Low Power CW Fiber Lasers

From UV to middle-infrared, IPG offers a wide

selection of continuous wave (CW) fiber

lasers in the low power (<100 W) range

for scientific, R&D and commercial

applications. Lasers in this power

range are offered with options

such as wavelength selectivity,

direct analog power modulation,

polarization options and

many others.

Low Power CW Fiber Lasers, 1 -100 Watt

Wavelength Range, μm Laser Products
Green CW Fiber Lasers  0.51-0.55 GLR
Visible Raman CW Fiber Lasers  0.515-0.635 VLM-XXX-20
Ytterbium CW Fiber Lasers 0.98-1.1 YLR and YLM, YLR-LP, YLR-SF, YLR-LP-SF
Raman-shifted CW Fiber Lasers  1.15-1.8 RLM/RLRRLM-LP
Erbium CW Fiber Lasers  1.53-1.65 ELM and ELR, ELR-LP, ELR-SF, ELR-LP-SF
Thulium CW Fiber Lasers  1.9-2.05 TLM and TLR, TLR-LP
Mid-IR Hybrid Fiber Lasers 1.9-4.8 CL/CLT, CL-SF/CLT-SF

Other CW lasers operating in 1-100 W output power range are:

Wavelength Range, μm Laser Products
Infrared Diode Lasers 0.77-0.98 PLDDLM, DLR, DLT
Ytterbium CW Fiber Amplifiers 0.98-1.1 YAR-LP-SFYAM-SM/YAR-SM and  YAM-SM-LP/YAR-SM-LP
Erbium CW Fiber Amplifiers 1,535-1,605 EAR-LP-SF

Higher output powers are available for Ytterbium, Erbium, Thulium and Raman lasers in Mid-Power CW Fiber Lasers (100 W to 3 kW) and kW-class High Power CW Fiber Lasers.

Features of Low Power CW Fiber Lasers

1 - 100 W output power range
Record wall-plug efficiency
Excellent beam mode quality
Excellent reliability
Negligible beam pointing
Stable beam quality in full power range
Air cooling operation
Very low initial cost
Very low cost of ownership
Unlimited choice of wavelengths in wide spectral range 
Beam Mode Quality:
By default, the CW lasers in the ≤100 W power range are single-mode with theoretically limited beam quality, typical M2 ≤1.05. However, when the application requires it, multi-mode lasers are also offered.  Due to absence of thermal lensing in the laser cavity, fiber lasers maintain beam mode quality and divergence over the full range of output power adjustment. This is not the case with DPSS bulk lasers which are typically optimized to run at nominal power level.

Infrared and blue diode lasers are multi-mode. 

Wavelength Selectivity:
The CW fiber lasers in the ≤100 W power range typically have fixed wavelength. Most models allow the user to select the wavelength over a certain range prior to purchase of the laser. For Ytterbium lasers, the typical wavelength range is 1030-1090 nm (Yb CW fiber lasers in the range 978-1020 nm are also available); for Erbium lasers the range is 1535-1565 nm; for Thulium lasers the range is 1.9-2.05 µm. Green lasers operate near 532±18 nm. Raman-shifted lasers can supply emission in the near infrared in the 1.1-1.8 µm range and in the visible from green to red. Wavelength-tunable lasers are also available on special order.

Polarization:
The CW fiber lasers in the ≤100 W power range are offered with either random or linear polarization. Circular polarization is an option for linearly polarized models.

Bandwidth:
Typical linewidth is <1 nm for standard multi-line models and is either in the kHz or MHz range for single-frequency options.

Direct Modulation:
Direct power modulation in the kHz range is typically available in Ytterbium (1 µm), Erbium (1.5 µm) and Thulium (2 µm) lasers. Green GLR lasers are CW only. External AOM is available on special order.

Power Stability and Optical Noise:
Typical power stability is <2% over 4-8 hours under stable environmental conditions (± 2°C).
Typical optical noise of standard multi-line lasers is 1-2% RMS. Single-frequency models have optical noise an order of magnitude lower.

