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CONTENTS Jul/ Aug 2018 Issue 4

14 COVER STORY
Laser Focus World 2018 Innovators Awards
Laser Focus World announces 2018 Innovators Awards
Laser Focus World has held the Innovators Awards program, which celebrates
the disparate and innovative technologies, products, and systems found in the
photonics market.

MARKET WATCH 35 Diode Lasers
Direct and frequency-converted diode
8 After 2017 vigorous growth, where should lasers provide all wavelengths for
2018 go? holography
How did the global laser market develop in 2018 after the
vigorous growth in 2017? The chief analyst from Laser Diode lasers now fulfill the technical requirements
to perform holography and lithography
Markets Research shared his in-depth viewpoints. a) ZnGeP 2 c)
applications at all established wavelengths, and
also at new wavelengths in the UV and visible
ranges.
10 The current situation and Prospect of China's
industrial laser processing market
Dr. Gu Bo, President of BOS PHOTONICS, summarized and 38 Laser materials
prospected the development of industrial laser processing b) New materials extend laser spectral
d)
market in China coverage deep into the infrared
Advances in mid-IR nonlinear optical materials
have led to low-loss, highfigure-of-merit crystals
22 APPLICATIONS with broad transparency that greatly expand the
wavelength coverage of highly engineered laser
Laser welding sources.
Recent advances in fiber laser welding
Innovative approaches enabled by advances in fiber INTERVIEWS
laser technology, overcome difficulties typically seen
with traditional laser welding methods, and show great 41 Bystronic debuted its BySmart Fiber
potential for further advances in welding technology.
fiber laser cutting machine in China on a
29 Laser cutting global scale
Fiber laser Vs CO 2 laser: which technology will Bystronic debuted its new BySmart Fiber fiber
prevail? laser cutting machine at the 2018 CIMES
Fiber laser has surpassed the CO 2 laser in many cutting exhibition in Beijing.
applications, but CO 2 laser still has advantages in cutting
thick metal.
6 EDITOR’S NOTES
TECHNOLOGIES CENTER 12 LEADING EDGE SNAPSHOTS
42 PRODUCTS HIGHLIGHTS
32 Optical Design 44 AD INDEX
Six best practices for optical product design teams
With Zemax Virtual Prototyping, you can improve
optical performance, cut your product development
time dramatically, and reduce costs by creating a virtual
prototype of a complete optomechanical assembly.

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