Fianium's picosecond fiber laser applications lab now fully functional

Southampton, England--Fianium, well-known for its supercontinuum and ultrafast fiber lasers, has announced that micromaterial processing applications facility it has been developing is now fully functional and accepting enquiries and sample projects. Operating in the U.S. within Summit Photonics (Portland, OR), the facility enables OEMs to work closely with Fianium to test material samples and highlight the processing results attainable with its range of picosecond fiber-laser systems.

The applications lab is equipped with the latest Fianium 1064/532 (IR and green) microjoule-class fiber lasers with megahertz to single-shot and burst-mode capability. The ultrashort, high-peak-power laser pulses enable "cold processing," in which material is ablated before thermal diffusion occurs in many materials, thus avoiding unwanted heating of thin films. The lab is also equipped with precision galvo-beam steering and translation stages, which enable micron-sized features to be scribed, drilled, or cut.

The lab's team is led by industry veteran Brian Baird, who has created multiple generations of solid-state photonics devices and systems. He has experience in metal, semiconductor, organic, glass, and many other materials commonly used in applications such as microelectronics, semiconductors, photovoltaics, displays, medical devices, and so on.

"Our lab has already made significant progress with a number of successful studies on diverse materials, such as dielectric and metal thin films, semiconductors, and transparent conductive oxides that have historically proven difficult to process using conventional DPSS lasers," said Fianium CEO Anatoly Grudinin.

To learn more or to provide samples and schedule testing, visit: http://www.fianium.com/sales-contacts.htm.