Other upgrades with this model include autofocusing and a 4-way pass-through system. Now at a touch of a button, your machine is focused and ready to go and is open on four sides, working on objects larger than the machine itself. It also has an adjustable bed and is compatible with the ever-popular LightBurn laser control software. The Glowforge Pro is an absolute beast of a desktop CO2 laser cutter, boasting a powerful 45w CO2 laser tube and a sturdy yet sleek design. As we enter the high-end spectrum, you’ll start to see more optimized features like in the FSL Muse Core.

We recommend using the OMTech CW-5200 industrial chiller with distilled water to maximize the laser tube’s lifetime.

Practical consequence of precision blanking wood:

CO2 lasers designed for business and industry are much larger, but also cost a lot more. Use and applications The CO₂ laser tube has passed the verification of many enterprise customers, because the working mode is stable, and the cost performance is extremely high.

Because the laser transitions are actually on vibration-rotation bands of a linear triatomic molecule, the rotational structure of the P and R bands can be selected by a tuning element in the laser cavity. Prisms are not practical as tuning elements because most media that transmit in the mid-infrared absorb or scatter some of the light, so the frequency tuning element is almost always a diffraction grating. By rotating the diffraction grating, a particular rotational line of the vibrational transition can be selected. The finest frequency selection may also be obtained through the use of an etalon. In practice, together with isotopic substitution, this means that a continuous comb of frequencies separated by around 1cm −1 (30GHz) can be used that extend from 880 to 1090cm −1. Such "line-tuneable" carbon-dioxide lasers [7] are principally of interest in research applications. The laser's output wavelength is affected by the particular isotopes contained in the carbon dioxide molecule, with heavier isotopes causing longer wavelength emission. [3] Applications [ edit ] A medical CO 2 laser Industrial (cutting and welding) [ edit ] The YL H-Series CO2 Laser Tubes offer superior construction to produce stable laser beams for precise markings on a wide variety of materials.

Competition with Solid-state Lasers

High Power: The laser power is generally above 70W, and the power of the 1,600mm CL series CO2 laser tube can exceed 100W. Model