PLD905 Series 905 nm Pulsed Laser Diode

PLD905-50W-M

Name: PLD905-50W-M
SKU: PLD905-50W-M

50 W peak, 905 nm, uncollimated

The PLD905-50W-M is a 50 W peak-power 905 nm pulsed laser diode built on stacked tunnel-junction technology with 3 emitters. It delivers 1 - 100 ns pulses and roughly 5 uJ of pulse energy at a 100 ns pulse width, and it ships in a TO56 package. Beam divergence is 9 deg parallel and 25 deg perpendicular to the junction.

50 WPeak power

5 uJPulse energy

905 nmWavelength

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TO56 laser diode, three-quarter view: gold-plated header, silver cap with a round emission window, and three leads — **TO56 package** Package photograph. The packaging is shared across this family; the die, its coating and the rating differ by model.

Estimated range

Retro-reflective target845 m
Diffuse terrain280 m

Range figures are engineering estimates for a matched-filter receiver, 36 mm receive aperture and 90 % optical efficiency. See the range equation article for the full derivation.

Every parameter on this page is transcribed from the manufacturer datasheet.

PLD905-* (V3.0) product specification

Specifications - PLD905-50W-M
Peak wavelength	905 nm (895 - 915 nm)
Peak output power	50 W
Pulse energy @ 100 ns	5 uJ
Number of emitters	3
Aperture size (w x h)	150 x 10 um
Beam divergence, parallel	9 deg
Beam divergence, perpendicular	25 deg
Spectral width (FWHM)	7 nm
Wavelength temp. coefficient	0.28 nm/K
Threshold current	0.75 A typ
Operating current	20 A
Operating voltage	12.6 V
Forward current, max	22 A
Pulse width	1 - 100 ns (max 100 ns)
Duty cycle, max	0.1 %
Repetition rate	up to 10 kHz
Operating temperature	-40 to +85 C
Storage temperature	-40 to +100 C
Package	TO56
Est. range, retro-reflective	845 m
Est. range, diffuse target	280 m

Key features

50 W peak optical power at 905 nm
3 stacked emitters, 150 x 10 um emitting area
1 - 100 ns pulse width, 0.1 % duty cycle
Low threshold current, 0.75 A typical
Wavelength temperature coefficient 0.28 nm/K
TO56 package

Typical applications

Laser rangefinders (LRF)
LiDAR and time-of-flight sensors
Drone ranging and obstacle avoidance

Related products

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Fibre pigtail, fast-axis collimation, a matched driver board or a filtered receiver - describe the build and we will quote against it.

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