INTUN Tunable Laser
12372-D02, 12/15/2007
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Analog Control Signals
Name
Short Description
WAVELENGTH_TUNING
This signal, -10 to +10 V, tunes the wavelength of the laser.
OPTICAL_POWER
This signal, -1 to +10 V, sets the optical output power.
FINE_TUNING
This signal, -10 to +10 V, controls the wavelength piezo.
Figure 16: Analog input circuitry.
Analog Control: WAVELENGTH_TUNING
Provided that the _TUNING_ENABLE signal is set to TRUE – LOW, the wavelength can be set and
tuned by applying a voltage to +WAVELENGTH_TUNING and –WAVELENGTH_TUNING as
specified in the table and graph below.
WAVELENGTH_TUNING Voltage
Desired Wavelength
Voltage Settings
Shortest wavelength corresponds to –10V
- WAVELENGTH_TUNING set to 0 V
+WAVELENGTH_TUNING set to -10V
Longest wavelength corresponds to +10V
- WAVELENGTH_TUNING set to 0 V
+WAVELENGTH_TUNING set to +10V
Note that this input
circuitry has a differential input