Tunable KiloArc

Product catalog summary

Overview
The Tunable KiloArc™ Illuminator is a versatile broadband light source designed for a wide range of scientific, OEM, and research applications. It offers the power of a 100 mW CW laser with the continuous tunability of a monochromator, covering wavelengths from 180 nm to 2.4 microns.

Applications
This illuminator is suitable for various applications including detector calibration, solar simulators, photovoltaics, photochemistry, photo-activation, photobiology, spectroscopy, and optical teaching labs. It is also ideal for use in spectroscopy systems such as fluorometers, UV-Vis spectrometers, CD spectrometers, and stopped-flow spectrometers.

Features and Benefits

Continuously tunable from 180 nm to 2.4 microns
Hundreds of milliwatts of energy output
Push button start and manual wavelength tunability
No special cooling or ozone venting required
Easy to use

Specifications
Optical Performance

Optical power: > 300 mW (dependent on grating, bandpass, and wavelength)
Spot size at slit exit: 10 mm
Diverging beam angle: 14.4 degrees
Numerical aperture: 0.12
Optical noise: 0.15% to 0.2% RMS
Optical stability: 2%

Other Specifications

Input: 210–240 V AC 50/60 Hz
Starting pulse: 45 kV
Power rating: 800–1200 watts (recommended 800–1000 watts)
Lamp module type: 1000 W Xenon, 1000 W Mercury/Xenon
Lamp life: Typically 1,500 hours
Focusing optics: High efficiency f/4 ellipsoid reflector
Power precision: 0.04% (0.4 watts)
Output volts compliance: 17–23 VDC
Output current limit: 70 A rms
Dimensions: 489 x 375 x 329 mm
Weight: 31 kg
Window diameter: 127 mm
Center beam line height: 128 mm

Optical Motor Controller

Power supply: Universal Power Supply included
TTL output: Synchronization TTL output each time motor stops
Stepper motor: Two phase motor, 1 A per phase, 200 steps per revolution
Maximum motor speed: 1200 RPM with zero torque
Maximum speed with mono: 15,000 nm per minute
Stepping motor voltage: 5–12 V
Stepping modes: Full, Half and Micro steps
Slew rate: 1 to 62,500 micro steps per second
Calibration: Auto calibration of wavelength
Ramping: Linear ramping rate for heavy duty, fast, precision operation

Contact Information
For more information, contact HORIBA at various international offices or visit their website at www.horiba.com/osd.

Catalog excerpts

ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS Tunable KiloArc Tunable Broadband Light Source FLUORESCENCE GRATINGS & OEM SPECTROMETERS OPTICAL COMPONENTS CUSTOM SOLUTIONS PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION RAMAN / AFM-RAMAN / TERS SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY SPR IMAGING The power of a 100 mW CW laser with the continuous tunablility of a monochromator! Are you looking for: 99 CW laser that is tunable from 250 to 1,100 nm? 99 A laser that is so simple anyone can use? If this sounds like the light source you need, then OBB has the answer. The Tunable KiloArc™ Illuminator provides all of these benefits, it just isn’t a laser. Features and Benefits • Continuously tunable from 180 nm to 2.4 microns • Hundreds of milliwatts of energy • Push button start and manual wavelength tunability • No special cooling or ozone venting required • Easy to use Applications Applications for the Tunable KiloArc™ Illuminator cover a broad range of scientific, OEM and research applications. Tunable illuminators are used for a broad range of applications almost as diverse as the wavelength range across which they emit. • Detector calibration • Solar simulators • Photovoltaics • Photochemistry • Photo-activation • Photobiology • Spectroscopy • Optical teaching labs • Dermatology Tunable KiloArc™ Illuminator equipped with 1000 watt Xenon lamp and 1,200 l/mm x 500 nm blazed grating. Here the adjustable bandpass was set to 20 nm. These illuminators are the light sources of choice for a variety of spectroscopy systems, such as: • Fluorometers • UV-Vis spectrometers • CD spectrometers • Stopped-f

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