What are fiber lasers?
This is the most advanced architecture of solid-state lasers operating in the standard wavelength of about 1070 nm, which allows them to interact well with metals and most plastics. Due to their relatively simple design, high lifetime (commonly quoted lifetime is more than 100 thousand hours) and high efficiency, they are widely used in industrial applications. Among fibre lasers, systems with different operation can be found – continuous, pulsed and quasi-continuous, they can have different beam quality and exist in power ranges from 10 W to tens of kW. As a result, they can be successfully deployed in a wide range of applications from laser marking to cutting, welding and hardening. Fiber lasers with an average power of a few hundred W are air-cooled, while higher powers require more intensive water cooling.
We supply OEM version of pulsed fibre laser in power range 20 – 300W
The LLS-FXXP series diode-pumped infrared nanosecond MOPA laser is a new generation of fiber lasers that can operate in pulsed and continuous operation. The MOPA laser can independently define the frequency of the laser pulses (1 – 4000 kHz) along with their duration (3 – 2000 ns), thus achieving excellent results in marking or micromachining applications. Due to their excellent efficiency, these laser systems are characterized by lower power consumption and low cooling requirements, and can thus be cooled by air only up to an ambient temperature of 45 °C.
Typical applications for pulsed fibre lasers
The infrared fibre laser wavelength (about 1070 nm) shows the best interaction with metals and plastics, although it can also affect some other types of materials. The most common applications include:
- Laser marking
- Laser engraving
- Laser cutting of thin materials
- Laser drilling
- Welding of thin metal layers
Advantages of pulsed fibre laser
- Excellent laser beam quality
- Easy integration into production lines
- High performance
- High stability +/- 1%
- Designed for 24 hour operation
- Lowest operating costs
- Highly reliable laser system
- Minimum power loss
- Long lifetime of excitation diodes up to 300 000 hours
- Up to 5 years warranty possible (approx. 40,000 hours in 3-shift operation)
- Compactness
- Low power consumption
Fiber lasers are used in the automotive, engineering, consumer, plastics, electronics, jewelry and other industries.
At the customer’s request, we can also supply complex single-purpose machines tailored to the exact application required. In our application laboratory, we are happy to make samples directly on your parts and advise you on the optimal solution.
