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Pulse Compression Gratings - Instructions for ordering -
order
When ordering a grating, please use the following example format below, or
choose from the standard
PC grating stock list...
PC 1200 W x H x Thk 800 nm (TM/-1) constant deviation 8°
1. PC stands for pulse compression
2. 1200 is the groove density (groove frequency) in grooves/mm
3. W is the blank dimension in mm parallell with the grating grooves
4. H is the blank dimension in mm perpendicular to the grating grooves
5. Thk is the blank thickness in mm
6. 800 nm is the desired optimized wavelength. A range or range with peaked
wavelength can also be specified
7. (TM/-1) is desired polarization state and diffraction order the grating
should be optimized for. TE and average (TM+TE)/2 can also be specified
8. Constant deviation 8° is the configuration the grating should be optimized
for. Constant incidence angle can also be specified
Standard tolerances on W, H, Dia: ± 0.2 mm Thk ± 0.5 mm
CA > 90 % of blank size
Standard Pulse Compression gratings Type PC, specified by combining from:
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Grooves/mm
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Wavelength range |
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0600
0900
1200
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
2000
2100
2200
2300
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25 x 25 x 6 mm
30 x 30 x 6 mm
30 x 64 x 10 mm
30 x 75 x 16 mm
30 x 110 x 16 mm
50 x 50 x 10 mm
50 x 110 x 16 mm
58 x 58 x 10 mm
64 x 64 x 10 mm
90 x 90 x 16 mm
110 x 110 x 16 mm
120 x 140 x 20 mm
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NIR 750-1064 nm
@ 790 nm
@ 800 nm
@ 920 nm
@ 1032 nm
@ 1047nm
@ 1053 nm
@ 1064 nm
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Typical near Littrow
dev 8°, (TM/-1)
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Other specifications available on request.
Note: The absolute efficiency curves shown are only representative for the
stated geometry and wavelength(s) and can vary depending on use geometry and
measurement technique *)
Pulse Compression Gratings
These gratings are especially suited for use in laser pulse compression
experiments. High diffraction efficiency, in combination with good spectral
quality and high damage resistance makes these gratings useful in all kinds of
laser pulse applications; both pulse compression using optical fibre grating
pairs, and for amplification of pulses with chirped pulse amplification.
Fibre grating compressor
When a short laser pulse is transmitted through an optical fibre, the pulse will
be stretched, or "chirped" due to nonlinear effects (selfphase modulation). The
group velocity dispersion in the fibre results in that the front of the pulse
will have a longer wavelength than the tail. By using a pair of gratings one can
arrange so that the long wavelength pulse will travel a longer path than the
short wavelength pulse, with the result that, after the grating pair, they
arrive at the same time. The grating pair not only compensates for the pulse
broadening in the fibre, but makes the pulse even shorter than the input; up to
90 times compression can be achieved.
Chirped pulse amplification
Very short pulses (100 femtoseconds) can be produced by some types of mode
locked lasers. For many applications, these pulses have too low peak power. The
technique of chirped pulse amplification (CPA) can be used for amplifying such
pulses, to achieve peak powers in the order of Terawatts.
The amplifier is basically a laser crystal inside a resonator. To avoid strong
nonlinear effects which would destroy the crystal, the input pulse is stretched
in time, so that the peak power is decreased. This chirped pulse is then
amplified, and subsequently compressed to obtain a high power pulse with a
duration nearly equal to the input pulse.
Stretching and compression with grating pairs
Both stretching and compressing utilize grating pairs, arranged in subtractive
dispersive mode; so that the angular dispersion of the first grating is
cancelled by the second grating. Two parallel beams of different wavelengths,
incident on the first grating, are still parallel when they leave the second
grating, but they have travelled different distances.
configuration
A grating pair arranged parallel as in fig.A, will introduce a negative group
velocity dispersion, i.e. pulses of long wavelength arrive later than short wave
pulses.
In order to achieve a positive dispersive delay, a more complicated arrangement
is necessary. Fig.B shows such an arrangement, normally used in the stretcher
stage. An afocal lens system (telescope) is inserted between the gratings. The
telescope reverses the sign of the angles so that the beams will hit the second
grating at the same angle as they leave the first one.
Both stretcher and compressor are normally used in double pass. The advantages
are twofold: the dispersion is doubled, and all wavelength components of the
beam emerge colinear, not linearly translated as shown in the figure for single
pass.
Extremely low stray light
The gratings are holographically recorded with two highly collimated, clean and
homogeneous beams, which give straight and equispaced grooves. The diffracted
light is free from "ghosts" and give very low levels of randomly scattered
light.
