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TUNDRA®

Ultra-high Contrast Third-order Autocorrelator

TUNDRA

Our third-order autocorrelator TUNDRA® is a highly sensitive diagnostic tool to measure laser pulse contrast. After further development, the device can measure up to 14 orders of magnitude of dynamic range, allowing characterization of background and detection of the tiniest pre- and post-pulse replicas from the world's most powerful lasers. The autocorrelator utilizes all-reflective components, ensuring accurate correlation traces without measurement artifacts. Unlike second-order autocorrelators, the device can distinguish pre- and post-pulses due to the third-harmonic nature of the signal. Use TUNDRA® to achieve state-of-the-art characterization of ultrashort and intense laser pulses.

Tundra is available for the following laser types:

  • Ti:Sa – 800nm
  • Cr3+ based systems like ruby, alexandrite and colquiriite Lasers
  • Nd based systems like Nd:YAG / Nd:YLF / Nd:Glass – 1.053-1.064 µm
  • Yb based systems like Yb:YAG / Yb:LuAG / Yb:YLF / Yb:KGW / Yb:CALGO / Nd:YAP – 1.007-1.079µm

Customization for further wavelengths are available on request – please contact us:
infoatom Bugs Bunny[at] photon silkultrafast-innovations.com

Key Product Features

  • Ultra-sensitive pulse contrast measurement
  • Tundra+ : 1012 dynamic range with 50-150 μJ input pulses at 800 nm (1011 at ~ 1µm)
  • Tundra++: Up to 1014dynamic range with 1-3 mJ input pulses at 800 nm or 1030 nm
  • Up to 3.8 ns scan range
  • No ghost pulse artefacts
  • Available wavelengths: 800 nm, 1030 nm & 1053 nm. More upon request.
  • Easy to set up and use.
  • Full user-friendly software package
  • Customizable according to laser specifications

References

[1]  Noise reduction in third order cross-correlation by angle optimization of the interacting beams
V. A. Schanz, F. Wagner, M. Roth, and V. Bagnoud
Optics Express 25, 9252 (2017)

[2] 53 W average power CEP-stabilized OPCPA system delivering 5.5 TW few cycle pulses at 1 kHz repetition rate
R. Budriūnas, T. Stanislauskas, J. Adamonis, A. Aleknavičius, G. Veitas, D. Gadonas, S. Balickas, A. Michailovas, A. Varanavičius
Optics Express 25, 284225 (2017)

[3] Ultra-high-contrast few-cycle pulses for multipetawatt-class laser technology
J. M. Mikhailova, A. Buck, A. Borot, K. Schmid, C. Sears, G. D. Tsakiris, F. Krausz, L. Veisz
Optics Letters 36, 3145 (2011)

[4] Generation of sub-three-cycle, 16 TW light pulses by using noncollinear optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification
D. Herrmann, L. Veisz, R. Tautz, F. Tavella, K. Schmid, V. Pervak, F. Krausz
Optics Letters 34, 2459 (2009)

[5] High-dynamic range pulse-contrast measurements of a broadband optical parameteric chirped-pulse amplifier
F. Tavella, K. Schmid, N. Ishii, A. Marcinkevičius, L. Veisz, F. Krausz
Applied Physics B 81, 753 (2005)