The Laser Institute

10/01/2026

AI is changing how complex laser processes are understood and optimized. It is one of several areas taking center stage at ICALEO 2026.

This October in Denver, technical sessions will examine AI-assisted monitoring and control, as well as advances in beam shaping, materials processing, biomedical applications, and more. Peer-reviewed research presented by the people doing the work.

Learn more at icaleo.org.

We're excited to announce that an early look at the program for the highly anticipated 45th annual ICALEO® is now available! Find a welcome message from our General Chair Markus Kogel-Hollacher, learn

09/30/2026

Mark your calendars for March 8-11, 2027! The International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC) is coming to Houston, Texas.

Hotel reservations are now open! Book your room and subscribe for updates on registration and more: https://ilsc.ngo/

09/30/2026

Our latest issue of LIA Today is out NOW!

Inside this data center focused issue:

- Photonics: The Invisible Infrastructure of Artificial Intelligence
- Two Megawatts per Zettabyte: Sizing the Femtosecond-Laser Market for Cold Data
- Unlocking More Value from Aluminum Scrap with LIBS Sorting
- Keeping Ultrafast Pulses Consistent Across the Scan Field
- Before the First Beam: What Organizations Must Establish Prior to Deploying Handheld Lasers in the Field

Plus two-photon polymerization, deep-UV coatings, a look at laser industry trends from IMTS, and more!

Read the full issue: https://www.lia.org/news-and-press/lia-today-newsletter

09/29/2026

A fusion power plant will need lasers that fire many times every second, with high reliability, for years. In the new LIA Today, Mario Manuel, Ph.D. of General Atomics explains how the GALADRIEL facility was built to develop that capability.

The article covers rep-rated diagnostics, AI-ready data management, and closed-loop experiments steered in real time by machine learning, the groundwork a growing inertial fusion energy industry will depend on.

Fusion energy opens ICALEO 2026. Dr. Tammy Ma of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory leads the opening plenary on IFE ignition, progress, and the challenges ahead.

Read the article: https://issuu.com/marketlia/docs/lia_today_vol_34_no_2_2026/14

09/24/2026

The ICALEO 2026 technical program covers the research that is actively shaping the laser field.

Sessions span additive manufacturing, beam shaping, process monitoring and control, biomedical applications, modeling and simulation, semiconductors, transparent materials, and more. If the work involves lasers, it belongs at ICALEO.

Explore the program at icaleo.org.

09/22/2026

From October 5-8, researchers, engineers, and professionals from across the global laser community will come together at the Hilton Denver City Center to advance the field through shared knowledge, rigorous research, and meaningful connections.

Looking to connect with this community? ICALEO 2026 is the place. Sponsors and exhibitors gain visibility with an international audience spanning academia, national labs, industry, and government. Reach out today to sponsor

09/16/2026

ICALEO focuses on precision manufacturing, and our closing plenary speaker, Jack Gabzdyl, Ph.D., brings an applied, industry-facing perspective on the work.

In the closing plenary, Dr. Gabzdyl will present on the real secrets of nanosecond welding, a talk that moves from the science into what actually works on the floor.

09/15/2026

At the center of the Xcimer Energy facility tour is Phoenix, the company's privately owned laser system. Phoenix is where Xcimer tests the engineering behind reliable, continuous laser operation, the foundation for Athena, its DOE-approved fusion power plant architecture.

ICALEO 2026 attendees get a rare, behind-the-scenes look at this work on October 8, closing out the conference with a firsthand view of commercial fusion in progress.

Seats are limited. Add the tour to your registration early to reserve a spot.

09/11/2026

The Industrial Laser Conference is almost here!

Join us September 16th at IMTS 2026 in Chicago for the latest on laser manufacturing developments straight from the experts driving the industry forward. One day, packed with:

⚡ Laser welding
⚡ Micromachining & texturing
⚡ Additive manufacturing
⚡ In-process monitoring & diagnostics

Hear from key vendors across the laser systems supply chain and connect with the people shaping the future of laser manufacturing. If you're heading to IMTS anyway, this is the session to build your schedule around.

Register now: https://www.imts.com/show/education/LIA26.cfm

09/10/2026

The laser field has changed significantly over the past four and a half decades. ICALEO has been there for all of it.

From early breakthroughs in materials processing to today's AI-assisted manufacturing and bio-photonic research, ICALEO has provided the forum where advances are shared, challenged, and built upon. The 45th annual congress takes place October 5-8 in Denver, Colorado.

Register now at icaleo.org.