Oscillate Photonics builds compact, high‑power femtosecond lasers that deliver peak powers over 1,500 kW in a footprint under 2,300 cm³. Their proprietary mode‑locking architecture removes SESAM components, eliminating alignment, drift and consumable maintenance while providing exceptional environmental stability.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional ultrafast lasers are large, expensive, and require regular maintenance due to fragile components such as SESAMs, limiting their accessibility for many research, clinical, and industrial applications.
Solution
Oscillate Photonics delivers compact femtosecond lasers that generate femtosecond pulses with peak powers exceeding 1,500 kW while occupying less than 2,300 cm³ of space. Their proprietary mode‑locking technology eliminates legacy SESAM components, removing alignment needs and drift, which results in zero‑maintenance operation and high environmental stability. By leveraging first‑principles nonlinear optics, the lasers achieve higher peak and average power without added system complexity. The reduced part count and use of non‑exotic components enable lower manufacturing costs, making high‑performance ultrafast sources affordable for a broader range of users.
Target Audience
Primary customers include academic and industrial research labs, medical device manufacturers, and OEMs that require reliable, high‑power ultrafast lasers for imaging, micromachining, or spectroscopy applications.
Features
- Proprietary mode‑locking architecture that replaces SESAMs, eliminating alignment and drift
- Peak power >1,500 kW in a footprint under 2,300 cm³, significantly smaller than conventional systems
- Zero‑maintenance design with no consumables or adjustable optics
- High environmental stability suitable for laboratory, clinical, or industrial settings
- Scalable manufacturing using fewer, non‑exotic components to reduce cost
- Femtosecond pulse generation optimized for both peak and average power without added complexity