LASER COMPONENTS Germany - Laser Optics

Laser Optics

Since 1986, the name LASER COMPONENTS has stood for top quality in optical coatings for laser technology. Renowned large laser manufacturers rely on our optics in a wide range of applications.

In specially developed high-vacuum systems with electron beam sources, we vaporize both our own substrates and those supplied by customers. Rush orders are handled by our 24-hour service upon request.

The production department has seven coating systems, including two ion sputtering systems for the latest generation of laser optics. Our specialties include glass parabolic mirrors for disk lasers, adaptive optics, and Gaussian mirrors.

Fiber assembly

Since 1995, we have been developing and producing custom-made optical fibers in series production. Our fiber-connector combinations include large-core HCS fibers and gradient index fibers.

Other products, such as sterile patch cords, SMA high-performance connectors with free-standing fibers, or light bundles made of POF, have been developed in recent years. Our focus lies on customer-specific special solutions for the medical, laser systems, sensor technology, industrial, aerospace, and automotive markets.

Fiber coating

Anti-reflective (AR) coatings on fiber ends reduce coupling losses. LASER COMPONENTS GmbH offers a variety of AR coatings:

• Single AR for one wavelength
• Dual AR for two wavelengths, or
• Broadband AR for a wavelength range.

Fiber stripper

For medical applications involving optical fibers, we have developed MediStrip, a sterilizable fiber stripper that allows the fiber to be re-prepared during surgery. Cleaning and sterilization procedures have been validated by an independent testing laboratory.

Electronics manufacturing

With our own electronics manufacturing facility, we can respond flexibly and, above all, quickly to customer requests. Here, circuit boards for controlling PLDs and APDs are designed and prototypes are manufactured before they go into mass production, and customer-specific products are manufactured individually or in small series.

PLD and APD Modules

Our PLD modules enable reliable control and safe operation of pulsed laser diodes (PLDs). They are highly flexible thanks to continuously adjustable output power and pulse length and are particularly suitable for product development.

APD modules from LASER COMPONENTS consist of a low-noise Si or InGaAs avalanche photodiode with preamplifier and integrated HV power supply plus temperature compensation. They detect even the smallest amounts of light quickly and reliably.

Our temperature-stabilized high-voltage modules for APDs and PIN detectors are available for high voltages.

Photon Counters

Since 2010, LASER COMPONENTS has been manufacturing and qualifying complete single-photon counters with COUNT® modules. They have high quantum efficiency and very low dark count rates.

The Geiger Mode Silicon Avalanche Photodiode, developed in-house by the LASER COMPONENTS Detector Group, is one of the lowest-noise devices on the market and impresses with its excellent quantum efficiency in the blue and red spectral range.

Laser Modules

Under the brand name FLEXPOINT®, we design and manufacture thousands of laser modules in a wide variety of designs every year.

FLEXPOINT^® laser modules consist of a cw laser diode or a DPSS (diode pumped solid state) module, as well as optics adapted to the application, and electronics. Various housings, wavelengths or power levels, and controllers with digital or analog modulation increase the flexibility of the miniature laser system. All FLEXPOINT® laser modules are CE certified and RoHS compliant. The laser class of each individual module is specified in accordance with DIN EN 60825-1.

With our 3D CAD system, we can simulate a complete laser module in advance. LASER COMPONENTS offers customers the option of having a laser module developed that is precisely tailored to their application and then manufactured in series.