Ultrashort femtosecond laser pulses as provided by the VENTEON | PULSE : ONE oscillator family are dispersed (broadened in time) when propagating through any medium different than vacuum. Therefore, applications requiring femtosecond lasers depend on accurate compensation of dispersion effects to fully exploit the benefits of such sources. Industrial, as well as clinical, applications require that the laser source consistently delivers identical pulses to the target to ensure reproducibility. Using the pulse characterization and automated compensation which are integrated by the MIIPS® technologyply those pulses can be measured and compressed to their transform limit at the target in seconds, even without manual tweaking. Thus the pulse shapers provided by Biophotonic Solutions Inc. are ideally suited to complete the VENTEON product line to provide in combination the best suited pulses for the desired application.

Application Note:    Two-Photon Microscopy with Sub-8fs Laser Pulses

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Versatile through adaptive optics: - Automated pulse compression < 6 fs - Wavelength / bandwidth control in < 10 ms without moving parts! BioPhotonic Solutions, Inc. (BSI), the world leader in automated pulse compression, in close partnership with VENTEON Laser Technologies GmbH, the expert in ultrashort pulse generation, is proud to introduce femtoAdaptivTM: the first ultrafast laser capable of adaptive pulse self-compression. The system is aimed at the high volume market for oscillators being used for nonlinear optical imaging. Unlike the versions that correct for linear chirp using static optics such as prisms mounted on mechanical actuators, this system automatically pre-compensates high order dispersion using adaptive optics. By utilizing BioPhotonic Solutions' patented MIIPS® technology, the femtoAdaptivTM can control the output center wavelength (from 650 to 1050 nm) and pulse duration (from 5 to 500 fs) in a matter of milliseconds, without the moving parts of presently available tunable lasers.

Operators can expect order-of-magnitude shorter laser pulses, and therefore brighter images, when the system is used for multiphoton imaging modalities. Furthermore, users will be able to implement the latest imaging techniques such as single-beam CARS and SRS micro-spectroscopy without requiring a second laser. The femtoAdaptivTM synergistically combines an ultra-broadband laser oscillator by VENTEON with the disruptive MIIPS® automated pulse compression technology. The frustrating burden of ultrashort pulse measurement and compression is replaced by a single click of a button in the user-friendly interface, which delivers industry leading sub-5fs pulses right to the target. The VENTEON oscillator readily provides nearly an octave of coherent output, spanning from 630 to 1100 nm, and the integrated high-resolution pulse shaper enables temporal as well as spectral pulse manipulation that rivals the capabilities found in the world's leading coherent control laboratories. The femtoAdaptivTM raises the true-performance bar in the highly competitive field of ultrafast lasers. True-performance refers to pulse characteristics that a user can expect at the target, as opposed to "out of the box."

The BSI MIIPS Box 640 is the highest resolution pulse shaper available and the bestseller of BSI. This full-size 640 pixel phase or phase-amplitude ultrashort pulse shaper sets the standard for versatility and performance and features the broadest spectral window of 600 nm. This tool completely eliminates manual tweeking and allows for a push-button pulse characterization of ultrashort femtosecond pulses and their compression with-in seconds. The MIIPS Box 640 uses the MIIPS® auto-calibration and auto-compression technology and has been finalist of the 2008 Prism Award. It comes as a complete pulse shaping solution including computer, spectrometer and nonlinear optical detection.

Schematic of the MIIPS Box 640.

Compensated 4.3 fs pulse using the MIIPS Box 640. (Laser Source: VENTEON | PULSE : ONE UB)

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The First commercial "3-in-1" ultrashort pulse shaper with, fast and accurate phase measurement, accurate arbitrary pulse shaping, and pulse compression within 1% of theoretical bandwidth limit. It is the standard BSI pulse shaper and ships fast!
The Biophotonic Solution Inc. femtoJock measures and compresses femtosecond pulses in seconds and eliminates the need of a "laser jock". The femtoJock uses the well established MIIPS® auto-calibration and auto-compression technology and comes as a complete pulse shaping solution including computer, spectrometer and nonlinear optical detection.

The Biophotonic Solution Inc. femtoFit is the most affordable pulse shaping solution to perform spectral-phase characterization, compensate spectral-phase distortions (pulse compression) to obtain transform-limited pulses, and to deliver accurately phase-shaped pulses. This small tool (15 cm cube footprint) uses the MIIPS® auto-calibration and auto-compression technology and allows for push-button pulse characterization. The BSI femtoFit is a complete pulse shaping solution including computer, spectrometer and nonlinear optical detection.