Presently the Stradus™ Family consists of two red lasers, three violet and blue lasers, and one ultra-violet laser. The violet, blue lasers, and ultra-violet laser are all direct diode, TEM₀₀ lasers that offer the highest possible optical power and lowest noise (circularized laser diode models) available today. These violet, blue, and ultra-violet lasers benefit greatly from the innovative sealed optics module that ensures long term power stability and longer life diode operation. The short term power stability is enhanced through the use of the external photo-detector – which is also protected from the outside environment by being inside the sealed optical module. The long term power stability is enhanced through the use of the sealed optics module – ensuring that any contaminants that are generated from the electronics do not affect the optics.

The Stradus™ 488 and Stradus™ 445 (Blue Lasers) along with the Stradus™ 405 (Violet) and the Stradus™ 375 (Ultraviolet) can be operated manually by merely bringing the 12 volt DC power to the miniature D-connector on the Stradus™ . The red lasers, also, could be operated normally by hooking up the Remote Control Box (supplied with each standard Stradus™) to the Stradus™. The Remote Control Box allows for the CDRH Safety features (keyed lock switch for on/off), interlock connections, as well as external emissions indicator LED. A user can hook a PC up to the RS-232 connector on the Remote Control Box, or hook up a PC directly to the Stradus™ via a USB cable to the USB Connector on the Stradus™ (see drawing below).

The user, through the use of any PC, can interface to the Stradus™ through the user interface software that is supplied with each standard Stradus™ Laser. The user interface allows for easy and efficient control of all laser functions as well as an effective monitoring display of key laser parameters (e.g., laser power and diode current and temperature).