Precision pulsed current to 3A specifically for laser diodes
Clean current pulses with fast rise times (<50nS) and low overshoot (<5%)
Built-in laser diode protection
Adjustable pulse width, duty cycle, and frequency to 1MHz
User-selectable pulse polarity
Accepts external trigger to control pulses and provides a trigger to initiate corresponding measurements
GPIB/IEEE-488 interface
The new LDP-3840B Precision Pulsed current source
is a microprocessor-based instrument specifically designed
for pulse testing and characterizing laser diodes. The
LDP-3840B provides up to 3A of peak pulse current with
adjustable pulse widths from 100ns to 10ms.
Careful attention to design for clean pulses at laser diode
load levels provides a low noise pulsed current with fast rise
times while maintaining overshoot of less than 5%.
Testing and characterization can be automated with the
3840B through the GPIB/IEEE interface. For basic system
integration, a trigger can be used to control pulses and
initiate corresponding measurements without a command
program.
Like all ILX Lightwave laser diode control instruments,
the LDP-3840B incorporates laser diode protection and
safety features such as current limits, output shorting circuits,
AC line filters, and double-shielded transformers to help
suppress laser damaging transients.
For specifications on the LDP-3840B Precision-Pulsed Current Source, please refer to the LDP-3840B product brochure.