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NKT Photonics SuperK CHROMATUNE Product Manual (140 pages)

Brand: NKT Photonics | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 25.27 MB

Guide Overview
3
Table of Contents
5
Figures
13
Tables
17
Procedures
19
Laser Description
21
Terminology
21
Maintenance
21
Front Panel Controls
21
Figure 1 Superk CHROMATUNE General View
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Control
22
Temperature Regulation
22
Optical Output
22
Optical Specifications
22
Spectral Output
22
Table 1 Optical Specifications
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Collimator
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Figure 2 Bandwidth Tuning Range Across Spectral Power Density
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Figure 3 Superk CHROMATUNE Collimator
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Integrated Spectrometer
24
Beam Diameter
24
Factory Test Report
24
Output Polarization
24
Table 2 Wavelength Vs. Beam Measurement: Averages of a Sample Batch
24
Polarization Ring
25
Pulse Picker - VRR (Optional)
25
Repetition Rates
25
Table 3 Frequency Versus VRR Factor
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Using VRR
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Output Power
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Reflection Monitor
26
Front Panel Controls
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Power Button
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Select Button
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Display Panel
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Power down Button
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Figure 4 Front Panel Controls
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Power up Button
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Key Switch
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Emission Button
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Rear Panel
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Trig in
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Trig out
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ASCII out
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Figure 5 Rear Panel Features and Connectors
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External Control and Synchronization BNC Ports
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Pre-VRR Ports
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Figure 6 NIM Pulse Output
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Post-VRR Ports
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External Feedback
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Figure 7 Pulse Output
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Output Control
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Connecting a PC
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USB Port
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Serial Port
34
Ethernet Port
34
Configuration and Operation Overview
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CONTROL Application
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Table 4 RS-232 Serial Port Settings
34
Script Interface
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Advanced Laser Control
35
Key Switch and Interlock Safety
35
External Bus
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Status Leds
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Figure 8 Superk CHROMATUNE Rear Panel Status Leds
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Table 5 Status Leds
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Chassis Labels
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Figure 9 Rear Panel Labels
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Table 6 Chassis Labels
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Mechanical Installation
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General Installation
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Installation
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Figure 10 Superk CHROMATUNE Installation
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Table 7 Air Flow Considerations
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Connecting the Laser
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Connecting the Safety Interlock
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Figure 11 Interlock Connected to a Door Switch - Laser Armed
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Figure 12 Interlock Connected to a Door Switch - Laser SHUTDOWN
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Safety Door Switch
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Connecting Power
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Table 8 Interlock Circuit Specifications
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Procedure 1 Connecting the Door Interlock Circuit
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Connecting the Optical Output
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Procedure 2 Connecting Power
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Back Reflection
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Installing the Collimator
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Procedure 3 Installing the Collimator
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Connecting Accessories with the External Bus
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Figure 13 Collimator Installed into a Superk Accessory Receptacle
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Figure 14 Inserting a Collimator into a Holder
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External Bus
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Connecting the External Bus
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Figure 15 Bus Defeater
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Table 9 External Bus Port - Connecting Accessories
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Figure 16 External Bus Circuit - with no Accessories Connected
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Figure 17 External Bus Circuit - with Multiple Accessories in a Daisy Chain
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Connecting Pulse Synchronization Ports
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Figure 18 Synchronization Ports with Output Signals
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Table 10 Pulse Synchronization Signals
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Example Synchronization Circuit
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Gate out
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Pulse out
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Figure 19 Example NIM Pulse Circuit
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Table 11 Gate out Port Specification
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NIM Pulse
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Figure 20 Pulse (NIM) Trigger Delay Control
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Table 12 Pulse out Ports Specification
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Table 13 NIM Pulse Ports Specification
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Connecting External Control Ports
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External Feedback Port
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Figure 21 External Control Ports with Output Signals
