DEI offers a variety of laser diode drivers designed for high power and precision applications for pulsed, Quasi-CW (QCW) and Continuous Wave (CW) operation.
High compliance voltages allow for both single diode and diode array use as well as non-laser applications requiring a current source.
These instruments are perfect for research & development, characterization, and testing of laser diodes. We offer instruments, standard modules and OEM modules tailored through our Lab to Launch program.
Typical Applications
- LIDAR
- Marking and Engraving
- Scientific Research
- Micromachining
- Medical & Cosmetic Laser
Laser Diode Driver Short-form Catalog
Our Laser Diode Drivers are sorted by Compliance Voltage by default but you can sort any column by clicking the column header or search by part number or parameter in the search field on the right.
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* The specifications listed below represent the highest performance point. Consult the datasheet and/or operating manual to see full safe operating area (SOA) information.
| Image | Name | Description | Compliance Voltage (V) | Max Current Amplitude | Max/Min Pulse Width | Max/Min Frequency | Rise/Fall Time | Pulse Engine (Trigger) | Remote Control | Form Factor | Datasheet | Operating Manual | hf:att:pa_compliance-voltage | hf:att:pa_max-current-amplitude | hf:att:pa_max-min-frequency | hf:att:pa_rise-fall-time | hf:att:pa_pulse-engine-trigger | hf:att:pa_remote-control | hf:att:pa_form-factor |
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 | PCO-7125 | 5A 30ns Pulsed Laser Diode Driver Module | The PCO-7125 is a compact and economical OEM pulsed-current laser diode driver module. | 5V | 5A | 17ns | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 5v | 5a | 17ns | external | na | module | |||
 | PCX-7420-B | Precision Pulsed Current Source | The PCX-7420-B offers the capability of providing both QCW (pulsed), and CW (DC) outputs. It can serve as a CW driver at currents from 0.050 A to 5.8 A, and as a pulsed/QCW driver at currents from 50 mA to 21.5 A. | 24V | 21.5A | 25ns | External, Internal | RS232, USB | Benchtop | Datasheet | Manual | 24v | 21-5a | 25ns | external|internal | rs232|usb | benchtop | |||
 | PCO-7115-5-1 | 5A 1ns Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCO-7115-5-1 is a compact and economical pulsed-current OEM laser diode driver module. 5A, fixed pulse width of 1 ns, up to 1MHz pulse repetition frequency. | 5V | 5A | 1ns | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 5v | 5a | 1ns | external | na | module | |||
 | PCO-7111 | Compact OEM Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCO-7111 is a compact OEM pulsed laser diode driver module with multiple current configuration. The PCO-7111 versions are 40, 50 and 100 Amps (A) of output to the diode at a fixed pulse width. Limited Availability – Find out more here. | 5V | 100A, 40A, 50A | 2ns to 3.5ns | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 5v | 100a|40a|50a | 2ns-to-3-5ns | external | na | module | |||
 | PCO-7114-22-2 | 22A 2ns Pulsed Laser Diode Driver Module | The PCO-7114-22-2 is a compact and economical 22 A, 2 ns Pulsed Laser Diode Driver Module. | 5V | 22A | 1ns | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 5v | 22a | 1ns | external | na | module | |||
 | PCO-6511 | 10A CW/QCW OEM Laser Diode Driver | The PCO-6511 is a compact and economical OEM-style CW laser diode driver designed to drive diode lasers, bars and arrays with output current variable from 0.5A to 10A, and a compliance voltage up to 10V. | 10V | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 10v | module | |||||||||||
 | PCM-7140-1 | 1A Pulsed/CW OEM Laser Diode Driver Module | The PCM-7140-1 is a compact pulsed and CW current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, arrays, or any low impedance load: 0.1A to 1A, 0V to 60V. | 60V | 1A | 1μs | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 60v | 1a | 1%ce%bcs | external | na | module | |||
| PCM-7140-200 | 200A Pulsed/QCW OEM Laser Diode Driver Module | The PCM-7140-200 is a compact pulsed and QCW current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, arrays, or any low impedance load: 5A to 200A, 0V to 55V. | 55V | 200A | 10μs | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 55v | 200a | 10%ce%bcs | external | na | module | |||
| PCM-7140-10 | 10A Pulsed/CW OEM Laser Diode Driver Module | The PCM-7140-10 is a compact pulsed and CW current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, arrays, or any low impedance load: 1A to 10A, 0V to 60V. | 60V | 10A | 2μs | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 60v | 10a | 2%ce%bcs | external | na | module | |||
 | PCX-7500-EX | Air-Cooled High Power Current Source | 450 A Pulsed Laser Diode Driver w/External Power Supply Connections for Wide Range Voltage Applications | Variable | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | variable | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
 | PCO-7121 | 50A 22ns Pulsed Laser Diode Driver Module | The PCO-7121 is a compact and economical 5 A to 50 A, 22 ns to 1 µs OEM pulsed current laser diode driver module. | 5V | 50A | 12ns | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 5v | 50a | 12ns | external | na | module | |||
| PCX-7500-110 | 450A 110V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays: 10A to 450A, 102V to 110V. | 110V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 110v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-102 | 450A 102V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays: 10A to 450A, 94V to 102V. | 102V | 450A | ≤15μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 102v | 450a | %e2%89%a415%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-94 | 450A 94V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays: 10A to 450A, 86V to 94V. | 94V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 94v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-86 | 450A 86V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays: 10A to 450A, 78V to 86V. | 86V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 86v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-78 | 450A 78V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays: 10A to 450A, 73V to 78V. | 78V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 78v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-73 | 450A 73V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays: 10A to 450A, 66V to 73V. | 73V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 73v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-66 | 450A 66V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays: 10A to 450A, 62V to 66V. | 66V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 66v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-62 | 450A 62V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays: 10A to 450A, 54V to 62V. | 62V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 62v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-54 | 450A 54V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays: 10A to 450A, 48V to 54V. | 54V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 54v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-48 | 450A 48V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays. The output current can be set from 10 A to 450 A, compliance voltage is 38V to 48V. | 48V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 48v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-38 | 450A 38V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays. The output current can be set from 10 A to 450 A, compliance voltage is 30V to 38V. | 38V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 38v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-30 | 450A 30V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays. The output current can be set from 10 A to 450 A, compliance voltage is 24V to 30V. | 30V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 30v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-24 | 450A 24V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays. The output current can be set from 10 A to 450 A, compliance voltage is 17V to 24V. | 24V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 24v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-17 | 450A 17V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays. The output current can be set from 10 A to 450 A, compliance voltage is 12 V to 17 V. | 17V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 17v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-12 | 450A 12V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays. 5 V to 12 V, 450 A Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | 12V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 12v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
| PCX-7500-05 | 450A 5V Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7500 is an air-cooled, high power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays. 5 V, 450 A Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | 5V | 450A | 10μs | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop, Rackmount | Datasheet | Manual | 5v | 450a | 10%ce%bcs | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop|rackmount | |||
 | PCM-7700-EX | 200A and 25V | 25 V, 200 A Laser Diode Driver Module (External Power Supply) | 25V | 200A | 75μs | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 25v | 200a | 75%ce%bcs | external | na | module | |||
 | PIM-Mini-200 | 48V Compliance Voltage | The PIM-Mini-200 is a compact and lightweight pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, arrays, or any low-impedance load: 25A to 200A at forward voltage 0V to 48V. | 48V | 200A | 10μs | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 48v | 200a | 10%ce%bcs | external | na | module | |||
| PIM-Mini-20 | 20A OEM Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PIM-Mini-20 is a compact and lightweight pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, arrays, or any low-impedance load: 2A to 20A, forward voltage from 0V to 48V. | 48V | 20A | 8μs | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 48v | 20a | 8%ce%bcs | external | na | module | |||
| PIM-Mini-10 | 10A OEM Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PIM-Mini-10 is a compact and lightweight pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, arrays, or any low-impedance load: 1A to 10A, 0V to 48V. | 48V | 10A | 8μs | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 48v | 10a | 8%ce%bcs | external | na | module | |||
| PIM-Mini-5 | 5A OEM Pulsed Laser Diode Driver | The PIM-Mini-5 is a compact and lightweight pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, arrays, or any low-impedance load: 0.5A to 5A, 0V to 48V. | 48V | 5A | 8μs | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 48v | 5a | 8%ce%bcs | external | na | module | |||
 | PCO-6141 | 60A OEM-Style | The PCO-6141 is a compact, OEM-style high power 60A pulsed/CW current source designed to drive diode lasers, bars and arrays in pulsed, QCW or CW modes. | 20V | 60A | 12ns | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 20v | 60a | 12ns | external | na | module | |||
 | PCO-6131 | 125A Output Current | 125 A Pulsed/CW/QCW OEM Laser Diode Driver Module | 20V | 125A | 30ns | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 20v | 125a | 30ns | external | na | module | |||
| PCM-7700-48 | 48V Compliance Voltage | The PCM-7700 is an air-cooled, high-power pulsed current source designed to drive laser diodes, bars, and arrays. The output current can be set from 5 A to 200 A at 0 V to 25 V. | 25V | 200A | 75μs | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 25v | 200a | 75%ce%bcs | external | na | module | |||
 | PCM-7510 | 250A Pulsed/QCW Laser Diode Driver Module | The PCM-7510 pulsed laser diode driver delivers current pulses variable from 10A to 250A with up to 1250W of total output power. Pulse widths from 5μs to 5ms, rise and fall times of 2μs to 8μs. | 120V | 250A | 3μs | External, Internal | RS232 | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 120v | 250a | 3%ce%bcs | external|internal | rs232 | module | |||
| PCO-7114-50-4 | 50A 4ns Pulsed Laser Diode Driver Module [obsolete] | The PCO-7114-50-4 is a compact and economical pulsed-current OEM 50 A, 4 ns Pulsed Laser Diode Driver. | 5V | 50A | 2ns | External | N/A | Module | Datasheet | Manual | 5v | 50a | 2ns | external | na | module | |||
 | PCX-7401 | 3A Pulsed/CW Laser Diode Driver | The PCX-7401 laser diode driver provides both 3A pulse and 0.55A bias currents at up to 15 V compliance voltage. | 15V | 3A | 100ns | External, Internal | Ethernet, RS232, USB | Benchtop | Datasheet | Manual | 15v | 3a | 100ns | external|internal | ethernet|rs232|usb | benchtop |