APE Levante IR - Femtosecond Pumped OPO

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Specifications

Repetition Rate: 80 MHz
Total Tuning Range: 1320 – 4800 nm
Core Tuning Range: 1320 – 2000 nm
Output Power (avg): 1.2 W
Pulse Duration: 200 fs
Idler Polarization: N/A
Signal Polarization: N/A
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Features


  • Automated Wavelength Tuning: Fully automated wavelength tuning for precise control and ease of use.

  • Synchronous Pumping Scheme: Provides a jitter-free and stable repetition rate identical to the pump laser's rate.

  • Standard Software Interface: Utilizes TCP/IP for seamless integration and remote control setup.

  • Integrated Spectrometer: Built-in spectrometer for feedback on OPO Signal wavelength range.

  • Wide Wavelength Range:

    • Signal Output: 1315 ... 2000 nm

    • Idler Output: 2150 ... 5000 nm

    • Extended Range with HarmoniXX: 660 nm to 15 μm



  • Control Software: Easy-to-use interface with real-time data display for efficient operation.

  • Remote Control Capability: Design automated measurement routines using familiar programming languages such as C++, C#, LabVIEW, Python, Matlab, and Ruby.

  • Power Output:

    • At 1500 nm (Signal): > 1.5 W with 7.5 W pump, 2 ps; > 2 W with 10 W pump, 6 ps

    • At 2500 nm (Idler): > 0.6 W with 7.5 W pump, 2 ps; > 0.8 W with 10 W pump, 6 ps



  • Pulse Width: Typically 2 ps at 2 ps pump for precise measurements.

  • Time Bandwidth Product: Typically 0.6 for optimal performance.

  • Versions Available: Both picosecond (ps) and femtosecond (fs) versions to suit different applications.

  • Compatibility: Requires IR ps-Laser or IR fs-Laser with specific parameters for optimal operation.

Applications


  • Automated wavelength tuning

  • Synchronous pumping scheme

  • Standard Software Interface (using TCP/IP)

  • Integrated spectrometer for OPO Signal wavelength range

  • Levante IR is a synchronously pumped Optical Parametric Oscillator with an innovative and user-friendly design. Mode-locked lasers with an output wavelength of 1 µm are suitable as pump lasers. The output wavelength ranges from approx. 1300 nm to 5000 nm.

  • The tunable IR OPO is available as picosecond and femtosecond version. Its synchronous pumping scheme provides a jitter-free and stable repetition rate that is identical to the repetition rate of the pump laser.

  • Levante IR
    Tunable OPO for IR Pump Laser

  • All models come with an easy to use control software, allowing for real-time data display. Furthermore, the TCP/IP-based standard software interface by APE makes it straightforward to set up remote control. This allows you, for example, to design your own automated measurement routines. Simply use our protocol templates for rapid configuration with familiar programming languages, including C++, C#, LabVIEW, Python, Matlab, and Ruby.

  • The output wavelength range for the Signal beam is 1315 ... 2000 nm and the wavelength for the Idler output ranges from 2150 ... 5000 nm. This is ideal for applications that require tunable radiation in the IR range, e.g. vibrational spectroscopy. The wavelength tuning is fully automated.

  • An extended wavelength range from 660 nm to 15 μm can be generated when Levante IR is operated in combination with APE's HarmoniXX series. Wavelength converters SHG (Second Harmonic Generation), THG (Third Harmonic Generation) and DFG (Difference Frequency Generation) are available.

  • Control Software and TCP/IP Standard Software Interface

  • Automated Tuning for IR Wavelength Range