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Pulsed lasers operating in the sub-100 femtosecond regime require precise optical coatings with special considerations for both group delay dispersion control and laser damage threshold. This paper outlines Optimax’s rapid prototyping capabilities in designing and producing optical coatings to support the ultrafast market.

Since the advent of chirped pulse amplification, the continued reduction in laser pulse width has opened application opportunities and created new challenges for optical coating performance. Ultrashort pulse durations and extremely high peak powers push materials into the non-linear regime...