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BroadLighter-D Series User Manual
concerning the BroadLighter design—the principles of operation and design as well
as the most important changes in this version of the instrument. Following this are
technical specifications on the product and laser safety information, which are
provided in the corresponding sections of the chapter.
Chapter 2, "Installation", takes you through unpacking and inspection
procedures and explains how to prepare the BroadLighter for use. At the end of the
chapter are instructions on how to replace the AC power line fuse.
Chapter 3, "Local Mode of Operation", introduces front- and rear-panel features
and provides detailed operating instructions to demonstrate how easy the BroadLighter is
to use.
Chapter 4, "Remote Mode of Operation", explains how to control the
instrument remotely by using a PC. It provides a full description of each command
and query supported by the instrument and the most comprehensive information on
the Superlum's BroadLighter companion software, which comes with the
instrument.
Chapter 5, "Cleaning Instructions", deals with a description of the proper
cleaning procedures that you should regularly apply to both the BroadLighter and
optical accessories, such as optical patchcables, adapters, optical connectors, and the
like.
Chapter 6, "Service and Support", explains what you should do if you
encounter a problem with the instrument. It also gives detailed recommendations for
repacking the instrument before sending it for servicing.
1.2 Instrument Description
For a number of optical applications, such as optical coherence tomography, optical
metrology, characterization of optical components and the like, broadband light
sources based on the use of SLD modules are considered to be best suited. The reason
for choosing this type of optical modules is related to their remarkable technical
parameters: Among all types of modules presented on the market, the SLD modules
best combine high optical power similar to that emitted by laser diodes with broadband
optical spectra characteristics of LEDs. These advantages of SLDs allow the user to
avoid unwanted interference effects, like speckle or ghost signals. In contrast,
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