Cobolt SambaTM: Now up to 1.5W CW single frequency 532 nm on the 05-01 Series platform.

12 Nov 2012

Cobolt AB, Swedish manufacturer of high performance DPSS lasers, announces the release of a higher power model of the Cobolt SambaTM 532nm on the ground breaking single-frequency 05-01 Series platform. The laser is now available with up to 1500mW CW output power and is perfectly suited to demanding applications such as Raman spectroscopy, Interferometry, Ti:Sa pumping and Nonlinear optics.

The Cobolt Samba™ 05-01 is a continuous-wave single-frequency DPSS laser operating at 532nm in a perfect quality TEM00 beam (M2<1.1). A proprietary laser cavity design provides ultra-low noise performance of typically <0.1% rms (over 20 Hz-20MHz and over 10-40C), a narrow spectral linewidth of <1MHz and immunity to optical feedback. The laser is available with 500, 1000 or 1500mW output power and is perfectly suited to applications such as Raman spectroscopy, Interferometry, Ti:Sa pumping and Nonlinear optics. Specifically, the release of the 1.5W power version of the Cobolt Samba™ opens up possibilities for using compact DPSS lasers for power-demanding applications such as Ti:Sa pumping and Nonlinear optics. Recent beat frequency measurements on the Cobolt Samba™ 532nm, resulted in a linewidth value of <10 kHz, limited to the resolution of the RF spectrum analyser. This extremely narrow linewidth corresponds to a coherence length of more than 10.000m and makes this laser a great choice for demanding interferometry and nonlinear frequency mixing applications.

The laser is manufactured using Cobolt’s proprietary HTCureTM Technology in a compact and hermetically sealed package, which provides a very high level of immunity to varying environmental conditions and exceptional reliability. Lasers built using the HTCureTM Technology have shown to withstand multiple 60G mechanical shocks in operation without any sign of degraded performance. They can be exposed to extreme temperatures (>100C), and are insensitive to pressure and humidity.

A compact controller (CDRH or OEM) is supplied with the laser and can be remotely accessed for operation and monitoring of the laser system over RS-232 or USB interfaces. Available on the same platform is also the Cobolt ZoukTM with up to 20mW CW at 355nm, the Cobolt JiveTM with up to 0.5W CW at 561nm, the Cobolt Flamenco™ with up to 0.5W CW at 660 nm and the Cobolt RumbaTM with up to 3W CW at 1064nm.