Inspire™ UV to IR Optical Parametric Oscillators
Overview
The Inspire™ ultrafast OPO delivers unprecedented user friendly, computer-controlled tuning from 345-2,500 nm gap-free and with no change of intracavity optics or crystals. Pumped with the Mai Tai® ultrafast Ti:Sapphire lasers, the OPO delivers high power across the UV and visible range and provide adjustable pulse width from 80 to 350 fs. Inspire’s robust opto-mechanical design ensures high stability and insensitivity to ambient temperature change.
- Widest gap-free tuning from 345 to 2500 nm
- Highest output power in the UV and visible
- Fully automated computer-controlled tuning without adjustment or change in optics or crystals
Products
Applications
- Bio-Imaging
- Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Microscopy (CARS)
- Two-Photon Fluorescence Microscopy (2PF)
- Multiple wavelength pump-probe experiments
- Ultrafast Spectroscopy
- Time-resolved spectroscopy
- Vibrational overtone spectroscopy
- Semiconductor research and spectroscopy
- Data Communications
Specifications
Output Characteristics2
| Inspire Auto 50 | Inspire Auto 100 | Inspire HF 50 | Inspire HF 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Power | ||||
| SHG @ 400 nm | N/A | 1100 mW | N/A | 1100 mW |
| Signal @ 550 nm | 350 mW | 350 mW | 350 mW | 350 mW |
| Depleted Fundamental @ 800 nm | 1100 mW | 1100 mW | 1100 mW | 1100 mW |
| Idler (at peak of curve) | 170 mW | 170 mW | 170 mW | 170 mW |
| Pulse Width | ||||
| SHG | N/A | <140 fs | N/A | <140 fs |
| Signal | 100-250 fs (adjustable) | 100-250 fs (adjustable) | 200 fs | 200 fs |
| Depleted Fundamental | <140 fs | <140 fs | <140 fs | <140 fs |
| Idler | 80-250 fs (adjustable) | 80-250 fs (adjustable) | 200 fs | 200 fs |
| Tuning Range | ||||
| SHG | N/A | 345-520 nm | N/A | 345-520 nm |
| Signal (Simultaneous with Idler) | 490-750 nm | 490-750 nm | 490-750 nm | 490-750 nm |
| Depleted Fundamental | 690-1040 nm | 690-1040 nm | 690-1040 nm | 690-1040 nm |
| Idler (Simultaneous with Signal) | 930-2500 nm | 930-2500 nm | 930-2500 nm | 930-2500 nm |
| Repetition Rate | 80 MHz | |||
| Noise | <1% rms | |||
| Wavelength Stability @ 555 nm | <0.5 nm | |||
| Spatial Mode | TEMoo, M2 <1.2 (Signal) | |||
| Polarization | Horizontal for Signal and Idler Vertical for SHG |
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| Spectrometer for UV and Visible Range3 | 350-900 nm (integrated into optics unit) | |||
| Dimensions (W x L x H)4 | 14.2 x 37.6 x 8.1 in (36.0 x 95.4 x 20.7 cm) | |||
Footnotes:
- Specifications are subject to change without notice.
- Pumped by Mai Tai HP Ti:Sapphire oscillator. For system performance when pumped by a Tsunami, please contact Spectra-Physics.
- For IR spectral region, contact Spectra-Physics.
- PC controllable. No control electronics unit required.
Features
The Inspire Offers
- User-friendly gap-free tuning from 345 nm to 2.5 µm.
- Five output ports available: signal output (490-750 nm), idler output (930-2500 nm), fundamental output (690-1040 nm), and doubled fundamental output (345-520 nm).
- Simultaneous output from either two or three output ports—ideal for applications requiring more than one wavelength such as CARS and SRS imaging.
- HF version with fully-automated hands-free wavelength tuning complete with automated cavity alignment to maintain optimal power and pulse durations.
- Auto version with semi-automated tuning and nearly transform-limited pulse duration flexibility (80-350 fs) for tailoring pulse widths to match experimental conditions.
With its unprecedented gap-free wavelength coverage with the Inspire is the next-generation OPO for cutting-edge imaging and spectroscopy applications.
Resources
Data Sheets
- Inspire Datasheet (507.8 kB, PDF)
Drawings & CAD
- Inspire Dimensions (185.4 kB, PDF)
Application Notes
- CARS Imaging Complements Other Multi-modal Imaging Techniques (884.6 kB, PDF)
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