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News Release from: Coherent | Subject: Sapphire
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 29 June 2006
Low-power and high-power platforms for
Sapphire
Coherent has extended the power range of its Sapphire all-solid-state, 488nm lasers with the introduction of new products in both its low-power (LP) and high-power (HP) platforms
The Sapphire 488 HP now includes a 500mW option in the same standard package configuration that formerly offered 100mW or 200mW of output This powerful air-cooled laser head measures only 215x140x51mm and produces a very high quality output in terms of mode quality (M2<1.1), divergence (<1.2mrad), pointing stability (<+/-30urad over two hours and +/-3C) and noise (<0.5%rms from 20Hz to 2MHz)
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 27 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new 500mW Sapphire 488 HP is primarily targeted at biomedical applications, such as flow cytometry and fluorescence imaging.
In these applications, the high power translates into increased process throughput and improved signal-to-noise ratio.
Furthermore, compared to argon ion lasers of this power range, the Sapphire 488 HP offers longer lifetime, smaller size, lower power consumption and the convenience of air-cooling.
The second new laser is a 75mW Sapphire 488 LP.
This laser is offered in the same highly compact, 125x70x34mm form factor as Sapphire lasers in the 10mW to 50mW range.
Sapphire 488 LP also has same very high quality beam characteristics as the Sapphire 488 HP.
For biomedical as well as semiconductor inspection and instrumentation applications, the unique combination of 75mW output power, compact package size, low heat dissipation, long lifetime and high stability make the Sapphire 488 LP an extremely attractive alternative to air-cooled argon lasers.
Furthermore, the common package size and electrical interface requirements with the lower power models simplify upward migration for systems integrators.
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