iBeam - Diffraction Limited cw Diode Laser
- True stand-alone compact OEM diode laser (no need for additional heat sink)
- 375 nm, 405 nm, 445 nm, 473 nm, 488 nm, 640 nm, 643 nm, 660 nm, 675 nm, 785 nm
- Output power up to 150 mW
- Ultimate power stability
- Best beam pointing stability
- Diffraction limited, circular TEM00, beam, M² < 1.2
- Analog modulation (up to 2 MHz)
- FINE: Eliminating noise caused by optical feedback
- SKILL: Reducing speckle noise in your application
- AUTOPULSE: Generate pulses directly within your laser using simple software commands
The premium class of diode lasers – that's the definition of iBeam. Whenever an application asks for outstanding laser parameters with respect to power, beam quality, power and beam pointing stability or single-mode fiber coupling, the iBeam represents the perfect solution. And all this comes as true stand-alone OEM diode laser solution with no need for an additional heat sink.
Technical Information
Technical Information
iBeam standard wavelengths and output powers
Main Specifications:
| Spatial mode | TEM00, M² < 1.2 |  |
| Beam diameter (typical @ 1/e²) | 1 mm | |
| Beam shape, ellipticity | circular, < 10% | |
| Divergence (typical) | < 1 mrad | |
| Power stability (drift over 48h @ ∆ T ± 1°C) | < 0.5 % |  |
| Pointing stability | < 10 µrad/K |  |
| Polarization | > 100: 1, linear | |
| Analog modulation maximum bandwidth | 2 MHz |  |
| RMS noise (1 Hz – 10 MHz) | <0.5 % | |
| DC input requirements | 12 V / 2 A | |
| Operating ambient temperature range | 15..40 °C | |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 156 x 56 x 66 mm³ |
For complete spec table please refer to the iBeam brochure.
Options & Related Products
Options & Related Products
Standard features:
- FINE – Feedback Induced Noise Eraser: Purely electronic feature, making the iBEAM smart insensitive to optical feedback (no isolator, noise eater etc.)
- SKILL – SpeckleKILLer: Reducing speckles by decreasing the longitudinal coherence lengths of emitted light to a minimum
Options:
- Fiber coupling - FiberDock
TOPTICA's FiberDock turns the iBeam into a rugged fiber-coupled diode laser system. Both single-mode and polarization-maintaining fibers can be connected to the FiberDock. Better than 60% coupling efficiency is guaranteed, but efficiencies up to 90 % have been demonstrated due to the high beam quality of the iBeam.
- Fiber output collimator – FiberOut
Some applications demand a fiber-coupled laser and beam collimation at the end of a fiber. To provide a comprehensive solution, the FiberOut turns the divergent beam at the fiber end into a collimated beam again (0.5 mm - 4 mm @ 1/e² CA: 4.8 mm). FC/PC and FC/APC connectors are standard, others can be accommodated.
- Analog modulation
Access to analog power modulation with a frequency of up to 2 MHz (depending on modulation depth). The modulation depth can be set by the operator and calibrated to the input signal. Any modulation function is supported (e.g. sine, triangle, arbitrary)
- Small beam option
Various applications using optical elements such as AOMs cut off laser power if a laser's beam diameter exceeds the free aperture. Thus, the small beam option avoids power losses or truncation of beams (beam diameter approx. 1 mm). In addition, this simplifies the replacement of gas lasers with similar beam diameters.
- Wavelength selection
Whenever a process shows extreme spectral dependence, the iBeam can be ordered with a tighter wavelength tolerance (e.g. 407 ± 1 nm). Thus you can be sure to get the ideal laser emission for your process.
- Wide-range AC/DC transformer
Provides the necessary 12 V DC, if no adequate supply is available in your application
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Technical Drawings
Applications
Applications
- Confocal microscopy
- Disc mastering
- Flow cytometry / laser scanning cytometry
- Microlithography
- Metrology / ellipsometry
- Reprographics / CtP printing
Download
Download
Brochure:
- iBeam
- Lasers for Biophotonics and Bioanalytics (PDF, 1313 kB)
- Product Overview Industrial Diode Lasers
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