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Lasers at Work – More Efficent Drilling and Welding
Posted by Jason Wickersham on
Except for computer controls, not since Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line has a technology had a more significant effect on manufacturing.
Color Corrected Aspheric Lenses Reduce both Spherical and Chromatic Aberration
Posted by Bill Hill on
When precision and image quality are critical to the performance of an optical assembly, minimizing the number of lenses can become a critical design consideration.
What Determines the Wavelength of a Laser?
Posted by Jason Wickersham on
The world’s first laser came into the world on May 16, 1960, a little over 50 years ago. Invented by Theodore Maiman, a PhD experimental physicist, it changed the world as we know it. Because of it, millions of blind people are now able to see and machine tools are able to precisely drill holes ranging from a few microns to several millimeters in diameter in the hardest of metals.
Restoring Your Sight – Lasers in Eye Surgery
Posted by Jason Wickersham on
When the laser was first invented over 50 years ago, hardly anyone envisioned its use in eye surgery. Today, however, the laser has become an indispensable tool for many eye surgeons and has largely replaced the traditional scalpel in many procedures. High Power Laser Pointer are widely used, for example, to counteract the effects of diabetes, to reshape the cornea of the eye to improve sight and to remove cataracts that can impair vision.
Internal and External Healing – Lasers in Surgery
Posted by Jason Wickersham on
Many surgical procedures are difficult to perform using a traditional scalpel because they are located in hard to reach places, often requiring incisions in healthy tissue to access the area requiring surgery. Lasers, however, have made such surgery both easier and safer because a finely focused beam from a carbon dioxide gas laser can cut through human tissue easily and neatly. The surgeon can then direct the laser beam from any angle by using a mirror mounted on a movable metal arm.
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ITAR registered and compliant, Esco manufactures ITAR optics for all of its customers with the strictest confidentiality.