Poprawe: University Professor with simultaneous responsibility for an application oriented Fraunhofer Institute (ILT, Aachen); The every day business is defined between research, teaching on the University level and Innovation for German, European and global companies. Loosen: University professor and deputy chair of the Fraunhofer-Institute ILT-Aachen Bachmann: Product Manager for High Power Diode Lasers at ROFIN-SINAR Laser GmbH, a major manufacturer of laser sources for industrial manufacturing and also directing national government funded R&D projects related to diode laser technology.

• High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Characteristics.- Packaging of Diode Laser Bars.- Incoherent Beam Superposition and Stacking.- Laser Systems Beam Characteristics, Metrology, and Standards.- Diode Laser Systems.- Applications.- Summary and Outlook.

Poprawe: University Professor with simultaneous responsibility for an application oriented Fraunhofer Institute (ILT, Aachen); The every day business is defined between research, teaching on the University level and Innovation for German, European and global companies. Loosen: University professor and deputy chair of the Fraunhofer-Institute ILT-Aachen Bachmann: Product Manager for High Power Diode Lasers at ROFIN-SINAR Laser GmbH, a major manufacturer of laser sources for industrial manufacturing and also directing national government funded R&D projects related to diode laser technology.

• High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Characteristics.- Packaging of Diode Laser Bars.- Incoherent Beam Superposition and Stacking.- Laser Systems Beam Characteristics, Metrology, and Standards.- Diode Laser Systems.- Applications.- Summary and Outlook.

Poprawe: University Professor with simultaneous responsibility for an application oriented Fraunhofer Institute (ILT, Aachen); The every day business is defined between research, teaching on the University level and Innovation for German, European and global companies. Loosen: University professor and deputy chair of the Fraunhofer-Institute ILT-Aachen Bachmann: Product Manager for High Power Diode Lasers at ROFIN-SINAR Laser GmbH, a major manufacturer of laser sources for industrial manufacturing and also directing national government funded R&D projects related to diode laser technology.

• High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Characteristics.- Packaging of Diode Laser Bars.- Incoherent Beam Superposition and Stacking.- Laser Systems Beam Characteristics, Metrology, and Standards.- Diode Laser Systems.- Applications.- Summary and Outlook.