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Tunable Telecom Lasers Promote Flexibility First

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Paula M. Powell

With the telecom market showing signs of improvement, interest in tunable lasers is growing. Service providers are looking to the technology not just for sparing and inventory replacement, but also to reduce network operating costs in ultralong-haul, long-haul and metro applications by offering fast, flexible switching and reconfiguration. Drivers influencing this trend include the simultaneous high output power, narrow linewidth, low noise, high side mode suppression ratio and high reliability characteristic of the latest generation of tunable devices. One type of tunable CW laser is...Read full article

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    Published: June 2004
    Communicationsexternal-cavity lasersFeaturesindustrialiolon Inc.tunable CW laserTunable Lasers

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