June 7, 2013

Energy-sources of the future: novel diode lasers for ultra-high power laser applications



The FBH will present the latest results from their project CryoLaser at CLEO 2013. CryoLaser has been selected as a “hot topic” for the central press event at the renowned technical conference in San Jose, USA.

High energy laser applications of the future: these are the target of current diode laser research at the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH). World-wide, teams of scientists and technologists are working on a new generation of ultra-high energy lasers. These are tools for basic science, for novel medical applications and, not least, for laser-induced fusion. Large facilities that make use of this technology could in future ensure clean, highly efficient energy supplies for all mankind. Ultra-high power laser systems require diode lasers that are not just extremely capable, but also manufacturable at low costs in very high volumes.