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Pulsed Lasers & LEDs

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Our range of pulsed diode lasers and LEDs, with pulse widths from ps to ms, are directly compatible with Edinburgh Instruments spectrometers for plug-and-play operation.

EPL Series

Pulsed Lasers

Optimised for TCSPC
Pre-set Repetition Frequencies from 20 KHz to 20 MHz
Spectrally Purified Output
Optimised Collimated Beam
Drive Electronics Included
Fully Integrated, Compact Design

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EPLED Series

Pulse LEDs

Sub-nanosecond pulsed LED light source
Optimised for TCSPC
Pre-set Repetition Frequencies from 20 KHz to 20 MHz
External Trigger Facility
Optimised Collimated Beam
Spectrally Purified Output
Built-In Drive Electronics

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We can accept your samples and talk you through the process as we run test measurements. Contact us to arrange an online demonstration

HPL Series

High Rep. Rate/Power Lasers

Optimised for TCSPC
Repetition rates up to 80 MHz
Standard and high-power operation mode
External trigger capability
Spectrally purified output
Compact plug-and-play design

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VPL Series

Variable Pulsed Lasers

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

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We can accept your samples and talk you through the process as we run test measurements. Contact us to arrange an online demonstration

VPLED Series

Variable Pulsed LEDs

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

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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Model (EPL-)	Nominal Wavelength (nm)	Wavelength Range (nm)	Linewidth (nm)	Max. Pulse Width @ 10 MHz (ps)	Typical Pulse Width @ 10 MHz (ps)	Typical Average Power @ 20 MHz (mW)	Min. Average Power @ 20 MHz (mW)	Typical Peak Power @ 10 MHz (mW)	Min. Peak Power @ 10 MHz (mW)
375	375	370-380	< 1.5	85	60	0.15	0.10	140	80
405	405	400-410	< 2.0	75	55	0.11	0.09	110	80
445	445	438-448	< 3.0	95	85	0.15	0.10	50	35
450	450	440-455	< 3.0	120	90	0.18	0.10	50	25
475	475	465-480	< 4.5	90	80	0.15	0.10	80	65
485	485	475-490	< 6.5	120	100	0.10	0.06	35	20
510	510	500-515	< 5.0	150	85	0.13	0.10	80	60
635	635	630-640	< 2.5	85	65	0.07	0.04	30	25
655	655	650-660	< 2.5	85	65	0.15	0.12	120	80
670	670	665-675	< 2.5	80	55	0.15	0.10	130	75
785	785	780-790	< 4.0	85	70	0.12	0.09	115	80
800	800	795-805	< 6.0	110	95	0.15	0.10	100	60
980	975	965-985	< 5.0	80	60	0.14	0.06	85	30


Laser Class	Class 3R (EPL-405 to EPL-670) or Class 3B (EPL-375, 785, 800, 900)
Repetition Rate	MHz: 20, 10, 5, 2	kHz: 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 25, 20, 12.5, 10, 5, 2.5
Bias Supply	15 Vdc +/- 5%, 15 W (2.1 mm 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	Near field dimensions: ≤4.75 mm (fast axis), ≤1.75 mm (slow axis)	Divergence:≤1.5 mrad (fast axis), ≤0.75 mrad (slow axis)
Spectral Conditioning	Built-in filter to minimise out-of-band emission (no external spectral filtering needed)
Physical Dimensions	Overall: 168 mm length x 64 mm x 64 mm, Collimator tube: ø 30 mm x 38 mm
Tapped Holes for Stud Mount	2 x M6
Weight	800 g

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Model (EPLED-)	Wavelength (± 10 nm)	Typical Pulse Width (FWHM) (ps)	Maximum Pulse Width (FWHM) (ps)	Spectral Width (FWHM) (nm)	Typical Average Power (µW) *
250	250	900	950	10.5	3.5
255	255	900	950	10.5	3.5
260	260	850	950	10.5	3.5
265	265	850	950	10.5	3.5
270	270	900	950	10.0	5.0
280	280	900	950	10.0	5.0
295	295	1000	1150	10.0	4.0
300	300	1000	1150	10.0	4.0
310	310	910	980	10.5	2.0
320	320	880	950	11.0	3.0
340	340	1050	1300	10.0	1.0
365	365	900	950	13.0	4.0
380	380	990	1050	10.0	2.0
560	563	1500	1750	10.5	0.15
570	572	1350	1600	12.5	0.35
590	590	1300	1600	12.5	0.35
610	610	1250	1400	15.0	2.00

