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Laser cutting is considered to be one of the most popular materials processing applications for fiber lasers excluding laser marking. While laser cutting is associated with high-power CO2 lasers or fiber lasers, marking is only for nanosecond fiber lasers. 

The nanosecond fiber lasers can be applied in many micromachining processes such as drilling, engraving, cutting, etc, thanks to the control and versatility. Despite the fact that they have just a few millijoules of pulse energy, they are able to provide peak power at high laser beam quality. That’s why they could find a number of niche applications where they proved to have exceptional capabilities.

Nanosecond fiber lasers are widely applied together with scanner-based beam deliveries that increase the processing speed. If the power density is not enough and the speed is low, the basic surface marking will change. These changes can lead to deeper engraving. The process suits only materials with definite thickness. However, nanosecond fiber lasers have found a very specific application in batteries’ manufacturing. 

There is a possibility that nanosecond fiber lasers are going to replace the usual mechanical slitting and stamping processes because they provide a method with flexibility and control. Single mode lasers can be effectively applied for bare metal foils cutting. It makes it possible to achieve high cutting speeds in the condition of high edge quality. However, single mode lasers don’t suit the cutting of coated electrodes.

Nanosecond fiber lasers are also well applied in the scribing process, especially in the solar industry. They help to reduce resistive losses and therefore increase the performance levels. These fiber laser systems provide high-quality and low thermal-damage scoring at the same time.

The abilities of nanosecond fiber lasers are widely applied in the jewelry industry. The high peak power of the fiber lasers can effectively process metals like silver or gold. Fiber lasers are usually applied for marking, cutting, engraving, etc., providing the manufacturers with enhanced flexibility. The other interesting application is the cutting of wires. Nanosecond fiber lasers have particular relevance to soft metals or very hard ones. 

Moreover, applications for nanosecond fiber lasers also suit not only metals but also other materials. The same fiber lasers can be produced to cut or mark other complex components, for instance, in the medical device industry. These materials can be cut include silicon, ceramics, and even some plastics and polymers.

In conclusion, we should say that nanosecond fiber lasers have proved to be the most cost-effective in the laser cutting market for hard and soft materials. The design engineers and manufactures should also consider the fact that the nanosecond fiber lasers can suit the innovative manufacturing solutions for their future products. 

Optromix Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a manufacturer of laser technologies, optical fiber sensors, and optical monitoring systems. We develop and manufacture a broad variety of Fiber lasers, СО 2 lasers, Ti: Sapphire lasers, Dye lasers, and Excimer Lasers. We offer simple Erbium laser and Ytterbium laser products, as well as sophisticated laser systems with unique characteristics, based on the client’s inquiry.

We manufacture laser modules using our technologies based on the advanced research work and patents of the international R&D team. Laser processes are high-quality, high-precision, easily-automated manufacturing solutions that provide repeatability and flexibility.

If you are interested in Optromix fiber laser systems or Optromix CO2 lasers, please contact us at info@optromix.com