High efficiency and low loss
The groove profile of the pulse compression gratings is optimized to give
maximum efficiency for light polarized perpendicularly to the grooves (TM
polarization).
efficiency
Absolute efficiency of a pulse compresslon grating, 1800 gr/mm, gold coated, in
Littrow configuration
The efficiency depends on the wavelength and configuration, but frequently an
absolute efficiency of more than 90% for each grating is achieved. The figure
shows the efficiency of a gold coated grating with 1800 grooves/mm, in a Littrow
configuration.
Not only the diffraction efficiency is important. In order to avoid thermal
effects, the absorption in the grating surface should be as small as possible.
Therefore, a coating material with high reflectance should be used. In the NIR
region, gold coated gratings have the best performance.
Flat diffracted wavefront
The combination of a flat grating surface and a holographic exposure setup of
high optical quality, gives a flat diffracted wavefront. This gives the
possibility to focus the laser pulse to high intensities.
Pulse compression grating for Yb-based femtosecond laser
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Trestles LH Ti:Sapphire
laser
Trestles LH is a new series of high quality femtosecond Ti:Sapphire
lasers for applications in scientific research, biological imaging, life
sciences and precision material processing. Trestles LH includes integrated
sealed, turn-key, cost-effective, diode-pumped
solid-state (DPSS). Trestles LH lasers offer the most attractive pricing
on the market combined with excellent performance and reliability. DPSS LH
is a state-of-the-art laser designed for today’s applications. It combines
superb performance and tremendous value for today’s market and has
numerous advantages over all other DPSS lasers suitable for Ti:Sapphire
pumping. Trestles LH can be customized to fit customer requirements and
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DPSS DMPLH lasers
DPSS DMP LH series lasers will pump your Ti:Sapphire laser.
There are LH series lasers installed all over the world pumping all makes & models
of oscillator. Anywhere from CEP-stabilized femtosecond Ti:Sapphire oscillators
to ultra-narrow-linewidth CW Ti:Sapphire oscillators. With up to 10 Watts CW
average power at 532nm in a TEMoo spatial mode, LH series
lasers has quickly proven itself
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The
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includes
a CW ultra-wide-tunable narrow-line laser, high-precision wavelength meter,
an electronic control unit driven through USB interface as well as a
software package. Novel advanced design of the fundamental laser component
implements efficient intra-cavity frequency doubling as well as provides a
state-of-the-art combined ultra-wide-tunable Ti:Sapphire & Dye laser
capable of covering together a
super-broad spectral range between 275 and 1100 nm. Wavelength
selection components as well as the position of the non-linear crystal are
precisely tuned by a closed-loop control
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AOTF Infrared Spectrometer
Del Mar Photonics offer a handheld
infrared spectrometer based on the
acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF). This instrument is about the size and
weight of a video camera, and can be battery operated. This unique, patented
device is all solid-state with no moving parts. It has been sold for a wide
variety of applications such as liquid fuel analysis, pharmaceutical analysis,
gas monitoring and
plastic analysis.
Miniature AOTF infrared spectrometer uses
a crystal of tellurium dioxide to scan the wavelength. Light from a light source enters
the crystal, and is diffracted into specific wavelengths. These wavelengths are
determined by the frequency of the electrical input to the crystal. Since there
are no moving parts, the wavelength scanning can be extremely fast. In addition,
specific wavelengths can be chosen by software according to the required algorithm, and therefore can be modified without changing the
hardware. After the infrared radiation reflects off of the sample, it is
converted into an electrical signal by the detector and analyzed by the
computer. Del Mar Photonics is looking for international distributors for
RAVEN - AOTF IR spectrometer for plastic identification and for variety of
scientific and industrial collaborations to explore futher commercial potential
of AOTF technology.
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Open Microchannel Plate Detector
MCP-MA25/2 -
now in stock!
Microchannel Plate Detectors MCP-MA series are an open MCP detectors
with one or more microchannel plates and a single metal anode. They are intended
for time-resolved detection and make use of high-speed response properties of
the MCPs. MCP-MA detectors are designed for photons and particles detection in
vacuum chambers or in the space.
MCP-MA detectors are used in a variety of applications including UV, VUV and EUV
spectroscopy, atomic and molecular physics, TOF mass–spectrometry of clusters
and biomolecules, surface studies and space research.
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on any support substrate or directly on a vacuum flange. They also can be
supplied premounted on a standard ConFlat flanges.
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Hummingbird EMCCD camera
The digital Hummingbird
EMCCD camera combines high sensitivity, speed and high resolution.
