family of small, cost-effective, Q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser Systems designed to support a wide range of industrial, scientific and educational applications.
Polaris systems are high-performance, flexible and extremely compact flash-lamp pumped Nd:YAG laser systems.
Feature exeptional beam quality and energy stability in a small, easy-to-set-up, easy-to-operate package.
The available range of wavelengths, energy levels and repetition rates provide great flexibility.
FeaturesLaser head – 1064 nm (wide body ready for harmonic generators & motorized attenuator
Power supply with 100 – 240 VAC 50/60 Hz operation
Remote Control Panel
RS232 port -Port for external TTL control (also used by Remote Panel)
DI water (about 1 PMT or 400 ml) and water fill bottle
CE approval
Specifications
1064 nm 532 nm 355 nm 266 nm
Pulse Energy1,2
Polaris II 50 mJ 30 mJ 7 mJ 5 mJ
Polaris III 90 mJ 50 mJ 11 mJ 10 mJ
Beam Diameter
Polaris II 3 mm 2.75 mm 2.5 mm 2.5 mm
Polaris III 4 mm 3.75 mm 3.5 mm 3.5 mm
Pulse Width3 4-5 ns 3-4 ns 3-4 ns 3-4 ns
Beam Divergence4
Polaris II < 4.5 mrad < 3.5 mrad < 2.5 mrad < 2.5 mrad
Polaris III < 5 mrad < 4 mrad < 3 mrad < 3 mrad
Pulse to Pulse Stability2 ± 3% ± 4% ± 5% ± 6%
Jitter5 ± 1 ns ± 1 ns ± 1 ns ± 1 ns
Repetition Rate
Polaris II 20 Hz or 30 Hz
Polaris III 10 Hz or 20 Hz
Beam Pointing < 100 ±urad < 200 ±urad < 250 ±urad < 250 ±urad
Beam Quality6 (TDL) 6 -- -- --
1) Optical losses due to optional attenuator will reduce maximum energy by 10%
2) Pulse-to-pulse for 98% of 10,000 shots after 30 minute warm up
3) Full width half maximum
4) Full angle for 86% of the energy, at 1/e2 point
5) From Q-switch synch out to light pulse, 98% of 1000 shots
6) Times diffraction limited, at 1/e2 point
Physical Characteristics
Power Supply Control Panel
Length 12.0" / 305 mm 14.5" / 368 mm 6.25" / 159 mm
Width 5.75" / 146 mm 7.65" / 194 mm 8.1" / 206 mm
Height 3.63" / 92 mm 10.9" / 177 mm 3.25" / 83 mm
Weight 11 lb. / 5.0 kg 30 lb. / 13.6 kg 3 lb. / 1.4 kg
Umbilical Length 8 ft / 2.4 m 10 ft / 3 m
Operating Requirements
Temperature 70° ± 10° F (21° ± 5° C)
Relative Humidity 20 – 80% non-condensing
Voltage 100 - 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Power 250 Watts
Options
Harmonic generators and dichroic mirror sets for 532 nm, 355 nm and 266 nm.
Motorized optical attenuator
Heaters for Polaris II harmonic generators. Heaters are standard on
Polaris III harmonic generators
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