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2024-05-06 from RPMC Lasers:

RPMC Lasers Announces Exclusive Partnership with SPECTROLIGHT Inc.

PMC Lasers Inc, the leading laser distributor in North America, is excited to announce an exclusive distribution agreement with SPECTROLIGHT Inc., allowing us to offer their ultra-broadband (410-2400 nm), picosecond pulsed supercontinuum lasers and their broadband tunable laser system. SPECTROLIGHT specializes in Spectroscopic Application Technology (SAT), aiming to supply photonic tools with more functionality and superior reliability to enhance spectroscopy, hyperspectral imaging, wafer inspection, sensor calibration and other academic and industrial applications.

President, and CEO of SPECTROLIGHT Inc., Wilson Yang, offered, “SPECTROLIGHT is thrilled to amplify our reach, showcasing our superior broadband tunable laser system. Our continuously tunable laser system is the only available device with simultaneous tuning of center wavelength and bandwidth, giving users more control than ever before.”

Dean Micke, the President of RPMC Lasers, expressed, “SPECTROLIGHT is a well-known and reputable company in the photonics industry and among the key application circles they support. We are excited to offer their high-performance supercontinuum lasers and unique, high-precision, high-output, tunable laser systems.”

RPMC will offer the TLS-Red and TLS-Blue tunable laser systems and the SL-Pico supercontinuum laser on which the TLS Series is based.

To find out more about the supercontinuum lasers and tunable laser systems from SPECTROLIGHT, visit https://www.rpmclasers.com/manufacturer/spectrolight-inc/.

About SPECTROLIGHT Inc: Headquartered in Irvine, CA, SPECTROLIGHT Inc is a leading global manufacturer developing and producing innovative broadband tunable filters and tunable light source systems for customers in the scientific research and industrial manufacturing markets that demand high-reliability, high-performance, market-driven solutions today. Based on their supercontinuum laser, their tunable laser system provides simultaneous tuning of the center wavelength and bandwidth, an exclusive feature of SPECTROLIGHT’s devices. SPECTROLIGHT Inc is the recipient of several LFW Innovator’s Awards and a Prism Award Finalist (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) for their Flexible Wavelength Selector and its application products.

About RPMC: RPMC Lasers Inc, founded in 1996, is the leading laser distributor in North America. We are an OEM supplier working with technology-leading laser manufacturers from the US and Europe. RPMC supports the Industrial, Medical, Military, and Scientific markets. RPMC offers diode lasers, laser modules, solid-state lasers and amplifiers, and fiber lasers and amplifiers. Also, we provide a wide range of custom solid-state lasers and laser diode subsystems.

2024-05-03 from Menlo Systems:

Ultrastable Microwave Systems: Revolutionizing Microwave and RF Generation

Menlo Systems GmbH release their range of Ultrastable Microwave Systems (UMS): a groundbreaking advancement in microwave technology for the synthesis of ultra-high spectral purity of RF and Microwave signals. This newly launched range provides a step change in the generation of stable microwave signals, enabling applications including radar, quantum computing, and fiber-link networks. Menlo’s UMS range combines an ultrastable laser with an optical frequency comb in a robust, compact rack-mounted for-mat, which delivers microwave signals with drastically reduced phase noise levels compared to existing technologies.

Multiple phase-coherent radio frequency, microwave and optical outputs are broadly configurable, demonstrating, e.g., phase noise on a 10 GHz carrier of less than −95 dBc/Hz at 1 Hz offset and −160 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset, and fractional frequency stability as low as 2 · 10⁻¹⁵ at 1 second for all output signals (from the optical down to microwave domains). The entire range is fully remote controllable, making it ideally suited to applications in locations with limited accessibility. The UMS comes in both a “mini” and a “compact” format, and can be customized to the end application.

About Menlo Systems

Menlo Systems GmbH is a leading developer and global supplier of instrumentation for high-precision metrology. The company with headquarters in the west of Munich is known for its Nobel Prize winning optical frequency comb technology. With subsidiaries in the US, Japan, and China, and a global distributor network, Menlo Systems is closely connected to its customers from science and industry. The main product lines are optical frequency combs, time and frequency distribution, terahertz systems, ultrafast and ultra-stable lasers, and complete systems for quantum technology applications. Besides standard products, Menlo Systems develops and manufactures tailored solutions for laser-based precision measurements.

Find contact information on our website.

2024-04-19 from Edmund Optics:

Invitation to First Innovation Summit in Europe

Edmund Optics is thrilled to announce its first-ever Innovation Summit in Europe. The event is scheduled for June 13, 2024, in Veldhoven, the Netherlands and promises to be a day of unparalleled learning and networking opportunities for professionals in the optics and photonics industry. Under the theme of “Optical Solutions Enabling Precision Manufacturing”, the Innovation Summit will feature a diverse range of topics, including laser systems and ultrafast lasers, the proper selection of imaging optics for manufacturing, an interactive demonstration about vision systems solutions, and much more. Attendees can expect to gain valuable insights into laser and imaging systems and fundamentals, as well as optical solutions and applications.

