Intense Ltd. Announces Series 8000 793-MFP, 793 nm Fiber Coupled Laser Diodes For Thulium Fiber Pumps

Glasgow, UK — Intense Ltd., developer of next generation lasers, has announced the Series 8000 793-MFP, high power, fiber coupled, diode lasers created to meet the growing demands of the fiber laser industry. The Series 8000 793-MFP deliver up to 3 W of CW output power from a 100 µm core 0.22NA fiber at 793 nm. They are also available in a free space package with 4 W ex facet. The lasers are designed using the company's patented epitaxial growth and wafer processing technologies, including Asymmetric Waveguides, which increase the brightness and reliability of the lasers. This makes them ideal for use in next generation, "eye safe," thulium-doped fiber pumping applications where enhanced power and beam quality are required. Thulium fiber lasers are used in such defense and aerospace applications as LIDAR and direct infrared countermeasures. They can also be used as replacements for existing solid-state technology (DPSS) in medical applications. In addition to their "eye safe" characteristics, thulium fiber lasers offer medical users the added benefits of smaller size, more efficient operation, and the ability to make more precise surgical incisions.

"Our goal is to deliver the highest levels of power and reliability to the next generation of fiber lasers," stated Kevin Laughlin, VP HPL Global Business Development at Intense Ltd. "The Series 8000 lasers provide high power and reliability, and a compact design, making them a superior pump alternative to expensive, fiber-coupled bar packages. In addition to the eye-safe aspects, thulium fiber lasers also provide a variety of unique processing benefits for medical and industrial applications in comparison to DPSS and Yb fiber sources."

SOURCE: Intense Ltd.