Specialists in fiber laser technology from Germany and Israel are holding experiments on a newly developed fiber laser for industrial use. The basis of the fiber laser system is the Coherent Beam Combining (CBC) method, which is still new for high-power fiber lasers. 
According to scientists, the 13-kilowatt fiber laser can quickly create different energy distribution patterns within operations and in this way process even demanding materials precisely and quickly. The researchers aim to develop this innovative fiber laser technology available to most companies and manufacturers all over the world in the future. They hope that all the experiments result in finding new laser applications. This fiber laser would make a significant contribution in such spheres as medical technology, aerospace, etc.
Now the research team is working on the investigation of laser beam shaping, which is accelerated by a factor of 1000, for the first time for additive manufacturing. The scientists apply the Coherent Beam Combining where the Dynamic Beam Laser unites many individual laser beams into one powerful, high-quality laser beam. The fiber laser can quickly create completely different energy distribution patterns in the resulting processing laser beam due to tiny phase shifts in the particulate laser beams.
The new fiber laser system can create energy patterns on the workpieces, for example, in the form of a horseshoe or a ring. In contrast, a usual fiber laser releases most of the energy in the center of the laser beam. In fact, the creation of the new fiber laser system‘s opportunities was already possible in the past by applying beam-deflecting optics or fast oscillating mirrors. However, even the fastest oscillating mirrors still needed milliseconds to restructure the energy patterns in the laser beam. While the new fiber laser is 1000 times faster and can operate within microseconds. This operation speed gives an opportunity to apply this fiber laser system for additive manufacturing of metals.
Scientists have a goal to develop a modern fiber laser system for additive manufacturing of titanium and aluminum alloys, which are mostly applied in the creation of space components, implants, etc. The partners are planning to produce dynamic laser beam shaping to remove defects and achieve higher quality 3D printing results. They also hope to use novel laser beam shapes to overcome challenges in crack-sensitive materials.
The experiments will demonstrate whether the new fiber laser system can be applied for additive manufacturing of metals. Anyway, the already demonstrated quality and speed advantages make this fiber laser technology very interesting for production in the metal-working industry, electromobility, aerospace, etc. 
Optromix Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a manufacturer of laser technologies, optical fiber sensors, and optical monitoring systems. We develop and manufacture a broad variety of Fiber lasers, СО 2 lasers, Ti: Sapphire lasers, Dye lasers, and Excimer Lasers. We offer simple Erbium laser and Ytterbium laser products, as well as sophisticated laser systems with unique characteristics, based on the client’s inquiry.
We manufacture laser modules using our technologies based on the advanced research work and patents of the international R&D team. Laser processes are high-quality, high-precision, easily-automated manufacturing solutions that provide repeatability and flexibility.
If you are interested in Optromix fiber laser systems or Optromix CO2 lasers, please contact us at info@optromix.com

The high-powered fiber lasers have a wide list of applications in many industries. And as more applications of these fiber lasers are developed, more manufacturers think that industrial fiber laser systems are reliable and cost-effective. 
As it happened with any other industrial instrument, fiber laser technology has advanced significantly in the last few decades. However, there are still several myths relating to their operation, maintenance, etc. Let’s see the most common myths. 
The first myth is that fiber lasers don’t require a lot of monitoring. From the very beginning, CO2 lasers were used as an industrial tool. CO2 lasers have relatively inexpensive operating costs and are easy to maintain. Nowadays, they are still applied. However, the appearance of fiber lasers changed the whole industry. Fiber lasers have more advantages in comparison with CO2 lasers such as improved beam quality and decreased maintenance. As high-quality and reliable as today’s fiber laser systems have become, the whole laser module is still made of physical components that can fail after long-term use. Especially when fiber lasers are used in severe industrial environments. It increases the chances of failure of components, resulting in decreased efficiency and increased operational costs. That is why periodic maintenance on the fiber laser systems is necessary.
The second myth is that you should turn up the power when the fiber laser isn’t performing as needed. In fact, there are different reasons for fiber lasers‘ and CO2 lasers‘ losing effectiveness. The most common is an increased thermal effect on the fiber laser system because of an aged, damaged, or contaminated optic. This effect causes decreased power density. Modern fiber laser measurement tools can help in performing and optimizing such systems.
The third myth is that measurements on a fiber laser system are expensive and time-consuming. However, with the progress in optical components, and computing power, fiber laser measurement products became smaller, faster, and more cost-effective. They have developed into useful maintenance instruments that can be embedded into different other systems. Moreover, fiber laser systems became easier in operation and were adapted to harsher production environments. 
The fourth myth is that the fiber laser processes can be managed just fine with or without fiber laser measurement. In this situation, specialists hope that the performance remains constant until something goes wrong. To be sure that fiber lasers will perform consistently over time, there should be key performance measurements. When these fiber laser options are not known, it can lead to scrapped parts. A properly maintained fiber laser system consumes less power and maximizes profit.
And the fifth myth is that old fiber laser measurement technologies were tested by time, so they provide us with enough data about the fiber lasers. Specialists who follow this rule still use very simple instruments for fiber laser maintenance. In contrast, modern fiber laser measurement products allow conducting short or long analyses of fiber laser performance and can offer more data.
In conclusion, we should say that more data about fiber laser performance means industry process improvement.
Optromix Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a manufacturer of laser technologies, optical fiber sensors, and optical monitoring systems. We develop and manufacture a broad variety of Fiber lasers, СО 2 lasers, Ti: Sapphire lasers, Dye lasers, and Excimer Lasers. We offer simple Erbium laser and Ytterbium laser products, as well as sophisticated laser systems with unique characteristics, based on the client’s inquiry.
We manufacture laser modules using our technologies based on the advanced research work and patents of the international R&D team. Laser processes are high-quality, high-precision, easily-automated manufacturing solutions that provide repeatability and flexibility.
If you are interested in Optromix fiber laser systems or Optromix CO2 lasers, please contact us at info@optromix.com

