APE‘s PicoEmerald-FT is a fully automated, one-box tunable picosecond laser designed specifically for CARS and SRS microscopy. With 2 ps pulse duration, shot noise-limited performance, and wavelength tuning 100x faster than its predecessor, it delivers unmatched sensitivity and imaging speed.
Specifications
| Type of Source | Automated Picosecond (Narrow-Band) Tunable Light Source |
| Wavelength 1 1032 nm beam | 1032 (± 1.5) nm |
| Wavelength 2 OPO Signal | 660 nm – 1010 nm |
| Wavelength 3 OPO Idler | 1055 nm – 2340 nm |
| Power 1 1032 nm Beam | >700 mW Unmodulated >350 mW Modulated at 20 MHz (Customised Versions on Request) |
| Power 2 OPO Signal | >600 mW at 800 nm |
| Power 3 OPO Idler | >400 mW at 1250 nm |
| Δν OPO Signal – 1032 nm beam | 210 cm – 5450 cm |
| Pulse Width | 2 ps |
| Repetition Rate | 40 MHz |
| Spectral Bandwidth Signal, 1032 nm Beam | 10 cm |
| Beam Diagnostics | Integrated spectrometer for Signal wavelength and bandwidth Integrated sensors for 1032 nm and Signal beam of power, position and temporal overlap |
| Beam Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Pointing Stability | <100 μrad per 100 nm |
| M^2 | <1.2 (OPO Signal), typ. 1.2 (1032 nm Beam) |
| Polarisation | Linear; Horizontal >100:1 |
| Beam Divergence | 0.8 (± 0.2) mrad (at 800 nm and 1032 nm) |
| Beam Diameter at 2m After Exit | 3.0 (± 0.5) mm at 800 nm; 3.2 (± 0.5) mm at 1032 nm |
| Software | |
| Software | Graphical User Interface (GUI) For Windows PC |
| Remote Control | Ethernet TCP/IP / Serial RS232 |
| EOM Modulator | |
| Stokes Modulation | EOM With 20 MHz Modulation Frequency, Exactly Half of the Repetition Rate, Built into PicoEmerald |
| Dimensions, Power Consumption, Environment | |
| Dimensions | picoEmerald: 962 mm x 318 mm x 472 mm, 104 kg (see drawing for details) Laser Control Unit: 19 inch (4 U), 11 kg Chiller: 197 mm x 330 mm x 279 mm, 10 kg |
| Power | 100 V … 240 V, 50 Hz … 60 Hz, max. 450 W (setup without Chiller) 100 V … 240 V, 50 Hz … 60 Hz, max. 600 W (Chiller) |
| Environmental Conditions | Ambient Temperature and Humidity During Operation/Standby: +18 – +25°C, Temperature Fluctuation: <1°C Recommended, Humidity: <60% |
SRS (Stimulated Raman Scattering) Microscopy
CARS (Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering) Microscopy
SRP (Stimulated Raman Photothermal) Microscopy
SHG (Second Harmonics Generation) Imaging
Transient Absorption Microscopy (TAM)
Pump-Probe Spectroscopy
Two-Photon Excitation Fluorescence Microscopy
FLIM (Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy) / FRET (Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer)
SEHRS (Surface Enhanced Hyper Raman Spectroscopy)
Quantum Dot Single-Photon and Entangled-Photon Generation
TCSPC (Time Correlated Single Photon Counting)
Ghost Imaging
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Photonic Solutions Ltd
Unit 2.2 Quantum Court
Heriot-Watt University Research Park
Edinburgh
EH14 4AP
