Title :
Review of reliability of High Power Lasers and MEMS VOA in optical networks
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Telecommun. Ltd., Hampshire
Abstract :
This paper aims to highlight the challenging requirements when designing photonic components in the context of requirements of characterisation, qualification and long term reliability of the components to ensure that Optical systems are adequately qualified for implementation. Review of reliability testing in order to understand and eliminate some of the failure modes of High Power Laser modules and MEMS VOA are presented in this paper.
Keywords :
integrated optics; micro-optics; micromechanical devices; optical attenuators; optical fibre networks; semiconductor lasers; MEMS VOA; failure modes; high power laser modules; optical networks; optical systems; photonic components; pump laser modules; reliability testing; variable optical attenuator; Costs; Life testing; Micromechanical devices; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Power lasers; Power system reliability; Qualifications; Telecommunication network reliability; MEMS VOA; Reliability of Pump Laser modules;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2625-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2626-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598654
