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Topic: Laser

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"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." - Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
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John Fielding,
CEO

Oxford Lasers long record of stability and growth has been maintained through building mutually profitable, long term partnerships with our customers.

Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator

The lasers used in laser surgery are powered through quartz and so crystals are key to our most advanced surgical procedures.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

The short wavelength lasers specified by the standard operate in the wavelength range of 770 to 860 nanometers.
Diode lasers have been shown to offer the potential to reach and go below this limit by a reduction of pump current fluctuations below the SQL.
Using powerful lasers to transmit data from satellites to the ground and from mountain to mountain is one option for extending the broadband pipe.

Billie Kirgan,
Machinist

Lasers are also used to seal retinal tears; to clear a thickened posterior capsules (should this occur after cataract surgery); to treat certain types of glaucoma; and to treat tearing problems caused by blocked tear ducts.

Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Quantum Science and Lasers and Physics with Quantum and Laser Technology are programmes for those interested in the twin technologies of lasers and quantum devices which underpin the revolutionary developments in information technology and computing that are transforming our society.
Lasers are used to separate isotopes; ion beams to deposit dopants into semiconductors, electron beams to assemble solid-state sensors and lasers, atomic layer by atomic layer.
Femtosecond lasers are making the investigation of time-dependent quantum phenomena in molecules a reality.

David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Lasers are effective for treating sun-damaged skin, mild acne scarring, age spots and skin discolorations, and many facial scars and wrinkles.
These lasers are also used to improve Acne Scars and to remove benign growths, moles and brown spots.
Lasers have opened the door to a number of new treatments, including the removal of kidney stones and skin lesions.

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