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ILX Lightwave Discontinued & Obsolete Products

These discontinued products are no longer sold by ILX Lightwave, but are typically supported for three years from the date on which they were discontinued. Repairs and calibrations ...

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LRS-9434 Threshold Current Measurement Repeatability

This technical note presents the results of measurement repeatability of threshold current using the LRS-9434 Laser Reliability and Burn-In Test System.

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LDP-3830 Laser Protection

The LDP-3830 Precision Pulsed Current Source is designed to drive laser diodes and quantum cascade lasers with up to 5A of peak current and a compliance voltage of 20V. Laser diodes ...

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LDC-37X6 Laser Protection MKS Technical Note

The LDC-37X6 series of laser diode controllers have been designed with multiple levels of laser protection in order to minimize exposure to electro-static discharge, overly high laser ...

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Repeatability of Wavelength and Power Measurements Using the OMM-6810B

This technical note presents the experimental results showing the repeatability of power and wavelength measurements using the OMM-6810B Optical Power and Wavelength Meter coupled to ...

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LDX-3232 Modulation Bandwidth

This Tech Note provides information on the modulcation bandwidth of the LDX-3232 High Compliance Laser Diode Driver. The output of the LDX-3232 is capable of being modulated via a signal ...

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Typical Output Stability of the LDX-3100 Board Level Current Source

This technical note presents the results of output drift measurement tests performed on a typical LDX-3100 Board-Level Precision Current Source.

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Square Wave Modulation of the LDX-3500B

The ILX Lightwave LDX-3500B Series Precision Current Source can be modulated by an external analog signal up to 500 kHz, 150 kHz or 100 kHz depending on the model.

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Typical Output Noise of an LDX-3412

This technical note presents the results of noise measurements made on a typical production run of LDX-3412 Precision Current Sources.

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Typical Output Drift of an LDX-3412

The measurement setup is shown in Figure 1. Each LDX-3412 was placed in a temperature controlled oven and stabilized for one hour at 25oC. Current measurements were taken by measuring ...

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Long-Term Output Stability of an LDX-3525B

The measurement setup is shown in Figure 1. The LDX-3525B was placed in a temperature controlled oven and stabilized for one hour at 20oC. The LDX-3525B was placed in low (200 mA) range, ...

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Output Current Accuracy of an LDX-3525B

This technical note presents the results of measurement (display) accuracy tests performed on a typical production model LDX-3525B Precision Current Source.

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LDX-36000 QCW Pulse Characteristics

The LDX-36000 series High Power Current Source is a versatile instrument that can function in both continuous-wave (CW) and quasicontinuous-wave (QCW) modes.

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Clamping Limit of an LDX-3525B

The measurement setup is shown in Figure 1. Each tested unit was set to drive a 1W load, with the DC output level set to 100 mA, and the limit set at 125 mA. The output was then modulated ...

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Facility Power Requirements for the LDX-36000

This Tech Note details the input power requirements of the ILX Lightwave LDX-36000 series high power laser diode drivers.

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Using the Dual Modulation Inputs of the LDX-3620B

The LDX-3620B is an ultra-low noise, high stability current source with two external modulation inputs. This technical note describes the use of the dual modulation inputs of the L ...

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Effects of Cabling and Inductance When Pulsing High Power Laser Diodes

This technical note discusses the effects of inductance when pulsing high power laser diodes with high current. It also discusses cabling and connections between the current source ...

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Long-Term Output Stability of the LDX-3620B

This technical note presents the results of output drift measurements performed on a typical production model LDX-3620B Ultra-Low Noise Laser Diode Current Source.

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LDC-3736 Laser Protection

The LDC-3736 Quantum Cascade Laser Controller is designed to safely drive quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) with up to 4 Amps of current and a compliance voltage of 18 Volts.

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Broadband Noise Measurements for Laser Diode Current Sources

This technical note describes the measurement of broadband noise found in laser diode current sources. A description of the test setup is presented with the results shown in graphical ...

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