Cycle Redefines Ultrafast Precision with New Femtosecond Laser Portfolio

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Cycle, a leading developer of ultrafast laser and timing solutions, has expanded its femtosecond laser portfolio with advanced systems designed to serve both scientific research and industrial applications. The company’s offerings, spanning the SONATA and SOPRANO product families, deliver precision, stability, and ease of use in compact turnkey designs.

At the heart of the lineup is SONATA, a Yb-doped femtosecond fiber laser centered at 1030 nm. This system combines hands-free operation with exceptional stability, operating SESAM-free and with all polarization-maintaining components to ensure low noise and environmental robustness. SONATA provides dual outputs: chirped picosecond pulses from its fiber port and sub-150 fs transform-limited pulses from its free-space port, enabling a wide variety of ultrafast applications such as amplifier seeding, nonlinear microscopy, pump-probe experiments, and ASOPS setups. The system achieves remarkably low timing jitter, relative intensity noise below 0.1 %, and operates with typical repetition rates of 40 MHz or 54 MHz. With startup times of only a few seconds and integrated control electronics, SONATA has become a reliable choice for laboratories and industry.

Complementing this platform is the SOPRANO series, which addresses applications requiring operation around 1560 nm. With pulse durations under 160 fs, repetition rates ranging from 30 to 110 MHz, and average powers up to 4 W, SOPRANO combines high performance with robust 24/7 operation - without the need for water cooling. Its low-noise design and compact architecture make it well suited for material processing, multiphoton imaging, spectroscopy, semiconductor testing, and precision sensing.

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For users demanding a smaller footprint, the SOPRANO-MINI extends Cycle’s capabilities into highly compact, stable platforms. Delivering pulse durations below 120 fs - and as short as 40 fs in specialized models - it achieves up to 3 nJ of pulse energy while maintaining repetition rates between 30 and 110 MHz. With its turnkey operation, fiber-based outputs, and optional repetition-rate tuning, SOPRANO-MINI offers flexibility for terahertz spectroscopy, two-photon microscopy, free-electron laser seeding, and other advanced ultrafast techniques.

Cycle GmbH’s femtosecond laser portfolio underscores the company’s commitment to combining compact form factors with exceptional noise performance and reliability. By offering SONATA, SOPRANO, and SOPRANO-MINI, the company provides researchers and industry with versatile tools designed to push the boundaries of ultrafast science and precision photonics.

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