Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT

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The use of ultrafast lasers is becoming increasingly popular not only in science and research, but also in industrial applications. The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has been researching the generation, characterization and application of ultrafast laser pulses for more than ten years. In addition to supporting the design, simulation and prototyping of beam sources, we also assist our customers in the areas of beam manipulation in space and time and in adapting applications.

Ultrafast lasers have an enormous potential for use in many different applications due to the wide variety of parameters that can be combined with different types of system technology. Available wavelengths range from UV to NIR, pulse durations from a few femtoseconds to picoseconds, and average powers from a few watts to several kilowatts - all of which theoretically allow users to process almost any type of material with excellent quality. However, industrial users are often unable to cope with the large number of parameters and do not know which parameters should be ideally chosen to achieve the best processing results. In addition, operating an ultrafast laser can be challenging, especially for non-scientific personnel.