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03/24: Application note: “Direct CPA-Free Pulse Amplification” by NeoLASE and Menhir Photonics

In the dynamic field of photonics, the seamless fusion of ultra-low noise seeders and high-performance amplifiers is essential for pushing the boundaries of research and industry. This application note delves into the capabilities of Menhir Photonics’ advanced laser technology and neoLASE amplifier systems. These innovations are engineered to provide unparalleled power and energy scaling, offering […]

01/24: AMS Technologies Amplifies Customized Photonics Solutions Through Acquisition of neoLASE

We are pleased to announce that neoLASE GmbH was taken over by AMS Technologies AG, a leading company in the field of state-of-the-art photonics and cooling solutions. This strategic partnership not only expands our technical expertise and production capacities but also significantly enhances the neoLASE philosophy of developing and providing customized photonic solutions.     […]

12/23 x-MAS Greetings

We would like to wish all of our business partners, friends and their families a bright Christmas season and a healthy new year.  We like to thank you for your cooperation and looking forward to new and interesting future projects in 2024!  

05/23 Whitepaper: High peak power neoMOS Laser

This white paper introduces the novel high energy version of our neoLASE picosecond laser series exceeding 1 GW peak power. The customized MOPA laser delivers a pulse energy of more than 5 mJ with a pulse duration of less than 5 ps and a repetition rate of 10 kHz. Download: nL_whitepaper_PeakPower

02/23 Whitepaper: neoMOS-Seed laser technologies

This white paper will give an overview of different seed laser technologies and pulse durations to be integrated in the neoMOS laser platform. Download: nL_whitepaper_Seedlaser

01/23 Whitepaper: neoMOS sub-50 fs laser system

This whitepaper introduces a novel sub-50 fs neoMOS laser system, which delivers ultrashort laser pulses with a duration < 50 fs and energies > 150 µJ at repetition rates up to 400 kHz. The system is a unique combination of the robust and compact SMAART series laser with an efficient pulse compression module from n2-Photonics. […]

Christmas Greeting‘

… another year past by and we can look back on an exciting and successful time at neoLASE. We started 2022 with a product release “SMAART Ultrashort Pulsed Laser” and the first show after the Covid break – the Laser World of Photonics in Munich. We were pleased about the nomination for the Innovation Award […]

07/22 neoLASE celebrates 15 years anniversary

15 Years ago, neoLASE starts operation in the development and manufacturing of DPSS lasers. As a spin-off from the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. the first 7 years goes by and neoLASE developed amplifier systems for research applications like gravitational wave detection, passive q-switched lasers for spectroscopy or the first customized MOPA system for a micromachining […]

05/22 neoCAST: SMAART Laser

From time to time you will find the new neoCAST in our blog. Here you will hear interesting and instructive stories about laser technology and exciting current information about neoLASE (German only).         In episode 1, Olli reports about the SMAART laser system and the innovation award laser technology. Episode 2: Laser […]

03/22 NEWS: neoLASE nominated as Finalists for the Innovation Award Laser Technology

neoLASE is proud to announce that our laser technology “Unlimited flexibility for short pulse laser applications” is nominated as one of the 3 finalists for the Innovation Award Laser Technology 2020. The Innovation Award Laser Technology is a European research and technology prize awarded every two years by the associations AKL Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V. and […]

01/21 Whitepaper: MULTISPOT – laser for on demand laser beam shaping

The actual whitepaper introduces a diode-based MULTISPOT laser system for flexible and on demand laser beam shaping. The system enables high strength and quality welding of thermoplastics as well as metal and plastic connections for light weight constructions and automotive industries. Download: nL_whitepaper_Multispot Further Information’s on Photonik Forschung (DE)

neo@VENT

Ho ho ho, dear friends and business partners, Unfortunately we hardly saw each other this year and a visit to the end of the year cannot take place either. For this reason, neoLASE decided this year to support a Christmas calendar with 24 good deeds. Maybe there is also one or the other interesting project […]

12/21 NEWS: Modular optical fiber amplifier for short pulsed lasers

neoLASE starts new innovation project. With the Lower Saxony innovation funding program for research and development and the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) a previously missing link between solid-state amplifiers and fiber oscillators will be developed. Project time: 06.10.2021 – 05.10.2022. Funded by the NBank / European Regional Development Fund.     More project information

11/21 Whitepaper: SMAART sub-100 fs laser system

This whitepaper introduces the novel sub-100 fs neoMOS laser system, which delivers ultrashort laser pulses with a duration < 100 fs and energies > 150 µJ. The system is a unique combination of the robust and compact SMAART1 series laser with an efficient pulse compression module from n2-Photonics. The technology allows combining the best of two worlds: industry-proven laser […]

07/21 NEWS: neoLASE developed a diode laser system with flexible laser intensity profiles

Within the MULTISPOT project neoLASE developed a diode laser system for welding applications with 9 individual controllable laser spots and up to 1kW of output power to control the intensity distribution within the laser focus. This enables to partially adapt the laser intensity to the welding geometry as well as to the material properties. Temperature […]

04/21 Whitepaper: SMAART Ultrashort Pulsed Laser

This white paper introduces a neoLASE Ytterbium MOPA System with switchable femtosecond or picosecond laser pulse emission. Therefore, this system represents a universal tool for several machining processes such as drilling, cutting, structuring and ablating. Pulse energies of up to 500 µJ and average output powers of up to 100 W, open a wide field […]

02 / 21 NEWS: neoMOS Laser enables MHz satellite laser ranging (SLR)

The use of ultra-high repetition rate lasers is one of the most promising strategies for the next generation of satellite laser ranging systems. With a neoMOS picoseconds laser a successful 1 MHz repetition rate SLR to targets up to inclined geosynchronous orbits was demonstrated. For further information’s: Megahertz repetition rate satellite laser ranging demonstration at Graz […]

