APEX Tunable Laser Source
Compact benchtop swept/tunable fibre coupled laser sources:
- T, O, E, S and C+L bands (843-863nm, 1030-1075nm & 1260-1360nm & 1345-1450nm & 1445-1525nm & 1520 – 1630nm
- Continuous sweeping from 5nm/s to 200nm/s
- upto +13dBm output power
- 133kHz linewidth
- 55 dB/0.8 pm SMSR (typical)
- USB, Ethernet & GPIB
- Available as OEM modules.
Features
- Continuous sweeping
- High output power
- High SMSR
- Narrow Linewidth
- Wavelength Etalon option
- GPIB, Ethernet RS-232 and USB control
Applications
- Optical components analysis
- R&D tests
- Optical measurements systems
- Optical sensor/component characterization
Data Handlings
- USB connectors (3x USB-A on front panell)
- Ethernet
- GPIB connector
- Trigger in and out connectors
- Sensitive screen (5.0 inch)
Based upon the Littman-Metcalf architecture, the Apex Technologies series of external cavity tunable laser souces include a wide mode-hop-free tuning over many wavelengths ranges between 843 nm to 1630 nm. Available in benchtop and OEM version.
Wavelength ranges available
(Any custom range available upon request)
They offer a large range of Tunable Laser Sources between 843 nm to 1630 nm, which can reach ultra-high resolution in the T, O, E, S and C+L bands. Since the equipment is based upon the interferometric process, the TLS can be integrated inside other Apex Technologies equipment as a local oscillator, such as the Optical Spectrum Analyser, Optical Complex Spectrum Analyser, or Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometer.
Narrow Intrisic Linewidth
TLS provides a narrow intrinsic linewidth. By using a Self-Heterodyne measurement technique, with an 11.2 km delay fibre, measuring the spectral linewidth of the laser.
Spectral linewidth of 10 kHz / 133kHz
Apex Technologies performed two different fits to the data: a Gaussian fit and a Lorentzian fit. The linewidths obtained were 10 kHz for the Lorentzian fit and 133 kHz for the Gaussian fit. The measurement time is 500 ms.
Excellent Relative Intensity Noise
The Apex Technologies series of Tunable Laser Sources provide an excellent power level stability and a Relative Intensity Noise (RIN) limited by the shot-noise level from 100 kHz up to 500 MHz
Shot-noise limited operation : -158 dB/Hz for Iph = 2 mA
They were able to measure an excellent Relative Intensity Noise in their tunable laser sources of -158 dB/Hz.
Available as an OEM version
If you are interested in integrating Apex Technologies Tunable Laser Source inside your application, they offer an OEM version which can be implemented and controlled automatically instead of manually as the benchtop version does.
Slick and compact design
Smaller and lighter than its benchtop counterpart and designed for integration, a perfect tool for applications that don’t require direct inputs.
A user-friendly interface
The Tunable Laser Source benchtop offers a user-friendly interface with multiple features designed to accomodate your needs.
Front-end of the benchtop unit
Handy and compact design will be a perfect fit for your lab.
Back-end of the benchtop unit
With multiple options to connect remotely, our Tunable Laser Source offers great adaptability.
TLS different models:
| Models | Wavelength range (nm) | Power Range (dBm) | Peak Output Power (dBm) |
Power max full span (dBm) |
| TLS-AP(B)-850 | 843-863 | 0 to 7 | 7 | 6 |
| TLS-AP(B)-T | 1030-1075 | 0 to 13 | 13 | 8 |
| TLS-AP(B)-O | 1260-1360 | 0 to 13 | 13 | 9 |
| TLS-AP(B)-E | 1345-1450 | 0 to 10 | 10 | 8 |
| TLS-AP(B)-S | 1445-1525 | 0 to 10 | 10 | 8 |
| TLS-AP(B)-CL1 | 1525-1607 | 0 to 10 | 10 | 7 |
| TLS-AP(B)-CL2 | 1520-1630 | 0 to 10 | 10 | 7 |
APEX Technologies TLS common features:
| Wavelength setting resolution | 3 pm |
| Wavelength stability | +/- 1 pm |
| Absolute Wavelength Accuracy | +/- 2 pm |
| Wavelength Repeatability | +/- 2 pm |
| Power flatness (step mode) | 0.05 dB |
| Sweep speed | Adjustable from 5 to 200 nm/s |
| Power stability @24h | +/- 0.2 dB |
| Power repeatability (step mode) | +/- 0.05 dB |
| Dynamic power repeatability (Sweep mode @ 10 nm/s) | +/- 0.01 dBm |
| Dynamic power repeatability (Sweep mode@100 nm/s) |
+/- 0.06 dBm |
| RIN (Iph=2mA) | -158 dB/Hz |
| Lorentzian Linewidth (Fundamental) | 10 kHz |
| Linewidth (Integration over 500 ms) | 133 kHz |
| SMSR | 55 dB/0.8 pm |
| Signal to total source spontaneous emission ratio | Static, sweep and step modes |
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