Innolume Begins Sampling of LD-12xx-Series Laser Platform

Innolume has started sampling the LD-12xx family of laser platform, which will serve as a pump source for the original band (O-band) Raman amplification. The pump laser is developed based on the Quantum Dot epitaxial technology of Innolume.

The LD-12xx-series is offered in a 14-pin-butterfly package. The pump lasers deliver a 300mW output at 1100mA, which is centered at either 1260 mm or 1240 mm. The laser platform also is offered with an optional fiber Bragg grating and a polarization maintaining fiber, to provide highly stable output spectrum and power.

PON (Passive Optical Network) technologies are vital for fulfilling the growing demand from subscribers for high-bandwidth services. The G.984.2 Amd1, which is the existing standard for Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON), has 28 dB budget loss and hence, limit the deployment of 1:32 split GPON to about 20 km.

Innolume’s Vice President of Business Development, Guido Vogel, stated that the pilot  customers showed an increase of 13.3 dB in the loss budget of a GPON system that operated on more than 50 km of fiber along with 1:32 PON split. He further added that the LD-12xx-series laser platform would allow network operators to extend the reach of their network and save on OPEX and CAPEX at the same time.