The SuperK COMPACT can be found in laboratories around the world where it is the daily driver for many users within applications like component characterization, test & measurement, spectroscopy, and OCT or simply as a general-purpose laboratory white light source.
The SuperK COMPACT can be triggered externally and synced with low jitter up to 20 kHz. The trigger signal can be provided to a standard coax input or to the industrial trigger input that is galvanically isolated.
Features![Power density versus wavelength]( "Power density versus wavelength")
- Cost-efficient broadband source
- High brightness and long lifetime
- Visible to IR light in one module
- Input pulse trigger
- Variable repetition rate
- Reliable and maintenance-free 24/7 operation
Combine the COMPACT with a computer-controlled filter from our supercontinuum filter range and turn the white light source into an ultra-broadband tunable laser, and control it all through the NKT Photonics CONTROL software.
Optical
| Optical Spectral Range | 450-2400 nm |
| Total output power | > 110 mW |
| Total VIS power (450-850 nm) | > 20 mW |
| Output power stability (1 hour) | <± 1.0 % (± 0.5 % on request) |
| Typical warm-up time (power stability) | ~30 min (room temperature) |
| Repetition rate | Variable 1 Hz to minimum 20 kHz |
| Output pulse width | < 2 ns |
| Pulse-pulse jitter (Std. Dev.) | < 2 µs (rep rate dependent) |
| Output fiber | Single mode |
| Output termination | Collimator or FC/APC connector |
| Beam diameter (collimated) | ~1mm at 530 nm ~2mm at 1100 nm ~3mm at 2000 nm |
| M2 | ≤ 1.1 |
| Polarization | Unpolarized |
| Beam output | Gaussian, single mode |
Mechanical
| Operation Voltage | 100-240 V; 50-60 Hz |
| Power consumption | < 40 W |
| Computer inteface | USB |
| Pulse signal output | Analog and digital |
| Trigger input | Standard and industrial (galvanically isolated) |
| Interlock connector | 2-pin LEMO 0B |
| External bus connector | 15-pin sub-D |
| System cooling | Air cooled |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 93 x 221 x 332 mm |
| Weight | 3.8 kg |
Environmental
| Operating temperature range | 15-30 °C |
| Storage temperature range | 5-50 °C (non-condensing) |
| Humidity | 20-80 % RH |
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Reliability and long lifetime
The core of the SuperK systems is based on the world-renowned Crystal Fibre Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF) technology, which has been deployed in commercial and academic markets for over a decade. NKT Photonics is the largest manufacturer of PCF technology and reliability, quality, and performance are ensured through DIN ISO 9000 certified processes.
Continuous testing of multiple systems during and after the development phase of the SuperK systems has ensured the longest continuous running lifetime in the market.
| All NKT Photonics products are produced under our quality management system certified in accordance with the ISO 9001:2015 standard. |  |
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