The first ultrafast laser was created in the 1970s. However, the development of them for different appliances still continues. So there are some recent developments connected to ultrafast lasers that we are going to reveal in this article. 
The specific characteristics of one of the ultrafast lasers, femtosecond lasers, can give scientists an opportunity to interact with biological material by changing cells’ functions one by one. Ultrafast lasers produce short fiber laser pulses that transfer energy to electrons before interacting with the environment. For instance, an electron can get energy from two photons before losing energy itself while interacting with other electrons. This unique feature helps scientists in manipulating living cells.
Ultrafast lasers decrease the amount of heat transferring to ablate material without melting. As a result, the scientists get a very clean microfabrication process. Besides, by focusing on a place a few microns in size the laser beam can excite electrons with two low-energy photons. This process takes place only when there is high intensity and limitation of the local interaction with the material. 
So scientists have achieved the production of ultrafast lasers that create microstructures for biological studies and have the capability to modify the behavior of living cells. 
The other research team of scientists from China used ultrafast lasers for taking the first films of the molecules. Scientists fired an intense ray of light at samples to take X-ray photos. According to them, their developed cameras are one billion times faster. So this ability makes it possible to take the moments of the speediest processes like chemical reactions. 
This invention gives researchers an opportunity to create the first molecular movies. The research team is going to continue the new fiber laser system optimization and make it available for global users. 
This new fiber laser system based on an ultrafast laser is one of the state-of-the-art fiber laser technologies. It can produce fiber laser pulses with identical photons and find small changes in material structure. During the test period, the experiments were held with the usage of the “water window”, a spectral window where photons are absorbed by carbon, not by oxygen. In this case, water is more transparent to X-rays. But other crucial elements, like carbons, strongly interact with X-rays. Thanks to the coherent and ultrafast pulses, scientists could take X-ray images of molecules and atoms. 
Both these new technologies containing ultrafast lasers have an aim to reveal fundamental processes in materials, technology, and living organisms. Moreover, they will lead to new discoveries in fiber laser technology. 
Optromix Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a manufacturer of laser technologies, optical fiber sensors, and optical monitoring systems. We develop and manufacture a broad variety of Fiber lasers, СО 2 lasers, Ti: Sapphire lasers, Dye lasers, and Excimer Lasers. We offer simple Erbium laser and Ytterbium laser products, as well as sophisticated laser systems with unique characteristics, based on the client’s inquiry.
We manufacture laser modules using our technologies based on the advanced research work and patents of the international R&D team. Laser processes are high-quality, high-precision, easily automated manufacturing solutions that provide repeatability and flexibility.
If you are interested in Optromix fiber laser systems or Optromix CO2 lasers, please contact us at info@optromix.com

