High Brightness Direct Diode Laser
August 1, 2013
TeraDiode announced the first sale of its 2 kW high brightness laser to a major customer following an on-site electro optic qualification. The customer is in the machine tool building industry.
The TeraBlade-2000 is a new generation of ultra-high brightness direct diode lasers, designed for industrial materials processing applications such as cutting and welding of steel and other metals. "Direct diode is inherently the lowest cost, most compact and highest efficiency industrial laser. When used with wavelength beam combining (WBC), the laser also has the brightness previously provided only by larger, higher cost and more power consuming fiber, disk and CO2 lasers. WBC was invented and patented by MIT and is exclusively licensed to TeraDiode," said a company spokesperson.
The TeraBlade-2000 is a 2 kW system operating at 970 nm and has a 100-micron delivery fiber, with a beam parameter product of under 4 mm-mrad. The company is beginning to ship beta-level systems. Due to its modular design, the TeraBlade platform is scalable up to 20 kW to cover a wide range of applications in the cutting and welding markets. The higher power lasers will be introduced in the coming quarters.
Dr. Parviz Tayebati, CEO of TeraDiode said, "This demonstration of the TeraBlade-2000 2 kW WBC direct diode laser to the satisfaction of this major machine tool builder validates the potential of high brightness WBC direct diode laser technology."
For more information contact:
TeraDiode
30 Upton Drive
Wilmington, MA 01887
978-988-1040
info@teradiode.com
www.teradiode.com
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