*Measured at 20 MHz
Laser Class	Class 3B (EPLED-250 to EPLED-310), Class 3R (EPLED-320 to EPLED-380) or Class 2 (EPLED-560 to EPLED-610)
Repetition Rate	MHz: 20, 10, 5, 2	kHz: 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 25, 20, 12.5, 10, 5, 2.5
Bias Supply	15 Vdc +/- 5%, 15 W (2.1 mm 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
Spectral Conditioning	Built-in filter to minimise out-of-band emission (no external spectral filtering needed)
Physical Dimensions	Overall: 168 mm length x 64 mm x 64 mm, Collimator tube: ø 30 mm x 38 mm
Tapped Holes for Stud Mount	2 x M6
Weight	800 g

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Model (HPL-)	Nominal Wavelength (± 10 nm)	Linewidth (nm)	Maximum Repetition Rate (MHz)	Typical Pulse Width (ps) *	Typical Standard Average Power (mW) **	Typical High Average Power (mW) **	Typical Standard Peak Power (mW) **
405	405	2.0±0.5	80	80	0.45	4.55	70
420	420	3.0±1.0	80	120	0.76	5.30	215
445	445	3.0±1.0	80	95	0.30	0.75	100
450	450	7.0±1.0	80	105	0.92	6.70	110
475	475	4.5±1.0	80	100	0.50	2.00	100
485	485	7.0±4.0	80	144	0.37	2.30	30
510	510	5.0±0.5	80	165	1.20	4.00	110
635	635	2.5±0.5	80	95	0.50	2.20	90
655	655	2.5±0.5	80	85	0.50	5.40	55
670	670	2.5±0.5	80	65	0.65	1.50	130
785	785	4.0±3.0	80	100	0.30	5.00	35
800	800	6.0±3.0	80	146	4.30	13.50	300

* In standard power mode
** Measured at maximum repetition rate. Power may be increased by a factor of 1.1 – 4 (wavelength dependent) by removing the cleanup filter on the laser.
Laser Class	Class 3RB Laser Product
Repetition Rate	MHz: 80†, 40, 20, 10, 5, 2	kHz: 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2.5, 1†	† Wavelength dependent
Bias Supply	15 Vdc +/- 5%, 15 W (2.1 mm 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 HPL output aperture, beam diameter < 25 mm after 250 mm propagation
Spectral Conditioning	Built-in filter to minimise out-of-band emission (no external spectral filtering needed)
Physical Dimensions	Overall: 168 mm length x 64 mm x 64 mm, Collimator tube: ø 30 mm x 38 mm
Tapped Holes for Stud Mount	2 x M6
Weight	750 g

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


Pulse Widths	ns: <70, 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%
Bias Supply	15 Vdc +/- 5%, 15 W (2.1 mm 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 HPL output aperture, beam diameter < 25 mm after 250 mm propagation
Spectral Conditioning	Built-in filter to minimise out-of-band emission (no external spectral filtering needed)
Physical Dimensions	Overall: 168 mm length x 64 mm x 64 mm, Collimator tube: ø 30 mm x 38 mm
Tapped Holes for Stud Mount	2 x M6
Weight	750 g

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VPLED Available Wavelengths (+/- 10 nm)	255, 275, 295, 310, 325, 340, 365, 380, 400, 470, 525, 590, 605, 630, 740, 770, 850, 940, 1050, 1200, 1300
Typical Spectral Width (FWHM) (nm)	10 (+/- 4) to 50 (+/- 5)
Typical Average Power in CW Mode (mW)	0.1 - 2.0
Typical Peak Power at Min. Pulse Width (mW)	0.4 - 0.5
Laser Class	Class 3R (410 nm - 710 nm) or Class 3B (others)
Pulse Widths	ns: <70, 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%, 15 W (2.1 mm 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
Spectral Conditioning	Built-in filter to minimise out-of-band emission (no external spectral filtering needed)
Physical Dimensions	Overall: 168 mm length x 64 mm x 64 mm, Collimator tube: ø 30 mm x 38 mm
Tapped Holes for Stud Mount	2 x M6
Weight	750 g

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FLUORESCENCE AND PHOSPHORESCENCE LIFETIME SOURCES

Our range of pulsed diode lasers and LEDs, with pulse widths from ps to ms, are directly compatible with Edinburgh Instruments spectrometers for plug-and-play operation.

EPL Series

Pulsed Lasers

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EPLED Series

Pulse LEDs

Live Video Demonstration

HPL Series

High Rep. Rate/Power Lasers

Live Video Demonstration

VPL Series

Variable Pulsed Lasers

Live Video Demonstration

VPLED Series

Variable Pulsed LEDs

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