Reliability of 980 nm pump lasers for submarine, long-haul terrestrial, and low cost metro applications

The G06 generation of 980 nm pump lasers shows very low failure rates below 100 FIT at 410 mW output power and 25/spl deg/C heat sink temperature. The failure rate is below 1000 FIT at an ex-fiber output power of 200 mW and 75/spl deg/C for FBG stabilized modules that operate over a temperature range from 0/spl deg/C to 75/spl deg/C. This makes the G06 pump lasers the best choice for submarine and an ideal candidate for low-cost metro as well as long-haul terrestrial applications.