Optical noise of single-frequency lasers and amplifiers is typically specified as relative intensity noise (RIN) in dB/Hz over a certain frequency range. 

Deep UV CW Fiber Laser

Deep UV CW Fiber Laser Beam Mode Polarization Linewidth Output Power
ULR  Single-mode
Linear
Single-frequency Up to 3 W  

Green CW Fiber Laser

Green CW Fiber Laser Beam Mode Polarization Linewidth Output Power
GLR  Single-mode
Linear
Single-frequency 0.5-100 W  

GLPN-532 green fiber lasers, operating in high repetition MHz rate can be used in applications requiring CW output. These lasers are available at output powers from 100 to 1000 W.

VLM/VLR broadband visible lasers, also operating in MHz repetition rate mode, provide output powers up to 200 W and are offered at custom wavelengths in the range of 520-635 nm. 

 

Visible CW Raman Fiber Lasers

Visible CW Raman Fiber Lasers Typical Center Wavelengths* Beam Mode Polarization Linewidth Output Power
VLM-XXX-20 XXX=515, 530, 590, 615, 635 Single-mode Linear 0.1 nm up to 20 W

* Custom center wavelengths are available in 515-635 nm range.

VLM/VLR broadband visible lasers, operating in MHz repetition rate mode, provide output powers up to 200 W and are offered at custom wavelengths in the range of 520-635 nm. 

Ytterbium CW Fiber Lasers

 

Beam Mode Polarization Linewidth Power*
YLM and YLR  Single-mode Random <1 nm 1 W to 100 W
 Multi-mode
YLR-LP Single-mode  Linear
YLR-SF Random Single-frequency  
 YLR-LP-SF  Linear

* Single-mode YLR models are available up to 1.5 kW and YLS-SM models provide output power up to 10 kW. Multi-mode rack-mounted models are available up to 4 kW and multi-kW YLS CW lasers are available up to 120 kW output power. Lineary polarized YLR-LP lasers are available up to 500 W output power.

Near-IR CW Raman Fiber Lasers

Near-IR CW Raman Fiber Lasers

Beam Mode Polarization Linewidth Power
RLM and RLR Single-mode
Random, Linear upon request 1-3 nm 1 W to 100 W*
RLM-LP Linear  0.1-0.15 nm 50 W to 70 W 

 * Output powers >500 W can be manufactured upon request. Please contact IPG Representative to discuss your requirements.

Erbium CW Fiber Lasers

Beam Mode Polarization Linewidth Power
ELM and ELR Single-mode Random <1 nm
1 W to 100* W
ELR-LP Linear 5 W to 30 W
ELR-SF Random  Single-frequency 1 W to 30 W
 ELR-LP-SF  Linear 1 W to 30 W

* ELR-150 laser provides high brightness multi-mode 150 W output power.

Multi-mode Erbium Laser Systems provide from several hundred Watts to several kilowatts of output power.

Thulium CW Fiber Lasers

 

Beam Mode Polarization Linewidth Power*
TLM and TLR
Single-mode
Random
<1 nm
1-100 W
Multi-mode
TLR-LP Single -mode  Linear

* Single-mode TLM and TLR modules and rack-mounts are available up to 200 W in Medium Power laser family. Multi-mode high brightness modules provide up to 200 W and rack-mount TLR lasers provide up to 500 W output power in Medium Power laser family.

TLS Series Thulium Laser Systems provide kW-class high-brightness multi-mode output power from rugged industrial cabinets.

Mid-IR CW Hybrid Fiber Lasers

CW Mid-infrared hybrid fiber lasers Wavelength Range Beam Mode Polarization Linewidth Power
CL and CLT 1. 9-3.0 μm Single-mode
Random or Linear 0.1-2.0, typ. <0.5 nm 1 W to 150 W
CL-SF and CLT-SF Linear 0.5-10, typ. <1.0 MHz 0.2 W to 10 W 
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