High power ultrafast lasers have a great diversity of applications thanks to their short pulse durations and high peak powers. 
Ultrafast lasers are applied in materials processing applications, medical fiber lasers, microscopy, etc. All the fiber lasers‘ advantages provide them with higher powers. However, fiber laser technology is particularly sensitive to the effects such as thermal lensing.
Thermal lensing is a process occurring in ultrafast laser gain media, especially for operation at higher power levels. It crucially limits the laser beam quality and the output power. These processes decline the ultrafast lasers‘ performance and can also cause an absence of the mode-lock and producing pulses. For high power ultrafast lasers, thermal lensing can even result in the whole system crashing. Besides, thermal lensing results in astigmatism in ultrafast laser cavities. Ultrafast lasers work in continuous-wave (CW) mode for cavity alignment. And then the ultrafast lasers switch to a pulsed configuration for actual use. But thermal lensing may disrupt the work of the ultrafast laser system.
The impossibility to apply pulsed laser beams makes ultrafast lasers ineffective. However, there are a few available options that can help in manipulating the inherent thermal properties of gain media and preventing thermal lensing. One of them is choosing the proper dispersive mirror coatings.
With the help of highly dispersive intracavity mirror coatings, scientists have an opportunity to minimize the effect of thermal lensing. Thanks to these achievements, they could produce better high power ultrafast lasers where there are intracavity optics with negligible thermal effects. These ultrafast laser systems are useful for both external optics and outside of the ultrafast laser cavity. The thermal lensing-limiting technology can supervise the laser beam stability and pulse compression whereas detrimental thermal effects are minimized.
Scientists could develop highly dispersive ultrafast mirrors for ultrafast lasers. These mirrors can maintain high reflectiveness and desirable pulse compression while providing negligible thermal effects. Such characteristics are achieved by careful management of the different processes during coating deposition.
However, several ultrafast laser systems don’t require this newly developed technology. Several lasers don’t have a high average power for thermal lensing to occur. So it isn’t a significant issue for them. Some fiber laser systems don’t include a solid-state lasing cavity where thermal effects may have a place. Nevertheless, there are solid-state high power ultrafast lasers where low thermal lensing is crucial.
Optromix Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a manufacturer of laser technologies, optical fiber sensors, and optical monitoring systems. We develop and manufacture a broad variety of Fiber lasers, СО 2 lasers, Ti: Sapphire lasers, Dye lasers, and Excimer Lasers. We offer simple Erbium laser and Ytterbium laser products, as well as sophisticated laser systems with unique characteristics, based on the client’s inquiry.
We manufacture laser modules using our technologies based on the advanced research work and patents of the international R&D team. Laser processes are high-quality, high-precision, easily automated manufacturing solutions that provide repeatability and flexibility.
If you are interested in Optromix fiber laser systems or Optromix CO2 lasers, please contact us at info@optromix.com

