29Jul
Small Where It Matters: Compact Separated-Geometry Lasers
Explore how separated-geometry laser modules reduce optical-head size, support SWaP goals, and provide greater packaging flexibility in space-constrained systems.
17Jul
Share a Message for Glenn Sullivan
After more than 53 years with Power Technology, Glenn Sullivan will retire on August 28, 2026. Colleagues, customers, industry partners, friends, and community members are invited to share a note, memory, or message of thanks. The...
05Jun
How Lasers Enable Modern Anti-Counterfeiting: From Permanent Marks to Spectral Fingerprints
A technical look at how lasers are used in anti-counterfeiting, from direct laser marking and holography to fluorescence, Raman signatures, speckle, and optical PUFs
24Feb
How to Choose the Right Laser Module for Raman Spectroscopy
A practical way to pick wavelength, power, and module style—so you spend less time fighting fluorescence and drift and more time collecting usable spectra.
17Dec
Precision Excitation: Lasers in Fluorescence Microscopy
Fluorescence microscopy is an illumination-controlled spectroscopy experiment with spatial readout. Precision lasers are the backbone of such techniques. Considerations include wavelength placement vs dye set, power stability over long time series, modulation/blanking interfaces, polarization management (TIRF...
10Dec
Power Technology Reintroduces Handheld Infrared Viewers with All-New IRV3 and IRX3
Today PTI announced the relaunch of its handheld infrared viewer portfolio with two entirely new product families: IRV3 and IRX3. The introduction marks PTI’s return to the IR viewer market after more than two decades of...
26Nov
How to Cook a Turkey with Lasers (A Questionable but Glorious Lab Protocol)
Somewhere between a Thanksgiving recipe and a directed-energy test plan lies this experiment: using industrial and research-grade lasers to roast a turkey with obscene levels of precision. Do not try this at home (or in your...
03Oct
Celebrating Five Decades of American Manufacturing: Our Story
How a power supply prototype grew into an Arkansas-born photonics manufacturer serving some of the world's most important industries.
29Sep
Power Technology, Inc. and Saline County Career Technical Campus Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Arkansas’ Manufacturing Workforce
Power Technology, Inc. (PTI), one of the nation’s oldest laser manufacturers, and the Saline County Career Technical Campus (SCCTC) today announced a strategic partnership to strengthen Arkansas’ advanced manufacturing pipeline and prepare high-school students for high-demand...
23Jul
Light Without Touch: A Quick Guide to Laser‑Based Remote Sensing
Learn how our lasers power modern remote sensing—from LiDAR and DIAL to Raman, LIF, and CRDS—and which specs actually matter for mission‑critical measurements.