Optical pulsers, laser-diode drivers, driver arrays and pulsed laser/LED modules.
Any-pulse technology which enables flexible pulse shaping in nanosecond resolution.
OPM’s products are offered in forms of OEM circuit boards or instruments.
The products serve demanding applications including Industrial fiber lasers, laser sources for LIDAR and lab equipment.
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Capabilities
– Optical pulse generation with pulse-width starting at 50 picoseconds
– Peak laser currents up to ~ 50A
– Generation of any shaped optical pulses with nano-second resolution
– Highly integrated transmitter arrays, up to hudreds of lasers in a compact module
– High-speed (up to 10Gb/s) optical transmitters and receivers
OPM offers a comprehensive range of optical pulser modules for fiber lasers, range finders, 3D vision systems and lab equipment.
OPM-LDa Series Pulsers
The OPM-LDa series seed laser assembly is a family of high performance optical pulsers / seeders modules. Each module includes an adjustable pulse generator, a laser driver, a TEC controller and an integrated laser diode.
Product family highlights:
– Pulse width from pico-seconds to micro-seconds
– Peak current up to 3A
Pulse Shaping
OPM’s pulse shaping modules include three main products:
-The OPM-LD-ps Optical Waveform Generator with programming resolution of <1 ns and peak current of 2A.
-The OPM-LD-Lin – a broadband electrical to optical converter with excellent linearity and peak current up to 3A.
-The OPM-AMP-700 – an amplifier which drives programmed waveforms to a MZ modulator
Laser driver OPM-LD-D1-C
The test jig is a capable and flexible tool to test all of OPM’s standard products. It includes power supplies, a variable trigger generator, monitors, controls and communications.
OPM offers a variety of accesories for your lab setup to ensure a smooth plug & play experience.
The available accesories are cables, adaptors, terminators and filters.
Linear Laser Transmitter series – Instrument versions
The OPM-LEO-INS instrument series combines the features of broad bandwidth, linear response and high optical power. It operates at frequencies from DC up to 350MHz (depending on the selected version).
For analog signals the instrument offers the benefits of good linearity and broad bandwidth. For digital signals the product offers the benefits of short rise time and conversion of high-speed repetition rateswith pulse-width down to 2ns.
OPM develops custom products for specific customer needs.
VCSEL array for LIDAR
12 laser seeders system
High power 1-3ns free-space laser
Optical Pulse Machines (OPM) has unique capabilities in optical pulse generators, seeders and drivers.
Our OPM-LDa product line includes pulser modules with pulse-width range from pico-seconds to micro-seconds and with peak power up to 2 Watts. The main application is seeders for Fiber Lasers.
OPM’s patented technology offers user programmable optical waveform generation with 0.55ns resolution.
Our high-speed linear laser drivers convert voltage signals to optical transmission with peak laser current up to 3A and bandwidth up to ~500MHz.
Our OPM-LDb series serves LIDAR applications. Tunable pulse-width range of 1ns to10ns and peak current up to 30A.
We integrate in our products the laser diode or LED that you need: cooled or uncooled, wavelength range from UV to Mid IR, including 1064 and 1550nm.
A test-jig, controller card and accessories are offered for quick evaluation of our modules in your lab.
Product Applications
• Seeders for pulsed fiber-lasers
• Laser sources for LIDARs
• Time Domain Fluorescence Microscopy
• High-speed and high-power optical transmission
STANDARD PRODUCT LIST
[I] OPM-LDa pulser series:
The OPM-LDa pulsers include a laser pulser, TEC controller and laser diode. Peak power up to 2W. Duty cycle limit ~ 10%. High speed or high current versions.
– OPM-LDa-gs: fixed pulse-width of 50ps to 150ps – gain switching.
– OPM-LDa-3: pulse-width of 0.5 to 3ns with continuous pulse-width tuning.
– OPM-LDa-64: pulse-width of 1 to 64ns in 0.25ns steps and fine tuning.
– OPM-LDa-256: pulse-width of 1 to 256ns in 1ns steps and fine tuning.
– OPM-LDa-1250: pulse-width of 10 to 1250ns in 5ns steps and fine tuning.
[II] Pulse Shaping (time domain) products: – AWG2500: Arbitrary Waveform Generator with time resolution of 555ps.
– OPM-LD-Lin-HC: Linear optical transmitter, peak current up to 2A (~3A nonlinear), rise/fall time ~1.5nSec.
– OPM-LD-Lin-HS: Linear optical transmitter, peak current up to 0.5A, rise/fall time ~0.6nSec.
– OPM-LD-ps: This product is a combination of the AWG2500 and the OPM-LD-Lin. It acts as an optical arbitrary waveform generator. Programmable in time resolution of 555ps.
– OPM-AMP-700: Pulse amplifier to drive MZ modulators. Complements the AWG2500 in applications where a MZ modulator is required. Peak voltage up to 5V. Tr/Tf ~ 1ns.
[III] Laser driver for LIDAR
– OPM-LDb series: LIDAR transmitter with 1ns-to 10ns tunable pulse-width. Peak current up to 30A.
– OPM-LD-D1: Pulse transmitter, peak current up to 500mA, data rate up to 1Gb/s. Tr/Tf ~ 350ps. CML or ECL data input. Supports PRBS patterns with duty cycle up to 50%. The product can be used in telecom applications.
[IV] Controller, software, Evaluation board (Test Jig) and accessories:
– OPM-CSW-3, OPM-CSW-64: Controller and GUI software for OPM-LDa modules. Provides power, control, trigger, RS-232 and USB and PC software control.
– OPM-EXT40-2: 40 wire, 50cm long cable for connecting to all OPM-LD products in OEM applications.
– SMA to MCX (male) RF cable: For monitoring the laser current in all OPM-LD products.
– Other accessories – please check our web site.
Product options:
– High speed versions or high current versions.
– Tuning by built in potentiometers or by external controls.
– Laser diodes types: BTF or coax packages or chip on carrier; various wavelength.
– OEM modules or benchtop instruments.
