Pulse Diode Laser - VPL Series
Variable Pulsed Lasers - VPL Series (VIS/NIR)

Variable Pulsed Lasers - VPL Series (VIS/NIR)

  • Optimised for MCS
  • 14 Pre-Set pulse widths from 50 ns to 1 ms
  • External trigger capability
  • Adjust pulse width and repetition rate with input trigger pulse
  • Operation in CW mode
  • Spectrally Purified Output
  • Compact plug-and-play design

Product Description

The VPL series of diode lasers provide variable width pulses in the ns to ms range, as well as CW operation with powers up to 60 mW.

They are optimised for long photoluminescence lifetime measurements using the Multi-Channel Scaling (MCS) detection method. The width of the excitation pulses is easily controlled from the VPL allowing quick optimisation of the measurement conditions.

The VPL lasers are compact, maintenance free, and user-friendly. Although they are designed to match Edinburgh Instruments spectrometers, they can be incorporated into any experiment thanks to their external trigger capability.

Technical Specifications

Model (VPL-) 375 405 420 445 450 475 485 510 635 640 655 670 700 730 785 800 980
Nominal Wavelength (±10 nm) 375 405 420 445 450 475 485 510 635 640 655 670 700 730 785 800 980
Typical CW Average Power (mW) 30 25 55 15 30 25 30 15 35 35 15 10 15 15 35 40 10
Minimum CW Average Power (mW) 20 10 30 10 20 10 25 10 25 15 10 8 15 15 25 10 10
Typical Peak Power (mW) * 100 45 150 45 100 30 90 25 110 45 34 24 40 40 100 100 30
Minimum Peak Power (mW) * 60 30 100 30 85 20 60 20 80 30 30 16 30 30 70 20 20

Pulse Widths ns: 50, 100, 200, 500
μs: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 , 1000
External Trigger Width Mode Pulse width and repetition rate defined by external trigger input
Max. duty cycle 50%
CW Mode Yes
Bias Supply 15 Vdc +/- 5%, 15W (2.1mm DC jack)
Trigger Output SMA, NIM Standard
Interlock Input Hirose HR10A-7P-4P(73), (Link pin 1 and pin 2 to ground – interlock healthy)
Trigger Input Hirose HR10A-7P-4P(73), (Signal pin 4 and ground pin 3)
Trigger Input Signal TTL > 50 ns pulse. Trigger on rising edge.
0.0 V < Low level < 0.5 V, 2.5 V < High level < 5 V
Key Switch Yes
Beam Quality 10% – 90% knife edge method
Beam diameter < 9.5 mm at VPL output aperture
Beam diameter < 25 mm after 250 mm propagation
Spectral Conditioning Built-in filter to minimize out-of-band emission (no spectral filtering needed)
Physical Dimensions Overall: 168 mm length x 64 mm x 64 mm
Collimator tube: φ 30 mm x 38 mm
Tapped Holes for Stud Mount 2 x M6
Weight (g) 750g

*Measured at minimum pulse width

Class 3B Laser product. Avoid exposure to beam. Light emitted by the source may be harmful to the human eye and to skin. Please obey laser safety regulations. This product complies with the US federal laser product performance standards.

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