MENHIR-1550 SERIES
Menhir Photonics 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, the MENHIR-1550 series has 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/D Converter
Key Specifications
- Wavelength: 1560 nm
- Repetition rate: up to 2.5 GHz
- Clean soliton pulses: ≤ 200 fs
Options
- Repetition rate stabilization
- Customized repetition rate
- OEM version
Specifications
Parameters
MENHIR-1550
(Oscillator, no amplifier)
MENHIR-1550+
(With amplifier)
Average power
≥ 50 mW
up to 2 W
Peak power
≥ 0.1 kW
up to 4 kW
Pulse energy
≥ 0.05 nJ
up to 1 nJ
Repetition rate Standard
- 250, 500 MHz,1, 1.25, 2 or 2.5 GHz
Custom design
- 200 MHz to 2.5 GHz*
Center wavelength
1560 nm +/- 10 nm
Spectral bandwidth
≥ 12.5 nm (at 3 dB)
Pulse width
≤ 200 fs, Transform-limited
Optical output port
Fiber output (PM FC/APC), Free-space
Beam quality
TEM00 , M2 ≤ 1.05
Polarization
Linear (PER ≥ 23 dB, ≥ 200:1)
Amplitude noise
≤ 0.1% RMS (24 h)
Timing jitter
≤ 30 fs [1 kHz-10 MHz]
*Please inquire for your specific repetition rate
General
Power supply
5 VDC / 2 A **
24 VDC / 2 A **
Power consumption
≤ 10 W
≤ 50 W
Cooling
Passively air-cooled
Warm-up time
≤ 10 s (Cold start)
Laser head size/Weight
240 x 160 x 89 mm3 / 5 kg
Control unit
No control unit required, All-in-one system
Operating temperature
+5°C to +45°C
Storage temperature
-10°C to +60°C
Relative humidity
≤ 80% (Non-condensing)
Analog interface
e.g. Power Mod., Alarm, Interlock, Trigger, Status
Digital interface
USB, RS232, ETHERNET, CAN
**Power supply for 100 or 240 VAC can be provided as option
MENHIR-1550 SERIES - 250 MHz
The MENHIR-1550-SERIES is the first industrial-grade femtosecond laser operating around 1550 nm with GHz repetition-rate and ultra-low noise performances. In this document, you can find the full characterization of the same MENHIR-1550 operating at 250 MHz. The laser performance, the noise characteristics as well as the reliability of this laser were tested.
Key Laser Parameters
- frep = 250.0 MHz - Power > 100 mW - λ0 = 1560 nm - Clean soliton pulse
- < 200 fs (supported) - Bandwidth > 12.5 nm - Sech2 shape spectrum - TEM00 - M2 < 1.05
Laser Parameters
Noise Characterization (free-running)
fc : offset from fundamental harmonic
Phase noise (dBc/Hz)
Timing-jitter
[fc – 10 MHz]
Amplitude noise RMS
[fc – 10 MHz]
250 MHz carrier
10 GHz carrier
10 kHz < - 20
< - 160
< - 140
< 1 fs
< 0.01 %
1 kHz
< - 140
< - 110
< 2 fs
< 0.01 %
100 Hz
< - 110
< - 80
< 10 fs
< 0.01 %
1 Hz
< - 50
< 1.5 ps
< - 20
< 0.02 %
Reliability (free-running) and options
商品属性 [波长] 1560 nm +/- 10 nm [脉冲能量] ≥ 0.05 nJ [平均功率] ≥ 50 mW [重复频率] - 250, 500 MHz,1, 1.25, 2 or 2.5 GHz