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The HYPUS  - HYPer Spectral Ultrafast Source
OPA-free wavelength tuning

HYPUS technology provides a unique OPA-free approach to wavelength tuning. It delivers six optically synchronized channels spanning 200 nm (UV) to beyond 12 µm (mid-IR), achieving pulse energies exceeding 5 µJ per channel without the need for optical parametric amplification.

Gerenarion of infrared light, ultraviolet and visible; mid-IR OPA, Visible OPA, UV OPA
few-cycle hollow-core fiber resonant dispersive wave generation of UV ultraviolet light
Channel
Tuning range
Energy, uJ
Pulse duration, fs
Generation method
(1) UV
<200 nm - 450 nm
5-10 µJ
<6 fs
Resonant Dispersive Wave
(2) Visible
450 nm - 650 nm
>100 µJ
10 fs and 50 fs options
Second Harmonic Generation
(3) near IR
750 nm - 1300 nm
1300 µJ
7 fs
Spectral Broadening
(4) near IR telecom
1.4 µm - 1.8 µm
5 µJ
150 fs
Idler Generation
(5) mid IR
3 µm - 4.5 µm
5-12 µJ
90 fs
Difference Frequency Generation
(6) mid IR
4.5 µm - >10 µm
10-22 µJ
150 fs
Difference Frequency Generation
(W) White light
300 nm - 900 nm
up to 60 µJ
Spectral Broadening

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OPA Technology

FOPA: Frequency Domain Optical Parametric Amplification

FOPA: Frequency Domain Optical Parametric Amplification

Employing multiple, individually tunable nonlinear crystals in the Fourier plane means:
- Simultaneous upscaling of peak power & spectral bandwidth.
- Gain tailoring by spatial pump beam shaping.
- Upscaling not limited by crystal aperture.
- Transform limited ps pulses in Fourier plane.
- No extra stretcher / compressor required.
- Only “small” gratings required in the 4f setup.
- Can be pumped by stretched Ti:Sa pulses or ps Yb lasers.

Deep UV pulse shaping

Deep UV pulse shaping; harmonic generation

Decomposing a broadband pulse into single wavelengths prior to nonlinear interaction:
- Reduces intensity.
- Avoids mixing of wavelenghts.
- Permits linear transfer of arbitrairy phase functions.
- Enables deep UV pulse shaping down to 207nm - just with a conventional shaper prior to the Ti:Sa amplifier.

High power IR-OPA

- Based on Ti:Sa laser pump sources

- 5 cycle pulses, 10 mJ, 1.8 µm wavelength 

high power IR-OPA optical parametric amplification of infra red

(a): spectrum of the unamplified OPA Idler in red and spectrum of the amplified Idler (1.8 µm) in black.

(b): autocorrelation trace of the OPA output in red and the amplified IR pulses (1.8 µm) in black.

“10 mJ 5-cycle pulses at 1.8 µm through optical parametric amplification”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 091110 (2015).

High power few-cycle IR pulses for ATTO-Science

- Based on Ti:Sa laser pump sources

- 2 cycle pulses, 5 mJ, 1.8 µm wavelength 

High power few-cycle IR pulses for ATTO-Science

Fiber input and output pulses.

(a) Spectrum of the multi-cycle input pulse in red compared with the spectrum at a pressure 300 mTorr at the exit side in shaded blue.

Inset: CCD images of the input pulse focal spot (up) and of the output pulse collimated at 2 m after the fiber.

(b) Autocorrelation trace of the multi-cycle input pulse in red and of the compressed 2-cycle pulse. Dotted lines denote a Gaussian fit.

"0.42 TW 2-cycle pulses at 1.8 µm via hollow-core fiber compression”,  Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 181101 (2015).

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Canada

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