Laser Diode Driver Module, 500 mA, 6 V, Dual Channel, LDC-3908/3916

The LDC-3916332 Dual Laser Diode Driver Module offers two independent 500 mA laser diode drivers.
The module provides two high stability, low noise outputs with multiple hardware current limits and laser protection features such as intermittent contact protection, adjustable compliance voltage limit, slow turn-on, shorting circuits and 4-wire voltage measurement for precise laser diode forward voltage measurement.
This LDC3916332 module is compatible with the
For applications requiring individual modulation, please contact an ILX Sales Engineer.
Specifications
- TypeLDC-3908/3916 Driver Card
- Laser Current0.5 A
- Laser Drive RequirementLess Than 1 A
- Laser Compliance Voltage6 V
- Temperature Coefficient50 ppm/ °C
- Laser Current Resolution0.01 mA
- Laser Current Accuracy±0.1% of FS
- Current Output 24 h Stability50 ppm FS
- Current Output 1 h Stability20 ppm FS
- External Modulation High Bandwidth1 MHz
- External Modulation Low Bandwidth30 kHz
- Laser Output Noise/Ripple Low Bandwidth5 µA
- Laser Output Noise/Ripple High Bandwidth<10 µA
- Forward Voltage Accuracy±7mV
- Forward Voltage Resolution10 mV
- Photodiode Current Accuracy±2 µA
- Photodiode Current Range0-5000 µA
- Photodiode Current Resolution0.1 µA
- Photodiode Reverse Bias0-5 V
Resources & Downloads
Application Notes
Protecting Your Laser Diode(2.3 MB, PDF) Laser Diode Characteristics Overview(392.5 kB, PDF)
Manuals
LDC-3916 Controller User's Manual(2 MB, PDF) LDC-3908 Controller User's Manual(2.1 MB, PDF) LDC-391633X Source Modules User's Manual(1.7 MB, PDF)
Literature
LDC-3908 8-Channel Laser Diode Controller Brochure(653 kB, PDF) LDC-3916 16-Channel Laser Diode Controller Brochure(655.6 kB, PDF) Pinout Diagrams for CC-305S and CC-505S Cables(88.5 kB, PDF)
Technical Notes
Measurement of 4-Wire Voltage Sense on the LDC-3916 Laser Diode Controller(37.7 kB, PDF) Voltage Limit Protection of the LDC-3916 Laser Diode Controller(96.8 kB, PDF)
Software
LDC-391633X LabVIEW Driver Version 0.9(275.9 kB, ZIP)
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