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Life in the Ultrafast Lane with Fiber Lasers

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Ultrafast fiber lasers are proving less expensive and more comprehensive than traditional alternatives, expanding the range of applications. With cost-efficient, robust design, this group of lasers is advancing in ways that were not practical before.

HANK HOGAN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, [email protected]

For lasers, shorter pulses mean more precision and new applications. That’s been true for decades. What’s changed in the last few years is that prices for lasers with pulse widths a picosecond or less are dropping significantly. The price plunge has been pushed along by ultrafast fiber lasers, which are less expensive initially and cost less to operate than alternatives. As a result, it’s now possible to remove thin films, drill holes and otherwise process materials on a microscopic scale in ways that weren’t practical before. These lasers can also slice and dice...Read full article

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    Published: April 2016
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    wavelength
    Electromagnetic energy is transmitted in the form of a sinusoidal wave. The wavelength is the physical distance covered by one cycle of this wave; it is inversely proportional to frequency.
    pulse width
    The interval of duration of a pulse.
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