TSL-550 High Performance Tunable Laser
 

■ The TSL-550 is a high performance tunable laser with a wide tuning range and an output combining high power and high signal-to-noise ratio. The mod-hop-free tuning TSL-550 is equipped with features such as fine tuning and coherence control making it a must have tool for precision optical testing. Santec has used an innovative cavity design to lower the optical ASE noise, resulting in an extraordinarily high signal-to-noise ratio of over 90dB/0.1nm, while also maintaining a high output power of over +10dBm. GPIB and USB interfaces with the industry standard SCPI command set provide a convenient automated measurement solution.

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The TSL-550 has two separate versions: Type A includes a wavelength meter with ±20pm wavelength accuracy and Type C, the high accuracy version, with an absolute wavelength accuracy of ±5pm.

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The TSL-550 is ideal for next generation components testing driven by innovations in Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), passives and Wavelength Selective Switches (WSS) that require characterization of multi-input, high extinction ratio devices. The TSL-550 is designed to improve production inspection throughput by doubling the scan repetition rate over conventional lasers. In addition, the TSL-550 is available for WDL and PDL measurement with the support of our power meter, MPM-210 and dedicated

software.

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■ Features

- Wide tuning range: from 1260 to 1680 nm

- High output power: +10 dBm

- High signal-to-noise ratio: 90 dB/0.1 nm

- High wavelength accuracy:

Type A: ±20 pm

Type C: ±5 pm

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■ Applications

- Optical component characterization

- Fiber optic transmission testing

- Photonic material characterization

- Interferometry

- Optical spectroscopy

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