• DocumentCode
    2819353
  • Title

    First undersea-qualified 980 nm pump laser diode module evaluated with massive life test

  • Author

    Usami, M. ; Edagawa, N. ; Matsushima, Y. ; Horie, H. ; Fujimori, T. ; Sakamoto, I. ; Gotoh, H.

  • Author_Institution
    KDD R&D Lab., Saitama, Japan
  • Volume
    Supplement
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    21-26 Feb. 1999
  • Abstract
    980 nm pump laser diode modules with a failure rate as low as 30 FIT for 27 years lifetime have been successfully developed. These are the first undersea-qualified 980 nm pump sources and are to be used in upcoming transoceanic submarine systems.
  • Keywords
    life testing; modules; optical cables; optical repeaters; optical testing; semiconductor lasers; submarine cables; telecommunication equipment testing; 27 yr; 980 nm; large-scale long-term life test; polarization-maintaining pigtail; pump laser diode module; submarine repeaters; three-step screening; transoceanic optical cable systems; transoceanic submarine systems; undersea-qualified; Degradation; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Life testing; Optical fiber cables; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-582-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.1999.766072
  • Filename
    766072