According to the fiber laser market experts, there are three parameters to determine fiber laser market size and growth rate. First of all, it is fiber laser applications that drive fiber lasers popularity. Secondly, it is the correlation of the adoption that is driven by unique technology and adoption that is driven by price. Thirdly, the economic conditions that can influence the implementation of the newly developed fiber laser technology. Together, the specialists employ information about econometric causal models to predict the development of the fiber laser segments.
Forecasting in the fiber laser segment can still be different because there were some unpredictable events during the last years. For example, trade tariffs imposed on goods imported into the USA from China. The government aimed to increase the selling of US goods to local companies. However, for fiber lasers that was not really an effective measure. Then, the lockdown due to COVID-19 influenced the fiber laser market. The closure of fiber laser manufacturing factories in China and shipping delays and many other aspects had a negative impact on the market. 
However, despite all the situations that took place last year, they didn’t influence the fiber laser technology market that much. According to statistics, the fiber laser sensing market has grown to over $2 billion in the last few years. Most of the fiber lasers for sensing are diode lasers that are applied in smartphones. 
Talking about the medical fiber laser segment, the sales were slowed down in several countries. However, the fiber laser sales are back to normal rates where the pandemic has eased. Meanwhile, the fiber laser sales for the military are most of all unaffected. But there can be some delays in delivery. 
For communications, specialists were expecting a great increase in fiber laser sales because of the pandemic. However, it didn’t happen. In fact, the fiber laser market in this sphere showed delays in many communications projects, which were especially for China. 
As for fiber lasers for materials processing, the trade tariffs demonstrated a larger negative effect in comparison with the pandemic. After the lockdown, the economy, as well as the fiber laser market, seem to recover quickly and return to normal. 
All in all, we can see that there are various globally widespread fiber laser markets. While 2020 was difficult for the fiber laser system segment because of the lockdown, it could get through it and recover the rates to the normal levels. That is why specialists think that 2021 will be a strong year for fiber laser sales. It would be hard to achieve the same levels of 2017-2018. But looking at the global economic conditions, these rates would still be good news. 
Optromix Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a manufacturer of laser technologies, optical fiber sensors, and optical monitoring systems. We develop and manufacture a broad variety of Fiber lasers, СО 2 lasers, Ti: Sapphire lasers, Dye lasers, and Excimer Lasers. We offer simple Erbium laser and Ytterbium laser products, as well as sophisticated laser systems with unique characteristics, based on the client’s inquiry.
We manufacture laser modules using our technologies based on the advanced research work and patents of the international R&D team. Laser processes are high-quality, high-precision, easily automated manufacturing solutions that provide repeatability and flexibility.
If you are interested in Optromix fiber laser systems or Optromix CO2 lasers, please contact us at info@optromix.com

Science has always had an aim to develop more efficient manufacturing fiber laser technology. That is a crucial element of the new industrial revolution, called Industry 4.0 technologies. One of its aspects is ultrafast fiber lasers that give an opportunity to perform processes at high speeds. And 3D printing is the field where ultrafast fiber lasers can be well applied. 
German scientists are going to demonstrate how 3D-printed components can be welded with a fiber laser. Their aim is to create an expert system that could optimize additive manufacturing processes. The printed units can subsequently be welded with a fiber laser. 
Fiber laser transmission welding is already considered to be an acknowledged industrial joining process for plastic components. However, for the 3D printer’s components, there is a difficulty. The reason is cavities and boundary layers in the 3D-printed components that prevent the creation of a uniform weld. The components can be totally similar outside but have different internal structures. That is why researchers are going to design a fiber laser system with unified process knowledge in it. The enterprises will not have to make a full analysis of every component in detail to weld it with a fiber laser. 
For fiber laser welding, researchers are studying fused deposition modeling. In this process, thin strands of molten plastic are superimposed layer by layer. The developing fiber laser system will give information on the material, layer thickness, etc. That provides the highest possible permeability for the laser beam.
Moreover, the research team is going to design a way to measure the transmission with spatial resolution. It includes measuring at which points the laser beam is transmitted and other important aspects. This information will be applied to control the fiber laser transmission welding process with the expert fiber laser system. Their aim is a process control fiber laser system that can regulate the fiber laser power. If the laser beam is less transmitted at a certain point, the fiber laser power should be increased. If the component is more light-transmissive, lower fiber laser power is enough. 
Fiber laser transmission welding can be produced to connect the units made from thermoplastics. Two joining elements from different materials (transparent and non-transparent plastic, for example) can be welded with the help of a laser beam. The laser beam penetrates the transparent joining part, and when it gets into the non-transparent plastic, the fiber laser light is absorbed and turned into thermal energy. Finally, the plastic in the joining area melts, and a weld seam is made.
This newly developed fiber laser design is going to make easier optimization of manufacturing processes for enterprises by using a fiber laser. 
Optromix Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a manufacturer of laser technologies, optical fiber sensors, and optical monitoring systems. We develop and manufacture a broad variety of Fiber lasers, СО 2 lasers, Ti: Sapphire lasers, Dye lasers, and Excimer Lasers. We offer simple Erbium laser and Ytterbium laser products, as well as sophisticated laser systems with unique characteristics, based on the client’s inquiry.
We manufacture laser modules using our technologies based on the advanced research work and patents of the international R&D team. Laser processes are high-quality, high-precision, easily automated manufacturing solutions that provide repeatability and flexibility.
If you are interested in Optromix fiber laser systems or Optromix CO2 lasers, please contact us at info@optromix.com

