THORLABS IP500 Laser Diode Drivers (500 mA)

Input Power Requirements: ±5 VDC @ 600 mA (+4.75 to +5.25 V and -4.75 to -5.25 V)

Constant Current Mode

Control Range: 0 to ±500 mA

Setting Accuracy: ±0.5 mA

Compliance Voltage: >3.0 VDC

Ripple & Noise (10 Hz - 10 MHz): <10 μA RMS

Short-Time Fluctuations: <50 μA

Temperature Coefficient: <100 ppm/°C

Drift (<10 Hz Over 30 minutes): <100 μA

Limit Adjust Range: 0 to 500 mA

Limit Accuracy: ±1% of Limit Setpoint

Constant Power Mode

Control Range Photo Diode Current: 5 μA to 2 mA

Setting Accuracy: ±2 μA

Drift (<10 Hz Over 30 minutes): <1 μA

Limit Adjust Range: 0 to >2.5 mA

Limit Accuracy: ±2 μA

Analog Modulation (a )/ Control Voltage

Input Resistance: 10 kΩ

Bandwidth: DC to 50 kHz

Transfer Function (ACC Mode): 50 mA/V

Input Range: 0 to 10 V

(a) The driver for the IP500 can only be modulated with a sinusoidal waveform.