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Femtosecond Laser Systems for Science FEMTOSECOND LASER SYSTEMS FOR SCIENCE PRODUCT CATALOG 2021 FEMTOSECOND LASER SYSTEMS FOR SCIENCE PRODUCT CATALOG 2021 FEMTOSECOND LASERS FEMTOSECOND | Founded in 1994 as a Vilnius University spin-off, LIGHT femtosecond laser with air- and water-cooled models CONVERSION is now a major ultrafast laser technology reaching average powers of up to 80 W. LIGHT CONVERSION company with over 300 employees, 10% of which hold PhD also produces HARPIA – a comprehensive femtosecond and degrees, and more than 5000 installed systems worldwide. nanosecond pump-probe spectroscopy and microscopy OSCILLATORS OSCILLATORS | LIGHT CONVERSION designs and manufactures ultrafast system. lasers, oscillators, optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs), LIGHT CONVERSION has over 15 years of experience in optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers (OPCPAs), and managing international R&D projects. LIGHT CONVERSION was spectroscopy systems for industrial and scientific applications. one of the key technology providers for the single-cycle SYLOS LIGHT CONVERSION TOPAS and ORPHEUS series of laser at the ELI-ALPS facility delivering CEP-stabilized 6.6 fs OPAs constitute around 80% of the global continuously pulses with a peak power of 4.9 TW at 1 kHz. wavelength-tunable ultrafast light source market. Ultrafast With a proven competence in the design and manufacture laser applications are covered by the PHAROS and HARMONICS GENERATORS GENERATORS HARMONICS of lasers, OPAs and spectroscopy systems combined with | CARBIDE lasers. PHAROS is designed for basic research close ties to research programs at Vilnius University and as well as material processing applications with a focus state-of-the-art R&D facilities, LIGHT CONVERSION offers on customizability, reliability and process-tailored laser unique solutions for today’s most challenging ultrafast laser output parameters. CARBIDE is a compact industrial-grade technology and application problems. 2013 2018 2020 1994 2000 2006 New facilities >3 610 m HQ >6 500 m Laser Focus World Innovators Founding Service center in Japan USA oice 2016 Awards Platinum & Gold Honoree China Oice S.Korea Oice OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS AMPLIFIERS PARAMETRIC OPTICAL | 1995 2005 2017 First worldwide Multiple partnerships as OEM OPCPA for ELI-ALPS distributor supplier for TOPAS products optical parametric amplifiers 1994 1999 2002 2004 2006 2011 2014 SPECTROMETERS SPECTROMETERS | SHBC TOPAS-WhiteTOPAS-HE TOPAS-CTOPAS-Prime TOPAS-HR TOPAS-Twins HE-TOPAS-Prime femtosecond lasers 2006 2008 2009 2012 2017 2020 0.2 mJ industrial 24/7 10 W 20 W BiBurst PHAROS-PH2 2 mJ, 20 W femtosecond Yb oscillators AUTOCORRELATORS AUTOCORRELATORS 2007 2011 2015 2017 2018 FLINT-FL1 FLINT-FL1 FLINT-SP FLINT-FL2 for RRL and CEP 8 W 40 fs 20 W optical parametric amplifiers 2008 2009 2012 2013 2014 2016 2020 ORPHEUS-NORPHEUS ORPHEUS-TWINS ORPHEUS-HP ORPHEUS-ONE ORPHEUS-F ORPHEUS-MIR ORPHEUS-PS I-OPA-FW ORPHEUS-HE CRONUS-3P I-OPA-TW spectroscopy systems 2012 2017 2018 2019 HARPIA-TAHARPIA-TF HARPIA-MM HARPIA-TB femtosecond lasers 2013 2015 2017 2018 2020 5 W industrial 24/7 CARBIDE-CB3 BiBurst CARBIDE-CB3 40 W 80 W 2 WWW.LIGHTCON.COM | [email protected] | REV. 210927 Contents FEMTOSECOND LASERS / 4 OPA FOR Ti:Sapphire LASERS / 44 FEMTOSECOND LASERS FEMTOSECOND | PHAROS TOPAS Modular-Design Industrial-Grade Femtosecond Lasers / 4 Optical Parametric Amplifiers – Automated Harmonic Generators / 8 for Ti:Sapphire lasers / 44 NIRUVIS OSCILLATORS OSCILLATORS CARBIDE | Unibody-Design Industrial-Grade Femtosecond Lasers / 10 Frequency Mixer / 47 – Scientific Interface Module for CARBIDE / 13 – Automated Harmonic Generators / 14 OPCPA SYSTEMS / 48 I-OPA ORPHEUS-OPCPA Industrial-Grade Optical Parametric Amplifier / 15 Pumped by Pharos or Carbide lasers / 49 BiBurst option OPCPA-HR Tunable GHz and MHz Burst High Repetition Rate OPCPA Systems / 50 GENERATORS HARMONICS with Burst-in-Burst Capability / 9 | OPCPA-HE EXAMPLES OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS / 19 High Energy OPCPA Systems / 51 OSCILLATORS / 22 SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEMS / 53 FLINT HARPIA Femtosecond Yb Oscillators / 22 Comprehensive Spectroscopy System / 53 HARPIA-TA HARMONIC GENERATORS / 24 Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectrometer / 54 OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS AMPLIFIERS PARAMETRIC OPTICAL | HIRO HARPIA-TF Harmonic Generator / 24 Femtosecond Fluorescence Upconversion & TCSPC Module / 56 SHBC Second Harmonic Bandwidth Compressor / 26 HARPIA-TB Third Beam Delivery Module / 58 SPECTROMETERS SPECTROMETERS HARPIA-MM | TUNABLE WAVELENGTH SOURCES / 28 Microscopy Module / 60 ORPHEUS HARPIA Software Collinear Optical Parametric Amplifier / 28 Spectroscopy Data Analysis Software / 61 ORPHEUS-ONE EXAMPLES OF SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS / 62 Mid-IR Collinear Optical Parametric Amplifier / 30 AUTOCORRELATORS ORPHEUS-F Broad-bandwidth Hybrid Optical Parametric Amplifier / 32 AUTOCORRELATORS / 64 ORPHEUS-MIR GECO Broad-bandwidth Mid-IR Optical Parametric Amplifier / 34 Scanning Autocorrelator / 64 ORPHEUS-N TIPA Non-Collinear Optical Parametric Amplifier / 36 Single-Shot Autocorrelator / 66 ORPHEUS-TWINS Dual Optical Parametric Amplifier / 38 LIST OF LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS / 68 ORPHEUS-PS Narrow-bandwidth Optical Parametric Amplifier / 40 CRONUS-3P Laser Source for Advanced Nonlinear Microscopy / 42 REV. 210927 | [email protected] | WWW.LIGHTCON.COM 3 Modular-Design Industrial-Grade Femtosecond Lasers FEMTOSECOND LASERS FEMTOSECOND | FEATURES ᰋ 190 fs – 20 ps tunable pulse duration 2 mJ maximum pulse energy OSCILLATORS OSCILLATORS ᰋ | ᰋ 20 W maximum output power ᰋ Single-shot – 1 MHz repetition rate ᰋ Pulse picker for pulse-on-demand mode ᰋ Industrial-grade design ᰋ Optional automated harmonic generator ᰋ Optional CEP stabilization Optional repetition rate locking to an external source HARMONICS GENERATORS GENERATORS HARMONICS ᰋ | PHAROS is a series of femtosecond lasers combining millijoule The tunability of PHAROS allows the system to cover pulse energy and high average power. PHAROS features a applications normally requiring multiple different laser mechanical and optical design optimized for both scientific systems. Tunable parameters include pulse duration and industrial applications. A compact, thermally-stabilized, (190 fs – 20 ps), repetition rate (single-shot – 1 MHz), and sealed design enables PHAROS integration into various pulse energy (up to 2 mJ), and average power (up to 20 W). optical setups and machining workstations. Diode-pumped Yb A pulse-on-demand mode is available using the built-in pulse medium significantly reduces maintenance costs and provides picker. The versatility of PHAROS can be extended by a variety OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS AMPLIFIERS PARAMETRIC OPTICAL | a long laser lifetime, while the robust optomechanical design of optional modules. enables stable operation in varying environments. 