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The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) is a NASA mission that will test laser communication in space for extremely long distances, [1] between Earth and geosynchronous orbit. After being integrated into STPSat-6 , a part of STP-3 , LCRD launched on 7 December 2021 on an Atlas V 551.
IPG Photonics Corporation is a manufacturer of fiber lasers. [2] IPG Photonics developed and commercialized optical fiber lasers, [3] which are used in a variety of applications including materials processing, medical applications and telecommunications. [2] IPG has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, Russia and Italy. [4]
It went public in 1970. Over time, Coherent acquired other laser businesses and expanded to lasers for different industries and applications. From 2004 to 2021, it grew from $400 million to almost $2 billion in revenues, in part through a series of acquisitions. In 2022, II-VI Incorporated acquired Coherent, Inc. and took the name Coherent Corp ...
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Monday urged the Department of Commerce to examine national security threats from China's development of silicon photonics technology, a fast-developing ...
“In New Jersey, laser strikes are up significantly in the month of December. Pilot reporting has increased 269% over the same period last year.” For more CNN news and newsletters create an ...
Laser Focus World has been published since 1965. [1] [2] It is published on a monthly basis and owned by Endeavor Business Media. The headquarters of the magazine is in Nashua, New Hampshire. Approximately 80,000 qualified subscribers receive the publication and can track daily photonics news and read original features at the magazine's website.
In 2022, II-VI acquired laser manufacturer Coherent, Inc.. [14] and took the name Coherent Corp. Carl Johnson served as II-VI's first CEO from 1985 to 2007. He stepped down as CEO in 2007 and was named chairman of the board, a position he held until 2014. [15] Johnson was succeeded as CEO by Francis Kramer, who had been president since 1985. [13]
Free-space point-to-point optical links can be implemented using infrared laser light, although low-data-rate communication over short distances is possible using LEDs. Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology is a very simple form of free-space optical communications.