ARGO – Multi-color tunable OPA laser suite from UV to Mid-IR

Wavelengths: from 200 nm to 16.2 µm
Market-leading conversion efficiency
Output power: up to 30 W/300 µJ
Pulse duration: down to < 50 fs
Repetition rate: up to 1 MHz

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Introduction

ARGO: UV to Mid-IR Tunable OPA laser suite for advanced pump-probe spectroscopy

High-power ultrafast laser suite offering market-leading conversion efficiency at short pulses.

ARGO is our high-power widely tunable, multi-color OPA (optical parametric amplifier) laser suite capable of delivering sub-50-fs pulses with market-leading conversion efficiency. Combining our advanced OPCPA technology with harmonic generation conversion stages, the system delivers wavelengths from deep-UV (200 nm) to mid-IR (16.2 µm). Our new Class 5 Bridge, an IoT-enabled modular control system, connects multiple ARGO units to build advanced pump-probe setups.

-Client Testimonials

“I have 22 different ultrafast pump-probe modes configured. With this system, I have the flexibility to study ultrafast light matter interactions in various materials for the optics industry.”

— Anne Harth, Professor of Optical Engineering and Applied Photonics at the Faculty of Optics, Aalen University of Applied Sciences.

Features

Widely tunable system

From deep-UV (200 nm) to mid-IR (16.2 µm)

High conversion efficiency

Market-leading conversion efficiency.

High pulse energies and average power

Tunable output power of 30 W/300 µJ possible

White light ouput

Supercontinuum white light (600-900 nm) output available

Class 5 Bridge: Build your pump-probe suite

All ARGO units can be connected to a multi-color pump-probe setup with the Class 5 Bridge modular control system.

Specs

	ARGO 800	ARGO 800 Pro	ARGO 2000	ARGO 2000 Pro
Wavelength (central)	700-900 nm		1400 – 2000 (Signal) 2100 – 3500 (Idler)
Pulse duration	< 50 fs		100 – 300 fs
Conv. Eff (at peak)	8% (800 nm) (compressed)		13% (Signal) 12% (Idler)	10% (Signal) 8% (Idler)
Pump Energy	20 – 100 µJ	100 – 3000 µJ	20 – 100 µJ	100 – 3000 µJ
Repetition rate	up to 1 MHz
Pump laser power	10 – 300W
SHG range / conv.* (peak)	< 350 – 450 nm / 2%		700 – 1400 nm / 6%
THG range / conv.* (peak)	234 – 300 nm / 0.4%		–
FHG range / conv.* (peak)	200 – 225 nm / 0.08%		350 – 700 nm / 2%
DFG range / conv.* (peak)	–		3.5 – 16.2 µm / 0.7%

*conversion efficiencies 1030 nm pump laser to output

Performance

ARGO is compatible with a wide range of commercially available Yb-lasers, including but not limited to:

Monaco – Coherent
A8000 – Amphos
Carbide – Light Conversion

Please contact us to confirm compatibility with your specific laser source.

Which wavelength options are available for the ARGO 800 OPCPA?

ARGO 800 OPCPA offers a tunable output range from 700 to 900 nm. Additional wavelength ranges can be accessed through nonlinear wavelength conversion stages, enabling 350–400 nm (SHG), 233–300 nm (THG), and 200–225 nm (FHG).

Which wavelength options are available for the ARGO 2000 OPCPA?

ARGO 2000 OPCPA offers a tunable output range from 1400 to 2000 nm (signal) and from 2100 to 3500 nm (Idler). Additional wavelength ranges can be accessed through nonlinear wavelength conversion stages, enabling 700–1400 nm (SHG), 350–700 nm (FHG), and 3.5–16.2 µm (DFG).

Is a pump laser included with the ARGO OPCPA?

The ARGO OPCPA line is specifically designed to operate with a wide range of Yb-lasers. Our systems can be integrated with existing Yb-lasers or, upon request, delivered as a complete system that includes a new pump laser.

What pulse durations does ARGO support?

ARGO 800 OPCPA pulses are compressed to durations below 50 fs.
ARGO 2000 OPCPA pulses are delivered with compressed pulse durations in the 100–300 fs range.

If shorter pulses are required, please refer to our ARGO 1030 MPC system or contact our sales team: sales@class5photonics.com.

Which Yb-laser pump energies are supported?

For both ARGO 800 and ARGO 2000, the standard version supports pulse energies in the 20–100 µJ range, while the Pro version supports 100–3000 µJ.

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