How to Determine the Specifications for a Flashlamp
How do you choose the appropriate power supply parameters for a flashlamp?
For either high-power, water-cooled flashlamps or IPL cosmetic flashlamps, based on xenon or krypton, you can use OEM Tech’s free, online Flashlamp Pulse Energy Calculator.
Flashlamp Pulse Energy Calculator
For the Flashlump Pulse Energy Calculator, the calculated parameters are:
- Pulse energy
- Peak current
- Voltage at the end of pulse
The required input parameters are:
- Flashlamp impedance (calculated by the Flashlamp Impedance Calculator, below)
- Capacitance of the capacitor bank
- Pulse duration
- Output voltage of the capacitor charger
Flashlamp Impedance Calculator
To use the free online Flashlamp Impedance Calculator, the following inputs are required:
- Diameter of the inner bore
- Arc length
- Inner pressure
- Gas type (xenon or krypton)
About OEM Tech
OEM Tech is a full service, customer-oriented developer/manufacturer of specialized power supplies for lasers, electro-optical devices, and other purposes. Founded in 2008, the company quickly established a reputation for its individualized approach, attention to detail, quality, and service. Today OEM Tech supplies clients with thousands of power electronics products annually — ranging from simple to advanced, medical and industrial, standard and customized.
They offer a wide range of high quality products to meet your requirements in the fields of laser electronics:
- Flash lamp pumps: including capacitor charging power supplies, simmer modules and other parts for flash lamp driving
- Diode pumps: including diode drivers both for CW and pulsed laser diodes
- Electro-optics: including a variety of Pockels cell drivers for different applications, from simple Q-switching to more advanced pulse picking and regenerative amplifier control
- RF power solutions: customized medium power RF generator modules
To request more information or a quotation for any OEM Tech products, contact IL Photonics.