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Laser Destroys Cancer Cells Circulating in the Blood

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Tumor cells that spread cancer via the bloodstream face a new foe: a laser beam , shined from outside the skin, that finds and kills these metastatic little demons on the spot. In a  study  published today in  Science Translational Medicine , researchers revealed that their system accurately detected these cells in 27 out of 28 people with cancer, with a sensitivity that is about 1,000 times better than current technology. That’s an achievement in itself, but the research team was also able to kill a high percentage of the cancer-spreading cells, in real time, as they raced through the veins of the participants.  If developed further, the tool could give doctors a harmless, noninvasive, and thorough way to hunt and destroy such cells before those cells can form new tumors in the body. “This technology has the potential to significantly inhibit metastasis progression,” says Vladimir Zharov, director of the  nanomedicine center  at the University of Arkansas for Medical Scienc

Current Status of Laser Weapons

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In order to deal with "potential threats" such as China and Russia, the United States continues to raise its chips to "sci-fi weapons." The US Air Force Research Laboratory claims that the latest "Self-Defensive High-Energy Laser Demonstrator Advanced Technology Demonstration Program" (SHiELD) successfully shot down multiple incoming missiles during the test. The US Navy has greater ambitions and plans to install laser weapons for the Aegis destroyers to defend against the "China missile frenzy." However, experts say that even if these plans go well, the US tactical laser weapon system will take at least a decade to put into practical use, and it needs to solve a series of problems such as volume, weight, power supply and range. Started testing on fighter aircraft in 2021 The US military's "Stars and Stripes" reported on the 6th that in a series of tests conducted at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the "lase

Laser and Rare Earth

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Since the emergence of lasers in rubies in the 19 6 0s, in the same year, calcium fluoride (CaF2:Sm2+) was found to output pulsed lasers. In the second year, pulsed lasers were obtained in ytterbium-doped silicate glass. The rare earth has formed an indissoluble bond. Rare earths have many properties such as magnetism, light, electricity, superconductivity and catalysis. They are one of the most important materials in this century. They are widely used in many fields. As a non-renewable resource like oil, they are valued by many countries. Strategic resources. Since the rare earth was bonded to the laser, the utilization of rare earth in the laser has been deepened. In 1962, the CaWO4:Nd3+ crystal was used to output the continuous laser. In 1963, the rare earth chelate liquid laser material was firstly developed, and the erbium-doped benzoylacetone was used. The pulsed laser was obtained from the alcohol solution. In 1964, the ytterbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet crystal (Y3Al5

CivilLaser's 520nm 1000mW Fiber Laser Module

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520nm 1000mW Pigtailed Laser Green Fiber Laser Diode Module 

Solid-State Lasers Change the Future

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Solid-state lasers with all powers are very diverse. Asia has the fewest products, but it is growing rapidly. Among them, China is playing an increasingly important role. The future of industrial laser applications is limitless. Analysis of global industrial laser applications shows that laser cutting and laser marking are at the forefront. Followed by welding, micromachining and engraving. There are not many applications for laser drilling. Nevertheless, the development of the paper product processing market is promoting the promotion of laser drilling applications. In terms of the installation volume of industrial laser application systems, the increase in installations in China directly expands the share of installations in the Asian laser industry application system, which makes the installations in North America, Europe and Asia relatively flat, around 30%. . The continuous application of laser technology in the industrial field has promoted the development and even leap of the g

Chip-Level Laser

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Chip-level lasers are born! Ability to emit light with a basic linewidth of less than 1Hz! Spectral pure lasers are at the heart of advanced  scientific and commercial applications due to their ability to produce near-perfect monochromatic light. This ability of the laser is measured based on its linewidth or coherence, that is, the ability to emit a constant frequency over a period of time before the frequency changes. In practice, researchers are doing their utmost to make highly coherent, near-unipolar lasers for  advanced systems  such as atomic clocks. However, today these lasers are bulky and occupy the rack of equipment, they can only be used in the laboratory workbench. There is currently a trend to transfer the performance of advanced  lasers to photonic microchips, which can be applied to a wide range of applications such as spectroscopy, navigation, quantum computing, and optical communications while significantly reducing cost and size. Achieving such performance on a

