Driver for Diode laser (LDD)

The LDD laser diode driver is a combined current and temperature controller for amplifier diodes and controls all laser amplifiers such as MSA/MOA from MOGlabs with sophisticated menu navigation on the front panel and a plain text interface for computer commands via Ethernet and USB. A high-precision current source controls a wide range of diodes with up to 8 A. The flexible, computer-defined PID temperature controller provides capacity for a wide range of TEC devices up to 60 W.
The ILD is a variant of the LDD for autonomous operation of the injection lock amplifier (ILA).

Like all MOGlabs devices, the LDD can be mounted in a rack.

Features

• Power source with extremely low noise, 8A and 5V
• Temperature controller with 60W TEC driver
• Digital PID temperature servo controller
• 100 mA analog modulation depth, 40 kHz bandwidth
• Ergonomic controls, LCD display
• Computer control via Ethernet and USB
• Photodetector input for monitoring the laser power
• Safety functions such as button type, external locking and photodetector monitoring

Applications

MOGlabs drivers are primarily used with their external cavity lasers, but together with other similar lasers they can also be used in the following fields:

• Laser cooling and trapping
• Bose-Einstein condensation
• Quantum computer for trapped ions
• Quantum optics
• Electromagnetic transparency and slow light
• Time and frequency standards
• Laser spectroscopy