OEM MOPA Light Sources. User Manual.
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SL.3328.01.000RE / Rev. 1.0, Date: 25/09/2020 Page
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3 General Information
3.1 Mounting
Temperature control is an important factor when considering where and how you will integrate this lightsouce
to your application. Ideally in order to ensure effective heat dissipation the
Light Source should be mounted to
an appropriate heatsink in any spatial orientation with 25mm of free space around the sides and cover to
allow air circulation. The Lightsource should be anchored to a flat plate heatsink large enough to
accommodate the entire footprint of the lightsource base,
(see section 1.4 above; Figure 1. Drawing of Light
Source)
using the Four (4) anchoring holes. Mounting and using without a heatsink is possible, but this
approach will reduce the operating temperature range. Forced air circulation system around the enclosure is
in this case strongly recommended.
3.2 Safety Considerations
Superlum OEM light source modules are sold as components and therefore are not required to conform to
European or U.S. safety regulations, as well as regulations in force in any other country/destination. It is the
responsibility of the buyer/user to design and certify any equipment incorporating any OEM source of
Superlum to meet all local safety regulations prior to sale to the public. The texts of these regulations are
available from the respective governing bodies of the countries the equipment is to be sold into.
All Superlum OEM light source modules except the models with emission wavelength below 690 nm emit
invisible radiation. They have a potential laser safety hazard classified as CLASS 3R or 3B under IEC 60825-
1:2014. Superlum OEM light source modules may not have ALL the required laser safety features in terms of
IEC 60825-1 like remote interlock, key operated master control, warning signals and labels. Superlum OEM
light source modules are designed for the integration into other equipment. It is the responsibility of the
Buyer/User to design and certify any equipment incorporating any OEM source of Superlum to meet all local
safety regulations and applicable standards.
The Light Source is designed for integration into an OEM application and as such, is outside the scope of
laser safety standards. The Light Source is not supplied with laser safety devices e.g. - key operated master
control. However, these features can be implemented at the OEM application level by using the REMOTE
port or USB interface.
Please contact Superlum for more details about laser safety and other safety issues of each particular light
source module P/N.
