SUPERLUM Broadband Light Sources – Now with Variable Optical Attenuators (VOA)

SUPERLUM Broadband Light Sources – Now with Variable Optical Attenuators (VOA)

New feature available with Superlum’s Broadband Light source -Variable Optical Attenuators VOA

 

 

 

Superlum’s Broadband Light sources (benchtop and OEM) are now available with a new feature – integrated Variable Optical Attenuator (VOA), which allows to gradually change output power without distortion of the optical spectrum.

 

Superlum’s Broadband Light sources combine ultra-broadband spectrum (up to 300 nm) with the highest power (up to 35 mW) ex-fiber, available on the market. The optimum combination is important for OCT imagine technique.
However, the higher the power the more expensive the light source is.

Do you need the highest power?
Trial and error is the only chance to get the answer to this question.

But thanks to Superlum’s new VOA option, now you can buy one Light Source with VOA and chose the optimum power at the development stage to minimize the costs at the stage of mass production.

 

For further information please contact us

SUPERLUM Tunable Swept laser and Optical Booster (OEM version)

SUPERLUM Tunable Swept laser and Optical Booster (OEM version)

SUPERLUM Tunable Swept laser and Optical Booster (OEM version)
for Bio-Medical OCT, Bio-Chemical Spectroscopy, Fiber-Optic Sensing and other applications.

 

Superlum’s newest Tunable Swept Laser is an OEM version of the BS-840-1 benchtop. It features Low DC Power Consumption and comes in a small package with an output power of 3 mW.  The Power Booster is a standalone unit that can be connected to the OEM laser to increase its output power to 20 mW.

The unique design of the external cavity of the laser has no moving parts, utilizes AOTF with high diffraction efficiency and narrow filtering (FWHM < 0.25nm) and allows long coherence length. Thermal stabilization of the AOTF ensures high stability of the laser wavelength over time and temperature.

The wavelength can be tuned between 805nm and 875nm, with sweep speeds at any value between 1 nm/s and 10,000nm/s. The width of the laser line does not exceed 0.05nm throughout the full tuning range. The new design ensures smooth, linear wavelength tuning at variable sweep rates, excellent sweep-to-sweep reproducibility of the output wavelength and the ability to sweep across the tuning range in either direction.

USB connection allows monitoring and controlling of the tuning parameters via PC using the Superlum companion software provided with the laser. You can use your own software by utilising the Superlum communication protocol. The OEM Tunable Swept laser also has a TTL remote port for synchronization needs.

The Superlum OEM Tunable Swept laser can operate in 3 modes:

  • Single-wavelength continuous operation within the full tuning range
  • Continuous wavelength sweeping at variable sweep speeds in the range of 1 – 10,000 nm/s
  • External triggering of the sweep operation
  • To prolong the lifetime of the laser, output emission is disabled during each pause between sweeps. In the free-running mode, the pause duration can be altered in the range of ~200 µs – 167 s.
  • In the single-wavelength mode of operation, applying external TTL pulses to the TTL remote port allows pulse modulation with a minimum duration of 100 µs

 

Specifications in brief

Tunable Swept Laser Booster
Full Tuning range 805-875 nm
Minimum Tuning range 5 nm
Optical power 3 mW 20 mW
Linewidth (FWHM) 0.05 nm
Wavelength setting resolution 0.01 nm
Scan speed range 1-10,000 nm/sec
Dimensions (W x H x D) 110mm x 41mm x 190 mm 110mm x 31mm x 190 mm
Weight 1.5 Kg 1 kg
Operating temperature range +15 oC to +35 oC +15 oC to +35 oC
Operating voltage/current +12V DC / 1A +12V DC / 1A
Fiber type PANDA PM850
Optical output Compatible with FC/APC
PER 18 dB (min)
Power vs wavelength flatness < 1dB (min)
Signal-to-ASE excess 30 dB (min)
Communication USB interface/TTL

 

780nm version will be available soon.

For further information please contact us

Visit us at Laser World of Photonics China 2018

Visit us at Laser World of Photonics China 2018

Visit us at Laser World of Photonics China 2018

 

 

Superlum is happy to announce that we will be making our very first trip to the Laser World of Photonics China in Shanghai from March 14th to 16th 2018. This is a great opportunity to meet the team, to see demonstrations of our newest products, and to discuss your projects and specifications.

Visit us at Booth 4725

Alternatively you can schedule a meeting with us.

We hope to see you there!

Brand New OEM Broadband Swept Tunable Laser

Brand New OEM Broadband Swept Tunable Laser

Presenting Superlum’s Brand New OEM Swept Wavelength Tunable Laser Source

 

Superlum celebrates 10 years of Broadsweeper Swept Wavelength Tunable Semiconductor Lasers with a new, compact version BS-840-1.

 

 

Substantial redesign of the laser resonator and control electronics have considerably minimized the device dimensions – only 110 × 190 × 41 mm. Therefore it is ideal for OEM applications and system integration. Superlum’s Compact Broadsweeper can tune the wavelength between 810 and 880 nm with a linear sweep at speed ranging from CW to 10000 nm/s. It produces 3 mW of the output power that can be increased to 20 mW by the external optical booster. FWHM linewidth of the laser is typically 0.05 nm. The other optical characteristics are similar to those of our standard bench-top version. There is an added USB interface for remote control versatility More information at:  sales@superlum.ie

Key applications:

  • Bio-medical OCT
  • Bio-chemical spectroscopy
  • Fiber-optic sensing
  • Interferometric applications

 

Visit us at Photonics West and BiOS 2018

Visit us at Photonics West and BiOS 2018

Visit us at BiOS and Photonics West 2018

 

 

Superlum will be at BiOS and Photonics West 2018. This is a great opportunity to meet the team, to see demonstrations of our newest products, and to discuss your projects and specifications.

Visit us at the following Booths:

BiOS: Booth 8414
Photonics West: Booth 5353

Alternatively you can schedule a meeting with us.

We hope to see you there!

High Power 675nm SLDs

High Power 675nm SLDs

Revolutionary High Power SLD in visible range hits the market

 

SLD have been with us for over 2 decades with important uses across numerous industries, and with a myriad of applications. To date however, innovation has been hampered by their limits in the visible spectrum range. With Superlum’s research and product enhancements this is no longer the case. SLDs with a visible spectrum range around 675nm are now commercially available and are solving existing constraint problems in many industries. These are the highest power single special mode SLDs in the red spectral range available on the commercial market.
Click here to learn about this powerful new product, or contact our Sales team to start the conversation on how the power of this new SLD can enhance your world.