Casela Technologies debuts CW DFB lasers for silicon photonics-based optical transceivers
Casela Technologies, founded in 2019 and with operations in Nanjing, Taipei, and Silicon Valley, launched a line of 1310-nm high-power, continuous-wave (CW) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers at OFC 2023. The lasers exhibit record-high power conversion efficiency and optical power, the company asserts.
The 1- and 2-mm-long DFB lasers deliver 125 mW to 200 mW of optical power when uncooled and 300 to 400 mW, respectively, when cooled. Casela says the lasers offer power conversion efficiencies of 30% when cooled and 20% when uncooled operating at the maximum rated power. Other features include:
- large modes with near-circular profiles that improve coupling efficiency to fibers or silicon-based waveguides
- reliable operation proven during accelerated life testing.
Casela believes the lasers will find use in silicon photonics based optical transceivers, particularly DR4 and DR8 transceivers. The lasers were described in a technical paper delivered as part of the OFC 2023 conference program. The company also is offering lasers with the same efficiency and power performance at other WDM, LAN-WDM, and CWDM4 wavelengths.
“Casela was founded by industry veterans to focus on an innovative path to higher laser powers and efficiency demanded by new requirements in data centers and system-on-chip [SOC] applications,” commented Dr. Bo Lu, CEO of Casela Technologies. “With the demonstration and publication of our industry-leading laser results at OFC 2023, we are announcing our new laser platform and products for transceiver and co-packaged optics applications. We are also pleased that Casela’s high-output laser performance has been validated by multiple customers and will be available in high-volume production in 2H2023.”
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