Open AccessLaser's Future Will Be Smart
Author(s) -
Post HildeJosephine
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
photonicsviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2626-1308
pISSN - 2626-1294
DOI - 10.1002/phvs.202070210
Subject(s) - laser , anachronism , political science , computer science , telecommunications , engineering , politics , optics , law , physics
This year the laser is celebrating its 60th birthday, but it can by no means be regarded as anachronistic. On the contrary, the more mature laser technology becomes the more exciting and dynamic its development is. The future of the laser promises above all to be smarter, even more efficient, more powerful, more flexible and more productive. This coincides with the vision put forward by this year's top‐class International Laser Technology Congress in Aachen (AKL'20). Under the auspices of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT), laser developers, manufacturers and users will meet for the 13th time from May 6 to 8, 2020, to share their experiences. Looking forward to the conference, ILT's head of communication, Axel Bauer, reveals that “the conference agenda will include practice‐oriented research, new applications and an outlook on pioneering developments such as additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence.” For PhotonicsViews, in the run‐up to the congress, experts from research and industry have taken a look into the crystal ball of the laser's future.