TiC. Ti:Sapphire Continuous Wave Laser

Titanium-sapphire continuous wave solid-state laser system with broad tuning range and narrow linewidth.
Standard models and available pump laser power matrix
Pump laser power TiC output power at 800 nm
(free-space)
 TiC output power at 800 nm
(fiber-coupled, optional)
3 W
5 W
6 W
8 W
>400 mW
>800 mW
>1.2 W
>1.8 W
>250 mW
>500 mW
>900 mW
>1.2 W
General optical specifications
Wavelength tuning range 700-1000 nm (customized wavelengths in the range of 690...1060 nm)
Output linewidth <45 GHz (default)
<20 GHz (with 1 intra-cavity etalon, optional)
<2 GHz (with 2 intra-cavity etalons, optional)
Pump laser integrated or stand-alone DPSS 480...550 nm low-noise pump laser (up to 8 W);
the pump laser must have low amplitude noise and have a TEM00 spatial mode
Fiber output (optional) FC socket, SMF FC-FC patch-cord, length 1 m, core dia 4 um
Spatial mode and M^2 TEM00 (M2 <1.2)
Output beam diameter (at 1/e2) <2 mm
Output polarization linear, horizontal, PER >100:1
Beam divergence <1 mrad
Long-term output power stability1) <0.2% rms
Physical dimensions (L × W × H)
Laser head 427 × 300 × 129 mm (including integrated pump laser)
427 × 200 × 123 mm (for external pumping)
Integrated pump laser control unit 353 × 360 × 119 mm
Closed-loop chiller unit 430 × 340 × 190 mm
Environmental and utility specifications
Operating temperature 15-30 °C
Relative humidity <60%, non-condensing
Voltage single-phase; 100-240 VAC; 50/60 Hz
Power consumption <1.5 kW
Available factory configuration packages2)
Thermally stabilized monolithic body included in any package
Manual” factory package - birefringent Lyot filter with manual micrometer screw adjustment
- (optional) one or two intracavity etalons with manual adjustment
"Basic" factory package (default) - birefringent Lyot filter with step-motor adjustment
- (optional) one or two intracavity etalons with manual or step-motor adjustment
- motorized wavelength tuning with remote control
- basic Windows software with wavelength tuning remote control capability
Auto” factory package - birefringent Lyot filter with step-motor adjustment
- (optional) one or two intracavity etalons with manual or step-motor adjustment
- built-in spectrometer
- built-in power meter
- active output power stability locking3)
- BRF control and etalons (optional) control via single Windows software application
- extended Windows software version, incorporating monitoring of operational parameters and single-click wavelength tuning
1) – after 30 min warm-up with cold start, during 12-hour continuous operation under equal room temperature conditions using factory-supplied/recommended stabilized closed-loop chiller with proper capacity and factory-supplied/recommended low-noise on-board integrated highly stable pump laser with active power locking turned ON; "Auto" package only;
2) – please select one of the packages as basis for your system; certain features may be tailored or combined differently according to specific customer requirements;
3) – available only with certain manufacturer-certified pump laser models, please enquire.

 

Continuous wave Ti:Sapphire laser features broad wavelength tuning range (700-1000 nm) and finds itself as a useful tool for many fields of fundamental research, especially various spectroscopy applications.

The wavelength tuning is carried out by a birefringent Lyot filter and can be either manually controlled or motorized via a step motor with USB connection to a PC. Two etalons can be optionally placed into the cavity in order to narrow the linewidth of the generated radiation down to 2 GHz.

The CW Ti:Sapphire laser needs to be pumped by a CW DPSS pump laser at 532 nm. Our company offers the oscillators without the pump laser, as well as a version with integrated pump laser with pump power varying from 2 W to 8 W.

Optional fiber-coupled modification is available. The radiation is steered into a fiber with 4 um core diameter. The optical scheme allows easy switching between the free-space and the fiber outputs via a flip mount.

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