Te ney la SPECTRUMelt iO CV Vee acy Weems ae revolution in today’s laser industry Ree i oe eee Rac naeee MC ea URC Ce ats laser technology to the all-solid-state Pee enue ema Pennie ae Reet Re Once renic veo kuk sone! eo ate he my eae ees ege uae Tac) ee gay aa anu ne co Teese Maa cee ud Re mt) Re ies ans Berea mn ee Ree te) SR a oye etdMICROLASER TECHNOLOGY ‘Amoco microlasers embody the newest advances in laser technology. Featuring all-solid-state construction, microlasers use a semiconductor diode laser to optically pump a solid-state laser crystal. Solid-state crystals with nonlinear optical properties can be added intracavity to achieve a wide Spectrum of output frequencies. The result is a rugged, compact "mieralaser"’ which produces a gaussian, diffraction limited, TEM o9 beam with a choice of wavelengths ranging from the infrared to the visible spectrum By using high-efficiency diode lasers 288 pump sources and temperature tuning their output to match the absorption bands in the solid-state gain matetial, microlasers attain electrical-to-optical efficiencies several orders of magnitude better than gas-discharge or flashlamp- pumped lasers, In addition, the solid-state cavity produces a high: quality beam in contrast to the typical double-lobed output of @ diode laser PUA LASER COMPANY Amoco Laser Company was formed in 1996 to commercialize the revolu- tionary “microlaser” technology developed at the Amoco Research Center. Amoco Laser is dedicated to ‘the goal of providing inexpensive high-performance laser products for the entire spectrum of laser applica- tions. To achieve this goal, Amoco Laser has formed strategic alliances with several leading companies in the areas of high-volume, low-cost Manufacturing, solid-state materials, and high-power leser diodes. At its facilities in Naperville, llinois, ‘Amoco Laser Company conducts microlaser research, engineering development, and production Additional, fundamental research is, performed at Amoco Research ‘Center in the East-West Research Corridor outside ot Chicago.