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TOPTICA wins 2025 Innovation Award for Plug-and-Play Femtosecond Laser System in Biophotonics
TOPTICA was honored with the prestigious 2025 Laser World of Photonics Innovation Award in the Biophotonics and Medical Engineering category for its revolutionary FemtoFiber ultra FD laser system. Developed to simplify multi-photon microscopy, this compact platform offers turnkey femtosecond beam delivery via optical fiber – enhancing safety and operational ease in modern bioimaging labs. The FemtoFiber ultra FD provides robust, hands-free femtosecond laser delivery using hollow-core fiber technology combined with TOPTICA’s proprietary COOLAC auto-alignment system. Originally developed for the iChrome fluorescence microscopy platform, COOLAC now brings automated fiber coupling to the ultrafast regime – making multi-photon imaging faster, safer, and more accessible. “Our goal was to remove complexity from high-performance…
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DL pro BFY – Withstanding Pressure Fluctuations
The hermetically sealed butterfly package and the compact design of the resonator allow for the best passive mode stability and robustness within the DL pro family. The new DL pro BFY is especially suitable for applications where a care-free operation of the lasers is required. It can even run as an outdoor system, equipped with temperature stabilization, to withstand massive winds and pressure fluctuations. The DL pro is a reliable ECDL laser for almost all wavelengths between 369 nm and 1770 nm. With power up to 400 mW and free running linewidth down to 0.6 kHz, the DL pro is a proven solution for most QT applications. Its digital controller allows a…
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DFB pro 633 – Mode-Hop Free DFB Laser for Semiconductor Metrology and Interferometry
TOPTICA introduces the DFB pro 633, the newest member of our family of mode-hop-free tunable lasers for metrology. "Our DFB pro 633 provides a mode-hop-free tuning range of 200 GHz. Driven by the DLC pro controller, it is ready to be integrated into OEM customers‘ tools," explains Stéphane Junique, product manager for the DFB pro laser platform at TOPTICA. The DFB pro 633 offers a mode-hop-free tuning range of 200 GHz. The DFB pro, a single-frequency laser based on a distributed-feedback (DFB) diode, covers wavelengths from 633 nm and 760 nm up to 3500 nm and offers a mode-hop-free tuning range of up to 1400 GHz. It is well-suited for…
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TOPTICA Nominated for Innovation Award
Innovation That Delivers Impact Both technologies reflect TOPTICA’s dedication to developing high-performance, application-driven laser systems. With practical benefits for end users, from experimental physicists to biomedical researchers, these innovations align with global demands for greater efficiency, compact integration, and user-friendly operation. Winners of the Innovation Award will be announced during LASER World of PHOTONICS 2025, held in Munich from June 24–27, 2025. Visitors can experience TOPTICA’s full suite of innovations at booths B2.103 and A1.502. Category: Quantum Technologies CTL 780: Mode-hop-free tuning around 780 nm Explore wide mode-hop-free tuning from 750 to 790 nm! Perfect for pumping and probing (micro) cavities and Rb or K atoms, or for characterizing…
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CLS Clock Laser System: Elevating Qubit Fidelity
The rapid evolution of quantum computing and optical clocks has precipitated a demand for an unparalleled degree of stability, thereby driving the boundaries of contemporary laser technology.TOPTICA’s Clock Laser System (CLS) has been developed to address these challenges, providing industry-leading frequency stability and ultra-narrow linewidths to satisfy the exacting requirements of next-generation quantum applications. Featuring diode lasers with an ultra-narrow linewidth below 1 Hz, stabilized to high-finesse optical ULE cavities, the CLS achieves exceptional frequency stability far beyond 1-second integration time. This makes it an essential tool for driving the narrow atomic clock transitions of neutral atoms like Yb and Sr, as well as ions such as Yb+, Sr+, Ca+,…
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TOPTICA Unveils Ultra-Low Noise 532 nm Laser
A team of researchers and engineers at TOPTICA Photonics AG has achieved a breakthrough, building an ultra-low noise, high-power 532nm laser demonstrator. Utilizing readily available building blocks from TOPTICA’s product portfolio, the system delivers an impressive 80 W of optical output at 532 nm while simultaneously holding the relative intensity noise (RIN) to an exceptional level below 0.02% rms (10 Hz to 10 MHz). The innovative combination of the narrow-linewidth external-cavity diode laser DL pro with a high-performance fiber amplifier ALS-1064-130 and the proven resonant frequency-doubling stage SHG pro significantly outperforms other, currently available DPSS or fiber-amplified based laser systems, which struggle to achieve the required combination of both high power and ultra-low noise. The demonstrated performance enables…
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Meet TOPTICA at SPIE Photonics West & BiOS
Visit us at booth #3501 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, January 28 – 31, to explore our latest laser systems for quantum technologies, including quantum computing, sensing, and secure communications. Dedicated laser solutions for biophotonics will be shown at the BiOS Expo, January 25 – 26, at booth #8501. "At TOPTICA, we work hard to understand our custmers’ needs and at the forefront of their research are reliable, preise laser systems.” said Mark Tolbert, President at TOPTICA Photonics, Inc. "We are proud to develop systems that are enabling their innovation and advancing the field of quantum technology." Discover our precision solutions for quantum applications. Visit our booth to see…
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TOPTICA Photonics Inc. Participates in Federally-Funded Quantum Project
The QUPICS project – a coalition among multiple academic institutions, government labs, and technology manufacturers – has been selected to receive substantial support from the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate the lab-to-fab transition in quantum technologies. This project, announced by officials from the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) on September 18 with an award of over $8.5M, is one of four initiatives receiving a total of $30M in funding through the hub under the Microelectronics Commons program. NORDTECH is a regional consortium of government labs, defense contractors, academic institutions, and technology manufacturing organizations in New York State and one of eight Microelectronics Commons Hubs composing the U.S. Microelectronics Commons program. The QUPICS team…
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TOPTICA Photonics Expands Executive Board
TOPTICA Photonics is pleased to announce the addition of two distinguished professionals and long-standing TOPTICA employees to its Executive Board. While Dr. Mathias Schindler has taken on the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), Fabian Uhl has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Based on TOPTICA’s innovative products and market experience in quantum technology, biotechnology and test & measurement, the company continues its growth path. The strategic expansion is complemented with this additional appointment by strengthening of the operational excellence and financial transparency. New Additions to the Executive Board Dr. Mathias Schindler – COO (Chief Operating Officer) – brings extensive experience to his role as COO, where he will manage production,…
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Dual-Color Laser System for Advanced Microscopy
TOPTICA Photonics, a leading manufacturer of high-end laser systems, announces the release of the FemtoFiber ultra dual-color laser system, designed specifically for multi-color non-linear microscopy applications. This innovative system features two synchronized laser lines, making it ideal for simultaneous multi-color imaging and fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM). No laser wavelength tuning is required. Key advantages Two synchronized laser lines for multi-color non-linear imaging Shared oscillator design for all-optical synchronization Fixed delay between two colors with minimum jitter Single electronic trigger output as reference for TCSPC and gated detection The FemtoFiber ultra dual-color laser system facilitates enhanced imaging of biological samples. Especially, metabolic imaging greatly benefits from simultaneous NADH and FAD measurements. No laser…
