Amplification System provides terawatt peak power.
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Equipped with Ti:sapphire oscillator, Cortes-800 consists of 3 chirped pulse amplification stages on single optical table. It achieves pulse energies greater than 1.5 J before compression in vacuum chamber. Active feedback and pulse shaping allow unit to produce sub 30 fs output pulses with peak powers greater than 40 terawatts. Wavelength is 795-820 nm at repetition rate of 10 ±0.5 Hz. Timing and control software make unit suited for study of high-energy laser-matter interaction.
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Cortes-800 Terawatt Amplification System
San Diego, CA (June 12, 2006) - Del Mar Photonics announced today the new Cortes-800 amplification system, which provides terawatt peak power in a compact package. Fully integrated timing and control software make the Cortes-800 a perfect tool for the study of high energy laser-matter interaction.
Seeded with a Ti:sapphire oscillator, such as the Trestles Ti:sapphire oscillator, Cortes-800 consists of three chirped pulse amplification (CPA) stages that fit on a single optical table. Pulse energies of greater than 1.5 J are achieved before compression in a vacuum chamber. Active feedback and pulse shaping allows the Cortes-800 to produce extremely high contrast ratios, and sub 30 fs output pulses with peak powers greater than 40 terawatts.
Cortes-800 includes an oscillator, stretcher, amplifiers and compressor subsystems and has a wavelength range of 795-820 nm at a repetition rate of 10 ± 0.5 Hz. An optional acousto-optic programmable filter and deformable mirror are used to control the temporal duration and Strehl ratio of the amplified beam. Synchronization electronics controlling the trigger delays are controlled via a PC running LabView. Cortes-800 is ideal for a wide variety of research areas requiring ultrashort, high-intensity pulses. Applications include time-resolved spectroscopy, telecommunications, photochemistry, photobiology, plasma physics, x-ray generation, multispectral, atmospheric lidar and material processing.
Del Mar Photonics, Inc. (www.dmphotonics.com) is an established manufacturer and system integrator of advanced photonics products for scientific and industrial applications, including multiphoton imaging, scanning probe microscopy, micromachining, and ultrafast spectroscopy systems. Products include ultrafast lasers, amplifiers and related accessories. The Optics Store carries a full line of optics products at dmphotonics.com/optics.
Del Mar Photonics:
Melissa Love
+1 858 876 3133
melissa@dmphotonics.com
www.dmphotonics.com
dmphotonics.com/optics
