Blue Lasers Overview
Blue laser diodes, which are typically fabricated out of AlGaN or AlInGaN, are one of the newest laser diodes available on the market today having been first demonstrated in the mid-1990s. Over the past 20 years, blue diode lasers have found uses in a wide variety of applications, most ranging from RGB laser displays to aesthetic lasers for acne treatment. Blue laser diodes are available in both single-mode and multi-mode beam profiles, and with either free space or fiber coupled outputs. In addition to blue diode lasers, blue diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers are also available offering extremely long coherence lengths for applications such as interferometry and holography, as well as q-switched blue DPSS lasers for laser ablation and LIBS. OEM blue laser packages and blue laser modules are available for both blue DPSS and diode lasers.
Picture | Part Number | Type | Wavelength (nm) | Output Power (W) | Mode | Output | Narrow Linewidth | Pulse Energy (uJ) | Pulse Width | Rep Rate |
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445L-1XA | LD Module | 445 | 0.035, 0.050, 0.060 | Single Mode | Fiber Coupled, Free Space | No | |||
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450L-3XA | LD Module | 450 | 0.300, 0.400 | Multimode | Fiber Coupled, Free Space | No | |||
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488L-1XA | LD Module | 488 | 0.020, 0.030, 0.040 | Single Mode | Fiber Coupled, Free Space | No | |||
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488L-2XA | LD Module | 488 | 0.010, 0.015, 0.030 | Single Mode | Fiber Coupled, Free Space | Yes | |||
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DS3 | Turn-Key System | Multiple Wavelength Options | Multiple Options Available | Single Mode, Multimode | Fiber Coupled | Yes, No | |||
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Duetto-442 | CW DPSS Lasers | 442 | 0.020, 0.050, 0.100 | Single Mode | Free Space | Yes | |||
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FP3-473-1-10 | Microchip Lasers | 473 | 0.010 | 1.0 | 2ns | 10kHz | |||
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FP3-473-3-5 | Microchip Lasers | 473 | 0.015 | 3.0 | 2.5ns | 5kHz | |||
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FP3-473-9-0.1 | Microchip Lasers | 473 | 0.009 | 9.0 | 2.5ns | 100Hz | |||
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K445F03FN-3.000W | Single Emitter | 445 | 3.0 | Multimode | 105um MM Fiber | No |