Fastlite timeline
1999 Company creation
2000 First Dazzler system delivered
2003 Demonstration of the Dazscope (Chirpscan) technique
First SPIDER / Dazzler feedback loop demonstration
First SPIDER / Dazzler feedback loop demonstration
2004 Invention and demonstration of the Stabbler (now manufactured by ITEOX)
First Dazzlers in the visible range
First Dazzlers in the visible range
2005 Mazzler technology (Acousto-optic Programmable gain filter) developped in partnership with Amplitude Technologies.
2006 Invention of the Phazzler, Dazzler-based multi-techniques pulse measurement system.
First Dazzler system in the UV
First Dazzler system in the UV
2009 Demonstration of CEP control and stabilization using a Dazzler
Invention of the SRSI technique (Wizzler)
Invention of the SRSI technique (Wizzler)
2010 Release of the Wizzler product
Invention of the Fringeezz
Invention of the Fringeezz
2011 Wizzler in the UV and at 1um
Demonstration of mJ level Grism compressor
Development of a broadband polarization shaping solution
First Dazzler in the Mid-IR
Demonstration of mJ level Grism compressor
Development of a broadband polarization shaping solution
First Dazzler in the Mid-IR
2012 First Wizzler at 2µm
Fastlite moves its headquarters to Sophia-Antipolis
Fastlite moves its headquarters to Sophia-Antipolis
2013 Development of the Mozza spectrum analyzer in the 1 to 5um range.
Release of the WizzlerUSP for measurement of pulses down to 8fs
New UV Dazzler based on Quartz material for improved performances
Demonstration of the Dazzler used as a fast scan delay line
Release of the WizzlerUSP for measurement of pulses down to 8fs
New UV Dazzler based on Quartz material for improved performances
Demonstration of the Dazzler used as a fast scan delay line
2014 Release of the Octopuzz synchronization unit
Demonstration of record CEP stability for an amplified system using the Fringeezz
Release of the the wizzlerUSP4 for sub-4fs pulse measurements
Fastlite is awarded the MIR OPCPA contract by ELI ALPS
Demonstration of record CEP stability for an amplified system using the Fringeezz
Release of the the wizzlerUSP4 for sub-4fs pulse measurements
Fastlite is awarded the MIR OPCPA contract by ELI ALPS
2015 Invention of the high-repetition rate Dazzler
Release of the Fringeezz product
Delivery of the CEP-stable, sub 20fs, 800nm OPCPA seeder for the Amplitude Technologies PW project at ELI-ALPS
Release of the Fringeezz product
Delivery of the CEP-stable, sub 20fs, 800nm OPCPA seeder for the Amplitude Technologies PW project at ELI-ALPS
2016 Release of Fastlite High-flux MIR OPCPA products for Attosecond science and IR spectroscopy
2017 Delivery of the MIR OPCPA at ELI-ALPS, the first laser open to user experiments of the 3 ELI facilities
2018 OPCPA projects at 2µm, sub 20fs and CEP stable, using kW-class Trumpf Scientific Lasers pumps
2019 Delivery of the first OPA products dedicated to spectroscopy