Optical Parameteric Amplifiers

An Optical Parametric Amplifier (OPAs) to Meet Your Need.

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Clark-MXR offers a variety of OPAs so you can select the most suited match to your research plans and budget.

NOPA - Non-collinear Optical Parametric Amplifier
NOPA™ is a white light continuum seeded optical parametric amplifier (OPA) capable of generating extremely short, broadly tunable pulses of light in the UV, visible and IR wavelength range. It can be pumped by an ultra-stable Clark-MXR Model CPA-Series Amplified Ti:Sapphire Amplifier.
Key Specifications:

Sub 30 fs pulse widths
>10 μJ pulse energies

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The NOPA™, pumped by the CPA-2101, rode to the 1999 CLEO show and both were displayed and operational in the back of this minivan throughout the show. Click on the image to view a small video (mpeg format) that shows the NOPA™ continually tuning through the visible wavelength range.

COPA - Collinear Optical Parametric Amplifier
The COPA is designed to be pumped by our Impulse fiber laser.
Key Specifications:

1 MHz repetition rate
<1% rms for f >2 Hz
>100 nJ pulse energies

TOPAS - Traveling Optical Parametric Amplifier from Light Conversion Ltd.
TOPAS has attracted world-wide interest due it its flexibility, very large tuning range and the possibility of up-scaling to a high power output. Different frequency mixing schemes allow for continuous tuning across the entire accessible wavelength range of 189 nm to 20 μm by simply entering a desired wavelength in a computer.
Key Specifications:

Tuning range from 189 nm to 20 μm
Pulse energy up to 125 μJ
Femtosecond or picosecond operation

TOPAS-C - Continuum seeded Traveling Optical Parametric Amplifier from Light Conversion Ltd.
The TOPAZ-C is similar to the TOPAS but uses a white light continuum as a seed source. It is easier to use and is generally recommended over the TOPAS but it does not work with picosecond lasers.
Key Specifications:

Tuning range from 190 nm to 20 μm
Pulse energy up to 125 μJ

Not sure which is the right one? Please contact one of our sales offices to guide you through the selection process.

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