The number of industrial lasers that emit light in the NIR range is growing all the time. To facilitate research and development processes and provide dedicated support for these technologies in industrial applications, it is important to offer complete system solutions. This is the path LINOS is taking with the extension of their bm.x series: the latest model is specially designed for use with light sources in the NIR range of 725 nm to 1050 nm.

The modular beam expansion system from LINOS consists of a basic module and a set of interchangeable, focusable attachments, easy to industrial insert and remove, that determine the expansion ratio. With this package, the expansion can be changed to 3x, to 4x, 5x, 8x or 10x quickly and easily.

LINOS has added to the existing 450-650nm/1064nm version five new systems specially designed for the NIR range to the bm.x series of modular beam expansion systems. This development opens up new areas of application for LINOS equipment. As in the existing bm.x series, the special optical design ensures minimal wave front distortion at wave lengths from

725 nm to 1050 nm. Specifically for this range, all optical components have an anti-reflective coating of R < 0.5%. The time-tested combination of coating and low-absorption materials ensures high damage thresholds, which is particularly important when using laser systems. For the UV range three new models with 1.5x, 2.0x, and 2.5x expansion have been added. These models make the quality of the bm.x series available for the wavelength range of 266-405 nm.



Features LINOS bm.x NIR and UV beam expanders:

• Reduction of beam divergence

• Anti-reflective coating for 725 to 1050nm and 266 to 405 nm

• Input lenses made of fused silica (all lenses for UV models)

• Compatible with LINOS modular system

• High-precision focusing

• Expansion ratios: 3x, 4x, 5x, 8x and 10x (NIR), 1.5x, 2x and 2.5x (UV)