iBeam smart – Compact Diode Laser
- True one box solution, no control box necessary
- Single mode, TEM00 laser from 375 to 785 nm
- FINE and SKILL to eliminate noise and speckle
- Analog and Digital Modulation up to 250MHz
- Clean-Up filters available
The iBeam smart is the ultimate choice when looking for a high-performance, ultra-reliable OEM diode laser system. Record values at output power, combined with excellent power and beam pointing stability are setting the standard in the class of compact diode lasers. Its flexible, µ-processor based electronics will make system integration a snap. Features as FINE, SKILL and AUTOPULSE are capable to solve common problems of your application.
Technical Information
Technical Information
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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 ± 5°C) | < 0.5 % |  |
| Pointing stability | < 5 µrad/K |  |
| Polarization (typ.) | > 100: 1, linear | |
| Analog modulation maximum bandwidth | 1 MHz |  |
| Digital modulation maximum bandwidth (with pulse option) | 250 MHz |  |
| RMS noise (10 Hz – 10 MHz) | < 0.2 % |  |
| DC input requirements | 12 V / 2 A | |
| Operating ambient temperature range | 15..40 °C | |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 100 x 40 x 40 mm³ |
For complete spec table please refer to the iBeam smart 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:
- Pulse-option (including AUTOPULSE feature)
- Ultra-fast asynchronous digital modulation with up to 250 MHz
- Rise and fall times < 1.5 ns
- ON/OFF extinction (depending on wavelength) typical > 1000 : 1
- Multi-level input with adjustable trigger levels
- AUTOPULSE: With the AUTOPULSE feature one can use the internal capabilities of the intelligent iBeam smart electronics. Frequencies up to 20 MHz can be programmed, the duty cycle can be set in the range from 1 to 99 % (depending on the frequency)
- Fiber coupling - SmartDock
Especially designed for the iBeam smart TOPTICA's SmartDock turns the iBeam smart into a rugged fiber coupled diode laser system. Both single-mode and polarization-maintaining fibers can be connected to the SmartDock. Better than 60 % coupling efficiency is guaranteed but efficiencies up to 90 % have been demonstrated due to the high beam quality of the iBeam smart. - 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.
- Clean up filter
| Model | Center Wavelength | Bandwidth | Transmission | Blocking |
| CLUP-405 | 405 nm | 10 nm | > 90% over 10 nm | OD > 3: 358 - 389 nm & 420 - 466 nm OD > 5: 361 - 384 nm & 428 - 457 nm |
| CLUP-488 | 488 nm | 6 nm | > 90% over 10 nm | OD > 3: 350 - 477 nm & 499 - 800 nm OD > 5: 370 - 474 nm & 503 - 572 nm |
| CLUP-640 | 640 nm | 8 nm | > 90% over 8 nm | OD > 3: 400 - 625 nm & 655 - 720 nm OD > 5: 580 - 622 nm & 658 - 717 nm |
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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:
Articles:
- Lasers for Confocal Microscopy, 2011 (PDF)
- Argon-Laser Replacement for Microscopy Finally Arrived
- Laser im Fokus der optischen Mikroskopie
- LASER Klaviatur der Farben, 2011 (PDF, 383kB)
Press release:
- TOPTICA presents 515 nm direct diode technology live at Photonics West
- iBeam smart - Fully Featured
- New: iBeam smart - The Ultra-Compact Diode Laser
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