It uses Texas Instruments' 1MegaPixel Frame Transfer Impactron device which
provides QE up to 65%.
Hummingbird comes with a standard CameraLink output.
It is the smallest and most rugged 1MP EMCCD camera in the world.
It is ideally suited for any low imaging application such as hyperspectral
imaging, X-ray imaging, Astronomy and low light surveillance.
It is small, lightweight, low power and is therefore the ideal camera for
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Hatteras-D
femtosecond transient absorption data acquisition system
Future nanostructures and biological nanosystems will take
advantage not only of the small dimensions of the objects but of the
specific way of interaction between nano-objects. The interactions
of building blocks within these nanosystems will be studied and optimized on
the
femtosecond time scale - says Sergey Egorov, President and CEO of Del Mar
Photonics, Inc. Thus we put a lot of our efforts and resources into the
development of new Ultrafast
Dynamics Tools such as our Femtosecond Transient Absorption Measurements
system Hatteras. Whether you want to
create a new photovoltaic system that will efficiently convert photon energy
in charge separation, or build a molecular complex that will dump photon energy
into local heat to kill cancer cells, or create a new fluorescent probe for
FRET microscopy, understanding of internal dynamics on femtosecond time scale
is utterly important and requires advanced measurement techniques.Reserve a
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Beacon Femtosecond Optically Gated Fluorescence Kinetic Measurement System
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Beacon together with Trestles Ti:sapphire oscillator, second and third harmonic
generators. Femtosecond optical gating (FOG) method gives best temporal
resolution in light-induced fluorescence lifetime measurements. The resolution
is determined by a temporal width of femtosecond optical gate pulse and doesn't
depend on the detector response function. Sum frequency generation (also called
upconversion) in nonlinear optical crystal is used as a gating method in the
Beacon femtosecond fluorescence kinetic measurement system. We offer
Beacon-DX for operation together with Ti: sapphire femtosecond oscillators
and Beacon-DA for operation together with femtosecond amplified pulses.
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Terahertz systems, set ups and components
New band pass and long pass THz optical filters based on porous silicon and metal mesh technologies.
Band pass filters with center wavelengths from 30 THz into GHz range and transmissions up to 80% or better. Standard designs
with clear aperture diameters from 12.5 to 37.5 mm.
Long pass filters with standard rejection edge wavelengths from 60 THz into GHz range. Maximum transmission up to 80% or
better, standard designs at 19.0 and 25.4 mm diameters.
Excellent thermal (from cryogenic to 600 K) and mechanical properties
THz products:
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THz transmission setup
THz time domain spectrometer Pacifica fs1060pca
THz time domain spectrometer Pacifica fs780pca
THz detectors: Golay cell and LiTaO3 piroelectric detectors
PCA - Photoconductive Antenna as THz photomixer
Pacifica THz Time Domain Spectrometer - Trestles Pacifica
Holographic Fourier Transform Spectrometer for THz Region
Wedge TiSapphire Multipass Amplifier System - THz pulses generation
Terahertz Spectroscopic Radar Mobile System for Detection of Concealed Explosives
Band pass filters with center wavelengths from 30 THz into GHz range
Long pass filters with standard rejection edge wavelengths from 60 THz into GHz range
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Terahertz crystals (THz): ZnTe, GaP, LiNbO3 - Wedge ZnTe
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iPCA - interdigital Photoconductive Antenna for terahertz waves
Large area broadband antenna with lens array and high emitter conversion
efficiency
iPCA with LT-GaAs absorber, microlens array for laser excitation wavelengths
l £ 850
nm, adjusted hyperhemispherical silicon lens with a high power conversion
efficiency of 0.2 mW THz power / W optical power. The iPCA can be used also
as large area THz detector. The two types iPCAp and iPCAs have the same
active interdigital antenna area but different contact pad directions with
respect to the electrical THz field.
Interdigital Photoconductive Antenna for terahertz waves generation using
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Trestles LH10-fs/CW laser system at UC Santa Cruz Center of
Nanoscale Optofluidics
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Trestles fs/CW laser system which can be easily
switched from femtosecond mode to CW and back. Having both modes of operation in one system dramatically increase a
number of applications that the laser can be used for, and makes it an ideal
tool for scientific lab involved in multiple research projects.
Kaelyn Leake is a PhD student in Electrical Engineering. She graduated from
Sweet Briar College with a B.S. in Engineering Sciences and Physics. Her
research interests include development of nanoscale optofluidic devices and
their applications. Kaelyn is the recipient of a first-year QB3 Fellowship.
