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  • Portugal Fiber Optic Enterprise Router 2 5G

    Portugal Fiber Optic Enterprise Router 2 5G

    One major concern people have when they're moving to Portugal is what's the internet going to be like? And we get it! Even if you're not a digital nomad, remote worker, or gamer, we all use the internet for our.


  • Causes of Network Cabin Explosion

    Causes of Network Cabin Explosion

    Using a combination of theoretical analysis, numerical simulation and model test verification, the failure mode of the cabin structure under the action of the internal explosive load is investigated.


  • What causes diodes to burn out in laser power supplies

    What causes diodes to burn out in laser power supplies

    A severe over-current or over-voltage power surge can cause localized heating and other harmful phenomena, which, under extreme conditions, can actually fracture the laser diode die (we have seen this under a microscope, brought on by high levels of ESD). One of the damage mechanisms is optically related, and occurs when the laser diode is producing light (referred to as “lasing”), and the optical energy density exceeds the laser diode's integral mirrors' reflective capacity. When this occurs, the mirrored surface permanently loses its reflectivity. It has burned thru 90% of this particular closed loop. It keeps burning but not getting thru the last 5 -10 %. Appreciate the support I've received on this forum. Placing devices in parallel adds a bit more complexity to the testing due to the variations in the devices. Being the facet the weakest link for power surges, it is important to improve its. Take these steps to protect your laser diodes from electrostatic discharge, excessive current levels, current spikes, and transients. This optical damage can happen even with a momentary over-current.

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