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News Release from: Coherent | Subject: Micra
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 02 June 2006
Turnkey ultrafast laser delivers
broadband output
The Micra from Coherent is the first ultrafast laser to deliver state-of-the-art, broad spectral bandwidth (more than 100nm) output from an automated user-friendly package.
The compact laser head incorporates both a broadband oscillator and a dedicated Verdi pump laser, creating a minimum overall footprint The Micra can be used to seed amplifier systems designed to produce amplified pulses as short as 10 to 15fs
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 15 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Micra-10 is a one-box laser in which the Verdi green pump laser and the broadband Ti:S ultrafast oscillator are integrated within a single, compact housing for ease of operation and unsurpassed power
In addition, the Micra offers centre wavelength tunability, as well as a user-adjustable spectral bandwidth (from <30nm to over 100nm), which translate into an adjustable temporal pulse width.
Micra utilises much of the technology that was first pioneered in the Mira ultrafast oscillator and also builds on the integrated platform of the Vitesse one-box laser developed for the semiconductor and instrumentation markets.
The new Micra will be available with a full range of popular accessories and options, including RF synchronisation, carrier-envelope phase stabilisation, a pulse shaper and a cavity dumper.
With its broadband output, Micra is well suited for demanding research applications, such as THz imaging, optical coherence tomography, and time-resolved spectroscopy.
Compared to alternative products, the superior reliability and turnkey operation of the Micra combine to simplify the use of ultrafast lasers in these technically demanding applications.
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