According to foreign media reports, the Austrian National Institute of Technology (AIT) has launched a number of new multinational research projects to develop photon sensing. The target language is: "LIANDRI-Advance Time-of-Flight Technology for High-Performance Laser Pointer Detection and Measurement." The goal of the project is to bring innovative, application-driven probing into photon sensing devices with the aim of further improving autonomous driving and industrial manufacturing using experiments derived from this research.
One of the first projects was to develop a method for cars to randomly distribute long-range tiny objects in the road infrastructure. The method will be based on lidar technology (laser detection and measurement), and researchers hope to use the time-of-flight measurement method to emit short-light pulses and measure the round-trip time of remote target reflections so that small objects can be detected.
The second project will use robotics. It is hoped that robots in future plants will be able to carry out manufacturing tasks that require precise calibration and precision more efficiently. Both of these research projects involve LIANDRI and hope to replace existing systems with complex photon laser pointer alternatives.
Together with the electron beam steering mechanism, the lidar technology can obtain 3D images of the detection scene in a short time, and has higher reliability and smaller detectable objects than conventional mechanical scanning methods.
On August 8, the world's leading industrial fiber laser pointer, NLIGHT, announced a new compact 3kW fiber laser. Previously, the power of this product was only 2kW and 2.5kW. With the advancement of pump diode technology, the new laser has increased the laser output by 20% while maintaining the industry's most compact internal structure.
"These fiber lasers provide the highest power in the smallest size, which greatly increases end-user floor utilization, while incorporating the latest technology to improve laser processing performance and stability," said Jack Bell, general manager of industrial lasers.
Enna also announced that its rack-mount fiber lasers offer higher power in smaller volumes. In the 500W to 1500W output power range, the rack-mount fiber laser can output 25% more power with a 15% reduction in volume.
These new laser pointer will expand the company's lineup of high-power fiber lasers up to 8kW and differentiate it from similar products on the market. Its core strength lies in the unique hardware protection designed for back reflection, ensuring continuous processing of highly anti-metallic materials. These lasers also offer other benefits, including the industry's highest modulation rates and stable power, the fastest field maintenance capabilities, and the proven reliability of operating in harsh industrial environments.
Enna is a fast-growing publicly traded company that is the world's leading supplier of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers for a wide range of applications in industrial, precision machining, space and defense. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, USA, with more than 1,000 employees and operations in the United States, China and Finland. In the three months ended June 30 this year, Enner's net profit was $4.7 million, and sales increased nearly 50% year-on-year to $51.7 million.