Chilas announces new line of PIC-based lasers
The company says the new products demonstrate the advantages of PIC technology for high-quality, feature-packed, compact and robust narrow-linewidth tuneable lasers
Chilas, a manufacturer of PIC-based tuneable lasers, has announced its new line-up of products: Chilas ATLAS, COMET, and POLARIS. The company says that each of these lasers brings something unique to the table, combining cutting-edge performance with precision and reliability.
Chilas ATLAS is described as a versatile, broad wavelength tuneable laser module, offering configurations at multiple wavelengths: 685 nm, 850 nm, 1550 nm, 1600 nm, and 1700 nm. It is ultra-narrow linewidth and proposes a wide tuning range to support applications where adaptability and precision are important.
Chilas COMET is a swept-wavelength laser offering a fibre output power exceeding 10 mW and a sweeping speed of 40 nm per second across the C-band. This laser is built for dynamic applications requiring rapid wavelength changes. Enhanced calibration procedures and a specialised driver enable smooth, quasi-continuous sweeping across the full band.
Chilas POLARIS is a single-frequency, ultra-stable laser, precisely fixed at the wavelength required by the application. Chilas says this laser delivers exceptional long-term stability in both frequency and power, while its robust architecture ensures lasting performance for the most demanding use cases.
According to Chilas, the dedicated electronic drivers ensure ease of use, thanks to a dynamic mapping of the ring-resonator based external cavity. The company says these lasers are a demonstration of what PIC technology can do: high-quality, feature-packed, and built to set the standard for compact and robust narrow-linewidth tuneable lasers.
“Thanks to a compact ecosystem with a unique set of top-level experts, we’ve developed balanced laser sources driven by a dedicated electronic driver, delivering performance close to the theoretically achievable limits,” explains Dimitri Geskus, Chilas CTO.
These lasers are designed to meet the challenges of today’s industries, with the versatility of the laser modules making them ideal for a wide range of applications, including sensing, quantum technologies, OCT, QKD, LiDAR, spectroscopy, telecommunications, metrology and more, says Chilas. Behind the scenes, the company is continuing to develop new lasers at different wavelengths.
