VPSL – Virtual Point Source Laser


Circular beam with diffraction-limited performance and low divergence in a standard package

Blue Sky Research’s VPSLaser™ laser diode sources integrate the Company’s patented µLens™ technology with a standard laser diode to generate a high power, low-divergence, circular, diffraction-limited beam. The µLens™ is mounted directly in front of the diode’s emitting edge, capturing nearly 100% of the diode’s power, circularizing the beam and correcting any aberrations, all in a single step. Because of these unique beam qualities, VPSLasers have demonstrated, for example, over 80% coupling efficiency in the visible range, into a single-mode fiber optic — up to twice that achieved by multi-macro-optics with standard laser diodes.

The design complexity of customer systems is reduced in most applications by replacing multi-optical-element diode systems with a VPSLaser and typically a single correcting lens. In fact, for many applications, no additional correcting optics is required at all. The VPSLaser can reduce cost, as well as deliver more usable power. VPSlasers are packaged exactly the same as a standard laser diode. The µLens™ is only apparent by the way it transforms and corrects the beam output. VPSLasers are available in standard 5.6mm and 9mm TO packages, allowing for direct use in a wide variety of applications.

Product Specifications
VPSL Part Number Wavelength (nm) Power Level (mW) TO Can Size (mm)  
VPSL-635-005-X-5-A/B/E 635 5 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-635-005-X-9-B 635 5 9 download pdf
VPSL-635-010-X-5-A/B 635 10 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-635-010-X-9-B 635 10 9.0 download pdf
VPSL-635-015-X-9-B 635 15 9.0 download pdf
VPSL-639-035-X-5-B 639 35 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-640-040-X-5-A/B 640 40 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-642-080-X-5-A/B 642 80 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-650-007-x-5-B 650 7 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-658-035-X-5-A 658 35 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-658-050-X-5-G 658 50 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-658-120-X-5-A 658 120 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-670-005-X-5-B 670 5 5.6 download pdf 
VPSL-670-010-X-9-B 670 10 9.0 download pdf
VPSL-670-010-X-5-A/B/E 670 10 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-685-050-X-5-A/B 685 50 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-690-035-X-5-A 690 35 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-785-005-X-5-A/B/E 785 5 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-785-025-Q-5-B 785 25 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-808-150-X-9-B 808 150 9.0 download pdf
VPSL-830-050-X-5-A/B 830 50 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-830-200-X-5-B 830 200 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-850-005-X-5-A/B 850 5 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-850-010-X-5-A/B 850 10 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-850-050-X-5-A/B 850 50 5.6 download pdf
VPSL-850-150-X-5-B 850 150 5.6 download pdf 
VPSL-905-010-X-5-A/B/E 905 10 5.6 download pdf 
VPSL-980-050-X-5-B 980 50 5.6 download pdf