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...
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.
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.
30Apr
Powering the Foundations: PTI Lasers and the Early Days of AI Research
Long before the current wave of AI captured the public imagination, pioneering research was laying the groundwork, and Power Technology, Inc. (PTI) was there, providing the critical laser technology to make it happen.
11Apr
Your Strategic U.S. Photonics Partner for Resilient Supply Chains – Lasers, Photonics and Electronics Contract Manufacturing
Amid rising global trade complexities and supply-chain uncertainties, U.S. original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are increasingly seeking stable domestic suppliers. Nearshoring critical components, such as advanced lasers, reduces risk and lead times. Power Technology, Inc. (PTI), an...