About | Alkras

Leadership

3 engineers. One standard for precision work

Alexander Krasnov

Inventor & Founder

Chief Designer for the engineering and development of ultra-high-power laser systems for air defense and industrial applications. He holds academic expertise in laser technology, aerodynamics, and wave and nonlinear optics, and holds 7 patents covering various types of molecular lasers. In his scientific and engineering projects, he uses numerical modeling, based on his own proven computer programs, to calculate the propagation and concentration of high-energy laser beams over long distances. His guiding criterion in developing new laser systems is maximum efficiency and compactness.

Yuri Krasnov

Co-Founder

Yuri brings extensive experience building and marketing a wide range of laser types: CO₂, solid-state, fiber, picosecond, and direct diode-pumped systems. He is a 30-year veteran of international business, sales, and marketing, with additional background in technical applications, product development, and R&D. He and Alexander worked together on R&D for gas-dynamic military lasers, including their design and development. Yuri spent more than five years at IPG Photonics developing 30–60 kW laser systems, and later worked at TeraDiode/Panasonic on direct diode-pumped platforms. Today, Yuri works at QTek Laser LLC on laser systems for quantum computing and on ultra-narrow-linewidth lasers for scientific applications.

Daniel Krasnov

Director of Technical and Business Development

Daniel leads Alkras's business side — commercial relationships, marketing, and client engagement — and is responsible for the company's technology development. He specializes in mechanical systems, with additional experience in camera and robotics systems built around object recognition and tracking software. Daniel is a physics undergraduate who also works as a mechanical assembler and systems engineer across Alkras's various technology programs.

Industry Recognition

Alkras in the trade press

Technology Spotlight

"Light, compact, multikilobawatt CO₂ laser fits on a gantry"

Published in a metalworking industry trade publication

Greiner Industries, a fabricator known for the world's largest steel rolling capacity, selected a molecular CO₂ laser system built on Alkras technology for their cutting operation. The feature documents how Alkras's molecular CO₂ laser architecture achieves superior cut quality in a compact, gantry-mounted format previously unattainable with conventional CO₂ technology.

The article highlights the laser's performance mechanism: high energy density at the beam surface drives fast material penetration, while the energy distribution near the beam edge produces clean, consistent cut quality across material thicknesses, a combination that competing fiber and conventional CO₂ systems struggle to replicate.

"High energy at the surface helps penetrate the material quickly while the high energy near the edge of the laser diameter helps produce a clean cut."

Why Alkras

What sets ZORKA apart from every alternative on the market

Superior Cutting Speed

ZORKA molecular lasers cut carbon steel and stainless steel 10 to 20% faster than fiber lasers at thicknesses above 1mm. Speed advantage compounds at greater material thicknesses.

Mirror-Quality Edge Finish

Stainless steel cuts produced by ZORKA lasers achieve a mirror-smooth surface finish. Fiber lasers at equivalent power cannot replicate this on stainless. Secondary finishing is typically required.

Universal Material Cutting

Unlike fiber lasers which struggle with non-metals, ZORKA cuts steel, aluminum, glass, ceramics, composites, plastics, plywood, marble, and more, all at high quality.

No Power Degradation

Fiber laser output power degrades over years of operation. ZORKA molecular lasers maintain full optical quality and power output across the entire operational lifespan of the system.

Half the Assist Gas Consumption

ZORKA systems consume half the nitrogen assist gas compared to fiber lasers when cutting stainless steel, a direct and measurable reduction in operating costs at industrial scale.

Eye-Safe Spectrum

The 10.6µm emission wavelength is eye-safe by spectrum. No protective sarcophagus or enclosure is required around the operating area, simplifying installation and facility integration.

Certified & Patented

Our work is backed by issued patents and formal documentation

Only granted, publicly issued patents appear here. Alkras holds 7+ patents across laser system design, beam engineering, and related technologies — and continues to develop new ones. Additional documentation is available upon request for qualified partners and programs.

Patent No.

RU 2812411

Axial-Flow Gas Laser with Combination Excitation

Patent holder: Yuri Krasnov (US) · Russian Federation

Patents on File

+7 Additional

4 decades of laser physics. 7 patents. Proven performance in industrial and defense applications