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All New OEM Capacitor Charging Power Supply Design Kickoff

Coming October 2021 New Models 5727A and 5728A OEM Capacitor Charging Power Supplies AMI is excited to announce the kickoff of a new program to design a state-of-the-art new OEM Capacitor Charging Power Supply!  The new supply will feature active

Posted in General News, Laser Electronics

60 W, 500 mA Flashlamp Simmer Supply

Model 864A Flashlamp Simmer Supply The Model 864A Simmer Supply is designed to strike and maintain a low-level current discharge in flashlamps.  Initially, the simmer output open circuit voltage rises to a stabilized 1500 V.  The simmer trigger output provides

Posted in General News, Laser Electronics, Technical Note

AMI Exhibiting at BiOS and Photonics West 2019

A new year brings a new show season to AMI with upcoming exhibits in San Francisco, Shanghai, Baltimore and Munich. First up is BiOS February 2-3 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. Part of the Photonics West conference

Posted in General News, Laser Electronics, Sensors and Amplifiers

Flashlamp Controller for Solid State Lasers

Flashlamp Controller Built for your Application AMI’s unique mix of electronics and laser system expertise allow us to design and build flashlamp controllers to our customer’s specific operating conditions.  AMI manufactures fixed pulse width and variable pulse width controllers. Based

Posted in Laser Electronics, Technical Note

New Ultra Low Ripple Laser Diode Driver

Analog Modules, Inc. announces the release of its Ultra Low Ripple CW & Pulsed Laser Diode Driver  Longwood, FL – July 20, 2016. Analog Modules, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of its Ultra Low Ripple CW & Pulsed

Posted in Laser Electronics, Technical Note

Capacitor Charging Questions

Answers to common Capacitor Charging Questions The most common method of pumping solid-state pulsed lasers is still through the use of flashlamps which receive energy from the discharge of a high energy storage capacitor. In such systems the job of

Posted in Laser Electronics, Technical Note

Laser Diode Driver Design Conclusions

When considering options for laser diode driver design the determining factors include size, weight, cost, efficiency, and reliability over specified environmental operating conditions.  Unfortunately, these factors are often in conflict with one another. The least expensive approach often will not be

Posted in Laser Electronics, Technical Note

Switch Mode Laser Diode Driver Design

Switch Mode Laser Diode Driver Approximately 20 years ago, as industry was starting to replace linear designs with switch mode power supplies to achieve smaller size and higher efficiency, Hughes Aircraft Company in 1994 disclosed a resonant buck converter to provide

Posted in Laser Electronics, Technical Note

Linear Laser Diode Driver Design

Linear Laser Diode Driver Solution The AMI Model 778 Laser Diode Driver was an early example of the simple linear design approach. This driver and the current version, AMI Model 779A, has been available for 25 years.  In such a design,

Posted in Laser Electronics, Technical Note

Design of Capacitor Charging Power Supplies

Introduction Design of Capacitor Charging Power Supplies:  In order to power laser flashlamps, pulse forming networks, and other energy storage capacitor applications, the capacitor is charged up in voltage, then regulated. This creates an unusual and different situation from conventional

Posted in Laser Electronics, Technical Note

Featured Products

Model 755A-04.1

Hybrid eyesafe laser rangefinder receiver is designed for laser rangefinding & surveying equipment. Compact construction is ideal for miniature applications. Fast recovery from To overload allows ranging to close objects without compromising long range performance. The incorporation of an InGaAs APD gives very high sensitivity with time programmed gain to minimize false targets. Operation at both 1.06 µm and 1.54 µm is possible over a wide range of pulse widths.