TUNDRA

TUNDRA®

Ultra-high Contrast Third-order Autocorrelator

TUNDRA

Our third-order autocorrelator serves as a highly sensitive diagnostic tool for laser pulse contrast measurements. After further development [1], the dynamic range reaches up to 14 orders of magnitude, enough to characterize the background or trace the tiniest pre- and post-pulse replicas of the most powerful lasers in the world. The autocorrelator employs all-reflective components (apart from signal generating non-linear crystals), guaranteeing correlation traces free of measurement artefacts. It can be employed in a wide range of applications. In particular, high intensity experiments in plasma physics require in depth understanding of the pulse contrast and possible parasitic pulse structures. Contrary to second-order autocorrelators, pre- and post-pulses can be distinguished due to the third-harmonic nature of the signal. These features make our specialized fully automatized autocorrelator an invaluable tool for state-of-the-art contrast characterization of ultrashort and intense laser pulses.

Key Product Features

  • Ultra-sensitive pulse contrast measurement
  • Tundra+ : 1012 (1011) dynamic range with 50-150 μJ input pulses at 800 nm (1030 nm)
  • Tundra++: Up to 1014dynamic range with 1-3 mJ input pulses at 800 nm or 1030 nm
  • Up to 3.8 ns scan range
  • No ghost pulse artefacts
  • Available wavelengths: 800 nm, 1030 nm & 1053 nm. More upon request.
  • Easy to set up and use.
  • Full user-friendly software package
  • Customizable according to laser specifications

References

[1] Noise reduction in third order cross-correlation by angle optimization of the interacting beams
V. A. Schanz, F. Wagner, M. Roth, and V. Bagnoud
Optics Express 25, 9252 (2017)

[2] 53 W average power CEP-stabilized OPCPA system delivering 5.5 TW few cycle pulses at 1 kHz repetition rate
R. Budriūnas, T. Stanislauskas, J. Adamonis, A. Aleknavičius, G. Veitas, D. Gadonas, S. Balickas, A. Michailovas, A. Varanavičius
Optics Express 25, 284225 (2017)

[3] Ultra-high-contrast few-cycle pulses for multipetawatt-class laser technology
J. M. Mikhailova, A. Buck, A. Borot, K. Schmid, C. Sears, G. D. Tsakiris, F. Krausz, L. Veisz
Optics Letters 36, 3145 (2011)

[4] Generation of sub-three-cycle, 16 TW light pulses by using noncollinear optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification
D. Herrmann, L. Veisz, R. Tautz, F. Tavella, K. Schmid, V. Pervak, F. Krausz
Optics Letters 34, 2459 (2009)

[5] High-dynamic range pulse-contrast measurements of a broadband optical parameteric chirped-pulse amplifier
F. Tavella, K. Schmid, N. Ishii, A. Marcinkevičius, L. Veisz, F. Krausz
Applied Physics B 81, 753 (2005)