The laser diode specialists

News Release from: BTG
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 29 April 2004

Novel laser technology up for grabs

BTG is looking for licensees for a novel patented, fundamental chalcogenide semiconductor laser technology that can provide broad functionality for sensing and laser ablation applications.

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BTG is looking for licensees for a novel patented, fundamental chalcogenide semiconductor laser technology that can provide broad functionality for sensing and laser ablation applications. The technology package, originally developed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, provides a versatile, tuneable, and more economical alternative to products already available on the market. A commercial prototype is currently under development at Canada's INO and will be available to demonstrate this technology in mid-2004.

The laser embodies a variety of features that maximise functionality.

Its configuration is versatile both in application flexibility and potential implementation, providing an array of advantages.

Compared with currently available lasers in the 2-3um wavelength range, this laser's properties can be easily adjusted by changing either the doping material or the crystal material.

Just as importantly, this technology promises to be a low-cost alternative to other existing solid-state lasers because it can use low-cost materials, existing pump sources, and established crystal growth/fabrication techniques.

These characteristics make the laser applicable to the medical, sensing and military fields, as well as a host of others.

"This laser solution fills a gap that exists in the 2-3 micron wavelength range, where there is a need for small, broadly tuneable, cost-effective solutions", said Dr William Krupke, co-inventor of this novel laser, cofounder of the Laser Directorate at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and consultant to several high technology private companies.

Jay Kshatri, Vice President of BTG's Semiconductors and optoelectronics Business Unit said: "We are excited to be working with such well-respected groups as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and INO to bring this solution to market.

We look forward to continuing our relationship with these great institutions as we support this technology through the prototype stage and into commercialisation".

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