Laser Description
3-13
Table 3-2: Tsunami Picosecond Broadband Performance when Pumped by a Millennia laser
1
1
Specifications subject to change without notice and only apply when the Tsunami is pumped by a Spectra-Physics Mil-
lennia X or V diode-pumped CW laser.
720 nm 790 nm 850 nm 950 nm 1050 nm
2
2
Specifications apply to operation using the optional X-Long optics set.
Average Power
3
3
Specifications apply to operation at the wavelength noted
Millennia Xs 700 mW 1.5 W 1.3 W 600 mW 250 mW
Millennia VIIIs 600 mW 1.1 W 900 mW 400 mW N/A
Millennia Vs 400 mW 700 mW 550 mW 200 mW N/A
Pulse Width >2ps >2ps >2ps >2ps >2ps
Long Pulse Average Power
4
4
A sech
2
pulse shape (0.65 deconvolution factor) is used to determine the pulse width as measured with a Spectra-
Physics Model 409 autocorrelator.
Millennia Xs 700 mW 1.5 W 1.3 W 600 mW 250 mW
Millennia VIIIs 600 mW 1.1 W 900 mW 400 mW N/A
Millennia Vs 400 mW 700 mW 550 mW 200 mW N/A
Pulse Width 30/60 ps 30/60 ps 30/60 ps 30/60 ps 30/60 ps
Tuning Range
Millennia Xs 700–1000 nm 970–1080 nm
Millennia VIIIs 700–1000 nm N/A
Millennia Vs 710–980 nm N/A
Repetition Rate (nominal)
5
5
Laser operation is only specified at a nominal 80 MHz repetition rate.
80 MHz
Noise
6
6
Rms, measured in a 10 Hz to 2 MHz bandwidth.
<0.2%
Stability
7
7
Percent power drift in any 2-hour period with less than a ±1°C temperature change after a 1-hour warm-up.
<5%
Spatial Mode TEM
00
Beam Diameter at 1/e2 points <2mm
Beam Divergence, full angle <1mrad
Polarization > 500:1 vertical