The spectrum analyzers LSA and HDSA allow for multi-line or broadband spectrum of light sources like cw and pulsed lasers, gas discharge lamps, super luminescence diodes, semiconductor laser diodes and LEDs.

Technical Information

Absolute accuracy of wavelength meter versions

			LSA	WS5	WS6- 600	WS6- 200	WS7	WSU- 30	WSU- 10	WSU- 2
Measurement range	Standard	350 - 1120 nm	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	UV	248 - 1100 nm	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	UV-II	192 - 800 nm		•	•	•	•
	UV-II-VIS	192 - 1190 nm	•
	VIS- IR	400 - 1750 nm		•	•	•
	IR	800 - 1750 nm	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	IR-II	1000 - 2250 nm		•	•	•	•
	IR - III	2 - 11µm	•	•		•
Absolute accuracy		192 - 370 nm [pm]	6	3	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
		370 - 1100 nm [MHz]	6000	3000	600	200	60	30	101)	22)
		1100 - 2250 nm [MHz]	12000	2000	400	150	40	20	101)
		2 - 11µm [MHz]	1-5nm3)	2000		200
Calibration			Built-in4)	Built-in4)	Built-in	Built-in4)	Built-in	External	External	External

1) ± 200 nm around calibration wavelength
2) ± 2 nm around calibration wavelength
3) depending on device type
4) except IR-III

 

Operation principle

 

HighFinesse Fizeau interferometer setup of WS series

Contrary to Michelson interferometer based instruments, our wavelength meter uses fixed Fizeau interferometers to detect the wavelength of a laser beam.

The beam enters the optical unit via a fiber, is collimated by a lens and then split into several beams. Each beam passes a Fizeau interferometer of specific length to generate distinct interferometric patterns. All these patterns are recorded by a CCD array and digitally transferred via USB interface to the operator’s PC. The firmware finally analyses the data and calculates the laser wavelength, taking into account the ambient temperature.

Due to the Fizeau interferometer setup, pulsed lasers can be measured at high measurement rate. The rugged setup also enables usage under extreme conditions (e.g. in airplanes with significant vibration).

Options & Related Products

MultiChannel - Simultaneous measurement of 2, 4, or 8 lasers
PID control - Locks your laser to any wavelength or tunes it along arbitrary functions. Can be combined with MultiChannel option
Linewidth option - Calculates the laser linewidth using the interferogram data
Diffraction grating - For spectral analysis of broad linewidth lasers
TTL - For synchronization of experiment and measurement

Please follow the  to learn more about the large variety of options!