Mendocino –Femtosecond Fiber Laser (FPL)
The passively mode locked femtosecond fiber laser (FPL) can reliably generate ultra-short 100 femtosecond pulses at 10s of MHz repetition rate. The Mendocino is available in OEM module or rack mount versions.
A new breakthrough has allowed Calmar Laser to provide 500 mW of 150 fs pulses at 780 nm in an OEM module with an ultra compact laser head. See our FPL-05RFF0 laser.
The Mendocino laser is often used as a high quality femtosecond seed laser for higher energy systems. The Mendocino is passively mode-locked fiber laser utilizing a saturable absorber to deliver excellent stability and reliability, with hands free operation.
Along with a portable design, the FPL femtosecond fiber laser bench top offers user-friendly front panel control knobs for flexible adjustment of wavelength, pulse width, and output power. Both tunable and fixed wavelength versions are available.
The fiber based femtosecond pulsed laser module (FPL-M) is the most compact of commercially available passively mode-locked fiber lasers. The FPL-M series features a robust architecture that is insensitive to shock and vibration and provides exceptional stability and reliability for demanding OEM applications. An advanced engineering design and consistent manufacturing process ensure the highest quality standards for OEM volume production. The FPL-M series can be used either as a stand-alone laser source with a 5 V DC power supply or separate driver, or for integration as an OEM module.
The pulse width is factory selectable from 0.1 to 15 ps, with near transform-limited pulse shape and a better than -20 dB pedestal. The timing jitter is as low as 60 fs (integrated from 100 Hz to 1 MHz offset). The repetition rate can be specified from 10 to 100 MHz with either a polarization-maintaining (PM) or non-PM fiber output. With up to 20 mW output power, the FPL series is the most economical solution for applications requiring low power, such as seeding amplifier systems. An RF synchronization output is provided as a trigger signal.
780 nm
| Product | Rep Rate | Pulse width* | Power * | Form Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPL-03R | 10 ~ 50 MHz | 0.1 ps | 10 ~ 50 mW | Bench top |
| FPL-M3R | 10 ~ 50 MHz | 0.1 ps | 10 ~ 50 mW | OEM module |
| FPL-04RFF0 | ~ 50 MHz | 0.15 ps | 250 mW | OEM module |
| FPL-05RFF0 | ~ 50 MHz | 0.15 ps | 500 mW | OEM module |
* Indicated power and pulse width is for free space output. See data sheet for more details.
1530 ~ 1565 nm
| Product | Rep Rate | Pulse width | Avg. Power | Form Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPL-01C | 10 ~ 100 MHz | 0.5 ps | 1 mW | bench top |
| FPL-02C | 10 ~ 100 MHz | 0.5 ps | 4 mW | bench top |
| FPL-03C | 10 ~ 100 MHz | 0.1 ps | 20 mW | bench top |
| FPL-M* | 10 ~ 50 MHz | 0.1 ~ 5 ps | 4-20 mW | OEM module |
| FPL-05C | 10 ~ 50 MHz | 0.3 ps | 1000 mW | bench top |
* Also available in L-band (1566 ~ 1587 selectable). See data sheet for more details.
1030 ~ 1064 nm
| Product | Rep Rate | Pulse width | Avg. Power | Form Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPL-01U | 10 ~ 50 MHz | 0.4 ~ 10 ps* | 0.5 mW | OEM module or bench top |
| FPL-02U | 10 ~ 50 MHz | 0.8 ~ 10 ps* | 10 mW | OEM module or bench top |
| FPL-03U | 10 ~ 50 MHz | 0.1 ~1 ps, 6 ps* | 200, 400 mW | OEM module |
| FPL-05U | 10 ~ 50 MHz | 0.5 ps | Up to 5W | bench top |
* Pulse width is compressible by end user to 0.2 ps for output pulses longer than 4 ps.
Fiber Amplifier – Coronado
Our Coronado EDFA provides high gain and a low noise figure. Calmar’s unique EDFA is optimized for short pulse amplification with exceptional stable and reliable performance.
The supercontinuum light source (SLS-01) series is a range of spectrally broadened passively mode-locked fiber lasers. It has excellent stability, reliability and turnkey operation. Along with a portable design, the SLS series features a super broadband spectral output from 500 to 1800nm. It provides high power of greater than 1 Watt with a spectral power density of better than 1 mW/nm. The super continuum spectral profile holds less than 10 dB uniformity over the entire wavelength band.
