Where to Buy Picosecond Lasers

Due to their excellent stability and high output parameters, EKSPLA scientific picosecond lasers established their name as “Gold Standard” among scientific picosecond lasers. The innovative design of the new generation of picosecond mode-locked lasers features diode-pumping‑only technology, thus reducing maintenance costs and improving output parameters. Second, third, fourth and fifth (on some versions) harmonic options combined with various accessories, advanced electronics (for streak camera synchronization, phase-locked loop, synchronization of fs laser) and customization possibilities make these lasers well suited for many scientific applications, including optical parametric generator pumping, time-resolved spectroscopy, nonlinear spectroscopy, remote sensing, metrology and others.

NKT Photonics has developed a wide range of different picosecond fiber lasers for scientific and industrial applications. The Katana platform offers from 20 ps to nanosecond pulse durations, continuously tuneable repetition rate that can be triggered internally or externally allowing for laser operation in both master and slave mode. Katana is streamlined to offer high-power picosecond pulses in green, yellow, orange, red and infrared.

The picosecond laser source picoEmerald emits ultra-short pulses with a duration of 2 picoseconds (other durations possible). The wavelength tuning of the ps laser is fully automated across a tuning range of 700 to 990 nm (signal) and 1080 to 1950 nm (idler). The fundamental beam at 1032 nm is also available. A wavelength scan / sweep function for fast spectra acquisition over certain specific wavelengths is included.

The key-facts of the picoEmerald are:

- wavelength 1 IR beam 1032 nm

- wavelength 2 tunable 700 … 990 nm

- wavelength 3 tunable 1080 … 1950 nm

- 80 MHz pulse repetition rate

- temporal and spatial overlap of the output wavelengths

- integrated time-delay between the wavelengths

- common output port for all beams

- fully automated wavelength tuning

- EOM optionally integrated

TOPTICA is renowned for providing most stable picosecond and sub-picosecond oscillators/seeders for high-power material processing systems. Owing to our industry-proven robust and compact design, we have set new standards for laser-based material processing systems.

IPG Photonics offers a broad range of industrial grade picosecond and femtosecond pulsed fiber lasers. In comparison to nanosecond lasers, ultrafast is a "cold" process that reduces melt and HAZ, so there is less recast material. Femto and picosecond lasers also produce fewer micro-cracks and overall higher surface quality. These ultrafast lasers are ideal for a wide variety of industrial, medical and scientific applications.

Teem Photonics offers a wide range of lasers with pulse durations as short as 100 ps. For example, the 266 nm PNU-M01210-1x0 laser, belongs to the Powerchip laser series, which also covers wavelengths of 1064 nm, 532 nm, 355 nm and 213 nm with pulse durations below 500 ps. Peak powers of tens of kilowatts (or even 160 kW at 1064 nm) are generated. Compared with mode-locked picosecond lasers, the pulse repetition rates are limited to about 100 kHz), while the pulse energies are far higher – tens of microjoules.

RPMC Lasers offers one of the widest wavelength selections of picosecond lasers available ranging from the UV through the IR. Our offerings include DPSS lasers, fiber lasers, and microchip lasers with pulse energy as high as 100 mJ and pulse repetition rates up to the MHz range.