Cover Picture: PhotonicsViews 5/2021

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Editorial

Improve our visibiliy: PhotonicSweden increases the awareness of the values created by photonics, and the importance of investing in the industry

Åsa Claesson (PhotonicSweden)

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Contents: PhotonicsViews 5/2021

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News: PhotonicsViews 5/2021

• Pages: 4-9
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Products: PhotonicsViews 5/2021

• Pages: 10-12
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Communications

Communications: PhotonicsViews 5/2021

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LIPSS for metal forming tools: A laser process chain to produce functionalized tool surfaces

Lewin Rathmann, Tim Radel (both: BIAS)

• Pages: 14-15
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Communications: PhotonicsViews 5/2021

• Pages: 16-19
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Organizations & Initiatives: PhotonicsViews 5/2021

• Pages: 20-22
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Portrait

“Find good managers”
EPIC interview: Jimena García-Romeu, CEO of Alcyon Photonics

Jose Pozo (EPIC)

• Pages: 23-25
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Technology Report

European manufacturing capabilities for photonics: How pilot lines enhance the continent's competitiveness

Ana González, Antonio Raspa (EPIC)

• Pages: 26-29
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Laser Micromachining

Heat accumulation in metals under femtosecond irradiation: simulation and experimentation: Research on predicting the quality of laser processing of metals using femtosecond lasers for industrial purposes

Liliana Cangueiro, David Bruneel (both: Lasea), Thomas Kiedrowski (Bosch), Nikolai Schroeder, Andrés Fabián Lasagni (both: Technical University of Dresden), J. A. Ramos-de-Campos (Lasea)

• Pages: 30-33
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Laser Welding

Evosys' advanced quasi-simultaneous welding: A new approach to the joining of polymers

Lea Sauerwein, Christian Ebenhöh, René Geiger (all: Evosys)

• Pages: 34-37
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Beam shaping solutions for stable laser welding: Multifocal and multispot beams to bridge gaps and reduce spattering

Joerg Volpp (Luleå University of Technology), Alexander Laskin (AdlOptica)

• Pages: 38-41
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Adjustable ring shaping for laser welding applications: A diffractive method for shaping a laser into a spot surrounded by a ring, with continuously adjustable power ratio

Alexander Brodsky, Natan Kaplan (both: Holo/Or)

• Pages: 42-45
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Process Monitoring

Smart monitoring of battery welding processes: Sensor systems for laser welding applications along the battery production chain: from cell to package

Nataliya Deyneka Dupriez (Lessmüller Lasertechnik)

• Pages: 46-50
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Laser Sources

Material processing with fast rise and fall time CO₂ laser pulses: New CO₂ laser system using an integrated acousto-optic modulator

Patrick Kim (Luxinar)

• Pages: 51-53
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Machine Vision

A new dimension for machine vision: Light field technology for lean automation processes

Christoph Garbe, Mareike Schindler-Kotscha (both: HD Vision Systems)

• Pages: 54-56
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Calendar

• Pages: 57
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Meetings: PhotonicsViews 5/2021

• Pages: 58-60
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Buyers' Guide

• Pages: 61-63
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Cover Picture: PhotonicsViews 4/2021

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Editorial

Develop and apply innovative methods and tools: What we can learn from nature in technology development

Dr Oliver Faehnle (OST – University of Applied Sciences, Buchs, Switzerland)

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Contents: PhotonicsViews 4/2021

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News: PhotonicsViews 4/2021

• Pages: 4-14
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Products: PhotonicsViews 4/2021

• Pages: 15
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Communications: PhotonicsViews 4/2021

• Pages: 16-22
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Organizations & Initiatives: PhotonicsViews 4/2021

• Pages: 23-25
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Technology Report

New challenges for the laser micromachining community: How the minting industry and other application fields are motivating their supply chain in photonics to strive for even better performance

Francesca Moglia (EPIC)

• Pages: 26-30
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Portrait

Family Firm: EPIC Interview with David Mackey, CTO at Mbryonics and PakPIC

Jose Pozo (EPIC)

• Pages: 31-33
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Market Report

Quantum technologies: the market is growing: Although still a distant business, industrial interest in quantum continues

• Pages: 34-35
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Quantum Technologies

Technology leaps in quantum sensing: Advances in nano magnetometry using tailored electronics and fast-switchable lasers

Niklas Waasem (Hübner Photonics), Helmut Fedder (Swabian Instruments), Patrick Maletinsky (Basel University)

• Pages: 36-39
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Additive Manufacturing

IMProVing directed energy deposition: Industry collaboration overcomes distortion in new DED additive manufacturing processes with simulation

Beatrix Elsner (Simufact Engineering), Frank Silze (OSCAR PLT), Axel Marquardt (Technical University of Dresden)

• Pages: 40-42
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Optical Components and Systems

Optical fabrication chain design: By analyzing lens data during optics design, the optimal optical fabrication chain can be determined

Oliver Fähnle, Rolf Rascher, Marco Tinner (all: PanDao)

• Pages: 43-45
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Optics Design

Cloud-based simulation tools for streamlined optical design: 3DOptix is a free, easy-to-use, cloud-based optical design and simulation software which includes a suite of discovery tools and drawings

Haim Suchowski (3DOptix & Tel Aviv University)

• Pages: 46-48
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Machine Vision

Intelligent quality assurance for batteries: Computed tomography detects defects in modern lithium-ion batteries

• Pages: 49-51
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Optical Design

‘First time right’ freeform optics: A systematic and highly effective tool to design imaging systems from scratch

