TiF-SP. Ti:Sapphire Femtosecond Solid-State Oscillator

Ultrafast titanium-sapphire solid-state laser system with ultra-short pulse duration down to 12 fs.
  TiF-SP-12 TiF-SP-15 TiF-SP-30 TiF-SP-40 TiF-SP-TU
Compressed pulse duration with external compressor1),5) <12 fs <15 fs <30 fs <40 fs 15-50 fs (tunable)
Spectrum width (FWHM)1) >80 nm >60 nm >30 nm >20 nm from 18 nm  to 65 nm
Central wavelength tuning 800±15 nm (fixed) 790-820 nm 770-840 nm 750-860 nm 790-820 nm 750-860 nm
Output power2)
Pump laser power

3 W
4 W
5 W
6 W
10 W

>230 mW
>330 mW
>400 mW
>500 mW
>850 mW
>280 mW
>350 mW
>500 mW
>650 mW
>1000 mW
>350 mW
>470 mW
>550 mW
>750 mW
>1200 mW
>400 mW
>530 mW
>600 mW
> 800 mW
>1300 mW
>380 mW
>500 mW
>570 mW
>750 mW
>1200 mW
>230 mW
>300 mW
>380 mW
>450 mW
>800 mW
General optical specifications
Pulse repetition rate (fixed) 80±10 MHz
Pump laser integrated or stand-alone DPSS 532 nm low-noise laser (up to 10 W)
Beam mode TEM00
Beam diameter (at 1/e^2) <2 mm
Output polarization linear, horizontal, PER >20 dB
Beam divergence <1 mrad
Long-term stability2) <0.2% rms
Noise4) <0.1% rms
Physical dimensions (L × W × H)
Laser head dimensions 513 × 268 × 120 mm (including integrated pump laser)
Pump laser control unit dimensions 353 × 360 × 119 mm
Closed-loop chiller dimensions 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 <2 kW
Available configuration packages3)
Thermally stabilized monolithic body included in any package
Pulse train SMA output with mode-lock LED included in any package
“Auto” factory package - built-in spectrometer
- single-touch wavelength tuning w. presets
- built-in power meter
- active output power stability locking
- Windows software with configurable widgets
- automatic mode-lock start and monitoring
PC requirements: USB 2.0 port, Windows 10
"Basic" factory package (default) - mode-lock LED and push-button starter
- USB 2.0 wavelength tuning via step-motor slit (via step number information and calibration)
PC requirements: USB 2.0 port, Windows 10
“Manual” factory package - push-button starter
- manual wavelength tuning slit
1) - when tuned to 800 nm central wavelength;
2) - after 30 min warm-up with cold start, during 12-hour continuous operation under equal room temperature conditions using recommended stabilized closed-loop chiller with proper capacity and recommended low-noise on-board integrated highly stable pump laser with active power locking;
3) - please select one of the packages for your system; certain features may be tailored or combined differently according to specific customer requirements;
4) - measured from 10 Hz to 10 MHz;
5) - external compressor is not included.

The TiF-SP laser system offers the shortest available pulse duration in the TiF family of Ti:S femtosecond laser oscillators. It is a robust tool for cutting-edge ultrafast research.

The system can be supplied as a stand-alone version for pumping with an external pump laser or a version with an industry-standard pump laser integrated on site or at our factory. However, the dimensions of the Ti:S laser head are the same for either version, the stand-alone version may later be fitted with an integrated pump laser at minimum additional cost. The acceptable pump laser power for the TiF-SP is up to 10 W.

The system is designed to operate 24/7 as a seed oscillator for our larger amplifier systems and thus inherits all the stability-enhancing design features. The system may be supplied pre-tuned to one of the available configurations (12, 15, 30 or 40 fs), with all the components inside the box being the same, or it can be equipped with an additional option to switch between these ranges. In this case, the broadness of the central wavelength tuning range of the spectrum increases with increasing pulse duration.

There are three pre-designed factory supply packages:
- the 'Manual' package includes a push-button non-automatic electric starter and allows manual tuning of the wavelength and pulse duration setting by using micrometer screws placed on the walls of the laser box.
- the 'Basic' factory package includes a simple USB motorized wavelength tuning slit and a push-button non-automatic electric starter. Wavelength tuning and calibration with this package is done via step number information in basic Windows software.
- the 'Auto' factory package includes built-in spectrometer and power meter, single-touch wavelength tuning with presets, configurable widget software, active power lock function and automatic mode-lock start and monitoring. With this package the system boasts exceptional long-term stability and longer uninterrupted runtime.

The monolithic thermostabilized body of the TiF-SP provides excellent passive stability of the output radiation parameters.

An external prism pair or a tunable pulse compressor (the APC-Pro or APC-Kit units) for output pulse chirp compensation and pre-compensation are also available.

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