Technology Trends
Where laser technology moved each year, followed through conference talks, plus series on beam combining, optical components and the path from parts to a weapon.
Series
Technology Trends Through Conferences
Fiber, solid-state and pump diode lasers from 2022 to 2027, followed through conference talks.
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Beam Combining
The three ways to merge many laser beams into one: coherent (CBC), spectral (SBC) and incoherent combining.
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Optical Components
Pump combiners, pump diodes, signal combiners, diffraction gratings and high-power mirrors, one at a time, then all together.
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How a Laser Weapon Comes Together
From semiconductor chip to module, fiber amplifier, combined source and beam director, and why makers keep the chain in-house.
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By conference year
Newsletter archiveNewsletters and trend articles on that year's conferences appear under each year.
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027