Broad-Bandwidth Mid-Infrared
Optical Parametric Amplifier
Broad-bandwidth MIR pulses athigh repetition rate

Continuously tunable in2500 – 15 000 nm range

Short-pulse high-energy auxiliary
output at 2000 nm

Pumped by industrial-gradelasers for high stability

CEP-stable option

ORPHEUS-MIR typical tuning curves
Pump: 80 W, 2 mJ, 40 kHz

ORPHEUS-MIR typical spectral bandwidth

Wavenumber, cm-1

Wavenumber, cm-1
2000

1250

1000

667

50.0

1000

25.0500
400
300

12.5
10.0
7.5

200

5.01002.5SignalIdler
Narrowband extension

40202500 3000

40002000800010000 12000

15000

2500

100

500.20.2

0.00.0-300 -200 -100

2400

2800 3200 3600
Wavenumber, cm-152 fs

0.4

Pulse energy, a.u.

Intensity, a.u.

Intensity, a.u.

615 cm-10.4

10000 12000

15000

SignalIdler
Narrowband extension
2500 3000

4000

5000 6000
8000
Wavelength, nm

1.05

0.8
0.6667

ORPHEUS-MIR pulse-to-pulse energy stability
Measured at ≈ 3000 nm

1.00.8

1000

2000.5

ORPHEUS-MIR typical output spectrum (left) and pulse duration (right)
Measured at ≈ 3000 nm

0.61250300

Wavelength, nm

1.020005004001.05000 6000

4000

1000
Spectral bandwidth, cm-12500

Pulse energy, µJ

Output power, mW

2000

4000

1.00

NRMSD = 0.24%
0 100 200 300
Time, fs

0.95

4202040Time, ms

60

80

100

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Specifications
MAIN OUTPUT (2 500 – 10 000 nm)
Mode of operation
Tuning range

Collinear 1)

2 500 – 4 000 nm (signal)
4 000 – 10 000 nm (idler)

2 500 – 4 500 nm (signal)
4 500 – 10 000 nm (idler)

Maximum pump power

Femtosecond Lasers | Wavelength-Tunable Sources | OPCPA Systems | Spectroscopy Systems | Microscopy Sources | ApplicationsNon-collinear

80 W

Pump pulse energy

200 µJ – 3 mJ

Pulse duration< 400 fs(< 100 fs with dispersion compensation) 1)< 100 fs

Conversion efficiency 2)> 1.2% @ 3 000 nm> 1.0% @ 3 500 nm> 0.6% @ 5 000 nm> 0.3% @ 9 000 nm

Spectral bandwidth 3)> 300 cm-1 @ 2 500 – 4 000 nm> 200 cm-1 @ 4 000 – 10 000 nm

Long-term power stability, 8 h 4)

< 2% @ 5 000 nm

Pulse-to-pulse energy stability, 1 min 4)< 2% @ 5 000 nm

AUXILIARY OUTPUT (2 000 nm)
Output wavelength 5)2000 ± 100 nm

Pulse duration< 50 fs

Conversion efficiency 2)> 8%Spectral bandwidth> 350 cm-1

WAVELENGTH EXTENSION (10 000 – 15 000 nm)
Tuning range 6)

10 000 – 15 000 nm

Pulse duration< 350 fsn/a> 0.2% @ 12 000 nm

Conversion efficiency 2)
Spectral bandwidth

100 – 200 cm-1

PUMP LASER REQUIREMENTS
Mode of operation

Non-collinear

Collinear

Pump laser

PHAROS or CARBIDE

Center wavelength1030 ± 10 nm

Maximum pump power

80 W

Repetition rate

Single-shot – 400 kHz

Pump pulse energy

200 µJ – 3 mJ

Pulse duration

180 – 500 fs7)

ENVIRONMENTAL & UTILITY REQUIREMENTS
Refer to www.lightcon.com
Collinear mode is achieved with additional external
separator box. Dispersion compensation is optional.
Specified as a percentage of pump power.

5)

Not tunable, optimized for best overall performance.
Not simultaneous to OPA output.

6)

Not available in collinear-output configuration.

3)

FWHM (full width at half maximum).

7)

FWHM, assuming Gaussian pulse shape.

4)

Expressed as NRMSD (normalized root meansquared deviation).

1)

2)

DANGER: VISIBLE AND/OR INVISIBLE
LASER RADIATION AVOID EYE OR SKINEXPOSURE TO DIRECT, REFLECTED ORSCATTERED RADIATION

CLASS 4 LASER PRODUCTDrawings

766

400

125

179
125

293

17489

170

419

ORPHEUS-MIR drawings

1180
1250

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