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Editorial

Dynamic progress of laser technology: New fields of applications and fresh inspiration

Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Thomas Graf & Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Michalowski (both: IFSW, University of Stuttgart

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Contents

Contents: PhotonicsViews 3/2024

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News

News: PhotonicsViews 3/2024

• Pages: 4-8
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Communications

Communications: PhotonicsViews 3/2024

• Pages: 9-11
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Organizations & Initiatives

Organizations & Initiatives: PhotonicsViews 3/2024

• Pages: 12-15
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Interview

“In tune with lasers”
Milan Mashanovitch, president of Freedom Photonics, talks to Ivan Nikitski, technology manager at EPIC

• Pages: 16-17
• First Published: 29 May 2024

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Technology Report

Photonic technologies for implantable medical devices: New photonic technologies and novel applications in the manufacturing and post-processing treatment of medical implants

Antonio Castelo-Porta (EPIC)

• Pages: 18-21
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Early View

Flexible laser plastic welding as an addition to AM: Highly efficient welding of additively manufactured thermoplastic components

• Pages: 21
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Beam Shaping

Unlocking opportunities for the EV industry with beam shaping of high-power lasers: How dynamic beam shaping lifts productivity of hairpin stators

Oliver Bocksrocker, Kai Fiechtner, Matthias Beranek, Nicolai Speker, Tim Hesse (all: Trumpf)

• Pages: 22-25
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Dynamic beam shaping with coherent beam combining: A description of the physics underlying coherent beam combining, capabilities and applications

Eyal Shekel (Civan Lasers)

• Pages: 26-29
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Beam shaping to tackle laser powder bed fusion challenges: Multi-plane light conversion to increase the printing speed and reduce hot-cracking

Gwenn Paillier (Cailabs) & Niklas Prätzsch (Fraunhofer ILT)

• Pages: 30-35
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Preview

Increased productivity by combined laser processes: Laser-based post processing of additive manufactured metal parts

• Pages: 35
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Beam Analysis

Laser myth busting: A fact-based check of five common misunderstandings about laser beams in industrial use

Andreas Rudolf & Christof Blumenstein (both: Primes)

• Pages: 37-41
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Laser Materials Processing

Scaling up laser polishing using a polygon scanner: Combining a high power boost laser with ultrafast beam deflection using a polygon scanner to significantly increase the area rate of laser polishing

Linda Pabst, Robby Ebert & André Streek (all: Hochschule Mittweida)

• Pages: 42-45
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Ultrashort-pulse Lasers

Thin disks with a wedge: How to multiply beam paths within a thin monolithic crystal to create compact laser amplifiers

Jochen Speiser, Raoul-Amadeus Lorbeer, Pirmin Schweizer & Benjamin Ewers (all: DLR)

• Pages: 46-49
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Trends in Manufacturing

Bridging additive and subtractive manufacturing: Exceeding the limits of conventional manufacturing with combined continuous-wave and ultrafast lasers

Daniel Holder, Manuel Henn, Matthias Buser, Christian Hagenlocher, Volkher Onuseit & Thomas Graf (all: University of Stuttgart)

• Pages: 50-53
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LaserEMobility Workshop 2024: Lasers are showcased in Munich as key enablers in EV manufacturing

Ali Gökhan Demir (Politecnico di Milano)

• Pages: 54-55
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Early View

Creating advanced photonics AI assistants: The first optical design copilot based on a novel dynamic agent approach

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Calendar

Calendar

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Events

Events: PhotonicsViews 3/2024

• Pages: 57-60
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Buyers' Guide

Buyers' Guide

• Pages: 61-63
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Index & Masthead

Company Index

• Pages: 65
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