Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corp. brand, offers the Spirit ps 1040-10, an industrial-grade picosecond laser for precision micromachining applications. The new delivers a beam quality of M2< 1.2, high stability (<1% rms over 100 hours), and short pulse widths (13 ps).
The laser also has user-adjustable repetition rates from single shot to 1 MHz and a pulse picker for fast pulse selection and power control. With >10 W average power, the laser is suitable for precision picosecond micromachining applications such as semiconductor and LED manufacturing, flat panel display processing, thin film ablation, and nano structuring.