NKT Photonics SuperK FIANIUM User manual

SuperK
FIANIUM
Product Guide Revision 1.6 09-2023
800-613-01
External mode 2.23 MHz Emission
Power

PRODUCT GUIDE
This guide includes information for the following NKT Photonics products:
SuperK FIANIUM
White Light Laser
CAUTION: Do not open the laser chassis. The laser is equipped with warranty
labels (see Figure 73) on the covers of the laser chassis. The warranty is void
if the system is opened.
CAUTION: The laser is heavy and weighs 18 to 19 kg. Use safe lifting proce-
dures in compliance with regional regulations.
Manufactured by:
NKT Photonics A/S
Blokken 84, Birkerød-3460 Denmark
The information in this publication is subject to change without notice.
All company and product names mentioned within are either trademarks or registered trademarks of
NKT Photonics.
Specifications are listed as metric units. Imperial units listed are conversions.
Copyright 2023 NKT Photonics A/S. All rights reserved.
NKT Photonics Rev. 5-0 Author: 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 and includes the
following 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
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
CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other
than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
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 ensuring adequate temperature regulation.
• Chapter 3 “Connecting the Laser” — This chapter provides information on
how to physically connect the safety interlock, power, the optical collimator,
and the synchronization interfaces.
• Chapter 4 “Connecting External Control” — This chapter includes 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 to directly operate the laser without a PC.

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• Chapter 6 “Using CONTROL to Turn ON the Laser” — Provides information
and procedures on how to connect to the laser’s PC-based management
software and use it to turn the laser emission ON and OFF.
• 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
provides links or the name of the NKT guides describing the additional infor-
mation.
CAUTION: Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data, or dam-
age the system or equipment.
WARNING: The laser safety warning alerts you to potential serious injury when
using the laser.
Revision The section records the document revision details.
Release datev Version and changes
2020-September 1.0 first release
2020-October 1.1 Updated External feedback 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 paragraph order of Appendix D.
2021-April 1.0 Revision rolled back to 1.0 due to internal system
requirements.

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2021-June 1.1 The following changes were made:
Removed the incorrect note describing External mode on
page 59.
Corrected the description of External mode under
Figure 24.
Changed the text description and cross-references in
section “External Feedback mode” on page 98.
2022--January 1.2 The following changes were made:
• Added OCT versions to Table 1 on page 22.
• Updated Figure 3 on page 23.
• Updated Figure 13 on page 50.
• Updated Figure 14 on page 51.
• Added “Grouping connections” on page 79.
• Added “Ethernet” on page 90.
• Added “External Feedback” on page 92.
• Updated Procedure 18 on page 123 to Windows 10.
• Updated language throughout to improve clarity.
• Changed the figure arrows and other figure highlights
throughout.
2022-March 1.3 revision – updated the following:
• Added section “Termination necessary” on page 56.
2022-March 1.4 revision – updated the following:
• Updated text and figures in section “Connecting the
safety interlock” on page 46 and its subsections.
2022-May 1.5 revision
Updated the following:
• Table 13 on page 60 and Table 14 on page 61 removed
incorrect RG59 cable specification and changed to
RG58.
Added the following:
• Added section “Shipping the laser” on page 108.
2023-September 1.6 revision
• Front and back covers replaced.
• Reformatted the entire manual using updated style and
figure types.
• Corrected existing grammar, naming errors and
reworded some text for clarity.
• Updated Table 1 on page 22.
• Removed extended spectrum modification from section
“Accessories” on page 22.
• Updated Figure 2 on page 23.
• Removed the table in section “Beam diameter” on
page 24 and listed new beam diameters.
• Updated Procedure 16 on page 108 and Procedure 17 on
page 111 to show the laser with correct red paint.
• Removed the FD specifications from “SuperK Connect
and Fiber Deliver System” on page 121.
Release datev Version and changes

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Contents
Guide overview ............................................................................................................................ 3
Tables ........................................................................................................................................ 13
Figures ....................................................................................................................................... 15
Procedures ................................................................................................................................. 17
Description........................................................................................................... 19
1 Laser Description ....................................................................................................................... 21
Terminology ................................................................................................................... 21
Front panel controls ....................................................................................................... 21
CONTROL ...................................................................................................................... 21
Temperature regulation .................................................................................................. 22
Accessories ....................................................................................................................22
Optical output ....................................................................................................................... 22
Supercontinuum ............................................................................................................. 22
Optical specifications ..................................................................................................... 22
Spectral output ............................................................................................................... 23
Collimator ....................................................................................................................... 23
Beam diameter ............................................................................................................... 24
Factory test report .......................................................................................................... 24
Output polarization ......................................................................................................... 24
Polarization ring ............................................................................................................. 24
Pulse picker – VRR (optional) .............................................................................................. 25
Repetition rates .............................................................................................................. 25
Using VRR ..................................................................................................................... 25
Output power .................................................................................................................. 25
Reflection monitor ................................................................................................................ 26
Front panel controls ............................................................................................................. 26
Power button .................................................................................................................. 26
Status button ..................................................................................................................26
Display panel ..................................................................................................................27
Power down button ........................................................................................................ 27
Power up button ............................................................................................................. 27
Key switch ...................................................................................................................... 27
Emission button .............................................................................................................. 27

