3. Structures by application
3.1 Lasers Telecoms
Lasers for telecom applications emit in the transmission windows of 1.3 or 1.5 µm optical fibers. They are used for long-distance point-to-point links, metropolitan networks and access networks. Since the distances involved are at least always greater than ten kilometers, the transmission medium is always a single-mode fiber. Since fiber losses and dispersion are wavelength-dependent, the source's spectral range must be well defined to minimize degradation of the transmitted...
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The world market for semiconductor lasers is regularly monitored by Strategies Unlimited, whose study results are regularly published in Laser Focus at the beginning of each year. Total sales for all applications combined rose from just under $2 billion in 1996 to $3.14 billion in 2006 (figure
Manufacturers (non-exhaustive list)
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Single-mode lasers for telecom applications (1.3-1.5 µm)
Avanex (Ex Alcatel Optronics) http://www.avanex.com/
JDS Uniphase http://www.jdsu.com/
Bookham (Ex Nortel)...
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Laser 2000 http://www.laser2000.fr/
Bfi Optilas http://www.bfioptilas.com/
Scientific equipment http://www.es-france.com/
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