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MicroGreen™ Series

The Snake Creek Lasers MicroGreen™ Series is a diode-pumped solid-state laser packaged in a 5.6 mm diameter can--the world’s smallest microchip laser with 532 nm output.  The MicroGreen is available in three power ratings, all with near-diffraction limited output beam with less than 0.05% residual 1064 nm content. The alignment-free optical design is also both rugged and reliable; and its high optical-to-optical conversion efficiency allows the laser to be battery powered. Applications include tool alignment, machine vision, aiming guide, and the green color source in micro-displays.

Model Number: MicroGreen 05
Output Power: 3 to < 5 mW (to conform to CDRH Class 3A requirements)

Model Number: MicroGreen 15
Output Power: > 15 mW

Model Number: MicroGreen 30
Output Power: > 30 mW

Download MicroGreen Data Sheet (PDF 161 KB)

MicroGreen™ APC Series

The Snake Lasers MicroGreen™ APC Series is a diode-pumped solid-state laser with an integrated photo detector, packaged in a 5.6 mm diameter can—the world’s smallest microchip laser with 532nm output. The MicroGreen™ APC delivers constant output power from below 4 and up to 8 mW TEM₀₀ allowing maximum visibility of green laser light over more than 30° C of changes in ambient temperature. The alignment-free optical design is both rugged and reliable: and its high optical-to-optical conversion efficiency allows the laser to be battery operated. Applications include aiming, alignment, pointing or other dynamic applications.

MiniGreen™ Series

The Snake Creek Lasers MiniGreen™ Series is a diode-pumped solid-state laser packaged in a 9.0 mm diameter, and less than 1 cm³ can--the world’s highest power density (mW/cm³) 532nm microchip laser.

Snake Creek’s quest for miniaturization resulted in a mass-producible, alignment-free optical design with near-diffraction limited and high electrical-to-optical efficiency output beam with less than 0.5% residual 1064nm power content; also resulting in a DPSS laser with high-G force tolerance and inherent reliability.
Options include active power-stabilization, high polarization ratio, and screening service to select and identify the optimum condition for narrow or broad line-width operation. Applications for MicroGreen Series include excitation source for bio-fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy, metrology, semiconductor inspection, alignment, pointing, illumination, and the green color source in RGB displays.

Download MiniGreen Data Sheet (PDF 140 KB)

MiniGreen^TM Series with High Polarization

Model Number: MiniGreen 100P
Output Power: > 100 mW

Download MiniGreen 100P Data Sheet (PDF 139 KB)

MiniGreen™ APC Series

The Snake Lasers MiniGreen™ APC Series is a diode-pumped solid-state lasers with an integrated 532nm photo detector, packaged in a 9.0 mm diameter TO-can—the world’s highest power density microchip laser with green output. The MiniGreen™ APC is tested for constant output power capability at a set target when subjected to large ambient temperature changes. Applications include aiming, alignment, pointing, or other dynamic applications with human eye interaction or instrumentation applications where temperature control with TEC is too bulky or power consuming.  

Model Number: MiniGreen APC-A80/40
Output Power: 40 mW

Model Number: MiniGreen APC-150/50

Output Power: 50 mW

Download MiniGreen APC Series Data Sheet (PDF 239 KB)

MiniIR™ Series

The MiniIR™ laser is a new solid-state Snake Creek Lasers product developed in response to customer demand. The laser produces over 350 mW of CW 1064 nm output power in a diffraction-limited beam. This device can be used with standard Snake Creek Lasers heat sinks for 9.0 mm and Model PS-CW-1900 power supply. The output of this laser is circularly symmetric and can be collimated with simple spherical lenses. It competes favorably with ~ 1 micron diode lasers whose output is astigmatic and requires special optics to produce a semi-collimated beam. MiniIR Series is ideal for use in near-infrared illuminators, for performing 1064 nm gain experiments, and for laser system alignment.

Model Number: MiniIR 350
Output Power: > 350 mW

Download MiniIR Data Sheet (PDF 151 KB)

MiniMax™ Series

The MiniMax™ laser is a rugged miniature DPSS laser in a rectangular device package with integrated thermoelectric cooler, temperature sensor, and power monitor for temperature-controlled operation over large ambient changes.

Model Number: MinMAX G100
Output Power: > 100 mW @ 532nm

Model Number: MinMAX G150
Output Power: > 150 mW @ 532nm

Download MiniMAX G Series Data Sheet (PDF 228 KB)
 
Model Number: MinMAX IR350
Output Power: > 350 mW @ 1064nm

Download MiniMAX IR Series Data Sheet (PDF 280 KB)
 

PRODUCT INFO

PRESS RELEASES

10/17/11 Ben Franklin Technology Partners Invests $100,000 in Snake Creek Lasers
The investment enables SnakeCreek to "commercialize a new opto-thermal laser resonator and advance current laser designs to improve output-power tunability and reproducibility over large temperature ranges."
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6/09/10 Snake Creek Lasers Reaches New Cryogenic Laser Performance Milestones  

SNAKE CREEK LASERS' NEWS

Snake Creek Lasers has received a DoE SBIR Phase I Award "High Average Cryogenic Lasers for Laser Stripping Applications" 
A number of kW-class picosecond laser designs will be investigated for stripping of electrons from hydrogen. Other expected applications are photocathode illumination, FEL seeding, laser wakefield acceleration, high-order harmonic generation, pump source for OPCPAs for few pulse generation, and high-throughput micromachining.

Snake Creek Lasers Wins Ben Franklin Innovation Award
"Snake Creek Lasers, Hallstead, won the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania Innovative Application of Technology award. The honor recognized the company that best demonstrates a "break the mold" approach to integrating new or existing technology into a manufacturing environment."
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Snake Creek Lasers has received a DoD SBIR Phase 1 Award "Compact-Solid-State Deep-Ultraviolet Laser for Raman Detection of Chemical and Biological Agents"
Background: UV Raman spectroscopy has shown the ability to detect and identify chemcial surface threats in near-real time while on-the-move; however the only laser source currently available are Excimer (gas) lasers that require periodic refills of specialized gas. This requirement adds to the logistics burden of the system and reduces its readiness. SnakeCreek, and its partners, will design a small, high power, all solid state laser that emits at 236.5 nm.

Snake Creek Lasers Engineers present papers at 23^rd Anual Solid-State and Diode Laser Technology Review
Located in Broomfield, CO, on June 17, 2010. Click on the Link Below for Presentation:
Heat Fraction Limited CW YbYAG Presentation.pdf 

UPCOMING TRADE SHOWS

Come see us at:
SPIE Photonics West
January 2012 
South Hall in Booth #236.