Effective immediately, laser sources manufactured by Redfern Integrated Optics (RIO) are available at LC.
We will introduce the high-performance single-frequency external cavity lasers (ECLs), which are based on RIO’s PLANEX™ proprietary planar technology.
PLANEX™ lasers consist of an amplification chip and a planar waveguide structure (PLC) with an integrated Bragg grating. The combination of these elements results in a laser with a large laser cavity that has significant advantages:
- Optical output power of up to 20 mW
- Very low relative intensity noise (RIN)
- Ultra-low phase noise and very small line width
- Very low wavelength sensitivity regarding bias current and temperature
The low-noise, powerful, ultra-narrow band PLANEX™ lasers are particularly well suited for applications that place high demands on absolute precision, lifetime (even under harsh environmental conditions in the field during application), or a high attainable resolution.
They are ideal light sources for applications in:
- Remote sensing systems
- Split fiber-optic temperature or stress sensor systems
- Fiber-optic detection of sound or seismic waves
- High-resolution spectroscopy
- LIDAR systems
- Fiberoptic precision measurement technology
The pin assignment and form factor conform to the industrial standard and make simple application in existing systems possible as a drop-in exchange or upgrade to improve performance.
The lasers are also available as laser source modules with a serial interface, as a bench-top laser source, or in other configurations.
