Defense & Homeland Security

High Power Optical Source for LIDAR

The EMCORE High Power Optical Source for Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) is a pulsed, high power optical light source ideal for LIDAR system testing and development. Housed in a self-contained DC powered-housing, it provides up to 1 W or more of mean power in the 1545 – 1562 nm wavelength region.

The unit integrates a high-performance 1550 nm directly modulated fiber optic laser and high power optical amplifier. By customer request an external (or adjustable internal) RF signal provides user control over the operating laser output pulse width and repetition rate. An RS-232 interface, along with some vital analog signals, provides user monitor and control of source laser and amplifier operation.

Model	Wavelength	Description
LIDAR	1545 nm ~ 1562 nm	High Power Optical Source

Features

• Wavelength: From 1545 nm to 1562 nm
• Mean output optical power: 1W (Max)
• Pulse energy: 100 μJ (Max), Pulse width: 4 ns (Min)
• External pulse repetition rate: 10 kHz (Min)
• ASE as low as 20 mW
• RS-232 monitor and control interface
• Beam divergence: <0.3 mrad (Max)
• Telcordia-qualified optical components

Applications

• LIDAR detection and collision-avoidance systems
• High power optical instrumentation
• Research & Development