High-power lasers

Thales, the leader in high-power laser innovation

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From design to development, from installation to team training and operating assistance, Thales masters the entire high-power laser expertise chain. This includes both nanosecond lasers (energy from 1 J to 1 kJ), femtosecond lasers (power from 10 TW to 10 PW), transport lines target-focusing optics and the control system that drives them all.

Over 40 years' expertise in high-power lasers

10 PW

Peak power record broken at ELI-NP in 2019
+ 1,000 lasers

Already installed worldwide
100% of 10 PW installations

use Thales’ lasers
60% of parks installed

under Service Level Agreement (SLA) contracts
Over 1.5 million laser shots

on Mars since 2012
Prestigious references

NASA, CNES,CNRS, ELI-NP, Berkeley, CEA

Expertise and continuous innovation

Thales is a pioneer in innovation for the design, production and maintenance of femtosecond laser systems, as well as high-energy nanosecond lasers pumped by diodes and flash lamps for a wide range of scientific, space, industrial and societal applications.

Thales’ lasers are already on Mars!

Laser innovation, in connection with the French and international scientific community, is at the heart of Thales teams’ daily focus. Reproducibility, beam quality and stability, and energy efficiency are the challenges to be met in adapting femtosecond or nanosecond pulsed laser technology to the needs of scientists, industry, the medical field, as well as space and energy sectors.

A BROAD SPECTRUM OF FIELDS

Thales lasers empower groundbreaking research, providing world-class performance and reliability for advanced photonics, high-energy physics, and fundamental science. Our technologies enable scientists to explore new physical phenomena and drive innovation in laboratories around the globe.

Engineered for industrial excellence, Thales lasers offer unmatched stability, precision, reliability and durability. From micromachining to high-precision imaging, they optimize productivity and ensure quality for the most demanding industrial environments.

Thales stands at the heart of fusion research, delivering high-power laser systems crucial for inertial confinement fusion. Our solutions support pioneering efforts toward sustainable, carbon-free energy for tomorrow.

From optical communications to planetary observation, Thales lasers power cutting-edge space missions. Their performance and reliability above expectations meet the extreme challenges of space, enabling new achievements in remote sensing and deep-space exploration.