Industrial Laser is suited for high throughput LED scribing.
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Tristar 355-2 Q-Switched diode-pumped solid-state laser provides over 2 W of 355 nm output at 90 kHz and short pulse width of less than 25 nsec. Features include motorized third harmonic crystal shifter for stable UV power over life of product, unique automatic laser purification system to actively clean UV laser cavity, and automatic data logging for cradle-to-grave product and process traceability. Suitable applications include rapid prototyping, marking, and stereolithography.
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Spectra-Physics Introduces Industrial Laser Optimized for LED Scribing
o Rugged New Tristar 355-2 Q-Switched DPSS Laser Supplies >2 W at 355 nm
Santa Clara, CA - Spectra-Physics®, a Newport Corporation Brand, announces a new addition to its Tristar(TM) family of Q-switched diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) industrial lasers. The high-repetition-rate Tristar 355-2 is ideal for high throughput LED scribing and provides over 2 W of 355 nm output at 90 kHz and a short pulse width of less than 25 ns.
The new rugged Tristar laser is designed and tested for high reliability and extended life. Features include a motorized third harmonic crystal shifter for stable UV power over the life of the product, a unique automatic laser purification system (ALPS) to actively clean the UV laser cavity and significantly extend laser life, and automatic data logging for cradle-to-grave product and process traceability.
According to Michael Benson, Marketing Product Manager at Spectra-Physics, "For scribing LED substrates, the high peak power and excellent beam quality of the Tristar 355-2 result in cleaner scribe lines, higher throughput, and higher brightness LEDs. The Tristar's higher peak power enables the removal of material using a short burst of high energy, thereby resulting in higher throughput scribing and less heat-related damage to individual LED devices."
Other key applications for the Tristar include rapid prototyping, marking, and stereolithography. The Tristar 355-2 delivers both a low cost per watt, and low cost of operation over the life of the laser.
Newport will introduce the new Tristar 355-2 industrial laser at SPIE Photonics West at Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, from January 26 - 28, 2010. Please visit Newport's booth #1401 for a demonstration.
For more information on the new Tristar 355-2 laser, please visit http://www.newport.com/tristar.
About Newport Corporation
Newport Corporation is a leading global supplier of advanced-technology products and systems to customers in the scientific research, microelectronics manufacturing, aerospace and defense/security, life and health sciences and precision industrial manufacturing markets.
Newport's innovative solutions leverage its expertise in high-power semiconductor, solid-state and ultrafast lasers, photonics instrumentation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation, optical subsystems and precision automation to enhance the capabilities and productivity of its customers' manufacturing, engineering and research applications. Newport is part of the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index.
