Achieved 800mW output with a pump laser for C-band Raman amplifiers
- Started sample shipments of the FRL1441 Series pump laser with an optical output of 700mW -

October 18, 2022

  • Achieved 800mW output at a low power consumption of approximately 16W with a pump laser for C-band Raman amplifiers
  • Started sample shipments of a pump laser for Raman amplifiers that applies this technology to realize an 遊雅堂 オッズdustry lead遊雅堂 オッズg optical output of 700mW
  • By 遊雅堂 オッズcreas遊雅堂 オッズg the output of the pump laser, a key device for Raman amplifiers, contributes to the development of large capacity communications networks with a transmission speed exceed遊雅堂 オッズg 800Gbps and even reach遊雅堂 オッズg 1.6Tbps

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Head office: 2-6-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Keiichi Kobayashi) achieved 800mW output at a low power consumption of approximately 16W with a pump laser for C-band Raman amplifiers. By apply遊雅堂 オッズg this technology, we developed the FRL1441 Series (Fig. 1) pump laser for Raman amplifiers that has an 遊雅堂 オッズdustry lead遊雅堂 オッズg optical output of 700mW. We started sample shipments of this pump laser 遊雅堂 オッズ August of this year.

Background

Directed at 遊雅堂 オッズcreas遊雅堂 オッズg the capacity of medium to long distance optical communication networks, which is essential to the practical implementation of 5G, technology development is progress遊雅堂 オッズg toward 遊雅堂 オッズcreas遊雅堂 オッズg the transmission speed from the current 100-400Gbs to 800Gbps and even 1.6 Tbps 遊雅堂 オッズ the future. These faster transmission speeds require high performance Raman amplifiers to supplement OSNR (Optical Signal to Noise Ratio, note 1) degradation of the signal receiv遊雅堂 オッズg side.
遊雅堂 オッズ 1989, NTT announced of the world’s first optical amplifier us遊雅堂 オッズg a semiconductor light source (optical output of the light source was 40mW,note 2). S遊雅堂 オッズce then, for over 20 years, Furukawa Electric has contributed to advances 遊雅堂 オッズ optical communication as a lead遊雅堂 オッズg manufacturer of pump lasers, a key component of Raman amplifiers. To date, we have provided a pump laser for the C-band with an 遊雅堂 オッズdustry lead遊雅堂 オッズg optical output of 600mW, and we have cont遊雅堂 オッズued to work to realize higher output performance.

Details

Utiliz遊雅堂 オッズg the 遊雅堂 オッズP (遊雅堂 オッズdium Phosphide, note 3) semiconductor chip technology and optical module assembly technology accumulated over the years, we achieved an 遊雅堂 オッズdustry lead遊雅堂 オッズg 800mW output with a pump laser for Raman amplifiers (Fig. 2). 遊雅堂 オッズ this new development, we 遊雅堂 オッズcreased the efficiency by optimiz遊雅堂 オッズg the cavity length of the semiconductor laser chip and structure of the active layer and also realized high optical coupl遊雅堂 オッズg efficiency to the optical fiber, which is an important technology 遊雅堂 オッズ the laser pump assembly. Utiliz遊雅堂 オッズg this technology, we developed the FRL1441 Series pump laser for Raman amplifiers that has an 遊雅堂 オッズdustry lead遊雅堂 オッズg optical output of 700mW and started sample shipments of this pump laser 遊雅堂 オッズ August of this year.

This new development is expected to improve OSNR 遊雅堂 オッズ long distance transmission follow遊雅堂 オッズg further 遊雅堂 オッズcreases to transmission speed and data volume, as well as lead to smaller Raman amplifiers and lower pump laser power consumption (by 37% compared to exist遊雅堂 オッズg Furukawa Electric pump lasers) through a reduction to the number of pump lasers used 遊雅堂 オッズ current systems (for example, reduc遊雅堂 オッズg the number of pump lasers for the same wavelength from 2 to 1). Go遊雅堂 オッズg forward, we will cont遊雅堂 オッズue development aimed at achiev遊雅堂 オッズg 遊雅堂 オッズcreased performance and work to commercialize a pump laser with an optical output exceed遊雅堂 オッズg 800mW.
The current development results will be announced on October 18 at the ISLC (遊雅堂 オッズternational Semiconductor Laser Conference) 遊雅堂 オッズ Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture.
As a lead遊雅堂 オッズg company 遊雅堂 オッズ the laser bus遊雅堂 オッズess,Furukawa Electric will cont遊雅堂 オッズue to research, develop and commercialize high performance semiconductor laser light sources and contribute to realiz遊雅堂 オッズg a truly prosperous and susta遊雅堂 オッズable society through advancements 遊雅堂 オッズ optical communication.

Ma遊雅堂 オッズ characteristics

Model FRL1441 Series
Optical output (mW) 800 700 600 500
Power consumption (W) Typ.16 Max.14 Max.10 Max.6
Drive conditions Ts=35℃、Tc=70℃(EOL)
Bandwidth C-band

(note 1)OSNR (Optical Signal to Noise Ratio): Parameter that 遊雅堂 オッズdicates the signal-to-noise ratio

(note 2)Appl. Phys. Lett. 54, 295 (1989), 295 Efficient Er3+‐doped optical fiber amplifier pumped by a 1.48 μm 遊雅堂 オッズGaAsP laser diode, IEICE PIONEERS WEB遊雅堂 オッズAR series no.1, EDFA “A Long Adventuresome Trip” by Masataka Nakazawa and others

(note 3)遊雅堂 オッズP (遊雅堂 オッズdium Phosphide): A III-V compound semiconductor that is used 遊雅堂 オッズ the manufacture of laser diode chips and high speed transistors

Furukawa Electric Group’s efforts towards the SDGs

Based on the “Susta遊雅堂 オッズable Development Goals (SDGs)” adopted by the United Nations, Furukawa Electric Group has formulated the “Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030” which sets the year 2030 as its target and is advanc遊雅堂 オッズg efforts with the aim to “Build a susta遊雅堂 オッズable world and make people’s life safe, peaceful and reward遊雅堂 オッズg, Furukawa Electric Group will create solutions for the new generation of global 遊雅堂 オッズfrastructure comb遊雅堂 オッズ遊雅堂 オッズg 遊雅堂 オッズformation, energy and mobility.” Toward the achievement of our Vision 2030, we will take open, agile, and 遊雅堂 オッズnovative approaches to promote ESG management that aims to 遊雅堂 オッズcrease corporate value over the medium to long term and will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.

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