1550 nm CW LIGHT
SOURCE InGaAsP MQW-DFB
LASER DIODE MODULE
WITH WAVELENGTH MONITOR
NX8570SA
NX8570SC
FEATURES
WAVELENGTH MONITOR FUNCTION
(Etalon Filter, Wavelength monitor PD)
OUTPUT POWER:
Pf = 20 mW MIN
WAVELENGTH SELECTABLE FOR ITU-T STANDARDS
(50 GHz Grid)
INTERNAL THERMOELECTRIC COOLER AND
ISOLATOR
INDUSTRY STANDARD HERMETICALLY SEALED
14-PIN BUTTERFLY PACKAGE
POLARIZATION MAINTAIN FIBER PIGTAIL
The NX8570SA and NX8570SC are 1550 nm Multiple Quan-
tum Well (MQW) structured Distributed Feed-Back laser diode
with wavelength monitor function. This device is designed as
a CW light source and is ideal for transmission systems in
which external modulators are used.
DESCRIPTION
California Eastern Laboratories
PART NUMBER NX8570SA, NX8570SC
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS AND CONDITIONS UNITS MIN TYP MAX
TSET Laser Set Temperature °C20 35
VFForward Voltage, Pf = 20 mW V 0.9 2.5
ITH Threshold Current mA 20 40
PfOptical Output Power from Fiber, IF = 167 mA, TLD = TSET mW 20
PTH Threshold Output Power from Fiber, IF = ITH µW100
λpPeak Emission Wavelength, Pf = 20 mW, CW, TLD = TSET nm 1530 ITU-T11566
Wavelength Stability, TLD = TSET,
applicable to wavelength monitor, E.O.L. pm -20 +20
vSpectral Line Width, Pf = 20 mW, CW, 3 dB down MHz 20
SMSR Side mode Suppression Ratio, Pf = 20 mW, CW dB 33 45
RIN Relative Intensity Noise, Pf = 20 mW, 20 MHz to 3 GHz dB/Hz -145
ext Polarization Extinction Ratio2, Pf = 20 mW, CW dB 15
ISOL Isolation dB 30
ELECTRO-OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TLD = 25°C, TC = -5 to +70°C, unless otherwise specified)
Notes:
1. Wavelength selectable for ITU-T standards (50 GHz grid).
Please refer to ordering information.
2. Polarization state of LD is aligned parallel to the slow axis.
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS1
(TA = 25°C, unless otherwise specified)
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS UNITS RATINGS
IFForward Current of LD mA 300
VRReverse Voltage of LD V 2.0
IFForward Current of PD mA 10
VRReverse Voltage of PD V 20
TCOperating Case Temperature °C -20 to +70
TSTG Storage Temperature °C -40 to +85
TSLD Lead Soldering °C260
Temperature (10 s)
Note:
1. Operation in excess of any one of these parameters may result
in permanent damage.
NX8570SA, NX8570SC
PART NUMBER NX8570SA, NX8570SC
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS AND CONDITIONS UNITS MIN TYP MAX
RThermistor Resistance k9.5 10.0 10.5
BB Constant K 3350 3450 3550
ICCooler Current, T = 70 - TSET, Pf = 20 mW A 1.5
VCCooler Voltage, T = 70 - TSET, Pf = 20 mW V 4.5
ELECTRO-OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Applicable to Thermistor and TEC: TLD = 25°C, TC = -5 to +70°C)
PART NUMBER NX8570SA, NX8570SC
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS AND CONDITIONS UNITS MIN TYP MAX
Im(Pf)Monitor Current (Pf Monitor), Pf = 20 mW, VR = 5 V µA30 300
Im(λp) Monitor Current (λp Monitor),
Pf = 20 mW, VR = 5 V, Peak value µA15 150
Im(λ)Operation region1%25 75
|λ1λ2|pm 90
ηλDiscrimination slope1µA/pm 0.15
