FourVersionsToChooseFrom 200mA/16WBenchtopLaserDiodeandTemperatureController-ITC502(withIEEE-488Interface-ITC502-IEEE) 1A/32WBenchtopLaserDiodeandTemperatureController-ITC510(withIEEE-488Interface-ITC510-IEEE)CompleteLaserDiodeandTemperatureControllerSets 500mA/12WCompleteLaserDiodeandTemperatureControllerSetincludingMount,Accessories,andOpticsFor600-1050nmLaserDiodes-LTC100-BFor1050-1600nmLaserDiodes-LTC100-CITC500SeriesFeaturesLaserCurrents: 200mAor 1ACombinationLowNoiseLaserDiodeCurrentandHighStabilityTemperatureControllersTECCurrents: 2A(16W)or 4A(32W)LaserDiodeConstantCurrent ConstantPowerModeLaserDiodeAnalogModulationInput SetTemperature ProtectionagainstAccidentalAdjustmentTemperatureWindowProtectionwithAutomaticLaserCurrentDeactivationIndependentP,I DControls.IEEE488.2Interfacewith18-BitHiResMode(ITC510-IEEEonly)LabVIEW? LabWindows?/CVIDriversIntroduction-ITC500SeriesTheITC500SeriesLaserDiodeCurrentandTECControllersprovidecurrentandtemperaturecontrolinoneunit.Theinstrumentsprovideamaximumlaserdrivecurrentrangeof 200mAor 1A,andaTECdrivecurrentofupto 2A(16W)or 4A(32W).AllITC500LaserDiodeCurrentControllersexhibitexceptionallylowcurrentnoiseandlowtemperaturedrift,makingthisinstrumentoneofthebestperformingcombinationcontrollersavailable.TheyofferabroadrangeoflaserdiodeprotectionfunctionsincludingSoftStart,Interlock,ShortCircuitwhenLaseroff,LaserCurrentLimit,OverTemperatureProtection,TECCurrentLimit,TemperatureWindowProtection,OpenCircuitDetection,and NoSensor Detection.IntuitiveUserInterfaceThefrontpanelisdividedintotwomajorsections,thetemperaturecontrolsectionontheleftandthecurrentsourcesectionontheright.Lasercurrent,laservoltage,monitorcurrent,opticalpower,currentlimit,orreversebiasvoltageforthemonitordiodecanallbeviewedontheLEDdisplaylocatedontherightsideoftheinstrument.ThesecondLEDdisplay,locatedontheleftside,showsthesettemperature,theactualtemperature,theTECcurrent,theTECvoltage,theTECcurrentlimit,orthesettemperaturewindow.CalibratingthePowerDisplayThedisplayofthelaserpowercaneasilybecalibratedfordirectmWread-outbyadjustingthephotodiodesignaltrimpotonthefrontpanelmarked ADJPD .Pleasenoteanopticalpowermeterisrequiredforpropercalibration.MonitorPhotodiodeAdjustmentsThemonitorphotodiodecanbeoperatedwithareversebiasvoltagetoimprovethefrequencyresponse;thismayberequiredwhenmodulatingthelaserathighfrequencies.Theconstantpowermodefeedbackloopcanalsobeadjustedtoaccommodatedifferentlaserdiodes.ExternalModulationThelaserdiodecanbemodulatedinconstantcurrentorconstantpowermodeviaananalogmodulationinput.Themaximummodulationfrequencyofthelaserdiodeis500kHzfortheITC502and200kHzfortheITC510.Asasafetyfeature,thelasercurrentlimitcannotbeexceededduringexternalmodulation.RemoteControlOptionTheITC500seriesisavailablewithandwithoutanIEEE488.2interface.TheIEEEversionofthecontrollerintegratesapowerfulIEEE488.2interfacetofacilitateremotecontrolandmonitoring,andenhancespeedandcontrolcapabilitiesbeyondthoseofatypicalserial(RS232)interface.Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactourTechSupportTeam.