GHz 1555nm Femtosecond Fiber Laser

GHz 1555nm Femtosecond Fiber Laser

Our femtosecond laser sources are based on robust and well-engineered designs, offering an excellent reliability with the low-noise performance from soliton mode-locking. Robust 24/7 operation, user-friendly and self-starting, our lasers have been mad

Our femtosecond laser sources are based on robust and well-engineered designs, offering an excellent reliability with the low-noise performance from soliton mode-locking. Robust 24/7 operation, user-friendly and self-starting, our lasers have been made to facilitate OEM integration and enable customers’ applications.

Key Features:

  • Ultra low-noise

  • Transform-limited pulses

  • Hermetically sealed laser

  • Compact industrial design

  • User-friendly

  • 24/7 operation

  • All-in-one system

Main Applications:

  • Optical communication

  • Precision microwave

  • THz generation

  • Amplifier seeder

  • Timing distribution

  • Frequency comb

  • A/O converter

Key Specifications:

  • Wavelength: 1550nm

  • Repetition rate: up to 2.5GHz

  • Clean soliton pulses:<200fs

  • Options:

  • Repetition rate stabilization

  • Customised repetition rate

  • OEM version

 

STMH-1550

STMH-1550+

Construction

Oscillator, no amplifier

With amplifier

Average power

>50mW

Up to 2W

Peak power

>0.1kW

Up to 4kW

Pulse energy

>0.05nJ

Up to 1nJ

Repetition rate

Standard – 250, 500MHz, 1, 1.25, 2 or 2.5GHz.

Custom design – 200MHz to 2.5GHz

Standard – 250, 500MHz, 1, 1.25, 2 or 2.5GHz.

Custom design – 200MHz to 2.5GHz

Center wavelength

1555nm +/- 10nm

1555nm +/- 10nm

Spectral bandwidth

>10nm at 3dB

>10nm at 3dB

Pulse width

<250fs, transform-limited

<250fs, transform-limited

Optical output port

Fiber output (PM FC/APC), free-space

Fiber output (PM FC/APC), free-space

Beam quality

TEM00, M2<1.05

TEM00, M2<1.05

Polarisation

Linear (PER>23dB, >200:1)

Linear (PER>23dB, >200:1)

Amplitude noise

<0.1% RMS (24h)

<0.1% RMS (24h)

Timing jitter

<30fs (1kHz – 10MHz)

<30fs (1kHz – 10MHz)

Power supply

5VDC/2A

24VDC/2A

Power consumption

<10W

<50W

Cooling

Passively air-cooled

Passively air-cooled

Warm-up time

<10s (cold start)

<10s (cold start)

Laser head size/weight

240x160x89mm/5kg

240x160x89mm/5kg

Control unit

No control unit required

No control unit required

Operation temperature

+5oC to +45oC

+5oC to +45oC

Storage temperature

-10oC to +60oC

-10oC to +60oC

Relative humidity

<80% (non-condensing)

<80% (non-condensing)

Analog interface

Eg. Power mod, alarm, interlock, trigger, status

Eg. Power mod, alarm, interlock, trigger, status

Digital interface

USA, RS232, ETHERNET, CAN

USA, RS232, ETHERNET, CAN

Specifications

And find more about the full characterization of two versions of our lasers: STMH-1550 at 1 GHz laser and STMH-1550 at 250 MHz.

1. STMH-1550 SERIES at 1 GHz

1550nm femto-second fiber laser

It is the first industrial-grade laser of its kind that operates at telecom wavelengths and achieves the lowest phase noise and timing jitter on the market. In this document, we report the full characterization of the product operating at a repetition rate of 1 GHz.

Key product specifications

  • Frep: 1 GHz

  • Power: > 50 mW

  • λ0 : 1545 – 1565 nm

  • Clean soliton pulse

  • Bandwidth: > 10 nm

  • Pulse width: < 250 fs (Transform limited)

  • Sech2-shaped spectrum

  • Beam characteristics: TEM00, M2 < 1.05

1550nm femto-second fiber laser

Noise characterization (Free-running)

The free-running phase and amplitude noise of a STMH-1550 at 1 GHz is reported here. The phase noise was measured on the 10th harmonic, i.e., at 10 GHz.

1550nm femto-second fiber lasers

Offset frequency (fc)

Phase noise (dBc/Hz) 1 GHz carrier 10 GHz carrier

Timing-jitter (fs) [fc – 10 MHz]

Amplitude noise (RMS) [fc – 10 MHz]

10 kHz

< -150

< -130

< 1

< 0.01%

1 kHz

< -115

< -95

< 10

< 0.01%

100 Hz

< -90

< -70

< 100

< 0.01%

1 Hz

< -30

< -10

< 5000

< 0.02%

Possibilities and options:

1550nm fs fiber lasers

2. STMH-1550 SERIES — 250 MHz

1550nm fs fiber lasers

The STMH-1550 SERIES is the first industrial-grade laser of its kind that operates at telecom wavelengths and achieves the lowest phase noise and timing jitter on the market. In this document, we report the full characterization of the product operating at a repetition rate of 250 MHz.

Key product specifications

  • Frep: 250 MHz

  • Power: > 100 mW

  • λ0 : 1545 – 1565 nm

  • Clean soliton pulse

  • Bandwidth: > 10 nm

  • Pulse width: < 250 fs (Transform limited)

  • Sech2-shaped spectrum

  • Beam characteristics: TEM00, M2 < 1.05

1550nm femto-second fiber laser

Noise characterization (Free-running)

The free-running phase and amplitude noise of a MENHIR-1550 at 250 MHz is reported here. The phase noise was measured on the 40th harmonic, i.e., at 10 GHz.

1550nm femto-second fiber laser

Offset frequency (fc)

Phase noise (dBc/Hz) 1 GHz carrier 10 GHz carrier

Timing-jitter (fs) [fc – 10 MHz]

Amplitude noise (RMS) [fc – 10 MHz]

10 kHz

< -155

< -135

< 1

< 0.01%

1 kHz

< -140

< -110

< 2

< 0.01%

100 Hz

< -110

< -80

< 10

< 0.01%

1 Hz

< -50

< -20

< 1500

< 0.02%

Possibilities and options:

1550nm fs fiber lasers