chanelink logo
CHANELINK
English

SuperLight Launches "First" Portable Broadband Laser

1022
2023-11-02 14:11:32
See translation

Supercontinuum spectrum laser developer SuperLight Photonics has launched the so-called "first revolutionary portable broadband laser" - SLP-1000. Its wide spectral output provides a light source for industrial and medical imaging applications as well as spectroscopy.

Supercontinuum spectrum lasers, also known as broadband lasers, provide high bandwidth while maintaining high coherence and low noise. However, today's industrial solutions are large and heavy, with limited environmental robustness, and require high power, "said the company based in Enschede, the Netherlands.

Its release statement added: "In addition, although they provide a wide range of color bandwidth, the main color is usually prominent, while the relative power levels of other colors are very low. Essentially, they (previous models) are technically broadband.

Portable and compact
The SLP-1000 is a portable broadband laser that features a compact, battery powered, and sturdy design. It weighs only 900 grams (32 ounces) and has a size of less than 1 liter.

SuperLight states that "SLP-1000 is based on the PAD method (i.e. pattern alternating dispersion), providing high-quality, coherent, and stable spectral output (400nm @ -3dB to 1500nm @ -20dB) at a repetition rate of 100MHz in the near-infrared band, with a pulse duration of approximately 20fs.

It integrates seed lasers from Menlo Systems, a supplier of high-precision photonics metrology instruments. The laser output is equipped with Thorlabs compatible threads (SM05), which can be seamlessly integrated with other Thorlabs products.

The company continued, "The SLP-1000 achieved a short pulse duration of approximately 20fs, which also demonstrates the advantage of having an efficient SC generator. Compared to alternative products, the input of these devices can use lower pulse energy; therefore, it can eliminate pulse broadening, amplifier level noise, and other optical components required for amplification.
SLP-1000 also provides high-quality nonlinear pulse compression for applications such as third harmonic surface imaging and transient absorption spectroscopy.

CT Haider Zia commented, "The SLP-1000 is the result of my tenure at the University of Twente, from the spark of ideas to the implementation of industrial products. The industry's demand for portable, high-quality broadband lasers has been ongoing for over a decade.

The laser will be officially launched at the PIC European Photonics Summit in Eindhoven on November 7th and 8th next week.

Source: Laser Network

Related Recommendations

  • The Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences has made significant progress in the research of lithium niobate nanooptics

    In recent years, breakthroughs in the preparation technology of lithium niobate single crystal thin films have greatly promoted the important application of lithium niobate crystals in micro nano optical devices such as optical metasurfaces. However, the high hardness and inactive chemical properties of lithium niobate crystals pose significant challenges to micro nano processing; In addition, con...

    04-15
    See translation

  • New Method - Observing how materials emit polarized light

    Many materials emit light in ways that encode information in its polarization. According to researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, polarization is key for future technologies, from quantum computers to secure communication and holographic displays.Among such phenomena is a form known as circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), a special type of light emission ...

    07-04
    See translation

  • Synchrotron X-ray imaging technology

    According to a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, it reveals how early mammals grew and developed during critical periods of their long 'life history'. A research team including Queen Mary University of London used synchrotron X-ray tomography technology to image the growth rings in fossilized tooth roots, in order to infer the lifespan, growth rate, and even sexual maturity t...

    2024-08-15
    See translation

  • Dr. Mark Sobey, President of Coherent Lasers, has officially retired

    On September 1 local time, Coherent, an American laser system solutions provider, announced that Dr. Mark Sobey, president of its laser division, has officially retired from the company.In July 2022, II-VI and Coherent completed the merger and were reorganized into three business units: Lasers, Materials and Networking. Since this point, Dr. Sobey has served as President of Coherent's Laser divisi...

    2023-09-05
    See translation

  • Researchers use blurry light to 3D print high-quality optical components

    Canadian researchers have developed a new 3D printing method called Blur Tomography, which can quickly produce micro lenses with commercial grade optical quality. The new method can make designing and manufacturing various optical devices easier and faster.Daniel Webber from the National Research Council of Canada stated, "We have intentionally added optical blurring to the beams used in this 3D p...

    2024-05-11
    See translation