Santec TSL-550 Manuale utente
Tunable Semiconductor Laser
Operation Manual
TSL-550
TSL-550 Operation Manual
Trademarks
Notes to Users
1) Copyright 2005, Santec Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this Operation
Manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, for any purpose, without the prior written permission of Santec.
2) Information in this Operation Manual is subject to change without notice.
3) Information of this Operation Manual is prepared with careful examination, however,
in the event of any mistake, please contact us.
Notes in Bringing This Product Out of Japan
1) When this product is brought out of Japan, some laws or regulations of a
destination country may prohibit this product from being used there. In such countries,
the use of this product may lead to being punished, but the Company shall not be
responsible for such a case at all, which please note.
2) When this product is exported (or brought out of Japan), if this product is applicable
to a strategic material specied in “Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law”,
then required is an export permit of the Japanese Government under the law.
is a trademark of Santec Corporation.
TSL-550 is a trademark of Santec Corporation.
Tunable Semiconductor Laser TSL-550
Introduction
Thank you very much for your having purchased our product, Tunable Semiconductor
Laser TSL Series. This Operation Manual contains information necessary for the
operation of TSL-550, and it is intended for those with sufcient knowledge enough to
of laser danger and its safe control. Before operating TSL-550, you should rst read
thoroughly through this Operation Manual and become familiar to its contents. After
reading this Operation Manual, keep it at your ngertip for easy reference at any time.
The packing materials and box of this product are needed for long-term storage or
transportation, therefore, keep them even after unpacking this product.
NOTE
TSL-550 Operation Manual
Before using this product, please carefully read this Operation Manual.
NOTE
How to Read the Manual
Before operating TSL-550, please read carefully this instruction manual.
This Operation Manual consists of 12 Chapters:
Chapters 1 to 4 illustrate the outline of this product, safety precautions, and installation
of the product.
Chapters 5 to 6 describe how to operate the product. Santec recommends that
Chapter 1 to 4 be read carefully before proceeding to this chapter.
Chapter 7 explains information on the communication functions such as external
control of TSL-550.
Chapter 8 describes the operating principles.
Chapter 9 explains the specications.
Chapter 10 describes the maintenance and storage methods of this product.
Chapter 11 explains the packing instruction and shipping.
Chapter 12 describes the troubleshooting in operation.
Tunable Semiconductor Laser TSL-550
Explanation of Terms
The meanings of the following terms used in this Operation Manual are defined as
below:
(1) Meaning
NOTE
This indicates pressing DANGER, and if it
is not avoided, personnel death or serious
injury results, therefore, it is the most
emphasized special information.
This indicates potential danger, and if it is
not avoided, personnel death or serious
injury may result, therefore, it is special
information.
This indicates potential danger, and if it is
not avoided, mild or slight injury may result,
therefore, it is special information. It also
indicates potential danger leading to only
physical damage.
This indicates supplementary explanation
of the text, and thus other information than
DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION.
CAUTION
WARNING!
DANGER!!
