High-efficiency high-energy pulsed laser systems based on thulium technology for laser-plasma science, advanced-source development, FEL, XUV and EUV drivers, fusion-relevant research and specialised high-energy industrial applications.
high-E develops Joule-Class systems around thulium gain media and a proven disk-amplifier configuration. Each system is configured for the required pulse energy, repetition rate, pulse duration, seed source, beam delivery and integration requirements.
Long-lifetime thulium gain media can store pump energy over a longer time interval. This creates a pathway to lower peak pump-power demand in multi-joule pulsed operation while supporting high-energy pulse extraction.
- Thulium-based 1800–2200 nm architecture
- 3–30 J customer-configured pulse-energy range
- Single shot to 10 Hz operating range
- Application-specific beam delivery and integration
A customer-defined high-efficiency Joule-Class platform for programmes requiring multi-joule pulse energy, tailored repetition rate, pulse duration, seed source, beam delivery and a thulium-based wavelength architecture. Every system is specified around the application rather than supplied as a fixed catalogue configuration.
| Parameter | Thulium J-Class Platform |
|---|---|
| Gain medium | Thulium-based architecture |
| Centre wavelength | 1800–2200 nm |
| Pulse energy | 3–30 J |
| Average power | Customer-specific |
| Repetition rate | Single shot to 10 Hz |
| Pulse duration | Customer-specific |
| Beam quality | M² < 1.5 target |
| System configuration | Customer-specified seed source, pulse format, beam delivery, diagnostics, controls and integration |
Specifications are indicative. Final performance, operating conditions, interfaces and acceptance criteria are agreed in the project quotation and system specification.
Each J-Class system begins with technical scoping against the source, experiment, facility or product-integration requirement.
- Pulse format and temporal profile
- Repetition rate and energy scaling
- Seed-laser and synchronisation requirements
- Beam transport, diagnostics and controls
- Facility and OEM integration
Conventional high-energy systems can require substantial pump-diode capacity, electrical infrastructure, cooling and alignment-sensitive optics. The high-E J-Class architecture is designed to reduce this burden at the system level.
Long-lifetime gain media provide a pathway to lower peak pump-power demand and, in applicable low-repetition Joule-class operation, approximately two times fewer physical pump diodes.
Reduced diode demand can lower electrical consumption, heat load and cooling-system requirements at the system level.
Lower diode demand and reduced optical complexity provide a pathway to a lower laser system cost and a more practical manufacturing route.
Figures are architecture-level targets from current high-E design and prototype-costing work. Actual results depend on the selected pulse energy, repetition rate, pulse duration, operating conditions and integration scope.
Thulium gain media support energy storage over a longer pump window, reducing the need to deliver the required pulse energy through extreme peak pump power.
The disk-amplifier configuration is selected for efficient high-energy pulsed operation and tailored around the required programme operating point.
Reduced alignment-sensitive optical complexity supports manufacture, service, reliability and integration into laboratory, industrial, facility and OEM environments.
High-energy pulsed sources for laser-plasma interaction, ultrafast diagnostics and advanced experimental research.
Configured driver systems for FEL, XUV and EUV research and source-development programmes.
J-Class architectures for wakefield acceleration and high-field physics applications.
High-energy laser-driver technology for experimental programmes and energy-research pathways.
Customer-specified high-energy laser platforms, specialist beam delivery and integrated OEM solutions.
Final performance, efficiency, reliability and economics depend on the selected pulse energy, repetition rate, pulse duration, system architecture, operating conditions and integration scope.