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The all-new nLIGHT ® CFX-12000 high-power fiber laser gives users the ability to tune the beam profiles in the fiber based on their application. With a single fiber laser, users can rapidly select from high-intensity, small-spot-size beams to large, donut-shaped beams, and everything in between. This dramatic advance enables optimal thick and thin metal cutting, higher cutting speed, superior edge quality, and improved piercing time with a single tool. End users get the best of all worlds—the speed of high-power fiber lasers for thin sheet, the quality of CO 2 lasers for thick mild steel, and the high uptime and lower operating costs of a fiber laser solution. Features - 12kW – Delivers excellent productivity for advanced cutting and welding applications. - Optimized Tuning of Beam Size and Shape – Maintains fiber laser performance, stability, efficiency, and reliability with spot sizes and beam shapes from small top-hat to large donut mode. - Rapid Beam Switching – Beam adjustments in less than 30ms allows for real-time optimization of each process step while maintaining full-power operation. - Back-Reflection Protection – Hardware-based back-reflection protection allows processing of even the most reflective metals with no interruptions or damage to the laser. - Innovative All-Fiber Beam Shaping – All-fiber technology does not use complex, performance-limiting hardware such as free-space optics, zoom process heads, and external fiber-to-fiber couplers. - Unparalleled Serviceability – Modular design simplifies repairs and maximizes uptime. nLIGHT 12kW Industrial Fiber Laser Specifications Models: CFX-12000 Optical Specifications Mode of Operation: CW/Modulated Polarization: Random Maximum Average Power, CW: 12kW Power Tunability: 5 – 100% Power Variation, 8-Hour: 1% Modulation Frequency: 20kHz Rise and Fall Times: 10μs Beam Quality: Programmable (see below for details) Wavelength: 1070 ± 10nm Electrical Specifications Supply Voltage: 380 – 480VAC 3P+PE, 50/60Hz Control Interfaces, Standard: External hardware control, analog power control, analog monitors, Ethernet control, GUI, and API Control Interfaces, Optional: EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, Profinet, Profibus Mechanical Specifications Dimensions (W x D x H): 1004 × 804 × 701mm Optical Fiber: 10, 20m, QBH connector standard Cooling Method: Water Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 1: +10 to +40°C Storage Temperature: -10 to +60°C Relative Humidity: 10 to 80% 1 Non-condensing or with use of CDA. nLIGHT Beam Control Example As an example, the below table shows the typical Corona beam output. Note that beams with similar diameters or BPP values can have significantly different shapes or power distributions. A wide range of beam characteristics provides the versatility necessary to optimize each application or process step. Beam Characteristics Setting / Beam / Beam Description Beam Diameter (typical) 1 / BPP (typical) 1 / Optimized Cutting Example 0 / Small flat-top / 100μm / 5 mm-mrad / Piercing Any Metal, Thin Sheet 1 / Thick Donut / 350μm / 18 mm-mrad / Oxygen Thick Mild Steel 1 Measurement is using D4S method
70 kW-Class CBC Laser and Effector | Flexibility for the Fight The first product offering in the HADES family of CBC High Energy Lasers (HEL), nLIGHT's 70kW-class neutralizes drones and other advanced threats at extended range with exceptional speed and efficiency. By leveraging nLIGHT's industry-leading and patented technology in coherent beam combination (CBC), high energy beam directors, tracking systems, and advanced atmospheric correction, nLIGHT's CBC laser and effector brings an unmatched combination of lethality, SWaP, and agility to the fight - ensuring superior protection wherever the mission demands. High Lethality Patented coherent beam combination delivers industry-leading irradiance on distant targets despite challenging atmospheric conditions, allowing for very short dwell times to neutralize swarm threats. With its compact, lightweight, and energy efficient architecture, HADES supports a broad range of air, ground, sea, and space domain platforms. Ultra-low jitter point-and-track for enhanced target discrimination and laser weapon system effectiveness. To maximize uptime, HADES is designed to be operated and maintained in the field by warfighters.
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High Beam Quality for Fast Kills at Distance High Beam Quality Low SWaP Field-proven production amplifiers enable full power operation…for every shot. nLIGHT's 10kW-class DBC High Energy Laser combines the industry's leading and field proven amplifiers with a proprietary dichroic beam combination (DBC) method to produce excellent beam quality for shortest kill time at range. High Beam Quality Utilizing proprietary DBC technology, superior beam quality is achieved enabling engagement at longer range with faster kills. Self-Protecting Amplifiers Integrated systems protect amplifiers against loss of seed and linewidth broadening. Self-Protecting Reliable Precision Tracking nLIGHT's 30kW-class HEL combines the industry's leading, field-proven amplifier technology with proprietary beam combination to produce superior beam quality for maximum lethality at range. Proprietary Spectral Beam Combination (SBC) technology produces superior beam quality enabling engagement at longer range with faster kills. Small and lightweight to meet the needs for integration into a broad range of platforms. Self-Protecting Amplifiers
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High Beam Quality Low SWaP Field-proven production amplifiers enable full power operation…for every shot. nLIGHT's 10kW-class DBC High Energy Laser combines the industry's leading and field proven amplifiers with a proprietary dichroic beam combination (DBC) method to produce excellent beam quality for shortest kill time at range. High Beam Quality Utilizing proprietary DBC technology, superior beam quality is achieved enabling engagement at longer range with faster kills. Self-Protecting Amplifiers Integrated systems protect amplifiers against loss of seed and linewidth broadening. Self-Protecting Reliable Precision Tracking nLIGHT's 30kW-class HEL combines the industry's leading, field-proven amplifier technology with proprietary beam combination to produce superior beam quality for maximum lethality at range. Proprietary Spectral Beam Combination (SBC) technology produces superior beam quality enabling engagement at longer range with faster kills. Small and lightweight to meet the needs for integration into a broad range of platforms. Self-Protecting Amplifiers
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Dual-Channel Low SWaP Package nLIGHT's portfolio of commercially-developed, military-qualified Narrow Linewidth Amplifiers serves a broad range of applications across the aerospace & defense and industrial markets. The NLA-N2 incorporates two individual 3-kilowatt amplifiers integrated into one package to produce a very powerful solution at industry-leading Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP). Optimized for either coherent or spectral beam combination, our 5th generation amplifier delivers consistent unit-to-unit performance with high reliability enabling our global customers to meet their demanding deployment schedules and performance requirements with confidence. Integrated systems protect the amplifier against loss of seed and linewidth broadening. nLIGHT delivers hundreds of TRL-7 amplifiers globally with very high reliability. Low SWaP Small and lightweight to meet the needs for integration into a broad range of platforms. Fiber Termination - 400um diameter coreless endcap - 3mm diameter ferruled endcap - QBH
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