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SLM Diode Module (632.8 nm)

Single Longitudinal Mode Diode Lasers

REO offers three versions of a unique miniature single longitudinal mode (SLM) diode laser. These lasers now extend REOs
offering of world leading Helium Neon lasers with a compact one-box design with stabilized higher power. These lasers now
significantly broaden REOs red laser offering:

35mW HeNe Laser Features SLM Diode Module Features

35 50 mW 20 60 mW Output power
Superior Beam Quality Coherence Length
Superior Linewidth Compact size
Low Retro-reflections Efficient

The production of these SLM Diode Modules with single longitudinal mode output utilizes robust Volume Bragg Gratings (VBG), also
called volume holographic gratings. VBGs are used to filter the lasers output down to a single longitudinal mode and separate the
diode heating from the wavelength detuning of the feedback structure. This also improves the locked diodes temperature
stabilization. The VBGs are silica based and therefore physically and chemically stable for high reliability applications.

Applications for the SLM Diode Modules lasers involve those needing a high power red laser source in a compact package.
They could include Flow Cytometry, Confocal microscopy, Metrology, Fluorescence Excitation, Interferometry, Microlithography
and Raman spectroscopy. The three options for this red diode SLM laser offer either fiber coupled or non-fiber coupled
SLM-Diode Modules:

Description Fiber Type Typical Output Power (mW)

SLM Diode 4.3 micron MFD Fiber > 20
Module - SM Coupled Single Mode

SLM Diode 4.3 micron MFD Panda > 20

Module - PM Fiber Coupled Polarization Maintaining

SLM Diode Free Space > 60

Module - FS Non-Coupled

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General Operating Specifications Free Space Non-Coupled Specifications

Output Power 20-60mW Beam quality (m2 typical) vertical 1.2
Spectral Linewidth (typical) 10 MHz Beam quality (m2 typical) horizontal 1.1
Wavelength stability (over 8 hours) +/- 2 pm Beam diameter (vertical) 1.6 mm
ASE suppression (typical) 40 dB Beam diameter (horizontal) 0.8 mm
Optical power stability (over 8 hours) 1 % pk-pk Beam aspect ratio 1.5 - 2
Noise (10Hz100MHz) 0.2% rms Beam divergencevertical 0.8 mrad
Beam divergencehorizontal 1.3 mrad
Beam pointing stability (over 8 hours) <50 rad
Electrical Specifications
Polarization ratio 100:1 linear
DC input (max) 2A @ 3.3V
Warm-up time (typical) 2 min.
Power consumption (typical/max) 5W
Interface USB & 10-pin I/O connections
Case temperature 15 40 C
Humidity (non-condensing) 5 95 %

SLM Diode Module

Laser beam in near field Beam width (4-sigma): Laser beam in far field Beam divergence (Gaussian fit):

X: 830 um Y: 1610 um X: 1.3 mrad Y: 0.8 mrad

REO 14309 HeNe REO 15485 SLM diode module (FS)

Output Power 35 mW 50 mW
Near field beam pattern

Instantaneous Linewidth (MHz) 0.005 10

Frequency Stability (GHz) 1.5 0.75
Unit Volume (cm3) 9435 87.5
Tolerant to back reflection Yes Not Tolerant

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