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Pulses Pickers

A pulse picker is an electrically controlled optical switch used to extract single pulses from a fast pulse train. Short and Ultrashort pulses are in most cases generated by a mode-locked laser in the form of a pulse train with a pulse repetition rate of the order of 10 MHz – few GHz. For various reasons, it is often necessary to pick certain pulses from such a pulse train, i.e., to transmit only certain pulses and block all the others. This can be done with a pulse picker, which is essentially an electrically controlled optical gate.

 

Additional information

TeO2 General purpose Pulse Pickers

ModelWavelength nmAperture mmxmmPolarisationBeam diameter mmRise Time nsMax Repetition rate with Duty cycle < 1/10 MHzSeparation angle (0-1) mrdEfficiency %Associated RF drivers
MT200-A0.5-800700-9500.5 x 1Linear0.06 - 0.310 - 483.3 - 0.6938 @800nm75 - 85MODAxx
PPKxx
MT200-A0.2-1064980-11000.2 x 1Linear0.09 - 0.315 - 482.2 - 0.6950.6 @1064nm75 - 85MODAxx
PPKxx
MT250-A0.12-800700-9500.12 x 1Linear0.04 - 0.16 - 165.5 - 247.6 @800nm70 - 85MODAxx
PPKxx
MT250-A0.12-1030.10641030-10640.12 x 1Linear0.05 - 0.18 - 164.1 - 263.3 @1064nm70 - 85MODAxx
PPKxx

SiO2 High Damage Threshold Pulse Pickers

ModelWavelength nmAperture mmxmmPolarisationBeam diameter mmRise Time nsMax Repetition rate with Duty cycle < 1/100 KHzSeparation angle (0-1)Efficiency %Associated RF drivers
MQ80-A0.7-L1030.1064-Z201000-11000.7 x 1Linear0.3 - 0.533 - 55100 - 6014.3 @1064nm75 - 85MODAxx
MQ80-A0.3-L1030.1064-Z201000-11000.3 x 1Linear0.15 - 0.315 - 30370 - 15026.8 @1064nm50 - 70MODAxx