Wyvern NOPA
10-200kHz Ultrafast Broadband Parametric Amplifier System
The Wyvern-NOPA™ is a non-collinear visible
OPA. It is a simple single pass system, in a very small package.
The NOPA is pumped by frequency doubling a standard
Wyvern™ ultrafast amplifier system from 780nm to 390nm. The blue
conversion is integrated with the NOPA for a small easy-to-use
package. Tuning is from a center wavelength of 475nm to 700nm, and
bandwidths of >150nm (centered at 625nm), which supports ~5 fs
pulses.
Energy output for the single pass system is as
high as 2µJ at the center wavelength of 1250nm. Tuning is
accomplished by adjusting the timing overlap and the OPA crystal
angle. ≈10% conversion efficiency is achieved in a two pass design.
Typical tuning curve of the Wyvern-NOPA™ at
100kHz:
475nm-700nm spectral, and energy tuning curve,
at 100kHz repetition rate:
@ 510 nm Δλ = 30nm
1.5 hrs at 100kHz
Energy output for the single pass system is as high as 500nJ at the center wavelength of 600nm. Tuning is accomplished by adjusting the timing overlap and the NOPA crystal angle. This allows very broadband operation, with ~10% conversion efficiency (from the blue pump), in a single pass.
* When seeded with Wyvern-20.
†Performance only valid for Wyvern™ pumped NOPA
system.
1)In broadband mode, with proper compression. Compression scheme
may
affect output energy and average power.
2)Depends on tuning, i.e. narrow or broadband mode and central
wavelength. 3)Size of NOPA head (this dimension does not include
support electronics).
‡ Due to continued product improvement, all performance data may be
changed
without notice.
