Alpes Lasers . TC-3 manuals

Alpes lasers . TC-3 Datasheet (126 pages)

Brand: Alpes-lasers | Category: Laser levels | Size: 7.69 MB |

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2014 ALPES LASERS SA

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2014 SA iii

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Typesetting conventions

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Contents

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2014 SA ix

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1. Overview

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1.1. ALPES LASERS products

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1.1.3. QCL mounting

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2014 SA 5

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1.2.3. TO3 Housing

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1.3. Starter kit

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2014 SA 9

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Chapter 1: Overview

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10 QCL user’s manual v3.1.3

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2014 SA 11

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2014 SA 13

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1.4. Peripherals

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1.5. Fields of applications

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1.5.2. THz

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2. Safety

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• Visible damage

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• Severe transport stress

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2.2. Notation

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2.2.1. Symbols and labels

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ASER radiation hazard

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3. Installation

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3.1. Prerequisites

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2014 SA 27

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3.1.2. Cooling

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3.2. Receiving procedure

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2014 SA 31

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3.3. Connections

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2014 SA 33

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3.3.1. LLH

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3.3.2. HHL

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3.3.3. TO3

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3.3.4. LDD

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3.3.5. CTL cable

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3.3.6. CTLm cable

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3.3.7. TC-LLH cable

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3.3.8. TC-HHL cable

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3.3.9. CPL cable

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3.3 Connections

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Figure 3.11.: CPL cable

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3.3.10. CIL cable

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3.3.11. Connection procedure

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• LLH housing in pulsed mode:

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• HHL housing in pulsed mode:

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4. QCL Operation

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4.1. Principle of operation

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4.2. ALPES LASERS datasheet

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4.3. QCL spectra

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4.3 QCL spectra

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Chapter 4: QCL Operation

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50 QCL user’s manual v3.1.3

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2014 SA 51

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• for a temperature of 0

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2014 SA 53

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LPES LASERS QCL is

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4.4.2. Maximum LDD voltage

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4.4.3. Other DFB QCL plots

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4.5. Beam Properties

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5. Starter Kit Operation

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5.1.1. Quick Start Procedure

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2014 SA 61

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2014 SA 63

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5.2.1. TCU startup

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5.2.2. Internal/external mode

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5.2.3. TCU interlock

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Ω TTL Gate IN

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Ω TTL Output

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Ω TTL Trig OUT

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Ω TTL Trig IN

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*DWH,QH[WHUQDOVLJQDO

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2XWSXWVLJQDO

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5.3 TTL Pulse Generator (TPG)

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LPES LASERS or

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5.3.3. Maximum duty cycle

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5.4. General procedures

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2014 SA 73

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5.4.2. QCL shutdown

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6. Technical speciﬁcations

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76 QCL user’s manual v3.1.3

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2014 SA 77

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Figure 6.6.: HHL housing

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Figure 6.8.: NS mounting

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80 QCL user’s manual v3.1.3

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Figure 6.9.: ST mounting

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7. Maintenance

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7.1.1. Handling

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7.1.2. Contact set

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86 QCL user’s manual v3.1.3

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7.1.3. Procedure

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2014 SA 89

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7.2. Calibration procedures

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2014 SA 91

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7.2.2. TCU calibration

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2014 SA 93

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±1 Ω resistor. Note:

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2014 SA 95

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⇒ 0,99 A

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⇒ 4,99 A

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2014 SA 97

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Chapter 7: Maintenance

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98 QCL user’s manual v3.1.3

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2014 SA 99

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7.2.3. TPG calibration

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102 QCL user’s manual v3.1.3

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2014 SA 103

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Ω . Choose

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A.1. QCL wavelength range

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A.2. QCL electrical response

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B.1. Direct QCL voltage

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LPES LASERS

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B.3.1. Principle

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B.3.2. Connection

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B.3.3. Procedure

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2014 SA 111

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B.4. CW modulation

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2014 SA 113

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C.1. LN2 Dewar

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C.2. Others

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Alpes lasers . TC-3 Datasheet (66 pages)

Brand: Alpes-lasers | Category: Laser levels | Size: 2.56 MB |

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Table of contents

Boston Electronics

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-30C 0C +30C

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Stéphane Blaser

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Quantum cascade lasers

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>>T

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Temperature [K]

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Two-phonon structure at 8 Pm

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Applications

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Bandwidth

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• Medical diagnostics

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• Remote sensing

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Application fields

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Single-mode operation:

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Intensity [a.u.]

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40 dB (limited by the

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RT-P-DFB-1-608

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How does a DFB tune?

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Intensity [arb. units]

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Linewidth [cm

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Characteristics

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CW operation at O§ 4.60Pm

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LN2-CW-DFB-10-2171

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Voltage [V]

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Average power [W]

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THz applications

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New sources:

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Terahertz applications:

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Terahertz sources

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Reliability of the devices

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Ageing: theory

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Ageing at 130°C: results

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Production

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Wavenumber [cm

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Wavelength [µm]

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Available products

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Soon available

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Available end 2004

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PRODUCTS

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Starter kit

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Laser Diode Driver - LDD100

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Pulse Generator - TPG128

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Fields of applications:

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Why the mid-infrared?

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Detection techniques

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Photoacoustic detection

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Customers

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TECHNOLOGY

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Spectral characteristics

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Beam Properties

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0,0 mode

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QCL FAQ List

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Table of Contents

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1.1 Geometry of QC lasers

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1.2 How to handle a QCL

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2.1 Electrical limits

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2.2 Electrical properties

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2.3 Optical properties

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3.1 Operation of TE cooler

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4.1 Thermal prope rties

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4.2 Availability of CW lasers

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5 General QCL questions

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5.4 Tuning and linewidth

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6 Commercial matters

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7 Glossary and Abbreviations

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Prod ucts

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Getting started

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