Buy Online: Advanced Synthetic Diamond Material from Element Six supports breakthrough in Novel Laser Developments
High optical quality diamond material developed by Element Six is at the heart of a novel type of laser design that is showing promising results. The work could lead to powerful miniature lasers that can be used in a range of new applications outside the range of conventional laser designs such as underwater imaging, medical imaging, and ophthalmology and cancer therapy.
Australian scientists from Macquarie University and the Defence Science Technology Organisation, reporting their work in Optics Letters published in August by the Optical Society of America, describe significant progress made in developing an efficient laser using diamond optical elements. The work of Richard Mildren and Alexander Sabella shows that thanks to the unique properties of the single crystal diamond material there is the potential to enable miniature Raman lasers of unprecedented power and wavelength range.
Work carried out at Element Six over a number of years has enabled the development of diamond material with high optical quality that can be used for laser optical components. A focused development programme at Element Six has concentrated on key aspects of synthetic diamond production. The result is a carefully engineered diamond material with highly consistent properties tailored to demanding optical applications.
The availability of such an exceptional diamond material has supported a surge in interest in developing small and powerful frequency shifting lasers known as Raman lasers. These devices can operate in different parts of the light spectrum than current commercial laser designs. Diamond is of particular interest because it has properties that can combine the required high quality optical characteristics with good power handling and the ability to work at light frequencies not accessible today.
Element Six is the world’s leading supplier of diamond supermaterials used for a wide range of applications in industries such as oil & gas, automotive, construction, mining, telecommunications, technology, aerospace & defence and medical industries. With a history that goes back 60 years, the company has production and processing facilities in China, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden and the UK, supported by a global distribution network.