In this presentation we will discuss two key topics. In the first part we will review recently created global centre of excellence in ultrafast
laser technology in Coherent’s location in Glasgow, Scotland. Here, all R&D, manu- facturing, and support activities were unified for all key Coherent femtosecond and picosecond laser product lines. We will discuss how the new approach and activities in this state-of-the-art volume production facility are shaping the next generation ultrafast laser products and what this means to our scientific and OEM customers.

In the second part of the presentation, we will look into multiphoton microscopy, which continues to find new applications across diverse fields such as neuroscience, cancer studies, and immunology. There is also a pursuit to leverage the benefits of multipho- ton imaging for clinical and diagnostic applications, driven by both research advance- ments and commercial developments. Alongside this diverse range of applications, there is a growing array of probes, laser beam manipulation techniques, and optical delivery schemes that are aimed to expand the functionality of multiphoton micros- copy. In turn, these advancements drive continuous progress in femtosecond laser sources, which are essential for driving nonlinear excitation processes in these imaging techniques. We will review novel developments in femtosecond lasers and their inter- play with existing and emerging nonlinear imaging techniques.