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    • MKS Spectra-Physics

    Milpitas, CA 95035

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    About MKS Spectra-Physics

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    1565 Barber Ln
    Milpitas, CA 95035
    United States
    https://www.spectra-physics.com
    800-775-5273

    More Info on MKS Spectra-Physics

    Spectra-Physics is a brand within the MKS Instruments Photonics Solutions division. The Spectra-Physics product portfolio consists of a broad spectrum of lasers for precision industrial and scientific applications. Spectra-Physics lasers combine groundbreaking technologies with deep applications expertise to deliver disruptive performance and lower total cost of ownership.

    Products

    Icefyre Fs Uv50 400w
    Laser diodes

    IceFyre® FS UV Femtosecond Lasers

    Breakthrough High-Power UV Femtosecond Lasers for 24/7 Micromachining of Critical MaterialsHighest average power of up to >50 W UVCombination of UV wavelength and ultra short ...
    Quasar Uv 400w
    Lasers, fiber (non-telecom)

    Quasar® High Power Hybrid Fiber Lasers

    High Power UV & Green Hybrid Fiber Lasers for Fast Precision Micromachining>80 W UV (400 μJ) or >60 W UV (300 μJ)>95 W Green (475 μJ) or >75 W Green (375 μJ)TimeShift TechnologyHigh...
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    Laser systems, ultrafast

    Solstice® Ace™ High-Energy Ultrafast Amplifiers

    The Solstice® Ace™ was the first femtosecond ultrafast amplifier designed, built and tested to meet rigorous industrial standards. Solstice Ace incorporates modular components...
    2020 Insightx3 Transparent
    Laser systems, ultrafast

    InSight X3+/X3

    The InSight® X3+™ and InSight® X3™ are built on the industry leading InSight platform designed for maximum performance and reliability with the largest installed base in the market...
    Icefyre 35550 Web1
    Lasers, solid-state

    IceFyre

    IceFyre® redefines picosecond micromachining lasers with a patent-pending design to achieve exceptional performance and unprecedented versatility at industry leading cost-performance...

    Press Releases

    Icefyre Fs Uv50 400w (1)
    Laser diodes

    MKS Debuts Breakthrough >50 W UV Femtosecond Laser for 24/7 Micromachining of Critical Materials

    Extends Industry-Leading Spectra-Physics Portfolio Across Femto to Nanosecond and UV to IRAndover, MA – April 25, 2022 – MKS Instruments, Inc.(NASDAQ: MKSI) introduces its Spectra...
    Wave Train 5 X4
    Laser diodes

    MKS Extends Lasers Portfolio for Quantum Applications

    Enhanced Spectra-Physics Ultra-Narrow Linewidth LasersLead Industry in Power and Tuning RangeAndover, MA – April 25, 2022 – MKS Instruments, Inc.(NASDAQ: MKSI) announces new additions...
    Ice Fyre 1064 50 400w
    Laser diodes

    MKS Launches Versatile >50 W Green Picosecond Laser

    New Spectra-Physics IceFyre GR50 Laser Ideal for Precision Micromachining

    Articles

    Mks Spectra Physics
    Lasers & Sources

    UV laser has utility in bioinstrumentation

    LFW Staff
    The Vanguard One UV125 quasi-continuous-wave (QCW) laser delivers >125 mW of UV power.
    Mks Spectra Physics
    Laser Processing

    UV nanosecond laser designed for 24/7 laser-based manufacturing

    LFW Staff
    The Talon Ace UV100 pulsed nanosecond laser delivers >100 W UV power with >500 µJ/pulse.
    Spectra Physics Mks
    Laser Processing

    Industrial femtosecond laser designed for micromachining

    LFW Staff
    The IceFyre FS IR200 industrial femtosecond laser offers >200 W power and >200 µJ pulse energy.
    Mks Spectra Physics
    Spectra Physics
    Lasers & Sources

    Industrial femtosecond laser features programmable burst mode

    LFW Staff
    The IceFyre FS UV50 laser is an industrial femtosecond laser with >50 W UV power.
    Spectra Physics
    Lasers & Sources

    Green picosecond laser has use in precision micromachining

    LFW Staff
    The IceFyre GR50 laser delivers >50 W average power and >100 μJ of green pulse energy at adjustable repetition rates from single shot to 10 MHz.
    Spectra Physics
    Lasers & Sources