Register on our website!

2024-02-06 from Gentec Electro-Optics:

IS50A-1KW-RMT: The world's first energy detector for lasers up to 1 kW of average power

Quebec City, QC, Canada, February 2024 - Gentec-EO, a provider of laser output measurement solutions, launches a new high-power joulemeter for laser energy measurement up to 1 kW average power.

The IS50A-1KW-RMT is the highest-power joulemeter on the market. With this innovation, Gentec Electro-Optics reaffirms its commitment to supporting the always-evolving laser industry.

Designed to meet the requirements of high average power laser users in optics laboratories, material research, optics manufacturing, the medical industry, the semiconductor industry, and the aerospace industry, the IS50A-1KW-RMT series fills the gap when it comes to laser beam measurement of high-power, pulsed lasers.

Resistant coating

Gentec-EO's proprietary coating is engineered for strength. Its damage thresholds of 5 kW/cm² and 400 mJ/cm² are orders of magnitude higher than those of any other "white" coatings on the market.

Output that fits with the user’s work environment

With four output options, users can read the measurements either on their computer or with a tabletop display device:

1. Smart DB15 connector containing all the calibration data

2. INTEGRA with USB output (-INT)

3. INTEGRA with RS-232 output (-IDR)

4. INTEGRA with USB output and external trigger (-INE)

Precise, traceable calibration

The IS50A-1KW-RMT detectors have a NIST-traceable calibration for their entire calibrated spectral range. This ensures that the measurements taken by the instruments are reliable and accurate, allowing customers to make valid comparisons with measurements taken by other instruments inside and outside their organization over time.

Available now

The IS50A-1KW-RMT is custom-built, and tailored to your measurement needs. It is available for order now. For more information contact a Gentec-EO local sales representative or visit the product page.

2024-02-06 from Gentec Electro-Optics:

New laser energy detector with aperture up to 195 mm for measuring extra-large beams

Quebec City, QC, Canada, February 2024 - Gentec-EO, a provider of laser output measurement solutions, launches a new laser energy measurement solution to accommodate extra wide beams.

The new QE195LP-S-MB features an effective aperture of 195 mm. This new model of pyroelectric laser energy detector of the QE series is now the largest in the series and can measure every pulse at up to 200 Hz and up to 700 J. With a noise level as low as 0.1 mJ, this detector can be useful in a wide range of experiments.

Gentec-EO also recently added a 145 mm aperture model to the series that can measure up to 385 J.

These new measurement instruments were designed to meet the needs of laser scientists and engineers in industries such as high-energy laser science, advanced materials research and processing, energy production, and fusion research.

With these new solutions, Gentec Electro-Optics reaffirms its commitment to supporting the always-evolving laser industry.

Custom-built solution

The QE195LP-S-MB is a custom-built laser energy detector. Therefore, it can be customized to meet any specific requirements customers have.

Precise, traceable calibration

All detectors in the QE series come with a NIST-traceable calibration for their entire calibrated spectral range. This ensures that the measurements taken by the instruments are reliable and accurate, allowing customers to make valid comparisons with measurements taken by other instruments inside and outside their organization over time.

Order now

The QE195LP-S-MB detector is available for order now. For more information contact a Gentec-EO local sales representative or visit the product page.

2024-01-12 from Gentec Electro-Optics:

NEW: HP100A-50KW-GD to measure extremely high-power laser beams

Quebec City, QC, Canada, January 11, 2024 - Gentec-EO, a provider of laser beam measurement instruments, has announced a new measurement solution for high-power laser beams up to 50 kW.

The HP100A-50KW-GD laser power detector was designed mainly for high-power laser and laser system manufacturers, factories that cut thick metal parts with high-power lasers, and military applications.

With its gold reflector cone and back-reflection reducing geometry, the HP100A-50KW-GD traps > 97% of the incident light and can handle up to 50 kW of continuous laser power. The very low back-reflections of the detector ensure a safer working environment with high-power lasers. This detector can also handle the high intensities of small beams.

Practical design for high-power laser beams:

- Gold cone design allows for very high damage thresholds of 25 kW/cm2.

- Very low back-reflections, < 2.5%, make it safe to use even at 50 kW.

- Compact: less than 20 cm thick.

- Serial commands available via USB. Other connectors are available on request.

- Water flow and temperature are monitored in real-time and displayed continuously, so you won’t risk burning out the detector if the cooling is interrupted.

- Customizable design: tell us your needs!

- Log your measurements on a Gentec-EO display or on your PC.

- Each detector comes with both a DB-15 connector for use with a Gentec-EO display (MAESTRO, MIRO ALTITUDE, TUNER or UNO) and a USB output for direct connection to a PC. Our proprietary software is available for free for all our customers. Other connectors are available upon request.

The HP100A-50KW-GD is available to order now. For more information, contact a Gentec-EO local sales representative or visit the product page.

Not the right specifications for you? Contact us!

We can design a high-power detector for your specific application. We have designed and built power detectors for up to 120,000 W of continuous power, and as large as 500 mm × 500 mm. Tell us about the laser you want to measure.