SRS Laser Replacement

Concepts

• teddington
• precision equipment
• laser
• srs laser replacement
• the laser repetition rate
• srs
• replacement
• laboratory and optical equipment
• video rate speed
• previous generation picoemerald s

Location

United Kingdom: Teddington

Description

Replacement of SRS laser (due Sept 25): PicoEmerald FT with upgraded electronics to improve speed, productivity and sensitivity

Total Quantity or Scope

Replacement of SRS laser (due Sept 25): PicoEmerald FT with upgraded electronics to improve speed, productivity and sensitivity. Tuning speed: 1.5 s for a random tuning step, up to 100x faster than previous generation picoEmerald S we currently have at NPL. Highly improved signal-to-noise ratio mainly due to the reduction of the laser repetition rate leads to 10x faster image acquisition compared to picoEmerald S. This two-colour turnkey system ideal for stimulated Raman microscopy up to video rate speed as it offers perfect temporal and spatial overlap of exit beams; tuneable between 660 nm and 2340 nm which translates to 210 cm-1 to 5450 cm-1 energy difference (currently we can go 660 cm-1 to 4500 cm-1 ) providing the opportunity to analyse also a variety of materials that we are not capable of right now; 2 ps pulses with 10 cm-1 spectral width providing a similar spectral resolution to our current device; extremely low noise compared to all-fiber laser systems; compatible with commercial microscopes and homebuilt setups; active and passive stabilization, ideal for long-term experiments This laser will increase the capacity of our facility but will provide also new capabilities in offering services on dynamic samples.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Legal Justification

The sole manufacture of this type of laser system is A.P.E GmbH who has made available the next generation of laser systems that are compatible to the current version we have. This laser can be bought only as a laser unit via the exclusive representative in the UK called “Photonic Solutions”. Photonic Solutions Ltd has been for 20 years and remains the official and exclusive distributor across the UK and Ireland for A.P.E GmbH in Berlin. Clearly using another supplier would require replacement of the microscope as the software and the microscope we currently have will not be able to “communicate” with the new laser source. This would prove both prohibitive and costly.

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