Fiber Coupled Laser Diodes deliver up to 4 W.
Press Release Summary:
Suited for eye-safe thulium-doped fiber pumping applications, Series 8000 793-MFP delivers up to 4 W of CW output power from 100 µm core 0.22 NA fiber at wavelengths in 793 nm region. Units are integrated in standard mini fiber package, and are also available in free space configuration on C-mount with FAC-lens and on isolating sub-mounts. Diodes are used in defense and aerospace applications such as LIDAR and direct infrared countermeasures.
Original Press Release:
Intense Ltd. Releases new Generation of 793nm Mini Fiber Package Laser Diodes at Photonics West 2009
San Jose, California -- 27 January 2009 -- Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, today announced an enhanced version of its Series 8000 793-MFP, high power and fiber coupled diodes, at Photonics West 2009.
The Series 8000 793-MFP delivers up to 4W of stable CW output power from a 100µm core 0.22NA fiber at wavelengths in the region of 793nm, with lower NA fibers available on request. The devices are integrated in Intense's standard mini fiber package (MFP), providing a robust and cost efficient solution for a range of applications.
Kevin Laughlin, VP Global Sales and Business Development at Intense, stated, "The Series 8000, launched in 2008, has been extremely successful. But we now see a growing demand for pumps, specifically for eye-safe thulium-doped fiber laser systems and this new power level delivers a leading solution to our customers."
The Series 8000 793-MFP laser diodes are also available in a free space configuration on C-mount with a FAC-lens and on isolating sub-mounts. The devices utilize the company's patented epitaxial growth and wafer processing technologies, including Asymmetric Waveguides, increasing the product brightness and reliability.
Laughlin continued, "The targeted wavelength combined with a narrow beam divergence makes them ideal for use in next generation, "eye safe," thulium-doped fiber pumping applications where enhanced power and beam quality are essential. In addition, the high power, reliability and compact design, deliver a superior pump alternative to expensive, fiber-coupled bar packages."
Thulium fiber lasers are used in such defense and aerospace applications as LIDAR and direct infrared countermeasures, as well as replacements for existing solid-state technology (DPSS) in medical and industrial applications. In addition to the eye-safe solutions, thulium fiber lasers provide a variety of unique processing benefits for medical and industrial applications compared to DPSS and Yb fiber sources.
About Intense
Intense Ltd., headquartered in Glasgow, UK, is a leading provider of single and multimode monolithic laser array products and high power laser diodes.
The company's patented innovations in Quantum Well Intermixing (QWI) and Asymmetric Waveguides (AW) generate uniquely high power, brightness, and reliability. This, combined with state-of-the-art, high volume manufacturing facilities, delivers unsurpassed product quality and value to customers in the print and imaging, defense, industrial, display, and medical markets. For more information, visit www.intenseco.com.
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