PIXEAHigh-quality Picosecond Pulsed Laser
 Wavelengths selection: 375 nm to 1,990 nm
 Pulse widths as short as 20 ps,
 Very low jitter < 3 ps
 Repetition rate from single shot to 120 MHz
 Peak power from 20 mW up to 1W
 Very clean pulses with minimize pulse tails
 Graphical User Interface, and DLL for LabVIEW, C++, VB
 Computer controlled via USB 2 interface
 Maintenance free – no alignments

The PIXEA is a high-quality stand-alone laser system for generating ultra-short optical pulses by using gain-switchedlaser diode technologies. The laser features high-quality picosecond laser “clean” pulses with no satellite pulses andminimize pulse tail. The PIXEA series offer a large variety of centered wavelengths between 375 nm and 2 um. The
pulse duration down to 20 ps is optimized for each wavelength.
The repetition rates from single shot up to 120 MHz, the very low jitter down to few ps, and the easily trigger fromexternal signals, make the PIXEA a flexible picosecond laser system suitable for large variety of applications. Moreover,
it is very reliable maintenance free laser with no alignment required, ideal for the most demanding industrial andscientific applications looking for low-cost of ownership.
The PIXEA laser is based in one or two modules, the laser head and the dedicated Control Unit including the front-panel
LCD display, and the fast USB interface. The easy-to-use Graphical User Interface and the DLL libraries for the mostcommon programming software (LabVIEW, Visual Basic, C++) are provided. Different optical output options areavailable, including free space collimating optics and optical fiber coupled.

ApplicationsPicosecond Laser head specifications

Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCPSC)
Time-Resolved Fluorescence & Photoluminescence
Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM)
Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS, FLCS)
Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)
Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy (STED)
Singlet Oxygen
Detectors and optical fibers time characterization
Quality control and inspection
Laser seedingOptions
Dual mode with pulsed and CW operation
Free-space or optical fiber output
All-in-one laser system

Parameters
Centre Wavelength
Tolerance Wavelength
Spectral width
Pulse duration
Pulse Rep. RateTiming Jitter
Peak power
Av. power @ 100 MHz
Beam quality
Polarization Ratio
Operation temperatureWarm-up time
Free space output option
Fiber output option
Cooling Laser headDimensions
WeightTypical Specifications
375 nm – 1,990 nm+/-10 nm< 10nm< 100ps (20 ps – 150 ps)
Single shot to 120 MHz (CWoption)< 3 ps> 300 mW (20 mW – 1W)
0.5 - 2 mW
2
M < 1.1, TEM00>99%
150C – 350C
< 10 minutes
Collimated output 2mm
FC/PC or FC/APC single mode fiber
Air/Peltier cooling
147x95x31 mm20.45 Kg

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Computer controlled or manually Control Unit Specifications
FeaturesInternal trigger repetition rate
External trigger repetition rate
JitterTrigger output
Trigger Input
Adjustable trigger input
Power supply
LCD Display
Security
External PC connection
Dedicated software
Dimensions
WeightSpecifications
adjustable from 50Hz to 120 MHz
Adjustable from Single Shot to 120MHz<4ps between trigger and optical pulse
SMA or BNC TTLSMA or BNC TTLSMA or BNC+12 VDC – Power supply provided
240 x 400 Color LCD touch screen
InterlockUSB 2 Mini B
GUI with DLL, LabVIEW, C++, Visual Basic
245x213x112 mm2< 3 kgOption: the “all-in-one“ laser system withfiber output

Connected with a DVI cable, the control unit manages the laser head. Optional 2-channels, 3-channels, and 4-channels
control unit allows synchronously or asynchronously respectively 2-, 3-, 4-indepenndent picosecond laser heads. The
Control unit is managed either by the user with the touch-screen LCD display or by a Personal Computer via the USB
port. The laser power parameters can be set up in Auto or in Manual mode: Auto mode : the system set automatically the pulse power in function of the trigger frequency to keep the optimal
pulse width (50ps),
 Manual mode: the user set manually the pulse power (with the risk of distorting the pulse).

Graphical User Interface software and DLL libraries
 Dedicated easy-to-use GUI software for PC is provided This software
permits to control and set up all the laser parameters, Complete DLL libraries with examples for LabVIEW, C++, VB isprovided, The system can be switch between pulse or CW mode via the LCD
display or the GUI software, The parameters can be save and restore,
 The GUI is fully compatible with all AUREA’s Single Photon Counting
modules for easy-to-use TCSPC systems.

Laser output options
The PIXEA picosecond laser is available in free-space or optically fibered: For the free space operation, the system is composed of 2 modules: the laser head and the electronic driverconnected by a DVI cable.
 For the optical fiber output options, the PM, SM and MM optical fiber with FC/PC or FC/APC connectors. Moreover,depending on the selected wavelength, the system can be delivered in only one module with an FC/PC or FC/APC
connector in front panel.
Quality control
A complete test sheet is provided for each delivered PIXEA laser.

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Example of available wavelength
PIXEA-xxxx

Wavelength(nm)Pulse width(ps)Peak power(mW)Spectralwidth (nm)PIXEA-405405< 45> 300<5PIXEA-440
440< 60> 150PIXEA -470
470
< 60> 150PIXEA -510
510
< 80> 150PIXEA -635
635
< 45> 200PIXEA -665
665
< 45> 200PIXEA -690
690
< 50> 200PIXEA-720
720< 50> 200PIXEA -770
770
< 50> 100PIXEA -830
830
< 45> 100PIXEA -850
850
< 50> 100PIXEA -880
880
< 50> 100PIXEA -905
905
< 50> 100PIXEA -940
940
< 50> 100PIXEA -980
980
< 50> 100PIXEA -1060
1060< 60> 100PIXEA -1310
1310< 35> 50PIXEA -1550
1550< 35> 50
Other wavelengths, pulse widths or power available on request<5<5< 10<7<7<7<7<7< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 10< 15< 15< 1550 ps FWHM

Oscilloscope Data: Measure of pulse width @ 780 nm

Ordering Information
PIXEA_XXXX_YY_ZZ
XXXX: wavelength
YY: FS for Free Space or FC for Fiber Coupling
ZZ: CW for continuous option

All Information given here is reliable to our best knowledge. However, no responsibility is assumed for possible inaccuracies or omissions.
Specifications and external appearances are subject to change without notice. Trademarks or corporate names are used for explanationand identification, to the owner’s benefit and without intent to infringe.

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