Lasers in the 2um SWIR spectral regime and their applications

The history of the laser industry has shown that for a particular laser type to be widely adopted for materials processing depends on the availability of a minimum laser power at a realistic cost. The development of supra 100 watt thulium fiber lasers means that another laser type has now been added to that relatively short list. Initially developed for a surgical application, this laser has unique capabilities in many other often unexpected fields of application that are being explored.