Intense, Inc today announced the appointment of Beate Sauter to the position of Director of European Sales. Ms Sauter has over 25 years of international sales and marketing experience, more than half of which is in the photonics industry. She will oversee all sales and marketing efforts in the EU for Intense, Inc., including direct management of key accounts and channel partners in the region. She will also be responsible for business development...

Intense Inc. today announced at Photonics West the release of a high power 30W version of the Series 8000 808nm High Power Laser Pump Modules. The new multi-emitter pump module delivers 30W of output power from a 200 micron core fiber, 0.15 or 0.22 Numerical Aperture. The laser is designed to meet growing demand for fiber or solid state pumping applications. Its compact size and combination of efficiency and high brightness make it a high perform...

Intense Inc today announced at Photonics West the release of a 10W version of the Series 8000 793nm High Brightness Laser Pump Modules. The new medium power pump delivers 10W of output power from a 105 micron core fiber, 0.22 Numerical Aperture. The compact, 10W module is designed specifically for use as a pump source for Thulium and Holmium pulsed laser systems which are seeing increased use in defense and medical applications.

Intense announced the next generation of the Hermes 650W Mini Stack at Laser World of Photonics in Munich, Hall 1, Booth 400 (IMM Photonics).

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, today announced the 600W Mini stack, the newest member of the Hermes family of high power QCW stacked arrays. The 600W Mini Stack is an ultra compact 600W QCW stack with an emission area of less than 3mm x 3mm. A high brightness stack, it generates output in the range of 7.6 kW/cm2. The design is built in standard wavelengths of 808 and 940 nm. Custom waveleng...

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, today announced the 600W Mini stack, the newest member of the Hermes family of high power QCW stacked arrays. The 600W Mini Stack is an ultra compact 600W QCW stack with an emission area of less than 3mm x 3mm. A high brightness stack, it generates output in the range of 7.6 kW/cm2. The design is built in standard wavelengths of 808 and 940 nm. Custom waveleng...

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, today announced the release of two new Ultra High Brightness versions of the Power Core 808, a line of 808 nm multi mode laser engine chips that are easily customized to a wide variety of optics applications. The devices are ultra high brightness, low divergence, free space laser diodes with 25µm and 45µm apertures. Designed for thermal print, graphics, and ...

Intense Ltd., today announced at Photonics West the release of Hermes DDL, a turnkey Direct Diode Laser System. Powered by Intense's patented QWI enabled high temperature QCW stack technology, Hermes DDL is the company's first turnkey industrial laser system. It includes a compact, turnkey laser that comes fully integrated with drive electronics and optics capable of delivering up to 1.5kW of power at various programmable pulse lengths and duty c...

Intense Ltd., today announced at Photonics West the release of Hermes DDL, a turnkey Direct Diode Laser System. Powered by Intense's patented QWI enabled high temperature QCW stack technology, Hermes DDL is the company's first turnkey industrial laser system. It includes a compact, turnkey laser that comes fully integrated with drive electronics and optics capable of delivering up to 1.5kW of power at various programmable pulse lengths and duty c...

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, today announced at Photonics West an expanded range of high power QCW bars and stacked array products. The new Hermes Stacked Array line now includes higher power QCW laser diodes, ranging from 600 to 3,000W, qualified to MIL-Standards. In addition, Intense provides passively mounted QCW Bars with power levels ranging from 100 to 400W.

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, today announced at Photonics West an expanded range of high power QCW bars and stacked array products. The new Hermes Stacked Array line now includes higher power QCW laser diodes, ranging from 600 to 3,000W, qualified to MIL-Standards. In addition, Intense provides passively mounted QCW Bars with power levels ranging from 100 to 400W.

Intense Ltd, developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, and Compound Semiconductor Technologies (CST) have announced that the two companies have completed a deal to consolidate their business operations in the UK. CST has acquired the UK fabrication assets of Intense Ltd. in Hamilton, Scotland. As part of the deal Intense has taken a minority stake in the enlarged CST business and will complete the process of conso...

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, today announced that Berthold Schmidt has been appointed CEO of the company. Scott Christie, former CEO, has stepped up to become Executive Chairman of the Board. Schmidt, in his new role as CEO, has promoted Kevin Laughlin to Chief Commercial Officer, widening Laughlin's current remit to take global responsibility for all business development, sales, and mark...

Intense Ltd has announced it will officially release several new prototype laser bars and stacks which will be on display at the World of Photonics show in Munich this week. Among the devices on display will be newly developed prototypes of a 300W and 400W QCW H mount version product and a 10 Bar 3kW QCW Stack.

Intense Ltd has announced it will officially release several new prototype laser bars and stacks which will be on display at the World of Photonics show in Munich this week. Among the devices on display will be newly developed prototypes of a 300W and 400W QCW H mount version product and a 10 Bar 3kW QCW Stack.

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, today announced the new Series 2400 eye safe laser diodes at World of Photonics 2009 in Munich. The Series 2400 are 1550nm short pulsed single emitters and stacks that have been redesigned for higher power and efficiency. The single emitters are available in 75µm to 150µm junction lengths, with power levels of 6W to 12W. Individual emitters can be stacked in...

Intense Ltd., developer of next generation semiconductor lasers, systems and solutions, today announced the new Series 2400 eye safe laser diodes at World of Photonics 2009 in Munich. The Series 2400 are 1550nm short pulsed single emitters and stacks that have been redesigned for higher power and efficiency. The single emitters are available in 75µm to 150µm junction lengths, with power levels of 6W to 12W. Individual emitters can be stacked in...