Major commercial lasers

Major commercial lasers

▪ Table
Major commercial lasers
laser type wavelength (micrometres [μm]) applications
molecular fluorine excimer 0.157 (ultraviolet) photolithography for microelectronics
argon fluoride excimer 0.192 (ultraviolet) eye surgery, photolithography for microelectronics
krypton fluoride excimer 0.249 (ultraviolet) photolithography for microelectronics, machining of electronic and medical parts
xenon chloride excimer 0.308 (ultraviolet) machining of electronic and medical parts
organic dye (tunable) 0.320-1.000 (ultraviolet to near infrared) scientific research, dermatology
helium-cadmium 0.325; 0.442 (ultraviolet; blue) fluorescence measurements, mastering of CDs and DVDs
argon ion 0.275-0.303; 0.330-0.360; 0.450-0.530 (ultraviolet; blue-green) biomedical instruments, high-speed printers
semiconductor (gallium nitride) 0.400-0.415 (violet) next-generation optical disc players
krypton ion 0.330-0.360; 0.420-0.800 (ultraviolet; blue to near infrared) light shows
helium-neon 0.543; 0.6328; 1.150 (green; orange; near infrared) interferometry, holography, precision measurement
semiconductor (gallium-aluminum-indium-phosphorus) 0.630-0.680 (red) DVD players, bar-code scanners, laser pointers
titanium-sapphire (tunable) 0.680-1.130 (red to near infrared) scientific research
ruby 0.694 (red) eye surgery, tattoo removal
alexandrite (tunable) 0.720-0.800 (near infrared) hair removal, skin resurfacing
semiconductor (gallium-aluminum-arsenic) 0.750-0.900 (near infrared) CD players, fibre-optic communications
solid-state yttrium-aluminum-garnet 1.064 (near infrared); 0.532, 0.355, 0.256 harmonics drilling, welding, surgery, remote sensing, mass spectrometry, range finders
semiconductor (indium-gallium-arsenic-phosphorus) 1.200-1.600 (near infrared) fibre-optic communications
chemical (oxygen-iodine) 1.315 (near infrared) airborne weapons
erbium 1.535-1.560 (near infrared); 2.940 (short infrared) fibre-optic communications, surgery and dentistry
chemical (hydrogen fluoride) 2.600-3.000 (short infrared) space-based weapons
chemical (deuterium fluoride) 3.500-4.000 (short-middle infrared) airborne weapons
carbon dioxide 9.000-11.000 (thermal infrared) industrial cutting and drilling, surgery
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