905 nm Pulsed Laser Diodes
PLD905 series · EEL edge emitters
The workhorse of time-of-flight.
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52 part numbers
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Nine application areas, described the way a purchasing engineer sees them: who buys, what they buy, and which product family solves the problem.
Application 01
LiDAR & 3D Sensing
Pulsed 905 nm edge emitters and 850/940 nm VCSEL arrays for time-of-flight, dToF and structured-light modules.
Who buys: LiDAR module houses, AGV/AMR navigation makers, robot vacuum ODMs
VCSEL Arrays · 850 / 905 / 940 nm
PLD850 / PLD905 / PLD940 · MV series
Addressable-emitter VCSELs from a single 5 mW emitter up to a 1273-emitter array delivering 6 W.
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19 part numbers · availability on enquiry
APD Avalanche Photodiodes
TO46 / LCC · 905 nm, 650 nm and 1550 nm
The receive half of the link.
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12 part numbers
Laser Drivers & Test Systems
NCD drivers, pulse boards, burn-in and metrology
Everything needed to fire a laser diode and everything needed to prove it still works.
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4 part numbers
Application 02
Laser Rangefinders & Hunting Optics
The highest-volume 905 nm socket in the world. Plastic and metal TO56 emitters that are pin-compatible with the OSRAM SPLPL90 family.
Who buys: Rangefinder brands, golf/survey optics brands, hunting optic OEMs and their ODM partners
905 nm Pulsed Laser Diodes
PLD905 series · EEL edge emitters
The workhorse of time-of-flight.
View specifications →
52 part numbers
APD Avalanche Photodiodes
TO46 / LCC · 905 nm, 650 nm and 1550 nm
The receive half of the link.
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12 part numbers
1550 nm Eye-Safe Pulsed Lasers
PLD1550 series · TO9 collimated
Eye-safe wavelength operation at 15 W and 30 W peak, collimated in a TO9 package.
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5 part numbers
Application 03
Industrial Photoelectric Sensors
Photoelectric distance sensors, light curtains and safety scanners consume 905 nm pulsed diodes by the million. Standard parts, long qualification, ten-year repeat business.
Who buys: Sensor manufacturers in Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Italy and the United States
905 nm Pulsed Laser Diodes
PLD905 series · EEL edge emitters
The workhorse of time-of-flight.
View specifications →
52 part numbers
VCSEL Arrays · 850 / 905 / 940 nm
PLD850 / PLD905 / PLD940 · MV series
Addressable-emitter VCSELs from a single 5 mW emitter up to a 1273-emitter array delivering 6 W.
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19 part numbers · availability on enquiry
APD Avalanche Photodiodes
TO46 / LCC · 905 nm, 650 nm and 1550 nm
The receive half of the link.
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12 part numbers
Application 04
Surveying, Mapping & Airborne LiDAR
High-power multi-stripe emitters up to 600 W and low-temperature-drift parts for long-range terrestrial and airborne scanners.
Who buys: Terrestrial scanner makers, airborne mapping integrators, UAV LiDAR payload builders
905 nm Pulsed Laser Diodes
PLD905 series · EEL edge emitters
The workhorse of time-of-flight.
View specifications →
52 part numbers
APD Avalanche Photodiodes
TO46 / LCC · 905 nm, 650 nm and 1550 nm
The receive half of the link.
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12 part numbers
1550 nm Eye-Safe Pulsed Lasers
PLD1550 series · TO9 collimated
Eye-safe wavelength operation at 15 W and 30 W peak, collimated in a TO9 package.
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5 part numbers
Application 05
Traffic Enforcement & Perimeter Security
Laser speed guns, traffic scanners and perimeter intrusion detection — low customer count, high concentration per order.
Who buys: Traffic enforcement OEMs, police equipment suppliers, perimeter security vendors
905 nm Pulsed Laser Diodes
PLD905 series · EEL edge emitters
The workhorse of time-of-flight.
