Apr-09
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Avantes
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Light bulb
Adjustment of focusing in SMA fiber
The AvaLight is factory adjusted to optimally focus the output into a 200µm fiber. If lower optical
power is recommended or a different fiber (bundle) diameter is used, the optical power can be
adjusted.
1.
Connect your fiber optic spectrometer or your optical power meter to a fiber to the AvaLight-
HAL SMA socket (4) .
2.
Loosen blocking-screw with delivered Allen key (1,3mm).
3.
By shifting the SMA socket you can optimize your optical power.
4.
Secure position by tightening the blocking screw .
Changing the light source bulb
1.
Plug out the power connector from the socket.
2.
Remove screw protection caps on the frontside
3.
Loosen 2 screws with philips screwdriver
4.
turn the lightsource upside down
5.
take out the frontplate and lamphouse
6.
remove 2 nylon screws from lamp socket
7.
take out the lamp socket
8.
take out the bulb (carefull, may be hot)
9.
replace by new bulb, do not touch glass with
your fingers
10.
put back lamp socket and nylon screws
11.
Slide back front plate and lamp house, be
carefull not to pinch the electrical wires
12.
put back screws and protection caps
Technical Data
AvaLight-HAL
(standard)
AvaLight-HAL (long life)
AvaLight-HAL (high
power)
Wavelength Range
360 - 2500 nm
Stability
± 0.1%
Time to stabilize
Ca. 15 min.
Output to bulb
12.7 VDC/ 0.9A
11.3 VDC/ 0.8A
14.1 VDC/ 1.0A
Bulb Life
1000 hrs
> 2000 hrs
< 1000 hrs
Optical power 200µm fiber
0.5 mWatt
0.35 mWatt
0.7 mWatt
Optical power 600µm fiber
4.5 mWatt
3.2 mWatt
6 mWatt
Optical power 1000µm fiber
10 mWatt
7 mWatt
14 mWatt
Bulb Color Temperature
2.850 K
2.700 K
3.000 K
Power requirement
24 VDC (+inside, GND outside)/ 1.25A
Dimensions (mm)
132 x 110 x 44 mm
Lamp house
Lamp socket
