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Buying Space-qualified Lasers

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Space-qualified lasers are designed to operate reliably under the harsh conditions encountered in space missions, including extreme temperatures, vibrations, vacuum, and ionizing radiation. These lasers must also operate with low power consumption and minimal interference with other onboard instruments.

Making Good Purchase Decisions

As the most professional photonics purchasing portal, RP Photonics helps you to not only to find all relevant suppliers (not limited to our advertisers), but also to make good purchasing decisions.

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:

encyclopedia article space-qualified lasers

If you need personal help, contact RP Photonics to get technical consultancy.

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 space-qualified 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.

You find these buttons in the supplier list below or under "3. Find suitable suppliers".

3. Find suitable suppliers

We suggest three steps:

  • Below, you can find our list of suppliers for space-qualified lasers. Use the checkboxes to mark possibly suitable suppliers.
  • The selected suppliers will appear below this list, along with your list of specifications. You can then indicate which specifications they meet according to your research. (You should finalize your specifications before doing this.)
  • Based on the results, you can finally choose a supplier that is hopefully a good enough fit.

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Decision

The most suitable supplier you found:

Comments, e.g. reasons for your choice, or things which still need to be checked:

Suppliers for Space-qualified Lasers

6 suppliers for space-qualified lasers are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 3 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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Focused on Possibility.

Sheaumann Laser, Inc.
5 Federal Street
Billerica, MA 01821
United States
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See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth A2.451)!

Sheaumann Laser has developed the SheauPac Signature Package. With its proprietary design, it withstands extreme temperature and vibration conditions as encountered in space applications. It is manufactured and assembled entirely in our DoD-compliant facility in the United States.

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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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space-qualified lasers

Serving North America, RPMC has extensive experience with customization, ruggedization, and space-qualification requirements.

From Made-in-the-USA laser diodes to ultra-compact pulsed microchip lasers, we have a wide selection of customizable and space-qualifiable laser options.

We'll collaborate on your requirements to ensure your laser is capable of withstanding the bumpy ride and harsh environment involved with space-based laser applications from LIBS to free-space intra-satellite communications.

Let RPMC help you find the right laser today!

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THINKING BEYOND

Eagleyard Photonics GmbH
Rudower Chaussee 29
12489 Berlin
Germany
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See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth B2.417)!

space-qualified lasers

TOPTICA EAGLEYARD is very experienced with space projects and offers laser diodes with space heritage. Their laser diodes are compliant with MIL-STD 883, ESCC 23201/23202 and TELCORDIA GR-468.

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Other Suppliers

Coherent Corp.
United States
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Photodigm Inc.
United States
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Photon Systems
United States
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