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Overview
The Levante IR ps is a synchronously pumped, tunable OPO designed for efficient Watt-level generation in the NIR to IR range from 1300 nm to 5 µm. It is driven by mode-locked 1 µm picosecond lasers. With optional harmonic generators for Signal and Idler down to the 3rd harmonic (THG), and Difference Frequency Generator (DFG) between Signal and Idler, systems can be configured from 470 nm to >15 µm. It provides 2 ps to 7 ps pulses with 3 cm⁻¹ or 10 cm⁻¹ bandwidth, depending on the pump laser. Application include AFM-IR, sSNOM, metrology, and nonlinear IR-imaging, for example in BonFIRE experiments.
Systems can be further customized using pulse pickers (pulseSelect) to reduce the repetition rate, spectral slicers (pulseSlicer) for bandwidth reduction and optical delay lines (scanDelay). Multiple OPOs can also be pumped simultaneously by a single pump laser to generate independent, tunable, and temporally synchronized pulses.
Customization is our specialty. If your requirements are not listed in the specification table, please feel free to contact us.
Compatible Pump Lasers
The Levante IR ps is compatible with and field tested for many mode-locked femtosecond Ti:Sa lasers, for example:
- EdgeWave FX-series with 2 ps
- EdgeWave PX-series with 12 ps
- Others on request
Applications
- Nanoscale imaging such as sSNOM and AFM-IR
- BonFIRE (bond-selective fluorescence imaging)
- Metrology
- Quantum dot research
At a Glance
- Perfectly synchronized output pulses
- Available with different pulse widths and bandwidths
- Integrated spectrometer for precise wavelength tuning and stabilization
- Fully computer-controlled with automated wavelength tuning
Acquisition Software and TCP/IP Standard Software Interface
Specifications & Typical Performance
Example configuration with EdgeWave FX-series 10 W, 1030 nm, 2 ps
Basic Configuration
Optional
| Signal THG | Signal SHG | Idler SHG | Levante IR ps Signal | Levante IR ps Idler | DFG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
* At the specified wavelength for power measurement, expressed as normalized root mean square deviation (NRMSD), with power lock enabled, under stable environmental conditions. |
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| Wavelength range | 470 nm … 650 nm | 660 nm … 1000 nm | 1075 nm … 1460 nm | 1320 nm … 2000 nm | 2150 nm … 4800 nm | 4.8 µm … >15 µm |
| Power | 56 mW at 470 nm 28 mW at 500 nm | 250 mW at 750 nm | 50 mW at 1250 nm | 2.0 W at 1500 nm | 0.9 W at 2500 nm | 50 mW at 6 µm |
| Bandwidth (FWHM) | 10 cm-1 | |||||
| Pulse width (FWHM) | 2 ps | |||||
| Time-Bandwidth product | 0.6 | |||||
| Repetition rate | 80 MHz ± 1 MHz (other on request) | |||||
| Output polarization | Horizontal | Vertical | Vertical | Horizontal | Horizontal | Horizontal |
| Spectral stability (RMS)* | 0.01% | |||||
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