Superluminescent Diodes

• Anritsu Company
• Richardson

Superluminescent Diodes

Superluminescent Diodes bridge the gap between Laser Diodes and Light Emitting Diodes. Like an LD, the SLD provides a high optical output power.
Anritsu's SLD feature broadband spectrum characteristics, typically found only in LEDs, and a low coherence. Their SLD features a low coherence length having a high intensity at a narrow radiation angle. This makes the SLD much easier to couple to a fibre for a broad range of applications. SLDs are ideal for Optical Coherence Tomography, fibre sensors such as temperature and strain gauges as well as applications in test and measurement instrumentation.