Cover Picture: PhotonicsViews 2/2020

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Editorial

Imagine: Digitalization in photonic production

• Prof. Constantin Häfner

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Contents: PhotonicsViews 2/2020

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News: PhotonicsViews 2/2020

• Pages: 4-7
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Products: PhotonicsViews 2/2020

• Pages: 8-11
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Communications: PhotonicsViews 2/2020

• Pages: 12-14
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Organizations & Initiatives: PhotonicsViews 2/2020

• Pages: 16
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Portrait

“Understanding What Customers Value”: A portrait of Mary Hibbs‐Brenner, co‐founder and CEO of Vixar

• Jose Pozo

• Pages: 17-19
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Technology Report

Lasers and Surface Functionalization: How a technology aiming at sustainability is spreading and supporting laser development in Europe

• Francesca Moglia
• Jose Pozo
• Andrés F. Lasagni

• Pages: 20-22
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Hyperspectral Imaging is Conquering the Industry: Hyperspectral‐based imaging is establishing itself in ever new industrial fields of application. How does this technology work and where can it be used?

• Peter Stiefenhöfer

• Pages: 23-25
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AKL'20

Program of the Technological Conference AKL'20

• Pages: 26-27
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Technology Feature

Laser's Future Will Be Smart: 12 laser experts working in research and industry reveal their views on the future of laser technology: artificial intelligence will clearly have a significant role to play

• Hilde‐Josephine Post

• Pages: 28-34
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Market Report

The Global Market for Industrial Laser Processing: Fiber laser revenues dictate total‐industry negative performance in 2019

• David A. Belforte

• Pages: 35-37
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Laser Micromachining

Digitization for Highly Accurate 3D Laser Processing of Customer‐specific Tools: Digital generation of micro tools in coatable carbide and ultra‐hard materials and aspects of autonomous production

• Claus Alexander Dold
• Gregory Eberle
• Christian Heger

• Pages: 38-42
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Laser Cutting

Analyzing the Dynamics of the Laser Beam Cutting Process: An explanation of characteristic frequencies of melt film dynamics

• Dennis Arntz‐Schroeder
• Dirk Petring

• Pages: 43-47
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Trends in Manufacturing

New Developments for the Repair of Structural Engine Components with Laser Material Deposition: In‐situ repair by combining LMD and endoscopic devices

• Bernd Müller

• Pages: 48-51
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Laser Sources

Efficient and High‐Brightness Broad Area Laser Diodes Designed for High‐Temperature Operation: Advantages of semiconductor laser diodes as efficient high‐power laser light sources applicable at elevated ambient temperatures

• Ralf Hülsewede
• Martin Zorn

• Pages: 52-56
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Green High‐Power Disk Lasers and Industrial Applications: Innovative beam sources for increased process efficiency during laser beam welding of copper

• Lazar Tomcic
• Thomas Rettich
• Michael F. Zäh

• Pages: 57-59
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Blue High‐Power Laser Diodes ‐‐ Beam Sources for Novel Applications: Overview and outlook

• Martin Behringer
• Harald König

• Pages: 60-63
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Laser Welding

2.0 μm Laser Transmission Welding: Welding of transparent and opaque polymers with single‐mode Tm‐doped fiber lasers

• Peter Fuhrberg
• Anja Ahrens
• Andreas Schkutow
• Thomas Frick

• Pages: 64-68
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Unique and Durable Eyewear Thanks to Laser Technology: Lasers from Coherent bring a unique vision to reality

• Pages: 69-71
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Calendar

• Pages: 72
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Meetings: PhotonicsViews 2/2020

• Pages: 74-76
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Buyers' Guide

• Pages: 77-79
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