Q-Peak manufactures diode-pumped, solid state lasers based on a number of standard, field-proven components that can be arranged to provide a wide variety of operating configurations. Our current products are based on over 20 years of innovative efforts in developing laser systems. For more details, and some background on the evolution of our current product line, see Product History.
Our systems are designed to produce cw and pulsed average powers of 10 W and above in the near-infrared (IR) wavelength region (around 1000 nm) with a near-diffraction-limited beam quality. Outputs in the green and ultraviolet (UV) regions are available, at present only in a pulsed format.
In contrast to some other laser vendors, through the use of standard components Q-Peak is capable of providing custom, one-off systems to meet a customer's specific needs, as well as manufacture quantities of the same system.
Laser systems are comprised of a laser head, providing the laser output (or outputs), a power supply/control unit that powers the laser head as well as necessary interlock functions, and a cooling unit to maintain the laser crystal and diode pump sources at a constant temperature, as well as remove heat from other components in the laser head.
Our core technology is based on a diode-pumped Gain Module developed to operate with a number of different solid state laser materials. With the Gain Module technology and appropriate laser resonator optics mounted in a laser head, we can generate cw or repetitively Q-switched, pulsed laser-output formats. In addition, the Gain Modules can be used amplify the cw or Q-switched outputs of Gain-Module oscillators, or amplify other sources, such as low-power mode-locked lasers or sub-nanosecond, Q-switched microchip lasers. We can also provide standard nonlinear optics components for harmonic generation into the visible and UV wavelength regions.
Please click on the links in the drop-down menu above or to the left to find out more about the components in our laser systems. Please note that we do not customarily sell Gain Modules or any of the other components on an individual basis. They are only available as parts of a complete laser system.
Does your application require an advance in the state-of-the-art or alternative wavelengths? Q-Peak carries out a wide range of contract research and development programs in the fields of solid state lasers and related technologies. Select the Research & Development menu above to learn more.
The Gain Module technology is one result of our past and continuing extensive Research & Development efforts. As a result of these we are also developing a new range of products, based in part on our standard components but with some innovative variations. For a preview, see our New Technologies page.
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