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UltraFast Innovations GmbH
Dieselstr. 5
85748 Garching (München)
Germany
Tel.:+49 89 36039 437
Fax:+49 89 36039 453
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Company Description

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) is a premium manufacturer of custom-made optics, broadband coherent sources, diagnostic devices and engineering solutions in ultrafast science.

Our products cover the spectrum from the UV-VIS-IR range all the way down to the XUV/soft X-ray-range. We are specialized in the design and manufacture (from standard to tailor-made) of optical elements and devices for ultrafast laser applications. Combining broadband coherent sources with unique dispersive technology, we offer the generation and diagnostics of the shortest pulses in the market in the femto- (UV-VIS-IR) and attosecond (XUV/soft X-ray) range, ideal for applications in spectroscopy and pump–probe experiments.

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anti-reflection coatingsS E

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers broadband anti-reflection coatings which are suitable for ultrafast laser devices. Versions for different wavelength ranges and angles of incidence are available.

autocorrelatorsS Eautocorrelators from UltraFast Innovations

The TUNDRA third-order autocorrelator serves as a highly sensitive diagnostic tool for laser pulse contrast measurements. Its dynamic range reaches up to 14 orders of magnitude, sufficient for detecting even tiniest parasitic pre- and post-pulses. The scan range is up to 3.8 ns, and pulse durations from <20 fs to 3 ps can be measured. Available wavelengths are 800 nm and 1030 nm; others can be provided on request. Using third-harmonic generation, our autocorrelator can distinguish between pre- and post-pulses.

The TUNDRA is a fully automated device, serving as an invaluable tool for state-of-the-art characterization of ultrashort laser pulses. It is designed such that ghost pre/post pulses are avoided.

beam splittersS Ebeam splitters from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers various beamsplitters which are suitable for broadband ultrashort pulses: they offer consistent performance over a broad bandwidth and low group delay dispersion (GDD). Versions for different wavelengths, splitting ratios and angles of incidence are available.

chirped mirrorsS Echirped mirrors from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) has ultra-broadband compression mirror sets which are available in many configurations. For example, mirror sets for pulse compression in chirped-pulse Ti:sapphire amplifier systems, broadband oscillators and other applications cover the wavelength range of 400–1200 nm, i.e., up to 1.5 octaves. Customers have reached pulse durations around 3 fs after spectral broadening in hollow-core fibers and gas cells in combination with mirrors designed and manufactured by UltraFast Innovations (UFI).

Such mirrors are not only optimized for a broad reflection bandwidth, but also for a precise chromatic dispersion profile with low GDD fluctuations. In some cases, we use two mirrors with different angles of incidence for further reducing oscillations of the group to latest version (double-angle technology).

custom opticsS Ecustom optics from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers many types of optical elements in customized forms – for example, ultrafast low-dispersion or dispersive mirrors, ultrahigh reflection mirrors, input and output coupler mirrors, spectral filters and mirrors for the XUV and soft X-rays.

Whole customized vacuum beamline setups are also offered.

dichroic mirrorsS Edichroic mirrors from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers a wide range of laser mirrors, including dichroic mirrors e.g. for input and output coupling in ultrafast laser systems. Also, our dichroic mirrors can be used for building a so-called wave synthesizer. Based on that technology, we also offer the first commercial light field synthesizer.

dielectric coatingsS Edielectric coatings from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) can design and fabricate various types of dielectric coatings, in particular those which offer a broad reflection bandwidth and controled chromatic dispersion properties. We such coatings to various optical components, and can also do so with components sent to us.

dielectric mirrorsS Edielectric mirrors from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers ultrahigh reflectivity (>99.99%) dielectric mirrors, made with our magnetron sputtering facility. More than 99.997% reflectivity over a bandwidth of more than 200 nm is achievable.

Characterization of these mirrors is performed in a cavity ring-down measurement device with ppm-level precision.

dispersive mirrorsS Edispersive mirrors from UltraFast Innovations

Our ultra-broadband compression mirror sets are available in many configurations. For example, mirror sets for pulse compression in chirped-pulse Ti:sapphire amplifier systems, broadband oscillators and other applications cover the wavelength range of 400–1200 nm, i.e., up to 1.5 octaves. Customers have reached pulse durations around 3 fs after spectral broadening in hollow-core fibers and gas cells in combination with mirrors designed and manufactured by UltraFast Innovations (UFI). We also offer large dispersive optics with up to 200 mm diameter.

