| 摘要 |
Methods for calibrating tunable lasers. Various operational characteristics of a tunable laser, such as an external cavity diode laser (ECDL), are modeled using corresponding modeling equations. Corresponding calibration processes are performed for each operational characteristics to derive parameters corresponding to each modeling equation. In one embodiment, the calibration processes relate to calibration of resistive thermal devices (RTDs), wavelength calibration, power vs. gain medium current (PI) curve calibration, and output power calibrations. The corresponding parameters that are derived from the calibration processes are stored on-board the tunable laser. During laser operations, firmware instructions are executed to perform tuning functions employing the stored parameters.
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