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 …
It’s been said that there are two types of researchers - those who have blown a laser diode and those who will. While that may be an exaggeration, it’s certainly true that today’s lab …
The LRS-9434 Test System utilizes a family of fixtures that are designed to ensure set point accuracy of +/- 2.0 C across a range of 40 to 150 C.
The LRS9434 is designed to drive a stable current throughout a wide range of ambient temperature conditions. This tech note discusses the test done to verify stable operation despite …
Protection from harmful electrical transients is important in all applications of laser diodes due to the highly sensitive nature of these semiconductor devices. This is particularly …
This technical note presents the results of measurement repeatability of threshold current using the LRS-9434 Laser Reliability and Burn-In Test System.
A primary and valid concern when using high volume laser diode test systems is device handling. The ILX Integrated Carrier Solution (ICS) is designed to address this and other related …
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 …
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 …
This technical note presents the results of output drift measurement tests performed on a typical LDX-3100 Board-Level Precision Current Source.
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.
This technical note presents the results of noise measurements made on a typical production run of LDX-3412 Precision Current Sources.
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 …
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, …
This technical note presents the results of measurement (display) accuracy tests performed on a typical production model LDX-3525B Precision Current Source.
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.
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 …
This Tech Note details the input power requirements of the ILX Lightwave LDX-36000 series high power laser diode drivers.
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 …
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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