Such mirrors are not only optimized for a broad reflection bandwidth, but also for a precise chromatic dispersion profile with low GDD fluctuations.

enhancement cavitiesS Eenhancement cavities from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers passive enhancement cavities for obtaining effective nonlinear conversion even in extreme spectral regions. Typical applications include XUV generation via higher harmonic generation in a gas at megahertz pulse repetition rates and hard X-ray generation via Thomson (inverse Compton) scattering of relativistic electrons. They cavities also provide longitudinal and transverse mode filtering and can be used for the highly precise characterization of laser optics concerning amplitude and phase.

first surface mirrorsS Efirst surface mirrors from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers a range of first surface mirrors, including both dielectric and metal-coated versions. We particularly emphasize mirrors with broad bandwidth and well controlled chromatic dispersion.

high harmonic generation equipmentS Ehigh harmonic generation equipment from UltraFast Innovations

Our NEPAL HHG chamber vacuum setup contains all required vacuum components (including the vacuum pump) and a fully motorized gas jet target for XUV and soft X-ray generation. One can generate isolated attosecond pulses through HHG by injecting suitable femtosecond laser pulses.

The optical breadboard inside the chamber is isolated from environmental vibrations for optimum temporal and pointing stability. A feed-through with a noble gas inlet is included to supply e.g. argon, neon or helium for HHG in the spectral region of interest.

hollow-core fibersS Ehollow-core fibers from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers complete hollow-core fiber compressors for compressing high-energy ultrashort pulses by nonlinear spectral broadening in a gas within the hollow-core fiber and subsequent compression with chirped mirrors.

infrared opticsS Einfrared optics from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers various kinds of broadband infrared mirrors for use in ultrafast laser systems. For example, we have mirrors for thulium- and holmium-based systems operating in the 2-μm spectral region, Cr:ZnS systems around 2.4 μm and Cr:ZnSe for 3.2 μm. Such mirrors can be provided with precise control of chromatic dispersion.

large diameter opticsS Elarge diameter optics from UltraFast Innovations

A typical application of large aperture optics is in high-power/high-energy hertz (Hz) repetition rates systems for electron acceleration and high-field science. Here, the ability of the optics to withstand high average powers/energies is a pivotal requirement.

Our optics have been tested to withstand up to 90 J/cm² energy density.

laser mirrorsS Elaser mirrors from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers a range of mirrors mostly for use in ultrafast lasers. We particularly emphasize mirrors with broad bandwidth and well controlled chromatic dispersion.

metal-coated mirrorsS Emetal-coated mirrors from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers a range of metal-coated mirrors, including so-called hybrid or enhanced metal coatings with additional dielectric layers for higher reflectance and protecting the metal against oxidation.

mirrorsS Emirrors from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers a range of mirrors mostly for use in ultrafast lasers. We particularly emphasize mirrors with broad bandwidth and well controlled chromatic dispersion.

optical delay linesS Eoptical delay lines from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers the pulse delay unit K2 which is specially designed for use in the XUV and soft X-ray region, where a particularly high precision and stability is required. A two-segment mirror sends IR pulses and lower divergent XUV/soft X-ray pulses to a common focus with an interferometrically precisely adjustable time delay. This allows temporal 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.

optical design servicesS

For all optical components and optical devices we ensure a high degree of customized solutions. If you do not find your specifications of interest, please do not hesitate to contact us via email: info@ultrafast-innovations.com. We will find a way to adapt our optics and devices to fulfill your needs.

optical filtersS E

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers spectral filters for ultrashort pulse applications – for example, for preserving the pulse duration of reflected or transmitted pulses.

By using such spectral filters, researchers from Prof. Krausz’s group were able to build a so-called wave synthesizer. We were able to split or combine radiation from 250 to 1100 nm in four channels: 250–290, 290–350, 350–500, and 500–1100 nm. The phases of reflection and transmission are controlled. This allows one to precisely combine radiation from four channels, both spatially and in time, resulting in the generation of sub-optical-cycle pulses. Based on that technology, we also offer the first commercial light field synthesizer.

pulse compressorsS Epulse compressors from UltraFast Innovations

The Savanna-HP pulse compressor is based on a stretched flexible hollow-core fiber (SF-HCF). It has been developed in a collaboration with the Institute for Nanophotonics in Göttingen. It spectrally broadens high-energy femtosecond input pulses by nonlinear interaction with a noble gas of adjustable gas pressure inside a hollow fiber and subsequently compresses the pulse using chirped mirror technology from UltraFast Innovations (UFI).

The state of the art SF-HCF technique allows nearly ideal waveguiding, reducing the losses to a minimum and allowing the application of self-phase modulation over an interaction length of up to 8 m. It can handle extremely intense input pulses with a few tens of mJ pulses and an average power of up to 20 W – with active cooling, even up to several hundred watts. With this, we provide an unmatched compression unit for today's state of the art lasers.

reflectometersS Ereflectometers from UltraFast Innovations

Our GLACIER reflectometer utilizes the extreme sensitivity of cavity ring-down spectroscopy for quantifying the losses of advanced optical coatings down to the level of 5 ppm. As a typical application, the device can be used for characterizing supermirrors with up to 99.9995% reflectivity. It is delivered with a computer and a user-friendly software interface for acquisition and real-time analysis.

