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Spirit-OPA
HIGH REPETITION RATE AUTOMATED
OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS
- Built and optimized for Spirit ultrafast laser
- High repetition rate operation (up to 1 MHz)
- Computer controlled operation
The Spirit-OPA® is an automated collinear optical parametric amplifier (OPA) specifically built and optimized for the Spirit® ultrafast laser. The turn-key, high repetition rate Spirit femtosecond laser combines with the widely tunable Spirit-OPA family to create a powerful, user-friendly tunable source for high repetition rate ultrafast spectroscopy.
The Spirit-OPA includes a built-in second harmonic generator to convert the Spirit IR output into a 520 nm pump beam for the OPA, which then generates signal and idler in the red-infrared range (630–2600 nm). To further enhance its wavelength tuning capabilities, the OPA can be equipped with an optional harmonics module. The result is straightforward access to a broad, gap-free wavelength range from UV to the mid IR (210 nm – 16 μm).
The Spirit-OPA family can be factory optimized for a wide range of pump pulse energies (up to 120 μJ). This versatility allows for multiple configurations such as pumping a single OPA for maximum output energy or simultaneously pumping two or more OPAs for multi-beam, multi-color time resolved experiments. There are two Spirit-OPA versions available: The Spirit-OPA-8 which can be pumped with up to 8 W and the Spirit-OPA-30 which is specifically optimized for high power applications (up to 30 W pump power).
With its high repetition rate (100 kHz and above) and μJ level pulse energy, the Spirit family complements Spectra-Physics’ kHz, multi-mJ class Spitfire® Ace™ultrafast amplifiers.
Applications
| Single molecules studies |
| Nanomaterials science |
| Ultrafast surface dynamics |
| Multi-dimensional spectroscopy |
| Spirit-OPA-8 | Spirit-OPA-30 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuning Range | Conversion Efficiency2,3 | ||
| 630–1020 nm (signal) 1040–2600 nm (idler) |
>12% at peak (signal and idler combined) | ||
| Integrated SHG output (520 nm) | >40% | ||
| Spirit-OPA-8 | Spirit-OPA-30 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 315–510 nm (SH of signal) | >3% at peak | ||
| 520–630 nm (SH of idler) | |||
| 210–255 nm (FH of signal) | >0.6% at peak | NA | |
| 260–315 nm (FH of idler) | |||
| 210-315 nm (TH of signal) | NA | >0.8% at peak | |
| 2200–4200 nm (DFG1) | >3% at 3000 nm | ||
| 4000–16000 nm (DFG2) | >0.2% at 10000 nm | ||
| Spirit-OPA-8 | Spirit-OPA-30 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavelength | 1040 nm | ||
| Pulse Energy | 8 µJ–120 µJ | ||
| Average Power | Up to 8 W | Up to 30 W | |
| Pump Pulse Width | 350 fs | ||
1. Due to our continuous product improvements, specifications are subject to change without notice.
2. Specified at 100 kHz repetition rate.
3. Efficiency defined as OPA output power divided by Spirit pump power at the OPA input port.
4. Spirit-OPA-8 and Spirit-OPA-30 pump parameters are determined at the time of order and factory set.
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