Pulsed Lasers are offered in all fiber design.
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Polarised, eye safe Picasso Model PF1550PM-30 and 1 micron PF1060-40 are suitable for applications such as homeland security, range gated imaging, LADAR, sensing, and micromachining. PF1550PM-30 produces 4- to 6-ns pulses at repetition rates from 50 kHz-200 kHz, and PF1060-40 generates 3- to 5-ns pulses at repetition rates between 100 kHz and 1 MHz. Weighing less than 16 lb, lasers are suitable for many military and commercial applications.
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Aculight Corporation Expands "Picasso" Pulsed Fiber Laser Family
New Polarized and 1-Micron Units To Be Featured At Photonics West Booth #1239,
January 24-26, 2006, in San Jose, California
Bothell, Wash., January 19, 2006 - Aculight Corporation, a leading developer of innovative laser technologies, has expanded its "Picasso" family of pulsed fiber lasers. The new additions include a polarized eye-safe laser, Picasso Model PF1550PM-30, and a 1-micron laser, Picasso Model PF1060-40. These rugged, high-peak-power sources are ideal for applications such as homeland security, range gated imaging, LADAR, sensing and micromachining.
"We've expanded our Picasso PF-1550 line of fiber lasers to meet customer interest for a wider range of wavelengths along with a polarized version," said Andrew Brown, Aculight's director of business development. "Not only do our new products meet these requirements, but they generate high-peak-power pulses at a wide choice of repetition rates from an easy-to-integrate package. And, like our previous versions, their all-fiber design provides customers with a more efficient, robust and compact source than traditional laser technologies."
The new polarized Picasso Model PF1550PM-30 produces 4- to 6-ns pulses at repetition rates from 50 kHz to 200 kHz with 1W average power. It generates maximum pulse energy of 20 µJ at 50 kHz. The unit's 1.54-µm output is diffraction limited. Aculight's 1-micron version, Picasso Model PF1060-40 generates 3- to 5-ns pulses at repetition rates between 100 kHz and 1 MHz. It produces up to 10W of average power at a repetition rate of 1MHz and maximum peak powers of 30 kW. The unit's output is less than 1.4 times the diffraction limit. All Picasso units measure just 3.5" x 11" x 13" and weigh 16 pounds or less.
The new Picasso lasers open many military and commercial applications to fiber laser technology-a long awaited milestone since the lasers' all-fiber design is more reliable, efficient, compact and rugged than traditional laser technologies. Picasso Model PF1550PM-30's eye-safe, polarized output, in particular, makes it key for applications such as polarization-contrast imaging, where polarization can be used in addition to wavelength as a way of discriminating targets in an image.
"Expanding Aculight's proprietary line of Picasso products as well as our recent ISO 9001:2000 registration marks some big strides in our company's development," said Brown. "Customers can now come to us at any stage in their product development or manufacturing and acquire a custom-designed solution for their application-this could be an off-the-shelf product, a technology designed specifically for them, or access to our flexible manufacturing line to produce their own OEM products."
About Aculight
Founded in 1993, Aculight is focused on being the leader in providing quality, innovative and cost-effective laser system solutions for our customers' needs in national defense, aerospace and medical applications. For more information about Aculight, please contact Andrew Brown, director of business development, at (425) 482-1100, or visit www.aculight.com.
