NKT Photonics SuperK FIANIUM FIU-6 User manual

Item 800-613-01
SUPERK FIANIUM
PRODUCT GUIDE
White Light Laser

PRODUCT GUIDE
This guide includes the following NKT Photonics Lasers:
SuperK FIANIUM FIU-6
Supercontinuum White Light Laser with or without optional Variable Repetition
Rate and approximately 2.2 watts total power
SuperK FIANIUM FIU-15
Supercontinuum White Light Laser with or without optional Variable Repetition
Rate and approximately 5.5 watts total power
SuperK FIANIUM FIR-20
Supercontinuum White Light Laser with or without optional Variable Repetition
Rate and approximately 6.5 watts total power
SuperK FIANIUM Product Guide Revision 1.4 01-2021 W-10456

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GUIDE OVERVIEW
This product guide is intended to provide functional, operational and installation
information for the SuperK FIANIUM laser systems. The guide is divided into
three sections:
• SuperK FIANIUM Description – introduces the laser’s theory and
functionality, its features and interfaces, and describes the safety labels and
their placement.
• Installing the Laser – includes the details on how to install the laser chassis
variants and connect it to the management platform and your application
systems.
• Operating the Laser – provides information and procedures on how to
configure communications with the laser and manage its operation.
For information on how to safely deploy and operate the laser refer to the
following documents:
• SuperK FIANIUM Safety, Handling and Regulatory Information
Target Audience This guide is for technical personnel involved in the selection, planning and
deployment of lasers in laboratory and industrial settings. The guide assumes a
reasonable knowledge level of lasers, photonic principles and electrical interface
connectivity.
Chapters Inside This guide includes the following chapters:
• Chapter I “Laser Description” — Describes the SuperK FIANIUM laser series
including its general operational principles, management and interfaces.
• Chapter 2 “Mechanical Installation” — Includes information and procedures
on how to correctly install the laser chassis. Procedures within this chapter
focus on providing adequate temperature regulation.
• Chapter 3 “Connecting the Laser” — This chapter provides the information on
how to physically connect the safety interlock, power, the optical collimator,
and the synchronization interfaces.
• Chapter 4 “Connecting External Control” — This chapter provides the details
on how to implement external signals to modulate the output, enhance
power stability and gate the output pulses.
• Chapter 5 “Front Panel Controls” — Describes the laser’s front panel menu
and controls that directly operate the laser.
• Chapter 6 “Using CONTROL to Turn ON the Laser” — Provides information
and procedures on how to connect to the laser’s management software and
use it to turn the laser emissions ON and OFF.

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• Chapter 7 “CONTROL Interface” — Includes descriptions and procedures of
all other CONTROL menu and panel items.
• Appendices — The guide includes multiple appendices including laser
specifications, support contact details, pinout information, accessory
descriptions and miscellaneous procedures supporting the laser operation
and installation.
Added information
and Safety Notices
Lasers are highly dangerous devices that can cause serious injury and property
damage. This guide use the following symbols to either highlight important safety
information or provide further information in relation to a specific topic.
Note: Highlights additional information related to the associated topic and/or pro-
vides links or the name of the NKT guides describing the additional information.
Caution: Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data, or damage
the system or equipment.
Warning: The laser safety warning alerts you to potential serious injury that may
be caused when using the laser.
Revision The section records the document revision details.
Release date Version and changes
2020-September 1.0 first release
2020-October 1.1 Updated External feedback description
2020-October 1.2 Updated Interlock descriptions and added additional
synchronization and gate cabling specifications throughout.
2020-December 1.3 The following changes were made:
•Updated power button usage descriptions.
•Added appendix C External Bus Pinout.
2021-January 1.4 The following changes were made:
•Updated support contact details in appendix B.
•Rearranged parapgraph order of appendix D.

