Toptica Quantum Technology

TOPTICA: Quantum Technology Applications – From research to market

Each quantum system requires lasers with a specific combination of wavelengths and power levels. The broad wavelength coverage from 190 nm to 4 µm provided by TOPTICA’s tunable diode lasers enable many quantum applications.
Toptica: Tools for Fundamental Quantum Technology

TOPTICA's products are widely and successfully used for scientific applications in fundamental quantum technology. In these fields quantum physics, quantum optics, atom optics, photonics, statistical physics and related fields are investigated in order to understand the basics of quantum technology. Whenever a laser is required – pulsed or cw, tunable or actively frequency stabilized – a frequency comb or even a complete solution combining many lasers and photonicals, TOPTICA is the ideal partner. Read more.
Toptica Tools for Quantum Technology: Solutions for Rydberg Atoms

Diode Lasers, Frequency Combs and Electronics:

Rydberg atoms are atoms that are highly excited e.g. by laser irradiation, collisions with electrons and are also observed in outer space. Read more.
Toptica Tools for Quantum Technology: Tunable Diode Lasers and Frequency Combs for Atom Laser Cooling & Trapping

Laser cooling and magneto-optical trapping of atoms

Over the last century, many experiments and theoretical studies on matter waves and the interaction between light and atoms have paved the way to modern atom optics and its application in research & industry. Laser cooling of neutral atoms was first demonstrated around 1985. In 1997 the Nobel Prize was awarded to Steven Chu, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and William D. Phillips “for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light”. Read more.
Toptica Tools for Quantum Technology: Ion Laser Cooling and Trapping with Diode Lasers

Customized solutions for Ion Laser Cooling & Trapping:

Since their first demonstration in the 1950s, ion traps have become powerful tools for spectroscopy, metrology, fundamental quantum physics experiments and quantum computation. Read more.
Toptica Tools for Quantum Technology: Optical Pumping & EIT

Excitation of electronic or magnetic states with lasers:

Optical pumping is widely used to prepare atoms, ions or molecules in a selected quantum mechanical state. Read more.
Toptica Tools for Quantum Technology: Quantum Dots & Microcavities

Exploring the micro, nano and quantum world:

Quantum dots as well as microcavities have become increasingly important for numerous applications, for example single photon sources, qubits for quantum computers, telecommunication devices, frequency combs or nonlinear optics. Read more.
Toptica Tools for Quantum Technology: Degenerate Quantum Gases (BEC, DFG)

Bose-Einstein condensates with diode lasers:

The general understanding of nature involves three, sometimes four states of matter. We all are well aware of solids, liquids and gases, plus – if we think about stars – plasmas. The state in which a specific “matter” is found depends on the relation between interaction energy and temperature. Read more.
Toptica DL Pro: Tunable diode laser with digital control DLC pro

Toptica's DL pro is the ultimate tunable diode laser. Its revolutionary mechanical design allows for both easy operation and extreme stability at the same time. It offers highest output powers, and optimized mode-hop-free tuning with a perfectly positioned virtual pivot point for the grating movement (Patents: DE 10 2007 028 499 and US 7970024).
Toptica TA pro Tapered Amplifier Laser System

The TA pro is the flagship product of TOPTICAs high power tunable diode laser solutions. Its tapered amplifier technology allows for high power with excellent beam quality, while at the same time maintaining the favorable spectral properties of the pro master laser. The TA pro is a completely revised version of a very well-established laser system, the TA 100. It has been optimized for extreme stability and ease of use, and has proved these properties in numerous tests in TOPTICAs and customers´ laboratories.
Toptica CTL: Continuously Tunable Laser

The Toptica CTL is the ultimate choice when looking for a laser that is widely tunable without any mode-hopping. It has high power, a narrow linewidth and high absolute and relative wavelength accuracy. Wide scans can be performed with highest resolution. With the fully digital, low noise and drift DLC pro controller, the CTL laser is easy to use and operate via touch-screen and knobs as well as via remote PC GUI and command language.
Toptica DFC CORE + Compact high-performance frequency comb

The Toptica DFC CORE + is a robust, 19 inch compatible optical frequency comb based on Erbium fiber technology. It is the core system for applications like optical clocks, micro wave generation or phase-locking of cw-lasers and can be equipped with additional wavelength extension s and options. Its unique f_CEO-stabilization is based on Difference Frequency Generation (DFG) and comes with many advantages such as high robustness and ultra-low phase noise. The DFC CORE + features an outstanding stability and accuracy which is suitable for use with the best optical clocks. More than 20 years of engineering experience building high-quality scientific and industry-grade lasers went into its design, it’s a true TOPTICA laser.
Toptica Difference Frequency Comb (DFC): Compact, robust, high-end and convenient

TOPTICA’s frequency comb product line uses their proprietary CERO-technology which is based on Difference Frequency Generation (DFG). It is inherently f_CEO-stable and combines high robustness, high-end performance and a convenient user-interface in a compact format.
Toptica Locking Electronics: FALC & PFD Push-button phase-frequency lock

The DFC locking electronics consisting of the Phase Frequency Detector (PFD) and FALC 110 provides high-end phase frequency locking for comb applications.
Toptica DFC BC / DFC BCF / DFC MD Flexible beat detection units

TOPTICA's beat detection consists of two flexible modules: DFC BC (or DFC BCF) and DFC MD. Separating beam combination and beat detection into two units allows for placing them at different locations.
Toptica DFC Wavelength Extensions Wavelength conversion from 1560 nm to 420 - 2000 nm

Various extension modules are available that convert the offset-free fundamental output of the DFC CORE + from 1560 nm to any desired wavelength between 420 nm and 2000 nm. The wavelength conversion in these modules is achieved with the well-established technology of TOPTICA’s ultrafast fiber lasers.
Toptica Laser Rack Systems: Modular and compact 19” Laser Rack Systems for Quantum Technology 2.0 Applications

Today’s applications of high-end laser systems are increasingly complex, demand short time to market and require full application focus. Moreover, lab space often is constrained and flexible laser system availability is needed. TOPTICA addresses all of these demands with highly modular 19” T-RACK Laser Rack Systems.
TOPTICA: New Light Sources for the Second Quantum Revolution

Diode-laser-based technology is a key enabler for quantum optics. Within the DigiQuant project new laser diodes will be developed at ams OSRAM, which are suitable for hybrid integration of photonic waveguides and digital control electronics at TOPTICA.