The GLACIER-C is another cavity-ringdown reflectometer, based on a supercontinuum light source and a tunable monochromator. This allow for a freely selectable wavelength within 450 nm and 2000 nm and thus offers an unprecedented flexibility as it is not limited to available diode laser wavelengths.

spectrographsS Espectrographs from UltraFast Innovations

Our EVEREST soft X-ray / XUV / VUV spectrograph features aberration-corrected flat-field imaging and is available with three gratings covering the spectral ranges 1–17 nm (1240–73 eV), 5–80 nm (248–15.5 eV) and 24–200 nm (51.7–6.2 eV). In order to maximize light collection, the spectrometer can be used without an entrance slit over a variety of source distances, with 3–17 nm, 10–80 nm and 24–200 nm spectral coverage. Its modular design is able to match different experimental geometries and configurations. It features an integrated slit holder, gate valve and filter insertion unit, as well as 3-axis motorized grating positioning.

spectrometersS Espectrometers from UltraFast Innovations

Our EVEREST soft X-ray / XUV / VUV spectrograph features aberration-corrected flat-field imaging and is available with three gratings covering the spectral ranges 1–17 nm (1240–73 eV), 5–80 nm (248–15.5 eV) and 24–200 nm (51.7–6.2 eV). In order to maximize light collection, the spectrometer can be used without an entrance slit over a variety of source distances, with 3–17 nm, 10–80 nm and 24–200 nm spectral coverage. Its modular design is able to match different experimental geometries and configurations. It features an integrated slit holder, gate valve and filter insertion unit, as well as 3-axis motorized grating positioning.

supermirrorsS E

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers supermirrors with a reflectivity exceeding 99.99%. Our magnetron sputtering facility offers the best technology for ultra-high reflection mirrors due to the extremely dense layers. More than 99.997% reflection over a bandwidth of 200 nm or more is achievable.

Characterization of these mirrors is performed in a cavity ring-down measurement device with ppm-level precision.

ultrafast opticsS Eultrafast optics from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers the CAPELLA Light Field Synthesizer, the first commercial device of that kind, enabling the synthesis and sub-femtosecond control of super-octave light transients.

Besides, UltraFast Innovations (UFI) has a wide range of optical components which are suitable for ultrafast optics, e.g. mirrors and spectral filters.

ultraviolet light sourcesS Eultraviolet light sources from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) has developed a high harmonic generation (HHG) vacuum setup called NEPAL. It contains all required vacuum components (including the vacuum pump) and a fully motorized gas jet target for XUV and soft X-ray generation. One can generate isolated attosecond pulses through HHG by injecting suitable femtosecond laser pulses.

The optical breadboard inside the chamber is isolated from environmental vibrations for optimum temporal and pointing stability. A feed-through with a noble gas inlet is included to supply e.g. argon, neon or helium for HHG in the spectral region of interest.

ultraviolet opticsS Eultraviolet optics from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) has a range of dielectric mirrors, some of which cover parts of the ultraviolet region. For example, we have XUV (extreme ultraviolet) and soft X-ray multilayer mirrors which are suitable e.g. for at the second pulse generation and pulse shaping based on high harmonic generation (HHG). Our design know-how and application experience gained through a strong collaboration with numerous scientists within these fields allows us to provide custom support for the planning of your setup and the realization of advanced unique experiments.

waveplatesS Ewaveplates from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers the AURORA, which is a phase retarder (quarter waveplate) with a four mirror grazing incidence reflection geometry for the extreme ultraviolet. It covers the range from 40 to 85 eV photon energy and reaches >25% transmittivity around 66 eV. A clear aperture of 3 mm allows the low divergent XUV from an HHG cell to pass through without clipping.

white light interferometersS Ewhite light interferometers from UltraFast Innovations

Our White Light Interferometer GOBI implements spectrally resolved interferometry to accurately measure the Group Delay Dispersion (GDD) of multi-layered ultrafast optics. The device has been developed at the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics (Garching, Germany) to characterize and refine some of the most advanced coatings to date. It offers unique spectral coverage of up to 250–1100 nm (UV/VIS/NIR version) and 900–2400 nm (IR version). Spectrally resolved detection makes reference lasers obsolete and removes restrictions concerning any related test samples. This opens the full spectral range for characterizing even ultra-broadband or advanced narrowband coatings. The flexible optical setup can be used for mirrors and transparent samples under angles of incidence between 0° and 70°.

X-ray lasersS EX-ray lasers from UltraFast Innovations

UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers systems which can be used for building x-ray lasers. In particular, we offer customized vacuum beam line setups – complete vacuum systems including pumps, various chambers with feed-throughs, optical breadboards etc. We offer thorough consultation in the design phase and reliable and expedient construction according to customer requirements.

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