Technical Articles

Low-power laser diodes come in a variety of packages. Most have a monitor photodiode integrated with the laser diode. Generally, laser diodes emit light from both ends of their cavity. …

ILX Lightwave offers a full line of innovative instruments, test systems and accessories used throughout the world in research and development labs and production areas, wherever photonic …

The LDC-3916 modular laser diode controller uses interchangeable modules for flexible control options over multiple channels.

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 …

An introduction to the LTS-7410 Low Power Laser Diode Production Burn-in system and basic functionality of the system

A basic introduction to what LIV measurements are and how to perform them using the LDC-3726’s built-in firmware commands.

ILX Lightwave is the leader in Laser Diode Mounts offering the widest range of high quality precision laser diode mounting fixtures, as well as a complete line of Laser Diode Control …

Overview of the ILX Lightwave Sentry bench top laser diode reliability and burn-in test system.

Our ReliaTest graphical user interface supervisory software allows multiple device types and test scenarios to be easily configured without complicated programming.

Probe card fixtures for Newport’s ILX Lightwave LRS-9434 Laser Diode Reliability and Burn-In system allow customers a repeatable and reliable method to probe devices with pad sizes …

Setting up and configuring your Newport ILX Lightwave LDM-4980 series mount for your device.

Modulating a laser diode with the ILX Lightwave LDC-3726 series controller.

For the fast growing VCSEL market, the Sentinel LRS-9434 and LRS-9434SS systems can be utilized for reliability and burn-in testing, with accompanying probe card fixtures.

Thermoelectric Laser Diode Temperature Controllers are used to control a Thermo-Electric Cooler (TEC) that is typically integrated into a laser diodes package or part of a temperature …

There are several methods of testing the quality of the bond, ranging from the destructive, such as a sheer test where the chip is physically broken off its sub-mount, to non-destructive, …

The ever increasing demand for telecommunications bandwidth is driving the market for the components that make up fi ber-optic networks. This article presents basic principles of passive …

The external modulation feature found on many ILX Lightwave current sources is a very fl exible circuit that can be used for a wide variety of applications. If the task is to slightly …

A new integrating sphere design was developed by ILX Lightwave to reduce the polarization dependent response of their power meter as well as to desensitize the meter to fi ber positioning …

Diode lasers optimized for high continuous wave (CW) power operation are typically sold as a 1D array of emitters, known as a laser bar. The array contains tens of emitters, which are …

Measurement of junction temperature has been recognized as critical to the advancement of laser diode technology for decades. Commonly used measurement methods are based on some change …