The main material of ordinary glass IPL tube is borosilicate glass (or hard glass), which is suitable for flash lamps running at low power. This includes signal beacons, low power stroboscopes and low power camera applications.

Most of our flash tubes are enclosed in quartz glass. This material has a temperature operating upper limit of approximately 600°C and is available in a variety of shapes and sizes. Most strobe laser systems use quartz tubes.