CARBIDE Industrial Femtosecond Laser System

The Light Conversion CARBIDE industrial femtosecond laser system is designed for demanding scientific research and precision manufacturing applications. Combining high average power, excellent beam quality and exceptional long-term stability, CARBIDE delivers tunable femtosecond pulses for applications including ultrafast spectroscopy, precision micromachining, micro- and nanofabrication, advanced microscopy and materials processing.

Available in air-cooled and water-cooled configurations, CARBIDE offers pulse durations from 190 fs to 20 ps, repetition rates from single-shot to 10 MHz, and output power up to 120 W or pulse energy up to 2 mJ, depending on configuration. Optional harmonic generation and ORPHEUS optical parametric amplifiers extend the available wavelengths from the UV into the mid-IR.

The CARBIDE laser system is extremely robust and reliable, complementing the PHAROS with higher average powers and faster rep rates.

With its robust industrial design and proven 24/7 reliability, the CARBIDE industrial femtosecond laser system provides a versatile platform for researchers and manufacturers requiring precise, stable ultrafast laser performance.

Model	CB3-40W-10MHz
GHz-Burst, Intra burst pulse period	1500 ps
GHz-Burst, Number of pulses, P	1-5
MHz-Burst, Intra burst pulse period	15.6ns
MHz-Burst, Number of pulses, N	1-5

Model	CB3-20W	CB3-40W	CB3-80W	CB3-120W
Cooling Method	Water-Cooled
Centre Wavelength	1030 ± 10 nm
Maximum Output Power	20W	40W	80W	120W
Pulse Duration	<250 fs	<350 fs	<250 fs
Pulse Duration Tuning Range	250 fs – 10 ps	350 fs – 10 ps	250 fs – 10 ps
Maximum Pulse Energy	0.4 mJ	0.2 mJ	0.8 mJ	2 mJ	1 mJ
Repetition Rate	Single-Shot – 1 MHz	Single-Shot – 1 MHz (2 MHz on request)	Single-shot – 10MHz	Single-Shot – 2 MHz
Pulse Selection	Single-shot, pulse-on-demand, any fundamental repetition rate division
Polarisation	Linear, vertical; 1 : 1000
Beam Quality, M^2	<1.2
Beam Diameter	3.9 ± 0.4 mm	4.2 ± 0.4 mm	5.1 ± 0.7 mm	5 ± 0.5 mm
Beam Pointing Stability	< 20 µrad/°C
Pulse Picker	FEC	Attenuator	FEC
Pulse Picker Leakage	< 0.25 %	< 0.5%	< 0.25%
Pulse-to-pulse energy stability, 24 h	pan=”6″>< 0.5%
Long-term power stability, 100 h	< 0.5%

Model	CB3-UV-30W	CB3-UV-50W
Cooling Method	Water-Cooled
Centre Wavelength	343 ± 3 nm
Maximum Output Power	>30W	>50W
Pulse Duration	≈ 500 fs
Output Pulse Energy	150 μJ
Repetition Rate	200 – 1000 kHz	300 – 1000 kHz
Polarisation	Linear, vertical; 1 : 200
Beam Quality, M^2	< 1.3
Beam Diameter	2 – 5 mm
Long-term power stability, 12 h	<0.5%
Lifetime	10000 h

Model	CB5	CB5-SP
Cooling Method	Air-Cooled
Centre Wavelength	1030 ± 10 nm
Maximum Output Power	6W	5W
Pulse Duration	< 290 fs	< 190 fs
Pulse Duration Tuning Range	290 fs – 20 ps	190 fs – 20 ps
Maximum Pulse Energy	100 µJ	83 µJ	100 µJ
Repetition Rate	Single-Shot – 1 MHz
Pulse Selection	Single-shot, pulse-on-demand, any fundamental repetition rate division
Polarisation	Linear, vertical; 1 : 1000
Beam Quality, M^2	<1.2
Beam Diameter	2.1 ± 0.4 mm
Beam Pointing Stability	< 20 µrad/°C
Pulse Energy Control	Attenuator	AOM	Attenuator
Pulse Picker Leakage	< 2 %	< 0.1 %	< 2 %
Pulse-to-pulse energy stability, 24 h	< 0.5%
Long-term power stability, 100 h	<0.5%

Model	2H	2H-3H	2H-4H
Beam quality, M2 ≤ 400 μJ pump	<1.3	< 1.3 (2H) < 1.4 (3H)	< 1.3 (2H) n/a (4H)
Beam quality, M2 > 400 μJ pump	<1.4	< 1.4 (2H) < 1.5 (3H)/td>	< 1.4 (2H) n/a (4H)