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Appendix B: Pulse Width Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
The Autocorrelation Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Measurement of Ultrashort Pulses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1
Signal Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
GVD Compensation in Measurement
of Ultrashort Pulses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5
Calculating Pulse Broadening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
CW Breakthrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-9
Appendix C: Setting the Line Voltage Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Appendix D: Lok-to-Clock LabView Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Controls Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2
Appendix E: Material Safety Data Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Notes
Report Form for Problems and Solutions
List of Figures
Figure 1-1: The Tsunami Laser System (chiller not shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Figure 2-1: These CDRH and CE standard safety warning labels would be appropriate
for use as entry warning signs (ANSI 4.3.10.1, EN 60825-1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Figure 2-2: Folded Metal Beam Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Figure 2-3: Laser Head Shutter Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Figure 2-4: Tsunami Radiation Control Drawing (refer to labels on next page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Figure 2-5: CE/CDRH Warning Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Figure 3-1: Absorption and emission spectra of Ti:sapphire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Figure 3-2: Energy level structure of Ti3+ in sapphire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Figure 3-3: Beam Path for Tsunami Models 3960 and 3941 Femtosecond Configurations . . . . . . . . 3-4
Figure 3-4: Beam Path for Tsunami Model 3950 Picosecond Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Figure 3-5: Tsunami femtosecond tuning curves for broadband optics when pumped by
the various Millennia diode-pumped cw lasers shown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Figure 3-6: Tsunami picosecond tuning curves for broadband optics when pumped by
the various Millennia diode-pumped CW lasers shown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-7: Tsunami femtosecond tuning curves for the optics sets shown when pumped by
a 10 W Millennia Xs diode-pumped CW laser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-8: Tsunami femtosecond tuning curves for the optics sets shown when pumped by
a 5 W Millennia Vs diode-pumped CW laser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Figure 3-9: Tsunami picosecond tuning curves for the optics sets shown when pumped by
a 10 W Millennia Xs diode-pumped CW laser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Figure 3-10: Tsunami picosecond tuning curves for the optics sets shown when pumped by
a 5 W Millennia Vs diode-pumped CW laser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Figure 3-11: Transmittance vs. Wavelength for Oxygen and Water Vapor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Figure 3-12: Outline Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Figure 4-1: Tsunami external laser head controls. Not all controls are present on some models. . . . 4-1
Figure 4-2: Tsunami Laser Head Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Figure 4-3: Laser Head, Rod Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
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