Initial Safety Information For Tunable Laser Modules; Laser Safety Labels - 28 Mw Max. Cw Output Power - Agilent Technologies 8163A User Manual

Table 3 Tunable Laser Modules Laser Safety Information
Laser Type
Wavelength range
Max. CW output power*
Beam waist diameter
Numerical aperture
Laser Class according to
IEC 60825-1 (1998)- International
Max. permissible CW output power - IEC** 50 mW
Laser Class according to
FDA 21 CFR 1040.10 (1995) - USA
Max. permissible CW output power - FDA** 500 mW
* Max. CW output power is defined as the highest possible optical power that the laser source can produce at its output
connector.
** Max. permissible CW output power is the highest optical power that is permitted within the appropriate laser class.
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Initial Safety Information for Tunable Laser Modules

Laser Safety Labels - 28 mW Max. CW Output Power

Figure 1 USA Safety Labels (81655A, 81656A, 81657A)
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement
System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
Agilent 81680A Agilent 81682A Agilent 81640A Agilent 81689A
FP-Laser FP-Laser
InGaAsP InGaAsP
1400-1670 nm 1400-1670 nm
<15 mW <15 mW
9 µm 9 µm
0.1 0.1
3A 3A
50 mW
IIIb IIIb
500 mW
FP-Laser FP-Laser
InGaAsP InGaAsP
1400-1670 nm 1400-1670 nm
<15 mW <15 mW
9 µm 9 µm
0.1 0.1
3A 3A
50 mW 50 mW
IIIb IIIb
500 mW 500 mW