Fiber laser technology is an advanced sphere of modern technology, where a lot of scientists from different countries are actively involved in developments. Last year, researchers from Russia demonstrated a newly developed and successfully tested unique soliton fiber laser.
The Russian scientists explained that fiber lasers are of fundamental importance to scientific development all over the world. According to researchers, fiber lasers with a high pulse repetition rate are especially in demand in photonics, a promising analog of electronics.
Their newly developed soliton fiber laser with double pulse stabilization differs from other types of fiber lasers in compactness, reliability, and convenience of laser beam delivery. The fiber lasers‘ basis is fiber optics that help in emitting part of the energy into the laser cavity. Double synchronization helps to match the phases of the longitudinal waves and achieve ultra-short powerful pulses. After several cycles of radiation, there is a state in which the pulses become solitons.
Thanks to the double stabilization of the fiber laser pulse, scientists could develop a fiber laser that combines high-frequency pulses with a high-quality pulse train. The fiber laser design contains a nonlinear polarization rotation effect and a frequency shift effect produced by an optical modulator. According to researchers, that is why the main advantage of the new fiber laser is the maintenance of harmonic synchronization of longitudinal waves in any generation mode. Now the next aim for the developers is further improvement of their fiber laser performance. 
It’s been a while since the creation of the first fiber laser. However, fiber lasers proved to be one of the most effective technologies in every sphere. For example, fiber lasers made a revolution in ophthalmology just three years later after their creation. At each stage of the fiber lasers‘ development, there were problems that needed to be solved. They were produced in different fields, for instance, in medicine, industry, quantum computing, fundamental science, etc. Therefore, nowadays fiber laser systems have a lot of applications. 
The emergence of new types of fiber lasers always opens up unique, not previously foreseen options for their applications. The development of fiber laser technology today determines success in a number of scientific and applied fields.
Optromix Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a manufacturer of laser technologies, optical fiber sensors, and optical monitoring systems. We develop and manufacture a broad variety of Fiber lasers, СО 2 lasers, Ti: Sapphire lasers, Dye lasers, and Excimer Lasers. We offer simple Erbium laser and Ytterbium laser products, as well as sophisticated laser systems with unique characteristics, based on the client’s inquiry.
We manufacture laser modules using our technologies based on the advanced research work and patents of the international R&D team. Laser processes are high-quality, high-precision, easily automated manufacturing solutions that provide repeatability and flexibility.
If you are interested in Optromix fiber laser systems or Optromix CO2 lasers, please contact us at info@optromix.com

