What are the best solid-state lasers for optical experiments in nano materials?

[shogun_gm]

Hello all,

I'm new to the forum, and probably i post in the wrong place, but i will appreciate your help.

I do my PhD in Chemical Physics on the topic of nano materials, we do all kind of optical experiments (PL, LT, Confocal microscopy and so on), and till now used a very old laser Ar ion and TiSp.

finally we have the opportunity to upgrade the lab to newer technologies and we decided to go for an array of solid-state lasers instead of using two-three powerful lasers for all the systems.

now their are a lot of different ones to choose from, what we need is lasers with span of wavelength from 400nm all to the NIR (1500nm) with intensities of 20mW and more.

can you suggest me where can i start.

thank you in advance!

 

[Dr Lots-o'watts]

I would start here, but there are others:
http://www.newport.com/
(products -> lasers)

 

[shogun_gm]

Thanks.

Maybe i didn't write the question correctly :)

I know a lot of companies, Thorlab, Coherent, Cobolt and so on.

what i wish to know, is from your experience, what should i choose (its like choosing a new computer, on the paper they are all the same :) )