High-Power UV LEDs with Ball Lens
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- Center Wavelengths from 250 nm to 260 nm
- High Optical Output Power with No Greater Than 7.5° Viewing Half Angle
LED250J
250 nm UV LED
LED260J
260 nm UV LED
LED260J UV LED in an S1LEDM Mount Inside an HSLT2 Heat Sink Lens Tube
Integrated Ball Lens
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LED Selection Guide | ||
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Single LEDs | ||
Package | Wavelengths | Powera |
Unmounted | 245 nm - 4.5 μm | 170 mW |
Unmounted, High-Power UV with Ball Lens | 250 - 260 nm | 1 mW (Min) |
Circuit Boardb | 265 - 1550 nm | 900 mW |
Heatsink Mounted | ||
Fiber Coupled | 280 - 1050 nm | 14.5 mWc |
Collimated for Microscopy |
365 - 940 nm | 500 mW |
Multiple LED Sources | ||
4-Wavelength | 365 - 660 nm | 310 mW |
Standard Arrays | 365 - 850 nm | 322 mW |
LED Drivers |
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Modified H pin code in which the cathode is not grounded to the case.
Features
- Three Center Wavelengths: 250 nm, 255 nm, or 260 nm
- Optical Output Power: ≥1 mW
- Integrated Ball Lens for Increased Forward Intensity
These UV LEDs are compact light sources in hermetically sealed TO-39 packages with integrated ball lenses. They provide an output power of 1 mW and have a small viewing half angle no greater than 7.5°. With these specifications, these UV LEDs are well suited for a wide range of applications including disinfection, forensic analysis, and optical sensing and imaging of biological markers.
The LEDs can be mounted in Thorlabs' SM-threaded passive mounts for LEDs, such as the SM1 (1.035"-40) threaded S1LEDM. They generate up to 1 W of heat and must be kept at a case temperature below 55 °C at a forward current of 100 mA. For temperature regulation, the HSLT2 passive heat sink lens tube is recommended for use with the S1LEDM mount. These LEDs have a TO-39 package that follows a modified H pin code (shown to the upper left) where the cathode is not grounded to the case. In addition to the UV LEDs on this page, Thorlabs also offers a selection of other LEDs in the 245 - 4600 nm spectral range.
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Catalin-Vasile Popa
 (posted 2023-12-13 12:36:47.783) Can I have a RoHS letter for this product? LED250J.
Thank you
Catalin hchow
 (posted 2023-12-15 04:24:12.0) Dear Catalin, thank you for your feedback. I will personally reach out to you to provide the information you need. Thank you. Jung yoonjae
 (posted 2022-12-13 18:03:01.787) I bought LED250J, led450lw, led635 with LEDMT1E/F and
S1LEDM and i have two question
1. is there way to connect S1LEDM to SMA
2. it there a power which turn on that LED ?? hchow
 (posted 2022-12-13 05:57:21.0) Dear Mr. Jung, thank you for your feedback. There is no physical switch where you can manually turn on and off the LEDMT1E/F. It powers on so long as a powered micro-B USB cable is connected to it. With regards to your first question, it is a bit more complex to explain this to you here. I will reach out to you personally to provide more information. Thank you. Fatin Mustafa
 (posted 2022-12-01 17:06:25.427) I bought 260J LED. I am figuring out which pin is connect to ground or power source. Can you guide me on this? hchow
 (posted 2022-12-01 07:03:47.0) Dear Ms. Mustafa, thank you for your feedback. According to the specifications sheet of the LED260J, this high powered UV LED has a modified pin code style "H." Where The cathode is not grounded to the case. I will personally reach out to you for assistance. Thank you. Horacio I. Solís-Cisneros
 (posted 2022-09-02 19:10:32.38) Greetings.
We'd like to know how many pieces are included for qty unity for LED250J, LED255J, LED260J, and LED275J.
With this information, we will order the right amount of single LEDs. dpossin
 (posted 2022-09-05 09:45:07.0) Dear Horacio I. Solís-Cisneros,
Unless otherwise stated on the website (clearly indicated in the product list in this case) the number you order directly refers to the number of pieces we sell. user
 (posted 2020-10-20 10:56:39.653) What is proper LED controller model for LED255J UV LED? dpossin
 (posted 2020-10-21 10:45:40.0) Dear Pawel, Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately we do not offer LED controllers for our unmounted LEDs. A proper LED controller needs to have a quite stable current output and at least 100mA @ 10V. dhc
 (posted 2018-07-21 11:42:31.99) See my other message dhc
 (posted 2018-07-21 11:41:17.99) I sell ~ 100 of the TO-39 ball lens UV LEDs/yr. Are there any discounts for resellers? YLohia
 (posted 2018-07-23 08:28:12.0) Hello, for quotes on stock items, please contact our Sales Team at sales@thorlabs.com. We will reach out to you directly to discuss this. fgrt
 (posted 2015-11-02 12:14:54.16) Dear colleagues!
We want to buy UV-LED with wavelength 255 nm to supply our measured equipment.
For this purpose we plan on getting next components:
1. UV source with Ball Lens - LED255J
2. SM1-Threaded Mount for TO-39 - S1LEDM
3. Passive-Heatsink - HSLT2
4. Lens Mount with Internal and External SM1 Threads for connection with Passive-Heatsink - LMR1S/M.
We ask you to check our choice and to clear for us one problem.
We plan on creating UV source with power supply via USB 2.0.
However we can’t understand how we can reliably to do the mount between USB cable and LED. What kinds of additional elements are we need?
Also please send me your e-mail for fast communication.
Ivchenko Aleksey besembeson
 (posted 2015-11-04 06:09:00.0) Response from Bweh at Thorlabs USA: Our Germany division will follow-up with you with suggestions for your application. |
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LED Mount Compatibility | ||||
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Item # | LED Package | External Mounting Threads |
Compatible Spanner Wrenches |
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Mount | LED Retaining Ring |
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S05LEDM | TO-18, TO-39, TO-46, and T1-3/4a |
SM05 (0.535"-40) |
SPW603 SPW801 |
SPW301 SPW801 |
S1LEDM | SM1 (1.035"-40) |
SPW909 SPW801 |
The S05LEDM and S1LEDM LED Mounts are SM05 (0.535"-40) and SM1 (1.035"-40) threaded, respectively. They are designed to hold any of Thorlabs' TO-18, TO-39, TO-46, or T1-3/4 packages using the included adapter rings. The external threading on these mounts allows them to be used in a wide variety of SM05- or SM1-compatible optomechanics.
To aid in threading the retaining ring into the mount or in threading the mount into a mating component, we recommend using our selection of spanner wrenches. The SPW801 Adjustable Spanner Wrench can be used to thread LED retaining rings into the mount and the mount into a mating component. Alternatively, the table to the right also lists the compatible fixed spanner wrench for each mount.