Fiber Light Source for Fiber Networking Application

In a fiber optic system, transmitter, optic fiber and

receiver are necessary for data transmission. A light
source plays a significant par in a telecommunication
maintenance system. An optical light source that
modulated by a suitable drive circuit in accordance
with the signal is needed in the transmitter to
accomplish the transmission work.
Optical Light Source is a handheld optical light source,
newly

released

in

2007.

It

can

provide

1~7

wavelengths, 650/850/1300/1310/1490/1550/1625nm,
output to satisfy specific requirements including the
650nm visible light source and the 1310/1550nm
wavelengths for single mode fiber or the 850/1300nm
wavelengths for multimode fiber, as well as other
wavelengths according to customers needs.
An optical light source
is used together with
the optical power meter, they act as an economic and
efficient solution for the fiber optic network works. An

fiber light source is widely used in fiber networking

application like Maintenance in Telecom Maintenance,
CATV, Fiber Optic Lab Testing and other Fiber Optic
Measurements.

For

high

speed

fiber

optic

communication systems, which operate at speed

higher than 1 Gbit/s, the selection of light source is
even more critical.
First, the selected fiber light source must be able to
emit a wavelength corresponding to low loss window
of the most common optic fiber material, fused silica,
namely 1.3um and 1.5um windows.
Second, the optical light source must have the high
speed digital modulation ability. That is because with
the

current

fiber

optic

communication

systems

reached operation speed up to 100Gb/s, the optic light

source is required to be modulated at speed in excess
of 2.5Gb/s. Currently, two methods are developed to
meet this requirements, one is to use a LiNbO3
external modulator, in which the light source is
required to give steady power output, another is to
directly modulate the light source at the speed
desired.

Lastly, the small spectral linewidth of the source is the

third important characteristic of the light source, which
significantly affects the magnitude of dispersion which
is directly proportional to the linewidth of the source.
Light sources of the fiber light source are offered in a
variety of types. Basically there are two types of
semiconductor light sources available for fiber optic
communication The LED sources and the laser
sources.
LED light source is a semiconductor diode with a p
region and an n region. When the LED is forward
biased, current flows through the LED. As current flows
through the LED, the junction where the p and n
regions meet emits random photons. This process is
referred to as spontaneous emission. LEDs are also
used in many other applications except fiber optic
communication, such as aviation lighting, automotive
lighting, and traffic signals, etc.
The laser is a semiconductor diode with a p and an n
region which is similar with LED, but the difference is
that, the laser has an optical cavity that contains the
emitted photons with reflecting mirrors on each end of

the diode. One of the reflecting mirror is only partially

reflective. This mirror allows some of the photons to
escape the optical cavity. The VCSEL(vertical-cavity
surface- emitter laser) is the most popular laser source
of high-speed networking, in which the semiconductor
diode combines high bandwidth with low cost and is
an ideal choice for the gigabit networking options.
As one of the main suppliers of fiber light source in
China, Ingellen provides both type of fiber optic light
sources with different working wavelengths. These
fiber optic light sources features compact size, light
weight, high stable output power and large display
window and easy operation. For more details about the
fiber

optic

light

source

catalogues

of

welcome to go the Fiber Light Source Page.

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