Laser Focus World

Laser Focus World (short: LFW) is one of the world's first laser - journals. It is published monthly since 1965 with an annual Buyers Guide.

According to the BPA worldwide auditing the number of registered and qualified subscribers is above 70,000. With annual qualification subscribers receive the magazine free of charge. The benefits are mainly financed with ads. The readership is divided into about 45 % development, 25 % research and 25 % of residual functions. Two-thirds of readers work in industry.

Younger sister journals in PennWell Publishing are the Industrial Laser Solutions ( laser technology in industrial material processing ), BioOptics World ( Biophotonics ) and OptoIQ ( optical components).