Lasers for life sciences, and other high value-add applications

Research teams led by Dr. Timothy Baran and Dr. Nicole Wilson investigated laser-activated methylene blue therapy for perforated appendicitis. Using the ML7710 laser system, the study demonstrated a feasible and safe resistance-independent antimicrobial treatment approach.

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – May 2026 The research spotlight goes this month to Nimit Shah and the team from Dr. Girgis Obaid’s Lab Molecular Imaging and Optical Nanotherapeutics at University of Texas, Dallas. They developed and evaluated light-activated, verteporfin-containing liposomes for pancreatic cancer. This cancer is notoriously difficult to treat and more effective therapies are [...]

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – April 2026 This month we are pleased to highlight new interesting article by Naoya Kondo and the team at Kansai Medical University in Japan. They developed a cancer cell-targeted photoimmunotherapy compound consisting of IR700 photoabsorber conjugated to bicyclic peptide. Use of small peptide could speed drug clearance from the body [...]

Modulight Spotlights: LASER-SHARP RESEARCH – March 2026 The development of chemoresistance presents a major challenge in treating peritoneal metastasis, which often occurs in advanced ovarian cancer. To tackle this, Kaitlyn Moore and teams at University of Maryland and National Cancer Institute evaluated photoimmunotherapy as a solution to inhibit a drug efflux pump on cancer cells [...]

This paper demonstrates the performance and long-term reliability of Modulight’s 632.8 nm DBR laser diode, providing a compact, stable, and durable alternative to traditional HeNe lasers for precision metrology and interferometric applications.

This paper presents recent enhancements to Modulight’s power-scalable light engine for super-resolution microscopy, improving power stability, dynamic range, and overall robustness to meet the demanding requirements of advanced biological imaging applications.

As quantum sensing applications move toward commercialization, compact and efficient laser sources at rubidium wavelengths are becoming increasingly important. This paper presents Modulight’s 780 nm and 795 nm VCSEL technologies, optimized for applications such as vapor-cell magnetometers where low power consumption, small size, and stable performance are critical. The authors discuss wafer-level manufacturing techniques, polarization control, and production scalability for high-yield quantum sensing solutions.

High-power narrow-linewidth lasers around 795 nm are essential for quantum sensing, magnetometry, Raman spectroscopy, and biomedical applications. This work introduces a fully integrated butterfly-packaged MOPA solution combining a sub-500 kHz DBR seed laser with a tapered amplifier to achieve watt-class output power while preserving spectral purity. The compact architecture enables high performance in a practical form factor suitable for demanding field and laboratory applications.