Fabian Duerr, Hugo Thienpont (both: B-PHOT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

• Pages: 52-56
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Machine and Control Technology

Controlling 100 lasers automatically via the cloud: Using open-source cloud technology to manage laser manufacturing software

• Pages: 57-59
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Production Safety

Web-based design tool for better job safety: Safe human-robot collaboration

• Pages: 60-61
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Optics Design

Deeper insights, better designs – less prototypes: How state of the art multiphysics simulation helps to understand, predict, and optimize photonics processes and devices

Phillip Oberdorfer, Yosuke Mizuyama, Christopher Boucher (all: Comsol)

• Pages: 62-67
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Optical Components and Systems

Mind the gap: Using thermal simulation software to analyze cooling mechanisms of pluggable optics modules

John Parry (Siemens Digital Industries Software)

• Pages: 68-72
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Preview

Adjustable ring shaping for laser welding applications: A diffractive method for shaping a laser into a spot surrounded by a ring, with continuously adjustable power ratio

• Pages: 72
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Measurement Technology

Metrology & Industry 4.0: Deploying optical technology and process control solutions to the smart factory floor

Peter J. de Groot, Michael Schmidt (both: ZYGO)

• Pages: 73-75
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Laser Materials Processing

Cost-efficient laser depaneling: Why depaneling with a laser is the most efficient solution

• Pages: 76-77
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Laser Cutting

Cutting of composites: Fiber composite materials: When cutting and punching become too difficult – laser cutting will help

• Pages: 78-79
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Calendar

• Pages: 80
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Meetings: PhotonicsViews 4/2021

• Pages: 81-85
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Buyers' Guide

• Pages: 86-88
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Index & Masthead

Company Index

• Pages: 91
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Cover Picture: PhotonicsViews S1/2021

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Contents: PhotonicsViews S1/2021

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Editorial

Things Are Moving Forward: No Laser Applications Forum, no face‐to‐face meetings, but R&D continues!

• Peer Woizeschke

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Process Monitoring and Quality Assurance

Process Monitoring

Online Monitoring in WAAM: Using a two colored pyrometric camera for temperature field monitoring in wire arc additive manufacturing

• Christoph Halisch
• Tim Radel
• Dieter Tyralla
• Thomas Seefeld

• Pages: 2-3
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Optical Measurement Technology

Digital Holographic Measurement System: Robust digital holographic measurement system for production environments

• Fabian Thiemicke
• Achim Gesierich
• Wansong Li
• Claas Falldorf
• Ralf B. Bergmann

• Pages: 4-5
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Additive Manufacturing

Melt Pool Width Monitoring: In‐situ measurement of the melt pool width in powder bed fusion processes

• Raik Dörfert
• Dieter Tyralla

• Pages: 6-7
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Optical Measurement Technology

Measurement of High‐Precision Components: Testing of specular surfaces with phase‐measuring deflectometry

• Jonas Bartsch

• Pages: 8-9
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Process Monitoring

Characterization of the Powder Jet in LMD Processes

• Dieter Tyralla
• Annika Bohlen
• Thomas Seefeld

• Pages: 10-11
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Additive Manufacturing

Process Monitoring

Closed‐Loop Control of Penetration Depth in Wire‐Based Laser Cladding

• Dieter Tyralla
• Thomas Seefeld

• Pages: 12-13
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Additive Manufacturing

Directed Energy Deposition with Aluminum Alloy: Directed energy deposition of high‐strength aluminum alloy with local hard particle reinforcement

• Anika Langebeck

• Pages: 14-15
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Laser Cladding

Hard Particle Reinforcement for Micro‐forming Tools: Hard particle reinforcement of microforming tools via laser melt injection for improved wear resistance

• Anika Langebeck

• Pages: 16-17
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Surface Modification

Laser Micromachining

Laser Chemical Machining with High Process Pressure: Increase of the removal rate in laser chemical machining by increasing the process pressure

• Marcel Simons
• Tim Radel

• Pages: 18-19
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Laser Melt Injection

Generating MMC Coatings by Laser Melt Injection at High Process Speeds: Reinforcing highly thermally conductive copper tools for pressure die casting by fused tungsten carbide particles

• Philipp Warneke

• Pages: 20-21
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Laser Materials Processing

Increased Laser Polishing Rates of LPBF Components: High path overlaps to reduce surface features at laser polishing of LPBF components with high process speeds

• Lucas‐H. Beste
• Florian Schadewald
• Tim Radel
• Brodan Richter
• Patrick J. Faue
• Frank E. Pfefferkorn
• Frank Vollertsen

• Pages: 22-23
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Laser Micromachining

Laser Structuring of PVD Multilayer Systems: Enhancement of tribological properties by generation of dimple arrays

• Andreas Stephen
• Tim Radel

• Pages: 24-25
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Metal‐Joining

Process Monitoring

Implementation of a Synchronized Multi‐method Process Observation in Deep Penetration Laser Welding

• Ronald Pordzik
• Peer Woizeschke

• Pages: 26-27
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Laser Materials Processing

Laser Brazing with Wire Oscillation: A new approach for increasing the optical seam edge quality

• Thorsten Mattulat
• Peer Woizeschke

• Pages: 28-29
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Laser Keyhole Brazing: Energy‐efficient brazing using the deep penetration effect in combination with two‐dimensional beam oscillation

• Insa Henze
• Peer Woizeschke

• Pages: 30-31
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Buyers' Guide

• Pages: 32-34
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Index & Masthead

• Pages: 37
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