Coherent has expanded its range of Cube FP fibre-pigtailed diode laser products with the addition of several new wavelengths and output power levels for bioinstrumentation applications.
Cube FP lasers are now available at the following wavelengths: 405nm (50mW); 445nm (25mW); 488nm (30mW); 640nm (30mW and 75mW); and 660nm (75mW).
There are two design configurations available for each wavelength and power level: one produces a high-quality (M < 1.1), collimated output beam, while the second delivers output from a single mode, polarisation-preserving fibre on a FC/APC connection.
All Cube FP laser are compact, hands-free, diode laser-based systems that never require realignment and deliver stable output power throughout their lifetime.
These characteristics make them an attractive replacement for HeNe and other free-space and fibre-coupled lasers.
Cube FP lasers are particularly well suited for bioinstrumentation applications such as flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, medical imaging, high-throughout drug discovery and genomics.
Coherent said that because of their beam quality, flexible delivery options and power stability over time, the system integration is simplified and provides a maintenance-free source of high-quality laser power.
The new models offer the same performance features as previous Cube FP lasers, including: the ability to be directly modulated at frequencies of up to 150MHz digital and 350kHz analogue; low noise (<0.2 per cent rms from 20Hz to MHz); and a 100 x 40 (3.9 x 1.6in) mounting area, as well as both USB and RS232 connectivity.
