Carpe
Microscopy Autocorrelator to Measure Pulse Duration at Sample Location
Carpe is a great way to check the duration of short laser pulses in an optical microscope system.
NIST Traceable Calibration
Laboratories and manufacturers are often faced with systematically establishing an unbroken chain of calibrations to specified references. All APE autocorrelator models are calibrated to a traceable standard in accordance with NIST (U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology) measurement traceability specifications. A printed and signed calibration certificate is provided with each pulseCheck.
Master Pulse Broadening at the Microscope
The Carpe autocorrelator measures the pulse duration at both the sample location and the input of the microscope. A comparison of the pulse widths obtained at these two spots enables you to calculate the pulse broadening effect. This effect is caused by dispersion of the microscope optics, but also depends to a large extent on the pulse width of the incoming laser beam.
Power Detection at the Sample Location
Power detection at the sample location supports systematic and quantitative studies which explore how laser power affects samples or the fluorescence lifetime of probes.
Optimize Microscopy Imaging
By examining the influence of the laser pulse duration, the power, and the dispersion of the microscope optics, you can fine-tune and optimize microscopy imaging at the relevant spot. These measurements can be also done using large NA (numerical aperture) or immersion lenses.
Carpe Autocorrelator Specification
Measurable Pulse Width
50 fs ... 3.5 ps; Optional: 30 fs ... 3.5 ps
Wavelength Range (for pulse width measurements at sample location)
700 ... 1250 nm or
1250 ... 2000 nmWavelength Range (for power detection at sample location)
700 ... 1050 nm
Power Measurement
0 ... 30 mW, 0 ... 300 mW
Recommended Repetition Rate
> 100 kHz
Working Distance
> 0.5 mm,
Alternatively < 0.5 mmInput Polarization
Linear horizontal
Better Imaging with Dispersion Control
Application Example
Carpe in combination with femtoControl can help to achieve more crisp and clearer microscope images. The increased information content of the images is due to a solution that detects and corrects inevitable dispersion effects when using femtosecond laser pulses for multi-photon microscopy.
The laser pulse duration is measured at both the input of the microscope and at the sample location under the microscope. This allows to detect dispersion effects and to compensate them with femtoControl.
Furthermore, power detection at the sample location supports systematic and quantitative studies, which can help exploring how the laser power affects the received signals and images.
商品属性 [波长范围] 700-2000nm