Inexpensive, energy saving, and easy to use – laser diodes present a viable alternative 

to conventional lasers. As semiconductor lasers they have a worse beam characteristic 

than solid state lasers. Therefore, LASER COMPONENTS offers different concepts to 

shape the beam of pulsed laser diodes. 

Pulsed laser diodes with integrated microoptics reduce the divergence of the fast axis 

to 5 or 10 mrad. LASER COMPONENTS Canada mounts the so-called fast-axis colli-

mation lens, FAC, directly in front of the laser diode chip. Both a PLD and an FAC lens 

fit together into a tiny, hermetically-sealed TO-18 housing. The housing can withstand 

acceleration rates of > 1000 g/ms; thus, it meets the standards set by military techno-

logy where the components are used for distance measurement.

An almost homogeneous beam distribution in laser diodes can be achieved by mixing 

the modes in an optical fiber. LASER COMPONENTS has developed pulsed laser di-

odes with a fiber pigtail that reach an optical output power of up to100 W. They are  

ideally suited for medical applications in which a high amount of peak power must be 

delivered to a point as loss-free as possible. 

LASER COMPONENTS‘ strengths include the quick and inexpensive development of 

customer-specific pulsed laser diodes - special customer requests are implemented with 

pleasure.