Product category: Lasers
News Release from: Osram Opto Semiconductors | Subject: Laser bars
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 20 March 2008
Lasers raise the bar on efficiency
Osram Opto Semiconductors has improved the performance parameters of its laser chips, optimising the overall product for premium performance.
As part of its Brilasi research project, Osram Opto Semiconductors has improved the performance parameters of laser bars (laser chips) - their efficiency, output power, lifetime and beam quality - optimising the overall product for premium performance The results include laser chips with a wavelength of 910 to 980nm that achieve an optical output of 120W under real-world conditions and a typical efficiency of 70%
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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