Excelitas Introduces µPAX-3 Pulsed Xenon Light Source

     Exelida Technologies, Inc., Waltham, MA, a global technology leader in innovative, market-driven custom optoelectronic solutions, announces the launch of the new µPAX-3 pulsed xenon light source. The µPAX-3 combines an innovative tube design with state-of-the-art circuitry and components in a single packaged light source to deliver microsecond sustained pulses of broadband light with excellent arc stability. The µPAX-3 module integrates a flash lamp, trigger circuit, capacitor charging power supply, mounting flange and precision arc alignment device in a small cube. With Excelitas high stability short-arc xenon flash lamps, µPAX-3 offers a wide range of flash energy levels and a maximum power of 2W in its pre-aligned modules, capable of producing a continuous spectrum from UV to IR.

     The excellent stability and compact size of the µPAX-3 make it ideal for analytical instrumentation applications including UV/Vis spectrophotometers, point-of-care assays, environmental assays, absorbance assays, fluorescence triggers, immunoassays, and microplate readers.

New product features and benefits include:

• High stability <1.0%CV for consistency in different applications.

• Small, compact cube design integrates sophisticated mounting features for precise arc alignment and additional optics.

• Long lifespan with ≥1 x 109 flash counts, minimizing the need for replacement.

• External and internal reference voltage control (lamp life compensation, multiple control options).

• Precision arc alignment feature simplifies integration.

• Enclosed design for durability and minimizes electromagnetic noise (EM) operation.

• SMA adapter option for easy fiber installation.

• Smaller size of mating connector compared to µPAX-2.

"Excelitas is proud to provide professional lighting products and solutions that help create a brighter, healthier and safer environment, and we are delighted to introduce the µPAX-3, which further improves upon the µPAX-2 light source," Mark Gaston, Product Manager at Excelitas Said, “µPAX-3 features <1% stability and precise arc alignment for ease of integration and improved overall performance – in a more robust and compact design than µPAX-2. uPAX-3 It is an ideal solution for product designers and engineers to develop small analytical instruments for point-of-care and field applications such as medical analysis, water quality monitoring, and environmental analysis."