Quantel hits laser induced damage testing milestone
ElectroOptics
14 September 2015 Back
Quantel Laser was the first independent laser damage test laboratory
in the world and such set the standard as a premier test facility aiding
optics and coating companies in developing high power and high energy
components. Quantel’s laser induced damage test facility offers a full
range of NIST-traceable laser exposure test services across a large
spectrum of wavelengths from UV to Far-IR. Its independent laser damage
tests labs are designed and equipped to meet international ISO
standards, while providing laser damage thresholds, laser durability
certifications, optical density measurements, reflectivity, temperature, vibration and specialty testing.
Quantel’s laser induced damage test lab includes sources spanning from 193nm to 10.6μm, and the standard turnaround time is as fast as 24 hours. 'The addition of a 193nm excimer laser was announced in 2015 to support the development of deep-ultraviolet optics and coatings for applications ranging from semiconductor photolithograph to ablation (mass spectrometry) to LASIK laser eye surgery,' said Jason Yager, Quantel Damage Testing general manager.
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