(2) Importance of Information
From the above meanings, the priority of the terms here are as shown below:
DANGER > WARNING > CAUTION > NOTE
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
NOTE
TSL-550 Operation Manual
1. Safety Notes 1-1
1-1 Intended use 1-1
1-2 Safety Markings 1-1
1-3 Operational notes 1-1
1-4 Laser Class 1-2
2. Product Composition 2-1
3. Panel Descriptions 3-1
3-1 Front Panel 3-1
3-2 Rear Panel 3-1
3-3 Bottom Panel 3-2
3-4 Side Panel 3-2
4. Installation 4-1
4-1 Operating Enviroments 4-1
4-2 Power Supply 4-1
4-3 Interlock (Option) 4-2
5. Basic Operation 5-1
5-1 Turning on the Unit 5-1
5-2 LD Output 5-3
5-3 Setting the Wavelength 5-5
5-4 Setting the Optical Power 5-7
5-5 Setting the Wavelength Sweep 5-8
5-6 Executing the Wavelength Sweep 5-13
5-7 Turning off the Unit 5-17
5-8 Status Display 5-19
6. Detailed Operation 6-1
6-1 Fine-tuning 6-1
6-2 Coherence Control 6-3
6-3 Switching the Optical Power Control Mode 6-4
Contents
Introduction
How to Read the Manual
Explanation of Terms
Tunable Semiconductor Laser TSL-550
6-4 Setting the Trigger Output 6-5
6- 4 -1 Setting the Trigger Output 6-6
6- 4 - 2 Setting the Trigger Input 6-7
6- 4 - 3 Wavelength Logging 6-7
6-5 External Modulation 6-8
6-5-1 Low-frequency Modulation 6-8
6-5-2 High-frequency Modulation (Option) 6-10
6-6 Analog Signal Input 6-11
6-7 Power Monitor Signal Output 6-12
6-8 Wavelength Memory Function 6-14
6-8-1 Wavelength Readout 6-14
6-8-2 Wavelength Registration 6-15
6-9
Changing the Unit of the Wavelength
6-16
6-10
Changing the Unit of the Power
6-17
6-11 Internal Shutter 6-18
6-12 Displaying the Product Information 6-19
7. OperatIon By Communication 7-1
7-1 GPIB 7-1
7-1-1 Connection 7-1
7-1-2 GP-IB Function 7-2
7-1-3 Setting the Address, Delimiter, and Command set 7-3
7-2 RS-232C 7-4
7-2-1 Connection 7-4
7-2-2 Setting the Transmission Speed, and the Delimiter 7-5
7-2-3 Command 7-5
7-3 USB 7-5
7-3-1 Connection 7-5
7-3-2 Communication Conditions and System Requirements 7-6
7-3-3 Installing a USB Driver Software 7-7
7-3-4 Installing a VCP Driver Software 7-11
7-3-5 Command 7-16
7-4 Command Reference
7-16
7-4-1 Command set 1 (Complies with IEEE-488.2) 7-17
7-4-2 TSL-550 Specic Command set List (Command set 2) 7-47
8. Operating Principles 8-1
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9. Specications 9-1
9-1 Specications 9-1
9-2 Regulations conformity 9-3
10. Maintenance 10-1
10-1 Daily Maintenance 10-1
10-2 Cleaning the Optical Connector 10-1
10-3 Replacing Fuses 10-2
10-4 Inspection/Calibration 10-2
10-5 Long-term Storage 10-2
11. Re-packing and Shipping 11-1
11-1 Re-packing 11-1
11-2 Packing Instruction 11- 2
11-3 Shipping 11- 2
12. Troubleshooting 12-1
Tunable Semiconductor Laser TSL-550
1-1
Safety Notes
1
This product is designed to measure the optical characteristics.
Do not use this product for anything other than as an optical measuring instrument.
If this product is used in a manner not specied in this manual, the protection
provided by this product may be impaired.
Do not remove the product cover, replace parts, or modify this product. If there is
necessary to improve or repair, please return this product to us.
The product that has sign of repairs or modications made by parties other than our
company is out of warranty.
1-1 Intended use
1-2 Safety Markings
This product is marked with this warning symbol when it is necessary for
the user to refer to the instructions in the manual.
This warning symbol is marked on products which have a laser output.
1-3 Operational notes
1-2
TSL-550 Operation Manual
Laser Type ：External Cavity Diode Laser
Laser Class ：1M IEC60825-1(2014)
Output Power ：< 50 mW
Laser Diameter ：10 μm
Numerical aperture ：0.1
Wavelength ：1200 to 1700 nm
This product radiates class 1M invisible laser. Do not look at the tip of optical output
connector using optical instruments like magniers or microscopes. The laser radiation
can seriously damage your eyesight. Please pay attention to handling of laser.
DANGER!!
Laser Safety Labels
This product is classied class 1M laser product according to IEC 60825-1 (2014).
1-4 Laser Class
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