    Tunable ultrafast lasers have use in bioimaging applications

    LFW Staff
    InSight X3+ tunable ultrafast lasers offer a 680–1300 nm tuning range.
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    Home

    Laser Focus World announces 2021 Innovators Awards

    John Lewis
    For the fourth straight year, Laser Focus World held its Innovators Awards program, which celebrates the disparate and innovative technologies, products, and systems found in ...
    FIGURE 1. Transparent ultrashort pulses can do a lot, or nothing at all, depending on focus condition and pulse frequency.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    Glass microwelding with ultrashort-pulse lasers

    Terence Hollister
    High-power, high pulse-repetition-frequency picosecond technology is well suited for the task.
    Spectra Physics
    Lasers & Sources

    UV laser has use in industrial manufacturing

    LFW Staff
    The Explorer One HP HE 355-200 laser offers greater than 200 µJ of UV pulse energy and pulse widths of less than 15 ns.

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    (Credit: SPIE)
    Prism 920x450
    Executive Forum

    2021 Prism Awards honor photonics innovations

    LFW Staff
    During the 2021 Prism Awards online event, awards were presented to groundbreaking technologies and products in 10 categories ranging from quantum and smart sensing to life sciences...
    (Copyright MPI, Menlo Systems)
    FIGURE 1. Two-photon excited fluorescence images of a 300-µm-thick mouse brain slice stained with Alexa 647, with excitations at 780 nm (a) and 1300 nm (b). Measurements were taken in cooperation with the Max-Planck-Institute of Experimental Medicine (Göttingen, Germany).
    Lasers & Sources

    Picosecond and femtosecond fiber lasers serve industry and science

    John Wallace
    Two-photon microscopy, 3D printing, and other applications all benefit from the newest generation of ultrafast fiber lasers.
    Spectra Physics
    Lasers & Sources

    Spectra-Physics green fiber laser has programmable pulse capability

    LFW Staff
    The SPFL 532-40 new pulsed green fiber laser has >40 W output power and up to 180 µJ pulse energy in the green spectrum.
    FIGURE 1. Absorption vs. wavelength for materials commonly encountered in precision machining applications.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    High-power UV lasers for precision micromachining

    Jim Bovatsek
    UV lasers deliver machining quality and the required high throughput for finer features in complex materials.
    Spectra Physics
    Lasers & Sources

    Spectra-Physics tunable ultrafast laser has utility in advanced imaging

    LFW Staff
    The InSight X3+ ultrafast laser provides >3 W output power at 900 nm, >2.7 W at 1000 nm, and >2.4 W at 1100 nm.
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    Lasers & Sources

    Spectra-Physics industrial UV picosecond fiber laser delivers >30 W average power

    LFW Staff
    The IceFyre 355-30 high-power industrial UV picosecond hybrid fiber laser uses TimeShift picosecond programmable pulse flexibility.
    FIGURE 1. The Cobolt Skyra multiline laser for flow cytometry (inset) is stable in both output beam power (a) and in pointing stability under temperature excursions (b).
    Research

    Photonics Products: Lasers for Biosciences: Lasers for flow cytometry are small, solid, and reliable

    John Wallace
    Single- and multiline lasers with wavelengths across the visible spectrum and beyond allow matching with numerous applications.
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    Lasers & Sources

    Spectra-Physics UV DPSS laser can reach 500 kHz

    LFW Staff
    The Talon 355-45 is a Q-switched, diode-pumped, solid-state laser.
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    Lasers & Sources

    Tunable Ti:sapphire ring laser from Spectra-Physics offers narrow linewidth

    LFW Staff
    The Matisse C compact tunable Ti:sapphire ring laser delivers output power >6.5 W, mode-hop-free tuning.
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    Industrial Laser Solutions

    Nano to pico to femto: Pulse widths for optimal laser micromachining outcomes

    Rajesh Patel
    While several laser parameters affect the machining results, the choice of pulse width is one of the important factors that affect the precision, throughput, quality, and economics...
    FIGURE 1. The peak power of Spectra-Physics' InSight X3 now matches or exceeds that of legacy Ti:sapphire at wavelengths 900 nm and up, and thus uniquely enables 2PM with green and red fluorescent proteins and GECIs for in vivo imaging.
    Research

