Spectra-Physics has introduced the Explorer Scientific, a low power intra-cavity tripled and actively Q-Switched diode-pumped solid state laser delivering pulse energies of up to 120microjoules
Newport Announces the Explorer Scientific all solid-state UV laser designed specifically for scientific research applications.
Meeting the reliability requirements of the field-proven OEM version, the Explorer Scientific has been specifically designed to meet the mounting and safety requirements of table-top use in a research laboratory.
"We have enjoyed tremendous success with our Explorer product line, and we are pleased to introduce a new version that meets the requirements of our scientific research customers.
"The Explorer Scientific is an ideal research tool for lower repetition rate applications that require high pulse energies and peak power at low kilohertz repetition rates," said Jurgen Niederhofer, product manager for Spectra-Physics.
"In fact, the available pulse energy and peak power of the Explorer is significantly higher than what many 4-6W UV lasers deliver at high repetition rates.
"As a result, it is an excellent choice for cutting-edge research including Nanotechnology, Maldi, laser microdissection, dye laser pumping, and material processing".
The Explorer is an easy-to-install Class 3B UV laser and offers excellent TEM00 mode quality, enabling tight focusing and high spatial resolution.
The Explorer can be operated from single-shot up to a 5kHz pulse repetition frequency at variable pulse energies.
It utilizes Spectra-Physics's proprietary intra-cavity conversion technology for longer lifetimes and high energy pulses at lower pump powers.
The standard pulse energy specification is 120microjoule at pulse widths of less than 5nanoseconds.
With a pulse-to-pulse stability of less than 3% RMS applications will benefit from an extremely low signal-to-noise ratio.
A sophisticated and intuitive LabView based graphical user interface allows customers to interface with the laser via a USB interface.
