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1.4 LASER SAFETY
1.4.1 List of Terms
The cautions and warnings used throughout this manual are explained below. Always read and
understand this information. It is basic to the safe and proper operation of the system.
WARNING: Hazardous to persons. An action or circumstance which may potentially cause
personal injury or eye damage. Mechanical damage may also result.
CAUTION:
Hazardous to persons or equipment. To disregard the caution may cause mechanical
damage, however it is not likely to cause serious injury or death.
1.4.2 Safety Summary
Series 101 diode-pumped lasers are Class IIIb lasers as defined by the Federal Register 21 CFR
1040.10 Laser Safety Standard. The Standard requires that certain performance features and laser
safety labels be provided on the product. Black and white reproductions of the warning labels are
shown in this section.
Certain versions of the Series 101 may be incorporated into host lasers by the host laser
manufacturer. These lasers will not comply with the Federal Register standard previously
mentioned and are not intended to be removed from the host laser except for service. These Series
101 lasers will have a label clearly identifying the Series 101 laser as an OEM product, and
indicating that it is exempt from CFR 1040.10.
The American National Standards Institute publishes a laser safety standard for users entitled
American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers (ANSI Z136.1). Lightwave Corporation
strongly recommends that laser users obtain and follow the procedures described in this ANSI user
standard. Copies may be obtained from:
American National Standards Institute Inc. Laser Institute of America
1430 Broadway or 12424 Research Pkwy
New York, NY 10018 Orlando, FL 32826
WARNING: Take extreme care when working in areas where warning and aperture labels
are placed. All apertures which can emit laser energy in excess of levels which are
considered safe, or areas of the instrument to which exposure to laser radiation can
occur due to disassembly, are identified with the appropriate labels shown in this
section.
WARNING: Provide protective eye wear suitable for the laser’s output wavelength. Laser
output wavelength is 1064 nm or 1319 nm. Additional care should be taken if the
output from the host laser will be frequency doubled, tripled, or quadrupled to ensure
the protective eyewear is suitable.