8 Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B, and 8166A/B User’s Guide, Fourth Edition
Initial Safety Information for Tunable Laser Modules
Table 4 Backloading Tunable Laser Modules - Laser Safety Information
Agilent 81480B Agilent 81482B Agilent 81680B Agilent 81682B Agilent 81640B Agilent 81642B Agilent 81672B
Laser Type FP-Laser
InGaAsP
FP-Laser
InGaAsP
FP-Laser
InGaAsP
FP-Laser
InGaAsP
FP-Laser
InGaAsP
FP-Laser
InGaAsP
FP-Laser
InGaAsP
Wavelength range 1370-1495 nm 1370-1495 nm 1460-1580 nm 1460-1580 nm 1495-1640 nm 1495-1640 nm 1260-1375 nm
Max. CW output power* <15 mW <15 mW <15 mW <15 mW <15 mW <15 mW <15 mW
Beam waist diameter 9 µm9 µm9 µm9 µm9 µm9 µm9 µm
Numerical aperture 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Laser Class according to
IEC 60825-1 (2001)- Intl.
1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M
Max. permissible CW
output power
52 mW/
163 mW
52 mW/
163 mW
163 mW 163 mW 163 mW 163 mW 52 mW
* Max. CW output power is defined as the highest possible optical power that the laser source can produce at its output connector.
Table 5 Compact Tunable Laser Modules - Laser Safety Information
Agilent 81689A Agilent 81689B Agilent 81649A
Laser Type FP-Laser
InGaAsP
FP-Laser
InGaAsP
FP-Laser
InGaAsP
Wavelength range 1400-1620 nm 1400-1620 nm 1400-1620 nm
Max. CW output power* <15 mW <15 mW <15 mW
Beam waist diameter 9 µm9 µm9 µm
Numerical aperture 0.1 0.1 0.1
Laser Class according to
IEC 60825-1 (2001)- International
1M 1M 1M
Max. permissible CW output power 163 mW 163 mW 163 mW
* Max. CW output power is defined as the highest possible optical power that the laser source can produce at its output connector.