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Table 14 External Feedback Port and Cabling Parameters
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Output Control
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Figure 22 Output Control Trigger Vs Optical Output Rise
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Table 15 Output Control Port and Cabling Parameters
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Front Panel
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Overview
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Figure 23 Front Panel Buttons and Display
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Figure 24 Keyswitch Control - Set to Armed
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Table 16 Panel Buttons and Keyswitch
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Display
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Operation
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A Fault Occurs
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Notification
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Boot-Up
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Dimming
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Table 17 Display Pages
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Operation Page
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Emission Parameters
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Figure 25 Operation Page
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Table 18 Emission Parameters
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Status Badge
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Table 19 Status Badges - Descriptions
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Error Page
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Error Identification
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Clearing the Error Message
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Figure 26 Error Page
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Notification Page
60
Clearing the Notification Page
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Operating the Laser from the Front Panel
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Front Panel Operations
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Figure 27 Notifications Page - Laser Calibration
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Table 20 Front Panel Operations
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Powering on and off the Laser
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Figure 28 Boot-Up Page
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Procedure 4 Turning on the Laser: Front Panel
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Procedure 5 Turning off the Laser: Front Panel
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Rotating the Emission Parameter Positions
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Adjusting Emission Parameters
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Figure 29 Parameters Rotating Position after Select Button Pressed
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Figure 30 Parameters Rotating When no Pulse Picker Is Equipped
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Set the Wavelength
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Figure 31 Wavelength Parameter Selected
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Procedure 6 Set the Wavelength: Front Panel
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Set the Bandwidth
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Set the Power
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Figure 32 Bandwidth Parameter Selected
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Figure 33 Power Parameter Selected
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Table 21 Power Setting Increment
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Procedure 7 Setting the Bandwidth: Front Panel
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Procedure 8 Setting the Power: Front Panel
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Set the Repetition Rate
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Arming the Laser
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Figure 34 Repetition Rate Parameter Selected
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Procedure 9 Setting the Repetition Rate: Front Panel
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Procedure 10 Arming the Laser: Front Panel
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Figure 35 Laser in the Armed State
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Figure 36 Emission Enabled
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Procedure 11 Enabling Emission: Front Panel
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Using Control to Turn on the Laser
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CONTROL Software
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Installing the Software
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Connecting the Laser to a CONTROL PC
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Ethernet Connection
69
Procedure 12 Connecting a PC to the Laser over USB
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Procedure 13 Connecting a PC to the Laser Using Ethernet
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Grouping Connections
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Procedure 14 Grouping Connections in a Collection
73
Controlling Laser Emission
75
Safety
75
Preparation
75
Turning on the Laser
76
Procedure 15 Enabling Emission with CONTROL
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Errors
78
Turning off the Laser Emission
78
Procedure 16 Disabling Emission with CONTROL
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Control Interface
79
Overview
79
Relocating Panels
79
Connecting to the Laser
79
Figure 37 CONTROL Navigation
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Figure 38 Dragging Panels to a New Location in the Main Window
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Figure 39 Dragging Panels Outside the Main Window
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Procedure 17 Relocating Panels
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Figure 40 Toggling Panel Visibility
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Figure 41 Quick Connect
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Device Selector
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Base Laser Source
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CHROMATUNE Module
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Figure 42 Device Selector Panel
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Status Panel - FIANIUM
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Status Indicators
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Figure 43 Status Panel
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Powerlock
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System Info
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Emission Button
84
Control Settings - FIANIUM
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Ethernet
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Figure 44 CONTROL Settings
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Static Network Settings
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Figure 45 Network Address Assignment - Dhcp/Static
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Figure 46: Ethernet (Network) Static Settings
