Table 2. Comparison of visible sources in TPF at given average power and scanning speed.
Visible source | CR-High-Q | OPO (~600 nm) | CR-LaserQuantum | CR-Calmar |
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FWHM pulse-width τ | 600 fs (estimated) | 200 fs (typical) | 17 fs (compressed) | 17 fs (compressed) |
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Repetition rate f | 80.2 MHz | 80 MHz (typical) | 1.000 GHz | 50.2 MHz |
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Signal strength (τf)−1 | 0 dB (reference) | 4.8 dB | 4.5 dB | 17.5 dB |
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SNR σ2 | 0 dB (reference) | >25.6 dB (assumed) | >25.6 dB | 18.2 dB |