• BMWi special event entitled “German World of Laser & Photonics” during the LASER World of PHOTONICS China in Shanghai from March 18 to 20, 2008
• 60 innovative companies and universities will impress trade visitors with optical technologies “made in Germany”
• Live demonstrations of material processing, life sciences and lighting will show links to applications

Germany is one of the world leaders in the field of optical technologies. 60 companies and universities from all over Germany will demonstrate the pioneering nature of lasers and photonics “made in Germany” during the “German World of Laser & Photonics” in Shanghai from March 18 to 20, 2008. This special event of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) will present the innovation strength of German companies in the field of optical technologies in a compact form during LASER World of PHOTONICS China 2008: electronica & ProductronicaChina, LASER World of PHOTONICS China, SEMICON China and CPCA will held for the first time concurrently under the umbrella of the Shanghai International IT & Electronics Fair (SIIEF).

By staging its industry exhibition “German World of Laser & Photonics”, the BMWi is supporting German optical technology companies to participate in the growth market of China. In addition to the exhibition, some companies will be involved in live demonstrations of the application areas of material processing, life sciences and lighting. The special show for lasers and photonics will combine basic research and innovative products and their applications, and will also provide a practical demonstration of the extraordinarily high innovation skills of German companies.

The “German World of Laser & Photonics” will be officially opened by Hartmut Schauerte, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. His participation is a clear indication of the great importance which the German Federal Government attaches to this highly promising branch of industry. Prominent co-organizers of the special event include the German Industrial Association for Optical, Medical and Mechatronical Technologies (SPECTARIS) and the Central Association of the German Electrical and Electronic Industry (ZVEI). Internationale Messe- und Ausstellungsdienst GmbH (IMAG), a subsidiary of Messe München GmbH, was commissioned to organize this event.

Innovations and high-tech “made in Germany”

Participants in the “German World of Laser & Photonics” will include a large number of internationally renowned companies such as Berliner Glas, Heraeus Noblelight, Jenoptik, Laser Zentrum Hannover, Leoni Fiber Optics, LINOS, Physik Instrumente, Scanlab, Schott and Vertilas. The range of exhibits under the banner “made in Germany” will extend from lenses, objectives and special marking lasers through to control units for laser systems. The special show will also act as a presentation platform for numerous institutes and universities which epitomize Germany as an outstanding research and development center for optical technologies. The Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM) in Chemnitz, the Optical Institute of Berlin Technical University, the Chair of Chemistry at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and the Institute for Measuring Systems and Sensor Technology at Munich Technical University carry out research and development work in the field of future laser applications.
Participants in the “German World of Laser & Photonics” will account for almost one third of exhibitors at LASER World of PHOTONICS China from March 18 to 20, 2008. A total of 160 companies will occupy an exhibition area of 11,500 square meters. LASER World of PHOTONICS China will therefore be the leading meeting-point for the optical technologies industry in China.

Further information on the “German World of Laser & Photonics“ and its participants can be found in the Internet at:www.germanworld-laserandphotonics.de.


Exhibitor highlights in the BMWi special show entitled “German World of Laser & Photonics” during LASER. World of Photonics China from March 18 to 20, 2008

A total of 45 German companies will come together under the banner “made in Germany” during the “German World of Laser & Photonics”. The list of exhibitors includes many well-known names such as Berliner Glas, Heraeus Noblelight, Jenoptik, Laser Zentrum Hannover, Leoni Fiber Optics, Linos, Physik Instrumente, Scanlab, Schott and Vertilas. Here are some highlights which the participating companies announced in the run-up to this special event:

One of the leading companies for laser marking machines is an expert in “fine print”: Alltec, Selmsdorf, will present the Alltec LF050, its new 5 Watt continuous wave fiber laser marker, during the special show. This product was developed especially for marking molded housings of discrete and integrated components and circuit boards, and can achieve the finest possible line widths below 30 µm and the smallest possible character heights below 150 µm.

Limo Lissotschenko Mikrooptik, Dortmund, winner of the “2007 German Business Innovation Prize”, will present a cross-section of its overall product portfolio. These products also include the compact and maintenance-free high-power line laser for producing highly efficient thin-film solar cells on glass substrates.

Lumera Laser, Kaiserslautern, is one of the leading manufacturers of solid state lasers for industrial use. Its recently launched “Hyper Rapid” picosecond laser, which will also be exhibited in Shanghai, uses a novel amplifier concept with which an average power of 50 Watt maximum and a pulse frequency of up to 1 MHz can be attained in the TEM00 mode.

Innovative laser scan systems are one of the specialties of Arges, Wackersdorf. The company will present a versatile and highly integrated controller for laser machines, which ideally synchronizes all critical devices and signals in a laser system. Main advantage: the system is based on an embedded Linux platform and enables the user to program his own applications.

The extremely accurate positioning systems of Owis, Staufen, are also “made in Germany”. The company’s exhibits will include, for example, the new XY stages CROSS and PKT(M) which are less than 50 millimeters high and can be perfectly supplemented by the new PS 30 and PS 90 positioning control units.

Linos Photonics, Munich, is well-known for its versatile optical systems. During the “German World of Laser & Photonics”, the company will present, for example, telecentric F-Theta lenses for use in laser marking, new Rapid Ronar F-Theta lenses specially for small, quick scan heads and the bm.x laser beam expander system for a near infrared (NIR) range of 725 to 1050 nm.

The Mainz-based glass specialist Schott will present a glass ceramic with an extremely low thermal expansion coefficient to trade visitors in China: the properties of the “Zerodur”® material include nearly zero thermal expansion with outstanding 3D homogeneity, high internal quality, good processing behavior, polishability to a very high accuracy and good chemical stability. It is therefore ideal for use, for example, in lithography and optical systems or as a reference standard for measuring instruments.

Applied laser technology is the activity area of the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM), Chemnitz. The Institute will present, for instance, development examples such as laser-structured plastics, semiconductors and metals, optical actors for precise laser beam deflection, precise laser trimming of microsystems and laser applications for MEMS packaging and wafer bonds.

By contrast, the Optical Institute at Berlin Technical University is involved in the affixing of Fabry-Perot filters or anti-reflex coatings to glass fiber end faces. Additional functions can only be integrated on glass fibers with these dielectric coatings.

High-performance fluorescent dyes and their applications will be the focal point of the presentation by the Chair of Chemistry at Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich. Its research proves that these dyes are able to absorb, temporarily store, convert, re-emit and even cool light. Fluorescent membrane detectors can also be used to continuously determine harmful substances.

Current research results in the field of coherent optical surface measuring technology will be presented by the Institute for Measuring Systems and Sensor Technology at Munich Technical University. During the trade fair, the researchers will primarily present an interferometry-based measuring instrument which, by contrast with triangulation or white light interferometry, features an identical lighting and observation axis, a flexible and variable measuring distance, very precise measurement of contours, good integratability in industrial production processes and fast data recording and evaluation.

Further information on the “German World of Laser & Photonics“, its exhibitors and its range of exhibits can be found in the Internet at:www.germanworld-laserandphotonics.de.