MUNICH, GER., May 23, 2011—Ultrafast (femtosecond) lasers have moved well beyond the lab and are taking up residence in factories - a keynote conference heard today at Laser World of Photonics in Munich, writes Matthew Peach.
In a presentation entitled Femtosecond Technology: Coming of Age, Barry Schuler, chairman and cofounder of Raydiance, Petaluma, Ca, US, compared the position of the femtosecond laser just a few years ago with how “conventional wisdom” perceived the Internet back in the early 1990s: “hardly anybody anticipated that so many people the world over would depend on the web for shopping and entertainment, communications and work.”In a presentation entitled Femtosecond Technology: Coming of Age, Barry Schuler, chairman and cofounder of Raydiance, Petaluma, Ca, US, compared the position of the femtosecond laser just a few years ago with how “conventional wisdom” perceived the Internet back in the early 1990s: “hardly anybody anticipated that so many people the world over would depend on the web for shopping and entertainment, communications and work.” »
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Raydiance founder, Barry Schuler, and employee number one and current Chief Scientist, Dr. Mike Mielke, will be featured speakers at the upcoming Laser World of Photonics Trade Fair in Munich, Germany, May 23-26. Perhaps the world's largest and most prestigious photonics convention, the World of Photonics Trade Fair every two years brings together over 1000 companies from 30 countries. Schuler will give a plenary talk Monday, May 23, titled, "Industrial Grade Ultrafast Lasers Are Powering a New Generation of Commercial Opportunities." Then on Thursday, May 26, Dr. Mike Mielke will discuss Raydiance's novel Active Pulse Management™ technology in a technical presentation titled, "Pulse Width Stabilization in Ultrafast Laser Systems." In addition to the presentations, Raydiance will have representatives available at the Rofin-Sinar booth (Hall C1, booth 229)to discuss Raydiance's ultrafast solutions. »
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PETALUMA, Calif., May 10, 2011--Raydiance announced that entrepreneur and software industry veteran Dick Pierce has been named Chief Executive Officer. Pierce succeeds company founder Barry Schuler, who will continue in the role of Chairman. »
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PETALUMA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2010 — Raydiance, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded three competitive government contracts totaling $1.75 million to develop technologies with the express goal of delivering high power fiber ultrafast laser capabilities not available today. The contracts, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Navy, focus on three critical areas: novel optical amplification techniques, pulse compressor technology, and advanced optical fibers. »
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Bill Beyer, Raydiance COO and CFO, is one of six featured panelists in the
North Bay Business Journal's conference Impact Sonoma. The conference, to be held Tuesday, October 19 at the Rohnert Park Doubletree hotel, brings together business leaders from Sonoma County to discuss job creation and the factors that will fuel economic growth moving forward. »
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PETALUMA, Calif., July 6, 2010 -- Raydiance, Inc., the world’s leading developer of ultrafast laser technology, announced today that it has demonstrated the ability to machine precise, micron-resolution features in gold and platinum, two of the more difficult-to-process materials used in advanced medical devices. »
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PETALUMA, Calif., June 7, 2010—Raydiance, Inc., the innovation leader in ultrafast laser technology, announced today that it is teaming up with Rofin, world-leading manufacturer of laser sources and laser-based solutions for industrial materials processing, to introduce femtosecond laser technology to industrial production. »
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PETALUMA, Calif., April 20, 2010 — Raydiance Corporation today announced that it has promoted Vice President of Engineering, Dr. Mike Mielke, to the role of Chief Scientist. As the key technical strategist for the company, Dr. Mielke will focus his efforts on developing enabling technologies for government and commercial applications, in addition to mapping out future features, functionality and products for the company as it enters a rapid growth phase. For Dr. Mielke’s prior lead engineering role, Raydiance also announces the addition of Mr. Tim Flood as Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Flood joins the company with more than 20 years of product development experience, which includes hardware and software design, product architecture, product line management, and professional services. »
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PETALUMA, Calif., Jan. 25, 2010--Raydiance Corporation today announced it has partnered with the Small Spacecraft Division in the Engineering Directorate at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., to develop advanced microfluidics devices for space-based biological experiments. »
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Dec. 22, 2009 -- In a recent article published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, Arizona State University Professor Frank Tsen and colleagues reported the ability to selectively inactivate a number of both pathogenic and non-pathogenic viruses with Raydiance Smart Light. The researchers demonstrated inactivation of the M13 bacteriophage, the tobacco mosaic virus, human papillomavirus (HPV), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). »
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