New “LASORB” Series Designed For High Voltage Lasers

06 Aug 2012

New ‘2000 series LASORB specially designed for Quantum Cascade Lasers

Pangolin Laser Systems, the world’s largest producer of laser display software and control hardware, announced the expansion of its LASORB product line with a series of components designed to protect high voltage lasers, such as Quantum Cascade Lasers and laser diode series strings, from damage by direct and indirect electrostatic discharge, including single, multiple, and repeated ESD events of positive or negative polarity. LASORB, a class of component invented by Pangolin, is described as an “ESD absorber” created specifically to protect laser diodes, superluminescent diodes, and LEDs.

Pangolin first introduced LASORB three years ago and has continued to expand the product series to accommodate a broader range of laser products. According the Benner, the product has proven its effectiveness and value in a variety of research and commercial applications, including those using red, infrared, blue and BLU-ray diodes.

In addition to the newly announced series for Quantum Cascade Lasers, Pangolin produces four other series of LASORB, one optimized for low power red and infrared diodes, one for moderate power red diodes, one for 445nm blue laser diodes and a fourth optimized for 405nm BLU-ray diodes. The component package is compact and mounts in a 2-pin, through-hole configuration; Pangolin can also deliver custom packages to meet the needs of those with tight spaces.

Pangolin has set up a specific website for LASORB (www.lasorb.com) offering detailed product information and datasheets, background on laser diodes and ESD, a review of the limitations of previous ESD solutions in laser diodes applications, and links to other resources. The company has produced videos demonstrating the effects of ESD on laser diodes, including Blu-ray diodes, and the effectiveness of LASORB in protecting them.

The videos can be seen on the LASORB website (http://www.lasorb.com/11_videos.htm) or on YouTube: (Click Here).