Mai Tai®

Overview

The Mai Tai® Ti:Sapphire oscillator is a proven, industry-standard laser source for applications ranging from general spectroscopy to multiphoton microscopy. With a large installed base and decades of field use, the Mai Tai platform is recognized as a mature, dependable solution for demanding research and imaging environments where stability and ease of use are critical. Mai Tai reliability is built on ultra-stable regenerative mode-locking technology, enabling truly hands-free, drop-out-free wavelength tuning with point-and-click control. Integrated StabiLok® real-time monitoring further enhances long-term stability by ensuring excellent beam pointing performance and minimal average power fluctuations.

Choice of Models for the Application

The Mai Tai series consists of two models differentiated by pulse width and power. The Mai Tai HP provides more than 300 nm of usable tuning range (690–1040 nm), over 2.5 W of average output power, and sub-100 fs pulse widths, while the Mai Tai eHP offers improved temporal performance relative to the HP, along with higher power and preserved wide tunability.

Exceptional Stability and Versatility

Integrated StabiLok® real-time monitoring ensures excellent beam pointing performance, minimal average power fluctuations, and elimination of wavelength drift. For microscopy applications, the Mai Tai platform is also available with DeepSee™ dispersion precompensation, which enables short pulses at the sample by compensating for dispersion introduced by microscope optics.

Common Specifications

Model Comparison