This is a Small-size Mode Locked Yb Fiber Laser Kit having product-level stability and compactness. This kit works on NPR (Nonlinear Polarization Rotation) as a principle of ultrafast light generation and provides stable ultrashort laser thanks to its elaborate design in spite of the compact body.

::What is “fiber laser” ?

Feature

The housing is prepared to accommodate various optical parts therein. You can easily build up a desirable optical system by installing optical parts according to the guidance given by the assembling instruction manual.Because the optical system is mounted inside the housing, influence of external disturbance factors such as air turbulence the laboratory and so on, are suppressed.Originally the spectral width is greater than 50 nm, and the pulse width can also be set to less than 100 fs by an externally provided pulse compressor.
As an external pulse compressor, we recommend a transmission type diffraction grating of the polarization dependent type and having a high diffraction efficiency.

Comparison between usual products and Kokyo’s

Small-size Mode Locked Yb Fiber Laser Kit Conventional Products (Typ.)
Pulse width <2 ps
(<100fs with an external pulse compressor)
<200 fs
Center wavelength 1040 nm±10 nm 1040 nm±10 nm
Average output >20 mW >100 mW
Repetition frequency 90±10 MHz 50 MHz
Output stability 〜0.1% rms <0.5% rms
Self-making Possible Impossible
Price Presented (US$ 13,800) Not presented (up to US$ 50,000)

Mounting and Specifications

Mounting

Small-size Ultrafast Yb Fiber Laser Kit includes:
・ a set of optical parts
・ a semiconductor laser
・a housing
・an assembling instruction manual

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Specifications (one example)

Specifications (one example)

Pulse width: < 2 ps *1
Center wavelength: 1040 ± 10 nm
Spectral width : > 50 nm
Average output: > 20 mW
Repetition frequency: 90 ± 10 MHz
Output stability: 〜0.1 % rms (Typ.)
Output port: a collimated light from the side of housing*2
Polarization direction: Vertical
Size: 130 x 280 x 90 mm*3
*1 <100 fs , with an optional external compressor
*2 A connector on the front side is an input port for a pump LD.
*3 A pump LD is not included in “Sizes.” (not shown in the photo)
*Specifications are subject to change by external factors such as alignment of the optical parts assembled or the fiber length, and so on.

Product sales record

  • The University of Electro-Communications
  • Osaka City University
  • Hokkaido University
  • Osaka University
  • Other domestic and foreign private companies

Price and Shipment

Product Name: Small-size Mode Locked Yb Fiber Laser Kit
Model No.: FL-MLYb-kit-s
Price: US$ 13,800 (tax-excluded)
Shipment: The day on receipt of order at shortest. months after receipt of order at longest
*A power source for a semiconductor laser is not included.
*Inform us if you do not have a fusion splicer.
*Mode Locked Fiber Laser Kits with center wavelength of 1.5 μm
or 0.9 μm are also available.

*For getting a higher intensity, you can use this kit together with a fiber amplifier kit or a high pulse energy type femtosecond regeneration amplifying kit.

Options (sold separately)

Required items

LD (semiconductor laser) power supply
It is used to drive a semiconductor laser (LD).
If you do not have an LD power supply, please choose from three models.
::Precautions when handling semiconductor lasers
LD (semiconductor laser) power supply
PS-LDD-BOX
14-pin butterfly LD power supply for large current
This is an all-in-one type LD power supply that combines a current controller, temperature controller, and LD holder into one.

Price
US$ 2,450(Tax excluded)
LD (semiconductor laser) power supply
PS-LDD-LCD-K
14-pin butterfly LD power supply kit for large current (with liquid crystal display)
A compact LD power supply kit with a liquid crystal display.

Price
US$ 1,595 (Tax excluded)
LD (semiconductor laser) power supply
ソーラボ製LD電源
Thorlabs LD power supply
Current controller, temperature controller, LD holder included

Model
CLD1015
Price
approx. US$ 2,900(Tax excluded)
LD power supply fixing pedestal clamp
LDドライバ用ペデスタル・クランプ
Pedestal clamp for fixing the D power supply to the breadboard
Set of 4 each

Price
approx. US$ 240(Tax excluded)
Bread board
ブレッドボード
It is used to place and fix optical products. Required if you do not have an optical surface plate.
Material: Aluminum (black alumite) Size: 450 x 600 x 12.7 mm

Model
OTSB456-1
Price
approx. US$ 400(Tax excluded)
IR sensor card

The excitation laser and the laser output from the kit are invisible. A special viewer card is required to check the laser light.
::IR sensor (viewer) card description