    Multiphoton Imaging/Neuroscience: Ultrafast lasers take neuroscience deeper yet

    Thanks to substantial laser performance gains in the infrared, next-generation, high-peak-power ultrafast lasers are fueling a new wave of research innovation.
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    Lasers & Sources

    Picosecond laser from Spectra-Physics delivers >50 W average power

    LFW Staff
    The IceFyre industrial picosecond hybrid fiber laser delivers >50 W average power and up to >200 μJ pulse energy at 1064 nm.
    FIGURE 1. The Spectra-Physics logo cut in ~1mm-thick CFRP plate.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    High-power UV laser has use in CFRP machining

    Rajesh Patel
    Fast processing speeds without carbon fiber damage are possible.
    FIGURE 1. There is a tradeoff between high repetition rate lasers suitable for point-scanning microscopy, and high peak power lasers suitable for emerging imaging techniques.
    Research

    Ultrafast lasers: Ultrahigh peak power femtosecond lasers advance bioimaging

    High-performance ytterbium-based lasers and amplifiers are enabling new bioimaging modalities, and complementing established, high-repetition-rate workhorses based on other technologies...
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    Lasers & Sources

    Direct-diode laser from Spectra-Physics powers bioinstrumentation applications

    LFW Staff
    The Excelsior One NB 488-50 narrow bandwidth 488 nm direct-diode laser powers bioinstrumentation applications.
    FIGURE 1. The Spirit 1040-IMC laser, an industrial femtosecond laser with high repetition rate and average power up to 16W (a), is ideally suited for use with the ClearShape process (b).
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    Femtosecond laser processing of brittle materials

    Victor Matylitsky
    A non-ablative femtosecond process allows machining of curvilinear and internal closed-shape features in transparent, brittle materials.
    (Courtesy of Toptica)
    FIGURE 1. A diagram shows the evolution of ultrafast lasers from the original dye lasers to more-recent solid-state and fiber-based lasers.
    Lasers & Sources

    Ultrafast Scientific Lasers: Ultrafast scientific lasers expand on their legacy

    John Wallace
    The femtosecond-scale pulse durations of ultrafast lasers are ideal for science, capturing physical and biological processes that normally happen too fast to measure.
    FIGURE 1. Scribe depth vs. speed for silicon, illustrating the process optimization benefit possible using TimeShift technology.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    UV lasers fuel precision micromachining

    Rajesh Patel
    High power, short pulse width, and higher repetition rate yield higher speed and quality.
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    Fiber Optics

    Spectra Physics unveils UV fiber laser for microelectronic device manufacturing

    LFW Staff
    The Quasar 355-60 UV laser offers >60 W with >300 microJ pulse energies.
    Spectra-Physics' Talon 355-15 Q-switched DPSS laser
    Lasers & Sources

    Spectra-Physics intros Q-switched DPSS laser for micromachining applications

    LFW Staff
    The Talon 355-15 Q-switched diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) laser delivers >15 W of UV power, >300 µJ of pulse energy, and a 0–500 kHz repetition-rate range in micromachining ...
    FIGURE 1. Two photos of micro-stents machined by the Spirit laser.
    FIGURE 1. Scribe depth vs. speed for silicon, illustrating the process optimization benefit possible using TimeShift technology.
    Lasers & Sources

    INDUSTRIAL LASERS: Pulse control in high-power UV laser enables new micromachining options

    Rajesh Patel
    Manufacturing mobile consumer electronics requires increasingly precise laser-based processing capabilities that can be met by a hybrid ultraviolet (UV) fiber laser with software...
    Quasar hybrid fiber laser from Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corp. brand
    Lasers & Sources

    Hybrid fiber laser from Spectra-Physics produces >40 W UV power

    LFW Staff
    The Quasar hybrid fiber laser produces >40 W UV power at high repetition rates in micromachining applications such as glass cutting, printed circuit board (PCB) drilling and cutting...
    FIGURE 1. ABF surface view (a) and copper substrate view (b) of ~60-μm-diameter PCB blind vias in GX series buildup film. Optimized process with short-nanosecond pulses leaves copper surface suitable for plating.
    Lasers & Sources

    ULTRAVIOLET LASERS: UV lasers improve PCB manufacturing processes

    Jim Bovatsek
    The trend in PCB design toward smaller features at higher densities is essential to support the fast-growing market for high-tech consumer products, and in turn requires new laser...
    FIGURE 1. Plot of scribe speed as a function of laser fluence at 100 kHz PRF for scribing 30 μm deep scribe in alumina ceramic.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    High-quality, high-speed micromachining with short pulse lasers