IDDark Current, VR = 5 V nA 2 10
γ2Tracking Error, Im = const. dB 0.5
ELECTRO-OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Applicable to Monitor PD: TLD = Tset, TC = -5 to +70°C)
γ = 10 log Pf
20 mW
Notes:
1. Operation region, Discrimination slope
Operation region
Locking Point
λ
λ
p
λ
1
λ
2
I
m
(λ)
I
m
@ 100%
I
1
: I
m
@ 75%
I
2
: I
m
@ 25%
I
m
@ 0%
I
m
(λ
p
)
0
η
λ =
I
1
– I
2
λ
1
λ
2
|
A/pm]
|
Pf
(mW) TLD = Tset
TLD = Tset,
TC = -5 to +70°C
20
0
Pf
I
m
I
m
2. Tracking error: γ
Part Number ITU-T Wavelength1Frequency
With FC-PC With SC-PC With FC-PC With SC-PC (nm) (THz)
Connector Connector Connector Connector
(Standard) (Option) (Standard) (Option)
NX8570SA303-BA NX8570SA303-CA NX8570SC303-BA NX8570SC303-CA 1530.33 195.90
NX8570SA311-BA NX8570SA311-CA NX8570SC311-BA NX8570SC311-CA 1531.11 195.80
NX8570SA318-BA NX8570SA318-CA NX8570SC318-BA NX8570SC318-CA 1531.89 195.70
NX8570SA326-BA NX8570SA326-CA NX8570SC326-BA NX8570SC326-CA 1532.68 195.60
NX8570SA334-BA NX8570SA334-CA NX8570SC334-BA NX8570SC334-CA 1533.46 195.50
NX8570SA342-BA NX8570SA342-CA NX8570SC342-BA NX8570SC342-CA 1534.25 195.40
NX8570SA350-BA NX8570SA350-CA NX8570SC350-BA NX8570SC350-CA 1535.03 195.30
NX8570SA358-BA NX8570SA358-CA NX8570SC358-BA NX8570SC358-CA 1535.82 195.20
NX8570SA366-BA NX8570SA366-CA NX8570SC366-BA NX8570SC366-CA 1536.60 195.10
NX8570SA373-BA NX8570SA373-CA NX8570SC373-BA NX8570SC373-CA 1537.39 195.00
NX8570SA381-BA NX8570SA381-CA NX8570SC381-BA NX8570SC381-CA 1538.18 194.90
NX8570SA389-BA NX8570SA389-CA NX8570SC389-BA NX8570SC389-CA 1538.97 194.80
NX8570SA397-BA NX8570SA397-CA NX8570SC397-BA NX8570SC397-CA 1539.76 194.70
NX8570SA405-BA NX8570SA405-CA NX8570SC405-BA NX8570SC405-CA 1540.55 194.60
NX8570SA413-BA NX8570SA413-CA NX8570SC413-BA NX8570SC413-CA 1541.34 194.50
NX8570SA421-BA NX8570SA421-CA NX8570SC421-BA NX8570SC421-CA 1542.14 194.40
NX8570SA429-BA NX8570SA429-CA NX8570SC429-BA NX8570SC429-CA 1542.93 194.30
NX8570SA437-BA NX8570SA437-CA NX8570SC437-BA NX8570SC437-CA 1543.73 194.20
NX8570SA445-BA NX8570SA445-CA NX8570SC445-BA NX8570SC445-CA 1544.52 194.10
NX8570SA453-BA NX8570SA453-CA NX8570SC453-BA NX8570SC453-CA 1545.32 194.00
NX8570SA461-BA NX8570SA461-CA NX8570SC461-BA NX8570SC461-CA 1546.11 193.90
NX8570SA469-BA NX8570SA469-CA NX8570SC469-BA NX8570SC469-CA 1546.91 193.80
NX8570SA477-BA NX8570SA477-CA NX8570SC477-BA NX8570SC477-CA 1547.71 193.70
NX8570SA485-BA NX8570SA485-CA NX8570SC485-BA NX8570SC485-CA 1548.51 193.60
NX8570SA493-BA NX8570SA493-CA NX8570SC493-BA NX8570SC493-CA 1549.31 193.50
NX8570SA501-BA NX8570SA501-CA NX8570SC501-BA NX8570SC501-CA 1550.11 193.40
NX8570SA509-BA NX8570SA509-CA NX8570SC509-BA NX8570SC509-CA 1550.91 193.30
NX8570SA517-BA NX8570SA517-CA NX8570SC517-BA NX8570SC517-CA 1551.72 193.20
NX8570SA525-BA NX8570SA525-CA NX8570SC525-BA NX8570SC525-CA 1552.52 193.10
NX8570SA533-BA NX8570SA533-CA NX8570SC533-BA NX8570SC533-CA 1553.32 193.00
NX8570SA541-BA NX8570SA541-CA NX8570SC541-BA NX8570SC541-CA 1554.13 192.90
