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Ultrafast Lasers and Pulse Shapers for Metrology, Scientific, Biomedical & Advanced Applications
Proprietary Pulse Shaping Technology
Phase-and-Amplitude Control
Highly Versatile & Configurable
IPG proprietary pulse shaping technology enables users to create a desired temporal pulse shape, from the shortest near-transform-limited pulse to a variety of programmable waveforms.
Pulse shapers are available as standalone devices or integrated with an IPG ultrafast fiber laser source.
Proprietary Pulse Shaping Technology
Phase-and-Amplitude Control
Highly Versatile & Configurable
IPG proprietary pulse shaping technology enables users to create a desired temporal pulse shape, from the shortest near-transform-limited pulse to a variety of programmable waveforms.
Pulse shapers are available as standalone devices or integrated with an IPG ultrafast fiber laser source.
Ultrafast Lasers with Integrated Pulse Shapers
YLPF-FlexO Femtosecond Laser with Programmable Pulse Shaper
YLPF-FlexO femtosecond laser offers unprecedented flexibility in tailoring laser pulse parameters to the application at hand.
These lasers offer pulses as short as sub-40 fs, with >50 nJ per pulse and >1 MW peak power right at the target. The user can stretch those pulses by up to two orders of magnitude (up to ±30,000 fs² of linear chirp) or shape them into a multi-pulse sequence by encoding more sophisticated spectral phase and amplitude profiles. The ability to change the laser pulse shape combined with highly reliable IPG fiber architecture make this femtosecond laser a perfect tool for a wide range of scientific, biomedical, and advanced applications.
Standalone femtoSHAPE Femtosecond Pulse Shapers
The most common application for these devices is dispersion pre-compensation to achieve a near-Fourier-transform-limited pulse duration at a target location rather than at a laser output. The shortest pulse duration results in the highest laser peak power at the target, maximizing the efficiency of non-linear processes in various applications such as multi-photon microscopy, non-linear spectroscopy, high harmonic generation, filamentation, etc.
The comprehensive pulse shaping capabilities of the femtoSHAPE line of pulse shapers are also ideally suited for ultrafast applications that benefit from specific tailoring of pulse shapes or pulse sequences in the time domain.
All femtoSHAPE pulse shapers come complete with a compact spectrometer, nonlinear optical detection kit, and a software package enabling push-button pulse compression to the Fourier-transform-limited duration using multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan (MIIPS) technology. The software offers built-in functionality for time-domain pulse shaping and includes all necessary calibration routines to re-configure the instrument within the SLM range as the end user’s demands evolve.
femtoSHAPE-SR
Femtosecond Pulse Shaper
The femtoSHAPE-SR system is an excellent choice for pulse compression and most pulse shaping applications. It is a cost-effective solution with a good spectral resolution and small footprint. The instrument relies on diffractive shaping to offer both phase-and-amplitude control and comes configured to fit the user's laser source bandwidth via choice of liquid-crystal-on-silicon spatial light modulator (LCOS SLM) and 4f-setup parameters. Fourier-domain pulse shaping by the programmable LCOS SLM does not require synchronization with a laser source, working equally well for laser repetition rates from 100 Hz to 1 GHz.
femtoSHAPE-HP
Femtosecond Pulse Shaper for Ultrafast Amplifiers
The femtoSHAPE-HP system is ideal for direct post-amplification compression and shaping of mJ-level femtosecond pulses. High-quality transmission gratings, water-cooled LCOS SLM heads, large-aperture dielectric optics, and sealed packaging enable high power/energy handling. Diffractive shaping offers both phase and amplitude control. The femtoSHAPE-HP configurations are optimized for laser sources emitting at 800 nm and 1030 nm, with up to 100 nm bottom-to-bottom spectral range. Fourier-domain pulse shaping by a programmable LCOS SLM does not require synchronization with a laser source, working equally well for laser repetition rates from 100 Hz to 1 GHz.
femtoSHAPE-HR
High Resolution Femtosecond Pulse Shaper
The femtoSHAPE-HR is a state-of-the-art pulse shaping system offering high spectral resolution, high versatility, and top-notch dispersion management capabilities. The instrument is customizable to accommodate ultrafast laser spectra ranging from tens of nanometers wide to octave spanning supercontinua. Unlike solutions based on acousto-optic devices, the Fourier-domain pulse shaping by a programmable LCOS SLM does not require synchronization with a laser source.
