Starter Kit Instruction Manual Maintenance 38
8.2 Replacement procedures

8.2.1 Quantum Cascade Laser replace-

ment

Before beginning
[1] Switch the QCL Starter Kit OFF
Material needed
•1 set of Allen keys.
•1 ohmmeter.
•1 QCL laser.
•a pair of tweezers.
Procedure
To replace the Quantum Cascade Laser, proceed as
follows:
[1] Removethe top cover (2) of the Laboratory
Laser Housing (LLH100) by unscrewing the
screws (1)
[2] Remove the PET U-shaped holder (5) by
unscrewing the fixing screws (3)
CAUTION ! Pay attention NOT to drop the
laser!
[3] Remove the laser (4). Hold the laser on
the gilded ceramic pads with the tweezers pins
along the axis of the largest length of the cop-
per submount
! WARNING ! Take especially care not
to touch the active region of the laser
or the wire bonds!
2
3
4
5
1
Fig.26: Removing the laser