The PL-DBR-1550-30-2-PA-14BF from LD-PD Inc is a Tunable Distributed Bragg Reflector Laser Diode that operates at a wavelength of 1550 nm. It has a minimum optical output power of 30 mW and wavelength tolerance of ±2 nm. This laser diode has a wavelength tuning range of 8 nm with a maximum tuning rate of 10 ms. It has a spectral width of 3 MHz and an RF direct modulation rate of 10 Gb/s. This laser diode has a minimum polarization extinction ratio of 20 dB, maximum relative intensity noise of -135 dB/Hz, and side mode suppression ratio of 50 dB.
The PL-DBR-1550-30-2-PA-14BF includes an integrated optical isolator, thermo-electric cooler, thermistor, and monitor photodiode. It requires a threshold current of 40 mA and has a PM fiber output that supports 2 mm narrow key FC/APC connectors. This laser diode is available in a 14-pin butterfly package that measures 30 mm x 15.2 mm and is ideal for optical sensing, high-resolution spectroscopy, optical metrology & sensors, fiber amplifier seeding, nonlinear frequency conversion, laser cooling & trapping, free-space optical communications, and optical communication access network applications.