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
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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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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

Automated HarmonicGenerators
515 nm, 343 nm, or 257 nm output

Automated harmonic selection

Mounted directly on the laser head

Industrial-grade design

50 W UV model

CARBIDE-CB3 with 2H-3HSpecifications
Model2H

2H-3H

2H-4H

30W UV 1)

50W UV 1)

Output wavelength 2)(automated selection)

1030 nm
515 nm1030 nm
515 nm343 nm1030 nm
515 nm257 nm1030 nm
515 nm343 nm1030 nm
515 nm343 nmPump pulse energy

20 – 2000 μJ

50 – 2000 μJ

20 – 2000 μJ

80 – 400 µJ

Pump pulse duration≈ 500 fs

> 50% (2H)

> 50% (2H)
> 25% (3H)

> 50% (2H)
> 10% (4H) 3)

30 W (3H)

50 W (3H)≤ 400 μJ pump

< 1.15 (2H)

< 1.15 (2H)
< 1.2 (3H)

< 1.15 (2H)
n/a (4H)< 1.3 (3H)

< 1.3 (3H)

> 400 μJ pump

< 1.2 (2H)

< 1.2 (2H)
< 1.3 (3H)

< 1.2 (2H)
n/a (4H)

Conversion efficiency / Output power

Beam quality (M²)
typical values

120 – 400 μJ< 300 fs1)

Refer to CARBIDE-CB3-UV for more details.

2)

Depends on pump laser model. Up to 5th harmonic available;
contact sales@lightcon.com for details.

CARBIDE-CB5 (100 kHz, 6 W)
Typical 1H beam profile

3)

n/aMaximum output power of 5 W. More than 4 W is available
at 50 – 400 µJ pump energies and ≈ 500 fs pump pulseduration.

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CLASS 4 LASER PRODUCTCARBIDE-CB5 (100 kHz, 3.4 W)
Typical 2H beam profile

CARBIDE-CB3-80W with HG
Pulse energy vs repetition rate
2000
CARBIDE-80W-2mJ
1000

SH (2 mJ pump)
TH (2 mJ pump)600
400

CARBIDE-CB5 (100 kHz, 2.2 W)
Typical 3H beam profile

CARBIDE-CB5 (100 kHz, 100 mW)
Typical 4H beam profile

Pulse energy, µJ

200
10060
4020
10642120

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50

70

100200300

Repetition rate, kHz

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2000

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Industrial-Grade
Optical Parametric Amplifier
Wavelength tunability
in an industrial design

Single-box solution

Tunable or fixed-wavelengthmodels

Plug-and-play installation androbust performance

The most compact OPA
in the market
I-OPA-TW on air-cooled CARBIDE-CB5I-OPA-F typical tuning curves
Pump: 40 W, 400 µJ, 100 kHz

I-OPA-HP typical tuning curves
Pump: 40 W, 400 µJ, 100 kHz

Idler

2000

SHISHS

5000

404000Signal

4030

3000

Idler

30

20

2000

Idler after SCMP

1000

10Signal after SCMP

20

1000

10500

5500

5400

4400

4300

3300

3200300

400500 600

8001000 1200

Wavelength, nm

21600 2000 2500 3000

200500600 700 800

10001200 1400 1600

2000

Pulse energy, µJ

30005050Output power, mW

SignalPulse energy, µJ

Output power, mW

5000
4000

22500 3000

Wavelength, nm

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Specifications
Model

I-OPA-HP

I-OPA-F

I-OPA-ONE

Configuration

ORPHEUSORPHEUS-F

ORPHEUS-ONE

Pump power

Up to 40 W
20 – 400 µJ

Repetition rate

Up to 2 MHz
640 – 1010 nm (signal)1050 – 2600 nm (idler)

Tuning range 1)

Conversion efficiency

Spectral bandwidth 2)

650 – 920 nm (signal)
1200 – 2500 nm (idler)

1350 – 2000 nm (signal)
2100 – 4500 nm (idler)> 7% @ 700 nm(40 – 400 μJ pump; up to 1 MHz)

> 9% @ 1550 nm(40 – 400 μJ pump; up to 1 MHz)> 3.5% @ 700 nm(20 – 40 μJ pump; up to 2 MHz)

