Cobolt Flamenco™: Now up to 0.5W CW single frequency 660 nm on the 05-01 Series platform.

12 Dec 2012

Cobolt AB, Swedish manufacturer of high performance DPSS lasers, announces the release of a higher power model of the Cobolt FlamencoTM 660nm on the ground breaking single-frequency 05-01 Series platform. The laser is now available with up to 500mW CW output power and is perfectly suited to demanding applications such as Raman spectroscopy, super-resolution STED nanoscopy, Interferometry, DNA sequencing and Particle analysis (e.g. DLS/PCS).

The Cobolt Flamenco™ 05-01 is a continuous-wave single-frequency DPSS laser operating at 660nm 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 degC), a narrow spectral linewidth of <1MHz and immunity to optical feedback. The laser is available with 100, 300 or 500mW output power and is perfectly suited for applications such as Raman spectroscopy, super-resolution STED microscopy, Interferometry, DNA sequencing and Particle analysis (e.g. DLS/PCS). Specifically, the release of the 0.5W model of the Cobolt Flamenco 660 nm laser opens up possibilities to design very compact and practical systems nano-scale live-cell imaging using gated-STED nanoscopy.

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 degC), 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 Samba™ with up to 1.5W CW at 532nm, the Cobolt JiveTM with up to 0.5W CW at 561nm, and the Cobolt RumbaTM with up to 3W CW at 1064nm

For more information visit the Cobolt website: http://www.cobolt.se/products.html