    Jim Bovatsek
    Techniques to manage the high energy and high PRF available from today's Q-switched DPSS lasers.
    Excelsior One continuous-wave (CW) lasers from Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corp. brand
    Lasers & Sources

    Spectra-Physics line of continuous-wave lasers includes 11 wavelengths

    LFW Staff
    The Excelsior One continuous-wave (CW) lasers include ultraviolet (UV), visible, and near-infrared (NIR) versions—all of which feature the company's It’s In the Box design, which...
    (Courtesy Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corporation brand)
    AlphaScan is a compact integrated optical parametric oscillator (OPO) and pump laser that outputs high energies in the near-infrared (NIR) for photoacoustic imaging.
    Spectroscopy

    Photoacoustic imaging benefits from integrated laser-OPO system

    Gail Overton
    Santa Clara, CA--AlphaScan is a compact integrated optical parametric oscillator (OPO) and pump laser that outputs high energies in the near-infrared (NIR) for photoacoustic imaging...
    (Courtesy of Caltech/MIT LIGO Laboratory)
    FIGURE 1. New Focus UHV Picomotor actuators are used in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) as part of the Transmission Monitor Suspended Optical Bench. This platform will monitor the light transmitted through the End Test Mass. The actuators will enable control of precision alignment from outside one of the world's largest vacuum systems.
    Positioning, Support & Accessories

    MOTION CONTROL: UHV environments require more from motion systems

    As the number of applications for ultrahigh-vacuum (UHV) environments increases, motion systems must be modified to manipulate optics, particle beams, and measurement devices ...
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    Positioning, Support & Accessories

    Spectra-Physics ultrafast amplifier delivers 400 fs pulsewidths

    LFW Staff
    The Spirit compact industrial-grade ultrafast amplifier features an average power of >4 W and fully automated adjustability over repetition rates from 50 kHz to 1 MHz.
    Spectra-Physics InSight DeepSee ultrafast laser
    Spectroscopy

    Spectra-Physics ultrafast laser offers continuous tuning from a single source

    LFW Staff
    The InSight DeepSee ultrafast laser system for multiphoton imaging offers 680 to 1300 nm continuous tuning from a single source, 100 fs pulse widths, and peak power levels into...
    FIGURE 1. Consistency of individual ablation spots degrades at higher repetition rate and scan speed in a thin-film PV P2 scribe of a-Si panels using a typical DPSS Q-switched laser.
    Lasers & Sources

    HIGH-POWER SOLID-STATE LASERS: Lasers speed solar cell production

    Rajesh Patel
    A new generation of Q-switched solid-state lasers is enabling thin-film laser scribing with a new set of processing parameters: High quality scribes for amorphous-silicon thin...
    FIGURE 1. Cross section of a TFPV panel.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    Beam profile effect for thin film solar cell scribing

    Rajesh Patel
    Gaussian beam machining provides a wide robust processing window.
    FIGURE 1. Schematic shows the basic geometry and functioning of a thin-film solar cell.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    Why M2 matters

    Rajesh Patel
    Better beam quality = robust laser scribing.
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    Lasers & Sources

    UV lasers are workhorses

    Continuing advances in all-solid-state lasers are fueling their growth in UV microelectronics processing from marking to via drilling.
    [From S. Tsuda et al., IEEE. J. Sel. Topics In Quant. Elect. 2, 454 (1996).]
    FIGURE 1. Typical saturable Bragg reflector consists of alternate layers of high- and low-index semiconductor materials, which act as a Bragg reflector and a saturable absorber layer.
    Optics

    Saturable Bragg reflectors simplify modelocking

    There are a number of advantages to modelocking a continuous-wave (CW) laser. The resultant ultrafast pulses provide temporal resolution in the femtosecond or picosecond domain...
    Compact, rugged design of the new generation of diode-pumped visible-emitting lasers is exemplified by the 10-W 532-nm Millennia X. The driving engine of the system is a completely sealed double z-head in which fiber-coupled diode bars are used to pump the Nd:YVO4 gain medium.
    Research

    Visible sources venture beyond research markets

    Large-scale industrial applications embrace the size, convenience, and performance of modern high-power diode-pumped visible-output lasers.