Picosecond laser system PL2210

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The PL2210 series are diode-pumped, air-cooled, mode-locked Nd:YAG lasers that deliver picosecond pulses at kilohertz repetition rates. These lasers are designed for high pulse energy at kHz rates and feature a solid-state, diode-pumped design with air cooling (no external water supply required for PL2210A and PL2210B). They offer turn-key operation, low maintenance costs, and optional streak camera triggering pulse with <10 ps rms jitter. Control is flexible, with both remote control pad and PC interfaces available, and optional temperature-stabilized second, third, and fourth harmonic generators.

Features

• High pulse energy at kHz rates
• Diode pumped solid state design
• Air cooled – external water supply is not required (for PL2210A, PL2210B only)
• Turn-key operation
• Low maintenance costs
• Optional streak camera triggering pulse with <10 ps rms jitter
• Remote control pad
• PC control
• Optional temperature stabilized second, third and fourth harmonic generators

Applications

• Time resolved fluorescence (including streak camera measurements), pump-probe spectroscopy
• OPG/OPA/OPO pumping
• Remote Laser Sensing
• Other spectroscopic and nonlinear optics applications

Description
Short pulse duration, excellent pulse-to-pulse stability, and superior beam quality make the PL2210 series well suited for material processing, time-resolved spectroscopy, optical parametric generator pumping, and other advanced tasks. The flexible design allows for optional items such as a pulse picker for controlling the repetition rate and enabling single-shot mode. The repetition rate and timing of pulses can be locked to an external RF source or another ultrafast laser system. The laser provides a triggering pulse for equipment synchronization, with a low jitter SYNC OUT pulse adjustable from a PC. The PRETRIG feature offers up to 400 μs lead of triggering pulse for precise, low jitter streak camera triggers.

Motorized wavelength switching is available for PL2210A and PL2210B, with non-linear crystals in temperature-stabilized heaters for high spectral purity harmonic generation. The laser can be operated via USB (VCP, ASCII commands), RS232 (ASCII commands), LAN (REST API), WLAN (REST API), or a remote control pad with a backlit display.

Communication Interfaces

• USB: virtual serial port, ASCII commands
• RS232: ASCII commands
• LAN: REST API
• WLAN: REST API

Available Models

• PL2210A: Up to 0.9 mJ, 29 ps pulses at up to 1 kHz repetition rate
• PL2210B: Up to 2.5 mJ, 29 ps pulses at up to 1 kHz repetition rate
• PL2211A: Up to 5 mJ energy at 1 kHz repetition rate at 29 ps pulses

Options

• -PRETRIG: Provides low jitter pulse for streak camera triggering with lead/delay in -400…600 μs range and <10 ps rms jitter
• -P80: Provides 80 ps ±10% output pulse duration
• -P20: Provides 20 ps ±10% output pulse duration
• -PC: Allows reduction of the pulse repetition rate by integer numbers, single shot mode, and reduces low-intensity quasi-CW background at 1064 nm (output reduced by ~20% with this option)

Specifications

• Output energy at 1064 nm: PL2210A: 0.9 mJ, PL2210B: 2.5 mJ, PL2211A: 5 mJ
• Output energy at 532 nm: PL2210A: 0.45 mJ, PL2210B: 1.3 mJ, PL2211A: 2.5 mJ
• Output energy at 355 nm: PL2210A: 0.35 mJ, PL2210B: 0.8 mJ, PL2211A: 1.6 mJ
• Output energy at 266 nm: PL2210A: 0.1 mJ, PL2210B: 0.25 mJ, PL2211A: 0.5 mJ
• Pulse energy stability (StdDev): 1064 nm: 0.5%, 532 nm: 0.8%, 355 nm: 1.0%, 266 nm: 2.0%
• Pulse duration (FWHM): 29 ± 5 ps
• Pulse repetition rate: 1 kHz
• Triggering mode: internal/external
• Typical TRIG1 OUT pulse delay: -500 … 50 ns
• TRIG1 OUT pulse jitter: <0.1 ns rms
• Spatial mode: Close to Gaussian
• Beam divergence: <1 mrad
• Beam diameter: PL2210A: 1.7 mm, PL2210B/PL2211A: ~3 mm
• Beam pointing stability (RMS): <30 μrad
• Pre-pulse contrast: >200 : 1
• Polarization: linear, >100 : 1
• Laser head size (W × L × H): 500 × 1031 × 249 ±3 mm
• Power supply size (W × L × H): PL2210A: 365 × 392 × 290 mm, PL2210B: 450 × 375 × 130 ±3 mm, PL2211A: 550 × 600 × 550 ±3 mm (19″ standard, MR-9)
• Water service: PL2210A/B: not required, air cooled; PL2211A: stand-alone chiller
• Room temperature: 22 ± 2 °C
• Relative humidity: 20–80% (noncondensing)
• Power requirements: 100–240 V AC, single phase 50/60 Hz
• Power consumption: PL2210A/B: <1 kW, PL2211A: <1.5 kW

Note

• Laser must be connected to mains electricity at all times. If disconnected for more than 1 hour, a warm-up of a few hours is required before switching on.