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External Feedback
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Figure 47 Network Settings - Dhcp/Static
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Watchdog
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Figure 48 External Feedback - Sample Rate Setting
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Figure 49 Watchdog
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Clock
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View
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Figure 50 Clock Settings
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Figure 51 View - Added New Screenshot
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Status Panel - CHROMATUNE
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Status Indicators
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Figure 52 Status Panel
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System Info
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Script Info
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Shutter Button
92
Emission Button
92
Control Settings - CHROMATUNE
92
Figure 53 CONTROL Settings
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View
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Figure 54 View - Added New Screenshot
93
Control Panel - FIANIUM
94
Normal Mode
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External Feedback Mode
94
Figure 55 Selecting the Source Laser Operating Mode
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Figure 56 Power Control Slider - Normal Mode
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Figure 57 Power Control Slider - External Feedback
94
Low Emission Power
95
Repetition Rate
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Figure 58 Repetition Rate and NIM Trigger Delay Controls
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Figure 59 Repetition Rate Scale Selection
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Repetition Rates and Power Modes
96
Control Panel - CHROMATUNE Tabs
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Control Panel Tab
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Sequence Tab
97
Figure 60 CHROMATUNE Tabs
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Control Panel Tab
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Control Groups
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Figure 61 Control Panel Tab Control Groups
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Emission Wavelength Manual Controls
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Center Wavelength
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Bandwidth
99
Lower Upper
99
Figure 62 Laser Wavelength Control
99
Figure 63 Bandwidth Controls
99
Adding Fluorophore Datasets
100
Figure 64 Wavelength Limit Control
100
Procedure 18 Adding Fluorophore Datasets to the Spectrum View
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Loading Fluorophore Datasets
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Figure 65 Spectrum View with Fluorophore Graphs
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Spectrum View
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Basic
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Figure 66 Fluorophore Manager
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Figure 67 Spectrum View - Basic
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Spectrometer
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Figure 68 Spectrum View - Spectrometer Option
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Figure 69 Spectrum View - Adding Fluorophore Excitation Curves
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Figure 70 Spectrum View - Adding Fluorophore Emission Curves
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Power
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Figure 71 Spectrum View - Fluorophore Dynamic Simulation Option
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Figure 72 Spectrum View - Mouse-Over Function
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Power Mode
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Figure 73 Setpoint Power Control
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Total Optical Output Power Available
107
Script
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Figure 74 Power Mode Menu
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Sequence Tab
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Sequence Configuration
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Figure 75 Sequence Tab Control Groups
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Sequence Controls
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Move Step
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Add Step
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Script Select
109
Run Sequence
109
Run Step
109
Stop
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Save
109
Load
109
Figure 76 Sequence Controls
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Sequence Steps
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Run Condition
110
Wavelength
110
Bandwidth
110
Power
110
Exposure Time
110
Step Delay Time
110
Figure 77 Sequence Steps
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Slider Control
111
Figure 78 Slider Control for a Step Attribute Field
111
CONTROL Menu
112
Key Updater Tool
112
Figure 79 Menu Items
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Procedure 19 Using the Key Updater Tool
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Procedure 20: Using the Log Downloader
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Log Downloader
113
Extensions Overview
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Application Log Panel
115
Figure 80 Extensions Overview
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Device Monitor
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Figure 81 Application Log Window
116
Table 22 Device Monitor Parameters
116
A Specifications
119
Table 23 Interfaces
119
Table 24 Mechanical Dimensions
119
Table 25 Electrical
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Figure 82 Mechanical Dimensions
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B Service and Support
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Servicing the Laser
121
Opening the Laser Chassis
121
WARRANTY VOID if REMOVED Label
121
Support Contact Details
121
Support Website
121
Figure 83 WARRANTY VOID LABEL
121
Shipping the Laser
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Shipping Address
122
Packing the Laser for Return
122
Procedure 21 Packing the Laser
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Procedure 22: Legacy Wooden Crate Packaging
123
Disposal
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Within EU Territory
126
Outside EU Territories
126
Table 26 External Bus Pinout
127
D Control Software Installation
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Procedure 23 Installing CONTROL
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Installing CONTROL
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E Troubleshooting and Errors
135
Troubleshooting
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Table 27 Laser Troubleshooting
135
Error Codes - CONTROL
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Possible Fault Causes
136
Table 28 Errors Codes - CONTROL
136
Errors - Front Display Panel
137
Table 29 Error Codes - Front Panel
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