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CONTENTS
Guide overview .................................................................................................................... 3
TABLES ...................................................................................................................11
FIGURES ................................................................................................................13
PROCEDURES ......................................................................................................15
Section 1 SUPERK FIANIUM DESCRIPTION 17
1 Laser Description ...............................................................................................................19
Terminology .......................................................................................................... 19
Front panel controls ............................................................................................ 19
CONTROL ............................................................................................................. 20
Temperature regulation .................................................................................... 20
Accessories .......................................................................................................... 20
Optical output............................................................................................................ 20
Supercontinuum .................................................................................................. 20
Optical specifications ........................................................................................ 20
Spectral output ..................................................................................................... 21
Collimator ............................................................................................................... 21
Beam diameter .................................................................................................... 22
Factory test report .............................................................................................. 22
Output polarization ............................................................................................ 22
Polarization ring .................................................................................................. 22
Pulse picker – VRR (optional)................................................................................ 23
Repetition rates ....................................................................................................23
Using VRR ............................................................................................................. 24
Output power ....................................................................................................... 24
Reflection monitor.................................................................................................... 24
Front panel controls................................................................................................. 25
Power button ....................................................................................................... 25

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Status button ........................................................................................................ 25
Display panel ....................................................................................................... 25
Power down button ............................................................................................ 25
Power up button .................................................................................................. 25
Key switch ............................................................................................................. 25
Emission button ................................................................................................... 26
Rear panel .................................................................................................................. 26
Input and output BNC ports................................................................................... 28
Pre-VRR ports ...................................................................................................... 28
Post-VRR ports .................................................................................................... 29
External Feedback .............................................................................................. 29
Booster ON/OFF ................................................................................................. 29
Connecting a PC....................................................................................................... 30
USB port ................................................................................................................ 30
RS-232 serial port ............................................................................................... 30
Ethernet port ......................................................................................................... 31
Configuration and operation overview............................................................... 32
CONTROL application ....................................................................................... 32
Advanced laser control ..................................................................................... 32
Key switch and interlock safety ...................................................................... 32
External bus .......................................................................................................... 33
Status LEDs ................................................................................................................ 34
Chassis labels............................................................................................................ 35
Section 2 INSTALLING THE LASER 37
2 Mechanical Installation ................................................................................................... 39
General installation .................................................................................................. 39
Installing the laser chassis...................................................................................... 40
3 Connecting the Laser ....................................................................................................... 41
Connecting the safety interlock............................................................................ 42
Interlock operation ............................................................................................. 42

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Safety door switch ...............................................................................................43
Connecting power.................................................................................................... 44
Connecting the optical output .............................................................................. 45
Back reflection ..................................................................................................... 45
Installing the collimator ..................................................................................... 45
Connecting accessories with the external bus ................................................ 46
External bus ......................................................................................................... 46
Connecting the external bus ............................................................................47
Connecting synchronization ports....................................................................... 49
Example synchronization circuit ..................................................................... 49
Gate out ................................................................................................................ 50
Pulse out ............................................................................................................... 50
NIM pulse ............................................................................................................... 51
4 Connecting External Control ..........................................................................................53
External feedback .................................................................................................... 53
Feedback circuit ................................................................................................. 53
Booster ON/OFF....................................................................................................... 54
Section 3 OPERATING THE LASER 55
5 Front Panel Controls .........................................................................................................57
Overview..................................................................................................................... 57
Display......................................................................................................................... 58
Viewing display pages ...................................................................................... 58
Dimming ................................................................................................................ 58
Operation page......................................................................................................... 58
Connected modules page ..................................................................................... 60
Error page.................................................................................................................... 61
Error identification ............................................................................................... 61
Clearing the error message .............................................................................. 61
Notification page ....................................................................................................... 61
Clearing the notification page ......................................................................... 62

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Operating the laser from the front panel............................................................ 62
Front panel operations ...................................................................................... 62
Powering ON and OFF the laser ..................................................................... 62
Adjust the power ................................................................................................. 63
Arming the laser .................................................................................................. 64
Enable emission .................................................................................................. 65
Disable emission ................................................................................................. 65
6 Using CONTROL to Turn ON the Laser .......................................................................67
CONTROL software ................................................................................................. 67
Installing the software ....................................................................................... 67
Connecting the laser to a CONTROL PC ........................................................... 67
Controlling the laser emissions............................................................................. 69
Safety ..................................................................................................................... 69
Preparation ........................................................................................................... 69
Turning ON the laser ......................................................................................... 70
Errors ...................................................................................................................... 70
Turning OFF the laser emission ........................................................................71
7 CONTROL Interface ..........................................................................................................73
CONTROL overview................................................................................................. 73
Relocating panels ................................................................................................74
Toggling panels ................................................................................................... 75
Connecting to the laser ..................................................................................... 75
Status Panel ............................................................................................................... 76
Status Indicators .................................................................................................. 76
System Info ............................................................................................................77
Emission button ....................................................................................................77
Control settings.......................................................................................................... 77
Watchdog ...............................................................................................................78
Clock .......................................................................................................................78
View .........................................................................................................................78
CONTROL menu....................................................................................................... 79

