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Buying Pulse Characterization Instruments

Top-level product category: detectors and measurements

More specific product categories: frequency-resolved optical gating devices, spectral phase interferometry instruments, streak cameras, timing jitter measurement devices

Pulse characterization instruments, including autocorrelators, FROG and SPIDER setups, streak cameras, and CEO detection instruments, measure various properties of laser pulses, such as duration, energy, bandwidth, and shape.

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Aspects to Consider Before Buying

Some aspects to consider before buying pulse characterization instruments: set of measured pulse properties, measurement ranges and precision, wavelength range, accuracy, sensitivity, stability, ease of alignment, measurement time, digital interface, output formats, operational flexibility, integration options, calibration needs, environmental resilience.

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Find Suppliers for Pulse Characterization Instruments

31 suppliers for pulse characterization instruments are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 8 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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Quantifi Photonics Limited
12–14 Parkway Drive
Auckland 0632
New Zealand
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See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 4536)!

pulse characterization instruments

Quantifi Photonics' IQFROG Frequency-Resolved Optical Gating Pulse Analyzer is a spectrally resolved Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) autocorrelator suitable for intensity and phase measurement for pulses 300 fs to 50 ps long.

APE Angewandte Physik und Elektronik GmbH
Plauener Straße 163–165 / Haus N
13053 Berlin
Germany
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See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 3359)!

pulse characterization instruments

APE offers a range of products for pulse characterization in the picosecond and femtosecond domain:

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RPMC Lasers, Inc.
8495 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
O’Fallon MO 63366
United States
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See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 3686, 3687)!

pulse characterization instruments

Serving North America, RPMC Lasers offers a compact, state-of-the-art, real-time, ultrashort laser pulse characterization device, designed to provide high-resolution measurements for ultrafast oscillators and amplifiers. With input specifications including 80 fs – 4 ps pulses, 1 kHz – 200 MHz rep. rate, and 1010 nm – 1060 nm wavelength range, it offers unparalleled precision in ultra-short pulse measurements, providing flexibility for a wide range of laser characterization. A high-resolution spectrometer provides detailed spectral information about their pulses, while real-time data acquisition & display help users monitor and adjust processes on the fly.

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ALPHALAS GmbH
Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 5
37085 Göttingen
Germany
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pulse characterization instruments

Ultrafast photodetectors from ALPHALAS in combination with high-speed oscilloscopes are the best alternative for measurement of optical waveforms with spectral coverage from 170 to 2600 nm (VUV to IR). For example, photodetectors with rise time 10 ps and bandwidth 30 GHz in combination with 50 GHz sampling oscilloscope can be successfully used to measure optical pulse widths down to 10 ps using deconvolution. Configurations of the photodetectors include free-space, fiber receptacle or SM-fiber-pigtailed options and have compact metal housings for noise immunity. The UV-extended versions of the Si photodiodes are the only commercial products that cover the spectral range from 170 to 1100 nm with a rise time < 50 ps. For maximum flexibility, most models are not internally terminated. A 50 Ohm external termination supports the specified highest speed operation.

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Edmund Optics
101 East Gloucester Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007
United States
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See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 1139)!

pulse characterization instruments

Our compact ultrafast autocorrelator is used to characterize ultrafast laser pulses originating from Ti:sapphire and Yb:doped lasers. Featuring a built-in two-photon absorption (TPA) detector, this autocorrelator is ideal for measuring ultrafast femtosecond and picosecond laser pulses at wavelengths from 700 to 1100 nm. The highly sensitive TPA detector allows for measurements of ultrafast laser pulses with high sensitivity by eliminating the need for angle tuning of the SHG nonlinear crystal.

Thorlabs
43 Sparta Avenue
Newton, NJ 07860
United States
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See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 627, 827)!

pulse characterization instruments

The FSAC benchtop interferometric autocorrelator manufactured by Thorlabs is designed to characterize ultrafast pulse durations from 15 – 1,000 fs in the 650 – 1100 nm range. This autocorrelator for use with femtosecond lasers compliments our ultrafast family of lasers, amplifiers, and specialized optics, including nonlinear crystals, chirped mirrors, low GDD mirrors/beamsplitters, and dispersion compensating fiber.

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Fluence sp. z o.o.
ul. Kolejowa 5/7
01–217 Warszawa
Poland
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See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 4323)!

pulse characterization instruments

The Blueback advanced ultrashort laser pulse characterization device is a real-time ultrashort laser pulse characterization device specifically engineered to provide a high-resolution measurement for ultrafast oscillators and amplifiers. It is an essential piece of equipment for everyone who depends on accurate information about properties of their ultrashort pulses. With Fluence Blueback you get more than just a single result. You can watch your pulse evolving in real time.

Femto Easy
Batiment Gienah, Cite de la Photonique
11 avenue de Canteranne
33600 Pessac
France
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See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 4027)!

pulse characterization instruments

Femto Easy offers different kinds of devices for the characterization of ultrashort light pulses:

  • Single-shot and scanning autocorrelators are easy tools for measuring pulse durations.
  • FROG devices allow for full pulse characterization. They are also available in single-shot and scanning versions.

All devices are optimized for easy installation and handling.

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Other Suppliers
Avesta Ltd.
Russian Federation
Coherent Corp.
United States
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Crisel Instruments s.r.l.
Italy
Del Mar Photonics, Inc.
United States
Dyneos AG
Switzerland
Fastlite
France
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GMP SA, Büro Zürich
Switzerland
IL Photonics
Israel
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Laser Peak
Austria
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Mesa Photonics
United States
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Minioptic Technologies, Inc
United States
Mountain Photonics GmbH
Germany
New Age Instruments & Materials
India
New Technologies and Consulting
Germany
Optoprim Germany GmbH
Germany
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Optronis GmbH
Germany
Photon Lines Ltd.
United Kingdom
Polytec GmbH
Germany
Southern Photonics Ltd
New Zealand
Spectra-Physics Lasers
United States
Sphere Ultrafast Photonics, SL
Spain
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Swamp Optics, LLC
United States
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Topag Lasertechnik GmbH
Germany
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