Benefiting from the industrial-grade stability and reliability of CARBIDE and PHAROS femtosecond lasers, ORPHEUS-OPCPA delivers few-cycle, CEP-stable pulses in a compact design, similar in size to our standard parametric amplifiers.
All ORPHEUS-OPCPA models use the same base architecture to generate CEP‑stable, high-contrast, few-cycle pulses at different fixed output wavelengths, including but not limited to 800 nm, 1050 nm, 1600 nm, or 2000 nm. ORPHEUS-OPCPA is available with or without a pulse compressor, thus intended as seed sources, delivering background-free pulses with near‑single-cycle bandwidths, excellent spectral phase coherence, and CEP stability.
When synchronized with industrial-grade CARBIDE or PHAROS femtosecond lasers, ORPHEUS-OPCPA achieves pump power of up to 480 W and pump pulse energy of up to 20 mJ. Higher power operation using alternative pump sources, such as thin-disk or innoslab lasers, is available upon request.
Center wavelength, 1) other options are available | 800 nm | 1050 nm | 1600 nm | 2000 nm |
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Pump source | CARBIDE / PHAROS | CARBIDE / PHAROS | CARBIDE / PHAROS | CARBIDE / PHAROS |
Pump source | CARBIDE / PHAROS | |||
Pump power | 20 – 480 W | 20 – 480 W | 20 – 480 W | 20 – 480 W |
Pump power | 20 – 480 W | |||
Pump pulse energy | 0.2 – 20 mJ | 0.2 – 20 mJ | 0.2 – 20 mJ | 0.2 – 20 mJ |
Pump pulse energy | 0.2 – 20 mJ | |||
Repetition rate | 1 kHz – 1 MHz | 1 kHz – 1 MHz | 1 kHz – 1 MHz | 1 kHz – 1 MHz |
Repetition rate | 1 kHz – 1 MHz | |||
Conversion efficiency 1) | > 7% | > 6% | > 10% | > 9% |
Pulse duration 1) 2) | < 10 fs / < 15 fs | < 40 fs / < 300 fs | < 40 fs | < 25 fs |
CEP stability, 1 h 1) 3) | < 250 mrad | < 250 mrad | < 250 mrad | < 250 mrad |
CEP stability, 1 h 1) 3) | < 250 mrad | |||
Temporal contrast | ≥1010 : 1 from −500 to −50 ps ≥109 : 1, from −50 to −15 ps ≥106 : 1, from −15 to −5 ps | ≥1010 : 1 from −500 to −50 ps ≥109 : 1, from −50 to −15 ps ≥106 : 1, from −15 to −5 ps | n/a 4) | n/a 4) |
Temporal contrast | ≥1010 : 1 from −500 to −50 ps ≥109 : 1, from −50 to −15 ps ≥106 : 1, from −15 to −5 ps | n/a 4) | ||
Long-term power stability, 8 h 1) 5) | < 1.5% | < 1.5% | < 1.5% | < 1.5% |
Long-term power stability, 8 h 1) 5) | < 1.5% | |||
Pulse-to-pulse energy stability, 1 min 1) 5) | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% |
Pulse-to-pulse energy stability, 1 min 1) 5) | < 1% |
Center wavelength, 1) other options are available | 800 nm | 1050 nm | 1600 nm | 2000 nm |
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- Typical values. For custom inquiries, contact sales@lightcon.com.
- Uncompressed pulses are available for seeding larger amplifiers.
- CEP values calculated from unaveraged, single-shot measurements.
- Although the pulse contrast is not quantified, the identical OPA architecture is already validated at 800 nm and 1050 nm.
- Expressed as normalized root mean squared deviation (NRMSD).

ORPHEUS-OPCPA temporal pulse profile at 800 nm.

ORPHEUS-OPCPA pulse contrast measurement using a high-dynamic-range third-order autocorrelator.

ORPHEUS-OPCPA long-term output power stability at 800 nm.

ORPHEUS-OPCPA pulse-to-pulse energy stability at 800 nm.

ORPHEUS-OPCPA CEP stability measurement at 100 kHz.

Front-end example (without compression).
PHAROS pump laser and ORPHEUS-OPCPA.

OPCPA system (up to 240 W pump).
2 x CARBIDE pump lasers, ORPHEUS-OPCPA, ORPHEUS-OPCPA booster stage, compressor, and f-2f interferometer.

Dual-channel 800 nm/2000 nm OPCPA system.
CARBIDE pump laser, ORPHEUS-OPCPA optimized at 800 nm, ORPHEUS-OPCPA optimized at 2000 nm, 2 x compressors, 2 x f-2f interferometers, and diagnostics.

OPCPA system (up to 480 W pump).
4 x CARBIDE pump lasers, ORPHEUS-OPCPA, 2 x ORPHEUS-OPCPA booster stages, compressor, f-2f interferometer, and diagnostics.
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