Passive optical nonlinear module for spectral shifting of solitons, 1030-1500 nm

Passive optical nonlinear module for spectral shifting of solitons, 1030-1500 nm

Features

Easily tunable output wavelength
Wide tunability range and continuous, no-gaps tuning
Preservation of input pulses state of polarization
Preservation of input pulses coherence
High conversion efficiency
Minimum chirp introduced
Low loss

Applications

Nonlinear microscopies, multiphoton microscopy
Extending capabilities of femtosecond lasers
Sensing, gas detection
Nonlinear spectroscopies, e.g. CARS
Biomedical (e.g. deep-tissue imaging, virtual biopsy)
Frequency and dual-frequency comb generation
Selective ablation
Laboratory experiments

Technical parameters

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Parameter	Unit	Value
Input Wavelength Range	nm	1000-1500
Typ. Input Wavelength Range	nm	~1060
Typ. Input Pulse Duration	fs	<300 ¹
Wavelength Shift Range	nm	up to 1500 ^{2, 3}
Typ. Conversion Efficiency	%	40²
Min. Polarization Extinction Ratio	dB	18²
Min. Coherence	%	85²
Max. Linear Insertion Loss	dB	2.7
Default PM connector alignment		Slow axis⁴
Standard connector type		FC APC⁴
Operating Temperature	°C	-10/+65

1 Efficiency of SSFS depends significantly on the pulse width
2 Dependent on specifics of the input pulse
3 Dependent on nonlinear fiber length, less for shorter modules
4 Other types on request