269-Type 14xx nm DFB Pump Laser Module
Data Sheet
June 2001
The 269-type DFB pump laser module is designed as a
continuous-wave (CW) optical pump source for erbiu m-do ped
fiber amplifiers.
Features
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Low relative intensity noise (RIN)
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High-coupled rated output power up to 280 mW,
CW
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Wide environmental range
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Field-proven packaging technology
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InGaAsP/InP high-power, strained multiple quantum-well (MQW), distributed-feedback (DFB) laser
chip design
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Internal optical isolator (optional)
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Internal thermoelectric cooler (TEC)
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InGaAs PIN photodetector back-facet monitor
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Single-mode and polarization-maintaining fiber pigtails
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Compact, 14-pin butterfly package
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Industry compatible package and pinout
Applications
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Raman pump modules (RPM), copropagating and
counterpropagating
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Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA)
Description
The 269-type DFB pump laser module represen ts a
family of thermoelectrically cooled, high-power
lasers. These devices achieve stable wavelength
performance within the 1420 nm to 1510 nm range,
over the full operating temperature range. They are
designed as continuous-wave (CW) optical pump
sources for dense wavelength-division multiplexing
(DWDM) EDFA and Raman applications operating in
the C- and L-bands.
These new high-power DFB products represent a
breakthrough in 14xx nm pump laser technology by
integrating the beneficial characteristics of an external FBG laser design (such as stimulated Brillouin
scattering suppression) with the superior relativeintensity noise (RIN) performance of a DFB laser.
The combination of both characteristics is critical to
enable copropagating Raman pumping, which distributes gain over the first few kilometers of the transmission fiber. The typical RIN value Agere Systems’
DFB lasers is –158 dB/Hz, a major improvement over
comparable external FBG-stabilized lasers with a
typical RIN of –125 dB/Hz. Integrating wavelength
stabilization into the chip improves the stabilization
over operating temperature and thereby eliminates
the need for an external FBG .
The laser modules incorporate a high-power, quantum-well laser chip that achieves fiber powers up to
280 mW.
An integral thermoelectric cooler (TEC) stabilizes the
laser at room temperature and, combined with a hermetic environment, allows the device to achieve
high-power operation over the extended temperature
range of 0 °C to 75 °C. An internal InGaAs PIN photodiode, mounted behind the laser diode, functions
as the laser detector and monitors light emissions
from the rear facet of the laser.
The 269-type DFB module is offered in a 14-pin, hermetic butterfly package.