Spectra-Physics Laser Systems
Spectra-Physics® is an industry-leading supplier of advanced laser solutions to the microelectronics, solar, semiconductor, industrial manufacturing, scientific research, and life and health sciences markets for 50 years. Our portfolio of high performance, high reliability products includes a wide range of ultrafast, Q-switched DPSS, CW and quasi-CW, high-energy pulsed, tunable, diode and fiber-based lasers.
Spectra-Physics is a leading manufacturer of cutting edge, highly reliable ultrafast lasers and amplifiers that enable breakthroughs in advanced scientific research, biological imaging and fine material processing. We offer a complete portfolio of turn key oscillators, ultrashort pulse seeders, high energy amplifiers as well as optical parametric oscillators (OPO), optical parametric amplifiers (OPA) and harmonic generators. With the largest and most experience global support team in the industry, Spectra-Physics is uniquely positioned to support your ultrafast application needs.
Spectra-Physics leads the industry in innovation – including the first commercial ultrafast Ti:Sapphire laser. With our continued growth and recent acquisition of High Q Lasers, Spectra-Physics continues to extend its leadership position in ultrafast lasers.
- Broadest range of ultrafast technologies
- Widest scope of ultrafast applications
- Leader in ultrafast innovation
- World’s largest installed base
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Product Family
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Pump
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Wavelength Conversion
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| Ultrafast Oscillators | InSight X3 | ||
| Mai Tai SP | Inspire OPO*NEW* Inspire IR OPO Inspire Blue | ||
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| Mai Tai | |||
| Tsunami | *NEW* Millennia eV | ||
| Millennia Prime | |||
| *NEW* Millennia Edge | |||
| Ultrafast Amplifiers | Spitfire Ace | Empower | *NEW* TOPAS Prime |
| *NEW* Spitfire Ace Power Amplifier | |||
| Unison | Empower Quanta-Ray | ||
| Solstice One Box Ultrafast Amplifier | |||
| *NEW* Spirit High Repetition Rate Ultrafast Laser | |||
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Application
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Lasers
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Biological Imaging
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| Multiphoton microscopy, TPE (Two-Photon Excitation) | |
| SHG/THG (Second/Third Harmonic Generation) microscopy | |
| STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) microscopy | |
| CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy) | |
| Multimodal imaging | |
| Optical coherence tomography | |
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Time Resolved Ultrafast Spectroscopy
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| Fluorescence upconversion | |
| Coherent control | |
| OPO pumping | |
| Amplifier seeding | |
| Time resolved photoluminescence | |
| 2D IR spectroscopy | |
| THz spectroscopy | |
| Transient absorption spectroscopy | |
| Stimulated Raman scattering | |
| Time resolved CARS spectroscopy | |
| Combustion studies | |
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High Energy Physics
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| Free electron laser (FEL) seeding | |
| Higher harmonic generation (HHG) | |
| Optical Parametric Amplifier pumping | |
| Non linear optics | |
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Industrial Applications
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| fs micromachining | |
| Two-photon polymerization | |
| Semiconductor metrology | |
Spectra-Physics introduces Quasar® — a breakthrough new hybrid fiber laser delivering industry-leading high power UV and green at high repetition rates. Quasar features novel TimeShift™ technology for programmable pulse profiles to deliver the ultimate in process speed, flexibility,
and control.
Quasar High Power UV and Green Hybrid Fiber Lasers
Breakthrough Hybrid Fiber Laser Technology
Quasar combines advanced fiber laser, power amplifier and patented harmonics technologies, to achieve breakthrough results. The design exploits the flexibility and robustness of fiber laser technology to enable TimeShift technology. Adding Spectra-Physics’ exclusive power amplifier technology, Quasar enhances this flexibility at unprecedented power levels. Finally, with Spectra-Physics’ patented harmonics, known for robust stability, Quasar is a breakthrough synergy of power, flexibility and control in a reliable 24/7 OEM laser for the most demanding applications.
