Unibody-Design Femtosecond
Lasers for Industry and Science
Tunable pulse duration,
190 fs – 20 ps
Maximum output of120 W, 1 mJ or 80 W, 2 mJ
Single-shot – 2 MHz
repetition rate
Pulse-on-demand andBiBurst for pulse control
Up to 5th harmonic ortunable extensions

Air-cooled model

Compact industrial-grade design
CARBIDE-CB3

CARBIDE-CB3
Typical pulse spectrum

1.0

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.6

Intensity, a.u.

Intensity, a.u.

CARBIDE-CB3
Typical pulse duration

230 fs

0.40.2CARBIDE-CB3
Typical beam profile

0.6

9.7 nm0.40.2
0.00.0-1500-1000-5000500

Delay, fs

1000

1500

1015

1020

1025

1030

1035

1040

1045

1050

1055

Wavelength, nm

CARBIDE-CB3-120W
Long-term power stability

Output power, W

130125120

115

NRMSD = 0.19%
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CARBIDE-CB3 specifications
Model

CB3-20W

CB3-40W

CB3-80W

CB3-120W

OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Cooling method

1030 ± 10 nm

Maximum output power
Pulse duration

20 W

40 W

Pulse duration tuning range
Maximum pulse energy

80 W< 250 fs

< 350 fs

350 fs – 10 ps

250 fs – 10 ps

2 mJ

1 mJ

0.4 mJ

Repetition rate

Single-shot – 1 MHz

Pulse selection

120 W

250 fs – 10 ps2)

0.8 mJ

Single-shot – 1 MHz(2 MHz on request)< 250 fs3)

Single-shot – 2 MHz

Single-shot, pulse-on-demand, any fundamental repetition rate division

Polarization

Linear, vertical; 1 : 1000

Beam quality, M²< 1.2
3.9 ± 0.4 mm

Beam diameter 4)

4.2 ± 0.4 mm

Beam pointing stability

5 ± 0.5 mm

5.1 ± 0.7 mm< 20 µrad/°C

Pulse picker

FEC 5)

Pulse picker leakage< 0.25%

Pulse-to-pulse energy stability, 24 h

< 0.5%6)< 0.5%Long-term power stability, 100 h 6)

MAIN OPTIONSOscillator output 7)
Harmonic generator< 0.5 W, 120 – 250 fs, 1030 ± 10 nm, ≈ 65 MHz
515 nm, 343 nm, 257 nm, or 206 nm

8)

320 – 10000 nm

Optical parametric amplifier 9)
BiBurst optionn/aTunable GHz and MHz burst with burst-in-burst capability

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
Laser head (L × W × H)

632 × 305 × 174 mm

Chiller (L × W × H)

585 × 484 × 221 mm

24 V DC power supply (L × W × H) 10)

280 × 144 × 49 mm

680 × 484 × 307 mm
320 × 200 × 75 mm

376 x 449 x 88 mm

ENVIRONMENTAL AND UTILITY REQUIREMENTS
Operating temperature

15 – 30 °C

Relative humidity
Electrical requirements

Rated power

Power consumption

1)< 80% (non-condensing)
Laser

100 V AC, 7 A – 240 V AC, 3A;
50 – 60 Hz

Chiller

100 – 230 V AC; 50 – 60 Hz

Laser

600 W

Chiller

1400 W

100 V AC, 12 A – 240 V AC, 5 A;
50 – 60 Hz

180 – 240 V AC, 16 A max;
50 – 60 Hz

200 – 230 V AC; 50 – 60 Hz
1000 W

2000 W
2000 WLaser

500 W

900 W

1400 W

Chiller

1000 W

1300 W

1700 W

Precise center wavelength for specific models
available upon request.

2)

Assuming Gaussian pulse shape.

3)

Pulse duration can be reduced to < 250 fs if pulse
peak intensity of > 50 GW/cm2 is tolerated by thecustomer setup.

4)

FW 1/e2, using maximum pulse energy.

5)Provides fast energy control; external analog control
input available. Response time – next available RA pulse.

6)

Under stable environmental conditions. Expressed as
NRMSD (normalized root mean squared deviation).

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7)

Available simultaneously, requires scientific interface.
Contact sales@lightcon.com for details or customizedsolutions.

8)

Integrated. For external harmonic generator, refer toHIRO.

9)

Integrated. For more options and OPAs, refer towww.lightcon.com.

10)

Power supply can be different if optional 2 MHz version
is selected.

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

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Center wavelength

Water-cooled1)

CARBIDE-CB5 (air-cooled) specifications
ModelCB5CB5-SP

OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
Air-cooled 1)

Center wavelength1030 ± 10 nm2)

Maximum output power
Pulse duration

6W

5W< 290 fs

< 190 fs

290 fs – 20 ps

190 fs – 20 ps3)

Pulse duration tuning range
Maximum pulse energy

100 µJ

83 µJ

100 µJ

Repetition rate

Single-shot – 1 MHz

Pulse selection

Single-shot, pulse-on-demand, any fundamental repetition rate division

Polarization

Linear, vertical; 1 : 1000

Beam quality, M²
Beam diameter< 1.22.1 ± 0.4 mm4)

Beam pointing stability< 20 µrad/°C

Pulse picker
Pulse picker leakage
Pulse-to-pulse energy stability, 24 hLong-term power stability, 100 hIncluded

Included 5)

Included<2%< 0.1 %

<2%< 0.5%6)< 0.5%6)

MAIN OPTIONS
Oscillator output

n/a515 nm, 343 nm, 257 nm, or 206 nm

Harmonic generator 7)

320 – 10000 nm

Optical parametric amplifier 8)
BiBurst option

n/a

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
Laser head (L × W × H)

631 × 324 × 162 mm

Chiller

Not required

24 V DC power supply (L × W × H)

220 × 95 × 46 mm

ENVIRONMENTAL AND UTILITY REQUIREMENTS
Operating temperature

17 – 27 °C

Relative humidity< 80% (non-condensing)Electrical requirements

100 V AC, 3 A – 240 V AC, 1.3 A; 50 – 60 Hz

Rated power

300 W

Power consumption

150 W

1)

Water-cooled version available on request.

2)

Precise center wavelength for specific models
available upon request.

3)

Assuming Gaussian pulse shape.

4)

FW 1/e2, using maximum pulse energy.

CARBIDE-CB5-SPTypical pulse duration

5)

Enhanced contrast AOM. Provides fast amplitude control of output
pulse train.

6)

Under stable environmental conditions. Expressed as NRMSD(normalized root mean squared deviation).

7)

Integrated. For external harmonic generator, refer to HIRO.

8)

Integrated. For stand-alone OPAs, refer to www.lightcon.com.

CARBIDE-CB5Long-term power stability

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

CLASS 4 LASER PRODUCTCARBIDE-CB5
Typical beam profile5.3

1.0
5.2

0.6

Output power, W

0.8Intensity, a.u.

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Cooling method

158 fs

0.4

5.1

5.0

0.2

4.9

0.0

4.8

NRMSD = 0.1%
-1500-1000-500

0Delay, fs

500

1000

1500

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Stability measurements

Beam direction, µrad

CARBIDE-CB3
Typical pulse-to-pulse energy stability82

λ = 1030 nm

8180
NRMSD = 0.1%

79

NRMSD = 0.13%402000.96

HorizontalVertical-20-40

0.98

1.00
Pulse energy, a.u.

1.02

1.04

Temp., °C

2524232202468101214

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Air-cooled CARBIDE-CB5 with attenuator drawing

CARBIDE-CB3 drawing

196

Laser output

211

1H Output
1030 nm

Front view

110

110

Front view

Side view

Side view

163

174

662

225 (9”)324

Fixing screw M6 (6x)(1/4-20 UNC)
400 (16”)25 (1”)

Fixing screw M6 (5x)(1/4-20 UNC)
350 (14”)46 (1.6”)664

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25 (1”)

105 (3.9”)

69 (2.3”)17

2.5

Top view

125 (5”)

630.5

350

305

325 (13”)25 (1”)

340

Top view

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Output power, W

CARBIDE-CB3 output power and beam direction stability with powerlock enabled, across varying environmental conditions