Levante IR

Tunable OPO for IR Pump Laser■

Levante IR is a synchronously pumped Optical Parametric Oscillator withan innovative and user-friendly design. Mode-locked lasers with an output
wavelength of 1 µm are suitable as pump lasers. The output wavelength ranges
from approx. 1300 nm to 5000 nm.

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The tunable IR OPO is available as picosecond and femtosecond version. Its
synchronous pumping scheme provides a jitter-free and stable repetition rate that
is identical to the repetition rate of the pump laser.

Automated wavelength tuning
Synchronous pumping scheme
Standard Software Interface (using TCP/IP)
Integrated spectrometer for OPO Signal wavelength range

1Automated Tuning for IR Wavelength Range■

The output wavelength range for the Signal beam is 1320 ... 2000 nm and the wavelength for the Idler
output ranges from 2150 ... 5000 nm. This is ideal for applications that require tunable radiation in theIR range, e.g. vibrational spectroscopy. The wavelength tuning is fully automated.

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An extended wavelength range from 660 nm to 15 μm can be generated when Levante IR is operated incombination with APE's HarmoniXX series. Wavelength converters SHG (Second Harmonic Generation),THG (Third Harmonic Generation) and DFG (Difference Frequency Generation) are available.

Control Software and TCP/IP Standard Software Interface■All models come with an easy to use control software, allowing for real-time data display. Furthermore,
the TCP/IP-based standard software interface by APE makes it straight forward to set up remote control.
This allows you, for example, to design your own automated measurement routines. Simply use ourprotocol templates for rapid configuration with familiar programming languages, including C++, C#,LabVIEW, Python, Matlab, and Ruby.

Software-Interface■The Levante IR comes with an easy-to-use control interface with real-time data display.

2Levante IR Specifications
ps Version
Signal Wavelength Range

1320 ... 2000 nm

Idler Wavelength Range

2150 ... 4800 nm (typ. ... 5000 nm)

Signal Power

1.6 W at 1500 nm pumped with 8 W

Idler Power

0.7 W at 2500 nm pumped with 8 W

Pulse Width

typ. 2 ps at 2 ps pump pulse width

Time Bandwidth Producttyp. 0.6

Repetition Rate

Equal and synchronous to pump laser

Wavelength Tuning

Fully automatedWavelength Tuning Feedback

In-built spectrometer

SoftwareIncluded

Remote Control

Available via TCP/IP

Appropriate Pump Parameters

Wavelength 1030 ... 1064 nm
Power 2 ... 10 W
Pulse width 1 ... 10 ps
Repetition rate ~ 73 ... 82 MHz; fixed at the time of order

Evaluated Pump Laser

APE Emerald Engine
APE picoEmerald with additional IR output

fs Version
Signal Wavelength Range

1320 ... 2000 nm

Idler Wavelength Range

2150 ... 4800 nm (typ. ... 5000 nm)

Signal Power

2.8 W at 1500 nm pumped with 12 W

Idler Power

1.05 W at 2500 nm pumped with 12 W

Pulse Width

typ. 200 fs at 200 fs pump pulse width

Time Bandwidth Producttyp. 0.6

Repetition Rate

Equal and synchronous to pump laser

Wavelength Tuning

Fully automatedWavelength Tuning Feedback

In-built spectrometer

SoftwareIncluded

Remote Control

Available via TCP/IP

Appropriate Pump Parameters

Wavelength 1030 ... 1064 nm
Power 2 ... 12 W
Pulse width 70 ... 300 fs
Repetition rate ~ 73 ... 82 MHz; fixed at the time of order

Evaluated Pump Laser

Coherent Discovery
Light Conversion FLINT
Menlo Orange High Power 10
Spectra Physics Insight X3+
Toptica FF-Ultra

All specifications are pending on actual Pump Laser parameter - please contact us for technical details.

3... Specifications

Typical Data
Levante IR fs - typical Signal spectra

1.0

Norm. Intensity [a.u.]

Norm. Intensity [a.u.]

Levante IR fs - typical Idler spectra

0.8
0.6
0.4
0.20
1800

10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0

-2300

2800

3300

3800

4300

4800

Wavelength [nm]1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100
Wavelength [nm]-Levante IR fs pumped by 12 W typical Signal and Idler power2000 2400 2800 3200 3600 4000 4400 4800

Power [W]Idler wavelength [nm]

4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.50Signal
Idler

1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000
-Signal Wavelength [nm]Options
Harmonic Generation SHG or THG for Signal
Harmonic Generation SHG or THG for Idler
Difference Frequency Generation DFG up to 15 µm
Adaption to other pump parameters

Dimensions
1169 mm x 204 mm x 402 mm

Drawings
See appendix for details

4Appendix Technical Drawings

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All dimensions in mm

125126402

1125
1169

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