公司简介

Snake Creek Lasers, LLC, was founded in 2003 by Dr. David C. Brown, a well-known expert in solid-state lasers. We are located in a modern research and development and manufacturing facility near Friendsville, a part of the beautiful Endless Mountain Region of northeastern Pennsylvania. The company invented and began manufacturing green (532 nm) microlasers (MicroGreenTM and MiniGreenTM) in 2005. Many thousands of devices are currently in operation worldwide and used for pointing, illumination, guidance, and many other applications in the industrial, bio-medical, and military marketplaces. We manufacture in addition a number of standard and custom specialized laser modules that incorporate power supplies, beam expanders, and boresight control. 

产品列表

Laser Heads

MicroGreen™ XG Series

The Snake Creek Lasers MicroGreen™ XG Series is a remarkable long-term stable diode-pumped solid-state laser packaged in a 9.0 mm diameter device package. Applications include illumination and excitation source for fluorescence-based applications where hours of stable CW operation per event are required.  

Download MicroGreen XG Data Sheet (PDF 161 KB)

MicroGreen™ Series

The Snake Creek Lasers MicroGreen™ Series is a diode-pumped solid-state laser packaged in a 5.6 mm diameter can--the world’s smallest microchip laser with 532 nm output.  The MicroGreen is available in three power ratings, all with near-diffraction limited output beam with less than 0.05% residual 1064 nm content. The alignment-free optical design is also both rugged and reliable; and its high optical-to-optical conversion efficiency allows the laser to be battery powered. Applications include tool alignment, machine vision, aiming guide, and the green color source in micro-displays.

Model Number: MicroGreen 05
Output Power: < 5 mW

Model Number: MicroGreen 15
Output Power: > 15 mW

Model Number: MicroGreen 30
Output Power: > 30 mW

Download MicroGreen Data Sheet (PDF 161 KB)

MicroGreen™ APC Series

The Snake Lasers MicroGreen™ APC Series is a diode-pumped solid-state laser with an integrated photo detector, packaged in a 5.6 mm diameter can—the world’s smallest microchip laser with 532nm output. The MicroGreen™ APC delivers constant output power from below 4 and up to 8 mW TEM₀₀ allowing maximum visibility of green laser light over more than 30° C of changes in ambient temperature. The alignment-free optical design is both rugged and reliable: and its high optical-to-optical conversion efficiency allows the laser to be battery operated. Applications include aiming, alignment, pointing or other dynamic applications.

Model Number: MicroGreen APC 15 / 05

Output Power: 5 mW

Model Number: MicroGreen APC 15 / 08

Output Power: 8 mW

Model Number: MicroGreen APC 50 / 30

Output Power: 30 mW

Download MicroGreen APC Data Sheet (PDF 131 KB)

MiniGreen™ Series

The Snake Creek Lasers MiniGreen™ Seriesis a diode-pumped solid-state laser packaged in a 9.0 mm diameter, and less than 1 cm³can--the world’s highest power density (mW/cm³) 532nm microchip laser.

Snake Creek’s quest for miniaturization resulted in a mass-producible, alignment-free optical design with near-diffraction limited and high electrical-to-optical efficiency output beam with less than 0.5% residual 1064nm power content; also resulting in a DPSS laser with high-G force tolerance and inherent reliability. 
Options include active power-stabilization, high polarization ratio, and screening service to select and identify the optimum condition for narrow or broad line-width operation. Applications for MicroGreen Series include excitation source for bio-fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy, metrology, semiconductor inspection, alignment, pointing, illumination, and the green color source in RGB displays.

Model Number: MiniGreen A50

Output Power: > 50 mW

Model Number: MiniGreen A100
Output Power: > 100 mW

Download MiniGreen Data Sheet (PDF 140 KB)

MiniGreen^TM Series with High Polarization

Model Number: MiniGreen 100P
Output Power: > 100 mW

Download MiniGreen 100P Data Sheet (PDF 139 KB)

MiniGreen™ APC Series

The Snake Lasers MiniGreen™ APC Series is a diode-pumped solid-state lasers with an integrated 532nm photo detector, packaged in a 9.0 mm diameter TO-can—the world’s highest power density microchip laser with green output. The MiniGreen™ APC is tested for constant output power capability at a set target when subjected to large ambient temperature changes. Applications include aiming, alignment, pointing, or other dynamic applications with human eye interaction or instrumentation applications where temperature control with TEC is too bulky or power consuming.  

