II-VI Introduces Electro-Optic Modulators for Materials Processing

II-VI Incorporated, a specialist in laser optics and subsystems, today announced the introduction of its electro-optic modulators, based on proprietary crystal technology, for ultrafast lasers in materials processing.

Ongoing efforts to increase efficiencies in manufacturing are spurring the demand for next-generation laser systems that achieve faster materials processing throughput. II-VI’s electro-optic modulators enable ultrafast lasers to generate a series of highly controlled energy pulses at rapid intervals to achieve precision machining tasks such as scribing, drilling, and marking at a very high speed.

II-VI leverages its electro-optic, acousto-optic, and magneto-optic materials and technology platforms to enable a wide range of ultrafast laser designs. II-VI’s broad portfolio of components for ultrafast lasers includes seed lasers, wavelength-stabilized pump laser modules, matched chirped mirror pairs, dispersion-compensation prism pairs, diffractive gratings, and polarization-mode combiners. Ultrafast lasers can be converted from infrared to ultraviolet at 355 nm using II-VI’s lithium triborate (LBO) and beta-barium borate (BBO) crystals.

II-VI will showcase its broad product line of engineered materials, lasers, and optics for materials processing, life sciences, consumer electronics, and automotive applications at the following upcoming conferences: