Fiber lasers have become an important tool in neuroscience, enabling advanced research and experimentation at the cellular and neural circuit levels. Their excellent beam quality, stability, and compact size make them particularly well-suited for various applications in this field, including imaging, optogenetics, and neural stimulation. 

At MPBC, we have manufactured several femtosecond fiber lasers for precisely these applications. Arjun Krishnaswamy at his research lab in McGill University’s Life Science complex is utilizing our high-power mode-locked 920 nm femtosecond fiber laser as part of his team’s microscope platform. There, Dr. Arjun Krishnaswamy and his team explore their interests in how the brain becomes wired, gathering data as to how the retina and its circuits work and how they analyze the visual scene. 

The Femtosecond Fiber Laser is a natural product extension for MPB Communications, along with our extensive suite of Visible Fiber Lasers and our line of Picosecond Pulsed Mode Locked Fiber Lasers. These are compact, highly reliable lasers featuring an all-fiber design (no bulk optics), available at various wavelengths, output powers, repetition rates, and pulse durations. They generate linearly polarized nearly transformed-limited pulses, which makes them an ideal fit for various applications in neuroscience.