Laser Focus World is a monthly magazine published by PennWell Corporation

PennWell Corporation

PennWell Corporation is a diversified Business-to-business publisher based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Today PennWell publishes 45 business-to-business magazines and newsletters, conducts over 60 conferences and exhibitions on six continents, and has an extensive offering of books, maps, directories and...

 covering laser

Laser

A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...

, photonics

Photonics

The science of photonics includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and sensing of light. The term photonics thereby emphasizes that photons are neither particles nor waves — they are different in that they have both particle...

 and optoelectronics

Optoelectronics

Optoelectronics is the study and application of electronic devices that source, detect and control light, usually considered a sub-field of photonics. In this context, light often includes invisible forms of radiation such as gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet and infrared, in addition to visible light...

 technologies, applications, and markets. Many professionals in those fields receive it free of charge; it is also possible to subscribe.

Approximately 70,000 subscribers have access to an annual "Lasers and Photonics Marketplace Seminar" and "The Photon Forum" and can track daily photonics news at the magazine's website. There is also an annual buyer's guide. Laser Focus World has been published since 1965.