Key features
- Special design for 10/14 pin butterfly laser diode
- Output current up to 2000 mA
- Compliance voltage up to 3V
- Adjustable pulse width 1–100 ns
- Repetition rate up to 10 MHz
- External trigger option
- On-board TEC controller
- LabVIEW and Python libraries
- 5 VDC input power
- RS232/USB/CAN/UART interfaces
- Integrated heatsink
- Compact size 85×60×21 mm
Description
The PLD-NS is a compact short-pulse seed laser diode driver for powering 10/14-pin butterfly laser diode modules for applications, which require pulse widths from 1 ns to 100 ns. The pulse repetition frequency can be varied from 1 kHz to 10 MHz.
The driver circuitry requires a single 5 VDC power source. All other needed voltages are generated on the board by high-frequency switching power supplies. The driver supplies a bidirectional proportional-integral derivative (PID) thermoelectric cooler controller (TEC) with current capability of 1.5 A and a voltage capability of 4 V.
The main parameters of PLD-NS (output current, pulse width, repetition frequency, temperature set) are controlled by computer interface. The current pulse monitor output can be viewed with an oscilloscope by on-board SMA connector allowing the user a real time view of the current. Voltage amplitude 1 V is equal to 2 A current.
The PLD-NS has an external TTL-compatible input for repetition rate control from single shot up to 10 MHz.
The PLD-NS has an external output for synchronization with each current pulse.
Driver has landing pads for solderin a butterfly laser diode directly into driver board and large heat sink for stable heat dissipation.
Specifications
| Parameter | Units | Min. | Typ. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INPUT | ||||
| Voltage | VDC | 4,8 | 5,0 | 5,2 |
| Current | A | – | – | 2 |
| External trigger (50 Ω impedance) | VDC | 3,3 | – | 5 |
| OUTPUT | ||||
| Current | mA | – | – | 2000 |
| Compliance Voltage | V | 1 | – | 3 |
| Pulse width** | ns | 1 | – | 100 |
| Pulse width step | ns | – | 0,2 | – |
| Repetition rate* | MHz | 0,001 | – | 10 |
| Rise time** | ps | 50 | – | 500 |
| Fall time** | ps | 200 | – | 1000 |
| TEC current | A | -1,5 | – | +1,5 |
| TEC voltage | V | 1 | – | 4 |
| TEC Temperature Set | ˚C | 15 | 25 | 45 |
| TEMPERATURE | ||||
| Operating | ˚C | +10 | – | +50 |
| Storage | ˚C | -20 | – | +70 |
| Humidity, Non-Condensing | % | – | – | 95 |
| CONNECTIONS | ||||
| Power and inerface connector | 10-pin terminal block (1-282834-0 TE connectivity) | |||
| USB connector | Mini-USB, Type B (1734035-1 TE connectivity) | |||
| MECHANICAL | ||||
| PCB overall dimensions | 85 × 60 × 21 mm | |||
| Weight, not more | 160 g | |||
* Maximum duty cycle is limited to 2 %.
** Output performance depends on laser diode characteristics. Performance cannot be guaranteed for all laser types.
See optical output waveforms.
Typical Performance Characteristics
