- Picosecond Nd:YAG laser system (1.064 µm, 500 Hz, 9 mJ, 25 ps, oscillator: Lightwave Electronics, amplifier: in-house construction with diode laser-pumped Nd:YAG amplifier heads from ILT Aachen)
- Optical parametric amplifier for picosecond infrared pulses (tuning range 1.2-8.3 µm, 500 Hz, 50 µJ @ 5 µm, 25 ps, self-built with BBO and AgGaS2 crystals)