01/21 Whitepaper: Femtosecond Yb Amplifier Modules

In our latest whitepaper we introduces the novel neoLASE Ytterbium amplifier modules which allow easy power and energy boosting of ytterbium based laser oscillators ranging from cw to femtosecond pulse duration. Download: nL_whitepaper_Yb_Amplifier

01/21 Whitepaper: High Energy Single-frequency LIDAR Laser

This white paper introduces a customized, high energy, narrow line width MOPA laser. The system has tuneable pulse durations, kilohertz repetition rates and up to 5 mJ pulse energy. Applications are atmospheric measurements (LIDAR) from airplanes or earth based stations. Download: nL_whitepaper_Pulsed_LIDAR

Seasons Greetings

An unusual year is coming to an end and we allow ourselves a little break … from January 4th, 2021 we will be there for you as usual and look forward to new and exciting projects in 2021! We would like to wish all of our business partners, friends and their families a bright Christmas […]

11/20 NEWS: neoLASE Amplifier technology for the next Advanced LIGO Observation Runs

The neoLASE amplifier technology was chosen as laser source for the coming advanced LIGO Observation Runs. “It’s a pleasure for us to continue our work in the field of gravitational wave physics and verified the highest level of our laser performance”, says Dr. Maik Frede CEO of neoLASE. In addition to the neoVAN amplifiers neoLASE […]

06/20 Whitepaper: Tunable pulse durations in nanosecond range

This white paper introduces a high power and high energy nanosecond pulsed MOPA design with more than 70 W output power, up to 3 mJ pulse energy and tuneable pulse durations ideally suited for LIBS or PLD processes. Download: nL_whitepaper_tuanable_ns

11/19 Whitepaper: High Power Single-frequency Laser

This white paper introduces a customized, high power, singlefrequency neoMOS laser system with more than 90 W output power for satellite communication applications. Downloads: nL_whitepaper_Single-frequency Nd:YVO4 high-power master oscillator power amplifier laser system for second-generation gravitational wave detectors      

03/19 neoLASE developed MOPA laser for high-speed LIBS

The sorting of metals has become a new challenge due to a lack and the associated higher value of raw materials. In production, metals are often mixed and have to be separated afterwards. To analyze the metal a pulsed laser system can be used, which generates a plasma on the surface of the metal to […]

01/19 SMAART-Laser a novel ultrashort pulse laser system

SMAART’s (Smart modular all-in-one robust laser machining tool) objective is to reduce the complexity in laser technology, to bring ultrashort pulsed lasers into customers focus and to reduce the laser machine investment risks. Therefore neoLASE and GFH GmbH will cooperate in the SMAART project for a breakthrough in laser machining intelligence as saver of jobs […]

01/19 neoLASE amplifiers proven for high demanding applications!

neoLASE amplifiers are additionally proven for the most stable and precise application of the world ! The neoVAN amplifiers are investigated in terms of spatial purity, power and frequency noise to achieve the high demands needed for precise laser measurements. See publication in Optics Letters.

01/18 neoLASE developed MOPA laser for space debris detection

Scientists at the DLR Institute of Technical Physics work on a laser based monitoring system to determine the position of space debris with high accuracy. To localize the objects, they are tracked by an optical telescope and irradiated with laser pulses. The distance to the object is calculated using the time that the laser light […]

11/17 neoLASE Amplifier operates European XFEL

The European XFEL (X-Ray Free-Electron Laser) produces x-ray flashes with intensities about a billion times higher than for commercial x-ray sources. This radiation allows the view into atomic details of cells or chemical reactions, a three dimensional view into the nano cosmos or the study of activites inside planets. For the x-ray generation neoLASE developed […]

09/17 More Laser Power for Gravitational Wave Detectors

After the first measurement of a gravitational wave and further detections in the first two observation runs of the US gravitational wave detectors LIGO, the increase in detector sensitivity has been in progress since August. As one of the first upgrades neoLASE installed an amplifier module to increase the laser power. For this purpose, the […]

08/17 Next generation laser technology

The increasing demands in laser material applications require new, high flexible and comprehensive laser system designs to address a wild range of applications. For these areas neoLASE develop and market modular short- and ultrashort pulse laser systems by combining the advantages of innovative pulsed oscillators with rugged solid-state amplifiers. A recent development is an OEM […]

02/17 New amplifier and MOPA product line for the OEM area presented

neoLASE presents a short pulse laser platform specially developed for OEM customers. To cover a wide range of applications the highly flexible system input is either free space or fiber coupled and allow the customer using their own type of seed laser. Laser diodes are easily accessible and can be self serviced by instructed persons. […]

05/16 – Horizon 2020 Project ROBUST

The ROBUST project aims are developing a sea bed in situ material identification through the fusion of two technologies, namely laser-based insitu element-analyzing capability (LIBS) merged with underwater AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) technologies for sea bed 3D mapping. Downlaod the latest paper : Double pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy at 600 bar water pressure or […]

03/16 – BMBF Project Nukleus started

Within the NUKLEUS project new short pulsed lasers at 2µm wavelength range and the conversion into the mid infrared will be developed. Visit the EffiLAS homepage for latest results.

02/16: neoLASE involved in the first gravitational wave discovery

The laser technology for the first, direct detection of gravitational waves is a result of a successful cooperation between the Max-Plank-Institute for Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein Institut) the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) and the neoLASE GmbH. “I’m working for about 15 years on the laser development for gravitational wave detectors and I’m proud to be part […]

01/16: Easy power scaling of single-frequency radiation

A new developed, compact laser amplifier system will now enable power scaling of high stability single-frequency radiation with unique flexibility. Click here for the full press release.