Exhibitor Press Releases

5/18/2009

Onyx Optics, Inc. Introduces the Hyrax (Ho:YAG Robust Advanced Excitation) Laser

Onyx Optics, Inc. Introduces the Hyrax (Ho:YAG Robust Advanced Excitation) Laser

For immediate release

DUBLIN, California, May 18, 2009: Onyx Optics, announces the Hyrax, a Ho:YAG laser system that utilizes Onyx’s patented Adhesive-Free Bond® technology and operates with the highest efficiency at 2.1 micron. With pump powers of 23.7 W from a CW-mode Tm:Fiber laser, the system delivers an average output power of 18.6 W with beam quality of M2<1.2 at a repetition rate of 10 KHz and a pulse width of 35 ns. The system can also be operated at other repetition rates or in CW-mode without any significant alterations to power levels.

2.1 micron Ho:YAG lasers can be used for pumping Mid-IR ZGP OPO and are also important laser sources for laser remote sensing and medical surgery. To date, a majority of the reported Tm: laser pumped Ho:YAG laser systems have slope efficiencies of approximately 60%, while some can achieve over 70%. With an AFB® Ho:YAG laser composite and a 4-pass end-pump design, Onyx Optics has successfully improved the laser slope efficiency to a record high of 81% (optical-to-optical efficiency of 78%). Considering about 9% quantum defect and unavoidable cavity loss, we believe that the 81% slope efficiency has approached the theoretical limitation of Tm: laser pumped Ho:YAG lasers.

Onyx Optics, Inc. is the world leader in the manufacture of finished composite crystal and glass components for solid state lasers. Onyx’s patented Adhesive-Free Bond (AFB®) technology enables strong composites that provide improved beam quality, higher efficiency, and increased output power. For additional information about AFB® and the Hyrax, please visit www.onyxoptics.com or contact Onyx Optics, Inc., 6551 Sierra Lane, Dublin, CA 94568. Tel: (925) 833-1969, Fax: (925) 833-1759, e-mail: sales@onyxoptics.com.

Onyx Optics, Inc. will be exhibiting at CLEO | IQEC & PhotonXpo, Baltimore at Booth #2026 from June 2nd to 4th.

Submitted by:
Lesley Reo
Sales & Marketing Manager
Tel: (925) 833-1969
Email: lreo@onyxoptics.com
CLEO Booth #2026

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