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Optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) is the only laser technology currently available that simultaneously provides high peak and average power along with few-cycle pulse durations, meeting the requirements of the most advanced scientific applications. Our portfolio of cutting-edge OPCPA products is built on years of expertise in developing and manufacturing optical parametric amplifiers and femtosecond lasers. The few-cycle, CEP-stable pulses are available in a compact tabletop ORPHEUS-OPCPA or a larger TW-level OPCPA-HE, similar to SYLOS at ELI ALPS.

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Benefiting from the industrial-grade stability and reliability of CARBIDE and PHAROS femtosecond lasers, ORPHEUS-OPCPA delivers few-cycle, CEP-stable pulses in a compact design, similar in size to our standard parametric amplifiers.

All ORPHEUS-OPCPA models use the same base architecture to generate CEP‑stable, high-contrast, few-cycle pulses at different fixed output wavelengths, including but not limited to 800 nm, 1050 nm, 1600 nm, or 2000 nm. ORPHEUS-OPCPA is available with or without a pulse compressor, thus intended as seed sources, delivering background-free pulses with near‑single-cycle bandwidths, excellent spectral phase coherence, and CEP stability.

When synchronized with industrial-grade CARBIDE or PHAROS femtosecond lasers, ORPHEUS-OPCPA achieves pump power of up to 480 W and pump pulse energy of up to 20 mJ. Higher power operation using alternative pump sources, such as thin-disk or innoslab lasers, is available upon request.

High-Energy OPCPA Systems

Applications such as high-energy attosecond pulse generation, high-harmonic generation from solid targets, and laser electron acceleration benefit from few-cycle pulse durations and excellent pulse contrast, while requiring multi-millijoule pulse energy.

Our most powerful high-energy OPCPA systems are scalable to multi-TW peak powers at kHz repetition rates, all while maintaining few-cycle pulse durations. This combination enables them to meet the most demanding requirements, delivering an unprecedented level of stability and reliability for systems of this scale.

Furthermore, a pre-pulse contrast of > 10¹² is achieved without the need for complex and lossy nonlinear pulse-cleaning techniques. At the same time, < 250 mrad CEP stability and < 1.5% pulse energy stability are maintained throughout a full day of operation, making this a robust and reliable multi-TW system.