Last month a health organization from the USA tested a newly developed fiber laser that can turn kidney stones into dust-like particles. Thanks to this new fiber laser technology, specialists are capable of reducing even large kidney stones to dust and then suction or flush them from the patient’s body. The super-pulsed fiber laser targets the water in the stones and turns a big stone, for example, the size of a thumb, into dust particles of 100 microns or fewer. 
According to the statistics, the number of Americans with kidney stones has doubled in recent years. More than 10% of the population had a kidney stone experience in their life. That is why scientists were looking for more effective treatment techniques including fiber laser systems.
As fiber laser technology has evolved in recent years, fiber lasers have been applied in lithotripsy to break up stones. There is even no need for incisions. A specialist passes a fiber laser to see and part it. In comparison with the other types of lasers, the thulium fiber laser can split kidney stones 10 times smaller than by usual a holmium laser that is mostly used. The smaller particles generated from the thulium fiber laser are easier to remove. 
Due to the research, a holmium laser can clear 50% — 60% of stone fragments, while a thulium fiber laser is able to clear more than 90% of fragments. Scientists also hope to achieve such high numbers clinically. This fiber laser technology allows making the treatment procedure less painful and costly than surgically removing. Thanks to this fiber laser system, there would be no incisions and far less chance of complications such as bleeding or infection. Moreover, patients would have no need for an overnight hospital stay.
Nowadays, the research team started developing a sensing device to prevent injury to the ureter during stone surgery. This new device will be used with the thulium fiber laser. The common approach with the use of both these developments demonstrated 94% clearance rates of kidney stones. 
Both these fiber laser technologies lead to further evolution in surgery and improvement in the quality of life for people.
Optromix Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a manufacturer of laser technologies, optical fiber sensors, and optical monitoring systems. We develop and manufacture a broad variety of Fiber lasers, СО 2 lasers, Ti: Sapphire lasers, Dye lasers, and Excimer Lasers. We offer simple Erbium laser and Ytterbium laser products, as well as sophisticated laser systems with unique characteristics, based on the client’s inquiry.
We manufacture laser modules using our technologies based on the advanced research work and patents of the international R&D team. Laser processes are high-quality, high-precision, easily automated manufacturing solutions that provide repeatability and flexibility.
If you are interested in Optromix fiber laser systems or Optromix CO2 lasers, please contact us at info@optromix.com

Laser marking has grown significantly important because of the chain visibility value. Fiber laser technology allows parts to be marked before heat treatments and to be reliable after the process. Nowadays, we can consider that fiber laser technology made a revolution in traceability capabilities.
Traceability is the ability of parts and products tracking across the supply chain. While different marking models can offer just individual part traceability before the hard processes, fiber laser marking keeps high legibility both before and after, for example, heat treatments. 
Despite the fact that fiber laser technology can achieve high-quality and high-contrast identifiers, the fiber laser marks are constant and provide a high level of legibility after heat treatments that transform the product’s surface. When a product has been treated with heat, it undergoes thermal expansion and then returns to the usual size. That is why many forms of identification lose their legibility.
Fiber laser systems allow reliable traceability by giving highly customized identifiers with regulated sizes. In comparison with the other marking systems, fiber laser technology provides many dimensions that can fit all the particular needs.
A fiber laser was named thanks to its laser that is produced by an optical fiber and has been treated with rare elements. These elements provide low-energy inputs for producing high-energy outputs. For high legibility achieving, the fiber lasers should meet several requirements. First of all, fiber laser power needs to be between 50W and 100W to provide the marking degree. Secondly, environmental factors like moisture and dust can influence the fiber laser‘s effectiveness. IP ratings are applied to ensure that fiber lasers work in the optimal environment. For the best results, there is a necessity for a high IP rating. 
In marking, a fiber laser creates etchings on the product surface and provides more space between the sections of the marking. As a consequence, these marks, produced by fiber lasers, are less likely to lose readability after heat treating. So in the future, they can retain a wide amount of information. 
Fiber laser technology is the only way that allows achieving individual identification without slowing down the supply chain. 
Optromix Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a manufacturer of laser technologies, optical fiber sensors, and optical monitoring systems. We develop and manufacture a broad variety of Fiber lasers, СО 2 lasers, Ti: Sapphire lasers, Dye lasers, and Excimer Lasers. We offer simple Erbium laser and Ytterbium laser products, as well as sophisticated laser systems with unique characteristics, based on the client’s inquiry.
We manufacture laser modules using our technologies based on the advanced research work and patents of the international R&D team. Laser processes are high-quality, high-precision, easily automated manufacturing solutions that provide repeatability and flexibility.
If you are interested in Optromix fiber laser systems or Optromix CO2 lasers, please contact us at info@optromix.com