Specialized Optical Alignment Production Stations

Product-specific advanced manufacturing stations utilizing tailored optical metrology and automation for real-time analysis of optical and electro-optic performance.

Purpose

Unlike companies that offer standard “off-the-shelf” products, Diode Laser Concepts specializes in the design and manufacture of custom and OEM laser solutions. Producing such highly tailored products at scale presents unique challenges, requiring specialized manufacturing processes, equipment, and optical metrology for each design.

Our Approach

To achieve the highest manufacturing standards across a wide variety of custom products, Diode Laser Concepts designs and installs Specialized Optical Alignment Production Stations within our manufacturing facilities. Each station is uniquely configured for each custom product with dedicated optical metrology and diagnostics enabling real-time analysis of optical and electro-optic performance during component alignment. By leveraging these specialized tools, Diode Laser Concepts maintains the highest levels of accuracy and repeatability in our products and ensures consistent quality for our customers.

Technology & Process

• Employing various sensor types in the beam path within regions of interest specific to each product.
• Electro-optical diagnostics.
• Multi-axis positioning stages and opto-mechanical automation.
• Vibration dampened optical table.
• Custom Graphical User Interface (GUI).
• Real-time data acquisition and metrics analysis.
• Storing of serialized data sets, data sheet generation, SPC data analysis.

Application & Customer Value

• Rapid in-line optical characterization, reducing production cycle times.
• Real-time performance metrics analysis, minimizing defects and increasing yield.
• NIST-traceable measurement standards for compliance and reliability.
• Supports iteration of complex optical designs.