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KURIOS

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Liquid Crystal Tunable 
Filters 
 
User Guide 

 

 

Содержание KURIOS-VB1

Страница 1: ...KURIOS Liquid Crystal Tunable Filters User Guide...

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Страница 3: ...3 Operation Control Mode 15 5 3 Command Line 17 5 4 Description of Commands 19 5 4 1 idn or IDN Hardware Information 19 5 4 2 SP Filter Wavelength Range 19 5 4 3 OH Filter Features 19 5 4 4 OM n OM O...

Страница 4: ...ed 25 6 7 Tuning Accuracy 26 6 8 Wavelength Uniformity 26 6 9 Angle of Incidence Field of View 26 Chapter 7 Specifications 27 7 1 Fixed Bandwidth Tunable Filters 27 7 2 Selectable Bandwidth Tunable Fi...

Страница 5: ...e Symbol Description Direct Current Alternating Current Both Direct and Alternating Current Earth Ground Terminal Protective Conductor Terminal Frame or Chassis Terminal Equipotentiality On Supply Off...

Страница 6: ...explosive environments Additionally this unit should not be used in wet damp conditions Do not obstruct the air ventilation slots in the housing Kurios is supplied with a 115 V power cord for use in N...

Страница 7: ...adapters can be used to mount lens tubes filters and other optics on the head In addition these optical heads are compatible with Thorlabs 30 mm cage system It can also be post mounted using the 8 32...

Страница 8: ...IOS WL1 M KURIOS XL1 M Figure 3 Aluminum Case for Filter Head Figure 4 Cover for Clear Apertures Figure 5 USB Connection and Power Cables Figure 6 Test Report 1 FESH0750 KURIOS WB1 M KURIOS VB1 M 2 FE...

Страница 9: ...ROW and BLACK beam blocking modes KURIOS VB1 M Toggle between WIDE MEDIUM NARROW and BLACK beam blocking modes Connectors TRIGGER IN Connect a 5 V TTL signal It is used in the SEQUENCE with external t...

Страница 10: ...SEQ INT Sequenced with internal trigger SEQ EXT Sequenced externally triggered ANA INT Analog signal controlled with internal trigger ANA EXT Analog signal controlled externally triggered STATUS INIT...

Страница 11: ...d or controller USB Connects to the computer for software or command line control TRIGGER OUT A BNC connector output trigger issued by the controller during every tuning cycle For normal trigger mode...

Страница 12: ...different path thicknesses clear aperature and threads Connector Connects to the optical head connector on the KURIOS controller Status LED Red Filter warming up to 40 C Green Filter is at 40 C and is...

Страница 13: ...KURIOS controller front panel 4 2 Optical Head The KURIOS optical head may be used in both directions i e the input beam can enter from either the front or back face of the head Since the filter is po...

Страница 14: ...s have three 8 32 M4 tapped holes for post mounting The field of view of the optical head is 6 and therefore it is best to pass a well collimated beam into the filter for optimal performance CAUTION E...

Страница 15: ...ontrolled and changes take effect immediately There are various ways to control the passband wavelength Turning the WAVELENGTH knob on the KURIOS front panel Using the wavelength slider or directly in...

Страница 16: ...n internal trigger or external trigger To activate ANALOG mode do one of the following 1 Press the MODE button on the controller repeatedly until either ANA INT or ANA EXT is shown on the controller 2...

Страница 17: ...ge allows the user to select between the Manual Sequence and Analog Modes for determining the center wavelength of the optical head In manual mode the wavelength slider is enabled which lets the user...

Страница 18: ...ad Profile Load the user defined settings in XML format Options The Trigger out waveform and language settings can be set in the options tab Figure 16 Software Option Window Update Update the KURIOS s...

Страница 19: ...switches according to the External trigger time Analog Set filter to analog mode There are two trigger modes available Internal default External Internal User inputs a 0 5V voltage from Analog in port...

Страница 20: ...trix Status Bar This area shows the KURIOS tunable filter working status Initializing While connecting a filter there is a 90 second initialization time Indicator is blue Warm up Filter warming up to...