View specifications →
52 part numbers
APD Avalanche Photodiodes
TO46 / LCC · 905 nm, 650 nm and 1550 nm
The receive half of the link.
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12 part numbers
Application 06
Defense & Aerospace EO
Eye-safe 1550 nm pulsed diodes, 1535 nm erbium-glass sources and high-gain APDs for laser designation, rangefinding and EO payloads.
Who buys: EO module houses, mid-size optics primes, second- and third-tier defense suppliers
1550 nm Eye-Safe Pulsed Lasers
PLD1550 series · TO9 collimated
Eye-safe wavelength operation at 15 W and 30 W peak, collimated in a TO9 package.
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5 part numbers
1535 nm Erbium-Glass Lasers
LZ1535 series · 10 µJ to 1 mJ
Passively Q-switched erbium-glass microchip lasers in a rugged, hermetically sealed package.
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11 part numbers
APD Avalanche Photodiodes
TO46 / LCC · 905 nm, 650 nm and 1550 nm
The receive half of the link.
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12 part numbers
Laser Drivers & Test Systems
NCD drivers, pulse boards, burn-in and metrology
Everything needed to fire a laser diode and everything needed to prove it still works.
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4 part numbers
Application 07
Gas Detection & TDLAS
DFB sources from 760 nm to 1742 nm plus matched photodetectors and a turnkey methane sensor module — the complete optical core of a TDLAS instrument.
Who buys: Gas analyser OEMs, industrial safety instrument makers, environmental monitoring companies
Gas Sensing · TDLAS Sources & Detectors
DFB / VCSEL 760 – 1742 nm + matched photodetectors
A complete optical core for tunable-diode laser absorption spectroscopy: a DFB or VCSEL source on the exact absorption line of the target gas, a spectrally matched photodetector, and a turnkey methane sensor module for customers who would rather buy the finished optical assembly than build one..
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Made to order · availability on enquiry
Application 08
Medical, Bio & Analytical Instrumentation
Turnkey single-wavelength and multi-wavelength fibre-coupled light engines with TEM00 output, M² ≤ 1.2 and < 1 % long-term stability.
Who buys: Flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, Raman and DNA sequencing instrument makers
Fibre-Coupled Lasers & Light Engines
LZFL series · 375 – 1550 nm
Single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining pigtailed sources, up to five wavelengths combined into one output port.
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43 part numbers
High-Power Fibre-Coupled Laser Bars
FB series · 808 / 830 / 915 / 940 / 976 / 1064 nm
105 µm core, NA 0.22 fibre-coupled bars delivering 10 W to 45 W from 808 nm to 1064 nm.
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Made to order · availability on enquiry
Collimation & Fibre-Optic Assemblies
FAC services · patch cords · collimators · combiners
The engineering services that turn a bare die into a usable beam.
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12 part numbers · availability on enquiry
Application 09
Industrial Processing & Pumping
High-power fibre-coupled bars from 808 nm to 1064 nm for CTP plate making, laser soldering, engraving and fibre laser pumping.
Who buys: Laser system integrators, plate-making equipment makers, fibre laser pump module suppliers
High-Power Fibre-Coupled Laser Bars
FB series · 808 / 830 / 915 / 940 / 976 / 1064 nm
105 µm core, NA 0.22 fibre-coupled bars delivering 10 W to 45 W from 808 nm to 1064 nm.
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Made to order · availability on enquiry
Fibre-Coupled Lasers & Light Engines
LZFL series · 375 – 1550 nm
Single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining pigtailed sources, up to five wavelengths combined into one output port.
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43 part numbers
Collimation & Fibre-Optic Assemblies
FAC services · patch cords · collimators · combiners
The engineering services that turn a bare die into a usable beam.
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12 part numbers · availability on enquiry
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Describe the measurement — range, target reflectivity, ambient light, size and power budget — and we will propose an emitter, a receiver and a driver as one set.