Savante Subsea and Underwater Lasers: Apex Image Scaling Laser Projector

• High-precison image scaling laser array • 4000m rated pressure housing • 68mm spacing (standard) option to 120mm • 4 x 5mW dots in green (532nm) or red (635nm) APEX-LITE SUBSEA IMAGE SCALING LASER Features • Projects an array of dots with spacings that do not change with distance • Cruciform or box laser projector Optional Overview • Integrated HD video • Dual or 8-laser array • May be used as a precision rangefinder The Savante APEX-LITE subsea laser system was designed to provide a grid array of precision-parallel laser points for use in image-scaling and rangefinding applications. The separation between each laser point remains constant regardless of distance and when projected into the field of view of a video camera onto an object, enables scaled and intuitive measurements to be made from digital stills or video footage. The APEX range of subsea laser projectors were designed to overcome the time, cost and precision constraints previously associated with mechanically arranging four individual laser modules and the complicated harnesses necessary to power them. Passing all four lasers through a single Sapphire optical viewport critically eliminates the refraction errors that are otherwise unavoidable using multiple laser modules, enabling measurement accuracy to be maintained over a subsantially longer distance.

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Page 1: Savante Subsea and Underwater Lasers: Apex Image Scaling Laser Projector

• High-precison image scaling laser array

• 4000m rated pressure housing

• 68mm spacing (standard)option to 120mm

• 4 x 5mW dots in green (532nm)or red (635nm)

APEX-LITESUBSEA IMAGE SCALING LASER

Features

• Projects an array of dots with spacingsthat do not change with distance

• Cruciform or box laser projector

Optional

Overview

• Integrated HD video• Dual or 8-laser array• May be used as a precision rangefinder

The Savante APEX-LITE subsea laser system was designed to provide a grid array of precision-parallel laser points for use in image-scaling and rangefinding applications. The separation between each laser point remains constant regardless of distance and when projected into the field of view of a video camera onto an object, enables scaled and intuitive measurements to be made from digital stills or video footage.

The APEX range of subsea laser projectors were designed to overcome the time, cost and precision constraints previously associated with mechanically arranging four individual laser modules and the complicated harnesses necessary to power them. Passing all four lasers through a single Sapphire optical viewport critically eliminates the refraction errors that are otherwise unavoidable using multiple laser modules, enabling measurement accuracy to be maintained over a subsantially longer distance.

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APEX-LITE

EnvironmentalDepth rating 300mTemperature -10 (on request) to 50°CShock 30g peak at 6ms half-sine pulse

OpticalWindow Single-crystal Ceramek™ Beam uniformity Laser wavelength Power Pointing tolerance

0.2%Blue(450nm), Green(532.1nm), Red(635nm) or Infrared (785nm)Standard 5mW per point Class 3R (Available up to 500mW)7 arc seconds

MechanicalDiameter 104mm standardLength 100mm excluding connectorWeight (in air) 150gWeight (in water) Neutrally buoyantMaterials Marine Grade Stainless Steel-Delrin

ElectronicCommunications RS-232Voltage 24V DC +/- 3VCurrent 0.3ATime to emission Instant

APEX-Lite used with optional rangefinder APEX-Lite used with multiple-line array for EU-reef classification study

SPECIFICATIONS