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Key Updater tool ..................................................................................................79
Log Downloader ................................................................................................. 80
Extensions overview .......................................................................................... 82
Setting emission power .......................................................................................... 83
Normal mode ........................................................................................................83
External Feedback mode ..................................................................................83
NO emission from the laser ..............................................................................83
Setting the pulse repetition rate (pulse picker) ................................................ 84
Application Log panel ............................................................................................. 84
Device Monitor.......................................................................................................... 85
Appendices
A Specifications .................................................................................................................... 89
B Service and Support Information ...................................................................................91
Servicing the laser..................................................................................................... 91
Opening the laser chassis ................................................................................. 91
WARRANTY VOID IF REMOVED label ........................................................... 91
Support contact details............................................................................................ 91
Support website ................................................................................................... 91
Shipping address ................................................................................................. 91
C External Bus Pinout ...........................................................................................................93
D Accessories ....................................................................................................................... 95
SuperK VARIA ........................................................................................................... 96
SuperK SELECT......................................................................................................... 97
SuperK LLTF .............................................................................................................. 99
SuperK SPLIT........................................................................................................... 100
SuperK CONNECT and Fiber Deliver System................................................... 101
Polarization ring ....................................................................................................... 102
E Control Software ............................................................................................................. 103
Installing CONTROL................................................................................................ 103
F Troubleshooting and Errors .........................................................................................109

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Troubleshooting...................................................................................................... 109
Error codes - CONTROL ........................................................................................ 110
Possible fault causes .........................................................................................110
Errors - front display panel...................................................................................... 111

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TABLES
Table 1: Optical specifications........................................................................................... 20
Table 2: Beam diameter (1/e2 limit) after collimator for three wavelengths ......... 22
Table 3: Frequency versus VRR factor ........................................................................... 23
Table 4: RS-232 serial port settings ................................................................................. 31
Table 5: Status LEDs............................................................................................................ 34
Table 6: Chassis labels ....................................................................................................... 35
Table 7: Air flow considerations ....................................................................................... 40
Table 8: Interlock circuit specifications .......................................................................... 44
Table 9: External Bus port – connecting accessories .................................................47
Table 10: Pulse synchronization signals ......................................................................... 49
Table 11: Gate out port specification................................................................................ 50
Table 12: Pulse out ports specification ............................................................................ 51
Table 13: NIM pulse ports specification ........................................................................... 51
Table 14: External Feedback port and cabling parameters....................................... 53
Table 15: Booster port and cabling parameters ........................................................... 54
Table 16: Panel buttons and keyswitch ...........................................................................57
Table 17: Display pages ...................................................................................................... 58
Table 18: Emission status.................................................................................................... 59
Table 19: Front panel operations...................................................................................... 62
Table 20: Device Monitor parameters ............................................................................ 85
Table 21: Interfaces ............................................................................................................. 89
Table 22: Mechanical dimensions .................................................................................. 89
Table 23: Electrical............................................................................................................... 89
Table 24: External bus pinout ........................................................................................... 93
Table 25: SuperK FIANIUM accessories ....................................................................... 95
Table 26: VARIA specifications ........................................................................................ 96
Table 27: SELECT AOTF types ......................................................................................... 98
Table 28: LLTF Contrast model specifications ............................................................. 99

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Table 29: SPLIT wavelength ranges.............................................................................. 100
Table 30: Fiber Delivery System specifications ...........................................................101
Table 31: Laser troubleshooting .................................................................................... 109
Table 32: Errors codes - CONTROL.................................................................................110
Table 33: Error codes - front panel ..................................................................................111

