Pulsed Lasers Blog Posts

Modern lasers come in a seemingly endless variety ranging from diode lasers as small as a grain of rice to CO2 lasers the size of a refrigerator. The one thing that all of these lasers have in common is that they contain the three basic components of a laser: gain medium, resonator, and excitation source. If any of these three components are missing, achieving threshold and starting the lasing process would be impossible. In this blog post, we will examine what happens when the resonator is removed from this equation, resulting in an optical amplifi… Read More

By combining TOF lidar at 1.5 micros with an InGaAs camera, you can produce a hypercube or “point cloud” containing a three-dimensional image of the target. This technique known as active night vision laser imaging, is discussed in this post, as well as which laser is best for this ap… Read More

Passively q-switched microchip lasers from Bright Microlaser, are the ideal solution for time-of-flight (TOF) lidar systems, because they offer pulse widths as short as 400ps while still maintain a single longitudinal mode and TEM00 output in wavelengths from 1064 nm to as low … Read More

Pulsed lasers refer to any laser not classified as a continuous wave. The optical power appears in pulses of some duration and at some repetition rate. Pulsed lasers have a gain medium that is typically optically pumped using either a flashlamp or by laser dio… Read More

SOL is a compact industrial Q-switched DPSS nanosecond laser available from 4 – 40W at 1064nm and the harmonics thereof (up to 20W at 532nm). These air-cooled DPSS nanosecond lasers are offered in a rugged and lightweight housing with integrated electronics, to allow for easy an… Read More

These products have found homes in a variety of applications such as LIDAR, range finding, 3D scanning and other applications where eye-safe wavelengths are required in a compact form factor. With nearly 20 years of R&D experience, the staff at Bktel has superior technical competence an… Read More

LIDAR lasers are commonly used to make high resolution maps in geography, forestry, archaeology plus many other fields.  They are also used to control autonomous cars.  LIDAR is also called laser scanning or 3D scanning. LIDAR is an optical remote sensing technology that can measure distances or other properties of a target by illuminating it with light, often using pulses from a laser. The 1550nm Pulsed Erbium Fiber Laser series are especially designed and developed to address LIDAR and remote sensing ap… Read More

The Quantas Q2 models set a new standard in Q-switched lasers.  Q-switched lasers are designed for a wide range of applications that require high peak power pulses. They are diode pumped and fully air-cooled.  A robust, reliable design is what makes this series the ideal tool for applications such as Light Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), LCD repair, laser ablation, remote sensing and ma… Read More

We know selecting a laser source for your application can be overwhelming. There are many types of lasers and levels of integration to choose from, so it is important to know their differences and the impacts they will have on your project. In our new Lasers 101 guide, we provide a… Read More

The MicroMake is a compact, integrated laser micromachining system manufactured by Bright System, a Bright Solutions company.  The MicroMake Laser Micromachining System is a great fit for many high precision and high-resolution applications. The system includes all the needed devices for direct laser micro-processing in a single monolithic element. Live microscope imaging of the sample is offered during all process phases for alignment and immediate qual… Read More

RPMC Lasers offers over 50 different blue lasers and laser diodes from several industry leading suppliers. The Blue wavelengths cover the wavelengths from 420nm thru 499nm. Applications for Blue wavelength lasers and laser diodes include biophotonics, medical, military, and ma… Read More

The Quantas Laser Series are high energy diode pumped, air-cooled, Q-switched lasers. Designed for a wide range of applications that require high peak power pulses. Wide selections of configurations are available including 70 mJ @ 50 Hz or 40 mJ @ 100 Hz. The less than 10 ns pulse duration allows efficient fundamental wavelength conversion to higher harmonics with the shortest wavelength available bein… Read More

Label, mark, and structure a variety of materials with extreme precision using nanosecond fiber lasers for laser material processing applications: the pulsed nanosecond fiber lasers are suitable for labeling, marking, and cutting different materials, as well as for structuring your surface exactly. They create laser marks on metals or plastics, for example, while extremely thin layers can be removed … Read More

In recent years, micromachining lasers have shown rapid growth.  This interest in micromachining has led to the development of ultrashort pulsed lasers in the picosecond and femtosecond regime with higher output powers and energies. Such sources are starting to make a big impact on a variety of micromachining applications in the semiconductor, medical and industria… Read More

Established in 1997, BKtel is a world-leading supplier for 1.0um and 1.5um, pulsed and CW fiber lasers and amplifiers.  These products have found homes in a variety of applications such as LIDAR, range finding, 3D scanning and other applications where eye-safe wavelengths are required.  With nearly 20 years of R&D experience, the staff at Bktel has superior technical competence and provides best-in-class solutions to meet the most difficult customer-specific req… Read More

We are proud to announce the newest SOL family device! The new SOL 20W green laser is the most compact on the market. Maintaining its original footprint (23 x 10 x 95cm), the SOL 532nm now doubles its average power providing over 20W and 1mJ per pulse, with excellent beam quality and just 24V/200W electrical consumption. This allows for effective air cooling of the all-in-one l… Read More

The Quantas Series, from QLI, are available in compact, air-cooled packages at wavelengths down to 213 and 211nm, and pulse energies up to 6mJ.  Applications for the Quantas series include LIBS, Ti: sapphire pumping, remote sensing, Time-of-Flight Spectroscopy (TOFS) and … Read More

These compact 1.5um fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers that can be configured to meet the demands of the autonomous LID… Read More

New UV Laser for Micromachining – DPSS ns-laser for high-end applications requiring excellent beam quality and high peak power to process metals… Read More

The AIRTRAC Lasers are the next generation of a-thermal lasers providing low divergence and >70mJ per pulse in a full system weighing less tha… Read More

LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing application that uses pulsed laser light to measure variable distances to the earth. A LI… Read More

The HFL and GFL 1.5um Compact Fiber Lasers are a series of compact, air-cooled fiber lasers at 1.5µm (1550nm). Wide range of customer ap… Read More

The Wedge XB (1.5um, 800µJ Wedge XB) laser emits more than 800µJ at 1.5um with a pulse width of 1.5ns, resulting in peak powers of over 530kW. Hig… Read More

Quantas Q2 models are nanosecond DPSS Laser, diode-pumped, fully air-cooled, Q-switched lasers designed for a wide range of applications that require high peak pow… Read More

RPMC is a trusted and respected name in the industry when it comes to high-quality affordable laser diodes and modules. Call us for exper… Read More