Datasheet

1.4 Peripherals

1.4. Peripherals

The following devices are recommended as peripherals for operating ALPES LASERS

lasers.

CW laser driver : precision laser diode current source such as

• ILX LIGHTWAVE LDX-3232 High Compliance Quantum Cascade Laser

Diode Driver

(http://www.ilxlightwave.com/propgs/laser-diode-driver-3232.html)

Note: cables compatible with the LLH or HHL housing can be provided by

ALPES LASERS.

• KEITHLEY Model 2420 High-Current SourceMeter w/ Measurements up to

60V and 3A, 60W Power Output

(http://www.keithley.com/products/dcac/currentvoltage/highcurrent/

?mn=2420)

Powermeter To measure the laser ouptput power, semiconductor powermeters such

as those from OPHIR can be used (www.ophiropt.com).

Spectrometer Low resolution measurements measurements can be done with monochro-

mators such as a TRIAX320 from JOBIN YVON (http://www.jobinyvon.com),

special measurements (high resolution and CW) with a spectrometer such as

the NICOLET 800 and 860 FTIR (www.nicolet.com), or BRUKER INSTRUMENTS

(www.bruker.com).

Fast detectors For time-critical measurements, detectors from VIGO SYSTEM SA

(www.vigo.com.pl).

Monitoring For monitoring laser emission, simple pyroelectric detectors can be used,

such as the LGTP101 by MEMTEK (memtek.lgcit.com).

Beam collimation Due to the large divergence of the beam, it is recommended to

use fast optics (f/1 . . . f/0.8) to collect most of the emitted light, like lens sys-

tem aspheres from JANOS (http://www.janostech.com) or Optical solutions

(http://www.opticalsolutionsinc.com).

2012 SA 13