• Extends offering to high >14 W power and to ultrashort sub-20 femtosecond (fs) pulses at high repetition rates

Santa Clara, CA - February 4, 2014 - Spectra-Physics®, a Newport company, introduces three new ultrafast amplifier products, expanding its portfolio of ultrafast lasers. The new Spitfire® Ace™ PA (Power Amplifier) features high power of >14 W and high energy of >12 mJ, and the new Spitfire Ace outputs >7 W and >6 mJ with <35 fs pulse width from a regen-only amplifier. The new Spirit-NOPA™ delivers tunable high-repetition-rate pulses with pulse widths as short as sub-20 fs. The new products are ideal for ultrafast spectroscopy and advanced science applications.

"These new ultrafast amplifiers are powerful tools to advance and enable new ultrafast science," says Philippe F©ru, senior manager of product marketing for Spectra-Physics. "As the number one supplier of ultrafast lasers, Spectra-Physics delivers the broadest range of technologies to serve the widest scope of applications with the industry's largest installed base."

The new Spitfire Ace PA delivers >14 W output power at 5 kHz and more than 12 W at 1 and 10 kHz repetition rates. The new improved Spitfire Ace regenerative amplifier delivers >7 W at 5 kHz and >6 W at 1 and 10 kHz. Spectra-Physics' patented XP cavity provides superior beam quality even at the highest energy configuration. These ultrafast amplifiers are ideal for a wide range of research applications including multicolor time-resolved spectroscopy, coherent control, nonlinear optics, and more.

Spirit-NOPA is an automated non-collinear optical parametric amplifier specifically optimized for use with Spectra-Physics' Spirit™ high-repetition-rate ultrafast laser. Spirit and Spirit-NOPA together create a versatile ultrafast laser system tunable between 250 and 900 nm and capable of generating sub-20 fs pulses with user-adjustable repetition rates from single shot up to 1 MHz. The advanced system enables a range of new science, allowing fast data averaging and increased signal-to-noise ratios in challenging ultrafast spectroscopy applications.

Spectra-Physics' new 14 W Spitfire Ace PA, 7 W Spitfire Ace, and Spirit-NOPA will be featured at SPIE Photonics West, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, February 4-6, 2014. Please visit Spectra-Physics at booth #1301 for a demonstration. For more information, go to www.spectra-physics.com/Ultrafast.

About Spectra-Physics

Founded over 50 years ago as the first commercial laser company, Spectra-Physics delivers breakthrough technologies that transform the way businesses operate and people live. From the manufacturing floor to the operating room to the research laboratory, the company has blazed a trail of discovery and success in lasers that continues to advance every day. Spectra-Physics is singularly focused on helping its customers use precision laser technologies to advance leading-edge science and propel industries forward. The company does so by offering groundbreaking technologies, deep applications expertise, disruptive cost-performance, a commitment to world-class customer experience, and the highest standards for operational excellence and continuous global improvement. Spectra-Physics is a Newport company and has offices in countries around the world, serving customers across a broad range of industry segments.