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T500S - High-power continuously tunable laser

Overview
Faster and highly reliable testing for optical components, including photonic integrated circuits.
T500S - High-power continuously tunable laser

Key features

  • Bidirectional sweeps with speeds up to 200 nm/s
  • Excellent SSSER
  • Six models covering 1240 nm – 1680 nm
  • Wavelength tuning and continuous sweep modes
  • Active mode-hop-free operation

Applications

  • Passive optical components
  • Photonic integrated circuits
  • Multipurpose tunable laser for R&D

Specifications

Technical specifications
Models T500S-O, T500S-ES, T500S-SCL, T500S-CL, T500S-CLU
Operating wavelength range (nm) T500S-O: 1240 - 1360; T500S-ES: 1350 - 1510; T500S-SCL: 1440 - 1640; T500S-CL: 1500 - 1640; T500S-CLU: 1500 - 1680
Operating wavelength range at 13 dBm (nm) T500S-O: 1270 - 1360; T500S-ES: 1430 - 1490; T500S-SCL: 1500 - 1620; T500S-CL: 1500 - 1620; T500S-CLU: 1565 - 1640
Wavelength uncertainty (pm) ±5 (typical), ±20
Wavelength repeatability (pm) ±5 (typical)
Wavelength stability (pm) ±5
Wavelength resolution setting (pm) 1
Maximum speed (nm/s) 200
Adjustable speed (nm/s) 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 with bidirectional scanning
Mode-hop-free operation Active mode-hop cancelation
Minimum wavelength sweep trigger resolution (pm) 0.5
Maximum output power (dBm) 13, 14
Nominal output power over full wavelength range (dBm) 10
Power stability (dB) ±0.01 (typical)
Linewidth (10 µs integration time) (kHz) < 25 (typical)
Linewidth (100 µs integration time) (kHz) < 250 (typical)
Side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) (dB) > 45 (typical), > 50 (typical)
Signal-to-source spontaneous emission ratio (SSSER) (dB) 90 (typical)
Signal-to-total-source spontaneous emission ratio (STSSER) (dB) 75 (typical)
Relative intensity noise (RIN) (dB/Hz) −145 (typical), −150 (typical)
Optical fiber type PM optical fiber, FC/APC connector
PER (dB) 17 (typical)
All specifications given at constant temperature ± 1 °C, after wavelength full reference, between 18 °C and 28 °C (unless otherwise stated), after a 60-minute warm-up, at 10 dBm output power and for wavelength not equal to water peak. a. TUNE mode, high accuracy setting after internal wavelength referencing. b. TUNE mode, high accuracy setting and for wavelength tuning from low to high wavelengths. c. Peak power wavelength may vary from laser to laser. d. Over one hour, at a temperature of 21 °C ± 1 °C. Stability expressed as ± half difference between max and min values measured within 60-minute window. e. In TUNE mode, optimized linewidth setting and at a temperature of 21 °C ± 1 °C. f. At 21 °C ± 1 °C. T500S-O: 1270 nm to 1360 nm, T500S-ES: 1370 nm to 1510 nm, T500S-CL: 1500 nm to 1630 nm, T500S-SCL: 1470 nm to 1640 nm. At maximum power. g. Measured over a bandwidth of 0.1 nm at center wavelength. h. Measured over a span of 100 nm with an exclusion zone of ±0.6 nm around the signal. Laser at center wavelength. i. RIN within 100 MHz – 3 GHz range with RBW = 30 kHz. T500S-O: 1270 nm to 1360 nm, T500S-ES: 1370 nm to 1510 nm, T500S-CL: 1500 nm to 1630 nm, T500S-SCL: 1470 nm to 1640 nm. At maximum power. j. Fiber’s slow axis and polarization aligned with key connector. k. With output trigger PULSE activated, available for all scanning speeds. Triggers generated at regular wavelength intervals during the sweep; some restrictions apply to wavelength scanning span of the laser according to speed and resolution; not compatible with bidirectional scanning.
General specifications
Operating temperature 15 °C to 35 °C (59 °F to 95 °F)
Operating humidity < 80% (non-condensing)
Warm-up time (hour) 1
Size (L x H x D) 217 mm x 173 mm x 441 mm (8 9/16 in x 6 13/16 in x 17 3/8 in)
Weight 9 kg (20 lb)
Monitor 7 in capacitive touchscreen
Remote communication Ethernet RJ45 LAN 10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Electrical BNC ports 1x trigger IN, 1x trigger OUT, power monitoring and wavelength monitoring
USB ports USB 3.0 (1), USB 2.0 (2)
Laser safety Class 1M
Power supply 100 - 240 V ~; 50/60 Hz; 0.65 - 0.3 A
Accessories (sold separately) Rackmount 4U tablet accommodating 2 units