Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers from Continuum New developments in DPSS Continuum Confidential
Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers from Continuum
New developments in DPSS
Continuum Confidential
The DPSS Line at Continuum
Nd:YLF
Nd:YAG
A Broad Approach to Product Quality: – Exacting Production Protocols
• Expanded Cleanroom Facilities • Exacting Standardization/Spec Testing
– Engineered Hardiness
• “Shake and Bake” Testing
– Lasting Reliability • V2 Diode Modules • Consistent Performance
DPSS/Ultrafast Production Lab
• Class 10,000 clean room designed exclusively for DPSS and Ultrafast production – Daily particle tracking, 5S adherence and maintenance – Chillers and test equipment dedicated at each workstation for
individual system quality assurance
DPSS Line Engineering Testing
• All DPSS (Terra and Mesa) products qualified • Vibration/Shock/Drop tests performed
Drop testing 8” drop/container edge
Vibration testing X-Y-Z Axes, 5-200 Hz @30 min/Axis
Shock testing X-Y Axes, 100 10-g shocks/Axis
DPSS Line Engineering Testing
Iterative testing until every specification is reproduced
Mesa M2 before testing: <1.2
Mesa M2 after testing: <1.2 Power specification before/after testing
DPSS Line Engineering Testing
Minimum: 16.46 W Maximum: 16.74 W Average: 16.59 W Std dev: 0.03810 W %rms: 0.23 P-P %: 1.69
Long term power stability graph over 20 hrs after all tests completed: Mesa 532-16-0
DPSS Line Quality Assurance
• Each DPSS head Continuum produces is qualified for output performance and reliability – Repeated vibration testing
• Production laser meets specification Vibration 1 hour • All specifications tested again for consistency
– Full characterization of output beam: Power, M2, Pulsewidth
In-house vibration table
Continuum DPSS Advantages
• Maximum output efficiency due to intracavity doubling mechanism
• Proprietary diode module/pump chamber design ensures optimal output and ease of service – Peak performance maintained as diodes age – 3 minute diode module change on replacement – No cavity realignment needed after module swap
• User-defined repetition rate optimization • Hermetically purged/sealed optical cavity
DPSS Reliability: A Complete Package
• >60 Continuum DPSS units in the field
• Both Terra and Mesa lasers continue shipments throughout the world with optimal customer satisfaction