User’s Manual
Published on February 2017 UMn°154 – rev.05 15
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3.3.2. Automatic Power Control (APC) – Optional
In Automatic Power Control mode, the amplifier is regulated at a fixed output power set point.
The device is running in order to maintain a constant optical output power monitored with a photodiode.
The current of the pump laser diode is adjusted to drive a constant output power. Depending of the number
of pump laser diodes, electronic regulation is quite different for one pump diode and two pump diodes
configuration.
The maximum output power set point is indicated on product test report.
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