Del Mar Photonics

Pulse pickers

The pulse picker consists of the pockels cell, high voltage driver, synchronization and delay generator. It is suitable for single pulse selection from train of femtosecond or picosecond pulses. Also the device is used for pulse slicing in order to increase contrast.

  External high-frequency or optical reference
High-voltage pulse with adjustable delay
High-voltage pulse with adjustable amplitude
Two additional sync channels
High contrast
Low jitter

Applications
- Pulse selection
- Pulse Slicing
- Q-switching

Pismo Pulse Pickers brochure - Pismo 8-1-1 manual - Del Mar Photonics

Output voltage, kV
Repetition rate, kHz
Rise time, ns
Pulse duration, ns
Jitter, ns
Input sync signal
Sync repetition rate, MHz
Adjustable delay, ms
Pismo 8/1:  4-8; Pismo 12/1: 6-12
1/10/25/50
< 1-10*
< 2 -100*
< 0.2
optical or TTL
10-150
 0 - 4

* - please specify with order
Models Pismo 8/2 and Pismo 12/2 incorporate one Pockels cell and produce two high voltage pulses.
Customer requested high voltage generators up to 50kV are also available.

Pulse shapes from Pismo pulse picker

Del Mar Photonics produce pulse picker systems with repetition rate up to 100 kHz.

We can offer you our standard devices for picking single pulse from femtosecond pulse train with following specification:

7

Pulse Pickers Pismo

7.1

Pismo 8/1. One-channel, 8kV/1Hz-1kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.2

Pismo 8/10. One-channel, 8kV/500Hz-10kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.3

Pismo 8/25. One-channel, 8kV/500Hz-25kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.4

Pismo 8/40. One-channel, 8kV/500Hz-40kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

 

Pismo 8/1 (DKDP 10x10x25 mm3)

 

Pismo 88/1 (DKDP 10x10x25 mm3)

 

Pismo 88/1 (BBO 4x4x20 mm3)

7.5

Pismo 12/1. One-channel,12kV/1Hz-1kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.6

Pismo 12/10. One-channel 12kV/500Hz-10kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.7

Second channel for pulse picker Pismo 8/1

7.8

Second channel for pulse picker Pismo 8/10 ; Pismo 12/1

7.9

Second channel for pulse picker Pismo 8/25 ; Pismo 12/10

7.10

Pismo 8/1-2. Two-channel, one-cell 8kV/1Hz-1kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.11

Pismo 55/1. 5kV/1Hz-1kHz /variable 10-1250ns flat top pulse pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.12

Pismo 88/1. 8kV/1Hz-1kHz /variable 10-1250ns flat top pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.13

Pismo 8C/1. 8kV/1Hz-1kHz / not variable (constant duration, custom request) flat top pulse pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.14

Pismo 58P/1. 5kV/1Hz-1kHz /10-1000ns (“zero” square pulse with  “prepulse”) pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.xx Custom Pulse Picker - please  send us your requirements

We produce pulse picker system with repetition rate up to 100 kHz (HV pulse have the amplitude ~8kV with duration 10 ns at level 10% of maximum).

Contrast ratio - >1000:1, optical transmission of pulse picker system - >87%, clear aperture – 7mm in diameter (other dimension on request), water cooling is required (flow ~3 l/min).

New models:

1. Pismo OG8-50-1
Pockels cell crystal: DKDP, 6x6x16 mm3, ARC 700-900 nm (clear aperture – 5 mm), other aperture on request
HV pulse amplitude: up to 8 kV (HV pulse has the amplitude ~8kV with duration 10 ns at level 10% of maximum)
Repetition rate: 1 Hz – 50 kHz
RF source: 30-120 MHz
RF input: optical (internal fiber coupled photodetector with 3m length plastic fiber)
System transmission: >85%
Contrast ratio: >1:1000
Cooling requirements: water flow ~3 l/min


2. Pismo OG8-100-1
Pockels cell crystal: BBO, 4x4x20 mm3, ARC 700-900 nm (clear aperture – 3.5 mm), other aperture on request
HV pulse amplitude: up to 8 kV (HV pulse has the amplitude ~8kV with duration 10 ns at level 10% of maximum)
Repetition rate: 1 Hz – 100 kHz
RF source: 30-120 MHz
RF input: optical (internal fiber coupled photodetector with 3m length plastic fiber)
System transmission: >85%
Contrast ratio: >1:1000
Cooling requirements: water flow ~3 l/min

Pismo Pulse Pickers brochure - Pismo 8-1-1 manual - Del Mar Photonics

Components of a standard
pulse picker:


1) Pockels cell
2) Control and supply unit
3) Glan prism
4) Glan prism mount
5) Mirror mount
6) Mirror
7) Quarter-wave plate
8) Fiber
9) Fiber holder
10) AC power cord
11) Connection cable
12) Tube (6 m)
Components of Del Mar Photonics Pismo pulse picker

 

7

Pulse Pickers Pismo

7.1

Pismo 8/1. One-channel, 8kV/1Hz-1kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.2

Pismo 8/10. One-channel, 8kV/500Hz-10kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.3

Pismo 8/25. One-channel, 8kV/500Hz-25kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.4

Pismo 8/40. One-channel, 8kV/500Hz-40kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

 

Pismo 8/1 (DKDP 10x10x25 mm3)

 

Pismo 88/1 (DKDP 10x10x25 mm3)

 

Pismo 88/1 (BBO 4x4x20 mm3)

7.5

Pismo 12/1. One-channel,12kV/1Hz-1kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.6

Pismo 12/10. One-channel 12kV/500Hz-10kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.7

Second channel for pulse picker Pismo 8/1

7.8

Second channel for pulse picker Pismo 8/10 ; Pismo 12/1

7.9

Second channel for pulse picker Pismo 8/25 ; Pismo 12/10

7.10

Pismo 8/1-2. Two-channel, one-cell 8kV/1Hz-1kHz  pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.11

Pismo 55/1. 5kV/1Hz-1kHz /variable 10-1250ns flat top pulse pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.12

Pismo 88/1. 8kV/1Hz-1kHz /variable 10-1250ns flat top pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.13

Pismo 8C/1. 8kV/1Hz-1kHz / not variable (constant duration, custom request) flat top pulse pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.14

Pismo 58P/1. 5kV/1Hz-1kHz /10-1000ns (“zero” square pulse with  “prepulse”) pulse picker with  synchronization electronics

7.xx Custom Pulse Picker - please  send us your requirements

We produce pulse picker system with repetition rate up to 100 kHz (HV pulse have the amplitude ~8kV with duration 10 ns at level 10% of maximum).

Contrast ratio - >1000:1, optical transmission of pulse picker system - >87%, clear aperture – 7mm in diameter (other dimension on request), water cooling is required (flow ~3 l/min).

Del Mar Photonics team member Sergey Tenyakov explains to Francisco Bezanilla from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology the University of Chicago capabilities of Pismo pulse picker.

Del Mar Photonics team member Sergey Tenyakov explains to Francisco Bezanilla from the Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology the University of Chicago capabilities of Pismo pulse picker.

Del Mar Photonics Pismo pulse picker Control and supply unit

Del Mar Photonics Pismo pulse picker Control and supply unit (oscilloscope is not included).

Pismo Pulse Pickers brochure - Pismo 8-1-1 manual - Del Mar Photonics