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  • Femtosecond Lasers for Industry and Science

    CARBIDE

    Features
    • 290 fs – 10 ps tunable pulse duration
    • 800 μJ pulse energy
    • 80 W output power
    • 60 kHz – 2 MHz tunable base repetition rate
    • Pulse picker for pulse‑on‑demand operation
    • Rugged, industrial grade mechanical design
    • Automated harmonics generators
      (514 nm, 343 nm, 257 nm)
    • Air or water cooling
    • Scientific interface enhancing system flexibility
OVERVIEW

CARBIDE femtosecond lasers feature an output power of >80 W at 1030 nm wavelength. The laser emits pure pulses with ASE background of <10 -9and recently updated maximum energy specifications without compromises to the beam quality, industrial grade reliability and beam stability regardless of environmental conditions. Continuously tunable repetition rate in a range of 60 kHz to 2 MHz is combined with an in-built Pulse Picker for output pulse timing and full-scale energy control with <10 microsecond response time, enabling arbitrary shaping of the emission. Pulse duration can be tuned in a range of 290 fs – 10 ps. Excellent power stability of <0.5 % RMS is standard. The laser output can be split into a burst of several pulses of pico- and nano- separation while having the ability to modify the burst envelope. Harmonic generator options permit femtosecond applications at different wavelengths. The parameters are entirely software adjustable.

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SPECIFICATIONS
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
PRODUCT NAME CB3-40W CB3-80W CB5
Cooling method Water-cooled Air-cooled 1)
Max. average power > 40 W > 80 W > 6 W > 5 W
Pulse duration (assuming Gaussian pulse shape) < 290 fs
Pulse duration adjustment range 290 fs – 10 ps
Max. pulse energy > 200 µJ or 400 µJ > 800 µJ > 100 µJ > 83 µJ
Base repetition rate 2) 200 or 100 – 2000 kHz 100 – 2000 kHz 60 – 1000 kHz
Pulse selection Single‑shot, any base repetition rate division
Pulse selection Single-Shot, Pulse-on-Demand, any base repetition rate division
Centre wavelength 3) 1029 ± 5 nm
Output pulse-to-pulse stability 4) < 0.5 % rms over 24 hours
Output power stability < 0.5 % rms over 100 hours
Beam quality TEM00; M2 < 1.2
Polarization Vertical
Pulse picker FEC 5) included included, enhanced contrast AOM 6)
Pulse picker leakage < 0.5 % < 2 % < 0.1 %

1) Water-cooled version available on request.

2) Lower repetition rates are available by controlling pulse picker.

3) 2nd (515 nm) and 3rd (343 nm) harmonic output also available.

4) Under stable environmental conditions.

5) Provides fast energy control; external analog control input available.

6) Provides fast amplitude control of output pulse train.

OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
PRODUCT NAME CB3-40W CB3-80W CB5
Harmonics generator Integrated, optional
Output wavelength 515 nm, 343 nm, 257 nm
Optical parametric amplifier Integrated, optional
Tuning range 640 – 4500 nm
BiBurst mode Tunable GHz and MHz burst with burst-in-burst capability, optional n/a
GHz-mode (P)  
Intra burst pulse separation 1) ~ 440 ± 40 ps
Max no. of pulses 2) 1 . . 10
MHz-mode (N)  
Intra burst pulse separation ~ 16 ns
Max no. of pulses 1 . . 10

1) Custom spacing on request.

2) Maximum number of pulses in a burst is dependent on the laser repetition rate. Custom number of pulses on request.

DIMENSIONS
PRODUCT NAME CB3-40W CB3-80W CB5
Laser head 632 (L) × 305 (W) × 173 (H) mm 631 (L) × 324 (W) × 167 (H) mm
Power supply 280 (L) × 144 (W) × 49 (H) mm 220 (L) × 95 (W) × 45 (H) mm
Chiller 590 (L) × 484 (W) × 267 (H) mm Not required
ENVIRONMENTAL & UTILITY REQUIREMENTS
PRODUCT NAME CB3-40W CB3-80W CB5
Operating temperature 15 – 30 °C (59 – 86 °F) 17 – 27 °C (62 – 80 °F)
Relative humidity < 80 % (non condensing)
Electric 110 – 220 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz
BIBURST
TUNABLE GHz AND MHz BURST WITH BURST-IN-BURST CAPABILITY

CARBIDE-CB3 has an option for tunable GHz and MHz burst with burst-in-burst capability – called BiBurst. The distance between burst packet groups is called nanosecond burst, N (MHz-Burst). The distance between sub‑pulses in the group is called picosecond burst, P (GHz‑Burst).

