Select your target wavelength at any wavelength between 2800 nm and 4000 nm. The table below presents typical specifications, available mountings as well as application references & further reading.
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                parameters
               
              
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                symbol
               
              
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                unit
               
              
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                minimum
               
              
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                typical
               
              
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                maximum
               
              
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                  parameters
                 
                operating wavelength (at Top, Iop)  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                λop  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                nm  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
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                  typical
                 
                0.1 nm  | 
            
              
                 
                  maximum
                 
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                  parameters
                 
                optical output power (at λop)  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                Pop  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                mW  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
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                  typical
                 
                10  | 
            
              
                 
                  maximum
                 
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                  parameters
                 
                operating current  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                Iop  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                mA  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
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                  typical
                 
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                  maximum
                 
                120  | 
            
          
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                  parameters
                 
                operating voltage  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                Vop  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                V  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
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                  typical
                 
                5  | 
            
              
                 
                  maximum
                 
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                  parameters
                 
                threshold current  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                Ith  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                mA  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
                15  | 
            
              
                 
                  typical
                 
                30  | 
            
              
                 
                  maximum
                 
                50  | 
            
          
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                  parameters
                 
                side mode suppression ratio  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                SMSR  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                dB  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
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                  typical
                 
                > 35  | 
            
              
                 
                  maximum
                 
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                  parameters
                 
                current tuning coefficient  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                CI  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                nm / mA  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
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                  typical
                 
                0.10  | 
            
              
                 
                  maximum
                 
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                  parameters
                 
                temperature tuning coefficient  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                CT  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                nm / K  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
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                  typical
                 
                0.35  | 
            
              
                 
                  maximum
                 
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                  parameters
                 
                operating chip temperature  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                Top  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                °C  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
                +10  | 
            
              
                 
                  typical
                 
                +20  | 
            
              
                 
                  maximum
                 
                +50  | 
            
          
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                  parameters
                 
                operating case temperature (non-condensing)  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                TC  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                °C  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
                -20  | 
            
              
                 
                  typical
                 
                +25  | 
            
              
                 
                  maximum
                 
                +50  | 
            
          
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                  parameters
                 
                storage temperature (non-condensing)  | 
            
              
                 
                  symbol
                 
                TS  | 
            
              
                 
                  unit
                 
                °C  | 
            
              
                 
                  minimum
                 
                -30  | 
            
              
                 
                  typical
                 
                +20  | 
            
              
                 
                  maximum
                 
                +70  | 
            
          
            
            
              
    
	
            
          
            
            
              
    
	
            
          
            
            
              
    
	
            
          
            
            
              
    
	
            
          
            
            
              
    
	
            
          Carbon dioxide, nitric oxide, water vapour and most hydrocarbons, like methane, acetylene, formaldehyde and ethane have their strongest absorption features between 3000 nm and 6500 nm.
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              Typical mode hop free tuning of a nanoplus 3270 nm distributed feedback interband cascade laser
              Typical power, current and voltage characteristics of a nanoplus 3270 nm distributed feedback interband cascade laser
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