FIBERCRYST AT PHOTONICS WEST EXPO IN SAN JOSE, CALIF., THIS JANUARY

Chicago, December 3, 2008 (word count: 257)
Fibercryst produces laser thin crystal rods with a unique geometry – very thin and very long. It offers Nd:YAG or Yb:YAG thin rods with diameters of 0.3 mm to 2 mm, and lengths up to 500 mm. Upon request, it can provide other crystals in similar dimensions.  Fibercryst will present these rods and their associated laser systems at Photonics West 2009 in San Jose, Calif., from Jan. 27 to 29, on the French Pavilion at booth 6146.

The company also develops laser systems using a new concept based on the thin crystal rods. Lasers using standard bulk crystals are limited in terms of average power by thermal effect. Fiber lasers using double-clad silica fibers are limited in terms of peak power by non-linear effects. Using Fibercryst thin rods technology, one can benefit both from the crystal quality (high peak power) and from the geometry of the fiber (efficient thermal management).

Thanks to this advantage, Fibercryst can offer a high-power Q-switch Yb:YAG oscillator and an Nd:YAG amplifier that are ready to integrate high-power laser systems.

The Yb:YAG oscillator, with its simple laser design, insures low price and high performance. This oscillator has already demonstrated several mJ energy at a few kHz, with pulses below 20 ns. The laser performance can be fitted to specific requirements.

The Nd:YAG amplifier is based on a patented design that allows Fibercryst technology to amplify laser sources very efficiently with low average power. This amplifier can achieve gain higher than 30 for a laser seed of 100 mW average power and ns pulses.

For more information, please contact:

FIBERCRYST
Julien Didierjean
Optical Division Manager
La Doua - Bat. l’Atrium
Boul. Latarjet
69616 Villeurbanne CEDEX
FRANCE
E-mail: j.didierjean@fibercryst.com
Web: www.fibercryst.com

or:

FRENCH TECHNOLOGY PRESS OFFICE
205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3740
Chicago, IL 60601
Fax: (312) 327-5261
E-mail: contact.ftpo@ubifrance.fr

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