SuperLight Photonics develops compact, battery‑operated supercontinuum lasers using its patented Patterned Alternating Dispersion (PAD) technology on a photonic‑IC platform. Their portable SLP product line delivers wide, low‑noise spectral output (900‑2500 nm) with high stability and ultrafast femtosecond pulses, enabling turnkey broadband light sources for imaging, spectroscopy, metrology, and other photonic applications in laboratory, industrial, and field settings.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Traditional supercontinuum lasers are large, power‑hungry, and require complex alignment and cooling, limiting their use to fixed laboratory settings and preventing deployment in field or point‑of‑care applications.
Solution
SuperLight Photonics delivers compact, battery‑operated wideband lasers based on its patented Patterned Alternating Dispersion (PAD) technology integrated on a photonic‑IC platform. By alternating normal and anomalous dispersion within the waveguide, PAD achieves efficient spectral broadening with far lower pulse energy, enabling lightweight, low‑power devices without sacrificing bandwidth, coherence, or stability. The product line—including the SLP‑1000, SLP‑1050, SLP‑2000, and SLP‑0280—covers the 900‑2500 nm range and offers ultrafast femtosecond pulses, high output power, and low noise in a rugged, maintenance‑free form factor. These lasers can be used directly in laboratory, industrial, or field environments, providing turnkey light sources for imaging, spectroscopy, metrology, and other photonic applications.
Target Audience
Primary customers are OEMs and system integrators in biomedical imaging (OCT, microscopy), industrial metrology, spectroscopy, and scientific research that require portable, high‑performance broadband laser sources.
Features
- PAD (Patterned Alternating Dispersion) on a photonic integrated circuit for highly efficient supercontinuum generation
- Portable, battery‑operated designs with short start‑up time and no calibration required
- Wide, smooth spectral output across 900‑2500 nm with low noise and high stability
- Options for high‑power (SLP‑1050) and ultrafast femtosecond pulses (SLP‑0280, 25 fs at 1750 nm)
- Compact, lightweight form factor suitable for handheld, in‑field, or OEM integration
- Class 3 laser safety, maintenance‑free operation, and high uptime
- Integrated PIC‑based pulse compression enabling ultrashort pulses with reduced energy consumption