Optical transmitter and transponder that operate without thermoelectric cooler

摘要

An optical transmitter that includes a laser that operates in the range of 1260-1360 nm, wherein the laser is in a transmitter package case that covers less than 0.30 square inches of surface area on a board to which the package case is mounted, wherein the optical transmitter continues to function in compliance with the transmission requirements of international telecommunciations union (ITU) standard 693 without thermoelectric cooling when an external temperature of the transmitter package case is at or within 1° C. of a temperature of the laser.