Tunable Laser Chassis Options
Each CoBrite Chassis supports several of tunable laser variants each providing unique advantages to match the requirements of your application.
1 Laser Port |
1, 2 Laser Ports |
1, 2, 4 Laser Ports |
2 to 104 Laser Ports |
Tunable Laser Type Options
The following table characterizes each type and highlights differences between the available tunable laser types. Please see the data sheets for the tunable laser chassis for more detailed specifications of the lasers.
Nx Types |
SC Type |
GC Type |
|
Typical Line width [kHz] |
25 |
80 |
25 |
Frequency tuning range [THz] |
C Band: 190.70 - 196.65 (1524.5 - 1572.06nm) L Band: 186.00 - 191.1 (1568.78 - 1611.78nm) C+L Band: 186.00 - 196.65 (1524.5 - 1611.78nm) |
191.12 - 196.25 (1527.6 - 1568.61nm) |
191.1 - 196.25 (1527.61 - 1568.77nm) |
Power range [dBm] across entire tuning range |
C Band: 10 - 16 (10 - 40mW) L Band: 9 - 14.5 (8 - 28mW) C+L Band: 6.8 - 10.5 (4.8 - 11mW) |
8.8 - 17.0 (7.6 - 50mW) |
9.5 - 15.5 (8.9 - 35.5mW) |
Typical Tuning Speed [s] |
12 |
1.5 |
12 |
Advantages |
+ ultra narrow linewidth + customizable Frequency and Power ranges |
+ fastest tuning speed + ultra low frequency noise |
+ most economical |
See data sheet for a more detailed comparison of the specification.