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Tunable Laser Source
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Product Summary
The TLS-101 is a compact tunable laser source for daily test and measurement applications.
The laser can be step-tuned across the C-band communication channels with a tuning resolution
of 50 GHz in less than 20 ms. The internal wavelength locker assures that the wavelengths or frequencies
of the output light are exactly on the ITU grid of the DWDM channels. The light source has three operation modes:
fixed wavelength output at any of the 89 grid wavelengths (or frequencies),
single-trip wavelength (frequency) scan with a user-set range, step, and speed,
and round-trip frequency scan. Finally, the TLS-101 comes with USB, RS-232, Ethernet,
and GPIB communication ports for easy, flexible interface with computers and other instruments.
In particular, the Ethernet port allows the instrument to be controlled remotely,
from home, office or a hotel room when on travel. The TLS-101 is an ideal source for WDM component testing,
sensor interrogation, optical coherence tomography (OCT), PMD and PDL characterization,
and for use in general purpose test and measurement applications.
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Features
- Fast tuning speed (20 ms)
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High output power (20 mW)
- ITU grid locking
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Ethernet interface for remote control
- GPIB,
USB, and RS-232 interfaces for flexibility
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Applications
- WDM component testing and QA
- Fiber sensors
- PMD and PDL measurement
- Test & measurement
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- R&D
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Preliminary Specifications
| Wavelength/frequency tuning range1 |
C band:
1528.77 to 1563.86nm
191.7 to 196.1THz |
| Number of ITU channels |
89 |
| Tuning resolution (minimum tuning step) |
50 GHz |
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Optical power |
20 mW |
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Power ripple
over tuning range |
0.3 dB typical
0.5 dB max |
| Side Mode Suppression Ratio (SMSR) |
>40 dB |
| Output linewidth |
<5 MHz (1 MHz typical) |
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Relative
Intensity Noise (RIN):
DC- 1GHz
1-10 GHz |
< -110 dB/Hz
< -145 dB/Hz |
| OSNR (0.1 nm bandwidth) |
> 50 dB |
| Polarization Extinction Ratio |
>20 dB |
| Return loss |
> 40 dB |
| Locked Frequency Accuracy |
-2.5 to 2.5 GHz |
| Shuttered Output Power |
< -30 dBm |
| Tuning Speed |
20 ms |
| Operation Modes |
Single wavelength
output;
Single-trip and
round-trip wavelength scanning |
| Output optical interface |
PM, FC/APC connector |
| Operating temperature |
0° to 50° C |
| Storage Temperature |
-20° to 70° C |
| Communication Interface |
USB, RS-232, Ethernet, GPIB |
| Electrical Power Supply |
100-120 VAC, 50-60 Hz or
200-240 VAC, 50-60
Hz |
| Dimensions |
2U 19" half rack width
14" (L) x 8.5" (W) x
3.5" (H) |
Notes: Please specify power supply when ordering.
1. Contact General Photonics for availability of L-band or other
tunable lasers.
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