The Quasar Advantage
- >40 W UV and >70 W green
- TimeShift Technology
- TimeShift – constant pulse width over wide range of PRF
- TimeShift – variable pulse width
- TimeShift – pulse shaping
- TimeShift – pulse splitting and Burst Mode operation
- High PRF from 1 to 500 kHz for fast processing
- Robust and reliable for OEM tools
Typical Applications
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Application
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Lasers
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| Glass Processing | |
| Glass cutting | Quasar 355-40 |
| Vacuum hole drilling | Quasar 355-40 |
| Printed Circuit Boards, Flexible Circuits and Flip Chips | |
| Via hole drilling | Quasar 355-40 |
| Flex circuit cutting, drilling | |
| PCB laser singulation | Quasar 532-70 |
| Laser ablation of material on PCBs and PCB structuring | |
| Electronic package laser singulation | |
| HDI Machining | |
| HDI scribing | Quasar 355-40 |
| Silicon Processing | |
| TSV (through silicon via) laser drilling | Quasar 355-40 |
| Laser scribing and dicing of wafers | |
| Low K dielectric laser scribing and grooving | |
| Silicon micromachining | Quasar 532-70 |
| Ceramic Processing | |
| Scribing | Quasar 532-70Quasar 355-40 |
| Drilling ceramic foils | Quasar 532-70Quasar 355-40 |
| LED Manufacturing | |
| Laser scribing of sapphire, GaAs, GaN | Quasar 355-40 |
| Solar Cells | |
| c-Si laser doping using PSG as precursor | Quasar 355-40 |
| c-Si solar cell laser scribing, Application Overview | Quasar 532-70Quasar 533-40 |
| Laser drilling of Metal Wrap Through (MWT) and Emitter Wrap Through (EWT) via holes | Quasar 355-40 |
| Flat Panel Display Manufacturing | |
| LDP/LDI and PDP/AM OLED processing | Quasar 355-40 |
| ITO patterning | Quasar 355-40 |
Spectra-Physics is a leading supplier of DPSS Q-switched lasers. Our lasers deliver superior reliability and are proven in demanding 24/7 industrial applications. With one of the broadest portfolios of Q-switched lasers in the industry and a deep applications expertise, we can help you find the right laser solution for your industrial applications.
DPSS Q-Switched Laser Product Selection
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Power
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1064 nm
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532 nm
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355 nm/349 nm
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266 nm
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0.5W
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Explorer
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Explorer
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Explorer Explorer XP |
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2W
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Tristar Navigator |
HIPPO
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3W
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Explorer XP Navigator |
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4W
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5W
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Navigator
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HIPPO
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6W
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Navigator
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7W
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8W
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9W
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10W
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Pulseo
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11W
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HIPPO Mosaic |
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12W
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15W
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HIPPO
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17W
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HIPPO
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20W
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Pulseo
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27W
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HIPPO
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34W
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Pulseo
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40W
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Quasar
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44W
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Pulseo
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70W
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Quasar
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Typical DPSS Q-Switched Laser Applications
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Application
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Lasers
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| Solar Cell Laser Applications | |
| Thin film P1, P2, P3 layer laser scribingTechnical Overview, a-Si TF laser scribing, Mo-Si TF laser scribing, M2 Overview | Explorer, Explorer XP, Navigator, HIPPO, and Mosaic Q-Switched Lasers |
| Laser doping of selective emitters (LDSE), Technical Overview, c-Si laser processing | Millennia Prime CW Lasers, Pulseo Q-Switched Lasers, and Quasar Hybrid Fiber Lasers |
