Q-SHIFT

The Q-SHIFT series of Q-switched DPSS lasers is designed for researchers and application specialists working in micromachining, dermatology, LIDAR, time-resolved laser spectroscopy, and LIBS applications. With its built-in nonlinear wavelength conversion stage, this series can produce unconventional DPSS wavelengths: 1163, 1177, 1300, 1317, 1551 & 1571 nm. The optional harmonics generator can generate up to the 4th harmonic for each fundamental wavelength, providing even more versatility. This series can produce up to 40mJ/1W @ 1163nm with up to 100Hz repetition rate.

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Benefits:

• Unconventional fundamental DPSS wavelengths – 1163, 1177, 1300, 1317, 1551 and 1571 nm: 
  • Provides access to a wider range of wavelengths, enabling new possibilities and more precise results.
• Optional – up to 4th harmonic for each fundamental wavelength: 
  • Offers greater versatility and flexibility in wavelength options, making it easier to adapt the laser to different applications and experiment designs.
• Remote monitoring and control via built-in Ethernet interface: 
  • Allows for convenient and easy control of the laser from a remote location, including support and diagnostics, saving time and increasing efficiency.
• Air-cooled – water-free: 
  • Requires less maintenance and is more environmentally friendly than water-cooled systems, reducing operating costs and increasing efficiency.
• Sync pulses for triggering of user equipment: 
  • Enables synchronization with other equipment in the laboratory, ensuring accurate and precise timing and facilitating more complex experiments.
• Optional stand-alone pulse generator for variable rep. rate: 
  • Provides greater control over the laser’s output, making it easier to adjust the laser to different experimental conditions and parameters.
• Stand-alone air purging unit for long lifetime of UV optics: 
  • Provides protection and prolongs the lifetime of the laser, even in harsh or demanding conditions, reducing maintenance and replacement costs.
• Guaranteed pump diode lifetime:
  • Greater than 2 giga-shots pump diode lifetime provides long-term stability and reduces downtime.
• High-speed triggering, <0.5ns RMS jitter: 
  • Allows for faster and more precise control over the laser, ensuring accurate timing and minimizing errors and inconsistencies.

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This air-cooled series of lasers builds on the Q2 and Q2HE series and the guaranteed > 2 G shot lifetime, utilizing the same time tested Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF lasers as pump sources. It provides high-speed triggering pulses with RMS jitter > 0.5 ns with respect to Q-switch triggering edge of the pulse and both internal and external triggering. The Quantas-Q-SHIFT laser is controlled via a built-in Ethernet port with the option to add Wi-Fi adapter, allowing users to monitor and control laser remotely.

Due to a short laser cavity and excellent thermal properties of the crystal, this series produces high peak intensity pulses (up to 40mJ @ 1163 or 1177nm), with typical pulse durations from 2-5ns, and a repetition rate up to 100Hz, even at visible wavelengths (blue, yellow and red) when the Quantas-Q-SHIFT laser is combined with our attachable SHG or stand-alone H-SMART harmonic generator. This laser’s functionality can be further extended by auxiliary equipment, including an attachable motorized attenuator for fundamental wavelength beam, attachable pulse energy monitor with analog and/or digital output, and a stand-alone two-channel pulse generator.

The tables below show configurations by Wavelength, Rep. Rate, and Pulse Energy.

Check out the datasheet for expanded tables and more technical information.

1163 & 1177nm Basic Configuration Table:

1300 & 1317nm Basic Configuration Table:

1551 & 1571nm Basic Configuration Table:

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