BFi OPTiLAS, Pan-European partner of Trek, is launching a full new range of amplifiers to drive piezo, electro-optics, MEMS and other devices. This is a very important addition to the well known existing piezo drivers such as the PZD series, 601C, and 603.

The 3 new amplifiers 2220, 2210, and 2205 are the first in a series of 6. This series is being developed to address the need for lower cost amplifiers to be used not only in research but also commercial applications.

Available 40 Watts amplifiers deliver Output Voltages ranging from +/- 500 V to +/- 2000 V, peak output current up to +/- 80 mA and bandwidth up to 75 kHz. They are all CE Marked, RoHS compliant and HALT tested.

Model PZD350A Offers Wide Bandwidth and Addresses Need for High Speed and Precise Control of Output Voltages; Important in Piezoelectrics, Electro-optics, MEMS and other applications.

The PZD350A provides a large signal bandwidth of 250 kHz (-3dB) and a small signal bandwidth greater than 350 kHz (-3dB). This bandwidth capability is especially important in new piezo and piezo-stack applications, which require the high current levels as provided by this new amplifier from Trek. The fully protected output of Model PZD350A enhances the utility of this unit in piezo and other reactive load applications by assuring that the amplifier is safe-guarded from incidental short circuits, arcing or energy return from the load device.
The PZD350A design offers outstanding DC stability, high speed and precise control of output voltages (DC or peak AC) in the programmable ranges of 0 to +/-350 V with an output current range of 0 to +/-200 mA (bipolar model); 0 to +700 V with +/-100 mA (unipolar model); 0 to -700 V with +/-100 mA (unipolar model). An alternative PZD350A “M/S” design offers twice the current capability of the standard PZD350A models. Other technical parameters for the Model PZD350A include DC accuracy better than 0.1% of full scale and slew rate greater than 500 V/μs (+/-350 V range) or 350 V/μs (700 V range). The unit has precision voltage and current monitors and is CE marked.

The industries and commercial applications that will benefit from the advancements enabled by Model PZD350A are diverse and include: aerospace, biotechnology, defense, military, power, energy, laboratory, instrumentation, semiconductors, electronics, and others.