LASKIT®-500 DPSS Laser Kit for Education and Research Description：

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The LASKIT®-500 is a multipurpose laser source aimed at education, research and testing. In fact, it is the most versatile DPSS laser kit on the market, featuring five modes of operation.

Great for Education & Research!

Five different laser sources at the price of one!

Special discounts for educational and research institutions!

Five Modes of Operation

CW @ 1064 nm

Q-switched @ 1064 nm

Intracavity Frequency Doubled CW @ 532 nm

Intracavity Frequency Doubled and Q-Switched @ 532 nm

External Frequency Doubling of the Q-Switched 1064 nm

Applications

Education in Theory & Practice

Laser & Optics Research & Testing

Laser-Matter Interaction

Start-Up for DPSS Laser Development

The following fundamentals of laser theory and practice can be investigated:

Stability regions of laser cavity

Various transversal cavity modes (TEM00 and higher)

Optimum cavity configuration for TEM00 mode

Optimum output coupling

Laser threshold and differential efficiency

Passive Q-switching threshold phenomena, pulse forms, optimization for maximum output power and maximum output energy, shortest pulse conditions

Internal frequency doubling in CW-operation

External frequency doubling in Q-switched mode

Fluorescence lifetime of the active medium

Laser dynamics (relaxation oscillations, Q-switching), dependence on active medium parameters; comparison between different active media (Nd:YAG and Nd:YVO4)

The LASKIT®-500 includes:

Pump laser diode with Peltier cooler and attached pump optics

Laser diode driver & thermoelectric controller LDD1-1T (optional: LPS1-2T, microprocessor-controlled)

Laser crystal Nd:YAG (Nd:YVO4 optional), with a heat sink

Set of two laser cavity mirrors (flat/curved)

Cr4+:YAG passive Q-switch, AR/AR coated

KTP frequency doubler with special coatings, in a holder

Mirror and crystal mounts (3 pieces)

Optical bench

Diode laser module (670 mm) for aligning the laser cavity, with holder

Infrared-to-visible converter (model IR-VIS-15-B), ? 15 mm, for aligning the IR laser and mode analysis (also suitable for high-power lasers)

Ultrafast photo detector (model UPD-300-SP) with rise time < 300 ps, spectral range 320 - 1100 nm, external power supply, suitable for observing the relaxation oscillations and pulse duration of the Q-switched mode

CCD linear array (model CCD-2000M) with 2048 pixels, high sensitivity, driver electronics and power supply, suitable for laser beam analysis, M2 measurements, autocorrelators, etc.

The laser crystal, the passive Q-switch and the KTP-doubler are mounted in special holders for fast and easy exchange, alignment and handling. Switching from one mode of operation to another (e.g. from CW to Q-switched, or from IR to frequency doubling) can be done in a minute.