LASERS FOR PIV

Flashlamp and diode pumped PIV laser systems

Litron offers an extensive range of flashlamp pumped and diode pumped PIV laser systems with output energies of up to 425mJ per laser head and repetition rates of up to 50kHz.

All of Litron’s PIV laser systems are twin head devices, meaning that the PIV laser head contains two totally independent lasers.

The range of PIV systems is based around both the ultra-compact Nano series and the larger Invar stabilised LPY series. The overriding factor that sets Litron’s products apart is quality. This is evidenced not only in the design and construction of the product, but also in its performance. In any imaging application the beam quality is of paramount importance as this completely determines the light sheet quality.

By choosing a suitable resonator configuration the output beam quality can be controlled to give a very smooth spatial profile which remains homogeneous as it propagates right into the far field. Such resonators are almost always of a stable or stable-telescopic configuration. 

This is typical of any such resonator and is a result of the physics of the system. Therefore, if the beam is to be used in the near or intermediate fields (within 10 metres of the laser output), the light sheet formed is unlikely to be uniform, as the laser beam is not.