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Optimized
to be pumped by the
CPA-Series
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Pulses
as short as 10fs proven by end users¹
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Near
TEM00 output mode
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White
light continuum seeded for high stability
¹
T. Wilhelm, J. Piel, and E. Riedle, Institut für Medizinische
Optik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München,
Germany. OPTICS LETTERS, VOL. 22, No. 19, October 1, 1997. P.1494.
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New compact housing
for NOPA-Slim
NOPA™
is a white light continuum seeded optical parametric amplifier
(OPA) capable of generating extremely short, broadly tunable
pulses of light in the UV, visible and IR wavelength range.
It can be pumped by an ultra-stable Clark-MXR Model CPA-Series
Amplified Ti:Sapphire laser system, or by a Clark-MXR Model
IMPULSE Yb-doped fiber laser.
When
pumped by a Clark-MXR Model CPA-Series Ti:Sapphire Amplifier,
a NOPA can be tuned from 450 nm to 1600 nm with no change
in optics. Harmonic generators extend performance down to
240 nm. NOPATM produces up to 20 µJ per pulse
with sub-30 fs pulsewidths at 1 kHz repetition rate. As many
as five NOPAs can be pumped simultaneously by the same source
with each NOPA synchronized to less than 1 fs timing jitter.
NOPA
can provide more than 100 nJ per pulse at the peak of this
tuning curve tunable from 650 nm to 900 nm when pumped by
a Clark-MXR, Model IMPULSE Y-b-doped Fiber Amplifier. Repetition
rate is user-adjustable between 200 kHz and 2 MHz, making
this combination an ideal source for linear spectroscopy and
CARS microscopy. Additional wavelength extensions will follow
in the near future. Contact sales@cmxr.com
for additional information.
Specifications:
| Pump:
0.8mJ, 150fs, Near TEM00 @ 1KHz, 775nm |
Output |
| Wavelength
range |
450
nm - 1600 nm |
| Energy
per pulse |
>10µJ
@ peak |
| Pulsewidth |
<30fs
@ <700 nm, <50fs@>700nm |
| Shot-to-shot
noise |
<±3% |
| Beam
Profile |
M2
, 1.9 |
| Time/Bandwidth
Product |
<1.9
x transform limit |
| Polarization
- signal |
Linear,
vertical |
| Polarization
- idler |
Linear,
horizontal |
| Electrical/Water
|
None |
| Size |
15"
x 32.5" x 9" |
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The
NOPA™, pumped by the CPA-2101, rode to the 1999
CLEO show and both were displayed and operational
in the back of this minivan throughout the show. Click
on the image to view a small video (.MPG format) that
shows the NOPA™ continually tuning through the
visible wavelength range.
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For
additional information about the NOPA and its function, follow
the link below to visit Eberhard Riedle home site
http://www.bmo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/%7Ewwwriedle/projects/NOPA_overview/NOPA_overview.php
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