OSI Laser Diode Inc (LDI) of Edison, NJ, USA (an OSI Systems Company) has launched the SCW 1632-350R high-power pulsed laser diode module for optical testing applications.
Housed in a 14-pin butterfly package, the ridge waveguide (RWG) Fabry-Perot (FP) laser diode is optically coupled to a single-mode fiber (SMF) pigtail and includes a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) and an electrically isolated temperature-sensing thermistor.
Operating at 1625nm with optical power of 350mW (typically), the SCW 1632-350R joins a family of high-power pulsed laser diode modules including the SCW 1532-500R (which operates at 1550nm with more than 500mW optical power). Both modules are RoHS compliant and feature industry-standard pin-out packaging, offering excellent pulse drift performance and high stability.
Suitable for applications where high peak pulsed optical power is required, the new SCW 1632-350R is specifically designed for use in optical spectrum analyzers (OSAs) and optical time domain reflectometers (OTDRs). The higher power gives OTDR manufacturers greater dynamic range capability.
The SCW 1632-350R is being showcased in booth # 2501 at OFC 2015 in the Los Angeles Convention Center (24–26 March).
