How are fiber lasers used in the medical industry?

Modern medicine has taken many steps forward in terms of improving the quality of life of everyone around the world. The marvels of technology have played a pivotal role in contributing to that advancement, allowing us to push the boundaries of what is possible in diagnostics, treatment, and research. Among those technological marvels are fiber lasers, which have emerged as a transformative tool offering precision, versatility, and efficiency.

MPB Communications has been a long-standing provider of fiber lasers to the health sciences community, from the 1.5W 592 nm fiber laser for STED microscopy for Dr. Stefan W. Hell at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry to the 607 nm fiber laser for use in lattice light sheet microscopy for Dr. Eric Betzig at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

The flexibility of fiber lasers allows researchers to tailor the STED microscopy setup to the specific fluorophores and biological samples being studied. Their stable output power and wavelength ensure uniform illumination of the sample over extended imaging sessions, minimizing experimental variability, which is crucial for lattice light sheet microscopy.

"Over the years, I have been delighted by the quality of MPB lasers, the flexibility of the company to rapidly respond to our needs and the overall technical savvy of their staff"

‍– Dr. Stefan W. Hell. Noble Laureate, 2014, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry

Our laser portfolio includes visible fiber lasers along with dozens of commercially available wavelengths in the visible and NIR range. With various output powers, multimode or single-frequency, modulated or pulse variants, all of our lasers have a reputation for unsurpassed beam quality, reliability and stability. Their versatility, stability, wavelength flexibility, and precise control make them indispensable tools for achieving high-resolution imaging and studying dynamic biological processes at the cellular and subcellular levels.