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THE NEW CONQUEROR-MODEL 532_14VSP
By far the smallest 532nm-laser in this powerclass worldwide!
14W @ 50 kHz (12ns), TEM00 (M² < 1.2), 7ns minimal pulsewidth, up to 55kW pulse peak power, pulse peak power control, 1Hz - 500kHz, highest efficieny, entirely aircooled and can even be operated battery-powered.
CLS completes it`s productportfolio of Q-switched DPSS-marking- and micro-mechaninglasers introducing the new CONQUEROR-series
Due to the fact that an average power-output of 5 watts combined with a high pulse-peak-power is sufficient for many applications, CLS decided to introduce the new CONQUEROR-series in addition to their more powerful BLADE-series (up to 75 watts). Like the BLADE-series the CONQUEROR-series are also solely air-cooled. CLS will present the CONQUEROR-series for the first time at the Laser World of Photonics 2011.
Compared to the usual lasers including fibrelasers the CONQUEROR-series don`t only mark common materials but also copper, gold and glass (including in-glass-engraving) in excellent quality. Even on synthetic materials / plastics the CONQUEROR-series in most of the cases provides much better results then IR-fibrelasers. For the simple reason that the CONQUEROR-series offer smaller spots, the typeface of micromarks is a lot more accurate. Moreover many synthetic materials an semiconductors react better when using a wavelengh of 532 nm, which results in a better result and/or colourchange.
With the CONQUEROR-series CLS has lauched a lasersystem with a very small footprint which is privileged for the integration in machine-parcs and in workstations in which a very small environment is found.
Next to the configuration with a wavelength of 532 nm a configuration with a wavelength of 1064 nm is also available.
Striking is the price: The sophisticated lasersystem made in Germany combined with a high-speed-scanner is offered at a very competitive price.
A research study of BAM confirms BLADE laser series as viable alternative to lasers typically used in LIBS and Raman Spectroscopy
A scientific publication of the BAM (Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing) verifies that our BLADE IR25 (1064 nm) featuring optional switching to frequency-doubled mode (532 nm) in an option to other lasers also used in LIBS and Raman spectroscopy. The published article: ’Assessment of suitability of diode pumped solid state lasers for laser induced breakdown and Raman spectroscopy’, by: Marek Hoehse, Igor Gornushkin, Sven Merk and Ulrich Panne, available at JAAS (Journal of Analytical Atom Spectrometry,, 2011, Advance Article), provides the detailed content. (http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2011/JA/C0JA00038H)
In the following we cited some extracts of the paper:
“…following the development of laser technologies: from microchip and powerchip lasers with only 10mJ and 50 mJ of the pulse energy, correspondingly (model JDSUniphase, Nanolase, Meylan, France), to recent DPSS lasers with more than 1 mJ of the pulse energy and 25W of continuous power (Blade YVO4IR_25, Compact Laser Solution, Germany). This pulse energy is sufficient to breakdown virtually any material by focusing the laser with conventional optics. The high repetition rate provides such a large mass ablated that LIBS with DPSS lasers can outperform LIBS with FLPSS lasers even when the latter is operated in a double pulse mode.…
Conclusions
We demonstrated that DPSS lasers present a viable alternative to lasers typically used in LIBS and Raman spectroscopy. They offer the distinct advantages of low cost, compact size, small weight, and high durability. Their robustness and long operational lifetimes are well suited for heavy-duty industrial applications. In particular, we demonstrated that LIBS with the DPSS laser provides the competitive performance as compared to conventional FLPSS-LIBS. Despite a short plasma lifetime which limits a number of detectable photons, the high repetition rate overcomes this drawback and enables the detection of thousands of laser-induced plasmas per second. The high ablation rate results in LODs in the lowest ppm range that are among the best LODs for LIBS and can easily compete with the performance of double pulse LIBS…. “
50 years after it's invention the worlds first laser shines again for the very first time ever in Germany
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the laser - one of the most epoch-making innovations of our century – Andreas Kuntze, the founder of Compact Laser Solutions GmbH in Berlin, succeeded in bringing the worlds' first laser to the capital of Germany.
Kathleen Maiman herself presented the very first laser - which Theodore Maiman had invented on June 16th, 1960 - to public in the facilities of Compact Laser Solutions GmbH in Berlin.
Andreas Kuntze professionally cleaned the 50 years old ruby-crystal and carefully re-adjusted the electrodes. After he had made sure, that the system was in a safe condition, he fired the laser.
It was overwhelming to imagine that the bright dark-red laserspot that we saw, was exactly like the one Theodore Maiman created 50 years ago for the first time ever. None of us may fathom what kind of emotions excited in him upon this occurence at that time.
Earlier this June, France had appreciated the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser by celebrating the event under the patronage of Nicolas Sarkozy in the Palais du Louvre in Paris with Kathleen Maiman as a guest of honour and several nobelprice winners and other important personalities.
Exactly the performance that you`ve been looking for …
BLADE VS20 - incredible laserpower (20 watt q-switched, 532 nm / green) born in an ultra small footprint design. Just using air cooling (no need to use a complicated cooling-unit and/or to regulary exchange parts of the cooling system (for instance: ion exchangers, filters...). It should also be mentioned, that due to the fact, that no liquids are used at all in our coolingsystem, the risk of the occur of leakages and therefore the risk of damaging the laser-source and other expensive repair-jobs caused by leakages is eliminated completely.
Our highpower-laser is only a little bigger than a typical postcard (200 x 200mm). Consequently it can be very easily integrated into production lines.
INDUSTRIEPREIS 2008 – Award in production technologie for BLADE Lasersystem (May 2008)
CLS’s latest product roll-out, which combines particular advantages of matured DPSS-technology with the upcoming fibre-laser method into a revolutionary new laser concept, was rewarded during HMI 08 with the INDUSTRIEPREIS 2008. The recognition and decoration under more than 600 applicants was illuminated as outstanding technolgy with easy-to-implement characteristics.
BLADE–technological quantum leap for laser in material processing (January 2008)
A true novelty - DuoBLADE, the world’s first laser, enabling to switch between selectable wavelengths, for maximum versatility in micro- and macro-material processing. If marking, scribing, engraving or deep-engraving onto virtually all kind of materials such as metals, plastics, synthetik compounds and ceramics – the DuoBLADE will be ahead with its selectable 1064nm, 532nm or 355nm wavelength.
Market introduction of BLADE1064 laser series (June 2007)
The BLADE laser series is classified in a range of pulsed 1064nm and 532nm devices, offering superior beam-quality (near diffraction limited TEM00) at average output-power levels from up to 40W (1064nm). Pulse energies with 2mJ@1kHz corresponding with 1mJ@30kHz/1064nm respectively 1mJ@6kHz/532nm and pulse repetition rates up to 500 kHz, offer – in contrast to fibre laser concepts – the widest application spectrum at all, including gold-, copper-, glas diamond- as well as LIBS - and solar cell processing.
50 years after it's invention the worlds first laser shines again ...
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Maiman June 2010