Diode laser maker DILAS of Mainz, Germany has launched a higher-power fiber-coupled diode laser system for materials processing applications with output power of 2.5kW at 980nm.
The SF2500/10 fiber-coupled system is based on micro-channel-cooled diode laser bars featuring a compact footprint and convenient aiming beam. With a beam parameter product of 110mm mrad, the system delivers 2.5kW through a cladding-mode-free QBH high-power 1000μm-core-diameter fiber, 0.22NA at single wavelength of 980nm.
The stand-alone fiber-coupled diode laser system includes a water-water heat exchanger and diode laser driver inside a compact chassis. DILAS' standardized diode laser control unit (DLC) provides standardized external interfaces.
With this new high-power diode laser system, DILAS is expanding into new market applications such as surface treatment (e.g. selective hardening), cladding or high-power brazing. In addition, the 2.5kW system is suitable for scientific research applications that require large spot sizes and uniform intensity profile.
