New Wave Research

Also known as ESI. These lasers are used for Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and laser trimming (ex: for high precision IC resistors, microprobing)

Often the power supply and the laser have the same name (ie there is a 1:1 mapping with no compatibility across families).

ESI:

• Wafer scribe laser
• "ESI to acquire New Wave Research for $36M" (2007)

Main pages:

• NWR Ezlaze
• NWR Polaris

Laser heads

Model	Wavelength options	Power	Intended use	Connector	Notes
Ezlaze	266/? 355/532 532 1064	~0.5 mJ ~1 PPS	Semiconductor (microprobe, trim) PCB repair	Laser: special d-sub Misc (servos, etc): DB25 System: DB25-E	McMaster: primary system is 355/532
Ezlaze II				Compatible w/ ezlaze?	IIRC ezlaze II are marked "ezlaze", but the internals are very different
Ezlaze3				Silver CMC w/ male pins 37 pin d-sub
Gemini PIV				CMC + d-sub (HD15) IIRC same as polaris laser	Dual lasers Alternates between which it fires Literally need two standard power supplies
LCS-II		~1 PPS		Laser: special d-sub Misc (servos, etc): DB25 System: DB25-E	McMaster: misc units in stock
Orion	1064			Silver CMC w/ male pins	McMaster: scrap 266 unit from auction
Polaris				CMC + d-sub (HD15)
Polaris II controller				Blue round 2 power pins in middle Circle of 14 small pins
PIV
Quicklaze	Manual: IR Green IR/Green Green/UV3 TriLite Green/UV4	~0.5 mJ ~20 PPS	Semiconductor (microprobe, trim) PCB repair	Silver CMC w/ male pins DB25 (ezlaze compatible?)	Water cooled ezlaze
Solol20-15Hz controller				Blue CPC female 3 large power pins 18 smaller pins in 4 rows

Misc notes:

• Terminology
  • UV3: 355 nm, "third harmonic generation"
  • UV4: 266 nm, "fourth harmonic generation"
• Ezlaze and LCS-II have very similar connectors. However, their orientation is switched / they are not compatible mechanically (without forcing...) or electrically
  • I think I tried just the servo connector once and it was semi compatible

PIV system

Model			Notes
UP-193
UP-213			McMaster: think I got one of these but never tested it
MIR10			CO2