Singlemode Modules for Digital Print

Art. -No.: : INS-INSlam Imager S for Digital Print

The Intense INSlamT Imager S family of products revolutionizes the writing head, reducing complexity and delivering unrivalled cost savings and significant increases in reliability for digital print equipment manufacturers.

INSlam Imager S modules are compact, flexible units, providing high quality optical output to deliver the highest resolution demanded by commercial printing. The high performance and reduced form factor, combined with the affordability of an integrated multi-element system, make them an excellent choice for the most demanding printing applications. These modules have been developed for use in next generation digital color printers across the performance spectrum, including new devices requiring a step change in speed.

The INSlam Imager S provides you with:

Reduced complexity and high reliability, thereby delivering significant cost savings
Precise delivery of optical energy where it's needed, increasing unit efficiency and product life
A module that's suitable for all applications up to the highest resolutions
A compact package that includes optical, electronic, and thermal management components
An easy and affordable way to integrate multiple laser emitters in a single module

Features of the INSlam Imager S Family
The INSlam Imager S module contains individually addressable single mode laser arrays of up to 100 emitters on a single monolithic chip. It is available at a number of wavelengths to suit the specific application. The extremely high reliability emitter coupled with a simplified writing head design, provides the performance needed to meet market demands for fast turnaround of short run, on-demand colour printing with high productivity.

The Imager S module includes the laser array and, if required, drive electronics, optical monitoring, and micro and/or macro optics. This means a single compact unit can replace a much larger traditional sub-system. The modules are effective with an individual pitch as low as 70 microns and power range of 30mW to 200mW. The resulting resolution meets the needs of next generation print systems across the spectrum of performance.

The INSlam Imager S can be custom designed to suit any application or system. Typical configurations include as a medium sized array (up to 20 elements) in a simple, sealed butterfly package or as a 48 element array on a cooled mount with specially designed optics and electronics and a sealing lid.

INSlamT Imager S

Laser power ex-facet	Up to 200 mW (cw - all emitters on)
Beam quality	Single mode
Wavelength	8xx nm and 9xx nm
Lifetime per emitter	10,000 hours
Threshold current	up to 50 mA
Slope Efficiency	>0.7 W/A
Emitter number per chip	48 as standard; up to 100 individual lasers on a single chip
Laser bar structure	Common n-contact, individual wire bonded p-contacts
Emitter pitch	≤100 µm for high power, down to 80 µm for low power
Vertical far-field	18-30°depending on laser chip design
Horizontal far-field	4-12° depending on laser chip design
Smile	<2 µm
Optics	Custom designed for specific applications
Electronics	Custom designed for specific applications