Prism Award Winner 2014: V-Gen’s ytterbium fiber laser combines all major features in one product

On February 6, 2014 the winners of the renowned Prism Awards were announced in California at the world´s most important photonics fair SPIE Photonics West.

The Award:
The Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation is a leading international competition that honors the best new photonic products on the market. Since 2008 the goal of the Prism Award is to bring attention and give recognition to companies that are creating products that make a difference.

In the category “Industrial Laser” V-GEN could prevail against their competitors “DILAS” and “PolarOnyx-Laser”. They have won with their ytterbium fiber laser which is characterized by its exceptionally high beam quality and adjustable pulse length for precision applications, micro-material processing and marking.

The Winner: VPFL-ISP-1-40-50

This 1070 nm ytterbium fiber laser combines the following outstanding features in just one device:

• 50 W avg. output power
• shortest pulse width, tunable from 1 ns to 300 ns
• the highest peak power at 40 kW
• highest pulse energy at 1.5 mJ
• best beam quality at M² < 1.3

This fiber laser drills, cuts, scribes, and contours diverse materials (silicon, metals, and plastics), supporting key fields such as touch panel display, PCB manufacturing, and solar-cell, electronic, and automotive industries.

This year's winner V-GEN is one of Laser 2000’s many innovative suppliers. Once again we are pleased to partner with a renowned prize-winner. V-Gen develops and produces high quality and innovative laser systems for a wide range of industrial applications.