High Performance Tunable Laser
TSL-570
The all-new TSL-570 capitalizes on Santec’s 33 years’ experience in tunable laser manufacture. The TSL-570 is a high performance tunable laser with a wide tuning range and an output combining high power and high signal-to-noise ratio. It uses a new optical cavity design with precise speed control up to 200 nm/s and sub-picometer resolution and accuracy.
Tunable lasers are used extensively in photonics; for optical component characterization, photonic integrated circuit testing, quantum photonics, spectroscopy and sensors. Santec’s TSL-570 is a high specification, full feature instrument suitable for all applications. It has a simple to use touch panel display as well as Ethernet, GPIB and USB interfaces for remote control. A Wake-on-LAN (WoL) feature provides convenience for remote installations. Models are available to cover from 1250 to 1640 nm with output powers up to 20 mW.
Santec’s new sealed laser cavity is mode-hop-free and provides a stable output at every wavelength. It has 0.1 pm resolution, sub-pm accuracy and a market leading, 90 dB/0.1 nm, ultra-low level of spontaneous source emission. The TSL-570 integrates seamlessly with Santec’s optical power meters, optical switches and polarization controllers creating benchmark, turn-key solutions for wavelength dependent loss (WDL) and polarization dependent loss (PDL) measurements.
Features
Fast, up to 200 nm/s, wavelength sweeps
Wide tuning range lineup: 1250 to 1640 nm
Wavelength resolution: 0.1 pm
High Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 90 dB/0.1 nm
Applications
Optical component characterization
Fiber optic transmission testing
Photonic material characterization
Interferometry
Optical spectroscopy
Measurement Data
Optical Specifications
Model Number: 260360 and 500630
Category
Parameter
Unit
Performance
TypeA TypeC
Wavelength Characteristics
Wavelength Tuning Range
nm
1260 to 1360 / 1500 to 1630
Wavelength Setting Resolution
pm
0.1
Wavelength Stability (typ.)*1
pm
±5
±1
Absolute Wavelength Accuracy*2
Step Mode
pm
±15
±3
Absolute Wavelength Accuracy (Operating temp.)
pm
±20
±5
Wavelength Repeatability (typ.)
pm
±5
±1
Absolute Wavelength Accuracy*2
Continuos Sweep Mode
@100 nm/s
pm
±15
±5
Wavelength Repeatability (typ.)
pm
±8
±1.5
Sweep Speed
nm/sec
1 to 200
Optical power Characteristics
Output Power
Peak
dBm
≥ 13
Full Tuning Range
dBm
≥ 10
Power Stability*1, *3
dB
±0.01
Power Repeatability*3
Step Mode
dB
±0.01
Power Flatness vs. Wavelength*3
dB
±0.2
Dynamic Power Repeatability (typ.)*3
Continuos Sweep Mode
@100 nm/s
dB
±0.01
Dynamic Relative Power Flatness (typ.)*3
dB
±0.2
Relative Intensity Noise (RIN) (typ.)*4
dB/Hz
-145 (1 MHz to 3 GHz)
Spectrum
Linewidth (typ.)
Coherence Ctrl. Off
kHz
200
Coherence Ctrl. On
MHz
40
SMSR (typ.)
dB
≥ 45
Signal to Total Source Spontaneous Emission Ratio*5
dB
≥ 70
Signal to Source Spontaneous Emission Ratio*6
dB/nm
≥ 80 (≥ 90 dB/0.1 nm)
Model Number: 250390 and 480640
Category
Parameter
Unit
Performance
TypeA TypeC
Wavelength Characteristics
Wavelength Tuning Range
nm
1250 to 1390 / 1480 to 1640
Wavelength Setting Resolution
pm
0.1
Wavelength Stability (typ.)*1
pm
±5
±1
Absolute Wavelength Accuracy*2
Step Mode
pm
±15
±3
Absolute Wavelength Accuracy (Operating temp.)
pm
±20
±5
Wavelength Repeatability (typ.)
pm
±5
±1
Absolute Wavelength Accuracy*2
Continuos Sweep Mode
@100 nm/s
pm
±15
±5
Wavelength Repeatability (typ.)
pm
±8
±1.5
Sweep Speed
nm/sec
1 to 200
Optical power Characteristics
Output Power
Peak
dBm
≥ 13
@1260-1360/1500-1630nm
dBm
≥ 10
Full Tuning Range
dBm
≥ 7
Power Stability*1, *3
dB
±0.01
Power Repeatability*3
Step Mode
dB
±0.01
Power Flatness vs. Wavelength*3
dB
±0.2
Dynamic Power Repeatability (typ.)*3
Continuos Sweep Mode
@100 nm/s
dB
±0.01
Dynamic Relative Power Flatness (typ.)*3
dB
±0.2
Relative Intensity Noise (RIN) (typ.)*4
dB/Hz
-145 (1 MHz to 3 GHz)
Spectrum
Linewidth (typ.)
Coherence Ctrl. Off
kHz
200
Coherence Ctrl. On
MHz
40
SMSR (typ.)
dB
≥ 45
Signal to Total Source Spontaneous Emission Ratio*5
dB
≥ 70
Signal to Source Spontaneous Emission Ratio*6
dB/nm
≥ 80 (≥ 90 dB/0.1 nm)
* All specifications are quoted after 1 hour warm-up period. Specifications apply for wavelengths not equal to any water absorption line.
*1: For period of 1 hour. Within ± 0.5 ºC. *2: At 25±1 ºC. *3: At “Auto” power mode and > 0 dBm. *4: At maximum output power.
*5: Ratio of signal power to total spontaneous emission power within ±15nm of the signal wavelength (typical value).
*6: Ratio of signal power to maximum spontaneous emission power in a 1nm band within a ±3nm band around the signal wavelength (typical value).
General specifications
Category
Parameter
Unit
Performance
TypeA TypeC
Interface
Optical Output Connector / Polish Type
-
FC or SC / SPC or APC
Optical Fiber
-
PMF *7
Communication
-
GP-IB (IEEE 488.2), USB, Ethernet
Power Monitor
V
0 to 3
Modulation
Intensity Modulation
kHz
DC to 400
(Input level -2 to 0V, Modulation depth >50%/V (typ.))
Environmental Conditions and others
Operating
Temperature
ºC
15 to 35
Humidity
%
< 80 (non-condensing)
Power Supply
-
AC 100 to 120/ 200 to 240 V±10%, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption
VA
100
Dimensions (W) x (D) x (H)
mm
220 x 385 x 131
Weight
kg
7
*7: In case of PMF, polarization axis in alignment with connector key. Polarization extinction ratio is 17 dB (typical value).
Model selection
商品属性 [波长] 1260 to 1360 / 1500 to 1630nm [功率] Peak:≥13dBm;Full Tuning Range:≥10dBm