Страница 21: ...is equivalent to an incorrect command is sent The basic structure of the interface is a keyword followed by either an equal sign or a question mark The or character determines if the string is a comm...

Страница 22: ...sert into Sequence IS 1 1024 n1 n2 n3 Inserts an entry into the current sequence n1 equals wavelength n2 equals time interval Delete item in Sequence DS 0 1024 Deletes an entry from the current sequen...

Страница 23: ...e set 5 4 3 OH Filter Features Queries the features supported by the connected filter The OH command returns a 16 bit number which reports the features and bandwidth modes supported Return OH n where...

Страница 24: ...t or query the bandwidth mode of the filter KURIOS WB1 M and KURIOS WL1 M optical heads have two bandwidth modes available WIDE and BLACK KURIOS VB1 M optical head has four bandwidth modes available W...

Страница 25: ...e range between WLmin and WLmax for KURIOS VIS tunable filter wavelength WLmin 420 WLmax 730 for KURIOS NIR tunable filter wavelength WLmin 650 WLmax 1100 n3 is the time interval in ms for the sequenc...

Страница 26: ...index n2 is the set wavelength n3 is the time interval in ms from 1 to 60000 n4 is the bandwidth mode 1 BLACK and 2 WIDE 4 MEDIUM 8 NARROW KURIOS VB1 M only The index to be inserted must be within the...

Страница 27: ...Bandwidth Mode for KURIOS WL1 M and KURIOS WB1 M is WIDE The default Bandwidth Mode for KURIOS XE2 M and KURIOS XL1 M is NARROW BD n Sets the default Bandwidth Mode Valid values of n are n 2 WIDE mod...

Страница 28: ...the internal temperature of the KURIOS VB1 optical head The filter is designed to operate at 40 C and there is a heating element within the optical head This temperature can be monitored in real time...

Страница 29: ...llel to the transmission axis of the filter The KURIOS tunable filter transmission is wavelength dependent 6 4 Passband The passband is defined as the range between the first local minimum values on e...

Страница 30: ...m through the filter to obtain the filter output center wavelength The incident beam is then scanned across the entire clear aperture of the filter while the output wavelength at each point is recorde...

Страница 31: ...Pulsed ns 0 1 J cm2 0 1 J cm2 810 nm 7 2 ns 10 Hz 0 216 mm Pulsed fs 0 02 J cm2 532 nm 76 Hz 100 fs 162 m 0 006 J cm2 800 nm 100 Hz 36 4 fs 189 m CW CW 0 8 W cm 532 nm 0 471 mm Operating Temperature...

Страница 32: ...TN002811 D03 7 3 Mechanical Drawings Figure 24 KURIOS WB1 M Optical Head Note KURIOS WB1 contains 8 32 tapped holes in 3 places instead of M4 tapped holes Figure 25 KURIOS VB1 M Optical Head Note KURI...

Страница 33: ...v G September 3 2019 Page 29 Figure 26 KURIOS WL1 M Optical Head Note KURIOS WL1 contains 8 32 tapped holes in 3 places instead of M4 tapped holes Figure 27 KURIOS XE2 M Optical Head Note KURIOS XE2 c...

Страница 34: ...rs Chapter 7 Specifications Page 30 CTN002811 D03 Figure 28 KURIOS XL1 Optical Head Note KURIOS XL1 M contains M4 tapped holes in 3 places instead of 8 32 tapped holes Figure 29 Controller for All KUR...

Страница 35: ...Kurios Liquid Crystal Tunable Filters Chapter 8 Certification and Compliances Rev G September 3 2019 Page 31 Chapter 8 Certification and Compliances...

Страница 36: ...Kurios Liquid Crystal Tunable Filters Chapter 8 Certification and Compliances Page 32 CTN002811 D03...

Страница 37: ...ot refer to other Thorlabs products such as Pure OEM products that means assemblies to be built into a unit by the user e g OEM laser driver cards Components Mechanics and optics Left over parts of un...

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