Ushio Ships 675 nm & 690 nm High-power, Multi-mode Laser Diode Samples

Ushio has commenced sample shipments of its new HL67203HD and HL69203HD multi-mode laser diodes (LDs). 

The LDs present improvements to output power (1.2 W) and efficiency (40% and 41%, respectively) over the conventional 675 nm and 690 nm red laser light sources commonly used in medical, healthcare, and life science fields.

The new red laser diodes, designed by Ushio’s engineers in Japan, can carry out highly efficient and short-lived photochemical reactions with substances and reagents, found in the human body, which absorb light in the 670–690 nm wavelength range.

These absorption characteristics present red LDs as an ideal component in many medical and health applications, such as photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment, as well as acne or blemish treatment.