CW6

The TECHEN CW6 real-time system is shown. The major elements of the system include the CW instrument with control card, computer and display, optical fibers, USB cable and power cables.  These elements are shown and described below.

The front view of the TECHEN CW6 Instrument with annotated features

Overview of the TECHEN CW6 instrument including laser sources, detectors, cables, and computer

Laser source emitters: Laser light is emitted through the Laser Sources connectors on the left of the system.  These connectors fit standard SMA connectors for fiber optics. The screw dials to the left of each laser can manually adjust the Laser Intensity Adjustment for laser output power. The laser source fiber optic cables connect to the SMA.

Detectors: The Detectors (APD) are on the right of the unit.  Green LEDs beside each detector connector indicates Light Saturation when too much signal is observed.  These connectors also fit standard SMA fiber optic connectors. The detector optical fiber bundles connect to the SMA.

Control Module Card for connecting the CW unit to the controlling computer by a USB cable.

Connection Indicator Panel are the three (3) LEDs on the top of the control Card that indicate system status, POWER (CW6 ON), LASER (one laser ON minimum), RUN (collecting data).