IPG Photonics Announces New Lines of Revolutionary Green Fiber Lasers
Fiber Laser Leader to Enter Additional Markets and Applications with
New Pulsed and CW Green Lasers
OXFORD, Mass., Jan 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- First graph, first sentence should read: ...two new families of fiber
lasers in the green spectrum range... (sted: green UV spectrum range)
The corrected release reads:
IPG PHOTONICS ANNOUNCES NEW LINES OF REVOLUTIONARY GREEN FIBER LASERS
Fiber Laser Leader to Enter Additional Markets and Applications with
New Pulsed and CW Green Lasers
IPG Photonics (NASDAQ: IPGP), the world leader in high-power fiber
lasers and amplifiers, announced today that it has developed two new
families of fiber lasers in the green spectrum range that will allow the
Company to enter new markets and applications. At output wavelengths of
532 nm, the new pulsed 10W green fiber laser and continuous wave (CW)
15W green fiber laser provide the high single-mode beam quality, ease of
use and high reliability that IPG's fiber lasers are known to deliver at
lower prices than competitive green lasers.
IPG's green pulsed fiber lasers provide a high peak power with scalable
average output power up to 10W, pulse duration of 1 ns only and
frequency of 50 to 600 kHz. The novel fiber laser is much more efficient
and compact than conventional lasers now on the market, and is ideal for
applications in the solar/photovoltaic arena, resistor trimming and
marking of transparent materials. Featuring M2 of less than
1.2, the new green pulsed laser includes a collimator, and narrow line
width at 532 nm. Higher output powers are planned.
The second green fiber laser introduced today is a single frequency and
low noise CW green fiber laser that features output power greater than
15W, M2 of less than 1.1, and a line width near 2 MHz at 532
nm. In a compact, rugged design, the CW green fiber laser is well suited
for Ti-sapphire pumping, entertainment and various other applications
where the highest coherency and stability of visible laser emission are
required.
"The two new green fiber families extend the tradition of innovations
for which IPG's fiber lasers are well known, including record wall-plug
electrical efficiency, high beam quality, high reliability, low
maintenance, ruggedness, compactness, low weight, and very essential
economic advantages," said Dr. Valentin Gapontsev, CEO of IPG Photonics
Corporation. "Our newest lasers are a direct result of combining our
advanced fiber laser platform with the latest state-of-the-art
technologies of seed sources and nonlinear converters. IPG also is
working to develop similar fiber laser sources with other emission
wavelengths in the red, orange, blue and UV spectrum ranges."
The green CW laser will be unveiled at the BiOS (Booth # 8226) and
Photonics West (Booth # 1419) shows in San Jose, CA the week of January
25, 2009. IPG is ramping up production of the new green lasers and
volume production units are expected to be available in the second
quarter of 2009. IPG has been working with key customers on specific
applications.
About IPG Photonics Corporation
IPG Photonics is the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and
amplifiers. Founded in 1990, IPG pioneered the development and
commercialization of optical fiber-based lasers for use in a wide range
of applications such as materials processing, advanced,
telecommunications and medical ones. Fiber lasers have revolutionized
the industry by delivering superior performance, reliability and
usability at a lower total cost of ownership compared with conventional
lasers, allowing end users to increase productivity and decrease
operating costs. IPG has its headquarters in Oxford, Massachusetts, and
has additional plants and offices throughout the world. For more
information, please visit www.ipgphotonics.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Information and statements provided by the Company and its employees,
including statements in this press release, that relate to future plans,
events or performance are forward-looking statements. These statements
involve risks and uncertainties. Any statements in this press release
that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking
statements, including, but not limited to, those relating to the
potential market acceptance of the Company's new green fiber lasers, the
opening of new markets and applications for the green fiber lasers, the
expected start of volume production of the new green fiber lasers,
development of fiber lasers in the red, orange, blue and UV spectrum
ranges. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
include risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with the
Company's ability to penetrate new applications for fiber lasers and
increase market share, the rate of acceptance and penetration of IPG's
products, effective management of growth, level of fixed costs from its
vertical integration, intellectual property infringement claims and
litigation, interruption in supply of key components, contract
cancellations, manufacturing risks, competitive factors including
declining average selling prices, building and expanding field service
and support operations, uncertainties pertaining to customer orders,
demand for products and services, development of markets for the
Company's products and services and other risks identified in the
Company's SEC filings. Readers are encouraged to refer to the risk
factors described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (filed
with the SEC on March 13, 2008) and its periodic reports filed with the
SEC, as applicable. Actual results, events and performance may differ
materially. Readers are cautioned not to rely on the forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements that
may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or
to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
SOURCE: IPG Photonics
IPG Photonics Corporation
Bill Shiner, 508-373-1100
Vice President Industrial
bshiner@ipgphotonics.com
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