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Rear panel ........................................................................................................................... 28
Input and output BNC ports ................................................................................................. 28
Pre-VRR ports ................................................................................................................ 28
Post-VRR ports .............................................................................................................. 29
External Feedback ......................................................................................................... 30
Booster ON/OFF ............................................................................................................ 30
Connecting a PC.................................................................................................................. 31
USB port ......................................................................................................................... 31
RS-232 serial port .......................................................................................................... 31
Ethernet port ..................................................................................................................32
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
Installing the laser................................................................................................ 41
2 Mechanical Installation............................................................................................................... 43
General installation .............................................................................................................. 43
Installing the laser chassis ................................................................................................... 44
3 Connecting the Laser................................................................................................................. 45
Connecting the safety interlock............................................................................................ 46
Interlock operation description ....................................................................................... 46
Safety door switch .......................................................................................................... 47
Connecting power ................................................................................................................ 48
Connecting the optical output .............................................................................................. 49
Back reflection ................................................................................................................49
Installing the collimator ................................................................................................... 49
Connecting accessories with the external bus..................................................................... 51
External bus ...................................................................................................................51
Connecting the external bus .......................................................................................... 51
Connecting synchronization ports........................................................................................ 54

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Example synchronization circuit ..................................................................................... 55
Gate out ......................................................................................................................... 55
Pulse out ........................................................................................................................ 55
NIM pulse ....................................................................................................................... 56
4 Connecting External Control ...................................................................................................... 59
External feedback ................................................................................................................ 59
Feedback circuit ............................................................................................................. 59
Booster ON/OFF .................................................................................................................. 61
Operating the laser .............................................................................................. 63
5 Front Panel Controls .................................................................................................................. 65
Overview .............................................................................................................................. 65
Display ................................................................................................................................. 66
Viewing display pages .................................................................................................... 66
Dimming ......................................................................................................................... 66
Operation page .................................................................................................................... 67
Connected modules page .................................................................................................... 68
Error page ............................................................................................................................ 69
Error identification .......................................................................................................... 69
Clearing the error message ............................................................................................ 69
Notification page .................................................................................................................. 69
Clearing the notification page ......................................................................................... 70
Operating the laser from the front panel .............................................................................. 70
Front panel operations ................................................................................................... 70
Powering ON and OFF the laser .................................................................................... 70
Adjust the power ............................................................................................................ 71
Arming the laser ............................................................................................................. 72
Enable and disable emission ......................................................................................... 73
6 Using CONTROL to Turn ON the Laser .................................................................................... 75
CONTROL software ............................................................................................................. 75
Installing the software .................................................................................................... 75
Connecting the laser to a CONTROL PC............................................................................. 75
Ethernet connection ....................................................................................................... 77
Grouping connections .................................................................................................... 79

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Controlling the laser emission.............................................................................................. 81
Safety ............................................................................................................................. 81
Preparation ..................................................................................................................... 81
Turning ON the laser ...................................................................................................... 82
Errors ............................................................................................................................. 82
Turning OFF the laser emission ..................................................................................... 83
7 CONTROL Interface .................................................................................................................. 85
CONTROL overview ............................................................................................................ 85
Relocating panels ........................................................................................................... 86
Toggling the panels visible ............................................................................................. 87
Connecting to the laser .................................................................................................. 87
Status Panel......................................................................................................................... 88
Status Indicators ............................................................................................................ 88
System Info ....................................................................................................................89
Emission button .............................................................................................................. 89
Control settings .................................................................................................................... 89
Ethernet .......................................................................................................................... 90
Static network settings ................................................................................................... 91
External Feedback ......................................................................................................... 92
Watchdog .......................................................................................................................92
Clock .............................................................................................................................. 93
View ............................................................................................................................... 93
CONTROL menu ................................................................................................................. 94
Key Updater tool ............................................................................................................ 94
Log Downloader ............................................................................................................. 95
Extensions overview ...................................................................................................... 97
Setting emission power........................................................................................................ 98
Setting the operating mode ............................................................................................ 98
Normal mode .................................................................................................................. 98
External Feedback mode ............................................................................................... 98
NO emission from the laser ............................................................................................ 99
Setting the pulse repetition rate (pulse picker)..................................................................... 99
Application Log panel......................................................................................................... 100
Device Monitor ................................................................................................................... 100

