Unlock your research potential! The picoEmerald S picosecond laser delivers unprecedented convenience and precision. Forget complex beam alignment; this innovative system boasts a single output port for its IR, Signal, and Idler beams, ensuring perfect spatial and temporal overlap. This saves you time and removes hassle! Dive into cutting-edge applications with ease.
Ready to revolutionize your experiments? The picoEmerald S simplifies your setup! All beams emerge from a single output. This single output design eliminates the need for additional optics. Furthermore, GDD dispersion compensation ensures optimal temporal alignment between IR and Signal beams – automatically adjusting for any wavelength changes. Benefit from exceptional reliability. Finite element analysis and active cavity control provide rock-solid stability and optimized performance. Explore the power of narrow bandwidth with picosecond pulses, ideal for resonance-specific experiments. Need even finer control? The picoEmerald S pairs seamlessly with a spectrum slicer for unparalleled spectral precision. Experience the future of laser technology!
The key-facts of the picoEmerald are:
picoEmerald S provides ultra-short picosecond laser pulses with a pulse repetition rate of 80 MHz.
(Realized by SHG, THG, FHG, or DFG; e.g. APE’s HarmoniXX)
Several options regarding the configuration of the picoEmerald S are available:
| picoEmerald S | |
| Wavelength 1 (Stokes) | 1032 nm ± 1.5 nm |
| Wavelength 2 (Pump - Signal) | 700 nm … 990 nm |
| Wavelength 3 (Idler) | 1080 nm … 1950 nm |
| Power 1 (Stokes) | >700 mW unmodulated |
| Power 2 (Pump - Signal) | >700 mW at 800 nm |
| Power 3 (Idler) | >400 mW at 1250 nm |
| ∆v Pump - Stokes | 400 cm-1 … 4500 cm-1 |
| ∆v Pump - Idler | 800 cm-1 … 9000 cm-1 |
| Spectral bandwidth | ~10 cm-1 (Pump - Signal and Stokes) |
| Pulse width | ~2 ps (Pump - Signal and Stokes) |
| Repetition rate | 80 MHz ± 0.5 MHz |
| Noise | Shot noise limited (-161 dBc/Hz) >10 MHz for Pump - Signal |
| Beam parameters : | |
| Pointing stability | <100 µrad per 100 nm (typical 100 µrad over entire range) |
| M2 | <1.2 for Pump - Signal, typical 1.2 for Stokes |
| Ellipticity | <20 % |
| Polarization | Linear, horizontal >100:1 |
| Beam divergence | 1.0 mrad ± 0.2 mrad at 800 nm and Stokes |
| Beam waist diameter | 1.2 mm ± 0.2 mm at 800 nm, 1.7 mm ± 0.2 mm for Stokes |
| Features: | |
| Software configurable output modes | 1. Signal and 1032 nm, or 2. Signal and Idler, or 3. Signal, Idler and 1032 nm respectively with overlap in space and time |
| Wavelength measurement | Integrated spectrometer for Pump - Signal wavelength |
| Power attenuators | Integrated for Pump - Signal and Stokes, indepedent for each beam |
| Wavelength sweep function | Start/End function, user-defined holding time, trigger
function Max. step size: 2 nm Tuning speed: ~5 s per wavelength step |
| Remote control | Possible via USB, Ethernet TCP/IP or RS232 |
| Options : | |
| SRS modulator | EOM with resonant fixed modulation frequency of 20
MHz Built-in and controllable with the same software 1032 nm beam modualted power: 300 mW |
| High power for 1032 nm beam | 2 W (unmodulated), 1 W (modulated) |
| Long pulse / Narrow-bandwidth option | ~4.5 ps / ~5 cm-1 Pump
- Signal ~6.5 ps / ~10 cm-1 Stokes |
| Additional IR output port | Additional 1032 nm beam output
for pumping another OPO (Levante IR ps) Wavelength: 1032 nm ± 1.5 nm Power: >4 W Spectral bandwidth: ~10 cm-1 Pulse width: ~2 ps (~6.5 ps optional) Repetition rate: 80 MHz ± 0.5 MHz |
APE picoEmerald CARS SRS Datasheet (pdf / English)
