Request InfoExtended Wavelength and Output PowerSacher Lasertechnik LLCBUENA PARK, Calif., June 8 -- Sacher Lasertechnik Group, a manufacturer of laser diode systems for scientific and industrial applications, has modified its compact tunable Littrow-configured, external-cavity diode laser. The turnkey, modular Lynx -- based on patented antireflex coating -- has been optimized for output powers up to 20 0mW, convincing through narrow linewidth of 1 MHz, mode-hop free tuning up to 30 GHz as well as side-mode suppression up to 55 dB. Sacher said commercially available diode lasers with external cavity in Littrow design have disadvantages, since light is usually...See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPhotonics Spectra April 2023 IssueDiode LasersDiode Laser Solutions (DLS-ECO) from IPG Photonics Corp. are six high-efficiency diode lasers for industrial heating and drying applications. 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