Blog Updates

Laser diodes have been approved for use by the FDA for dental use for over 20 years, with the most commonly used laser procedure in dentistry being crown troughing. This is because of its ability to distend the tissue in a fraction of the time compared to the traditional retraction technique. In this blog post we will dive into what exactly crown troughing is and what the laser requirements are for such an application.

NEW Knowledge Center and Applications Resources

As one of our followers, you are likely familiar with many of the recent changes that we here at RPMC have been making in order to provide the community with the most up to date knowledge of lasers and laser applications. Our knowledge center hosts our blogs, application notes, and white papers; and now we have added a brand-new application section to our website. To find out more about these updates click on the link below.

Micromachining Lasers for Anti-Counterfeiting

Optical technologies have been widely deployed in anti-counterfeiting for many years, and one of the newer techniques uses a combination of laser marking and laser micromachining to embed microscopic 2D bar-codes directly onto the item of interest.  In this blog, we will explore the types of lasers and system level requirements for producing high-resolution 2D bar-codes for anti-counterfeiting.