{"id":1628,"date":"2015-06-03T22:42:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T22:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trotest.megaflex.cz\/a-comparison-of-the-different-laser-types-2\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T12:38:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T10:38:57","slug":"a-comparison-of-the-different-laser-types","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megaflex.cz\/lasery\/en\/knowledge\/a-comparison-of-the-different-laser-types\/","title":{"rendered":"A Comparison of the Different Laser Types"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1628\" class=\"elementor elementor-1628 elementor-1595\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59faaf37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59faaf37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-196bd4de\" data-id=\"196bd4de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb06983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fb06983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 25-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megaflex.cz\/lasery\/files\/2015\/06\/laser-types1-1024x410.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megaflex.cz\/lasery\/files\/2015\/06\/laser-types1-1024x410.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megaflex.cz\/lasery\/files\/2015\/06\/laser-types1-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megaflex.cz\/lasery\/files\/2015\/06\/laser-types1.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c2a1f h2_style elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83c2a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 25-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>Common laser types available in the market<\/h2>\nThe laser machines available in the market mainly differ by the laser source they use. We mainly talk about CO2\u00a0lasers, fiber lasers and vanadate lasers. Each laser type has its own advantages and disadvantages and is suited for use on different materials.\n<h2>CO2 lasers (gas lasers)<\/h2>\nCO2 laser are gas lasers that are based on a carbon dioxide gas mixture, which is stimulated electrically. With a wavelength of 10.6\u00a0micrometers, they are mainly suited for working on non-metallic materials and on most plastics.\u00a0CO2 lasers have a relatively high efficiency and feature a very good beam quality. They are therefore the most widely used laser types.\n\nSuited for the following materials: Wood, acrylic, glass, paper, textiles, plastics, foils &amp; films, leather, stone\n<h2>Fiber lasers<\/h2>\nFiber lasers belong to the solid state laser group. They generate a laser beam by means of the so-called seed laser and amplify it in specially designed glass fibers, which are supplied with energy via pump diodes. With a wavelength of 1.064 micrometers, fiber lasers produce an extremely small focal diameter; as a result their intensity is up to 100 times higher than that of CO2 lasers with the same emitted average power.\n\nFiber lasers are optimally suited for metal marking by way of annealing, for metal engraving, and for high-contrast plastic markings. Fiber lasers are generally maintenance-free and feature a long service life of at least\u00a025,000 laser hours.\n\nSuited for the following materials: Metals,\u00a0coated metals, plastics\n<h2>Nd:YAG, Nd:YVO (crystal lasers)<\/h2>\nLike fiber lasers, crystal lasers belong to the\u00a0solid-state lasers. Nowadays, lasers for marking applications are pumped by diodes (in the past by flash lamps). The most common laser types in this category are Nd:YAG (neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet) and Nd:YVO (neodymium-doped yttrium ortho-vanadate), named after the doping element neodymium and the carrier crystal. With\u00a01.064 micrometers, crystal lasers have the same wavelength as fiber lasers and are thus also suited for marking metals and plastics.\n\nUnlike fiber lasers, these laser types include the relatively expensive pump diodes, which are wearing parts. They must be replaced after approx. 8,000 to max. 15,000 laser hours. The crystal itself also has a shorter service life than a fiber laser.\n\nSuited for the following materials: Metals,\u00a0coated metals, plastics, to some extent also for ceramic\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6804e6db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6804e6db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3388cd26\" data-id=\"3388cd26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4ac08b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d4ac08b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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