PicoLAS GmbH
About us
PicoLAS GmbH, founded in 2005 and based in Würselen, Germany, specializes in the development and manufacture of power supplies for laser diodes.
PicoLAS offers a unique and extensive portfolio of drivers, ranging from 200 ps pulse durations to continuous-wave (cw) operation, serving customers in both industry and research. The excellent reliability and cost-effectiveness of all PicoLAS products are well known worldwide. Their compact and modular designs allow for easy integration into machines and systems. PicoLAS' short-pulse drivers for nanosecond pulses, capable of delivering up to several hundred amperes, are particularly popular.
PicoLAS' highly compact and efficient diode laser drivers have established a strong market presence in several areas:
Baseplate-cooled cw drivers for fanless designs
High-efficiency, digitally controlled cw and qcw drivers
Short-pulse drivers for seeding and rangefinding applications
PicoLAS is Europe's leading provider of high-speed seeding solutions for fiber lasers.
The main markets include:
Medical applications (hair removal, skin treatments, etc.)
Material processing (engraving, marking, cutting, soldering, drilling, etc.)
Driving ultrashort-pulse lasers
Military & law enforcement (including high saftey standards such as SIL 3 and 4, or class E and higher)
Address
Burgstr. 2
52146 Würselen
Germany
E-mail: sales@picolas.de
Phone: +49 2405 6459460
Internet: www.picolas.de
Contact person:
Products & Services
Power, perfected.
PicoLAS drivers do one thing: put exactly the right current exactly where your laser diode needs it. Faster. Smaller. Cleaner. Meet the newest generation.
LDP-VRM-1200
Twelve hundred amps. One 19" box.
180 kW of pulse power, delivered to your diode stack with a rise time below 50 µs. Need more? It scales to 1500 A. It plugs into a standard AC outlet and talks over Ethernet. Industrial muscle, without the industrial headache.
LDD-AC-330
Your bench, rethought.
A precision laser power supply with integrated TEC control, wrapped in a compact body just 87 mm tall. A full-colour touchscreen and rotary knobs make setup instant, whether you work in CW, modulated or pulsed mode. From the lab to the production floor, it simply fits.
PLM-1-20-24
400 watts. Smaller than a business card.
At 50 x 25 mm, the PLM is a complete CW driver module that sits right next to your diode. Fewer wires. Fewer screws. More time for what matters. Start with the evaluation kit and be up and running in minutes.
LDD-50-GNX
Everything an OPSL needs. On one baseplate.
Laser driver, three TEC drivers and photodiode measurement in a single 150 x 80 x 25 mm design, with interlock for safety-critical applications.
Engineered in Germany. Built around you.
Everything designed and manufactured in-house, certified to ISO 9001:2015. Need something different? Our R&D team develops custom drivers together with you.
LDP-VRM-1200 Laser Diode Driver
With a pulse power of 180 kW (1200 A at 150 V), this high-power driver sets new standards for pulsed laser applications. A repetition rate of up to 10 Hz, combined with a pulse width of up to 5 ms, guarantees precise energy delivery for demanding scientific and industrial tasks.
Specifications:
• Pulse power: up to 180 kW
• Output current: 10 A to 1,200 A
• Output voltage: 5 V to 150 V (up to 500 V)
• Pulse frequency: up to 10 Hz
• Pulse width: up to 5 ms
• Current ripple and stability: <0.1%
Design features:
• Enclosure type: 3U 19" rack-mount
• Power supply: single-phase AC
• Interfaces: LAN/analogue control signals
• Protection functions: interlock, brown-out, overtemperature, short circuit, open output
Scope of application:
Engineered for demanding laser-driven inertial fusion applications, the unit delivers highly stable, precisely controlled current pulses essential for reliable plasma heating. Beyond fusion research, its advanced pulsed-power capabilities make it an ideal solution for cutting-edge applications in laser-driven particle acceleration, advanced material processing, high-precision measurement technology, and sophisticated scientific research facilities.
Integration:
LAN connectivity enables remote control and monitoring within laboratory networks. Digital inputs support direct, real-time control of synchronous processes.
Compact design without compromise:
The 3U 19-inch enclosure integrates seamlessly into existing rack systems and laboratory control rooms. The single-phase AC power supply eliminates the need for complex three-phase infrastructure and significantly reduces installation costs.
LDP-CWM 300 Laser Diode Driver
High power with small dimensions?
A mobile laser system, maybe even handheld?
No problem with the LDP-CWM-300. The CWM-300 is a high power cw- and qcw-driver, which is conductively cooled – long life and fanless.
You can mount a laser diode right on the aluminium cooling block and couple it thermically.
Optional you can replace the milled aluminium cooling block by a 3D-printed version by iq evolution, which gives you the possibility to use a water-cooling system for the driver and the diode.
The result: A kilowatt laser system in the size of your palm, which even can be supplied by battery packs.
PLM 1-20-24 Laser Diode Driver Module
The PLM 1-20-24 is a miniaturised and very powerful cw driver module.
It combines high output power with a very small footprint which makes it very easy to integrate into your devices.
With the PLM-1-20-24 you get yourself a 400 W cw driver which is capable of driving diodes with up to 20 A at 20 V of compliance.
The PLM-1-20-24 is a point of load converter directly fitting into your target application.
Get yours and save time, wires, screws etc!
Start right away:
Use the evaluation kit for a quick start.
LDD-AC-330 Presicion Laser Power Supply with Integrated TEC Control
This advanced power supply ensures precision and reliability by delivering constant voltage and constant current, critical for laser applications. Additionally, the device features an integrated TEC (Thermoelectric Cooler) controller, providing efficient temperature regulation for laser systems. The intuitive design, with a full-color touchscreen and rotary knobs, simplifies configuration and operation, making it an ideal choice for laboratory and industrial applications.
BFPS-VRHSP 02 Next Generation - Seed Driver
The seed driver series is specially designed to drive laser diodes in seeding applications for fibre and solid state laser amplifier. They are different to the pulse driving units as they provide a full range analog real time modulation and pulse durations from < 500 ps up to cw.