In this video Kaelyn talks about her experimental research in nanoscale
optofluidics to be done with Trestles LH laser.
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Frequency-stabilized CW
single-frequency ring Dye laser DYE-SF-007 pumped by DPSS DMPLH laser installed
in the brand new group of Dr. Dajun Wang at the The Chinese University of Hong
Kong.
DYE-SF-077 features exceptionally narrow generation line width, which
amounts to less than 100 kHz. DYE-SF-077 sets new standard for generation
line width of commercial lasers. Prior to this model, the narrowest line-width
of commercial dye lasers was as broad as 500 kHz - 1 MHz. It is necessary to
note that the 100-kHz line-width is achieved in DYE-SF-077 without the use of an
acousto-optical modulator, which, as a rule, complicates the design and
introduces additional losses. A specially designed ultra-fast PZT is used for
efficient suppression of radiation frequency fluctuations in a broad frequency
range. DYE-SF-077 will be used in resaerch of Ultracold polar molecules,
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New
Trestles LH10-fs/CW femtosecond+CW laser ready for delivery to the
University of California Santa Cruz
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Ti:Sapphire laser delivered to North Carolina State
University
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conference IONS-NA-2 in Tucson, Arizona
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Del Mar Photonics continuously expands its components
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Solar
Prisms for Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV)
Solar cells made of compound semiconductors such
as gallium arsenide are very expensive. Usually very small cells are
installed and various means such as mirrors, lenses, prisms, etc..are used
to concentrate sunlight on the cells. Concentration photovoltaic technology
(CPV) uses the solar radiation with an efficiency of 40%, double that of
conventional solar cells
Del Mar Photonics design custom Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV) and
supply variety of the optical components for CPV such as
solar prisms shown in the picture.
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Axicon Lens
Axicon lens also known as conical lens or rotationally symmetric prism is
widely used in different scientific research and application. Axicon can be
used to convert a parallel laser beam into a ring, to create a non
diffractive Bessel beam or to focus a parallel beam into long focus depth.
Del Mar Photonics supplies axicons with cone angles range from 130° to
179.5° for use with virtually any laser radiation. We manufacture and supply
axicons made from BK7 glass, fused silica and other materials.
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Rutile (TiO2) coupling
prisms
Del Mar Photonics offers optical elements made of high quality synthetically
grown Rutile Titanium Dioxide crystals. Rutile’s strong birefringency, wide
transmission range and good mechanical properties make it suitable for
fabrication of polarizing cubes, prisms and optical isolators. Boules having
high optical transmission and homogeneity are grown by proprietary method.
Typical boules have 10 - 15 mm in dia. and up to 25 mm length. Optical
elements sizes - from 2 x 2 x 1 mm to 12.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 mm. Laser grade
polish quality is available for finished elements. So far we the largest
elements that we manufactured are 12 x15 x 5 mm, in which optical axis is
parallel to 15 mm edge, 5 mm is along beam path, 12 x 15 mm faces polished
20/10 S/D, one wave flatness, parallelism < 3 arc.min. (better specs.
available on request).
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Vacuum viewport
Del Mar Photonics offer a range of competitively priced UHV viewports ,
Conflat, ISO or KF including a variety of coatings to enhance performance.
Del Mar Photonics viewports are manufactured using advanced techniques for
control of special and critical processes, including 100 percent helium leak
testing and x-ray measurements for metallization control. Windows Materials
include: Fused silica, Quartz , Sapphire , MgF2, BaF2, CaF2, ZnSe, ZnS, Ge,
Si, Pyrex. Standard Viewing diameters from .55" to 1.94 ".
Coating - a range of custom coatings can applied - which include
- Single QWOT
- Broad Band AR
- V coatings
- ITO
- DLC (Diamond like coating)
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Hydrogen
Thyratrons are used in
such devices as radars with different power levels, high-power pulsed
technical, electrophysical, medical devices and lasers. Sophisticated
design and high quality ceramic-metal envelope determines long lifetime
and very accurate and reliable operation of hydrogen thyratrons under wide range of environmental
conditions.
Applications:
- radars
- pulsed lasers power supplies
- medical apparatus
- electrophysical instrumentation
Triggered Three-Electrode Spark Gap Switches are ceramic-metal sealed off gas
discharge trigatron-type devices with a co-axial trigger electrode. These Gas
Discharge Tubes contain no mercury and, due to an advanced design, feature high
reliability and a long lifetime being operating under wide range of
environmental conditions.
Applications:
- pulsed installation for processing materials
- installations with plasma focus
- pulse power supplies for lasers and other pulse equipment
- medical apparatus such as lithotriptors and defibrillators
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