ELM and ELR Series are single-mode continuous wave (CW) Erbium fiber lasers with powers up to 100 W. These lasers are offered in both OEM module (ELM) and end-user friendly 19” rack packaging (ELR). The laser provides diffraction limited output in “eye-safe”* (1535-1605 nm) spectral range with unique reliability. Its turnkey operation, compact size and simplicity make it an ideal IR source for both commercial OEM and lab applications. Users can select from a wide range of options including direct modulation, optical isolation at the output, touch-screen display, delivery fiber length, air or water cooling, termination and others.
IPG`s ELM and ELR Series are exciting product lines that do not have any analogs on the market. First manufactured in 1994 for airborne applications, Erbium CW fiber lasers have since been deployed in a variety of telecommunications, R&D, industrial and medical applications.
Higher power Erbuium CW lasers are available for materials processing applications: ELR-150-MM rackmount unit provides 150 W output power and ELS-2000 Erbium Laser System provides multi-mode output power up to 2 kW. Higher powers are available upon request.
“Eye-Safe” operation generally means that eye damage threshold is many orders of magnitude higher than for 1 μm lasers. Nevertheless, it is a Class IV laser product. IPG Photonics recommends that appropriate eyewear is worn and laser safety procedures are followed.
| Selectable Wavelength Near 1.5 μm | Compact OEM Module |
| Output Power up to 50W | Industrial Performance |
| Excellent Beam Quality |
Telecom Reliability |
| Air-cooled | |
| ELM-1 | ELM-5 | ELM-10 | ELM-20 | ELM-30 | ELM-50 | |
| Central Wavelength Range*, nm | 1535 - 1575 | |||||
| Linewidth FWHM, nm | < 1 | |||||
| Mode of Operation | CW/modulated | |||||
| Modulation Frequency, kHz | < 2 | |||||
| Maximum Average Power**, W | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| Power Tunability, % | 10 - 100 | |||||
| Power Stability***, % | ±1 | |||||
| Optical Noise****, % RMS | < 2, typ.1 | |||||
| Beam Quality, M2 | TEM00, < 1.1 | |||||
* Custom central wavelengths are available upon request in the specified range; 1550 nm if not specified.
** Maximum output power may be limited by wavelength selection.
Higher power erbium CW lasers are available for materials processing applications: the ELS Erbium Laser Systems provide kW-class multi-mode output. Please contact your IPG Representative.
*** Over 4 hours, T=const
**** 10 kHz to 10 MHz
| ELM-1 | ELM-5 | ELM-10 | ELM-20 | ELM-30 | ELM-50 | |
| Module Dimensions, mm | 270 × 255 × 75 | |||||
| Weight, kg | < 7 | |||||
| Cooling | Air | |||||
| Supply Voltage, VDC | 24 | |||||
| Power Consumption, W | < 30 | < 40 | < 80 | < 145 | < 200 | < 300 |
| Selectable Wavelength Near 1.5 μm | Compact and Low Cost |
| Output Power up to 100 W | Industrial Performance |
| Excellent Beam Quality |
High Reliability |
| Air-cooled | |
| ELR-xx-AC | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 100 |
| Central Wavelength Range, nm | 1535-1575* | 1567 typ. | |||||
| Linewidth FWHM, nm | <1 | ||||||
| Mode of Operation | CW/modulated | ||||||
| Modulation Frequency, kHz | ≤2 | ≤1 | |||||
| Maximum Average Power**, W | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 100 |
| Power Tunability, % | 10-100 | ||||||
| Power Stability***, % | ±1 typ. | ||||||
| Optical Noise****, % RMS | <2, typ.1 | ||||||
| Polarization | Random | ||||||
| Beam Quality, M2 | TEM00, <1.1 | ||||||
* Custom central wavelengths are available upon request in the specified range; 1550 nm if not specified.
** Maximum output power may be limited by wavelength selection.
Higher power erbium CW lasers are available: ELR-150-MM provides 150 W of multi-mode output and ELS Erbium Laser Systems provide multiple kilowatts of output power. Please contact your IPG Representative.
*** Over 4 hours, T=const
**** 10 kHz to 10 MHz
| ELR-xx-AC | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 100 |
| Dimensions (W × D × H), mm | ELR 1-50 Watt AC448 × 403 × 132 | ELR 100 Watt AC448 × 503 × 177 | |||||
| Weight, kg | <20 | <40 | |||||
| Cooling | Air | ||||||
| Supply Voltage, 1-phase, 50-60 Hz, VAC | 110-220 | 100-120, 200-240 | |||||
| Power Consumption, W | <50 | <100 | <180 | <250 | <320 | <400 | <800 |
| Selectable Wavelength Near 1.5 μm | Compact and Low Cost |
| Output Power up to 100 W | Industrial Performance |
| Excellent Beam Quality |
High Reliability |
| Water-cooled | |
| ELR-xx-WC | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 100 |
| Central Wavelength Range, nm | 1535-1575* | ELR 100 Watt WC1567 typ. | |||||
| Linewidth FWHM, nm | <1 | ||||||
| Mode of Operation | CW/modulated | ||||||
| Modulation Frequency, kHz | ≤2 | ≤1 | |||||
| Maximum Average Power**, W | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 100 |
| Power Tunability, % | 10-100 | ||||||
| Power Stability***, % | ±1 typ. | ||||||
| Optical Noise****, % RMS | <2, typ.1 | ||||||
| Polarization | Random | ||||||
| Beam Quality, M2 | TEM00, <1.1 | ||||||
* Custom central wavelengths are available upon request in the specified range; 1550 nm if not specified.
** Maximum output power may be limited by wavelength selection.
Higher power erbium CW lasers are available: ELR-150-MM provides 150 W of multi-mode output and ELS Erbium Laser Systems provide multiple kilowatts of output power. Please contact your IPG Representative.
*** Over 4 hours, T=const
**** 10 kHz to 10 MHz
| ELR-xx-WC | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 100 |
| Dimensions (W × D × H), mm | 448 × 580 × 132 | ||||||
| Weight, kg | <20 | <30 | |||||
| Cooling | Water | ||||||
| Supply Voltage, 1-phase, 50-60 Hz, VAC | 110-220 | 100-120, 200-240 | |||||
| Power Consumption, W | <50 | <100 | <180 | <250 | <320 | <400 | <800 |
| Scientific Applications | Polymer Welding |
| Telecom Applications | Remote Sensing |
| Medical Applications | Optical Pumping |