Ultrafast Pulse Shaper Comparison
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| Pulse Shapers | High Power Pulse Shapers | High Resolution Pulse Shapers |
| femtoSHAPE-SR | femtoSHAPE-HP | femtoSHAPE-HR |
| Pulse Shapers | High Power Pulse Shapers | High Resolution Pulse Shapers |
| femtoSHAPE-SR | femtoSHAPE-HP | femtoSHAPE-HR |
| Average Power | ||
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| Configuration-dependent | Up to 50 W | Configuration-dependent |
| Pulse Energy | ||
| Configuration-dependent | < 3.5 mJ | Configuration-dependent |
| Programmable Device | ||
| LCOS SLM, 2D Array | LCOS SLM, 2D Array | LC SLM, Linear Array |
| Pulse Control | ||
| Phase-and-amplitude, Diffractive | Phase-and-amplitude, Diffractive | Phase-only or Phase-and-amplitude, Transmissive |
| Spectral Resolution | ||
| ~ Δλ/200 | ~ Δλ/340 | ~ Δλ/640 |
| Spectral Passband | ||
| Customizable (within SLM range) | Customizable, < 100 nm | Customizable, < 1 octave |
| Central Wavelength | ||
| Customizable (within 400 -1600 nm) | 800 nm or 1030 nm | Customizable (within 430 - 1600 nm) |
| Throughput | ||
| ~50% (Typical) | Up to 80% | ~45% (Typical) |
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| Average Power | Configuration-dependent | Up to 50 W | Configuration-dependent | |||||||||
| Pulse Energy | Configuration-dependent | < 3.5 mJ | Configuration-dependent | |||||||||
| Programmable Device | LCOS SLM, 2D Array | LCOS SLM, 2D Array | LC SLM, Linear Array | |||||||||
| Pulse Control | Phase-and-amplitude, Diffractive | Phase-and-amplitude, Diffractive | Phase-only or Phase-and-amplitude, Transmissive | |||||||||
| Spectral Resolution | ~ Δλ/200 | ~ Δλ/340 | ~ Δλ/640 | |||||||||
| Spectral Passband | Customizable (within SLM range) | Customizable, < 100 nm | Customizable, < 1 octave | |||||||||
| Central Wavelength | Customizable (within 400 -1600 nm) | 800 nm or 1030 nm | Customizable (within 430 - 1600 nm) | |||||||||
| Throughput | ~50% (Typical) | Up to 80% | ~45% (Typical) | |||||||||
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The specifications above represent standard products. IPG can offer lasers with customized specifications upon request.
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| Ultrafast Laser with Integrated Pulse Shaper |
| YLPF-FLexO |
| Ultrafast Laser with Integrated Pulse Shaper |
| YLPF-FLexO |
| Central Wavelength |
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| 1055 ±15 nm |
| Spectral Width |
| ~95 nm (Typical) |
| Average Power |
| > 550 mW |
| Pulse Energy |
| > 50 nJ |
| Repetition Rate |
| 11 ± 0.5 MHz |
| Temporal Pulse Shape |
| Programmable |
| Programmable Device |
| LCOS SLM, 2D Array |
| Programmable Time Range |
| > 6 ps |
| Pulse Control |
| Phase-and-amplitude |
| Transform Limited Pulse Duration (FWHM) |
| < 40 (Typical) |
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| Central Wavelength | 1055 ±15 nm | |||
| Spectral Width | ~95 nm (Typical) | |||
| Average Power | > 550 mW | |||
| Pulse Energy | > 50 nJ | |||
| Repetition Rate | 11 ± 0.5 MHz | |||
| Temporal Pulse Shape | Programmable | |||
| Programmable Device | LCOS SLM, 2D Array | |||
| Programmable Time Range | > 6 ps | |||
| Pulse Control | Phase-and-amplitude | |||
| Transform Limited Pulse Duration (FWHM) | < 40 (Typical) | |||
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The specifications above represent standard products. IPG can offer lasers with customized specifications upon request.
