Quantifi Photonics LASER-1052-4-FA-PXIE

The Laser 1000 Series is a Continuous  Wave (CW), tunable laser  source offering high-power  output, narrow 100 kHz linewidth and 0.01 pm resolution tunability.

The LASER-1052-4-FA-PXIE, is in the popular PXIe instrument format. The PXIe format offers:

• Multi vendor, open standard with over 2500 PXI modules available 
• Advanced timing and synchronization capabilities across instruments 
• Low latency, high performance processing and fast data throughput 
• Design and build scalable, high channel count systems 
• Small footprint and lower power consumption

The LASER-1052-4-FA-PXIE also comes with Whisper Mode. This feature enables the user to temporarily disable the laser control frequency dither, which is useful for applications that require the narrowest linewidth. Disabling the frequency dither disables the laser frequency and power regulation and may cause them to drift over time. The whisper mode is only intended to be used over a short time, typically less than 10 minutes. All Quantifi Photonics tunable lasers adhere to the OIF standard Micro Integrated Tunable Laser Assemblies (μITLA) Implementation Agreement and utilize the standard dithering method for frequency stability.

Target Applications:

• Coherent optical transceiver  development and testing 
• Optical component development and testing: 
  • Optical splitters 
  • Optical couplers 
  • Optical Demultiplexers  /  Multiplexers 
  • Optical modulators 
  • Optical resonators 
  • MEMs testing 
  • Bragg Filter testing 
• Fiber optic transmission testing 
• Local oscillator  for  Tx and Rx coherent transceivers 
• WDM / DWDM channel loading stress test 
• Silicon  photonic wafer  waveguide  testing 
• EDFA optical amplifier  testing 
• Photonic Doppler Velocimetry  (PDV) laser  source 
• Interferometry  (broad field; includes medical imaging via interferometry, Mach-Zehnder  instruments) 
• High Performance Computing (HPC) with optical PICbased semiconductors: channel loading 
• General purpose stable light source for telecom and physics