NX8570SA549-BA NX8570SA549-CA NX8570SC549-BA NX8570SC549-CA 1554.94 192.80
NX8570SA557-BA NX8570SA557-CA NX8570SC557-BA NX8570SC557-CA 1555.74 192.70
NX8570SA565-BA NX8570SA565-CA NX8570SC565-BA NX8570SC565-CA 1556.55 192.60
NX8570SA573-BA NX8570SA573-CA NX8570SC573-BA NX8570SC573-CA 1557.36 192.50
NX8570SA581-BA NX8570SA581-CA NX8570SC581-BA NX8570SC581-CA 1558.17 192.40
NX8570SA589-BA NX8570SA589-CA NX8570SC589-BA NX8570SC589-CA 1558.98 192.30
NX8570SA597-BA NX8570SA597-CA NX8570SC597-BA NX8570SC597-CA 1559.79 192.20
NX8570SA606-BA NX8570SA606-CA NX8570SC606-BA NX8570SC606-CA 1560.60 192.10
NX8570SA614-BA NX8570SA614-CA NX8570SC614-BA NX8570SC614-CA 1561.41 192.00
NX8570SA622-BA NX8570SA622-CA NX8570SC622-BA NX8570SC622-CA 1562.23 191.90
NX8570SA630-BA NX8570SA630-CA NX8570SC630-BA NX8570SC630-CA 1563.04 191.80
NX8570SA638-BA NX8570SA638-CA NX8570SC638-BA NX8570SC638-CA 1563.86 191.70
NX8570SA646-BA NX8570SA646-CA NX8570SC646-BA NX8570SC646-CA 1564.67 191.60
NX8570SA654-BA NX8570SA654-CA NX8570SC654-BA NX8570SC654-CA 1565.49 191.50
ORDERING INFORMATION
Note:
1. The third digit after decimal point is deleted.
NX8570SANX8570SC
NX8570SA, NX8570SC
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES (TLD = 25°C, unless otherwise specified)
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
-70
-80
1529.1 1534.1 1539.1 1544.1 1549.1
30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0050100 150 200
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0
P
f
I
m
(P
f
)
50
30
20
10
5
3
2
10 25 75 50
Relative Intensity (dB)
SPECTRUM
Wavelength, λ (nm)
OPTICAL OUTPUT POWER FROM FIBER AND
MONITOR CURRENT (Pf MONITOR) vs. FORWARD CURRENT
Forward Current, IF (mA)
Optical Output Power from Fiber, P
f
(mW)
Ambient Temperature, TA (°C)
Thermistor Resistance, R (k)
THERMISTOR RESISTANCE vs. AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE
Monitor Current (P
f
Monitor) I
m
(P
f
) (mA)
Remark: The graphs indicate nominal characteristics.
NX8570SA, NX8570SC
OUTLINE DIMENSIONS (Units in mm)
PIN No. FUNCTION PIN No. FUNCTION
1THERMISTOR 8 GND
2THERMISTOR 9 GND
3NC 10PD (λp)ANODE
4PD (Pf)ANODE 11 LD CATHODE, GND
5PD CATHODE 12 LD ANODE
6COOLER ANODE 13 GND
7PD CATHODE 14 GND
OPTICAL FIBER CHARACTERISTICS (Units in mm)
#7 #1
#8
+
-
PD (P
f
)
PD (λc)
Thermistor
#14
Optical Fiber (PMF)
Length : 1 m MIN
29.97±0.25
0.3
1.0
5.15
0.5
20.83±0.25
26.04±0.25
15.24
71
814
2.54
20.8
φ2.67 4 places
1.25
0.9
10 MIN
8.89±0.13 12.7±0.2
6.0
8.2±0.2
LD
Cooler
5.4
Fiber Length: 1000 mm MIN
PMF
FC - PC Connector
PARAMETERS SPECIFICATIONS
Outer Diameter 0.9±0.1
Minimum Fiber Bending Radius 40
Fiber Length 1000 MIN
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02/08/2002
DATA SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
NX8570SA PIN CONNECTIONS
#7 #1
#8
+
-
PD (Pf)
PD (λc)
Thermistor
#14
LD
Cooler
NX8570SC PIN CONNECTIONS
PIN No. FUNCTION PIN No. FUNCTION
1THERMISTOR 8 GND
2THERMISTOR 9 GND
3 LD CATHODE 10 PD (λp) ANODE
4PD (Pf)ANODE 11 LD ANODE
5PD CATHODE 12 LD CATHODE
6COOLER ANODE 13 LD ANODE
7COOLER CATHODE 14 NC