Overview
The APOLLO-Y Optical Parametric Amplifier has been developed to extend the tuning range of an ultrafast Ytterbium amplifier from the UV to the NIR. It is optimized to work with Ultrafast Systems’ spectrometers – Helios, Eos, Halcyone, etc. High stability and high efficiency are achieved through three-step amplification of a white-light supercontinuum, and all nonlinear crystal tuning, optical delay compensation, and wavelength separation is fully computer controlled.
Specifications
| Mode |
Wavelength range (nm) |
Conversion Efficiency at Peak* Rep. rate ≤5KHz |
Conversion Efficiency at Peak** Rep. rate >5KHz |
Polarization |
| FH Idler |
258 – 320 |
1% |
0.5% |
H, V** |
| SH Signal |
320 – 515 |
5% |
4% |
H, V** |
| SH Idler |
515 – 630 |
3.5% |
2% |
V |
| Signal |
630 – 1030 |
15% |
10% |
V |
| Idler |
1030 – 2600 |
10% |
5% |
H, V** |
| FHF, THF, SHF |
258, 343, 515 |
> 5% |
> 5% |
H, V** |
* measured with 250 fs 100 μJ pump
** constant vertical polarization upon request
| Pump Laser Requirements |
| Wavelength |
~ 1030 nm |
| Pulse duration |
100 – 400 fs |
| Pulse energy |
≥ 50 µJ |
| Beam diameter |
≤ 8 mm |
| Stability |
< 2% (pulse-pulse) |