IPG Photonics YLP Series Laser Cleaning Parameters
Unusual among laser-cleaning sources, the YLP Series tunes pulse length across a 0.15–2000 ns span, letting one OEM engine swap short-pulse cold cleaning on delicate substrates for 150 mJ long-pulse spallation on thick mill-scale. IPG, which shipped the market’s first nanosecond pulsed fiber laser in 1996, pushes this to 3 kW average power. Its continuous-wave YLC siblings only bulk-heat; the pulsed YLP ablates in controlled discrete shots.
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OEM Laser Source Module
This is a laser source module sold to system integrators — not a complete laser cleaning machine. Specifications reflect the bare source only. End-user systems built on this module will vary in beam delivery, scan head, and enclosure.
Derived Parameters
| Fluence at 2 mm spot | 4.77 J/cm² |
| Fluence at 5 mm spot | 0.764 J/cm² |
| Overlap (cleaning) | 60–80% |
Field spot diameter varies by scan head — 2 mm and 5 mm are representative values for handheld cleaning heads.
Derived from published specifications.
Canonical Specifications
Entity-fact-cited specifications for the IPG Photonics YLP Series sourced from the canonical machines entity registry. Each row is anchored to a citation.
| Max Power | {"max":3000} |
| Pulse Energy | 150 mJ |
| Pulse Duration | 100 ns |
| Repetition Rate | 20–200 kHz |
| Beam Quality (M²) | 2 |
| Cooling Method | Air or Water |
| Weight | — |
Published Specifications
| Brand | IPG Photonics |
| Model | YLP Series |
| Origin | USA / Germany |
| Laser type | MOPFA / Q-switched pulsed ytterbium fiber |
| Wavelength | 1064 nm |
| Average power | ≤3000 W |
| Max pulse energy | 150 mJ |
| Pulse frequency | 20–200 kHz |
| Cooling | Air or Water |
| Beam quality (M²) | < 1.6 |
| Operating temp. | 0–50 °C |
Parameter ranges
IPG Photonics YLP Series positioned against other IPG Photonics machines. Orange/blue = this model; slate band = IPG Photonics min–max for that property. Missing properties are omitted.
Fleet Power vs. Pulse Energy
Where the IPG Photonics YLP Series sits among 52 laser-cleaning machines with published power and pulse energy. Log-scale axes; shape = architecture; orange highlight = this machine.
| Machine | Max Power (W) | Pulse Energy (mJ) |
|---|---|---|
| Netalux Jango® | 200 | 100 |
| cleanLASER CL1000iF | 1000 | 10 |
| PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 100M | 100 | 1.5 |
| PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 200M | 200 | 1.5 |
| PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 300M | 300 | 1.5 |
| PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 500A | 500 | 1.5 |
| PULSAR Laser SHARK P CL 1000A | 1000 | 1.5 |
| Laserax LXQ-UHP Series (500W–3kW) | 1750 | 100 |
| 4JET JETLASER M200 | 200 | 10 |
| 4JET JETLASER M500 | 500 | 100 |
| 4JET JETLASER M1000 | 1000 | 100 |
| SenFeng SF500HC | 500 | 50 |
| SenFeng SF1000HC | 1000 | 50 |
| Han's Laser HC-PD | 125 | 1.5 |
| P-Laser QF-500 | 500 | 50 |
| P-Laser QF-1000 | 1000 | 100 |
| P-Laser QF-2000 | 2000 | 100 |
| Powerlase Vulcan 500c | 500 | 40 |
| Powerlase FL-C100C | 100 | 5 |
| JNCT Laser 100W Air Cooling Laser Cleaning Machine | 100 | 1 |
| JNCT Laser 200W Air Cooling Laser Cleaning Machine | 200 | 1 |
| Wuhan Sintec STPL-V-i500C | 500 | 60 |
| Wuhan Sintec STPL-V-i1600 | 1600 | 250 |
| Han's Laser HC-PD 50W | 50 | 1.1 |
| Han's Laser HC-PD 100W | 100 | 1.5 |
| Han's Laser HC-PD 200W | 200 | 1.5 |
| Netalux Needle 100 | 100 | 1 |
| Netalux Needle 150 | 150 | 1 |
| Netalux Needle 200 | 200 | 2 |
| Netalux Needle 300 | 300 | 2 |
| cleanLASER CL 500 | 500 | 25 |
| P-Laser QFC-50 | 50 | 1 |
| P-Laser QFC-100 | 100 | 1 |
| P-Laser QFC-200 | 200 | 1 |
| P-Laser QFC-300 | 300 | 1 |
| Laserax LXQ-UHP 500W | 500 | 100 |
| Laserax LXQ-UHP 1000W | 1000 | 100 |
| Laserax LXQ-UHP 2000W | 2000 | 150 |
| Laserax LXQ-UHP 3000W | 3000 | 150 |
| Fortune Laser FL-C200 | 200 | 2 |
| Fortune Laser FL-C300 | 300 | 2 |
| P-Laser ECO-C 200 | 200 | 1 |
| P-Laser ECO-C 500 | 500 | 1.5 |
| Netalux Kamino 300 | 300 | 50 |
| Narran ROD 300 Air | 300 | 15 |
| Narran ROD 500 | 500 | 50 |
| Narran ROD 1000 | 1000 | 50 |
| Narran ROD 2000 | 2000 | 100 |
| Narran ROD 100 Air | 100 | 1.54 |
| Narran ROD 500 Bright+ | 500 | 100 |
| Narran ROD 1000 Bright+ | 1000 | 100 |
| Narran ROD 2000 Bright+ | 2000 | 100 |
- MOPA
- Q-HE
- Q-std
Specifications sourced from manufacturer datasheets. Values are reference data — validate against your machine's actual calibration before production use.