Our Model TLB-6800-LN Vortex Plus laser controller is designed to operate with either the TLB-6800 Vortex™ Plus Tunable Lasers or TLB-7100 Vantage Tunable Lasers and with the TLB-6900 Vortex™ II Tunable Lasers and Stablewave (with adapter cable). The controller allows you to easily fine tune and adjust the output power or bias current with the press of a button or via the USB/RS-232 interface with the click of a mouse.

Features: 

Interchangeable Laser Heads 

With our plug-&-play design, adding more wavelengths is as easy as interchanging the head cable.

High-Speed Current Modulation 

Modulate the laser amplitude with a 3-dB bandwidth of 1 MHz through the controller’s current-modulation input.

Built-in Function Generator

There is no need for an external function generator to drive the piezo of your tunable laser with the built in function generator. Easy to access front panel controls with an included output to synchronize with other devices.

Feed Forward Current Modulation

A user adjustable feed forward option is built into the controller to maximize the mode hop free range of our Vantage lasers.

Easy FM Modulation

Conveniently modulate the laser frequency with a bandwidth of 3.5 kHz (3-dB rolloff) through a back panel input.

Complete Control of Laser Parameters

From the front panel of the controller, you can set and monitor the bias current of the laser diode or the bias point of the PZT actuator on the tuning element. Each parameter has a dedicated knob which can be disabled when you have set the laser to the desired point to prevent accidental change.

Complete Computer Control and LabVIEW™ Programs

Anything you can adjust from the front panel can be controlled through the RS-232 or USB interfaces. You can also set and monitor all diode laser parameters. In remote mode, you still have access to the frequency-modulation input, allowing you to dither the frequency as you perform automated wavelength scans.

Detector Input

The general purpose detector input on the back panel allows you to implement digital control algorithms and is particularly useful for stable-power wavelength scans, background correction in applied spectroscopy experiments, and wavelength stabilization.