II-VI Infrared Division of II-VI Incorporated Introduces Optics for 10 KW Class Fiber and Direct Diode Lasers
January 06, 2017 at 02:35 am IST
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The II-VI Infrared Division of II-VI Incorporated announced the introduction of a new line of optics designed for 10 kW class fiber and direct diode lasers. The next generation fiber and direct diode lasers have surpassed 10 kW output power as they broaden their range of applications in metal cutting and welding, as well as additive manufacturing. II-VI Infrared’s improved lens quality enables these lasers to maintain high reliability at high power levels and over long periods of time. II-VI Infrared’s new line of optics is made from low-absorbing fused silica substrates. The optics undergo magneto rheological finishing (MRF) to achieve lower than Y/10 of surface irregularity and less than 1 nm of roughness. With a high performance proprietary IBS coating, they achieve less than 10 ppm of total absorption loss. The new 10 kW optics are available in many complex shapes used in today’s high power beam shaping applications such as aspheres, axicons and high aspect ratio lenses. II-VI Infrared’s new line of 10 kW one micron optics complement its existing portfolio of products for fiber and direct diode lasers, which include variable radius mirrors, debris windows, laser processing heads and optics to fiber-couple direct diode lasers. II-VI Infrared will showcase its new 10 kW one micron optics at SPIE Photonics West, January 31 - February 2, 2017, in San Francisco, CA, South hall, booth # 1833.
Coherent Corp. is a vertically integrated manufacturing company. The Company develops, manufactures and markets engineered materials, optoelectronic components and devices, optical and laser subsystems and systems for use in the industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets. Its segments include Networking, Materials, and Lasers. The Networking segment designs, manufactures, and markets products, such as optical and electro-optical components and materials, infrared optical components, semiconductor lasers and detectors, engineered materials, and compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers. The Materials segment manufactures transceivers for data centers and telecom optical networks, pump lasers, optical amplifiers, crystal materials, optics, lasers and optoelectronic modules. The Lasers segment offers lasers and optics products that serve industrial customers in semiconductor and display capital equipment, precision manufacturing, and aerospace and defense.
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