Fibre-based femtosecond lasers are rapidly becoming one of the leading laser sources for various multiphoton applications due to their alignment-free compactness, ease-of-use and robustness. By realizing sub-50 fs laser pulses new perspectives open up, especially for multiphoton applications where peak powers can significantly influence the quality of the results.

In this webinar we will discuss the underlying physics involved in ultrashort femtosecond lasers and describe the benefits of femtosecond pulses in the sub-50 fs regime, their unprecedented two-photon efficiencies and high peak powers, and how they help push frontiers in physics and in multiphoton applications, specifically in multiphoton microscopy and optogenetics, multiphoton polymerization, and terahertz generation.

Recent applications in these fields will be discussed to highlight the advantages of shorter pulses.

Oliver Prochnow (top) is a founder of VALO Innovations, now a part of HÜBNER Photonics since 2021. He developed the sub-50 fs femtosecond fibre lasers that now builds the VALO Femtosecond Series from HÜBNER Photonics. He holds a PhD in physics from the University of Hannover, Germany. During his PhD he worked at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. focusing on ultrafast fibre lasers and amplifiers.

Wissam Nakhle (bottom) is the product manager and ultrafast applications scientist, for the VALO Femtosecond Series from HÜBNER Photonics. As an imaging and applications specialist, Wissam is experienced working with laser systems for a wide variety of applications, guiding customers through choosing the correct laser system for their applications. Wissam holds a PhD and a master’s degree from Concordia University in Montreal, where he acquired extensive expertise in polymer processing and polymerization.

Dirk Mortag is operations manager for the VALO Femtosecond Series at HÜBNER Photonics and has more than 10 years of experience in the ultrafast laser industry. Dirk holds a PhD in physics from the University of Hannover, Germany, and did his PhD at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. working on ultrafast fibre lasers and amplifiers. 

Jan Ahrens is responsible for R&D for the VALO Femtosecond Series at HÜBNER Photonics focusing on ultrafast fibre technology. He has more than 10 years of experience in the ultrafast laser industry focusing on new developments. Jan holds a PhD in physics from the University of Hannover, Germany, and did his PhD at the Institute of Quantum Optics at the University of Hannover working on ultrafast optical parametrical chirped pulse amplifier systems (OPCPA).