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Buying Q-switched Lasers

Top-level product category: icon lasers and laser amplifiers

More general product categories: pulsed lasers

Related product categories: nanosecond lasers, Q switches

Q-switched lasers generate energetic nanosecond pulses, ideal for laser material processing, laser rangefinders, LIDAR, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, and medical applications. Typically, they are solid-state lasers, either lamp-pumped or diode-pumped.

Making Good Purchase Decisions

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NEW: Structured Decision Process

Purchasing involves a lot of responsibility. We recommend that you apply best practice by using the following structured process: Go through the following expandable sections, complete the form and finally come to a purchase decision. You can then print that to a PDF for documenting the process.

Our article on best practices for purchasing and another one explaining this tool give you valuable insights.

1. Understand the technical background

It is important to sufficiently understand the technology before buying.

Use the comprehensive learning resources of RP Photonics:

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2. Define your requirements

It is essential to fully understand and clearly define your requirements before you buy.

We recommend that you develop a list of clear specifications according to your specific needs, against which you can later check the suitability of found product offers:

To help you, we have already listed some aspects we recommend you consider when buying Q-switched lasers. Of course, there may be other aspects that are relevant to your specific case.

This list is for your own preparation, and can later (possibly in modified form) be used for quotation requests to suppliers.

Otherwise, you will need to talk to your technical colleagues.

If you cannot sufficiently clarify your requirements, you may want to get technical consultancy from RP Photonics.

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3. Find suitable suppliers

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  • Below, you can find our list of suppliers for Q-switched lasers. Use the checkboxes to mark possibly suitable suppliers.
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  • Based on the results, you can finally choose a supplier that is hopefully a good enough fit.

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Suppliers for Q-switched Lasers

96 suppliers for Q-switched lasers are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 13 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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Bright Solutions SRL
Via Artigiani 27
27010 Cura Carpignano (Pavia)
Italy
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Q-switched lasers

Bright Solutions offers various Q-switched lasers:

  • Wedge – nanosecond Q-switched lasers for 266, 355, 532, 1064, 1570, 3100 nm (also multi-wavelength configurations), used e.g. for atmospheric LIDAR, monitoring, glass machining or lithography
  • Onda – compact monolithic nanosecond Q-switched lasers for 266, 355, 532 or 1064 nm, used e.g. for lens marking, plastic marking or intravolume glass marking
  • Sol – compact Q-switched lasers for 355, 532 or 1064 nm, up to 200 kHz, used e.g. for automotive fabrication, electronic machining, ID card writing and other industrial applications
  • Vento – sub-nanosecond MOPA lasers with pulse durations down to 500 ps, up to 200 kHz, up to 100 W average power at 1064 nm or 50 W at 532 nm, e.g. for LIDAR or PCB microprocessing
  • [Aero – high energy lasers ](aero-high-energy-dpss-lasers/) with up to 200 mJ at 1064 nm, 100 mJ at 532 nm, multi-wavelength configurations, custom beam shaping, application e.g. in atmospheric LIDAR, LIBS or nonlinear spectroscopy
  • ONE DPSS – miniaturized Q-switched lasers with up to 200 μJ and down to 3 ns, e.g. for atmospheric LIDAR and laser marking on plastics
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The lasers you need. From the people you trust. Our experience, your advantage.

RPMC Lasers, Inc.
8495 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
O’Fallon MO 63366
United States
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Q-switched lasers

Serving North America, RPMC Lasers offers a wide range of Q-switched laser sources, with wavelengths from the UV through the IR. These offerings include DPSS lasers, fiber lasers, tunable OPO/DPSS lasers, MIL-spec lasers, and micro lasers/microchip lasers with both active and passive Q-switches, available with up to 100 W average output power, up to 200 mJ pulse energy, pulse widths as low as 100 fs and up to 125 ns, and many repetition rate options up to 80 MHz. With many standard configurations, various options and add-ons, and full customization capabilities, we're sure to have the right fit. Let RPMC help you find the right laser today!

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Innovative and Reliable

AdValue Photonics
2700 E. Bilby Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85706
United States
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Q-switched lasers

AdValue Photonics offers different kinds of Q-switched nanosecond lasers, all emitting in the 2-μm spectral region (1950 nm):

  • The Q-switched laser module AP-QS1-MOD generates pulses with 20 ns to 200 ns duration, up to 30 kHz repetition rate, up to 10 W average output power and high beam quality. The module also has an output modulation capability.
  • The Q-switched laser AP-QS is a compact seed laser delivering 5-μJ pulses with up to 30 kHz repetition rate.
  • The Q-switched laser AP-QS1 with a rack housing offers up to 5 W average power and 250 μJ pulse energy.
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HÜBNER Photonics GmbH
Wilhelmine-Reichard Strasse 6
34123 Kassel
Germany
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Q-switched lasers

HÜBNER Photonics offer pulsed nanosecond lasers in the Cobolt Tor Series: generating up to 0.5 mJ pulse energy, <5 ns pulse width, 7 kHz PRF. Single pulse triggerable and free running models are available.