In single pulse mode, one pulse is emitted at a time at some fixed frequency. In burst mode, the output consists of several picosecond burst packets each separated by an equal time period between each packet. Each packet can contain a number of sub-pulses which are also separated by an equal time period between each pulse.

High pulse energy femtosecond laser with flexible BiBurst functionality brings new production capabilities to high-tech manufacturing industries such as consumer electronics, integrated photonic chip manufacturing, stent cutting, surface functionalization, future displays manufacturing and quantum computing.

BiBurst material fabrication areas cover:

  • brittle material drilling and cutting
  • deep engraving
  • selective ablation
  • transparent materials volume modification
  • hidden marking
  • surface functional structuring.
SPECIFICATIONS
MODEL CARBIDE-CB3
P, GHz-mode Intra burst pulse separation 1) ~ 440 ± 40 ps
Max no. of pulses 2) 1 . . 10
N, MHz-mode Intra burst pulse separation ~16 ns
Max no. of pulses 1 . . 10

1) Custom spacing on request.

2) Maximum number of pulses in a burst is dependent on the laser repetition rate. Custom number of pulses on request.

OPTIONS
OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER, INDUSTRIAL-GRADE

FEATURES

  • Automatically tunable or fixed wavelength options
  • Robust, integrated mechanical design
  • Up to 2 MHz repetition rate, down to single shot operation
  • Up to 40 W pump power
  • Integrated beamsplitter for pump laser beam

OVERVIEW

I-OPA series of optical parametric amplifiers marks a new era of simplicity in the world of tunable wavelength femtosecond light sources. Based on 10 years of experience producing the ORPHEUS series of optical parametric amplifiers, this solution brings together the flexibility of tunable wavelength with robust industrial-grade design. The original I-OPA is a rugged module attached to our PHAROS laser, providing long term stability comparable to that of the industrial harmonics modules.

PERFORMANCE

I-OPA module energy conversion curves
Pump: PHAROS-10W, 100 µJ, 100 kHz

AUTOMATED HARMONICS GENERATORS

FEATURES

  • 515 nm, 343 nm and 257 nm
  • Output selection by software
  • Mounted directly on a laser head and integrated into the system
  • Rugged, industrial grade mechanical design

OVERVIEW

CARBIDE laser can be equipped with auto­mated harmonics modules. Selection of fundamental (1030 nm), second (515 nm), third (343 nm) or fourth (257 nm) harmonics outputs are available by software control.
Harmonics generators are designed to be used in industrial applications where a single output wavelength is desired.

PERFORMANCE

Harmonics energy vs pulse repetition rate for CARBIDE-CB3-40-400

Scientific Interface Module for CARBIDE

FEATURES

  • Laser seeding via external OSC (FLINT)
  • Uncompressed laser output access
  • Provides simultaneous OSC output (~65 Mhz, <100 fs, >100 mW output power)
  • Beam-splitting options

IMAGE

Scientific Interface Module for CARBIDE

DRAWING

Outline drawing of CARBIDE-CB3-40-200 with scientific interface

DOWNLOADS
CARBIDE Femtosecond Lasers.
Product datasheet
Version 14/01/2020
1.22 MB
Examples of Industrial applications.
Applications Examples
Version 14/01/2020
0.48 MB
Femtosecond Lasers for Industry, 2020.
Products catalogue
Version 14/01/2020
1.99 MB
Ultrafast Lasers & Systems for Science, 2020.
Product catalogue
Version 14/01/2020
13.91 MB
超快激光 2019.
Products catalogue in Chinese
Version 22/05/2019
11.3 MB