lasers & merge systems

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I am looking for a laser + merge system with ~50 mW (or more) available at each of the following wavelengths: 405nm, 488nm, 560nm, 647nm (or 640nm, etc.), all CW lasers. I used to always just build these on an optical table, but it is starting to look more expeditious to go commercial, here.

So, I have been looking into the following products, with a single-mode fiber output and direct hardware control of all of the lasers. Do any of you wish to share a little feedback your experiences with these or other, similar, systems?

* Coherent's Galaxy beam combiner with fiber-pigtailed Obis lasers
* Vortran's Stradus VersaLase system, with their compact solid state lasers, and a fiber-coupled output
* Cobolt's C-FLEX system. Cobolt is also advertising a very new product called Skyra that was interesting

I'm partly interested in longevity, whether systems are turnkey or frequently require repairs/optimization locally or with the manufacturer, or any other relevant experiences. Feel free to reply separately if you wish. I will followup to this post in several days with a summary of what I learn. Thank you!

[Farid Jalali]

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Hi Josh, also have a look at the Toptica MLE options. Although I work for Olympus I have no commercial interest. I’ve used their MLE and been happy with it, as have the end users. Easy to use, integrate, trigger, and the self aligning function is quite good. I feel it is a good option to consider.

Cheers.
Farid.

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> On Mar 21, 2018, at 10:20 AM, Joshua Vaughan <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> I am looking for a laser + merge system with ~50 mW (or more) available at each of the following wavelengths: 405nm, 488nm, 560nm, 647nm (or 640nm, etc.), all CW lasers. I used to always just build these on an optical table, but it is starting to look more expeditious to go commercial, here.
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> So, I have been looking into the following products, with a single-mode fiber output and direct hardware control of all of the lasers. Do any of you wish to share a little feedback your experiences with these or other, similar, systems?
>
> * Coherent's Galaxy beam combiner with fiber-pigtailed Obis lasers
> * Vortran's Stradus VersaLase system, with their compact solid state lasers, and a fiber-coupled output
> * Cobolt's C-FLEX system. Cobolt is also advertising a very new product called Skyra that was interesting
>
> I'm partly interested in longevity, whether systems are turnkey or frequently require repairs/optimization locally or with the manufacturer, or any other relevant experiences. Feel free to reply separately if you wish. I will followup to this post in several days with a summary of what I learn. Thank you!

[Pascal Voluer]

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Hi Josh,
I am Pascal Voluer from Oxxius.
We produce laser modules and a full line of laser combiners with lot of configurations and extension capabilities.
Our technical approach is quite unique so far and our L4Cc/L6Cc has been chosen by a large number of users and integrators since its introduction in October 2016.
Let me know if you need more detailled informations or references.
Best regards,
Pascal