Where to Buy Optical Delay Lines
Optical delay lines introduce a controlled time delay for a light beam, essential for interferometers, communications devices, autocorrelators, electro-optic sampling, and pump–probe measurements. Some devices offer a variable delay, allowing periodic scanning.
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Some aspects to consider before buying optical delay lines: delay range, resolution, thermal stability, optical quality, alignment, mounting options, environmental stability, control mechanism, ease of adjustment, precision.
Manufacturers and Other Suppliers for Optical Delay Lines
20 suppliers for optical delay lines (ODL) are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 3 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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 APE Angewandte Physik und Elektronik GmbH Plauener Straße 163–165 / Haus N 13053 Berlin Germany |  The APE ScanDelay is a variable optical delay line, allowing the introduction of a well-defined time delay into an optical path – for example, for pump–probe measurements. The delay is periodically controlled by a fast scanning shaker at a frequency of up to 20 Hz. The heart of APE’s optical delay line series is a special linear translation stage that is supplied together with appropriate control and drive electronics. The linear drive has been designed especially for optical applications. It combines low moving mass with compactness, reaching a high speed, as well as high precision and resolution. The delay drive has frictionless movement, a large and precise travel range, and it allows for very small displacements without any stick-slip-effects. The control electronic contains the motion driver and a quartz stabilized signal synthesizer. It can be synchronized with an external clock for a precise, phase-locked scanner movement. See us at Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference in Osaka, Japan, Oct. 20–24 (booth 138)! |
 YOUR KEY to innovation and success Dieselstr. 5 85748 Garching (München) Germany |  K2, by UltraFast Innovations (UFI®), is a pulse delay unit specially designed for the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) and soft X-ray region, where particularly high precision and stability are required. A two-segment mirror sends IR pulses and lower divergent XUV/soft X-ray pulses to a common focus with an interferometrically adjustable precise time delay. This allows temporally resolved experiments with pumping systems of interest either with the XUV/soft X-ray pulse and probe it with the IR or vice-versa. Based on the nature of e.g., attosecond pulses generated in the XUV/soft X-ray range by high harmonic generation (HHG), this offers state-of-the-art highest temporal resolution for your experiments. See us at Optica Laser Congress and Exhibition 2024 in Osaka, Japan, Oct. 20–25 and Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference in Osaka, Japan, Oct. 20–24 (booth 134)! |
 43 Sparta Avenue Newton, NJ 07860 United States |  Ready-to-use optical delay lines manufactured by Thorlabs include the drive system necessary for computer-controlled variation of optical path lengths. With delays up to 4,000 ps and time resolution down to 0.67 fs, these systems compliment our family of ultrafast optics and laser systems. See us at Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference in Osaka, Japan, Oct. 20–24 (booth 142)! |
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43 Sparta Avenue Newton, NJ 07860 United States | Ready-to-use optical delay lines manufactured by Thorlabs include the drive system necessary for computer-controlled variation of optical path lengths. With delays up to 4,000 ps and time resolution down to 0.67 fs, these systems compliment our family of ultrafast optics and laser systems. See us at Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference in Osaka, Japan, Oct. 20–24 (booth 142)! |
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APE Angewandte Physik und Elektronik GmbH Plauener Straße 163–165 / Haus N 13053 Berlin Germany | The APE ScanDelay is a variable optical delay line, allowing the introduction of a well-defined time delay into an optical path – for example, for pump–probe measurements. The delay is periodically controlled by a fast scanning shaker at a frequency of up to 20 Hz. The heart of APE’s optical delay line series is a special linear translation stage that is supplied together with appropriate control and drive electronics. The linear drive has been designed especially for optical applications. It combines low moving mass with compactness, reaching a high speed, as well as high precision and resolution. The delay drive has frictionless movement, a large and precise travel range, and it allows for very small displacements without any stick-slip-effects. The control electronic contains the motion driver and a quartz stabilized signal synthesizer. It can be synchronized with an external clock for a precise, phase-locked scanner movement. See us at Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference in Osaka, Japan, Oct. 20–24 (booth 138)! |
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Pôle Euro 95 – Bâtiment D 165 rue des Cistes 06600 Antibes France | www.fastlite.com E-mail: |
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Dowlish Ford Ilminster TA19 0PF United Kingdom | |
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21 rue de Broglie 22300 Lannion France | www.idil-fibres-optiques.com E-mail: |
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10, rue de Montmorency 75003 Paris France | |
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Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 15 82140 Olching Germany | www.lasercomponents.com E-mail: |
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Ch. de la Dent d'Oche 1B EPFL Innovation Park – Bâtiment L 1024 Ecublens Switzerland | www.ligentec.com E-mail: |
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Im Gaisgraben 7 79219 Staufen i. Br. Germany | www.owis.eu E-mail: |
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P. O. Box 312 Einat Israel 4880500 | rfoptic.com E-mail: |
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Unit 808, District B Dazhou Technology Park 8, Gangle Rd, Tangjia Zhuhai, Guangdong 519080 China | |
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Lüneburger Str. 26 10557 Berlin Germany | www.teraspintec.com E-mail: |
YOUR KEY to innovation and success Dieselstr. 5 85748 Garching (München) Germany | K2, by UltraFast Innovations (UFI®), is a pulse delay unit specially designed for the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) and soft X-ray region, where particularly high precision and stability are required. A two-segment mirror sends IR pulses and lower divergent XUV/soft X-ray pulses to a common focus with an interferometrically adjustable precise time delay. This allows temporally resolved experiments with pumping systems of interest either with the XUV/soft X-ray pulse and probe it with the IR or vice-versa. Based on the nature of e.g., attosecond pulses generated in the XUV/soft X-ray range by high harmonic generation (HHG), this offers state-of-the-art highest temporal resolution for your experiments. See us at Optica Laser Congress and Exhibition 2024 in Osaka, Japan, Oct. 20–25 and Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference in Osaka, Japan, Oct. 20–24 (booth 134)! |
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