Aculight Expands "Perseus" Eye-Safe Fiber Laser Family

Bothell, WA — Aculight Corporation, a leading developer of innovative laser technologies, has expanded its Perseus™ family of eye-safe, high-power, pulsed fiber lasers to include the most compact, efficient, low-cost model to date, Perseus-TS. Perseus-TS provides users with the same high-performance output as other Perseus lasers, but has been optimized for integration into LADAR systems.

"Perseus-TS is an important addition to our laser portfolio," said Robert Afzal, Aculight vice president of research and development. "Like other Perseus lasers, it generates high-peak-power pulses at a wide choice of repetition rates with very high beam quality. But Perseus-TS was designed from the ground up as an integral solution for LADAR and other OEM systems, rather than operating as a stand-alone unit. The result is a lower profile, more efficient and lower cost laser suitable for high-volume deployment."

Fiber lasers are desirable for applications such as LADAR because their all-fiber design provides users with a more efficient, robust and compact source than traditional laser technologies. Aculight's Perseus lasers also generate high-power, short pulses over a wide repetition rate range from a one-box, low-jitter source. For LADAR users, this translates into detailed, accurate, long-range images from a compact, low-maintenance package.

The Perseus-TS is available in two standard configurations, Models P33L-1541 and P36L-1541. Each produces 2- to 6-ns pulses at repetition rates from 20 kHz to 750 kHz with 2W or 4W of average power, respectively. Maximum pulse energy is 60 mJ; peak power is 20 kW. The units' 1.54-mm output is less than 1.4 times the diffraction limit. Perseus-TS lasers measure just 2? x 6.3? x 5.5?and weigh less than 5 pounds. Custom configurations are also available.

SOURCE: Aculight