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CPDL-Q Compact Diode Lasers for Integration

CPDL-Q

CPDL-Q Compact Diode Lasers for Integration

Compact picosecond diode lasers are engineered for effortless OEM integration and reliable high-speed excitation.

VERSATILE PICOSECOND LASERS FOR SEAMLESS SYSTEM INTEGRATION


Key Benefits

  • Higher measurement stability — power stability under 1% RMS over 8 hours
  • Compact design for integration — small footprint OEM module
  • Faster system readiness — warm-up time under 2 minutes
  • Cleaner time-resolved signals — timing jitter below 12 ps RMS
  • Better performance in dynamic gating — optical rise/fall time under 3 ns
  • Consistent excitation conditions — stable pulse shape and repetition rate control

Compact OEM Picosecond Excitation with Flexible Triggering

CPDL-Q Series delivers compact, OEM-ready picosecond diode lasers designed for effortless system integration and reliable high-speed excitation. Built on PicoQuant’s proven pulsed laser technology, these modules combine clean picosecond pulses with flexible internal or external triggering from single shot up to 200 MHz. Fast optical gating enables burst patterns or rapidly switched CW operation with a rise time of around 3 ns, making CPDL-Q ideal for semiconductor diagnostics, detector and camera testing, LiDAR, fluorescence lifetime measurements, amplifier seeding, and diverse time-resolved sensing tasks. Their robust performance and small footprint make them an easy fit for instruments such as plate readers, wafer testers, optical devices, or micromachining systems.


Optional Fibre Coupled Output

CPDL-Q laser heads are available with single-mode fibre coupling for precise and stable beam delivery. Typical coupling efficiencies exceed 40% and provide a clean, well-conditioned output suitable for fibre-based photonics setups. Each unit is pre-aligned to ensure dependable performance at the fibre interface.

CPDL-Q — Available Configurations
Wavelength (±10) [nm]TypePulse (FWHM) [ps]Max. Rep. Rate [MHz]Avg. Power [mW]CW Power [mW]
405CPDL-Q-405< 1202001050
450CPDL-Q-450< 802001050
488CPDL-Q-488< 1302001050
515CPDL-Q-515< 1702001050
640CPDL-Q-640< 1002001050

 

Optical Output
Power stability within 8h< 1% (RMS)
Warm-up time for power and pulse shape stabilisation< 2 min
Optical rise / fall time (gating)< 3 ns
Beam circularity0.5…1.0
Transversal mode M²≤ 1.4
Beam dimension0.8 ± 0.30 mm
PolarisationLinear, vertical
Polarisation Extinction Ratio (PER)> 30:1 (typical > 100:1)
Coupling efficiency (single-mode PM fibre)> 40%

 

Operation
Internal repetition rate1 kHz to 999 kHz (step size 1 kHz); 1 MHz to 200 MHz (step size 1 MHz)
External range0 Hz to 200 MHz
External trigger level-1 V … +5 V into 50 Ohm
Timing jitter< 12 ps (RMS)
Trigger outNIM
ON time gateFreely adjustable from < 10 ns to 1 ms
OFF time gate (as a factor of ON time gate)Freely adjustable from 1 to 255
Temperature range15–35 °C
Humidity range< 80% (non-condensing)

 

Dimension
Dimensions (w × h × l)40 × 40 × 160 mm
Weight0.31 kg

 

Interface
ConnectorMolex Micro-Fit 2×7

 

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