Price
Please contact us
Fusion splicer
It is used to connect optical fibers together. If you do not have a fusion splicer, please choose from two models.
::Explanation of fusion splicer
Fusion splicer
融着機70S
Compatible with single-core optical fibers (cladding diameter 80 μm to 150 μm)

Price
approx. US$ 10,000(Tax excluded)
Fusion splicer
12Si
Compatible with single-core optical fiber (clad diameter 125 μm),
inexpensive

Model
12Si-NDセット

Price
US$ 253,000(Tax excluded)
Fusion splicer

Compatible with single-core optical fiber (clad diameter 125 μm),
inexpensive

Price
US$ 1,980(Tax excluded)

Recommended items

Detailed assembly manual (blueprint)
スクリーンショット 2016-03-09 18.04.58
It is a more detailed manual than the attached simple assembly manual. With this manual, mode synchronization is easy.
The following contents are described.

  • Detailed explanation of the assembly method
  • How to apply nonlinear polarization rotation mode lock
  • Troubleshoot mode sync loss
Model
YbManual
Price
US$ 1,000 (Tax excluded)
Spectrometer or spectrum analyzer

It is used to check the mode lock and measure the spectrum of laser light. You can also use a photodetector oscilloscope to check the mode lock.
::Optical spectrum measurement method
::Explanation of spectrometer

Price
approx. US$ 1,900(Tax excluded)
Power meter

You can measure the power of laser light. When assembling the kit, you can check that the laser light is being guided efficiently.
::Power meter description

Price
approx. US$ 700(Tax excluded)

Optional item

Photo detector
ET-3000A
You can measure the intensity of laser light by connecting it to an oscilloscope. By observing the pulse train, you can see how the mode lock is applied.
::Photo detector description

Model
ET-3000A
Price
Please contact us
Oscilloscope
picoscope6404写真
It is used with the photo detector.

Price
Please contact us
FROG
8-50-ECO
In addition to the pulse width of ultrashort pulsed laser light, the phase can be measured simultaneously.
::FROG commentary

Model
8-50-ECO
Price
Please contact us
Case
XE25C10D・M
It is used to protect optical products from dust.
Size: 525 x 375 x 300 mm

Price
approx. US$ 450(Tax excluded)

Other items

Book “Commentary Fiber Laser Basic Edition”
ファイバーレーザーの本
You can systematically learn about fiber lasers.

Model
ISBN-10: 4902312476
Price
Wavelength variable slit set
波長可変用スリットセット
You can manually change the wavelength from 1020 nm to 1090 nm.

Model
WT-SL-k
Price
US$ 1,000(Tax excluded)
Dispersion adjusting glass set

The pulse width can be finely adjusted by inserting and removing the high dispersion glass. 25 mm prism and each thickness 5, 10, 20, 40, 50, 100, 150 mm are available.

2nd harmonic SHG generation set
NCPM-SHG_Module_for_fs_Yb-fiber_Lasers
Wavelength 1045 nm can be changed to 522.5 nm or wavelength 1030 nm can be changed to 515 nm.
::Explanation of wavelength conversion

Pulse stretcher kit
PSTR-IR
You can pulse stretch femtosecond pulses to picosecond or nanosecond pulses.
::Explanation of pulse stretcher

Price
Please contact us
(For custom made)
Fiber amplifier kit
FA_schematics-1030x283
A fiber amplifier can be used with a pulse energy of several nJ to around 100 nJ.
::Explanation of optical fiber amplifier

Price
Please contact us
(For custom made)
Regenerative amplifier kit
rga-fs-yb-0-1mj-kit
The pulse energy number nJ can be amplified to 100 μJ or more.
::Regenerative amplifier description

Price
US$ 98,000(Tax excluded)
Pulse compressor kit
system
Picosecond and nanosecond pulses can be pulse-compressed into femtosecond pulses.

Price
US$ 4,600(Tax excluded)
Supercontinuum SC generation kit
FC-SC-PCF-kit
Bandwidths of 10 nm can be extended to hundreds of nm or more.
::Explanation of Super Continuum

Price
Please contact us
Simulation software
rp_fiber_power_small
Very useful modeling software for fiber device design and optimization.

Price
Please contact us
Chirp mirror
チャープミラー
You can give the pulse a small negative variance.

Model
Layertec
Price
Please contact us
Chirp FBG
Chirped fiber bragg grating
You can give the pulse a large positive or negative dispersion.

Model
OE land
Price
Please contact us

The expendables

WDM coupler
unnamed
If the alignment work is performed when the LD power is strong, the Q switch operation is likely to occur and may be damaged.

Model
Price
Please contact us

Other services

Assembly service
You can leave the assembly to the point where the mode-locked fiber laser oscillates.

Model
Price
US$ 3,000(Tax excluded)

Transportation expenses will be charged separately.