Corning enhances reliability and performance of its 980 nm pumps
"Our newest 980 nm pump lasers are extensively qualified across our customer base, covering more than a dozen amplifier programs," said David Bean, Corning Lasertron product manager. "This milestone, combined with our new precision etch process, provides us with the yields, flexibility and product performance to be the most efficient and reliable 980 nm pump manufacturer in the industry."
Optilock wavelength-stabilized 980 nm pumps incorporate the latest CLT2.2 chip technology with Corning Lasertron s fourth generation package known as the Gibraltar 2. This combination offers operating powers up to 250 mW with outstanding optical performance and reliability.
Corning Lasertron also has significantly enhanced the performance of its pump laser chips with a new precision etch process. "The new process increases our chip powers by an average of 30 percent while increasing chip power efficiencies by more than 10 percent," said Bean. "The improvement, originally designed to achieve significantly higher yields, also injects outstanding consistency into our process, thereby increasing all performance measures."
The precision etch process was developed during the past 12 months by Corning Lasertron semiconductor scientists in Bedford, MA. The process was fully qualified in conjunction with the CLT2.2 980 nm pump chip, and has logged over 1.5 million device hours in reliability testing. "Corning Lasertron now is able to combine the leading-edge performance of the CTL2.2 pump chip with the advanced process consistency, reliability, and optical performance enabled by the precision etch process," Bean said.
Contact: David Bean
Tel. +1 607 974-9253
Email: beandm@corning.com
or
Laurie Bick
Tel. +1 607 974-6645
E-mail: bickle@corning.com
Web site: http://www.corning.com/corninglasertron
