CPDL-S-F/FA Series Compact Picosecond Seed Lasers

Reliable picosecond seed lasers designed for seamless OEM integration. 808–1560 nm.

RELIABLE PICOSECOND SEED LASERS FOR SEAMLESS SYSTEM INTEGRATION

Key Benefits

• Reliable amplifier seeding — stable picosecond pulses suited to demanding amplifier chains
• Easy OEM integration — fully digital control via USB or RS-232, no external driver needed
• Higher available power — optional fibre amplification for increased output
• Stable timing performance — consistent pulse timing for embedded photonics applications
• Repeatable fibre coupling — FC/APC output with built-in optical isolator

Compact OEM Laser Heads with Digital Control and Fibre Output

PicoQuant’s CPDL-S-F/FA Series offers compact picosecond seed lasers designed for seamless OEM integration. All parameters are controlled digitally via USB or RS-232, removing the need for an external driver and simplifying system architecture. Covering key wavelengths from 1030 to 1560 nm, with pulse widths around 100 ps (and down to 20 ps for selected models), the series delivers reliable timing, flexible repetition rates, and robust FC/APC fibre output for demanding amplifier chains and embedded photonics applications.

Picosecond Lasers for Advanced Optical Measurements

In neuroscience imaging setups, CPDL-S-F/FA lasers offer reliable picosecond excitation at 1030–1550 nm, ensuring clean temporal profiles and stable fibre delivery. Their compact OEM design simplifies integration into multimodal instruments that probe neural dynamics, perfusion changes, or optically driven physiological responses.

CPDL-S-F/FA lasers also provide stable picosecond pulses and narrow-linewidth NIR output ideal for time-domain diffuse correlation spectroscopy (TD-DCS) systems. Their precise timing, flexible repetition rates, and fibre-ready design enable accurate photon time-of-flight selection, supporting deeper sensitivity and improved blood-flow measurements in advanced neuromonitoring setups — for example, in optical configurations where an amplified picosecond seed laser illuminates a phantom, with one SNSPD channel recording the temporal point spread function (TPSF) and a second measuring the IRF, with signals processed via TDC cards and an FPGA-based unit.

Stable Fibre-Coupled Output

Built on PicoQuant’s proven diode-based platform, these narrow-linewidth NIR sources provide stable picosecond pulses with optional fibre amplification for higher output power. The FC/APC fibre output ensures reliable coupling into polarisation-maintaining single-mode fibres, supporting consistent alignment, stable long-term operation, and straightforward integration into OEM architectures.