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Appendices........................................................................................................ 103
A Specifications........................................................................................................................... 105
B Service and Support Information ............................................................................................. 107
Servicing the laser.............................................................................................................. 107
Factory safety tests ...................................................................................................... 107
Opening the laser chassis ............................................................................................ 107
Return shipping ............................................................................................................ 107
WARRANTY VOID IF REMOVED label ....................................................................... 107
Support contact details....................................................................................................... 107
Support website ........................................................................................................... 107
Shipping the laser .............................................................................................................. 108
Shipping address ......................................................................................................... 108
Packing the laser for return .......................................................................................... 108
C External Bus Pinout ................................................................................................................. 113
D Accessories.............................................................................................................................. 115
SuperK Varia...................................................................................................................... 116
SuperK Select .................................................................................................................... 117
SuperK LLTF...................................................................................................................... 119
SuperK Split ....................................................................................................................... 120
SuperK Connect and Fiber Deliver System ....................................................................... 121
E Control Software ...................................................................................................................... 123
Installing CONTROL .......................................................................................................... 123
F Troubleshooting and Errors ..................................................................................................... 129
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................. 129
Error codes - CONTROL.................................................................................................... 130
Possible fault causes ................................................................................................... 130
Errors - front display panel ................................................................................................. 131

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Tables
Table 1: Optical specifications .................................................................................................... 22
Table 2: Frequency versus VRR factor....................................................................................... 25
Table 3: RS-232 serial port settings............................................................................................31
Table 4: Status LEDs .................................................................................................................. 34
Table 5: Chassis labels............................................................................................................... 35
Table 6: Air flow considerations .................................................................................................. 44
Table 7: Interlock circuit specifications .......................................................................................48
Table 8: External Bus port – connecting accessories ................................................................. 52
Table 9: Pulse synchronization signals....................................................................................... 54
Table 10: Gate out – port specification ....................................................................................... 55
Table 11: Pulse out – ports specification .................................................................................... 56
Table 12: NIM pulse – ports specification ................................................................................... 56
Table 13: External Feedback port and cabling parameters ........................................................ 60
Table 14: Booster port and cabling parameters.......................................................................... 61
Table 15: Panel buttons and keyswitch ...................................................................................... 65
Table 16: Display pages ............................................................................................................. 66
Table 17: Emission status........................................................................................................... 67
Table 18: Front panel operations ................................................................................................70
Table 19: Device Monitor parameters....................................................................................... 100
Table 20: Interfaces .................................................................................................................. 105
Table 21: Mechanical dimensions............................................................................................. 105
Table 22: Electrical ................................................................................................................... 105
Table 23: External bus pinout ...................................................................................................113
Table 24: SuperK FIANIUM accessories .................................................................................. 115
Table 25: Varia specifications ................................................................................................... 116
Table 26: Select AOTF types.................................................................................................... 118
Table 27: LLTF Contrast model specifications.......................................................................... 119
Table 28: SPLIT wavelength ranges......................................................................................... 120
Table 29: Laser troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 129
Table 30: Errors codes - CONTROL......................................................................................... 130
Table 31: Error codes - front panel ........................................................................................... 131

