Solid State Lasers

Overview

Our range of services

Solid-state lasers are widely used in the market: from production and measurement technology via communication and information technology all the way to medical technology. Fraunhofer ILT designs, develops and constructs solid-state lasers with pulse durations in the nanosecond and picosecond range up to continuous wave operation and with repetition rates from a few Hz up to MHz in pulsed operation. Whether they have large pulse energies (> 100 mJ) or pulse peak powers (> 100 MW), high average power (> 1 kW), special wavelengths in the range 1 μm to 3 μm, narrowband or broadband spectra, the lasers developed at Fraunhofer ILT cover a broad spectrum of customer-specific requirements.

INNOSLAB technology makes it possible to develop high performance and cost-effective high-gain laser amplifiers used in industrial applications such as manufacturing. The crystal composition and geometry of the INNOSLAB technology are decisive factors. Together with partners from research and industry, Fraunhofer ILT is also developing novel crystals that generate application-specific wavelengths in a direct and efficient manner. Solid-state lasers are used, for example, as transmission sources in LIDAR systems for metrology.

The range of services includes feasibility studies, simulations, the development of customized solid-state lasers, the automation of laser systems and their integration in industrial applications as well as individual consulting.

FULAS – Future laser technology demonstrator (as part of the ESA project FULAS and the BMWi project Optomech II / III in cooperation with Airbus DS GmbH).
© Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany.
FULAS – Future laser technology demonstrator (as part of the ESA project FULAS and the BMWi project Optomech II / III in cooperation with Airbus DS GmbH).
Tm: YLF oscillator - detail.
© Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany.
Tm: YLF oscillator - detail.
FULAS – interior view.
© Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany.
FULAS – interior view.

Oscillators

  • INNOSLAB and rod oscillators
  • Ultra stable single-frequency systems for aerospace
  • Adapted pulse duration and wavelength
  • New laser materials

Amplifier Systems

  • High power InnoSlab amplifiers
  • Regenerative amplifiers with variable pulse lengths
  • Pulse durations from ps up to cw
  • PRF from single shot to MHz

Prototype Development

  • Tailored customer-specific solutions
  • Prototypes for scientific and industrial use
  • Lasers for aerospace

Simulation and Consulting

  • Design, analysis and optimization of lasers
  • Analytical and numerical simulation

Brochures

Our brochures offer a quick view onto our service portfolio. Find more detailed information in the “project results“ tab.

 

“Solid State Lasers“

Markets

Laser technology can solve demanding tasks in many different industries. Whether as a tool in automotive production, as measuring equipment in the environmental sector, as a diagnostic or therapeutic instrument in medical technology or as a communication medium in space technology, the laser provides multiple uses with high productivity and high efficiency.

Read up about the innovations of the Fraunhofer ILT in a few selected industries and convince yourself!

 

Research with us!

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about general topics! Our contact persons are happy to get in touch with you.