Teem Photonics published in the Nasa Tech Brief :

"The new 150 kHz PicoFlash 355 nm UV laser from Teem Photonics (Cedex France), based on a Master Oscillator Fiber Amplifier (MOFA) architecture, enables users to vary the pulse energy or peak power and the repetition rate independently of each other while the pulse width remains constant. The more powerful PicoSpark produces pulses with energies of hundreds of micro Joules at repetition rates of 40 kHz, providing average powers of several watts. Currently available at 1064 and 532nm, the PicoSpark MOFA laser is housed in turnkey package and requires 350 watts from a standard wall plug."

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