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Figures
Figure 1: SuperK FIANIUM general view.................................................................................... 21
Figure 2: Typical output spectrum – SuperK FIANIUM............................................................... 23
Figure 3: SuperK FIANIUM collimator......................................................................................... 23
Figure 4: Front panel controls ..................................................................................................... 26
Figure 5: Rear panel features and connectors............................................................................ 28
Figure 6: NIM pulse output.......................................................................................................... 29
Figure 7: Pulse output................................................................................................................. 29
Figure 8: SuperK FIANIUM rear panel status LEDs ................................................................... 34
Figure 9: Rear panel labels......................................................................................................... 35
Figure 10: SuperK FIANIUM placement ..................................................................................... 44
Figure 11: Interlock connected to a door switch - laser armed ................................................... 46
Figure 12: Interlock connected to a door switch - Laser SHUTDOWN ....................................... 47
Figure 13: Collimator installed into a SuperK accessory receptacle........................................... 50
Figure 14: Inserting a collimator into a holder............................................................................. 51
Figure 15: Bus defeater .............................................................................................................. 52
Figure 16: External bus connections - no accessories ............................................................... 53
Figure 17: External bus connections - multiple accessories in a daisy chain ............................. 53
Figure 18: Synchronization ports with output signals ................................................................. 54
Figure 19: Example NIM pulse circuit ......................................................................................... 55
Figure 20: Pulse (NIM) trigger delay control ............................................................................... 57
Figure 21: Output control trigger vs optical output rise ............................................................... 61
Figure 22: Front panel buttons and display................................................................................. 65
Figure 23: Keyswitch control – set to Armed .............................................................................. 65
Figure 24: Operation page .......................................................................................................... 67
Figure 25: Connected modules page.......................................................................................... 68
Figure 26: Error page.................................................................................................................. 69
Figure 27: Notifications page – Laser calibration........................................................................ 70
Figure 28: Boot screen................................................................................................................ 71
Figure 29: Power adjusted to 0% before enabling emission ....................................................... 72
Figure 30: Power adjusted to 100% with emission enabled ....................................................... 72
Figure 31: Laser is Armed........................................................................................................... 73
Figure 32: Emission enabled ...................................................................................................... 73
Figure 33: CONTROL navigation................................................................................................ 85
Figure 34: Dragging panels to a new location in the main window ............................................. 86

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Figure 35: Dragging panels outside the main window ................................................................ 86
Figure 36: Toggling panel visibility.............................................................................................. 87
Figure 37: Quick connect............................................................................................................ 87
Figure 38: Status Panel .............................................................................................................. 88
Figure 39: CONTROL settings.................................................................................................... 89
Figure 40: Network address assignment – DHCP/Static ............................................................ 90
Figure 41: Ethernet (network) static settings .............................................................................. 91
Figure 42: External feedback - sample rate setting .................................................................... 92
Figure 43: Watchdog................................................................................................................... 92
Figure 44: Clock settings ............................................................................................................ 93
Figure 45: View ....................................................................................................................... 93
Figure 46: Menu items ................................................................................................................ 94
Figure 47: Extensions Overview ................................................................................................. 97
Figure 48: Operating mode......................................................................................................... 98
Figure 49: Power control slider – normal mode .......................................................................... 98
Figure 50: Power control slider – External Feedback ................................................................. 98
Figure 51: Repetition rate and NIM trigger delay controls .......................................................... 99
Figure 52: Repetition rate scale selection................................................................................... 99
Figure 53: Application Log window ........................................................................................... 100
Figure 54: Mechanical dimensions ........................................................................................... 106
Figure 55: WARRANTY VOID LABEL ...................................................................................... 107
Figure 56: Varia ..................................................................................................................... 116
Figure 57: Select ..................................................................................................................... 117
Figure 58: Select AOTF example output - 640 nm central wavelength .................................... 118
Figure 59: SuperK LLTF Contrast............................................................................................. 119
Figure 60: SuperK Split............................................................................................................. 120
Figure 61: SuperK Fiber Delivery System using a CONNECT ................................................. 121

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Procedures
Procedure 1: Connecting the door interlock circuit .................................................................... 48
Procedure 2: Connecting power ................................................................................................ 48
Procedure 3: Installing the collimator......................................................................................... 50
Procedure 4: Turning ON the laser ............................................................................................ 70
Procedure 5: Turning OFF the laser .......................................................................................... 71
Procedure 6: Arming the laser ................................................................................................... 72
Procedure 7: Enabling emission using the front panel............................................................... 73
Procedure 8: Connecting a PC to the laser over USB ............................................................... 75
Procedure 9: Connecting a PC to the laser using Ethernet ....................................................... 77
Procedure 10: Grouping connections in a collection.................................................................. 79
Procedure 11: Enabling emission with CONTROL .................................................................... 82
Procedure 12: Disabling emission with CONTROL ................................................................... 83
Procedure 13: Relocating panels............................................................................................... 86
Procedure 14: Using the Key Updater tool ................................................................................ 94
Procedure 15: Using the Log Downloader ................................................................................. 95
Procedure 16: Packing the laser.............................................................................................. 108
Procedure 17: Legacy wooden crate packaging...................................................................... 111
Procedure 18: Installing CONTROL.......................................................................................... 123

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Section 1 Description
This section describes the laser and its features and includes the following:
•“Laser Description” on page 21
•“Optical output” on page 22
•“Reflection monitor” on page 26
•“Front panel controls” on page 26
•“Rear panel” on page 28
•“Input and output BNC ports” on page 28
•“Connecting a PC” on page 31
•“Configuration and operation overview” on page 32
•“Status LEDs” on page 34
•“Chassis labels” on page 35

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