New FBG Optimized Excimer Laser, High Reliability, High Quality, High Ease of Use - Compex FBG

Lambda Physik introduces a new excimer laser to enhance FBG writing performance. The Compex FBG™ is equipped with a new resonator, especially designed for operation in R&D and pilot production FBG writing applications. The Compex FBG also exhibits reliable and low maintenance operation.

The Compex FBG is tailored for phase-mask FBG writing, offering top hat beam profile and high spatial coherence. The sophisticated internal energy control allows an outstanding long-term energy constant operation with low pulse-to-pulse fluctuation. The Compex FBG employs an improved resonator geometry that offers a high beam pointing stability. A new optics design filters out highly divergent light inside the laser cavity. This results in a low divergent laser beam of high focusability and good spatial coherence of 2.0 mm in short axis and 0.7 mm in long axis. The rectangular beam output profile is extremely flat along the long axis. Additionally, the laser tube is temperature controlled to provide a stable laser energy output from pulse-to-pulse. The maximum average output power of 15 W and a maximum repetition rate of 100 Hz, makes this laser a versatile tool for any FBG development work and also for low scale production purposes.

The Compex FBG has low maintenance requirements and is easy to use. This laser model offers low capital investment and operation costs, along with outstanding specifications for fiber Bragg grating writing applications. The Compex FBG is part of a new series of FBG lasers, differentiated by their throughput capabilities, which write fiber Bragg gratings in optical fibers at production speeds.

Lambda Physik is the worldwide technology leader for pulsed UV and tunable laser sources for industrial, lithography, scientific and medical applications.

Lambda Physik USA, Inc., 3201 West Commercial Boulevard, Suite 110, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309. Tel: 954-486-1500; Fax: 954-486-1501.