Chapter 1 - General Information; Introduction; Your Comments; Product Overview - ILX Lightwave LDT-5525 User Manual

Chapter 1
GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Introduction

This manual contains operation and maintenance information for the LDT-5525 Temperature Controller. If you want
to get started right away, read Chapter 2, which covers Operation, first.

1.2 Your Comments

Our goal is to make the best laser diode instrumentation available anywhere. To achieve this, we need your ideas and
comments on ways we can improve our products. We invite you to contact us at any time with your suggestions.
(Please see the third cover page.)

1.3 Product Overview

The LDT-5525 Temperature Controller is a microprocessor-based, precision thermoelectric temperature controller
designed for temperature control of laser diodes, detectors and other temperature sensitive devices. The LDT-5525
can be used for laser diode testing, laser diode frequency stabilization, IR detector cooling, and to determine the
characteristics of electronic devices. The LDT-5525 combines high analog stability with the versatility of a
microprocessor-based instrument. The internal microprocessor controls the operation of the LDT-5525 and performs
the non-linear conversion of thermistor resistance to temperature based on two user-defined constants.
You can configure the LDT-5525 to operate with a wide variety of thermistor temperature sensors and TE modules, as
well as AD590 series and LM335 series temperature sensors.
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