Novika’s flagship expertise
Laser-matter interaction has been a flagship expertise of Novika Solutions for many years. No matter the type of laser, its power or its wavelength and for all types of needs, we have a solution! In the transformation of materials through laser-matter interaction, Novika is present for tests, but also for analyses, thanks to its complete and diversified equipment park.
High-power continuous-wave lasers
Facilities
- Continuous-wave laser sources up to 20 kW @ 1070 nm.
- Robotic and secure installation for extended, high-power firing.
Applications and Expertise
- Study of the vulnerability of materials to laser radiation.
- Spectroscopy (UV, VIS, IR) under high-power laser irradiation.
- Design of optomechanical systems and mobile laser systems.
- High-power laser processes: welding, surface hardening, laser ablation, polishing, marking, etc.
Short-Pulse and Ultrashort-Pulse Lasers
Facilities
- Femtosecond laser sources (up to 800 μJ, 200 fs to 12 ps) with bi-burst pulse trains.
- Picosecond laser sources (up to 150 μJ, 9 ps).
- Nanosecond laser sources (up to 10 mJ, 2 to 240 ns).
- Sources emitting in the UV, IR (near, mid, far), and visible (blue and green) ranges.
- Multi-axis positioning systems, mini-robots, and high-precision optics.
- Laser beam shaping optics.
Applications and Expertise
- Precision machining.
- Surface functionalization (optical, tribological, hydrophobic, hydrophilic, germ-resistant, IR stealth).
- Nanoparticle generation.
- Processing of metals, organic materials, and transparent materials (e.g., silicon and semiconductors).
Data Acquisition, Measurement, and Characterization Equipment
- Multichannel spectrometer (190 to 1100 nm).
- Laser calorimeters (up to 30 kW).
- Pulsed and continuous-wave laser beam analyzers (up to 100 kW continuous).
- IR camera (-40°C to 200°C, 7.5 to 14 μm).
- High-speed camera (1,000 fps).
- Hyperspectral camera (500 to 1,700 nm).
- Bichromatic pyrometer (up to 2,200°C).
- Optical profilometer (88 nm resolution, 100 x 100 x 100 mm measurement window).
- Scanning electron microscope (SEM) with EDS probe (800,000X).
- Keyence 3D microscope (6,000X) with cross-polarization.
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Do you have a project?
Do you have a project involving welding, texturing, drilling, measurement, characterization, or laser-material interactions of any kind? Contact us—we’d be happy to discuss it with you!
