THE ULTIMATE MEASUREMENT TOOL FOR ULTRAFAST LASER SYSTEMS
AND HOLLOW-FIBER COMPRESSORS
The d-cycle is the system of choice for fast and accurate measurement of even the most demanding ultrafast pulses, down to ultra-broadband spectra and single-cycle durations – the shortest for any commercially available device. Its versatile and standalone architecture handles a variety of state-of-the-art ultrashort pulse sources, from broadband laser oscillators, amplifiers and OPAs to hollow-core fiber compressors. The d-cycle’s compact footprint packs a dispersion-calibrated system that measures your pulses exactly as they are, without any ambiguities. Coupling your beam into the d-cycle is easily achieved in less than one minute and a full measurement takes less than 10 seconds. The intuitiveness of the d-cycle trace provides instant visual feedback for optimisation and control of your source via d-cycle’s unique graphical user interface – the Virtual LogbookTM – and the proprietary d-scan retrieval algorithm provides fast and accurate retrieval of the complete temporal profile of the pulses.
Technical Specifications
| d-cycle B (a) | d-cycle R (b) | d-cycle NIR (c) | d-cycle 1.5 | |
| Wavelength range | 450-1000nm 500-1050nm |
600-1100nm | 700-1400nm | 1500-1700nm |
| Pulse duration (FTL) | 2.5fs to 10fs | sub 5fs to 20 fs | 2.5fs to 60fs | 60fs to 200fs |
| Chirp range | ±160 fs2 | ±720 fs2 | ±600 fs2 | ±4000 fs2 |
| Repetition rate | 1 kHz and above (d) | |||
| Input polarization | Linear | |||
| Maximum input aperture | 5 mm | |||
| Required input energy | >100 pJ @ 80 MHz 1 µJ @ 1 kHz |
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| Compression module dimensions (WxLxH) | 250 x 250 x 100 mm | |||
(a) Optimized for hollow fiber compressors
(b) Optimized for Ti:sapphire oscillators and OPCPAs
(c) Optimized for OPCPAs
(d) Lower repetition rates possible with external sync option
* Vacuum compatible systems available on request
Talk to us for different wavelength range, chirp range, input aperture, and other