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Advanced laser technologies

EKSPLA
Savanoriu Av. 237
02300 Vilnius
Lithuania
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Q-switched lasers

Short pulse duration, a wide range of customization options and high stability are distinctive feature of EKSPLA nanosecond Q-switched lasers. Employing latest achievements in laser technologies, our team of dedicated engineers designed wide range of products tailored for specific applications: from compact, simple and robust EKSPLA nanosecond Q-switched DPSS NL230 series lasers for OEM manufacturers to high energy customized flash-lamp multijoule systems for research laboratories.

Second (532 nm), third (355 nm), fourth (266 nm) and fifth (213 nm) (where available) harmonic options combined with various accessories and customization possibilities make these lasers well suited for many OEM and laboratory applications like OPO, OPCPA, Ti:sapphire and dye laser pumping, spectroscopy, remote sensing and plasma research.

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Composing with Light

Teem Photonics S. A.
61 chemin du Vieux Chêne
38246 Meylan
France
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Q-switched lasers

Teem Photonics offers passively Q-switched lasers – Microchip lasers and more powerful devices from the Powerchip laser series. Some are free running, while others are triggerable up to 100 kHz. All can generate sub-nanosecond pulses. Available emission wavelengths are 1064 nm, 532 nm, 355 nm, 266 nm and 213 nm.

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Picophotonics Ltd.
Kauhakorvenkatu 53 B
33710 Tampere
Finland
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Q-switched lasers

Passively Q-switched, compact and cost-effective microchip lasers with customized optical properties at 532, 767, 1064 and 1535 nm. Pulse durations from 50 ps to ns, 1 – 200 kHz pulse repetition rate, µJ pulse energies and and narrow linewidth available with turn-key and OEM platforms.

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Laser Technology Redefined

LEDlas Corp.
Hope-IPT No.101, Section 2
Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu
Taiwan 30013, R.O.C
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Q-switched lasers

Introducing our cutting-edge LED-pumped EO Q-switched Nd:YAG laser, designed for high-performance applications. This laser offers exceptional stability, a long lifespan, and minimal maintenance requirements. With a peak power exceeding 9 MW and a convenient USB computer interface, it's ideal for a variety of applications, including LIBS, photoacoustic imaging, circuit trimming, fat-panel-display repair, and material processing.

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Lasers, Optics, Electronics. Made in Germany.

ALPHALAS GmbH
Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 5
37085 Göttingen
Germany
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Q-switched lasers

ALPHALAS offers actively and passively Q-switched DPSS lasers (IR, VIS & UV) with pulse durations < 1 ns, suitable for applications requiring high peak power and precise synchronization. Both types of lasers feature TEM00 beam profile and compact design.

Passively Q-switched microchip lasers are mechanically extremely stable with very high pulse-to-pulse stability, pulse energies up to 1.5 mJ and > 2 MW peak power and pulse duration down to 500 ps.

The actively Q-switched lasers feature jitter < 500 ps with an option down to 200 ps. Repetition rates from single shot up to 100 kHz and average power up to 5 W are available.

Higher energies and powers can be reached using MOPA configurations.

Applications: micromachining, marking & cutting (e.g. diamonds), nonlinear optics, supercontinuum generation, time-resolved fluorescence measurements, DNA-analysis, pollution monitoring, LIBS, ignition of combustion engines.

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Let the light be always with you!

Geola Digital Ltd.
Naugarduko 41
LT-03227 Vilnius
Lithuania
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Q-switched lasers

Geola Digital is a company that specializes in manufacturing narrow-spectrum single longitudinal mode (SLM) and TEM00 Q-switched lasers with uniform transverse Gaussian mode and stable characteristics. These lasers are suitable for a wide range of laser photonics applications where precise control over the wavelength and phase of the light is essential.

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Megawatt Lasers
P.O. Box 24190
Hilton Head Island, SC 29925–4190
United States
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Q-switched lasers

MegaWatt Lasers's ER902 is a passively Q-switched erbium glass laser that operates at 1.54 μmm. This eye-safe wavelength is ideal for defense, LIBS, and LIDAR applications. The design allows for 10 Hz repetition rates with a 4 ns pulse width and a 200 μJ pulse energy. All in a 9 mm diameter by 20 mm length package.

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Change the Color of Light to Expand your Possibilities!

