CETAL | Infrastructure

CETAL on EERTIS website: https://eertis.eu/errf-2300-000k-1078

CETAL-PW – Ultraintense Laser Infrastructure
CETAL-PW Laser System

1 PW laser system - Thales, France

  • Ti:Sapphre laser - 800 nm
  • Pulse duration - 25 fs
  • 25 J at 0.1 Hz
  • 1 J at 10 Hz
  • Beam transport - Ardop, France
  • Interaction Chamber - Astra Gemini, RAL UK
  • Femtosecond laser beam characterization devices
  • Electron beam detectors, X-ray detectors

TEWALAS Laser system

Terawatt Class Laser system - Amplitude, France
  • Peak power: 15 TW
  • Ti:Sapphire laser: 800 nm
  • Repetition rate: 10 Hz
  • Pulse energy before compressor: > 600 mJ
  • Pulse duration: 23-27 fs (typicaly 25 fs)

GPU SERVER


CETAL-LaMP – Laser material processing
Picosecond laser microprocessing

Laser source Lumera HyperRapid 50
  • Wavelengths 1064, 532, 355 nm
  • 500 kHz
  • < 10ps
  • Translation stages: PlanarDL 200XY- Aerotech Two Axis
  • 3 laser scanning heads for 3 wavelengths
  • CAD, G-script

CO2 laser

Tunable CW CO2 laser

  • Laser power : 1 kW
  • Wavelength: 9.2-11.2 ?m
  • Beam diameter : 13 mm diameter

3D Laser Lithography

Photonic Profesional - Nanoscribe GmbH, Germany

  • Femtosecond fiber laser Toptica - 120 fs
  • Zeiss inverted microscope
  • PIMars piezo stage 300x300x300 m3
  • Translation stage 100x100 mm2
  • Microscope Objectives: 100x oil, 100x DiLL, 63x, 20x.

Laser macroprocessing

Lasers:
  • TruDisk 3001
  • TruPulse 62
  • TruMicro 7050

Workstations:

  • TruLaser Cell 3010
  • TruLaser Robot 5020

Cleanroom ISO7

The cleanroom is equiped with samples preparation area with following equipments:

- Laminar fume hood for solvents
- Speencoater
- Ultrasonic bath
- Plasma cleaner
- Optical microscope


CETAL-PhIL – Photonic Investigation Laboratory
Tunable picosecond laser

Tunable picosecond laser
NKT SuperExtreme EXW-4

NKT SuperK Extreme is a fiber turn-key supercontinuum laser designed for spectroscopic application delivering a tunable spectrum between 450nm and 2400 nm at 78 MHz repetition rate. Coupled with a variable full automatic filter (SuperK Varia), the visible bandwidth (450-800 nm) can be  reduce to few nanometers, choosing in the same time the central wavelength.

  • Tunability: 450-2400 nm
  • SuperK filter: 450-800 nm
  • Repetition rate: 78 MHz
  • Polarization: unpolarized
  • Beam output: gaussian, single mode
  • Total power: 2W
 

Fluorescence spectroscopy - OPO laser

Tunable ns Laser Sunlite EX OPO with FX-1 from Continuum, USA

  • Laser tunability with no degeneracy gap : 445 nm - 1750 nm
  • FX-1 frequency doubling option for 222.5 nm to 450 nm operation
  • Pump Energy 350 mJ
  • Linewidth 0.075 cm-1
  • Pulsewidth 3-6 ns
  • Energy at peak 50 mJ at 550nm

Vibrometry

Shock and vibration system ES-6-230
Dongling Vibration Test Instrument Co.Ltd, China, yes

  • Frequency range: 5-3000 Hz
  • Max Displacement: 50 mm
  • Max Acceleration: 100 G
  • Max velocity: 2.8 m/s
  • Max Load support: 300 kg
  • Supports shocks and vibrations in both horizontal and vertical axes.

THz Spectroscopy

THz Pulsed Imaging and Spectroscopy - TPS Spectra 3000 from TeraView, UK

  • Terahertz transmission and reflectance measurements on solids;
  • Liquids, suspensions, slurries and films;
  • Spectral Range: 0.06 THz to 4 THz (2 cm-1 - 120 cm-1);
  • ATR modules for optimized measurements on as little as 1 mg solid sample;
  • RIM module for reflectance mapping;
  • XY transmittance module for transmittance mapping;
  • GaAs antenna used for emitter and detector for ambient temperature operation.

Chemistry Laboratory

The chemistry laboratory is equipped with performant equipment that ensures optimal conditions for storing chemical substances, preparing samples, or conducting the necessary experiments, in safety conditions.


Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy - LIBS

Laser Breakdown Spectroscopy System LIBS-6 from Applied Photoncs, UK

  • Wavelength Range : 200-900 nm
  • Laser : Quantel Big Sky CFR 1064 nm
  • Max Energy : 197 mJ
  • Pulse frequency : 1-20 Hz
  • Contains 3 axis translation stage with video camera
  • Sample Chamber dimensions 260 x 260 x 320 mm
  • Accessories: Modular sample chambers designed for liquids, solids and powders.

Frequency comb

Optical Frequency Synthesizer for precision optical spectroscopy, Menlo Systems GmbH, Germany • M-Comb Laser head - P250-XPS-WG Amplifier for offset beat generation • P250-SHG Amplifier for second harmonic generation 780 nm • TC-1550 Control unit for laser head • AC-1550 Control unit for amplifier • PCF red - spectral broadening in VIS 650 nm • PCF red - spectral broadening in VIS 986 nm • P250-HMP 1820 - amplifier for high power 1820 nm • SHG 910 - second harmonic generation 910 nm • SHG 455 - second harmonic generation 455 nm • Repetition rate 250 MHz • Tuning range linear stage > 2 MHz • Tuning rate piezo 3500 Hz • Tuning range for offset frequency >300 MHz • Beat note SNR >32 dB • Different Optical output power (ex. Output AB > 18 mW; measured 35 mW by SC/APC coupling, Output K1 up to 500mW with FC/APC coupling) • Different Optical output power freespace (ex. Output H>150 mW (measured 360 mW))


Raman Spectroscopy

Dispersive Raman Microscope JASCO NRS-7200

  • 532 nm, 633 nm si 785 nm lasers
  • Maximum resolution: 0.3 cm-1
  • Measurement range: 5-8000 cm-1
  • XYZ automatic stage with 100 nm resolution
  • Aberation-corrected Czerny-Turner monochromator (f=500 mm)

Atomic absorption spectrophotometry

The atomic absorption spectrometry is used for the highly sensitive quantitative determination of ferrous and non-ferrous materials in different aqueous solutions with a ppm precision.


Optical Metrology Platform

x Standards for spectroradiometric calibration

x ValGEOS uniform, portable and temperature stabilised validation device for in-situ calibration stability check  multiple spectral line lamps

x Double Monochromator Spectroradiometer OL 750 from Gooch&Housego, Orlando - USA 

x High sensitivity detectors

x Multiple stable and high intensity light sources

Possible configurations for:

  • Source Spectral Analysis
  • Detector Responsivity
  • Diffuse Spectral Reflectance
  • Spectral Transmittance @ 0 deg.
  • Transmittance Goniometer
  • Specular Reflectance Goniometer
  • BRDF

BioCETAL

Cell culture laboratory is a specialized laboratory designed for growth, maintenance and study of eukaryotic mammalian cells interacting with photonics systems.


Spectrofluorometer Fluorolog-3 HORIBA

DESCRIPTION:

  • Excitation source: 450 W xenon short arc, mounted vertically in an air-cooled housing. Light collection and focusing by an off-axis mirror for maximum efficiency at all wavelengths. Optional pulsed lamp or laser port interface available.
  • Single-grating excitation monochromator
  • Single-grating emission monochromator
  • Automatic slits
  • Room-temperature R928P detector
  • Monochromators: Single-grating monochromators (standard). Monochromators are f/3.6 Czerny-Turner design with kinematic classically-ruled gratings and all-reflective optics. Optional double-grating units are available for highest stray-light rejection and sensitivity.
  • The following specifications are based on 1200-grooves/mm gratings:
  • Resolution 0.3 nm
  • Accuracy ±0.5 nm
  • Step size 0.0625 nm min. to 100 nm max.

ACCELERATOR
Accelerator

ACCELERATOR - IOSIN-CETAL