| Laser doping of emitters using PSG as doping precursor | Pulseo Q-Switched Lasers, Quasar Hybrid Fiber Lasers |
| Metal wrap through (MWT) laser drilling | |
| Emitter wrap through (EWT) laser drilling | |
| c-Si solar cell edge isolation, c-Si laser processing | HIPPO, Pulseo, Mosaic Q-Switched Lasers, and Quasar Hybrid Fiber Lasers |
| Laser grooved buried contacts (LGBC) | |
| Laser scribing of silicon nitride | |
| Laser defect/shunt repair | |
| c-Si wafer marking | Explorer |
| c-Si solar cell laser-fired contacts (LFC) | HIPPO, Pulseo Q-Switched Lasers, and Quasar Hybrid Fiber Lasers |
| Flip Chips, Flexible Circuits and Printed Circuit Boards | |
| Via hole laser drilling | Explorer XP UV, HIPPO, Pulseo, Mosaic Q-Switched Lasers , and Quasar Hybrid Fiber Lasers |
| Flex circuit laser cutting and laser drilling | |
| PCB laser singulation | |
| Laser ablation of material on PCBs and PCB structuring | |
| LED Manufacturing | |
| Laser scribing and laser dicing of sapphire, GaAs, GaN, Technical Overview | Tristar and Pulseo UV Lasers |
| Laser liftoff | |
| Laser Processing of Silicon Wafers | |
| Laser scribing and laser dicing of wafers, Technical Overview |
HIPPO, Pulseo UV Lasers, and Quasar Hybrid Fiber Lasers |
| Low K dielectric laser scribing and laser grooving | |
| Laser marking of wafers | Explorer, Navigator, HIPPO, and Mosaic Q-Switched Lasers |
| Die attach film (DAF) | Tristar, HIPPO, and Pulseo UV Lasers |
| TSV (through silicon via) laser drilling | Pulseo UV Lasers, Quasar Hybrid Fiber Lasers |
| Electronic Package Laser Singulation | |
| micro-SD, QFN, FBGA,and Direct Chip Attach (DCA) type packages | Pulseo Q-Switched Lasers |
| Flat Panel Display Manufacturing | |
| ITO laser patterning | Explorer XP UV, Tristar, HIPPO, and Pulseo UV Lasers |
| TCO laser patterning | Explorer XP UV |
| LDP/LDI, repairing LCD/PDP, and PDP/AM OLED processing | HIPPO, Pulseo UV Lasers, and Quasar Hybrid Fiber Lasers |
| Inside glass laser marking and titling | Explorer, Navigator, and HIPPO UV Lasers |
| Vacuum hole drilling, glass cutting | Explorer XP UV, Pulseo UV Lasers |
| Black matrix patterning | |
| Stereolithography | |
| Exposure/ablation | Explorer, Explorer XP UV and Navigator UV Lasers |
| Ceramic Processing | |
| Laser scribing | HIPPO, Pulseo UV Lasers, and Quasar Hybrid Fiber Lasers |
| Laser drilling ceramic foils | |
| Memory Repair | |
| Link cutting, repair | Explorer IR, Tristar, and Navigator Q-Switched Lasers |
| Bioinstrumentation | |
| MALDI mass spectrometry | Explorer |
| Laser microdissection | |
| Molecular uncaging | Explorer, Tristar, and Navigator Q-Switched Lasers |
Spectra-Physics offers the industry’s most reliable high-energy, flashlamp- pumped Nd:YAG lasers for scientific and industrial applications. With the longest lamp lifetimes and highest quality construction, Spectra-Physics’ Quanta-Ray® lasers are backed by an industry-leading warranty and a global support team you can rely on. Combined with the broadest offering of high quality tunable solid-state OPOs and a dye lasers, Spectra-Physics has the high energy laser solution for the most demanding requirements.
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| Quanta-Ray Pro Series | Quanta-Ray Lab Series | Quanta-Ray INDI Series |
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| Scan Series OPOs | Pulsed Dye Lasers |
Spectra-Physics is the industry leader in high reliability, diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers for microelectronics, life and health science, industrial and scientific markets. Spectra-Physics’ continuous wave (CW) and quasi-continuous wave (Quasi-CW) lasers are built for 24/7 hands-off, reliable operation and low cost of ownership. With a broad selection spanning IR to UV wavelengths, power levels from mW to W, and CW and mode-locked quasi-CW, Spectra-Physics has the right laser solution for your most demanding applications.
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| *NEW* Millennia eV CW DPSS Lasers | Millennia Prime CW DPSS Lasers | Millennia Edge CW DPSS Lasers | |
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| *NEW* Excelsior One Compact CW Lasers | Excelsior CW Lasers | Vanguard Quasi-CW Mode-Locked UV DPSS Lasers |
Spectra-Physics offers a wide range of tunable lasers for the scientific research and life and health science communities. Whether you need a high power CW tunable ring laser, a high energy pulsed solid-state or dye laser solution, or wavelength tunable ultrafast pulses, we offer a robust line of products that meet even the most stringent requirements. Together with state-of-the-art accessories and diagnostics, these lasers set the industry standard in the most demanding applications.
| High Energy Pulsed Tunable Lasers | |||
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| Scan Series OPOs | Pulsed Dye Lasers | Credo High Rep Rate Dye Lasers | |
| CW Tunable Lasers | |||
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| Matisse Tunable Ring Lasers | 3900S CW Tunable Ti:Sapphire Laser | WaveTrain CW Frequency Doubler | New Focus Tunable Diode Lasers |
| Ultrafast Tunable Lasers | |||
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| Inspire OPOs | TOPAS OPAs | Mai Tai One Box Ultrafast Lasers | Tsunami Ultrafast Lasers |
