Comprehensive Spectroscopy Systems
The HARPIA comprehensive spectroscopy system performs a variety of sophisticated time-resolved spectroscopic measurements in a compact footprint. It offers an intuitive user experience and easy day-to-day maintenance, meeting the needs of today’s scientific applications.
The HARPIA-TA is a transient absorption spectroscopy system. Extension modules and customization options tailor the HARPIA system to specific measurement needs. In particular, it can be expanded using time-correlated single-photon counting and fluorescence upconversion (HARPIA-TF), third beam delivery (HARPIA-TB), and microscopy (HARPIA-MM) modules. HARPIA is designed for easy switching between measurement modes and comes with dedicated data acquisition and analysis software. Each module is contained in a monolithic aluminum body, ensuring excellent optical stability and minimal optical path lengths.
The HARPIA-TG is a novel transient grating spectroscopy system dedicated to the measurement of the diffusion coefficient and carrier lifetime. The fully automated and computer-controlled system enables the measurement in a matter of minutes.
- See HARPIA selection guide for more details or contact sales@lightcon.com for typical configurations.
- See ultrafast spectroscopy applications for more information.
- Transient absorption and reflection in bulk and microscopy
- Multi-pulse transient absorption and reflection
- Femtosecond fluorescence upconversion
- Femtosecond stimulated Raman scattering (FSRS)
- Picosecond-to-microsecond fluorescence TCSPC
- Intensity-dependent transient absorption and reflection
- Flash photolysis, Z-scan
- Market-leading sensitivity
- 330 nm – 24 μm spectral range
- Probe delay ranges from 2 to 8 ns
- Pump pulse energies down to nJ
- Cryostat and peristaltic pump support
- Femtosecond-to-microsecond measurements
- Automated switching between fluorescence upconversion and TCSPC
- Automated spectral scanning and calibration
- Optional operation as a stand-alone unit
- Delivery of an additional femtosecond or picosecond beam
- Polarization, intensity, and delay control
- Femtosecond stimulated Raman scattering (FSRS) support
- Z-scan support
- Down to 2 μm spatial resolution
- Broadband and monochromatic probe options
- Motorized XYZ sample stage
- Transmission, specular and diffuse reflection geometry
- Carrier diffusion coefficient in a matter of minutes!
- Non-invasive measurement technique
- Fully automated and computer controlled
- Continuous setting of grating period
- Sensitivity down to µJ/cm² excitation level






The HARPIA spectroscopy system achieves an excellent signal‑to‑noise ratio at high repetition rate and low energy excitation conditions. The graphs below compare the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of difference absorption spectra obtained with a Ti:Sapphire laser operating at 1 kHz and a PHAROS laser operating at 64 kHz with the same acquisition time.
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