GWU-Lasertechnik Vertriebsges. mbH
Bonner Ring 9
50374 Erftstadt
Germany
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Q-switched lasers

GWU-Lasertechnik has more than 30 years of experience in lasers and nonlinear optics. We are the pioneer of commercial BBO OPO technology. Our widely tunable pulsed laser sources cover the spectral range from the deep-UV at <190 nm to the IR at >2700 nm continuously. The scanSeries nanosecond product line offers scalable pulse energy at various repetition rates. As a unique feature, GWU can provide high-speed wavelength scanning across the complete wavelength range with shot-to-shot dynamic. Our all-solid-state laser design ensures maximum reliability for diode-pumped and flash-lamp pumped Q-switched lasers.

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The specialist in laser technologies

Lumibird – Quantel, Keopsys, Convergent, Continuum brands
2 rue Paul Sabatier
22300 Lannion
France
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Q-switched lasers

Lumibird nanosecond Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers are well known for their ruggedness and versatility. From 5 mJ to 2.3 J at 1064 nm, from single pulse to 400 Hz, they can be diode-pumped (compactness, ease of use) or flashlamp-pumped (high energy), and are available at 532 nm, 355 nm, 266 nm and 1.5 µm. Double pulse models are also proposed for applications in fluid mechanics (PIV).

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Other Suppliers

A.R.C. Laser GmbH
Germany
Acal BFi
Germany
Advalight
Denmark
Advanced Optowave Corporation
United States
Aktyvus Photonics
Lithuania
Allied Laser Solutions, LLC
United States
Allied Scientific Pro
Canada
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Astanza Lasers, Inc.
United States
AZURE Photonics Co., Ltd.
China
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Beijing RealLight Technology Co. Ltd.
China
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Bright Aerospace
Italy
Canlas Laser Processing GmbH
Germany
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CivilLaser Laser Source Technology Co., Ltd.
China
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Coherent Corp.
United States
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Compact Laser Solutions GmbH
Germany
CryLaS GmbH
Germany
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Crystalaser
United States
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Crytur, spol. s r.o.
Czech Republic
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Dausinger & Giesen GmbH
Germany
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Delta Photonics
Canada
DPSS Lasers Inc.
United States
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Dyneos AG
Switzerland
EdgeWave GmbH
Germany
eLas educational Lasers
Germany
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ELUXI Ltd.
United Kingdom
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GMP SA, Büro Zürich
Switzerland
HJ Optronics Inc.
United States
IBPhotonics Ltd.
Bulgaria
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IL Photonics
Israel
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InnoLas Laser GmbH
Germany
Iradion Laser, Inc.
United States
L3HARRIS
Australia
Lambda Photometrics Ltd
United Kingdom
Qingdao Lasence Co., Ltd
China
Laser S.O.S. Ltd.
United Kingdom
Laserglow Technologies
Canada M6C 1C
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Lasermate Group, Inc.
United States
Lastek Pty Ltd
Australia
Light Age, Inc.
United States
Litron Lasers Ltd.
United Kingdom
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Lumentum Operations LLC
United States
Maxphotonics Co., Ltd.
China
Meridian AG
Switzerland
Metalaser
China
MONTFORT Laser GmbH
Austria
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NaKu Technology Co., Ltd
China
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Nano-Giga
France
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neoLASE GmbH
Germany
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Nanguang Hi-Tech (Xiamen) Laser Co., Ltd
China
NP Photonics, Inc.
United States
Optitask Ltd.
Israel
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Opto Enginee LLC
United States
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Opton Laser International
France
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Optoprim Germany GmbH
Germany
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Pantec Biosolutions AG
Liechtenstein
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Passat Ltd.
Canada
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Photonics Industries International, Inc.
United States
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Power Technology Inc.
United States
Qbic Laser System Inc.
Korea
QS Lasers
Lithuania
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Quantum Composers Inc.
United States
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Quantum Light Instruments
Lithuania
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Shenzhen RFH Laser Technology Co., Ltd
China
Sintec Optronics Pte Ltd (HQ)
Singapore
Sirah Lasertechnik GmbH
Germany
SOL Instruments Ltd.
Belarus
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Solar Laser Systems
Belarus
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Soluciones y Tecnolgias de Control Embebido SAPI de CV
Mexico
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Soluciones y Tecnolgias de Control Embebido SAPI de CV
Mexico
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Sparkle Optics
United States
Spectra-Physics Lasers
United States
Spektrum Laser-Entwicklungs- und Vertriebs-GmbH
Germany
STANDA Ltd.
Lithuania
Te Lintelo Systems BV
The Netherlands
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Tianjin Maiman Laser Technology Co., Ltd.
China
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Tokyo Instruments, Inc.
Japan
Topag Lasertechnik GmbH
Germany
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TRUMPF Inc.
United States
TSI Incorporated
United States
UpTek Solutions Corp.
United States
von Gegerfelt Photonics
Germany
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Xiton Photonics
Germany
Yupec Laser Germany GmbH
Germany
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