> 6% @ 1550 nm(20 – 40 μJ pump; up to 2 MHz)80 – 220 cm-1 @ 700 – 960 nm

200 – 1000 cm-1 @ 650 – 920 nm
150 – 1000 cm-1 @ 1200 – 2000 nm

60 – 150 cm-1 @ 1450 – 2000 nm

120 – 250 fs< 55 fs @ 800 – 920 nm< 70 fs @ 650 – 800 nm< 100 fs @ 1200 – 2000 nm

100 – 300 fs

Pulse duration 2) 3)
Long-term power stability, 8 h 4)

< 1% @ 800 nm< 1% @ 1550 nm

Pulse-to-pulse energystability, 1 min 4)< 1% @ 800 nm< 1% @ 1550 nm

Wavelength extension options

320 – 505 nm (SHS) 5)
525 – 640 nm (SHI) 5)

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sales@lightcon.com

4500 – 10000 nm (DFG)

Pulse compression options 2)

n/a

SCMP (signal pulse compressor)
ICMP (idler pulse compressor)
GDD-CMP (compressor with GDD control)n/a1)

In case of fixed wavelength (FW), a single wavelength can beselected from the signal or idler range.
Signal may have accessible Idler pair, and vice versa.

2)

I‑OPA‑F broad-bandwidth pulses are compressed externally.
Typical pulse duration before compression:
120 – 250 fs, after compression: 25 – 70 fs @ 650 – 920 nm,
40 – 100 fs @ 1200 – 2000 nm.

3)Output pulse duration depends on the selectedwavelength and pump laser pulse duration.

4)

Expressed as NRMSD (normalized root mean squareddeviation).

5)

Conversion efficiency is 1.2% at peak; specified as thepercentage of pump power.

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

CLASS 4 LASER PRODUCT

10036345034325032030-50

28-10026-1502422-20020-250

160100490

26480

24470

22-200460

20-250

550

16050

540

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120520
510

100

500

80490

60

48040470
460

20

450

0
3.0 3.5 4.0

0.0 0.5 1.0

1.5

2.0 2.5Time, hTemperature

Humidity

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Beam position, µm00120-50

100-1008060-150

40-200-250

200.0 0.5 1.01.5Output power

2.0Time, h02.5 3.0 3.5 4.0Temperature, °C

2832030-50

28-10026-15024220246Time, h81020160
1400120-100

100-2008060-300

40-400-500

12Humidity, %500

Beam direction, µrad30

Humidity, %510

Beam direction, µrad

36

100

Temperature, °C

15034
Beam position, µm

36520

Temperature, °C

530

Humidity, %Output power, mW

Output power, mWI-OPA output power and the stability of beam position anddirection under harsh environmental conditions

200.0 0.5 1.0

Beam position / direction, X

1.5

2.0 2.5Time, h3.00
3.5 4.0

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Pump pulse energy

Drawings
CARBIDE-CB3 with I-OPA-HP drawing and output ports
Side A view
816

125

118

Fundamental output
1030 nm
6 slots for fixing screws M6 (1/4-20 UNC)

Top view
Side B view

125

350

96

Optional oscillator output
13

OPA output

325 (13”)27400 (16”)

162

25 (1”)198

CARBIDE-CB5 with I-OPA-HP drawing and output ports
Side A view

803

391

118

Fundamental output
1030 nm

125

217

Front view

Top view
182.5

4 slots for fixing screws M6 (1/4-20 UNC)
1 hole for fixing screws M6 (1/4-20 UNC)
25 (1”)
375 (15”)

Side B view
125 (5”) 100 (4”)

27

125

92

OPA output

PHAROS-PH2 with I-OPA-HP drawing and output ports
Front view

Side A view
495

162.5

60.3

B
Fundamental output 1030 nm
125

125

OPA output

Side B view
76.5

826
91

(OPA output)

250

Uncompressed output

125
70

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Scientific Interface Module
for CARBIDE
Simultaneous or separate
oscillator output

Uncompressed laser
outputSeeding by an externaloscillator

Beam-splitting options

Drawings
CARBIDE-CB3-40-200 with a scientific interface module drawing

681.5

54
24

281

125

125

188

17.5

196
143

Port 6:Main laser output (reflected) or“leftover” after attenuator, transmitted through17

Port 5:Main laser output after attenuator
Port 4:Main (standard) laser output
Port 3:
Uncompressed laser output – after PP divider

325

350
305

Port 2:All options of oscillator output

400

94.5

Port 1:
Simultaneous uncompressed laser
output with/without attenuator

Fixing screw M6 (6x)25

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