A pulse picker is an electrically controlled optical switch used to extract single pulses from a fast pulse train. Short and Ultrashort pulses are in most cases generated by a mode-locked laser in the form of a pulse train with a pulse repetition rate of the order of 10 MHz – few GHz. For various reasons, it is often necessary to pick certain pulses from such a pulse train, i.e., to transmit only certain pulses and block all the others. This can be done with a pulse picker, which is essentially an electrically controlled optical gate.
TeO2 General purpose Pulse Pickers
Model |
Wavelength nm |
Aperture mmxmm |
Polarisation |
Beam diameter mm |
Rise Time ns |
Max Repetition rate with Duty cycle < 1/10 MHz |
Separation angle (0-1) mrd |
Efficiency % |
Associated RF drivers |
MT200-A0.5-800 |
700-950 |
0.5 x 1 |
Linear |
0.06 - 0.3 |
10 - 48 |
3.3 - 0.69 |
38 @800nm |
75 - 85 |
MODAxx
PPKxx |
MT200-A0.2-1064 |
980-1100 |
0.2 x 1 |
Linear |
0.09 - 0.3 |
15 - 48 |
2.2 - 0.69 |
50.6 @1064nm |
75 - 85 |
MODAxx
PPKxx |
MT250-A0.12-800 |
700-950 |
0.12 x 1 |
Linear |
0.04 - 0.1 |
6 - 16 |
5.5 - 2 |
47.6 @800nm |
70 - 85 |
MODAxx
PPKxx |
MT250-A0.12-1030.1064 |
1030-1064 |
0.12 x 1 |
Linear |
0.05 - 0.1 |
8 - 16 |
4.1 - 2 |
63.3 @1064nm |
70 - 85 |
MODAxx
PPKxx |
SiO2 High Damage Threshold Pulse Pickers
Model |
Wavelength nm |
Aperture mmxmm |
Polarisation |
Beam diameter mm |
Rise Time ns |
Max Repetition rate with Duty cycle < 1/10 MHz |
Separation angle (0-1) mrd |
Efficiency % |
Associated RF drivers |
MT200-A0.5-800 |
700-950 |
0.5 x 1 |
Linear |
0.06 - 0.3 |
10 - 48 |
3.3 - 0.69 |
38 @800nm |
75 - 85 |
MODAxx
PPKxx |
MT200-A0.2-1064 |
980-1100 |
0.2 x 1 |
Linear |
0.09 - 0.3 |
15 - 48 |
2.2 - 0.69 |
50.6 @1064nm |
75 - 85 |
MODAxx
PPKxx |
MT250-A0.12-800 |
700-950 |
0.12 x 1 |
Linear |
0.04 - 0.1 |
6 - 16 |
5.5 - 2 |
47.6 @800nm |
70 - 85 |
MODAxx
PPKxx |
MT250-A0.12-1030.1064 |
1030-1064 |
0.12 x 1 |
Linear |
0.05 - 0.1 |
8 - 16 |
4.1 - 2 |
63.3 @1064nm |
70 - 85 |
MODAxx
PPKxx |
Fiber Pulses Pickers