Model Number: MiniGreen APC-A80/40
Output Power: 40 mW

Model Number: MiniGreen APC-150/50

Output Power: 50 mW

Download MiniGreen APC Series Data Sheet (PDF 239 KB)

MiniIR™ Series

The MiniIR™ laser is a new solid-state Snake Creek Lasers product developed in response to customer demand. The laser produces over 250 mW of CW 1064 nm output power in a diffraction-limited beam. This device can be used with standard Snake Creek Lasers heat sinks for 9.0 mm and Model PS-CW-1900 power supply. The output of this laser is circularly symmetric and can be collimated with simple spherical lenses. It competes favorably with ~ 1 micron diode lasers whose output is astigmatic and requires special optics to produce a semi-collimated beam. MiniIR Series is ideal for use in near-infrared illuminators, for performing 1064 nm gain experiments, and for laser system alignment. 

Model Number: MiniIR 250
Output Power: > 250 mW

Download MiniIR Data Sheet (PDF 151 KB)

Laser Subcomponents

Heat Sinks for 5.6 mm MicroGreen Lasers

Model HS1C-5.6MM heat sinkis designed to adapt MicroGreen™ Series laser for mounting into standard laboratory 1” mirror mounts. Convective cooling is sufficient to provide stable laser output performance under normal laboratory ambient conditions. 

The rated performance and stability for the MicroGreen™ Series are dependent upon proper heat management. Model HSR2-5.6MM Rectangular Heat Sink is designed to properly hold MicroGreen Series firm and flush against a prepared surface, thus assuring efficient thermal flow from the laser. Natural air convection from the heat sink is sufficient to assure constant and stable operation of MicroGreen lasers. 

Model Number: HS1C-5.6MM: 1 inch O.D. circular heat sink 

Part Number: HSR2-5.6MM: 5.6mm Rectangular Heat Sink 

Heat Sinks for 9.0 mm Lasers

The HS1C-9.0MM heat sink allows a MiniGreen™ laser to be integrated into standard 1” mirror mounts., which provides a convenient method for precise alignment to external optical assemblies. An external fan (not included) is recommended to assist heat convection into air and thereby provide for long-term stable laser operation.

Part Number: HS1C-9.0MM: 9.0mm 1 inch Circular Heat Sink 

The rated performance and stability for the MiniGreen™ Series are critically dependent upon proper heat management. Model HSR2-9.0MM Rectangular Heat Sink is designed to properly hold MiniGreen Series firm and flush against a prepared surface, thus assuring efficient thermal flow from the laser. To prevent heat accumulation in the heat sink, it must be positioned in a (forced) airflow or thermally contacted onto a larger heat-spreading volume typically an exterior part of an OEM mechanical design. 

Part Number: HSR2-9.0MM: 9.0mm Rectangular Heat Sink 
 

Accessories:

Thermoelectric Cooler

Model TEC-9.0MM Thermoelectric Cooler is designed to control a maximum heat load of up to eight (8) Watt. A maximum temperature differential of 45°C can be maintained with the full heat load of a MiniGreen laser operating at full power (~2.3 W). 

Part Number: TEC-9.0MM: Thermoelectric Cooler 

Thermistor

Model TM-10K Thermistor is chosen to provide a fast response time in the temperature range of -8°C to + 50°C. The thermistor is ideal for use in conjunction with Model TEC-9.0MM Thermoelectric Cooler. 

Part Number: TM-10K: 10 KΩ Thermistor

Power Supplies

Model PS-CW-245 is a miniature DC power supply board designed to power MicroGreen Series with up to 245 mA DC current. The power supply is pigtailed on both ends for easy integration into electronic circuitry and runs off of any 3 Volt batteries or power supply. A potentiometer, located on the top of the board is included for adjusting the current setting.

Model PS-CW-1900 is small DC power supply board, designed to drive any diode or miniature laser up to maximum 1900 mA, including SnakeCreek MiniGreen Series. The board requires an input voltage between 4.5 to 5.5 Volt and up to 700 mA drive current either from a DC power supply or battery. The power supply board is approximately 90% efficient and operates in ambient conditions from -20°C to +85°C.

Model PS-ETR-1900 is small DC power supply board, designed to drive Snake Creek Lasers’ MiniGreen ETR Series miniature laser with PowerLock up to maximum 1900 mA drive current. The board requires an input voltage between 4.5 to 6 Volt and up to 800 mA drive current either from a DC power supply or battery. The power supply board is approximately 90% efficient and operates in ambient conditions from -20°C to +85°C. 


Model Numbers: 
PS-CW-245, Power Supply Board for MicroGreen Series 
PS-CW-1900, Power Supply Board for MiniGreen Series 
PS-ETR-1900, Power Supply Board for MiniGreen ETR Series