638nm Red Pigtailed Laser Diode Module

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638nm Red Pigtailed Laser Fiber Laser Diode module 

780nm 30mW Single Mode Pigtailed Laser

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780nm 30mW Single-mode Fiber Coupled Laser FC Interface IR Laser Source Because of its flexible characteristics, the optical fiber can make the laser light emitting end move flexibly and freely, making the use of the laser more convenient. The laser beam can be shaped so that the mode of the beam is better and the Gauss distribution is distributed. It is also possible to integrate several laser beams to increase the power of the laser. 780nm 30mW Pigtailed Laser Single Mode Fiber Coupled Laser Laser Diode Module

405nm 20mW Pigtailed Laser Diode Module

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405nm 20mW Pigtailed Laser  Fiber Diode Module Blue-violet Fiber Coupled Laser  

C-Band EDFA 25dB Gain Pre-Amplifier

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Multi-wavelength Gain Flatness Erbium doped fiber amplifier  (GFF EDFA )  is a family of fiber amplifier products dedicated to optical fiber communication systems,it has multi wavelength and gain flattening, and high gain and low noise advantages, support PC software control, compact, easy to integrate, but also according to customer needs to provide desktop or rack type packaging.   C-Band EDFA Erbium-doped Fiber Amplifier  25dB Gain Pre-Amplifier

CivilLaser Pigtailed Laser -- 520nm 1W Laser Module

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520nm 1000mW  Pigtailed Laser Green Fiber  Laser Diode Module  520nm Green Fiber Coupled Laser 1000mW Pigtailed Laser Module With Power Supply [Specifications] Product Name: 520nm pigtailed laser Wavelength: 520±10nm Output Power: <1000mW Output Mode: Multimode Multimode Coupling Ratio: >90% Spot Form: Astigmatism Fiber Core Diameter: 200μm  Fiber Length: 1m (Customizeable) Fiber Interface Type: FC/SMA905/LC/SC (Choose) Fiber Material: Quartz Coupling Lens Material: Optical glass Operating Voltage: DC 4.6V Operating Voltage With Power Diver: DC12V Operating Current: <2000mA Circuit Control Mode: ACC / TTL frequency modulation (Choose) Operating Temperature: -0~60℃ Storage Temperature: -40~85℃ Size: Φ20*70mm

Advantages and Disadvantages of Fiber Lasers

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Fiber laser  advantages : (1) The advantages of miniaturization and intensification brought about by the low manufacturing cost of glass optical fiber, mature technology and the availability of optical fiber; (2) The glass fiber does not require strict phase matching of the incident pump light like a crystal, which is due to the non-uniform broadening caused by the splitting of the glass matrix Stark, resulting in a wide absorption band; (3) The glass material has a very low volume-to-area ratio, and the heat dissipation is fast and the loss is low, so the up-conversion efficiency is high and the laser threshold is low; (4) The output laser has many wavelengths: this is because the rare earth ion energy level is very rich and there are many kinds of rare earth ions; (5) Tunability: Since the rare earth ion energy level is wide and the fluorescence spectrum of the glass fiber is wide. (6) Since there is no optical lens in the cavity of the fiber laser, it has the ad

750nm Near IR Laser System

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750nm Near IR Laser System 0~1500mW Output Power Adjustable CW and TTL Modulation Together Customized Requirements: Minimum Laser Spot at 20cm

The Development Tend of Semiconductor Lasers

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China's laser industry has a strong geographical distribution. The Pearl River Delta region represented by Shenzhen mainly uses medium and small power laser processing equipment, while the Central China region represented by Wuhan Optical Valley is on the product line. More comprehensive, covering large, medium and small power equipment. In addition to these two largest industrial clusters, the Yangtze River Delta, the Bohai Rim region, and the emerging Northeast Industrial Zone have all formed a relatively complete laser industry belt. Industry upgrades laser processing equipment demand is greater Where is the future of semiconductor lasers? With the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry to high-end and intelligent, the market for laser equipment  processing and application has been expanding. Moore, one of the founders of Moore's Law, made a prediction in 1965 that semiconductors will be developed at a high speed, and the electronic society w