Coherent ultrafast lasers¶

ACQ4 supports Coherent laser devices with all of the features provided by the generic Laser device class. Additionally, serial commuication to the laser driver is supported with the following features:

Monitoring of onboard output power reporting
Wavelength control
Dispersion correction control

Configuration Options¶

Example configuration:

Laser-2P:
    driver: 'CoherentLaser'
    port: 9
    baud: 19200
    scope: 'Microscope'
    pulseRate: 90*MHz                      ## Laser's pulse rate
    pCell:
        device: 'DAQ'
        channel: '/Dev1/ao1'
        type: 'ao'
    shutter:
        device: 'DAQ'
        channel: '/Dev1/line31'           ## channel for triggering shutter
        type: 'do'
        delay: 30*ms                      ## how long it takes the shutter to fully open
    defaultPowerMeter: 'NewportMeter'
    calibrationWarning: 'Filter in?'
    alignmentMode:
        pCell: 100*mV
    #pCell:
        #channel: 'DAQ', 'Dev1/ao2'

Manager Interface¶

Task Runner Interface¶