VPSL™ – Virtual Point Source Laser
Circular beam with diffraction-limited performance and low divergence in a standard package
Blue Sky Research’s VPSL™ 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, VPSL™ 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 VPSL™ and typically a single correcting lens. In fact, for many applications, no additional correcting optics is required at all. The VPSL™ can reduce cost, as well as deliver more usable power. VPSL™ 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. VPSL™s are available in standard 5.6mm and 9mm TO packages, allowing for direct use in a wide variety of applications.
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 |