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FIGURES
Figure 1: SuperK FIANIUM general view ........................................................................ 19
Figure 2: Supercontinuum output of the laser .............................................................. 21
Figure 3: SuperK FIANIUM collimator ............................................................................. 21
Figure 4: Polarization ring mounted on a collimator .................................................. 23
Figure 5: Front panel controls .......................................................................................... 25
Figure 6: Rear panel features and connectors ............................................................ 26
Figure 7: NIM pulse output ................................................................................................ 28
Figure 8: Pulse output ........................................................................................................ 28
Figure 9: SuperK FIANIUM rear panel status LEDs .................................................... 34
Figure 10: Rear panel labels ............................................................................................. 35
Figure 11: SuperK FIANIUM installation .......................................................................... 40
Figure 12: Interlock connected to a door switch - laser armed ............................... 42
Figure 13: Interlock connected to a door switch - Laser SHUTDOWN .................. 43
Figure 14: Inserting the collimator into a holder .......................................................... 46
Figure 15: Collimator inserted into a SuperK accessory receptacle ...................... 46
Figure 16: Collimator inserted in a holder receptacle ................................................ 46
Figure 17: Bus defeater .......................................................................................................47
Figure 18: External bus circuit - with no accessories used ....................................... 48
Figure 19: External bus circuit - with multiple accessories in a daisy chain ......... 48
Figure 20: Synchronization ports with output signals ............................................... 49
Figure 21: Example NIM pulse circuit ............................................................................. 50
Figure 22: Pulse (NIM) trigger delay control ................................................................. 51
Figure 23: Output Control trigger vs optical output rise ........................................... 54
Figure 24: Front panel buttons and display ..................................................................57
Figure 25: Keyswitch control – set to Armed ...............................................................57
Figure 26: Operation page ............................................................................................... 59
Figure 27: Connected modules page ............................................................................ 60
Figure 28: Error page .......................................................................................................... 61

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Figure 29: Notifications page – Laser calibration ....................................................... 62
Figure 30: Boot screen ...................................................................................................... 63
Figure 31: Power adjusted to 0% before enabling emission .................................... 64
Figure 32: Power adjusted to 100% with emission enabled .................................... 64
Figure 33: Laser is Armed ................................................................................................. 64
Figure 34: Emission enabled ............................................................................................65
Figure 35: CONTROL panel navigation ......................................................................... 73
Figure 36: Dragging panels to a new location in the main window ....................... 74
Figure 37: Dragging panels outside the main window .............................................. 74
Figure 38: Toggling panel visibility ................................................................................. 75
Figure 39: Quick connect .................................................................................................. 75
Figure 40: Status Panel ...................................................................................................... 76
Figure 41: CONTROL settings ............................................................................................77
Figure 42: Watchdog .......................................................................................................... 78
Figure 43: Clock settings ................................................................................................... 78
Figure 44: View .................................................................................................................... 79
Figure 45: Menu items ....................................................................................................... 79
Figure 46: Extensions Overview ...................................................................................... 82
Figure 47: Operating mode ............................................................................................... 83
Figure 48: Power control slider – normal mode .......................................................... 83
Figure 49: Power control slider – External Feedback ............................................... 83
Figure 50: Repetition rate and NIM trigger delay controls ....................................... 84
Figure 51: Repetition Rate scale selection .................................................................... 84
Figure 52: Application Log window ................................................................................85
Figure 53: WARRANTY VOID LABEL .............................................................................. 91
Figure 54: VARIA .................................................................................................................96
Figure 55: SELECT .............................................................................................................. 97
Figure 56: SELECT AOTF example output - 640nm central wavelength ............. 98
Figure 57: SuperK LLTF Contrast ....................................................................................99
Figure 58: SuperK SPLIT .................................................................................................. 100
Figure 59: SuperK Fiber Delivery System using a CONNECT .................................101

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PROCEDURES
Procedure 1: Connecting the door interlock circuit .................................................... 44
Procedure 2: Connecting power..................................................................................... 44
Procedure 3: Installing the collimator............................................................................. 45
Procedure 4: Turning ON the laser................................................................................. 62
Procedure 5: Turning OFF the laser............................................................................... 63
Procedure 6: Arming the laser......................................................................................... 64
Procedure 7: Enabling emission using the front panel.............................................. 65
Procedure 8: Disabling emission using the front panel ............................................ 65
Procedure 9: Connecting CONTROL to the laser....................................................... 68
Procedure 10: Enabling emission with CONTROL ...................................................... 70
Procedure 11: Disabling emission with CONTROL ....................................................... 71
Procedure 12: Relocating panels...................................................................................... 74
Procedure 13: Using the Key Updater tool ................................................................... 80
Procedure 14: Using the Log Downloader..................................................................... 81
Procedure 15: Installing CONTROL.................................................................................103

