocal microscopy; Solid-state technology; Fiber lasers at blue and green.

Focuses on a the use of helium-neon (HeNe) laser, a fluorescing guide star in eliminating aberrations in optical examination. How the Helium-neon laser works; Testing of the system; Other uses of the laser.

The article offers brief information on LightHub argon-ion gas laser from Omicron.

A table is presented which lists several composite wave (CW) gas lasers including the model U-1676 model from Newport Ltd. Model 85-SHG from Cambridge Lasers Laboratories Inc., and IRCO-4 model from Infrared Instruments Inc.

A table is presented which shows the features and capacities of several gas lasers out of kryoton0-ion from various manufacturers, including Cambridge Lasers Laboratories Inc., Power Technology Inc., and Midwest Laser Products LLC.

A chart is presented displaying the specifications of pulsed gas lasers with metal-vapor in the optoelectronics industry, giving emphasis on the laser's output energy, special features, manufacturers and model number.

A chart is presented depicting the specifications of gas lasers in the optoelectronics industry including the laser's output power, special features, manufacturers and model number.

A chart is presented displaying the specifications of pulsed gas lasers in the optoelectronics industry, highlighting the laser's output energy, special features, manufacturers and model number.

A chart is presented that lists the specifications of pulsed gas lasers with nitrogen component, including the laser's output energy, special features, manufacturers and model number.

A chart is presented that lists the specifications of gas lasers with far-infrared including the laser's output power, special features, only manufacturer which is the Edinburgh Instruments Ltd., and the laser's model number.

The article introduces the ultraviolet-grade fused-silica aplanats for excimer lasers and high-energy micro-machining applications correct for coma and spherical aberrations, developed by CVI Laser Corp. The fused-silica aplanats include narrowband V-coat AR coating of all elements. It offers information about the performance application of the fused-silica aplanats.

The article reports that modu-laser has added a 300-milliwatts multiline argon-ion laser to its line of air-cooled argon lasers. It provides information about the application of the multiline argon-ion laser. The author also mentions the availability of a tunable version of the air-cooled argon lasers.

A chart is presented that details the specifications of pulsed nitrogen gas lasers.

A chart is presented that details the specifications of continuous-wave far-infrared gas lasers.

A chart is presented that details the specifications of pulsed gas lasers.