Medical & Healthcare Lasers – Lasers for the Medical Market

What are Medical & Healthcare Lasers?

Medical & Healthcare Lasers encompass a wide range of advanced laser technologies that contribute to the field of medicine and patient care. These highly precise and versatile devices are utilized in various medical procedures, diagnostics, and therapeutic treatments. They offer healthcare professionals innovative tools to address specific medical needs, enhance surgical precision, promote healing, and improve overall patient outcomes.

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Medical laser technology has revolutionized how many standard medical procedures are now performed. For example, there was a time when the only way to remove a tattoo was for a doctor to cut out the tattooed area and replace it with a skin graft from another part of the body. Today doctors can use high energy q-switched pulsed lasers to break apart the ink into smaller molecules that the body can pass naturally. The laser aesthetics market includes applications such as tattoo removal, hair removal, scar tissue reduction, and acne reduction, to name a few.  Additionally, medical lasers are also heavily used in dental surgery for applications such as crown troughing, pocket disinfection, gingival contouring, and periodontal surgery. While aesthetics and dental surgery have historically been two of the most popular markets for medical lasers, over the past decade as photodynamic therapy (PDT) has gained mass deployment the need for PDT lasers has rapidly grown.

PDT is a common term in the medical community, which has been used to describe treatments ranging from near-infrared laser-induced vascular dilatation to photo-thermal excitation of nanorods embedded in cancer tumors. PDT is also used in drug deployment where laser light is used to activate both dermal and subdermal treatments utilizing a specific drug, called a photosensitizing agent. With such a wide variety of medical laser applications so is the rage of laser technologies used, ranging from low power visible diodes to high pulse energy flash lamp pumped q-switched solid-state lasers.

Some of the most widely used medical laser applications include aesthetics (such as laser hair removal and tattoo removal), dental surgery, and photodynamic therapy.

Medical & Healthcare Laser Applications

Here are some of the key applications we support in the Medical & Healthcare Markets – Click an Application Group to learn more:

Aesthetics
  • Tattoo Removal
  • Hair Removal
  • Scar Reduction
Dental
  • Soft Tissue Surgery
  • Periodontal Treatment
  • Teeth Whitening
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
  • Cancer Treatment
  • Dermatology – PDT
  • Ophthalmology – PDT

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HL Series

TG420

The HL Series offers versatile and high-quality laser diode products in a variety of wavelengths and high-power options, ideal for direct imaging, industrial, and bio/medical applications. These reliable, efficient, and compact diodes come in TO-Can packages, making them perfect for OEM integration. Additionally, they operate with TE mode oscillation and are RoHS compliant, ensuring safe use. Choose the HL Series for quality, reliability, and performance in laser diodes. 

JDL Series

The JDL series of high-power laser bars are industry-leading and designed for a variety of optical pumping and DDL applications in materials processing, medicine, and sensing. Our unmounted laser bars offer a wide range of emitter configurations, cavity lengths, and operational modes up to 500 W. Our diode laser stacks can scale power into the multikilowatt range. We focus on delivering the highest-quality laser solutions with a commitment to reducing cost of ownership for our customers.  

JenLas D2

The JenLas D2 series of 532nm CW disk lasers offers cutting-edge laser technology with the highest electro-optical efficiency and beam quality, achieved through the suppression of thermal lensing. With advanced waterless cooling and TEC-controlled internal frequency doubling LBO crystals, they provide reliable and consistent performance. The family features a compact and rugged design, with high power capabilities, and our D2 mini laser which fits in the palm of your hand, allowing for easy integration into your system. Nd:YVO4 or Yb:KYW solid state lasers are ideal for industrial micro material processing and medical treatments. 

JOLD-FC Series

The JOLD-FC series of high-power diode lasers and fiber-coupled modules are fully customizable and available at various levels of integration, providing a cost-effective solution for OEM applications. With superior reliability and electro-optical efficiency, our lasers offer industry-leading performance. Our commitment to quality is reflected in our clearly defined production processes and certifications, which ensure that our solutions are both precise and productive, while minimizing waste and risks. 

We offer standard wavelengths of 808 nm, 940 nm and 980 nm. The fiber core diameter of our diode lasers is 200 µm, 400 µm or 600 µm. On request, we will be happy to adapt the parameters to your individual requirements. You can also choose between pilot lasers, monitor diodes and integrated Peltier elements.

JOLD-Open Heatsinks Series

The JOLD-Open Heatsinks Series offers industry-leading performance for mounted diode lasers. Our proprietary heat sink and assembly technology, paired with our focus on advanced optical pumping and direct-diode-laser technology, results in diode lasers with unmatched performance. We’ve pioneered high-power diode laser assembly in high-volume manufacturing and tailored our laser bars to specific heat sink technology and operating modes. With reliable, cost-effective solutions, JOLD-Open Heatsinks is the clear choice for diode laser technology. 

JOLD-Stacks Series

The JOLDStacks Series offers a highly modular approach for power scaling well into the kW-range through vertical stacking of individual sub-mounts within multi-laser-bar packages. Our optimized beam quality (BPP) is achieved through our unique approach of reducing the pitch of neighboring stacks without compromising cooling capacity. Our proven hard-solder technology and strictly monitored production processes ensure tried & tested reliability under even the harshest environmental conditions. The series also features microchannel-cooled packages for CW-operation, actively cooled with deionized (DI) water. 

LDX Series

The LDX Series of made-in-the-US, high-power, multimode laser diodes provide wavelengths from 400nm – 1900nm, a wide range of output powers and package types, as well as completely customized solutions. We have been offering these high-quality laser diodes for over 25 years. The performance, reliability, and lifetimes are time tested, and if for some reason there is an issue, we will make it right. 

RPK Series

The RPK Series of multiple, single-emitter fiber-coupled diode lasers are available in wavelengths from 405nm thru 1550nm with up to 300W output power. Our specialized fiber-coupling techniques ensure high efficiency, stability, and superior beam quality, while rigorous inspections and burn-in procedures guarantee each product’s reliability, stability, and long lifetime. Highly customizable packages allow us to meet our customers’ specific needs, providing high-quality products at reasonable prices. 

RWLD Series

The RWLD series offers competitively priced laser diodes with high beam quality and a wide variety of products to support multiple applications. Available in a wide range of wavelengths, power levels, and packages. The RWLD wavelength options span from 405nm to 1650nm, with output powers in the range of 10 mW to 300 mW, packaged in a TO-18 package with photodiode. We also offer customized options, such as a customized wavelength, output power, or a special package to meet your specific needs.

RWLP Series

R3Z0-WSLP-905-050m-M-PD: 905nm Multimode Fiber Coupled Laser Diode

The RWLP series offers an affordable and versatile solution for your laser application needs with single-mode and multimode options and wavelengths from 405nm thru the IR region. With customizable options, our team can work with you to solve any challenges you may face. Rigorously tested for long-term reliability, the RWLP series ensures consistent performance and high beam quality. Perfect for integration, this series supports multiple applications including biological and analytical instrumentation. 

SMX Series

image of several free-space and fiber-coupled laser diode package typesThe SMX Series is a high-power, thermally stable, and cost-effective line of InP laser diodes, available with wavelengths centered around 1470, 1550, and 1940 nm, perfect for medical, military, aerospace, LIDAR, free-space communication, and more! With a patented EPI structure, low-cost packaging, ISO certified supply chain with full lifecycle traceability, focus on ease of integration, and custom design capabilities, this laser diode family is an excellent choice for reliable, high-power InP devices.