1.0 0.8 SPECTROMETERS SPECTROMETERS | 1000 0.6 223 fs 0.4 Intensity, a.u. 0.2 0.0 -1500 -1000 -5000500 1000 1500 AUTOCORRELATORS AUTOCORRELATORS Delay, fs 100 Typical pulse duration of PHAROS Pulse energy, µJ energy, Pulse 1.0 0.8 PHAROS PH2-SP-20W-2mJ / 20 W, 2 mJ 0.6 8.2 nm PHAROS PH2-SP-1mJ / 6 W, 1 mJ PHAROS PH2-20W / 20 W, 400 µJ 0.4 Intensity, a.u. 10 PHAROS PH2-10W / 10 W, 200 µJ 0.2 0.0 1 10 100 1000 1010 1015 1020 1025 1030 1035 1040 Repetition rate, kHz Wavelength, nm Pulse energy vs fundamental repetition rate of PHAROS Typical spectrum of PHAROS 4 WWW.LIGHTCON.COM | [email protected] | REV. 210927 SPECIFICATIONS Model 1) PH2-10W PH2-15W PH2-20W PH2-SP-1mJ PH2-SP-20W-2mJ OUTPUT CHARACTERISTIC Maximum output power 10 W 15 W 20 W 10 W 20 W Pulse duration 2) < 290 fs < 190 fs FEMTOSECOND LASERS FEMTOSECOND Pulse duration tuning range 290 fs – 10 ps (20 ps on request) 190 fs – 10 ps (20 ps on request) | Maximum pulse energy 0.4 mJ 1 mJ 2 mJ Repetition rate Single-shot – 1 MHz Pulse selection Single-shot, pulse-on-demand, any fundamental repetition rate division Center wavelength 3) 1030 ± 10 nm OSCILLATORS OSCILLATORS Polarization Linear, horizontal | Beam quality TEM₀₀ ; M² < 1.2 TEM₀₀ ; M² < 1.3 Beam diameter 4) 2.5 mm 2.9 mm 4.3 mm Pulse-to-pulse energy stability 5) RMS deviation 6) < 0.5% over 24 h Long-term power stability RMS deviation 6) < 0.5% over 100 h Beam pointing stability < 20 µrad/°C Pre-pulse contrast < 1 : 1000 Post-pulse contrast < 1 : 200 HARMONICS GENERATORS GENERATORS HARMONICS | OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS Oscillator output Optional. Contact [email protected] for more details or customized solutions Typical output 1 – 6 W, 50 – 250 fs, ≈ 1035 nm, ≈ 76 MHz; available simultaneously Harmonic generator Integrated, optional (see page 8) Output wavelength 515 nm, 343 nm, 257 nm, or 206 nm Optical parametric amplifier Integrated, optional (see page 15) Tuning range 320 – 10000 nm BiBurst option Tunable GHz and MHz burst with burst-in-burst capability, optional (see page 9) GHz-Burst OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS AMPLIFIERS PARAMETRIC OPTICAL Intra burst pulse period 7) 200 ± 40 ps | Number of pulses, P 8) 1 ... 25 MHz-Burst Intra burst pulse period ≈ 15 ns Number of pulses, N 1 ... 9 (7 with FEC) SPECTROMETERS SPECTROMETERS | PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS Laser head (L × W × H) 9) 780 × 419 × 230 mm Chiller (L × W × H) 590 × 484 × 267 mm 24 V DC power supply (L × W × H) 9) 280 × 144 × 49 mm ENVIRONMENTAL & UTILITY REQUIREMENTS AUTOCORRELATORS AUTOCORRELATORS Operating temperature 15 – 30 °C (air conditioning recommended) Relative humidity < 80% (non-condensing) Electrical requirements 100 V AC, 12 A – 240 V AC, 5 A; 50 – 60 Hz Rated power 1000 W Power consumption 600 W Electrical requirements (chiller) 100
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