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SECTION 1
SUPERK FIANIUM DESCRIPTION
This section provides a description of the laser and its features.
•“Laser Description” on page 19
•“Optical output” on page 20
•“Reflection monitor” on page 24
•“Front panel controls” on page 25
•“Rear panel” on page 26
•“Input and output BNC ports” on page 28
•“Connecting a PC” on page 30
•“Configuration and operation overview” on page 32
•“Status LEDs” on page 34
•“Chassis labels” on page 35

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1 Laser Description
SuperK FIANIUM lasers are a series of white light lasers (WLL) systems that can
generate a pulsed supercontinuum as a class 4 laser source. Using a 78 Mhz
seed laser, light frequencies from 390 to 2400 nanometers (typical) are emitted
in a single spatially coherent beam with a pulse rate that is customizable
according to application requirements. To synchronize external equipment with
the laser pulse repetition rate, the laser is equipped with multiple output ports
that transmit various synchronization signals at the laser pulse rate.
Figure 1 SuperK FIANIUM general view
Terminology The SuperK FIANIUM series includes the models listed in the “PRODUCT GUIDE”
on page 2. This guide uses the term, “laser” to refer to all SuperK FIANIUM laser
variants. When information related to any specific variant is noted, the model
name is specified. The guide may also refer to NKT Photonics as simply NKTP,
the two are one and the same.
Front panel controls The front panel of the laser is equipped with display and control buttons. The
buttons provide basic laser functions and the display shows the output emission
level, emission status and system errors and notifications. For a full description,
see “Front Panel Controls” on page 57.

Optical output
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CONTROL The laser and its accessories can be managed and configured remotely from a
PC using the NKTP CONTROL software. The PC can connect to the laser over
either RS232, USB, or Ethernet links. To configure accessories using the same
PC, the laser is equipped with an external bus interface which can connect up to
eight accessories in a daisy chain configuration. Connecting and managing the
laser with CONTROL is described in “Using CONTROL to Turn ON the Laser” on
page 67.
Temperature
regulation
The temperature of the laser is regulated by the use of cooling fans. To dissipate
the laser’s heat, the fans draw cool air into the laser from the vents on the left and
right panels of the laser. The heated air is then blown out through the rear
exhaust vents. The fan speed is automatically adjusted to maintain a stable laser
temperature. To maintain air flow the laser must be installed with proper
clearance as described in “Mechanical Installation” on page 39.
Accessories A series of accessories are optionally used with the laser to modify the output
beam. For specific application requirements, accessories can deliver or filter the
laser’s beam to obtain a desired narrow band, wide band, or extended spectrum.
An overview of the accessories is described in Appendix D.
Optical output
Supercontinuum The term supercontinuum does not cover a specific phenomenon, but rather
numerous non-linear effects leading to a considerable spectral broadening of the
seed pulses. As spectral broadening is caused by non-linear effects, it increases
with the input pulse power. Accordingly, the width of the spectral output
increases with the output power.
Optical
specifications
Table 1 lists the optical specifications for the SuperK FIANIUM models.
Table 1 Optical specifications
Model FIU-6 FIU-15 FIU-20
Repetition rate [MHz] 78 78 78
Variable repetition rate [MHz]i
i. Rates only available when optional VRR (pulse picker) is included.
0.15 to 78 0.15 to 78 0.15 to 78
Total visible power (380-850 nm) [W] ≈ 0.6 ≈ 1.5 ≈ 2.0
Total power [W] ≈ 2.2 ≈ 5.5 ≈ 6.5
Visible power stability [%] ± 0.5 ± 0.5 ± 0.5
Cut-in wavelength (>1 mW/nm) [nm] 390 410 475
Polarization Random Random Random
Beam quality M2 < 1.1 M2 < 1.1ii
ii. Only above 450 nm wavelengths.
M2 < 1.1
Beam diameter [mm @ nm] ≈ 1 @ 532, ≈ 2 @ 1100, ≈ 3 @ 2000
Beam pointing accuracy [mrad] < 1
2