Single-shot autocorrelator for pulse-front tilt and pulse duration measurements description TiPA is an invaluable tool for alignment of ultrashort pulse laser systems based on the chirped pulse amplification technique. Its unique design allows monitoring and measuring the pulse duration as well as the pulse front tilt in both vertical and horizontal planes. TiPA is a straightforward and accurate direct pulse-front tilt measurement tool. The device is recommended to be used to measure pulse duration from our PHAROS system as well as from TOPAS and ORPHEUS series of Optical Parametric Amplifiers. Operation of TiPA is based on non-collinear second harmonic (SH) generation, where the spatial distribution of the SH beam contains information on the temporal shape of the fundamental pulse. This technique combines low background and single-shot measurement capability. The basic idea is that two replicas of a fundamental ultrashort pulse pass non-collinearly through a nonlinear crystal, in which SH generation takes place. SH beam’s width and tilt in a plane perpendicular to propagation provide information about the pulse duration and tilt of pulse front. The SH beam is sampled by the included CCD camera. TiPA comes with a user friendly software package, which ensures on-line monitoring of incoming pulse properties. FEATURES Measures pulse duration in 30–1000 fs range Measures pulse-front tilt Working range – from 500 nm up to 2000 nm Easy to align and operate Compact design Hi-speed 12-bit CCD camera User friendly pulse-analysis APPLICATIONS PHAROS pulse duration measurement TOPAS and ORPHEUS pulse duration measurement Ti:saph amplifier’s compressor optimization and pulse duration measurement View of the TiPA software window CCD control and info panels on the left; image captured by CCD – middle; processed time profile of the image with Gaussian fit, and processed space profile of the image – right top and bottom respectively.

TiPA models* Model Operation wavelength *Non-standard models available on request. Performance specification Wavelength range Temporal resolution Measurable pulse width Minimum average power of radiation CCD specifications Maximum resolution Pixel size Analog-to-Digital converter Spectral response* Power consumption from USB bus * With glass window. Beam interception height Beam interception height: 100...180 Recommended area for fixing General dimensions of the housing Input height: 38.5 Full length: 256 Local distributor list available at www.lightcon.com Specifications are subject to change...